| Yves Yersin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1942 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 November 2018(2018-11-15) (aged 76) Baulmes, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1968-1979 |
Yves Yersin (4 October 1942 – 15 November 2018) was a Swiss film director. His film Les petites fugues competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.
Biography
Yersin studied photography at the Center Vocational de Vevey from 1959 to 1961, and received a Federal Certificate of Capacity. He began advertising photography in 1962 and trained as a cameraman from 1963 to 1964.
While at the Expo 64, Yersin assisted René Crux during the Polyvision slideshow.
Yersin joined the Fondation du Groupe 5 with Alain Tanner, Jean-Louis Roy, Michel Soutter, and Jean-Jacques Lagrange in 1971.
Filmography
- Swiss Made (1968)
- Quatre d'entre elles (1968)
- Die letzten Heimposamenter (1974)
- Les petites fugues (1979)
- Tableau Noir (2013)
References
- Morto il regista Yves Yersin (in Italian)
- "Festival de Cannes: Les petites fugues". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- "Yves Yersin, réalisateur des "Petites Fugues", est décédé". RTS (in French). 18 November 2018.
External links
- Yves Yersin at IMDb
- Yves Yersin at the Swiss Film Directory
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