ARTHUR JULIEN JOFFÉ started as a photographer for press and fashion. He then wrote short stories and in 1980 began to direct several short fiction films. Among them: The Backdrop starred Dominique Pinon (for the first time on screen before Delicatessen by Caro and Jeunet). The film won the Grand Prix at the Montreal Film Festival in 1980 and was selected at the New York Film Festival.
His next short fiction film Merlin won the Palme d'Or at The Cannes Film Festival in 1982.
Then Arthur Joffé wrote and directed Casting a 1-hour fiction for television, starring Bruce Myers and Geraldine Chaplin. The film won Le Prix de la Jeunesse (Prize of Youth) at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983.
In 1985 Arthur wrote and directed his first long theatrical feature in English, starring Ben Kingsley and Nastassja Kinski: Harem. The film won 5 Cesar nominations.
Then Arthur wrote several screenplays and directed several prestige commercials for Guerlain, Volvo and several luxury products.
In 1990, Arthur wrote and directed Alberto Express. The film was shot in Italian, and starred Sergio Castellitto, Nino Manfredi, Marie Trintignant and Jeanne Moreau. Alberto Express was released in New York and Los Angeles in 1992 and won critical acclaim worldwide. The movie was selected in the Ten Best List by NBC's Jeffrey Lyons in 1992 and won the First Prize at the Quebec Comedy Film Festival.
In 1997 Arthur Joffé wrote and directed Let There Be Light!, He completed and released this comedy-fantasy in 1998. The screenplay of this heart-warming film deals with God and movies and features many prestigious French actors. The film was dedicated to the memory of his father ALEX JOFFE and was shown with great success in various film festivals around the world.
Arthur completed in 2004 is new comedy Local Call staring Sergio Castellitto. This comedy/drama is about a man talking on the phone with his dead father, and being ruined by the cost of those very long distance phone calls! The film is produced by Margaret Menegoz les films du Losange (a company created by Eric Rohmer and Barbet Shroeder in Paris).
E-mail: arthur.joffe@wanadoo.fr
Agent in Paris: NICOLE CANN AGENCY
tel: 33 1 44 15 14 2
Lawyer in L.A: GEORGES T HAYUM /Armstrong Hirsh, Tyermann, Wertheimer
Tel: 310 553 03 05