Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stéphane Breton (filmmaker)


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The result was keep. Michig (talk) 20:04, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Stéphane Breton (filmmaker)

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Reads like a promo and CV for the filmmaker. No sources and I can't see any real claim to notability. I initially PROD'd it under BLOP for no sources but it was since removed. Cabe 6403  (Talk•Sign) 12:10, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, I removed the PROD because I added a French source confirming 1959 dob, which article creator Birdienum then deleted leaving the BLP sourceless again. I have restored it. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Hello, The proposed article is a faithful english translation from the approved and sourced original french version. In any case, it is supposed to be a cv of Stephane Breton but and an informative and timely document representing Breton's internationally recognized work.

In the english version, I have included a number of notable references that have been deleted without notice. These references appear in the original French version.


 * At last, being a wikipedia beginner and not a native English speaking person, I beg your indulgence and a little more help in creating and sharing positive advices for our article. Best,
 * --Birdienum (talk) 16:51, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - I checked this article and also the one on the French Wikipedia. Google Scholar shows one paper by him with 15 citations, which is on the edge, but it seems that he is not following a straight academic career track at the moment. His documentary films are taken seriously. For example, Dieu au bord de la route, filmed in Nigeria in 1994, was narrated by Wole Soyinka the Nobel prize winner. His documentaries appear from time to time on European art and culture TV channels, such as Arte. He has curated exhibits at the Musee du Quai Branly, which specializes in indigenous art and culture. The Musee Branly show, and Breton, were reviewed in 'Le cuir du monde', a full length article in Libération in December 2008, and also in Le Monde. See a review of Breton's films at Cing films exceptionnels de Stephane Breton by fr:Jean-Jacques Birgé. His ethnographic films have been shown at the Harvard Film Archive. Some better sources are listed in the French article at fr:Stéphane Breton (cinéaste). A list of reviews can be found on his personal website. Our article on Breton should be reworded to be less promotional and to focus on what is important. EdJohnston (talk) 17:13, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep As per EdJohnston above. Sufficient French sources as filmmaker. Also second set of sources as as anthropologist. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Going to have to agree with In ictu oculi and EdJohnston on this one. The French sources do speak quite a bit. I think the article suffers from horrible over-promotion, NPOV issues, and puffery, but those are editorial and surmountable problems, not inclusion criteria problems. Mkdw talk 07:01, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
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