Henri Colpi (French: [kÉ"lpi]; 15 July 1921 â€" 14 January 2006) was a
French film editor and film director.Colpi graduated from the IDHEC in
1947. During 1950 to 1960, he edited films for such notable French New
Wave directors as Agnès Varda and Georges Franju.Colpi directed the
1961 film Une aussi longue absence, which is well known for sharing
the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with Viridiana,
directed by Luis Buñuel. Une aussi longue absence was written by
Marguerite Duras, featured Alida Valli in a major role, and included
music by Georges Delerue. It also won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1960.
His second feature Codine was also screening in competition at the
1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best
Screenplay.Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits,
including Alain Resnais' films Hiroshima mon amour (1961) and L'Année
dernière à Marienbad (1963). He edited André Antoine's forgotten
film L'Hirondelle et la Mésange (The Swallow and the Titmouse) to a
79-minute feature that premiered in 1984. Antoine initially shot six
hours of footage.
French film editor and film director.Colpi graduated from the IDHEC in
1947. During 1950 to 1960, he edited films for such notable French New
Wave directors as Agnès Varda and Georges Franju.Colpi directed the
1961 film Une aussi longue absence, which is well known for sharing
the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with Viridiana,
directed by Luis Buñuel. Une aussi longue absence was written by
Marguerite Duras, featured Alida Valli in a major role, and included
music by Georges Delerue. It also won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1960.
His second feature Codine was also screening in competition at the
1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best
Screenplay.Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits,
including Alain Resnais' films Hiroshima mon amour (1961) and L'Année
dernière à Marienbad (1963). He edited André Antoine's forgotten
film L'Hirondelle et la Mésange (The Swallow and the Titmouse) to a
79-minute feature that premiered in 1984. Antoine initially shot six
hours of footage.
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