Yvon Marciano

Biography

Yvon Marciano (born February 13, 1953 in Marnia, then French Algeria; died November 23, 2011 in Rueil‑Malmaison, France) was a versatile French filmmaker, screenwriter, cinematographer, theatre director, educator, and writer. After earning a Licence in modern literature and studying cinematography at the École Louis‑Lumière (plus a BTS in image and directing), he began his career as a camera operator before moving into direction. He directed celebrated short films such as Autopsie (1982), La Face cachée de la Lune (1987), and Émilie Muller (1993)—the latter earning multiple festival awards and a César nomination. His first feature, Le Cri de la soie (1996), explored early‑20th‑century fétich...