Christian-Jaque

Christian-Jaque , of his true name Christian Maudet , born the August 4th 1904 with Paris, dead the July 8th 1994 with Boulogne-Billancourt of an heart attack, was a Scénariste and Réalisateur French of Cinéma.

Biography

It carries out studies of architecture at the School of decorative arts of Paris. In 1924, it draws posters of cinema for an American company, First National, in collaboration with Jacques Chabraison. Two years later, he is journalist for the review Cinégraph , then becomes decorator of cinema of 1927 to 1931.

He carries out its first film in 1932 the gold Can. Under the Occupation, he works a few months for the German company Continental, then engages at the FFI.

As from 1950, one calls it Cecil B. French DeMille for the luxury of his productions.

In 1952, it always obtains the gold Bear to the festival of Berlin for its film Fanfan the Tulip and best put in scene of the Cannes festival 1952 for Fanfan the Tulip (with Gerard Philippe).

With his third wife, the actress Martine Carol, it produces many films in historical matter emphasizing the beauty of his wife: in 1953, Lucrèce Borgia" , in 1954 Madam of Barry , in 1955 Chick , and 1957 Nathalie . In 1959, it carries out Babette is gone-T from there war with that which will eclipse the career of Martine Carol, the any young person and very beautiful Brigitte Bardot. It Marie several times:

  • Renee Faure in 1947 which gives him a girl, Emmanuelle (divorce).

  • Laurence Christol in 1961 (widowhood).

  • Denise Morlot, which was her scripte and its first assistant realizer, in 1992.

foot-note: some allot to him in first marries the actress Christiane Delyne who appears in her touts first films.

At the end of its career, it carries out several series for television:

  • Strong OJ in 1975
  • the man of Suez with Commercial Guy in 1983
  • the New Trunk of the Indies in 1985.

It received a César for the whole of its career.

Quotation

I remember that Christian Jacque divorced Renee Faure to marry Martine Carol.
Georges Perec, I remember .

Catalog of films (realizer)

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