Roger Leenhardt
Roger Leenhardt (born July 23, 1903 in Montpellier , Département Hérault , † December 4, 1985 in Paris ) was a French director , film producer and screenwriter .
Life
Leenhardt was born into a middle-class Protestant family. He studied literature and philosophy at the Sorbonne University in Paris. In 1934 he founded the film production company Les Films du Compas , which later became known under the name Roger Leenhardt Films . He was a producer of short films and directed numerous documentaries. Leenhardt was an advocate of auteur cinema and proved this as a director and screenwriter with the 1948 film Les dernières vacances . He was Vice-President of the Syndicat des Producteurs de Films Éducatifs, Documentaires et de Courts Métrages. His grave is in Calvisson in the Gard department, where he spent the last 15 years of his life.
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Les dernières vacances
- 1951: Victor Hugo
- 1951: Balzac (short film; production)
- 1951: Naissance du cinéma
- 1958: Daumier
- 1961: The Stranger's Face (Le rendez-vous de minuit)
- 1977: Pissaro
Web links
- Roger Leenhardt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leenhardt, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leonhardt, Roger E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French director, film producer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montpellier , Hérault department |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1985 |
| Place of death | Paris |