Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''

Lucrèce Borgia ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (also known as ''Lucretia Borgia'' or ''Sins of the Borgias'') is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque, who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laur ...

'' (1953), '' Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''

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'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film '' A Lover's Return'' was entered into the

1946 Cannes Film Festival The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the former Casino of Cannes. Only one year after t ...

. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''

Fanfan la Tulipe ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was remade in 2003 with Penél ...

''. At the

2nd Berlin International Film Festival The 2nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 June 1952. The FIAPF prohibited the festival from awarding any official prizes by a jury (which only Cannes and Venice were qualified to do so), instead awards were given ...

, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the

1st Moscow International Film Festival The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film '' Destiny of a Man'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Antonin Br ...

. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film ''Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

. Christian-Jaque was born in

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. He died at Boulogne-Billancourt in 1994.

Selected filmography

Director

* '' Josette'' (1937) * ''Francis The First'' (1937) * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' Boys' School'' (1938) * ''

Rail Pirates ''Rail Pirates'' (French: ''Les pirates du rail'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the ...

'' (1938) * ''

Ernest the Rebel ''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Pierre Alcover, Mona Goya and Arthur Devère.Blakeway p.198 It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Jacques ...

'' (1938) * '' First Ball'' (1941) * ''

Who Killed Santa Claus? ''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (french: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama film by Christian-Jaque. This adaptation of Pierre Véry's novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. Cast * Harry Ba ...

'' (1941) * ''

La Symphonie fantastique ''La Symphonie fantastique'' is a 1942 French drama film by Christian-Jaque and produced by the German-controlled French film production company Continental Films. The film is based upon the life of the French composer Hector Berlioz. The title is ...

'' (1942) * '' Carmen'' (1942) * ''

Voyage Without Hope ''Voyage Without Hope'' (French: ''Voyage sans espoir'') is a French 1943 French crime drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Simone Renant, Jean Marais and Paul Bernard. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's ...

'' (1943) * '' Boule de suif'' (1945) *'' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' A Lover's Return'' (1946) * ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, di Lam ...

'' (1948) * ''

Man to Men ''Man to Men'' (French: ''D'homme à hommes'' is a 1948 French- Swiss historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blier and Hélène Perdrière. Plot The film depicts Henri Dunant and the foundi ...

'' (1948) * '' Singoalla'' (1949) * ''

Lost Souvenirs ''Lost Souvenirs'' (French: ''Souvenirs perdus'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur and Suzy Delair.Turk p.363 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was ...

'' (1950) * ''Barbe-Bleue'' (1951) and German-language version ''

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'' (1951) * '' Adorable Creatures'' (1952) * ''

'' (1952) * ''

'' (1953) * '' Destinées'' (1954) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * ''

If All the Guys in the World ''If All the Guys in the World'' (original French title: ''Si tous les gars du monde'') is a 1956 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring André Valmy, Jean Gaven, Marc Cassot, Georges Poujouly, Doudou Babet. Plot A ...

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

The Law Is the Law ''The Law Is the Law'' (french: La loi, c'est la loi, it, La legge è legge) is a 1958 French-Italian comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot In the village of Assola, div ...

'' (1958) * ''

Babette Goes to War ''Babette Goes to War'' (french: Babette s'en va-t-en guerre) is a 1959 French CinemaScope film starring Brigitte Bardot. It was Bardot's first movie since becoming a star where she did not take off her clothes. Plot In 1940, during the German in ...

'' (1959) * '' Love and the Frenchwoman'' (segment "Le Divorce") (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Don't Tempt the Devil'' (1963) * ''

The Black Tulip ''The Black Tulip'' is a historical novel and a work of Romantic poetry written by Alexandre Dumas, père, and first published in 1850. Story It begins with a historic event of 1672, the lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt an ...

'' (1964) * '' Le repas des fauves'' (1964) * ''

Le gentleman de Cocody ''Man from Cocody'' (French: ') is a French adventure film from 1965 set in Cocody, Ivory Coast. It was directed by Christian-Jaque, written by Christian-Jaque, , Jean Ferry and Jacques Emmanuel, starring Jean Marais. The film was known under ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Dirty Game ''The Dirty Game'' (german: Spione unter sich, french: Guerre secrète, it, La guerra segreta) is a 1965 anthology spy film starring Henry Fonda and Robert Ryan. Robert Ryan as American General Bruce is the link between three different spy stor ...

'' (1965) * '' The Second Twin'' (1966) * '' Le Saint prend l'affût'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' The Legend of Frenchie King'' (1971) * ' (1975) * '' Parisian Life'' (1977)

Art director

* '' The Great Passion'' (1928) * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Levy Department Stores'' (1932)

Actor

* ''

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'' (1932)

References

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* * 1904 births 1994 deaths Film directors from Paris Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director winners César Honorary Award recipients Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-film-director-stub