Pitof
Encyclopedia
Jean-Christophe "Pitof" Comar (born 4 July 1957) is a French
visual effects supervisor
and director
notable for Vidocq
and Catwoman
.
films, such as 1995's La Cité des enfants perdus
and 1999's Astérix et Obélix contre César
. In 1999, he worked on The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999) and was the visual effects supervisor for 1997's Alien Resurrection.
His directorial debut was the 2001 science fiction thriller Vidocq.
In 2004, he directed Catwoman, starring Halle Berry
. The film was critically panned and a commercial failure; Pitof "won" the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. Berry later stated: "I want to thank Warner Bros. for casting me in this piece-of-sh--, god-awful movie".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
visual effects supervisor
Visual effects supervisor
In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director and/or producers through the use of visual effects...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
notable for Vidocq
Vidocq (2001 film)
Vidocq is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer...
and Catwoman
Catwoman (film)
Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film and quasi-spinoff of the Batman film series directed by Pitof and released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures on July 23, 2004....
.
Career
Most of Pitof's work has been in French languageFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
films, such as 1995's La Cité des enfants perdus
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children is a dystopian French fantasy/drama film by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet released in 1995. The film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:A mad scientist,...
and 1999's Astérix et Obélix contre César
Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first of what went on to become a series of live-action films based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics...
. In 1999, he worked on The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original music score was composed by Éric Serra....
(1999) and was the visual effects supervisor for 1997's Alien Resurrection.
His directorial debut was the 2001 science fiction thriller Vidocq.
In 2004, he directed Catwoman, starring Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
. The film was critically panned and a commercial failure; Pitof "won" the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director. Berry later stated: "I want to thank Warner Bros. for casting me in this piece-of-sh--, god-awful movie".
As director
- VidocqVidocq (2001 film)Vidocq is a 2001 mystery film, directed by Pitof, starring Gérard Depardieu as historical figure Eugène François Vidocq pursuing a supernatural serial killer...
(2001) - CatwomanCatwoman (film)Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film and quasi-spinoff of the Batman film series directed by Pitof and released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures on July 23, 2004....
(2004) - Fire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesFire and Ice: The Dragon ChroniclesFire & Ice is a 2008 action film by MediaPro Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel directed by Jean-Christophe Comar.The special effects and the CGI were entirely created in Romania.-Cast:* Amy Acker - Princess Luisa* Tom Wisdom as Gabriel...
(2008) (TV)