Christophe de Ponfilly

Directing

Christophe de Ponfilly

Born — Died

1951-01-05 — 2006-05-16

Place of birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Christophe de Ponfilly (1951–2006) was a French journalist, film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He was married to Florence Dauchez. Source: Article "Christophe de Ponfilly" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Apostrophes poster
8.5

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

Apostrophes

1975

One Thousand and One Days poster
8.0

For months and months now, Frédéric Laffont has been photographing the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The stone, the tank, the olive trees that are cut down... And yet, there are things that his photos do not say. Written day by day, his notebooks sketch another horizon. Close to her victims, the photographer refuses to submit to the worst. There is a time for war and a time for peace.

One Thousand and One Days

2003

The Soldier's Star poster
NR

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.

The Soldier's Star

2006

Les combattants de l'insolence poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les combattants de l'insolence

1985

Une vallée contre un empire poster
9.0

When the Soviet troops entered Afghanistan in December 1979, Christophe de Ponfilly and Jérôme Bony made their first clandestine reportage in the Panjshir valley. "A valley against an empire" testifies to the beginning of the struggle of a young commander, Amah Shah Massoud.

Une vallée contre un empire

1981

Massoud the Afghan poster
8.2

The friendship between Christophe de Ponfilly and Commander Massoud, a legendary figure of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet invader, goes back to the filmmaker's first film, "A Valley Against an Empire", made in 1981. Fifteen years later, weakened, isolated, betrayed by many of his own, the "Lion of Panshir" has not surrendered to his new and implacable enemies, the Taliban. While preparing his next offensive, he evokes his commitment and his fights, and bears witness to a history in which he has been one of the main actors for twenty years. At the same time, the director questions the role and power of the media, as well as his own approach as a filmmaker. Commander Massoud was killed in an attack in September 2001.

Massoud the Afghan

1998

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

One Thousand and One Days poster
8.0

For months and months now, Frédéric Laffont has been photographing the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The stone, the tank, the olive trees that are cut down... And yet, there are things that his photos do not say. Written day by day, his notebooks sketch another horizon. Close to her victims, the photographer refuses to submit to the worst. There is a time for war and a time for peace.

One Thousand and One Days

2003

The Soldier's Star poster
NR

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.

The Soldier's Star

2006

The Soldier's Star poster
NR

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.

The Soldier's Star

2006

Les combattants de l'insolence poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les combattants de l'insolence

1985

Les combattants de l'insolence poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les combattants de l'insolence

1985

Une vallée contre un empire poster
9.0

When the Soviet troops entered Afghanistan in December 1979, Christophe de Ponfilly and Jérôme Bony made their first clandestine reportage in the Panjshir valley. "A valley against an empire" testifies to the beginning of the struggle of a young commander, Amah Shah Massoud.

Une vallée contre un empire

1981

Massoud the Afghan poster
8.2

The friendship between Christophe de Ponfilly and Commander Massoud, a legendary figure of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet invader, goes back to the filmmaker's first film, "A Valley Against an Empire", made in 1981. Fifteen years later, weakened, isolated, betrayed by many of his own, the "Lion of Panshir" has not surrendered to his new and implacable enemies, the Taliban. While preparing his next offensive, he evokes his commitment and his fights, and bears witness to a history in which he has been one of the main actors for twenty years. At the same time, the director questions the role and power of the media, as well as his own approach as a filmmaker. Commander Massoud was killed in an attack in September 2001.

Massoud the Afghan

1998