# René Féret

René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.
His film Solemn Communion, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. In The Man Who Wasn't There (L'Homme qui n'était pas là), his 1987 film adaption of Roderick MacLeish's novel, he played alongside Claude Jade in the leading role of Charles Elaine.
Very much an independent creator, Féret made several films around an invented family living in northern France, the Gravets, but based on his own life experience. He often used members of his own family in his films.
Féret also turned to marginalised individuals in trouble: a man sent to a psychiatric hospital in Histoire de Paul (1975), a hermaphrodite in Mystère Alexina, the elderly in Rue du Retrait (2000) and cancer sufferers in Comme une étoile dans la nuit (2009).
Later in his career, he turned his attention to historical artistic figures with the films Nannerl, la sœur de Mozart (2010) and Anton Tchékhov 1890 (2015). His work was described as “subtle and possessing great sensibility”.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | La Fuite | | | | Yes | Krapiline (credited as René-Marie Féret) | Telefilm |
| 1973 | George Who? | | | | Yes | Manceau (credited as René-Marie Féret) | directed by Michèle Rosier |
| 1973 | Jeanne d'Arc | | | | Yes | Le duc d'Alençon | Telefilm |
| 1975 | Cinéma 16 | | | | Yes | Marc | TV series |
| 1975 | The Story of Paul | Yes | Yes | | | | Prix Jean Vigo |
| 1976 | Lumière | | | | Yes | Julien | directed by Jeanne Moreau |
| 1976 | Moi, Pierre Rivière, ayant égorgé ma mère, ma sœur et mon frère... | | | Yes | Yes | Docteur Morin | As delegate producer |
| 1977 | Solemn Communion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Julien I Gravet at 30 | Nominated—Palme d'Or (1977 Cannes Film Festival) |
| 1979 | Plurielles | | | Yes | | | |
| 1980 | Fernand | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 1980 | L'Enfant roi | Yes | Yes | | Yes | François / Ravi | |
| 1981 | The Prodigal Daughter | | | | Yes | Le mari | |
| 1981 | Last Summer | | | Yes | | | |
| 1983 | Side Roads | | | Yes | | | |
| 1983 | Orage | | | Yes | | | Short film |
| 1983 | Idylle | | | Yes | | | Short film |
| 1983 | Sarah | | | | Yes | Duparc | |
| 1985 | The Mystery of Alexina | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | As executive producer Nominated—Prix Un Certain Regard (1985 Cannes Film Festival) |
| 1986 | Tous en boîte | | | | Yes | | TV mini-series |
| 1987 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Charles | |
| 1987 | La Tricheuse | | | | Yes | Benini | Telefilm |
| 1988 | Savannah | | | | Yes | Fabien | |
| 1989 | Baptême | Yes | Yes | | | | Bayard d'Or for Best Film |
| 1991 | Un homme et deux femmes | | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 1992 | Promenades d'été | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 1993 | The Place of Another | Yes | Yes | | | | Shown as part of Cinéma en France, Cannes 1993 |
| 1994 | 3000 scénarios contre un virus | | | | Yes | | TV series |
| 1994 | Couchettes express | | | | Yes | Le médecin | Telefilm directed by Luc Béraud |
| 1996 | Les Frères Gravet | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| 1996 | Un siècle d'écrivains | Yes | | | | | TV series documentary (episode: John Fante) |
| 1997 | Dakan | | | Yes | | | directed by Mohamed Camara |
| 1999 | East/West | | | | Yes | Ambassadeur de France | directed by Régis Wargnier |
| 1999 | Mélissol | | | | Yes | Prof. Davézieux | TV series |
| 2000 | Les Enfants du Printemps | | | | Yes | Xavier de Montherlant | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | Rue du retrait | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Paul | |
| 2003 | Local Kid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pierre Merveille | |
| 2004 | Toute une vie | | | | Yes | | Short film |
| 2006 | Il a suffi que maman s'en aille… | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 2008 | Like a Star Shining in the Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Le chef de Marc et Eric (uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Mozart's Sister | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Le professeur de musique | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2012 | Madame Solario | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 2013 | The Film to Come | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Le directeur du cinéma | |
| 2015 | Anton Tchékhov 1890 | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | |
| 2015 | Le Chant du merle | | Yes | | | | |