Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker (born September 15, 1906 in Paris , † February 21, 1960 there ) was a French film director .
Life
Becker met King Vidor in the USA in 1928 and was confronted with the medium of film for the first time , but was denied a career as an actor and assistant director in the USA. He returned to France and from 1931 to 1938 was assistant director to Jean Renoir , who became his friend and had a decisive influence on him. In 1939 Becker began shooting his first feature film, L'Or du Cristobal . However, he was unable to finish the film as he was mobilized for World War II . In his place, Jean Stelli finished the film. It was not until 1942 that Becker realized his first feature film as a director with The Last Trump .
His most famous films include his prison drama The Hole , When Night Falls in Paris with Jean Gabin and Goldhelm with Simone Signoret . Jacques Becker, who was married to the actress Françoise Fabian from 1957 until his death , is the father of the director Jean Becker .
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1932: Boudu - saved from the waters (Boudu sauvé des eaux)
As a director
- 1936: Life is ours (La vie est à nous) (together with other directors)
- 1940: L'Or du Cristobal (finished by Jean Stelli)
- 1942: The last trump card (Dernier atout)
- 1943: A fatal family (Goupie, mains rouges)
- 1945: Falbalas: His last model (Falbalas)
- 1947: Two in Paris (Antoine et Antoinette)
- 1949: Today's Youth (Rendez-vous de juillet)
- 1951: Edouard and Caroline (Edouard et Caroline)
- 1952: gold helmet (Casque d'or)
- 1952: Love in a Circle (Rue de l'estrapade)
- 1953: When night falls in Paris (Touchez pas au Grisbi)
- 1954: Ali Baba (Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs)
- 1957: Arsène Lupine, the millionaire thief (Les aventures de Arsène Lupine)
- 1958: Montparnasse 19 (Les Amants de Montparnasse)
- 1960: The Hole (Le trou)
literature
- Claude Naumann: Jacques Becker . Paris, BiFi-Durante, 2001, ISBN 2-912400-26-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacques Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jacques Becker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Senses of Cinema - Jacques Becker (English)
- Prisma-Online - detailed biography
- A classic innovator - the French film director Jacques Becker portrait
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becker, Jacques |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1960 |
Place of death | Paris |