Jacques Tardi

Jacques Tardi

Born: August 30, 1946
in Valence, Drome, France
Jacques Tardi (born 30 August 1946) is a French comic artist. He is often credited solely as Tardi.

Tardi was born on 30 August 1946 in Valence, Drôme. After graduating from the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he started drawing comics in 1969, at the age of 23, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote, initially illustrating short stories written by Jean Giraud and Serge de Beketch, before creating the political fiction story Rumeur sur le Rouergue from a scenario by Pierre Christin in 1972.

In the English language, many of Tardi's books are published by Fantagraphics Books, edited and translated by Fantagraphics' co-founder Kim Thompson.

In 2013, Tardi was nominated as a Chevalier in France's Legion of Honour, the country's highest distinction. However, he turned down the distinction, citing that he will "remain a free man and not be held hostage by any power whatsoever."

Source: Article "Jacques Tardi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)
Title: Étienne Robial, un spécimen de caractère(s)
Character: Self - Cartoonist
Released: May 17, 2023
Type: Movie
Documentary on the French graphic and visual artist and designer, editor, artistic director, and teacher who is known for his widely-used fonts.
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The Clouzot Scandal
Title: The Clouzot Scandal
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2017
Type: Movie
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.
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Là où poussent les coquelicots
Title: Là où poussent les coquelicots
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2017
Type: Movie
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Tardi in black and white
Title: Tardi in black and white
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Tardi en noir et blanc is a documentary portrait of French comic auteur Jacques Tardi, one of the world's most significant graphic novelists. Director Pierre-André Sauvageot followed Jacques Tardi for two years to create this intimate insight into Tardi's creative process: from his research into political and historical topics to the actual drawing of his graphic novel panels.
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.