Alexandre Tarta

Alexandre Tarta, born June 1, 1928 in Moscow and died March 16, 2023 in Sèvres, was a French television director. Alongside Pierre Tchernia, Pierre Cardinal, Claude Sautet, and Jean-Pierre Gredy, Alexandre Tarta belonged to the 4th class of the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC).

In 1951, after a brief stint as a film assistant, he joined television on the advice of Pierre Tchernia.

Alexandre Tarta was one of the pioneers of television, along with René Lucot, Pierre Badel, Claude Loursais, and…