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- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
At the time when women directors make more and more their presence felt on the French scene, the importance of Jacqueline Audry cannot be overstated. All today's daring Metteuses En Scene are certainly her psychic daughters as they are Agnès Varda's. Audry, born in 1908, began to direct long before Varda, as contemporary of Ida Lupino in America. Audry's movies mostly dealt with female psychology from every angle. Her first effort was a subversive adaptation of La Comtesse De Ségur's "Les Malheurs De Sophie" (1946), the young heroine refused the aristocratic happiness and eventually took a rebel stand. "Gigi" (1948) (remade by Vincente Minnelli as a musical) and "Minne" (1950), both from Colette's novels, featured Danielle Delorme. But it was the overlooked "Olivia" (1951) which revealed Audry's remarkable talent: in a boarding-school for girls, two female teachers vied with each other for their students love; using literary works to enhance her story, helped by Edwige Feuillère's masterful performance, this Audry's tour De force about lesbianism was far ahead of its time. "Huis clos" (1954) from Sartre was her second great achievement: the beginning (the elevator) might have inspired Alan Parker for "Angel Heart", using flashbacks to avoid filmed stage production style, Audry's directing is dazzling, with an excellent cast featuring glorious Arletty as lesbian Inès. 'La Garçonne", a remake of a thirties movie which surpassed its model, introduced a woman who would want to live like a man, it contained scenes which, at the time, were more scandalous than what Roger Vadim was doing with Brigitte Bardot. Sadly, another remake, "L'Ecole Des Cocottes" (1958) ,could not hold a candle to the thirties version featuring Raimu. Her last worthwhile effort was "Le Secret Du Chevalier D'Eon" (1960), the fictionalized story of Louis The Fifteenth's spy who used to dress up as a woman: this film and "La Garçonne" featured Andrée Debar, whose androgynous looks worked wonders. A road movie ("Les Petits Matins",1961) and other indifferent movies in the sixties and Audry's career closed in 1971. She died in 1977, and she had unfairly sunk into oblivion. She was married to screenwriter Pierre Laroche who would work with her.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Jacques Poitrenaud was born on 22 May 1922 in Lille, France. He was a director and assistant director, known for Stranger from Hong-Kong (1963), Le canard en fer blanc (1967) and Mendiants et Orgueilleux (1972). He died on 2 April 2005 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Claude Luter was born on 23 July 1923 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Carambolages (1963), Rendezvous in July (1949) and Isabelle and Lust (1975). He was married to Annie Romestant and Michèle Descoins. He died on 6 October 2006 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Music Department
- Writer
- Composer
Pierre Delanoë was born on 16 December 1918 in Paris, France. He was a writer and composer, known for The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Dogtooth (2009) and Flipped (2010). He was married to Micheline Biesel. He died on 27 December 2006 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- André Fouché was born on 17 September 1908 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Playtime (1967), The Count of Monte Cristo (1943) and Danton (1932). He died on 23 July 2001 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Marcel Azzola was born on 10 July 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor. He died on 21 January 2019 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Writer
- Director
Dominique Roulet was born on 27 March 1949 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Dominique was a writer and director, known for L'oeil écarlate (1993), Dog Day (1984) and Maigret (1991). Dominique died on 3 December 1999 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Marius David was born on 24 September 1906 in Évreux, France. He was an actor, known for Charmants garçons (1957), L'homme qui revient de loin (1950) and Why Women Sin (1958). He died on 22 April 1989 in Poissy, France.
- Guy Severyns was born on 21 June 1924 in Sartrouville, Yvelines, France. He died on 13 May 2022 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.
- Maggy Biskupski was born on 3 February 1982 in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Ardennes, France. She died on 12 November 2018 in Carrières-sous-Poissy, Yvelines. France.
- Director
- Writer
Théo Bergerat was born on 29 January 1876 in Paris, France. Théo was a director and writer, known for La fleur des Indes (1921), La terre commande (1920) and La douloureuse comédie (1921). Théo died on 25 August 1934 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jean-Pierre Granval was born on 10 December 1923 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Life Love Death (1969), La double inconstance (1964) and Picnic on the Grass (1959). He died on 28 May 1998 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.- Thomas Quinn Curtiss was born on 22 June 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Iceman Cometh (1973), Sherlock Holmes (1954) and The Man You Loved to Hate (1979). He died on 27 November 2000 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.
- Yves Corbassière was born on 16 May 1925 in Paris, France. He died on 27 April 2020 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lyne Clevers was born on 22 October 1909 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Quatre heures du matin (1938), Carnival in Flanders (1935) and Le grand jeu (1934). She was married to René Bolloré. She died on 28 November 1991 in Poissy, Yvelines, France.