Sneha Girap (Editor)

Christian Jaque

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Occupation
  
Filmmaker

Role
  
Filmmaker


Name
  
Christian-Jaque

Years active
  
1938–1968

Christian-Jaque CHRISTIANJAQUE


Born
  
4 September 1904 (
1904-09-04
)
Paris

Died
  
July 8, 1994, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Spouse
  
Denise Morlot (m. 1992–1994)

Parents
  
Josephine Beaumer, Edouard Maudet

Awards
  
Cannes Best Director Award, Honorary Cesar, Silver Berlin Bear

Movies
  
Fanfan la Tulipe, The Legend of Frenchie, The Black Tulip, The Charterhouse of Parma, Babette Goes to War

Similar People
  
Martine Carol, Gerard Philipe, Fernandel, Renee Faure, Jean Delannoy

Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including Lucrèce Borgia (1953), Madame du Barry (1954), and Nana (1955).

Contents

Christian-Jaque 261 L39Assassinat du Pre Nol The Murder of Santa Claus

Christian-Jaque's 1946 film A Lover's Return was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. 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 wwwnndbcompeople803000161320christianjaque

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 CHRISTIANJAQUE L39HOMME AUX MULTIPLES REUSSITES CINETOM

Christian-Jaque was born in Paris. He died at Boulogne-Billancourt in 1994.

Christian-Jaque Runion des Muses NationauxGrand Palais

Director

  • Josette (1937)
  • Francis The First (1937)
  • Boys' School (1938)
  • Ernest the Rebel (1938)
  • Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
  • La Symphonie fantastique (1942)
  • Voyage sans espoir (1943)
  • Boule de suif (1945)
  • The Bellman (1945)
  • A Lover's Return (1946)
  • The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
  • Man to Men (1948)
  • Singoalla (1949)
  • Lost Souvenirs (1950)
  • Barbe-Bleue (1951) and German-language version Bluebeard (1951)
  • Adorable Creatures (1952)
  • Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
  • Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
  • Destinées (1954)
  • Madame du Barry (1954)
  • If All the Guys in the World (1955)
  • Nana (1955)
  • The Foxiest Girl in Paris (1957)
  • The Law Is the Law (1958)
  • Babette Goes to War (1959)
  • Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "Le Divorce") (1960)
  • Madame (1961)
  • Don't Tempt the Devil (1963)
  • The Black Tulip (1964)
  • Le repas des fauves (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 (1968)
  • The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
  • Docteur Justice (1975)
  • Art director

  • The Wedding March (1929)
  • Levy and Company (1930)
  • The Levy Department Stores (1932)
  • Actor

  • Southern Cross (1932)
  • References

    Christian-Jaque Wikipedia