Georges Rouquier

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Georges Rouquier (1984)

Georges Rouquier (born June 23, 1909 in Lunel-Viel , France , † December 19, 1989 in Paris ) was a French documentary - director , screenwriter and occasional actor .

Life

Rouquier had received training as a book printer and linotypist . As an admirer of the works of Charlie Chaplin , Sergej Eisenstein , Robert J. Flaherty and Alexander Dowschenko , he became interested in the art of film at an early age. It was only during the German occupation that Rouquier began to shoot continuously; his first work immediately after the liberation, " Farrebique ", brought the final breakthrough. The story told of the life of a peasant family based in the Massif Central (in Aveyron) over the course of an entire year, with all the everyday routines, needs and joys of simple country people as well as the change of the seasons as a lyrical narrative and design framework. For this masterpiece, the creator of the work received the Grand Prize of the International Film Critics in 1946.

Despite brilliant reviews, Rouquier did not succeed anywhere near as big a success in the following period, even if his other works certainly had their charm and were sometimes well received. Trips to the feature film in the 1950s or as an actor in front of the camera in the year (including two appearances in 1968 in " Jagd auf Jeff " and " Z ") hardly met with any response. It was only his last work, " Biquefarre ", a very late sequel to "Farrebique", that met with great public interest and won the jury's special prize for the 74-year-old filmmaker, who had previously worked almost exclusively for television the Venice Film Festival .

Filmography

  • 1929: Vendanges (short film, also production and camera)
  • 1942: Le tonnelier
  • 1942: Der Wagner ( Le charron ) (short film, also screenplay)
  • 1943: La part de l'enfant (short film)
  • 1943: L'èconomie des métaux (short film)
  • 1946: Farrebique ( Farrebique ) (also screenplay)
  • 1947: L'œuvre scientifique de Pasteur (co-director of short film)
  • 1949: Le chaudronnier (short film)
  • 1950: Salty Earth ( Le sel de la terre ) (short film)
  • 1950: Le lycée sur la colline (short film)
  • 1952: Un jour comme les autres (short film)
  • 1922: Mina de Vanghel (only co-script for feature film)
  • 1953: Malgovert (co-director of short film)
  • 1953: Fiery Blood - Wild Passion ( Sang et lumière ) (feature film)
  • 1954: The Miracle of Lourdes ( Lourdes et ses miracles )
  • 1955: Arthur Honegger (short film)
  • 1955: La bête noire (short film)
  • 1957: Le sabotier du Val de Loire (only co-production for short film)
  • 1957: SOS Noronha (feature film, also co-script)
  • 1958: Une belle peur (short film)
  • 1960: Le bouclier (short film, also screenplay)
  • 1953: Sire le Roy n'a plus rien (short film)
  • 1977: Le Maréchal-Ferrant (short film)
  • 1983: Biquefarre (also screenplay)

literature

  • The world encyclopedia of film, assoc. editors: Tim Cawkwell & John M. Smith. London 1972, p. 291
  • John Wakeman: World Film Directors, Volume 1, 1890–1945. New York 1987, pp. 981 ff.
  • Jean Loup Passek: Dictionnaire du Cinéma, 2nd edition, Paris 1992, p. 578

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personal data
SURNAME Rouquier, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French documentary director, screenwriter and occasional actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Lune-Viel , France
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1989
Place of death Paris