Marcel Blistène, born Marcel Blitstein (3 June 1911 in

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– 2 August 1991), was a French

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. Marcel Blistène joined

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in 1930 as an assistant, after studying literature. He then began a career as a film journalist, for ''

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'' and ''

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''. He made his first movie ''

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'' in 1945, and in the thirteen years that followed, he only directed ten more motion pictures.

Filmography

;Director * '' The Lovers of Tomorrow'' (1959) * '' Sylviane of My Nights'' (1957) * '' Pleasures and Vices'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

This Age Without Pity ''This Age Without Pity'' (French: ''Cet âge est sans pitié'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Marcel Blistène and starring Colette Darfeuil, André Alerme and Jean Tissier.Bazin p.259 It was shot using the Gevacolor process. It was f ...

'' (1952) * '' Bibi Fricotin'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Night Express'' (1948) * ''

Back Streets of Paris ''Back Streets of Paris'' (French: ''Macadam'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Marcel Blistène. Jacques Feyder also contributed to the film in the role of artistic director. Plot This story involves Madame Rose, a hotelkeeper in a Par ...

'' (1946) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ;Writer * '' Sylviane of My Nights'' (1957) * '' Pleasures and Vices'' (1955) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ;Producer * '' Sylviane of My Nights'' (1957)

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