Biography

Yves Lavandier was born on April 2, 1959. After taking a degree in civil engineering, he studied film at Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

, New York, between 1983 and 1985. Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...

, František Daniel, Stefan Sharf, Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Bradford Claude "Brad" Dourif is an American film and television actor who gained early fame for his portrayal of Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has since appeared in a number of memorable roles, including the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play franchise, Younger Brother in...

, Larry Engel, and Melina Jelinek were among his teachers. During these two years, he wrote and directed several shorts, including Mr. Brown?, The Perverts and Yes Darling. He returned to France in 1985, directed a further short (Le scorpion

Le Scorpion

The Scorpion is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Stephen Desberg, illustrated by Enrico Marini and published by Dargaud in French and Cinebook in English.- Summary :...

), and embarked on a scriptwriting career mainly for television. He is the creator of an English teaching sitcom called Cousin William. In addition to his career as scriptwriter, he began to teach screenwriting throughout Europe and published a treatise on the subject: Writing Drama

Writing Drama

Writing Drama is a treatise by French writer and filmmaker Yves Lavandier, originally published in 1994, revised in 1997, 2004 and 2008. The English version was translated from the French by Bernard Besserglik and published in 2005. The book exists also in Italian and Spanish.-Content:Writing...

. For the occasion he founded his own publishing and production company, Le Clown & l'Enfant. Writing Drama is now considered a bible amongst European scriptwriters and playwrights, and Yves Lavandier a renowned script consultant. In August and September 2000, he shot his first feature film as writer-director, Yes, But...

Yes, But...

Yes, But... is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Yves Lavandier, dealing with brief therapy and teenage sexuality.-Plot:...

, which deals with brief therapy and teenage sexuality. It was released in France on April 18, 2001 and won several Audience Awards in festivals around the world. Yves Lavandier is married with four children.

External links

• Yves Lavandier on IMDb
• Le Clown & l'Enfant web site
• http://www.clown-enfant.com/leclown/eng/drama/interview.htmInterview on Writing Drama
  Writing Drama
  Writing Drama is a treatise by French writer and filmmaker Yves Lavandier, originally published in 1994, revised in 1997, 2004 and 2008. The English version was translated from the French by Bernard Besserglik and published in 2005. The book exists also in Italian and Spanish.-Content:Writing...
  
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• http://www.clown-enfant.com/ouimais/eng/film2.htmInterview on Yes, But...
  Yes, But...
  Yes, But... is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Yves Lavandier, dealing with brief therapy and teenage sexuality.-Plot:...
  
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