Pierre Chenal

Pierre Chenal

Pierre Chenal (born December 5, 1904 in Brussels , † December 23, 1990 in La Garenne-Colombes ) was a French film director and screenwriter .

Live and act

Chenal was originally a journalist and turned to film in 1927. He began with experimental short films and has directed feature films since 1933. In 1935 he realized the implementation of Dostoyevsky's novel Schuld und Atonement .

His subsequent works, which revolved around love and prostitution, passion and crime, were very popular with the public. After the occupation of France, Chenal fled to South America and continued his career in Argentina and Chile. He returned to France during the 1950s. With his new films, which were again characterized by erotic elements, he could no longer build on earlier successes.

Filmography (selection)

• 1935: Crime and Punishment (Crime et châtiment)
• 1936: The mutiny on the Elsinore (Les mutinés de l'Elseneur)
• 1937: Alibi (L'alibi)
• 1937: Film adaptation of the novel see Mattia Pascal
• 1938: The Joy Girl of Tunis (La maison du Maltais)
• 1946: The blind angel / King of the banknote counterfeiters (La foire aux chimères)
• 1948: The city of love (Clochemerle)
• 1957: Night over Paris (Rafles sur la ville)
• 1958: The rats of Paris (Jeux dangereux)
• 1960: Rasputin, the demon of Petersburg (L'ultimo tsar)
• 1963: The supernatural country house (L'assassin connaît la musique)
• 1970: The Shameless (Les belles au bois dormantes)

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

Web links

• Pierre Chenal in the Internet Movie Database (English)