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WritingRoland Topor
Writing
Biography
Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo.
Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Roland Topor
Filmography
Acting (22)
2015
Les vendredis d'Apostrophesas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2010
Fantastic Lalouxas Self
5.1
2004
Topor and Meas Self (Voice)
7.0
1996
Three Lives and Only One Deathas Bum #2
6.5
1995
Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la têteas Maître Bessonet
8.0
1986
The Satin Spideras Le médecin
2.8
1984
Swann in Loveas Biche
5.6
1981
The Ones That Got Awayas The murderous fencer
4.8
1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'as Self
6.3
1979
Nosferatu the Vampyreas Renfield
7.3
9.0
1979
Ratataplanas The Boss
6.9
1975
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guardas Le pochard
10.0
1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphanas Inspector Labelote
5.0
1974
Italiques: Roland Toporas Self
1974
5.3
1974
Threshold of the Voidas Homme dans le métro
7.2
1972
Cartoon circusas Self
6.7
1966
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?as Un émissaire du prince
6.5
1965
He! Viva Dadaas Self
Production & Directing (22)
2024
JokoTheatre Play
2019
Portrait of SuzanneOriginal Story
2012
The Orphan Plus Minus an ArmOriginal Story
2.0
2008
BataillesTheatre Play
2005
L'Hiver sous la tableAuthor
8.0
7.0
1989
MarquisWriter
6.5
1989
MarquisArt Direction
6.5
1986
La Galette du roiWriter
4.5
1979
The Hamburg SyndromeWriter
5.6
1976
The TenantNovel
7.6
10.0
1975
5.0
1975
5.0
1975
The GameWriter
7.0
1973
Fantastic PlanetScreenplay
7.6
1972
The Troubles of AlfredWriter
5.9
1966
The SnailsDraughtsman
6.9
1966
The SnailsScreenplay
6.9
1965
He! Viva DadaWriter
1964
Dead TimesWriter
7.1
1964
Dead TimesDraughtsman
7.1