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- Jean-Pierre Gorin was born on April 17, 1943 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Tout va bien (1972), My Crasy Life (1992) and History Is Made at Night (1999).
- Always stresses the importance of the use of space in film when giving talks.
- Received Licence de Philosophie at University of Paris-Sorbonne.
- Nicknamed "Totoro" after the Hayao Miyazaki character by his students in Japan. The reason for this is because the character only appears to children with a pure heart and his students felt that he did as well.
- (1998-) Teaches film history and criticism, filmmaking at University of California, San Diego. (1998)
- "Grad school is more interesting for the peers that you meet than the teachers that you meet." (on going to grad school)
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