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Jean Epstein
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Jean Epstein was a French film director, screenwriter, writer, and literary critic. Born in Warsaw in 1897, he held French citizenship and wrote in French. His professional career in directing and writing spanned from 1922 until 1953. He is associated with the genre of French Impressionist Cinema.
Epstein authored several works, including *Écrits complets*, *Le cinéma du diable*, *Le cinématographe vu de l'Etna*, *The intelligence of a machine*, and *Cinéma*. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française. He died in Paris on April 2, 1953, due to cerebrovascular disease.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1953
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Écrits complets
- Le cinéma du diable
- Le cinématographe vu de l'Etna
- The intelligence of a machine
- Cinéma
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Film & TV
Warszawa, Russian Empire [now Poland]
Jean Epstein (French: [ɛp.ʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He is often associated…
Known for
- Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2011
- Jean Epstein or Cinema by Itself — (archival footage)1978
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1897-03-25 ) 25 March 1897, Warsaw , Tsardom of Poland , Russian Empire
- Died
- 2 April 1953 (1953-04-02) (aged 56), Paris , France
- Occupations
- Film director film theorist literary critic novelist
- Years active
- 1922–1953
- Relatives
- Marie Epstein (sister)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Family name
- Epstein
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- film critic
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Jean epstein 1920.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1897-03-25
- date of death
- 1953-04-02
- Commons category
- Jean Epstein
- name in native language
- Jean Epstein
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- writing language
- French
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jean Epstein
- end of work period
- 1953-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Jean Epstein
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Epstein ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ɛpʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He is often associated with French Impressionist Cinema and the concept of photogénie.
Life and career
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