Michel AMARGER

(1957- )
Nationality: french

Born in 1957 in Montpellier, France.
He studied litterature, cinema, theater and works as a critic in many periodicals, for cinema and art.
He joined letterist group in 1981.
He takes part to all the exhibitions of this group where he usually shows very personnal works and collaborates to many letterist reviews.
In 1981, he becames the president of "Théâtre Neuf" (New Theater) then creates his own "Théâtre de la Lettre".
Since 1982, he is involved in FIAG he co-created, which is a yearly festival for "avant-garde" works (photos, movies, video and performances).
From 1981, he makes more than 40 experimental films, scratched and hypergraphics works, taking his own inspiration from letterist theories.
He likes showing cinema matter - frames, perforations,... - and tries to make the viewer being one part of these real shows - live -
He published a cinema book called "Cinerama, another way to make film" where he express his desire to work in another and unusual way in cinema.
He is now involved in cinema and art concepts he creates around all the world with news technologies.

25 MOVIES IN DISTRIBUTION

	EXPOSITION 2009-2010 / Mini DV / coul / son / 3' 43
	LA CHIENNE DE SEVILLE 1994 / VHS / coul / sil / 14' 47
	PONCINEMA (L'INTERVIEW) 1993 / 16 mm / coul / son / 6' 00
	CISELURES 1992 / 16 mm / coul-n&b / son / 4' 00
	GRAF 1992 / Super 8mm or Beta SP / coul / sil / 2' 00
	INSIDANCE 1992 / Super 8mm or Beta SP / coul / sil / 4' 00
	RENCONTRES AVEC LE LETTRISME 1989 / 16 mm / coul / son / 38' 00
	LA CHAIR FRAÎCHE 1987 / Super 8mm or Beta SP / coul / son / 8' 00
	SLUG (OU) LA DERNIÈRE LIMACE 1987 / 16 mm / n&b / son / 7' 00
	LE COUP DE FIL 1986 / VHS / n&b / son / 3' 00
	LE RIVAGE SANGLANT 1985 / 16 mm / coul / son / 12' 00
	FIL(M)AGE 1984-1985 / 16 mm / n&b / sil / 3' 00
	CURSIVITÉS 1982 / 16 mm / n&b / sil / 10' 00
	DES BUTS 1982 / 16 mm / n&b / sil / 3' 00
	AU FILS DE L'AIGUIL 1981 / 16 mm / n&b / sil / 7' 30
	LA CASE À NOVAS 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 4' 30
	CITATION, LA + LE RENDEZ-VOUS MYSTÉRIEUX 1981 / 16 mm / n&b / son / 4' 30
	CONFUSION 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 6' 00
	DÉSACCORDS 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 5' 00
	ÉCRISSES 1981 / 16 mm / n&b / son / 7' 00
	IL Y AURA TOUJOURS DES FRAISES À BRÛLER 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 10' 00
	UN PETIT BOL D'AIR 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 4' 30
	PETIT DEJEUNER HYPERGRAPHIQUE 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 3' 30
	LE VENT DU SOIR 1981 / 16 mm / coul / son / 10' 00
	BOMBA LE VIOLEUR ? 1980-1981 / 16 mm / n&b / sil / 7' 00