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Christophe Gans

Born in 1960 in Antibes (in the South of France), Christophe Gans became crazy about movies at an early stage. As a teenager, he made a lot of samurai and kung fu super-8 films with his friends. At the end of the seventies, he founded the fanzine "Rhesus Zero" about B-movies. In 1980, he studied at the French cinema school Idhec and directed a ... See full bio »
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2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolf Director
(2001)
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman Director
(1995)
La belle et la bête
La belle et la bête Director
(2014)
Silent Hill
Silent Hill Director
(2006)
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 2006 Silent Hill
 1993 Necronomicon: Book of Dead (segment "part #1: The Drawned")
 1981 Silver Slime (Short)
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Other Works:

Made audio commentaries on French DVD editions of "Crying Freeman" (1995), "Brotherhood of the Wolf" (2002), " Sugata Sanshiro" (1943) and "Crying furîman" (1988).

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Everything in horror film is about transgression, and the young audience wants to touch something that is forbidden, and is by function anti-establishment. It is a way for young audiences to express rebellion, and also to deal with very modern fear but in a very playful way, in a very symbolic way. I think it is why horror films have a natural function among the teenage audience; it is a way to ... See more »

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He founded the cinema magazine "Starfix". See more »

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