Philippe de Broca
Philippe de Broca was a French movie director.
Philippe de Broca was born onMarch 1933 in Paris, France. He was the son of a cinema set designer and the grandson of a wellknown painter, Philippe de Broca. He studied at the Paris Photography and Cinematography School , graduating in 1953. He carried out his military service with the service cinmatographique des armes in Germany and then in Algeria, directing or acting as head cameraman on short films. Greatly affected by the war he witnessed, he vowed to show life in its best light in his future films because laughter is the best defence against upsets in life. Back on civvy street, he set off on a journey taking in the length of Africa in Berliet trucks before returning to Paris.
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