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

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. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''

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'' (1954), and '' Nana'' (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christo

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''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, 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. 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. Christian-Jaque was born in

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. He died at

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

in 1994.

Selected filmography

Director

* '' The Pont-Biquet Family'' (1935) * '' Monsieur Personne'' (1936) * '' School for Journalists'' (1936) * '' Josette'' (1937) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * '' In Venice, One Night'' (1937) * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' Boys' School'' (1938) * '' Rail Pirates'' (1938) * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * ''

First Ball ''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris ...

'' (1941) * '' Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) * '' La Symphonie fantastique'' (1942) * ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'' (1942) * '' Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * '' Boule de suif'' (1945) *'' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' A Lover's Return'' (1946) * '' The Charterhouse of Parma'' (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. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. ...

'' (1948) * '' Singoalla'' (1949) * '' Lost Souvenirs'' (1950) * ''Barbe-Bleue'' (1951) and German-language version ''

Bluebeard "Bluebeard" ( ) is a French Folklore, folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in . The tale is about a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives an ...

'' (1951) * '' Adorable Creatures'' (1952) * '' Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952) * '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) * '' Destinées'' (1954) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Nana'' (1955) * '' If All the Guys in the World'' (1956) * '' Nathalie'' (1957) * ''

The Law Is the Law ''The Law Is the Law'' (, ) 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, divided into half by the French-Italian border, the Ne ...

'' (1958) * '' Babette Goes to War'' (1959) * ''

Love and the Frenchwoman ''Love and the Frenchwoman'' is the US title of a 1960 French anthology film originally entitled ''La française et l'amour''. It starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Dany Robin. The movie was a big hit in France with admissions of 3,056,736.< ...

'' (segment "Le Divorce") (1960) * '' Madame'' (1961) * '' Don't Tempt the Devil'' (1963) * '' The Black Tulip'' (1964) * '' Champagne for Savages'' (1964) * '' Le gentleman de Cocody'' (1965) * '' The Dirty Game'' (1965) * '' The Second Twin'' (1966) * '' Le Saint prend l'affût'' (1966) * '' Dead Run'' (1967) * ''

Emma Hamilton Dame Emma Hamilton (born Amy Lyon; 26 April 176515 January 1815), known upon moving to London as Emma Hart, and upon marriage as Lady Hamilton, was an English maid, model, dancer and actress. She began her career in London's demi-monde, becom ...

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

Art director

* '' The Great Passion'' (1928) * '' The Best Mistress'' (1929) * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Sandman'' (1932) * '' 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) Knights of the Legion of Honour 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