Directing
Éric Duvivier
Born 1928-10-31 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Eric Duvivier was a French filmmaker and psychiatrist known for his medical documentaries and collaborations with the pharmaceutical industry. Born in Paris, he pursued a career in medicine, specializing in psychiatry, and simultaneously developed an interest in filmmaking. Duvivier directed several educational films aimed at medical professionals and the public, focusing on psychiatric conditions and treatments. His notable works include Le Psychodrame (1961), which explores psychodrama therapy, and La Schizophrénie (1965), a documentary on schizophrenia. Duvivier's films are recognized for their informative content and compassionate portrayal of mental health issues.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Mechanical Concerto for Madness or Mad Mechanomorphosis
1963
6.7Surrealist short film of images viewed to a surrealist poem by Max Ernst.
La Femme de 100 têtes
1968
5.3A very personal interpretation, to say the least, of the passion of the Christ According to St. John.
The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown
1974
NRA presentation of the five major psychopathic personality types: the cyclothymic, the perverse, the mythomaniac, the paranoid, and the emotional.
Auto-stop – Les cinq grandes constitutions psychopathiques
1964
NREgon Bondy (Zbyněk Fišer) was a poet, philosopher, Marxist, and important figure in 20th-century history. This well-known Prague prominent, who in his heyday famously lived on Nerudova Street, is noted for having led a double life: serving as an informant and frequent collaborator for the state police while also maintaining his position as an influential personality in the Czechoslovak underground. His legacy still carries with it a number of ambiguities, controversies, and prejudices. Some still demand he be condemned for his “ratting on the righteous.” Others stress the importance of his philosophical work, despite his seditious existence. The image of Egon Bondy in this documentary gives a playful nod to this ambivalent interpretation. Creators are frequently attracted to his powerful personality and still work to understand his complex worldview.
Ballet on a Paraphrenic Topic
1962
6.0A document of the mental universe of a schizophrenic. Starring Pierre Clémenti.
Autoportrait d’un schizophrène
1977
5.0A depiction of the schizophrenic condition, this film attempts to reconstruct, objectively and subjectively, the images and sounds experienced by the schizophrenic.
The World of the Schizophrenic
1961
A short film which explores various paintings from mental patients.
Images of Madness
1950
6.0On the mental images produced by those subject to certain psychotropic substances.
Images of the Visionary World
1963
NRA subjective representation of an infant’s experience, from the womb to first steps
Le Monde du nouveau-né
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Phobie d'impulsion
1967
