Dominique Othenin-Girard

Dominique Othenin-Girard

Dominique Othenin-Girard (born 13 February 1958) is a Swiss-French film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing such films as After Darkness (1985), which was nominated for a Golden Bear Award, and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), as well as for directing the television miniseries The Crusaders (2001). Othenin-Girard is also active in promoting awareness for Down syndrome. Dominique Othenin-Girard was born in 1958 in Le Locle, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, to French painter Ivan Othenin-Girard and Sonia Calame. His early years were spent traveling to lands that were in culturally different from his native Switzerland; first for an extended stay in Greece and then to live in Iran where his father established the Fine Arts Program in Tehran. At 7 years old he returned to Switzerland with his mother, brother and sister, where he remained until going to the United States as an exchange student when he was 16 years old. He began studying photography and was accepted at the London Film School. Othenin-Girard graduated from the London Film School with a Masters of Arts in directing and editing. In 1982 he founded his own production company, Dog Productions, to produce, write and direct his first feature film, the psychosocial thriller After Darkness (1984), starring John Hurt with Julian Sands which was nominated for a Golden Bear at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. He continued to direct film for the TSR and British HTV until 1987 when he moved to Los Angeles. Othenin-Girard directed the 1990 horror film Night Angel, and went on to direct and co-write the 1989 slasher film Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. In 1990, Othenin-Girard's sister-in-law, who has Down syndrome, moved in with his family. This inspired him to tell the story of a family with a child with Down's syndrome. To accomplish this he founded the production company Alhena Films SA in Los Angeles to co-write and direct the family drama Sandra: c’est la vie (1992). He took this theme up again by co-writing and directing the German television film Florian: Love with All His Heart, which was RTL's highest rated film[citation needed] and received praise from Down syndrome advocate groups. In the 1990s and 2000s Othenin-Girard worked in Germany, the US, and Italy, directing films on topics as diverse as organ transplant and action thrillers. During this period one of his major works was The Crusaders, an epic romantic miniseries about the Christian crusaders in the 11th century. He continued producing film for television, for RTS. After 35 years mostly outside his native land he returned to Switzerland in 2010 to direct, co-create and co-write a 4-hour historical docudrama, Les Suisses, chronicling the history of the Swiss Federation from the 14th to the 19th century. The epic story would take three years to complete and was shot French, German, and Italian; it would represent Othenin-Girard's tribute to his homeland. ... Source: Article "Dominique Othenin-Girard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Popularity : 1.241
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1958-02-13
  • Place of Birth : Le Locle, Switzerland
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Dominique Othenin-Girard Movies

  • 1990
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    Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

    Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

    10 1990 HD

    Another low-budget horror documentary.

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  • 2005
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    The Tube

    The Tube

    7 2005 HD

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  • 1989
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    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    5.329 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    5.329 1989 HD

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  • 1990
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    Night Angel

    Night Angel

    4.2 1990 HD

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  • 2008
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    Dirty Money: Undercover

    Dirty Money: Undercover

    5 2008 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Crusaders

    The Crusaders

    4.1 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross

    Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross

    5 2007 HD

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  • 1995
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    Beyond Desire

    Beyond Desire

    4.6 1995 HD

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  • 1992
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    Sandra, c'est la vie

    Sandra, c'est la vie

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1999
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    Florian - Liebe aus ganzem Herzen

    Florian - Liebe aus ganzem Herzen

    3.5 1999 HD

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  • 2007
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    Le cuisiner de l’inattendu

    Le cuisiner de l’inattendu

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1998
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    Mein zweites Leben

    Mein zweites Leben

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1985
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    After Darkness

    After Darkness

    4.4 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    After Darkness

    After Darkness

    4.4 1985 HD

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  • 2023
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    Cri de l'âme

    Cri de l'âme

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Cri de l'âme

    Cri de l'âme

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Cri de l'âme

    Cri de l'âme

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1997
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    Die heilige Hure

    Die heilige Hure

    3 1997 HD

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  • 1998
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    Die Fremde in meiner Brust

    Die Fremde in meiner Brust

    3.5 1998 HD

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  • 2022
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    Colombine

    Colombine

    6 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Colombine

    Colombine

    6 2022 HD

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  • 1999
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    Liebe ist stärker als der Tod

    Liebe ist stärker als der Tod

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1994
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    Private Lessons: Another Story

    Private Lessons: Another Story

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 1996
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    Adrenalin

    Adrenalin

    5.5 1996 HD

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  • 1995
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    Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass

    Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1985
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    Trapped by Cops

    Trapped by Cops

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1995
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    Mörderische Zwillinge

    Mörderische Zwillinge

    3 1995 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Hospice

    The Hospice

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1996
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    Der Venusmörder

    Der Venusmörder

    6 1996 HD

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  • 1991
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    Omen IV: The Awakening

    Omen IV: The Awakening

    5 1991 HD

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    5.8 1970 HD

    Jake takes out an ad in the newspaper after the suicide of his unfaithful fiancée, in an effort to understand the reasons for the betrayal. By...

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