Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville
Born
Jean-Pierre Grumbach

(1917-10-20)20 October 1917
Paris, France
Died2 August 1973(1973-08-02) (aged 55)
Paris, France
Cause of deathStroke
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
SpouseFlorence Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville (French: [mɛlvil]; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor.

He became well known for his noir movies, such as Le Doulos (1962), Le Samouraï (1967) and Le Cercle rouge (1970).[1]

Movies

TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorWriterProducerOther
24 heures de la vie d'un clown 1946 Yes Yes Yes Yes Short film
Narrator		 [2]
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne 1948 Yes actor [3]
Le Silence de la mer 1949 Yes Yes Yes Film editor [4]
Les Enfants terribles 1950 Yes Yes Yes Yes Production director, actor [5]
Orpheus 1950 Yes Actor [3][6]
Quatre sans millions! 1951 Yes Short film, actor [3]
When You Read This Letter 1953 Yes Yes Yes Adaptation [7][8]
Bob le flambeur 1956 Yes Yes Yes Yes Adaptation, voice-over [9][10]
Amour de poche 1957 Yes Actor [3]
Mimi Pinson 1958 Yes Actor [3][11]
Two Men in Manhattan 1959 Yes Yes Yes Yes Adaptation, dialogue, cinematographer, actor ("Moreau") [12]
Breathless 1960 Yes Actor [3][13]
Léon Morin, Priest 1961 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [14][15]
Le Doulos 1962 Yes Yes Yes Adaptation, dialogues [16][17]
Landru 1963 Yes Actor [3][18]
Magnet of Doom 1963 Yes Yes Yes Adaptation, dialogues [19][20]
Le deuxième souffle 1966 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [21][22]
Le Samouraï 1967 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [23][24]
Army of Shadows 1969 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [25][26]
Le Cercle rouge 1970 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [27][28]
Un flic 1972 Yes Yes Yes Dialogues [29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean-Pierre Melville: Life and Work of a Groundbreaking Filmmaking Poet • Cinephilia & Beyond". Cinephilia & Beyond. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  2. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 222.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vincendeau 2003, p. 261.
  4. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 223.
  5. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 225.
  6. ↑ "Orphée (1949) Jean Cocteau" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 226.
  8. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 227.
  9. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 228.
  10. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 229.
  11. ↑ "Mimi Pinson (1957) Robert Darène" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 230.
  13. ↑ "Breathless (1959) Jean-Luc Godard" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 231.
  15. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 232.
  16. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 233.
  17. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 234.
  18. ↑ "Landru (1962) Claude Chabrol" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  19. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 236.
  20. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 237.
  21. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 238.
  22. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 239.
  23. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 242.
  24. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 243.
  25. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 244.
  26. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 245.
  27. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 246.
  28. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 247.
  29. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 248.
  30. ↑ Vincendeau 2003, p. 249.
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