Francis Girod
Francis Girod (1990)
Born	(1944-10-09)9 October 1944 Semblançay, France
Died	19 November 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 62) Bordeaux, France
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor, screenwriter
Years active	1967–2006

Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film L'enfance de l'art was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Slogan, directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and Melvin Van Peebles^[3]
• Le Trio infernal [fr] (1974)
• Rene the Cane (1977)
• The Savage State (1978)
• The Lady Banker (1980)
• Le Grand Frère [fr] (1982)
• Le Bon Plaisir (1984)
• Descente Aux Enfers (1986)
• Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur, directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor
• L'enfance de l'art (1988)
• Lumière and Company (1995)
• Passage à l'acte (1996)
• Terminale (1998)
• Un ami parfait [fr] (2006)