CC&C - Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle

Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle

Isabelle Clarke & Daniel Costelle

Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle are together authors since 1990 of great documentaries for television. Their work is the source of a unique encounter, between a woman with a background of cinematographer, editor, and film director, and of a film director-author, with a passion for History.

Due to their narrative talent, the cinematographic archives become an incomparable material to recount our past, and therefore understand out present:

Shared filmography

2010
HARKIS, Torn Between Two Nations (French: La Blessure, La Tragédie des Harkis) – 90', France3
De Gaulle and his men (French: De Gaulle et les Siens) – 52', Histoire
2009
Series APOCALYPSE, World War II (French: APOCALYPSE La 2ème Guerre Mondiale) – 6x52', France2
- Cristal Globes (French Golden Globes) 2010 Best Documentary
- Lauriers d'Or (Golden crown) Best Television Show of the year 2009
- Triple DVD of Diamond 2009
- History Makers Awards : Best Use of Archive in a History Production (in New York) 2009
2008
Lindbergh (French: Lindbergh l'Aigle Solitaire) – 80', France3
- Prize of the festival of Compiègne (France) 2007
- Prize of the aviation film festival du film of Gimont (France) 2008
- Presented at the Jules Verne Adventure Festival (Los Angeles) 2008
2007
Eva Braun, into Hitler's Intimacy (French: Eva Braun, Dans l'intimité d'Hitler) – 70', TF1
- Golden Crown (French: Lauriers d'Or) Best documentary 2007
- Nominated for Best documentary at the Cristal Globes (French: Globes de Cristals) 2008
Eva Braun or the Banality of Evil (French: Eva Braun ou La Banalité du Mal) – 2x52', Histoire
2006
Hunting Down the Nazis (French: La Traque des Nazis) – 90', France2
- Presented at the FIPA 2007
Axel Ganz, The Tiger of the Paper Magazine (French: Axel Ganz, le Tigre de la Presse Magazine) – 52', Arte France
The Alto Runway (French: Sur la Piste d'Alto) – 90', France3
2005 – May 8 1945 The Surrender (French: 8 mai 1945 la Capitulation) – 90', France3
2004 – The Parisian Night (French: La Nuit Parisienne) – 5x26' Arte
2003
War, Censorship and Television (French: Guerre, Censure et Télévision) – 55', France3
Wings of Fame (French: Les Ailes des Héros) – 90', France3
2002
The 13 lifes of the Cat Lelouch (French: Les 13 vies du Chat Lelouch) – 55', France2
Mother's Day (French: La Fête des Mères) – 55', France5
2001
Sex, Censorship and Television (French: Sexe, Censure et Télévision) – 52' France2
Smiles in the Night (French: Sourires de la Nuit) – 55', Pilote de série Lobster
Clementine's Travels (French: Les Voyages de Clémentine) – 52', France3
Jean-Paul II – 90', France3
2000 – Unknown Images : The Marines in the Gulf War (French: Images inconnues : Les Marines dans la guerre du Golfe) – France3
1999 – Unknown Images : The Twentieth Century (French: Images inconnues : Le Vingtième Siècle) – 90', France3
1996-97 – Unknown Images : The Vietnam War (French: Images inconnues : La Guerre du Vietnam) – 3x52', France3

Isabelle Clarke

Isabelle Clarke, in this period, has also written and directed two films in solo:

1998
The Attics of Discovery (French: Les Greniers de la Découverte) – 52', Forum des Images et Canal +
- Grand Prize of the Patrimony Film Festival in 1999 (French: Grand Prix du Festival du Film de Patrimoine 1999)
The Lovre of Technics (French: Le Louvre des Techniques) – 52', Centre Audiovisuel de Paris
- Prize of the Architectural Partrimony at the International Art Film Festival in 2002 at the Unesco (French: Prix du Patrimoine architectural au Festival International du Film d'art 2002 à l'Unesco)

Isabelle Clarke has directed many journalistic TV subjects called Thirty Million Friends (French: Trente Millions d'amis) (TF1). She has also been the cinematographer and editor:

1996 – In the collection A Century of Writers (French: Un Siècle d'Ecrivains) (52', France3) : Dos Passos, Paul Eluard, Lawrence Durrel
1994-95 – Series The Forgotten of Liberation (French: Les Oubliés de la Libération) – 3 x 52', TF1
- selected for the Emmy Awards
1994
Collection Collection The Sens of History (French: Le Sens de l'Histoire) (France 5) : The Presidentials (French: Les Présidentielles) (52'), Poujadism (French: Le Poujadisme) (52'), Sadate/Rabin, For Memory (French: Sadate/Rabin, Pour Mémoire) (26')
Christopher Columbus or the Discovery (French: Christophe Colomb ou la Découverte) – 55', France2
- Silver Eagle of the International Film Festival of History of Rueil
Was There A Life Before TV? (French: Y Avait-il une Vie Avant la Télé ?) – Canal+
The Great Menace, Soviet Nuclear Submarines (French: La Grande Menace, Les Sous-Marins Nucléaires Soviétiques) – (France2 (Envoyé Spécial)
1991-1992 – Series History of Manners (French: Histoire des Moeurs) (2 x 55', La5) : History of Prostitution, History of Homosexuality (French: Histoire de la Prostitution, Histoire de l'Homosexualité)

Daniel Costelle

Before meeting Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle has written and directed:

1990-91 – Apparitions (90') Long Feature Film for the Cinema (prod. Lusosséfilm) Diff. NS Vidéo, France3 and KTO
1989
Series When China Awakes (French: Quand la Chine S'éveillera), with Alain Peyrefitte – 4 x 52', A2
Series The Spirit of Freedom (French: Le Souffle de la Liberté), with François Furet – 4 x 55', A2
1988
Series The Great Criminals (French: Les Grands Criminels), with Alphonse Boudard – 5 x 55', A2
Series The Epic Red Cross (French: L'Epopée de la Croix-Rouge) – 4 x 55', FR3
1987
The Red Cross in the Two World Wars (French: La Croix-Rouge dans les Deux Guerres Mondiales), Genève – 2 x 26', Musée de la Croix-Rouge
Series The Olympic World (French: Le Monde Olympique) – 6 x 26', CIO
1985
Series History of Laugh (French: Histoire du Rire) – 6 x 55', TF1
Series The Moderns (French: Les Modernes), with Jean-Paul Aron – 3 x 55', FR3)
Collection What Book of My Life (French: Quel Roman Que Ma Vie)
1984 – Series 1 Frédéric Pottecher – 4 x 55', TF1
- Great Prize of Television Critic (French: Grand Prix de la Critique de Télévision) 1985
1986 – Series 2 Alphonse Boudard – 2 x 55', TF1
1981 – Series History of Inventions (French: Histoire des Inventions) – 6 x 55', TF1
1980 – Series The Great Adventures of the Himalya (French: Les Grandes Aventures de l'Himalaya), with Maurice Herzog – 6 x 55', TF1
1979
Series History of the Navy (French: Histoire de la Marine) – 7 x 55', TF1
Dans la Série Series The Great Cities of the World (French: Les Grandes Villes du Monde) : San Francisco – 52', France3
Concorde, History of a Plane (French: Concorde, Histoire d'un Avion) – 80', TF1
1978
History of Trains (French: Histoire des Trains) – 6 x 55', TF1
Nobile, The Wrecked of the Ice (French: Nobile, Les Naufragés des Glaces) – 55', TF1
1977
Series History of Aviation (French: Histoire de l'Aviation) – 7 x 55', TF1
Series of portraits of J-F Chauvel (French: Portraits de J-F Chauvel) : Bourguiba – 52', FR3
1976
Series History of the Olympic Games (French: Histoire des Jeux Olympiques) – 7 x 55', TF1
Series Mountbatten, French adaptation – 4 x 52', A2
1975
De Gaulle First (French: De Gaulle Première) – 55', TF1
Series It Was Yesterday (French: C'était Hier) : The Thaw, Fear's Return, Guerilleros, African Convulsions, French Algeria (French: Le Dégel, Le Retour de la Peur, Guerilleros, L'Afrique des Convulsions, Algérie Française) – 5 x 55' FR3
1974
Series The Great Battles of the Past (French: Les Grandes Batailles du Passé) co-author of the 13 first films and director of The Battle of Poitiers (French: La Bataille de Poitiers), The Battle of Cholet (French: La Bataille de Cholet), The Battle of Trafalgar (French: La Bataille de Trafalgar) – 3 x 55', FR3
Free French Forces (French: Les Français Libres) – 52', TF1
1973 – Attempt in Marseille (French: Attentat à Marseille) – 52', FR3
1967-74 – Series The Great Battles (French: Les Grandes Batailles) :
The Battle of France (French: La Bataille de France)
The Battle of England (French: La Bataille d'Angleterre)
The Battle of the Atlantic (French: La Bataille de l'Atlantique)
The Battle of the Desert (French: La Bataille du Désert)
The Battle of Moscow (French: La Bataille de Moscou)
- Nymph of Gold at the International Television Festival of Monte-Carlo 1969
- Prize Cino-Del-Duca for Best Director
The Battle of Normandy (French: La Bataille de Normandie)
The Battle of the Pacific 1: Banzai! (French: La Bataille du Pacifique 1 : Banzaï!)
The Battle of the Pacific 2: The Reconquest (French: La Bataille du Pacifique 2 : La Reconquête)
- Special mention at the Festival of Monte-Carlo 1970
The Battle of Italy (French: La Bataille d'Italie)
The Battle of Stalingrad (French: La Bataille de Stalingrad)
- Silver Nymph, Monte-Carlo 1972
The Battle of Germany 1: The Last Jump (French: La Bataille d'Allemagne 1 : Le Dernier Sursaut)
The Battle of Germany 2: Berlin (French: La Bataille d'Allemagne 2 : Berlin) The Nuremberg Trial (French: Le Procès de Nuremberg)
- Victory of French Television (French: Victoire de la Télévision Française) 1974
The Series obtained the Prize "Ondas" in 1946 and the Golden Medal for Encouragement and Progress. (French: la Société Pour l'Encouragement au Progrès)
1969 – The Great Army (French: La Grande Armée) – 90', ORTF
1968
Route 66 – 52', ORTF
Claudel – 52', ORTF-Cinéma
1967 – Peace and War (French: La Paix par la Peur) – 80', ORTF
1966 – Verdun – 90', ORTF
- Great Prize of the Television Critic (French: Grand Prix de la Critique de Télévision) 1966
1965
For Women and Men: The Contraception (French: Pour Les Femmes et Pour Les Hommes: La Contraception) – 90', ORTF
Many journalistic subjects: La Messe En Français, Le Dama des Dogons (7 Jours du Monde), Le Cardinal d'Alger (Panorama), La Fin du Jean-Bart, La Bombe ou la Vie (Point-Contrepoint), Les Soldats de Lourdes (Pour le Plaisir), Le Bassiste de Brassens (Coll. Philippe Labro), La Confederate Air Force, Les Enfants de Septembre, Marie-Noël
Producer and director of TV journalistic shows like Read (French: Lire) and The New Sunday (French: Le Nouveau Dimanche)
Many TV subjects like: Claudel, Pérec, John Dos Passos, Hotel Chelsea, etc...
1964 – At Laurenc Durrell's (French: Chez Lawrence Durrell) – 26', ORTF
1956-62 – Daniel Costelle studies Cinema at the CERT, is a film critic and an assistant on long feature films.
1962 – Short Film Gunfire At 6 Pm (French: Coups de Feu à 18h) Scenario Philippe Labro - Editing Maurice Pialat
1957 – Short Film Sketch of Island (French: Croquis d'Islande), Prod. ORTF coll. Marcel Hannoun
1956 – Short Film The Game in the Night (French : Le Jeu de la Nuit), Prod. CERT, Interp. Maurice Pialat, Stéphane Audran

Daniel Costelle has also written many books:

2010 Harkis, Torn Between Two Nations (French: La Blessure) (with Isabelle Clarke and Michael Gamrasni) L'Acropole
2010 Hunting Down the Nazis (French: La Traque des Nazis) (with Isabelle Clarke, Beate and Serge Klarsfeld) L'Acropole
2009 Apocalypse, The Second World War (French: APOCALYPSE, La 2ème Guerre Mondiale) (with Isabelle Clarke) L'Acropole
2007 Eva Braun L'Archipel
2005 May 8 1945, The Surrender (French: 8 Mai 1945, La Capitulation) L'Archipel
2003 Unknown Images of Aviation (French: Images Inconnues de l'Aviation) Le Cherche-Midi
1999 The Twentieth Century told to Clementine (French: Le XXe Siècle raconté à Clémentine) Editions du Rocher
1993 When Mary Appears (French: Lorsque Marie Paraît) Robert Laffont
1991 Fatima, a Miracle and Three Secrets (French: Fatima, Un Miracle et Trois Secrets) François Bourin
1989 A Hell of a War (French: Une Sacrée Guerre) (with Pierre Clostermann) Flammarion
1986 My Life Full of Wholes (French: Ma Vie Pleine de Trous) (with Alphonse Boudard) Plon
1980 History of the Olympic Games(French: Histoire des Jeux Olympiques) Larousse
1981 History of the Navy (French: Histoire de la Marine) Larousse
1979 History of Trains (French: L'Histoire des Trains) Larousse
1978 History of Aviation (French: L'Histoire de l'Aviation) Larousse
1974 The Prisonners (French :Les Prisonniers) Flammarion