About

Known credits:
55
Birthday:
1942-01-05
Place of birth:
Etterbeek, Belgium
Website:
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Roland Lethem

Overview

Roland Lethem (born 1942) is a Belgian filmmaker and writer.

Influenced at his beginnings by Buñuel , Cocteau , the surrealists and by the Japanese cinema ( Seijun Suzuki , Ishirō Honda , Kōji Wakamatsu , Yoko Ono ), stunned by the Festival of the experimental film of Knokke in 1967 and by May 1968, Roland Lethem wants to push the people to look at the things of which they say they are freed, it's to say to place them in front of their responsibilities. Even if sometimes the results leaves much to be desired, the idea of ​​each one of his films is seductive and exemplary. A fact is certain, his films are disturbing, they are sometimes unpleasant to look at. The narcissistic and provocative play of the debut turned itself into direct, visual, and verbal insult, and in slandering. His dream was one moment to be able to film the intimate life of the pope or the sexual plays of the Belgian sovereigns. Through violence, pornography and cruelty of some scenes, Roland Lethem is a gentle, generous man with a lot of humor. The work of Roland Lethem evolves, becomes political, ecological. The Ballad of the cursed lovers, 1966 or The Bloodthirsty Fairy, 1968 still tell stories. The Sufferings of a ravaged Egg , 1967, poem of love in several parts (Étoiles/Stars, Corps/Bodies, Hymen/Marriage or Hymen (ambiguous in French), Oeuf/Egg) dedicated to all who conceive and to all who are conceived, irresistibly makes you think at the Histoire de l'oeil (Story of the Eye, 1928) of Georges Bataille .

Known for

Acting
2016 EXPRMNTL Actor Himself N/A
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2012 Jardins clandestins Actor N/A
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2007 2 ou 3 choses que je sais de Joseph Morder Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2000 Le journal de Joseph M. Actor Génie Morlock N/A
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1997 Cinéma Actor N/A
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1984 Jean-Gina B. Actor apostle N/A
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1982 Cinématon XVII Actor N°161 N/A
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1981 Cocktail Morlock Actor Self N/A
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1979 Beef Cattle Actor vagrant 59
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1978 Cinématon Actor N°161 58
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1975 Grève et pets Actor N/A
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1974 Super huître Actor N/A
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1974 In Memoriam Alfons Vranckx Actor Man in orgy 59
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1973 Le Vice et la Vertu Actor Man N/A
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1972 Sprookje, of l'homme-objet Actor N/A
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1970 Le sexe enragé Actor L'homme dans le lit 58
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1970 Cold Head Actor Man in orgy 59
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1967 Les souffrances d'un oeuf meurtri Actor 58
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1965 Lili au lit Actor The father N/A
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1963 La Double Insomnie Actor N/A
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Directing
2013 Le Petit Bonhomme Vert Directing Director 59
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2004 Gourmandises Directing Director N/A
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1990 Hostel Party Directing Director N/A
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1981 La Saga de Madiana Directing Director N/A
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1974 Comme le temps paxe vite Directing Director N/A
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1974 Super huître Directing Director N/A
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1974 In Memoriam Alfons Vranckx Directing Director 59
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1973 Le Vice et la Vertu Directing Director N/A
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1971 Le vampire de la cinémathèque Directing Director 59
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1970 Le sexe enragé Directing Director 58
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1970 Bunch of Assholes! Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Bloodthirsty Fairy Directing Director 58
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1967 Les souffrances d'un oeuf meurtri Directing Director 58
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1967 La ballade des amants maudits Directing Director N/A
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1965 Lili au lit Directing Director N/A
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1963 La Double Insomnie Directing Director N/A
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THE CRAZED SEX OF THE BLOODTHIRSTY FAIRY Directing Action Director N/A
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THE CRAZED SEX OF THE BLOODTHIRSTY FAIRY Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2004 Gourmandises Writing Writer N/A
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1990 Hostel Party Writing Screenplay N/A
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1981 La Saga de Madiana Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Super huître Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Comme le temps paxe vite Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Le Vice et la Vertu Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Le sexe enragé Writing Writer 58
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1970 Bunch of Assholes! Writing Writer N/A
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1969 The Bloodthirsty Fairy Writing Writer 58
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1967 La ballade des amants maudits Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Lili au lit Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1981 La Saga de Madiana Production Producer N/A
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1970 Bunch of Assholes! Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2009 Amer Crew Thanks 59
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Editing
1977 Pierre Editing Editor N/A
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1974 Super huître Editing Editor N/A
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1970 Bunch of Assholes! Editing Editor N/A
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