Pierre Assouline (born 17 April 1953) is a French writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Jewish family. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for radio.
As a biographer, he has covered a diverse and eclectic range of subjects, including: Henri Cartier-Bresson, the legendary photographer; Marcel Dassault, the aeronautics pioneer; Gaston Gallimard, the publisher; Hergé, the creator of The Adventures of Tintin; Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the art dealer; Georges Simenon, the detective novelist and creator of Inspector Maigret.
Several of these books have been translated into English and the Henri Cartier-Bresson biography has been translated into Chinese.
5 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | De Gaulle versus Churchill : mémoires de guerre, guerre des mémoires | Director | Film |
| 2012 | Le Siècle de Cartier-Bresson | Director | Film |
| 1999 | L.A. Without a Map | Producer | Film |
| 1999 | Vanaprastham | Producer | Film |
| 1996 | Conspirators of Pleasure | Co-Producer | Film |
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