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Writer
Roland Topor
- Born January 7, 1938 in Paris, France
- Died April 16, 1997
Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo. Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.
Known for
The Tenant1976
Fantastic Planet1973
Nosferatu the Vampyre1979
Sweet Movie1974
The Snails1966
The Troubles of Alfred1972
Marquis1989
Three Lives and Only One Death1996
Filmography
- 2024JokoFilmTheatre Play
- 2019Portrait of SuzanneFilmOriginal Story
- 2015Les vendredis d'ApostrophesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2012The Orphan Plus Minus an ArmFilmOriginal Story
- 2010Fantastic LalouxFilmSelf
- 2008BataillesFilmTheatre Play
- 2005L'Hiver sous la tableFilmAuthor
- 2004Topor and MeFilmSelf (Voice)
- 1997Le Cinéma au travail comme la mortFilm
- 1996Three Lives and Only One DeathFilmBum #2
- 1995Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la têteFilmMaître Bessonet
- 1993Topor, Père et FilsFilm
- 1990The Most Beautiful Breasts in the WorldFilmStory
- 1989MarquisFilmWriter, Art Direction
- 1989De l'autre côtéSeriesWriter
- 1988PalaceSeriesWriter
- 1987Nulle part ailleursSeriesSelf
- 1986La Galette du roiFilmWriter
- 1986The Satin SpiderFilmLe médecin
- 1984Swann in LoveFilmBiche
- 1983TelecatSeriesWriter, Characters, Creator
- 1981The Ones That Got AwayFilmThe murderous fencer
- 1979Nosferatu the VampyreFilmRenfield
- 1979RatataplanFilmThe Boss
- 1979The Hamburg SyndromeFilmWriter
- 1979The Making of 'Nosferatu'FilmSelf
- 1979Destins parallèlesFilm
- 1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf
- 1976The TenantFilmNovel
- 1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf
- 1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanFilmInspector Labelote, Writer, Dialogue
- 1975The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing GuardFilmLe pochard, Writer
- 1975The GameFilmWriter
- 1974Sweet MovieFilm
- 1974Threshold of the VoidFilmHomme dans le métro
- 1974Italiques: Roland ToporFilmSelf
- 1973Fantastic PlanetFilmScreenplay
- 1972The Troubles of AlfredFilmWriter
- 1972Cartoon circusFilmSelf
- 1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf
- 1966The SnailsFilmDraughtsman, Screenplay
- 1966Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?FilmUn émissaire du prince
- 1965He! Viva DadaFilmSelf, Writer
- 1964Dead TimesFilmWriter, Draughtsman