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Marcel Carné

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Also known as Marcel Albert Carné

French film director (1906 – 1996)

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Marcel Carné (1906–1996) was a French film director, screenwriter, and critic. Born in Paris, he worked in the directing department and was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts. His notable works include *Port of Shadows*, *Le Jour Se Lève*, and *Children of Paradise*. Carné received several awards, including the Praemium Imperiale, the Louis Delluc Prize, an Honorary César, and the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

He was married to Roland Lesaffre and spoke French. Carné died in Clamart and was buried in Saint-Vincent Cemetery. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française.

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Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Marcel Carné
  • Les jeunes loups
  • Kiken na magarikado
  • La Bible
  • Alba tragica, di Marcel Carné

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Film & TV

Directing · Paris, France

Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Marcel Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in silent film as a camera assistant with director Jacques Feyder. By age 25, Carné had already directed his…

Known for

  • Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff — Self (archive footage)2020
  • 1940: Taking over French Cinema — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Marcel Carné: My Life in Film — Self1995
  • Le monde est à vous — Self1987
  • Champs-Elysées — Self1982
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self1978
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
  • Apostrophes — Self1975
  • Midi Première — Self1975

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1908-04-12
Active to
1988-09-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
32
Total plays
84

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Key facts

Born
Marcel Albert Carné , ( 1906-08-18 ) 18 August 1906, Paris , France
Died
31 October 1996 (1996-10-31) (aged 90), Clamart , France
Years active
1936–1976

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Official website

le site hommage au réalisateur français Marcel Carné (1906-1996)

le site hommage au réalisateur français Marcel Carné (1906-1996)

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Encyclopedic overview

Marcel Albert Carné ( French: [maʁsɛl albɛʁ kaʁne]; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945); the latter has been cited as one of the great films of all time.

Biography

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