Jean Grémillon

03.10.1902, Bayeux, France - 26.11.1959, Paris, France

 

Director
Jean Grémillon studied music and worked as a violinist in the movie theater
Max Linder where they played silent movies. Started his film career by
filming a documentary and a few commercial films. Often involves sea as a
central theme in his films and is strongly resisting commercialization. Shot
also abstract films, impressionist documentaries, and in the 30’s shot films
inspired by poetic realism. His most successful films are Lumičre d'été
and Le ciel est ŕ vous.

Filmography

André Masson et les quatre éléments (1958)
La maison aux images (1955)
L'amour d'une femme (1953)
Astrologie ou le miroir de la vie (1952)
L'encyclopédie filmée - alchimie, azur, absence, L' (1952) (segment Astrologie)
L'étrange Madame X (1951)
Les charmes de l'existence (1949)
Pattes blanches (1949)
Le 6 juin ŕ l'aube (1945)
Le ciel est ŕ vous (1944)
Lumičre d'été (1943)
Remorques (1941)
L'étrange Monsieur Victor (1937)
Gueule d'amour (1937)
ˇCentinela, alerta! (1937)
Pattes de mouches (1936)
Valse royale (1935)
La dolorosa (1934)
Gonzague (1933)
Le petit Babouin (1932)
Daďnah la métisse (1931)
Pour un sou d'amour (1931)
La petite Lise (1930)
Gardiens de Phare (1929)
Bobs (1928)
Maldone (1928)
Gratuités (1927)
La croisičre de l'Atalante (1926)
Un tour au large (1926)
La vie des travailleurs italiens en France (1926)
Les actéries de la marine et d'Homécoiurt (1925)
L'auvergne (1925)
La naissance des cigognes (1925)
L'éducation professionelle des conducteurs de tramway (1925)
L'électrification da la ligne Paris-Vierzon (1925)
La bičre (1924)
Du fil ŕ l'aiguille (1924)
La fabrication du ciment artificiel (1924)
La fabrication du fil (1924)
Les parfums (1924)
La photogénie mécanique (1924)
Le roulement ŕ billes (1924)
L'étirage des ampoules électriques (1924)
Chartres (1923)
La revętement des routes (1923)


Films by this director

The Sky Is Yours

(Le ciel est ŕ vous, 1944)

Directed by: Jean Grémillon
Synopsis:

Story of persistence that shows how an ordinary man can become a hero. The Gauthiers live in a small provincial town. Pierre, who was a pilot during WW 1, gives flying lessons to his wife, even though their friends are skeptical. However, their enthusiasm proves right and gives results; Pierre’s wife Thérčse breaks the world record in duration flying (the film was inspired by a historical event).

black and white, 105 min

Stormy Waters

(Remorques, 1939)

Directed by: Jean Grémillon
PHOTOGRAPHY: Armand Thirad
Synopsis:

The captain of a tugboat from Bretagne is a brave man with a great sense of responsibility. Nevertheless, his life is on the verge of an existential crisis as he is constantly torn between his passion for work and his love and responsibility for his wife. During a dangerous operation he meets a mysterious woman who rocks his world…

b/w, 35 mm, 85 min
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