Michel del Castillo

Michel del Castillo

Michel del Castillo (a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) born in 1933 in Madrid is a French writer. Michel del Castillo was born in Madrid. His father, Michel Janicot, was French and his mother, Cándida Isabel del Castillo, Spanish. Interned in the concentration camp Rieucros in Mende with his mother during the Second World War, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has honored him by naming a school after him. He first studied politics and psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno and Fyodor Dostoevsky, his books received many literary prizes, namely Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975); Renaudot for La nuit du Décret (1981); Prix Maurice Genevoix for Rue des Archives (1994); Prix de l’Écrit Intime for Mon frère l’Idiot (1995); and Prix Femina essai for Colette, une Certaine France (2001). In 1997 he became a member of the Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique, succeeding to Georges Duby. Aside from travelling, he is very keen on classical music, and considered at some point making a career as a pianist. Source: Article "Michel del Castillo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Popularity : 1.043
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1933-08-02
  • Place of Birth : Madrid, Spain
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Michel del Castillo Movies

  • 1967
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    The Wall

    The Wall

    6.2 1967 HD

    Prisoners await execution by firing squad when they are captured during the Spanish Civil War in this drama taken from the novella by Jean-Paul...

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  • 1969
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    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    1 1969 HD

    The friendship, somewhere in South America, between a revolutionary and the mercenary who holds him prisoner.

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  • 1969
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    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    The Guerilla, or He Who Did Not Believe

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1986
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    Douce France

    Douce France

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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