- William Karel
William Karel (born in
Tunisia in 1940) is a Frenchfilm director andauthor . He is known for his historical and political documentaries.Biography
After studying in
Paris , Karel emigrated toIsrael where he lived for about 10 years in akibbutz . Returning toFrance in 1981, he turned tophotography and worked for more than ten years as a photo-reporter for several agencies like Gamma (1972-1976) and Sygma (1976-1983). Then he started to direct movies.Since the end of the eighties, Karel has directed many historical and political documentaries dealing with sensitive subjects of the twentieth century, from the "Rafle du Vélodrome d'hiver" to the
Israeli-Arab conflict , while talking about the FMI policy inJamaica or the extremeright wing inFrance . His documentaries are frequently broadcast by theArte andFrance 3 channels. He has also done portraits of French and American politicians --Valéry Giscard d'Estaing ,François Mitterrand ,Jean-Marie Le Pen ,John F. Kennedy andGeorge W. Bush .Studies of the United States are an important part of Karel's work. After "The Men of the White House" (2000), a film about presidents during periods of crisis, he explored the secrets of the
CIA in "CIA, Secret Wars" (2003). This movie is based primarily on interviews of former CIA directors, former CIA agents such as Robert Baer, and historians. Inspired by Eric Laurent's books about George W. Bush, he released "The World According to Bush " (2004) which quickly became famous in France through television and theatres.Refusing to stick to a single genre, he is also the author of what some insist is a
mockumentary "Dark Side of the Moon" (2002). He likes to recallFrançois Truffaut 's words, "A documentary is one thousand times more of a lie than a fiction, where things are clear from the beginning".Published work
Filmography
*1988 : "De Gaulle? Connais pas", Envoyé spécial,
France 2 .
*1989 : "L'Argentine dans la crise", Envoyé spécial,France 2 .
*1989 : "Les juifs du bout du monde", Envoyé spécial,France 2 .
*1992 : "La Rafle du Vel-d'Hiv", La Marche du siècle,France 3 .
*1992 : "Les deux morts de Joseph Staline", Planète chaude,France 3 .
*1993 : "La Guerre du Kippour", Les Brûlures de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1993 : "Sartre-Aron : 50 ans d'histoires", Les Brûlures de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1993 : "John F. Kennedy", Les Brûlures de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1994 : "Le FMI en Jamaïque", Grand Format,Arte .
*1994 : "La Nuit des Longs Couteaux", Les Brûlures de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1995 : "Une journée particulière : le 8 mai 1945", Les Brûlures de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1995 : "Albert Cohen", Un Siècle d'écrivains,France 3 .
*1995 : "Contre l'oubli" (co-réalisation avec Blanche Finger), Documents,France 2 .
*1996 : "Primo Levi", Un Siècle d'écrivains,France 3 .
*1996 : "Mourir à Verdun", Les Dossiers de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1996 : "La Cagoule", Les Dossiers de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1997 : "Une terre deux fois promise : Israël-Palestine", Les Dossiers de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*1999 : "Histoire d'une droite extrême", Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*1999 : "Le Journal commence à vingt heures", La Vie en face,Arte .
*2000 : "Les Hommes de la Maison Blanche", Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*2001 : "Conversation avec les hommes du Président", Histoire.
*2001 : "François Mitterrand. Un mensonge d'Etat passé sous silence",France 3 .
*2002 : "Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, le théâtre du pouvoir", Les Dossiers de l'Histoire,France 3 .
*2002 : "Opération Lune" or Dark Side of the Moon, Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*2003 : "CIA, Guerres secrètes - 1947-1977, Opérations clandestines", Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*2003 : "CIA, Guerres secrètes - 1977-1989, La fin des illusions", Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*2003 : "CIA, Guerres secrètes - 1989-2003, D'une guerre à l'autre", Les Mercredis de l'Histoire,Arte .
*2004 : "The World According to Bush "
*2005 : "La Fille du Juge".List of books
*Karel, William and Laurent Rucker, "Israël-Palestine, une terre deux fois promise", Le Rocher,
Paris , 1998.External links
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