Adventurer key-on, passionate about music and cinema, Georges Bigot is an atypical and uncommon. After years of adventures in Asia, he moved to Hong Kong in the 60s and Pathé-based Overseas, a company's film distribution and production.
Georges Bigot left France in 1927. Engaged in the colonial army, the chances of an eventful life led him to China, at Tientsin, and Shanghai. It is a police officer in the French Concession, bureaucrat at the consulate, and these trades allow him to see the country, but does not match the aspirations of the turbulent character. He returned to France in 1935 to blaze his savings and make a definitive statement: his life is in Asia.
Back in China, he teamed up with a Greek called Castro and embarks on a grand adventure: the creation of the Shanghai Opera. The growing business was quickly dampened by the Sino-Japanese War. In 1939, he moved to Saigon to revive the opera in the capital Cochin: War breaks out and he was drafted. Reformed Two years later he is back in Shanghai, while with his lyrical art projects ... and Japanese censorship. It diversified into the cinema, opened a restaurant and a nightclub!
With the arrival of Mao in power, he left China. It is obviously in Hong Kong we find it. He decides to increase its distribution activities in the 7th Art and password for production. He travels between France and the British colony, the anchor of his new company. "It Georges Bigot, who has contributed substantially to the growth of Japanese cinema in France," says Paul Clerc-Renaud, one his associates. He then bought the film rights to the Japanese offer to the French public. A risky bet cultural and time-consuming, which is based on the conviction and passion.
With his company Pathe Overseas, Le Bigot also acquires the rights of French films for broadcast in Asia. His former colleague and friend remembers, "it was known everywhere by everybody ... It went to Cannes to shop for new productions and was working in their dissemination in Asia." From 1977 to 1983, Paul Clerc-Renaud second businessman from offices in the International building. "It was a part-time basis since My main function was to direct Saca Far East trading company Pathe Overseas shareholder with George. " The Hong Kong producer Fred Wang, the company Salon Films, fondly remembers a good friend: "Our collaborations have been very many! We made use of our respective services almost always for French productions.
In Hong Kong, one of the pleasures of Georges Bigot is to get artists to launch movies. "Lino Ventura, Delphine Seyrig, Pierre Richard and many others have moved here for promotional tours, says Paul Clerc-Renaud. Pierre Richard was a star in Hong Kong in the late 70's ... His films were walking very well. " And remember a meal where the comic epic amused the gallery with his chopsticks. "We took the players always go for a ride on boat to the village of Lei Yu Mun to eat seafood once again enjoys his collaborator, the director of Film UniFrance fell to the water trying to help Delphine Seyrig to land! ".
tougher times come next. "The film market has evolved, cinema managers were themselves directly and look for the film: we lose our job wholesaler. In 1983, Pathé Overseas, the company was sold to Hong Kong Edko, his passionate founder can not help but stay in business for some time. "George went over very often in Hong Kong, he loved this city." Sees two daughters, Suzanne and Isabelle Brepson Bordeaux also lived several years in Hong Kong with their spouses. Georges Bigot died in France in 1997 after a long life of adventure and Asian ambitious cultural projects. His many friends in Hong Kong and the region still remember his enthusiasm, his kindness and modesty.
Back in China, he teamed up with a Greek called Castro and embarks on a grand adventure: the creation of the Shanghai Opera. The growing business was quickly dampened by the Sino-Japanese War. In 1939, he moved to Saigon to revive the opera in the capital Cochin: War breaks out and he was drafted. Reformed Two years later he is back in Shanghai, while with his lyrical art projects ... and Japanese censorship. It diversified into the cinema, opened a restaurant and a nightclub!
With the arrival of Mao in power, he left China. It is obviously in Hong Kong we find it. He decides to increase its distribution activities in the 7th Art and password for production. He travels between France and the British colony, the anchor of his new company. "It Georges Bigot, who has contributed substantially to the growth of Japanese cinema in France," says Paul Clerc-Renaud, one his associates. He then bought the film rights to the Japanese offer to the French public. A risky bet cultural and time-consuming, which is based on the conviction and passion.
With his company Pathe Overseas, Le Bigot also acquires the rights of French films for broadcast in Asia. His former colleague and friend remembers, "it was known everywhere by everybody ... It went to Cannes to shop for new productions and was working in their dissemination in Asia." From 1977 to 1983, Paul Clerc-Renaud second businessman from offices in the International building. "It was a part-time basis since My main function was to direct Saca Far East trading company Pathe Overseas shareholder with George. " The Hong Kong producer Fred Wang, the company Salon Films, fondly remembers a good friend: "Our collaborations have been very many! We made use of our respective services almost always for French productions.
In Hong Kong, one of the pleasures of Georges Bigot is to get artists to launch movies. "Lino Ventura, Delphine Seyrig, Pierre Richard and many others have moved here for promotional tours, says Paul Clerc-Renaud. Pierre Richard was a star in Hong Kong in the late 70's ... His films were walking very well. " And remember a meal where the comic epic amused the gallery with his chopsticks. "We took the players always go for a ride on boat to the village of Lei Yu Mun to eat seafood once again enjoys his collaborator, the director of Film UniFrance fell to the water trying to help Delphine Seyrig to land! ". tougher times come next. "The film market has evolved, cinema managers were themselves directly and look for the film: we lose our job wholesaler. In 1983, Pathé Overseas, the company was sold to Hong Kong Edko, his passionate founder can not help but stay in business for some time. "George went over very often in Hong Kong, he loved this city." Sees two daughters, Suzanne and Isabelle Brepson Bordeaux also lived several years in Hong Kong with their spouses. Georges Bigot died in France in 1997 after a long life of adventure and Asian ambitious cultural projects. His many friends in Hong Kong and the region still remember his enthusiasm, his kindness and modesty.
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Sources: Gabriel No one, Flic and poet, Georges Bigot, Revue Otherwise, 1986. Thanks to Mr Paul Clerc-Renaud for the time we spent and valuable information. Photo credit: private archives. Georges Bigot at a dinner at Lei Yu Mun with Andrea Ferreol (right).
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