Philippe Vallois

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Philippe Vallois (born 27 August 1948 in Bordeaux, France) is an openly gay screenwriter and director whose film Johan (1976) was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Filmography

YearFrench title (original title)English titleNotes
1975Les phalènes
1976Johan Johan also known as Johan – Mon été 75,
Johan, carnet intime homosexuel, and
Journal intime homosexuel d'un été 75
1977Lamentoaka Baisers
1979Nous étions un seul homme We Were One Man
1983Haltéroflic Rainbow Serpent
1984Huguette Spengler, ma patrie, la nébuleuse du rêve
1988L'énigme des sablesmade for TV
1999Le caméscope
2003Un parfum nommé Saïd
2006Johan – Secrets du tournage
2007Sexus Dei
2008Esprit es-tu là?
2008La valse des musclés
2012Le voyage de l'hippocampe

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References

2. “Choreographing Homosexual Desire in Philippe Vallois’ Johan.” Camera Obscura 28.3/83 (December 2013): 124-57.