Patrick Blossier | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1971–present |
Spouse | Mona Achache (–present) |
Patrick Blossier (born 23 September 1949) is a French cinematographer. [1] He contributed to more than seventy films since 1976.
Blossier converted to Islam to marry French-Moroccan director Mona Achache. [2] [3]
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Carole Hélène Marthe Andrée Achache was a French writer, photographer and actress. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and the mother of French-Moroccan film director Mona Achache. She appeared in films such as The Gypsy (1975), Special Section (1975), Lumière (1976), Mr. Klein (1976), Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977), and Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) under the name Carole Lange. She later worked as a still photographer in the films Other People's Money (1978), A Week's Vacation (1980), The Trout (1982), and Un soir au club (2009). As an author, Achache published five books.
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