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The History of French Cinema: 1934 |
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4/1 - |
Jean Renoir’s version of Madame Bovary, starring Valentine Tessier in the title role and Renoir’s brother Pierre Renoir, premieres at the Cine-Opera in Paris. [ADD] | |||
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Raymond Bernard’s film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables premieres at the Cinema Marignan in Paris. The film, which stars Harry Bauer, Charles Vanel and Orane Demazis, is a success with both the public and the critics. [ADD] | |||
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Max Ophul’s French language version of Liebelei is released here under the title of Une Histoire d’amour (Love Story). It stars Magda Schneider. [ADD] | |||
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15/5 - |
Liliom, the first film directed by Fritz Lang since leaving Germany, is released. Adapted from Ferenc Molnar’s play, it stars Madeleine Ozeray and Charles Boyer. [ADD] | |||
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29-year-old Jean Vigo dies of septicemia, less than a month after the premiere of his final film l’Atalante, the filming of which took a heavy toll on his health. The film, about which Vigo prophetically said “I am killing myself with l’Atalante,” was heavily edited by Gaumont-FFA following negative reaction from exhibitor’s in April, and retitled Le Chaland qui Passe. [ADD] | |||
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Release of Marcel Pagnol’s Angele, the tale of a peasant girl (Orane Demazis) who becomes a prostitute in the city after becoming pregnant. The film was shot on location in Marseilles, where its premiere was held on 28th September. [ADD] | |||
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Julien Duvivier’s Maria Chapdelaine, starring Jean Gabin and Madeleine Renaud, is released. [ADD] | |||
| – A government loan saves Gaumont-Franco-Film-Aubert from bankruptcy. [ADD] | ||||
| – George Pal makes a film advert in his hotel room in Paris, and is commissioned by Philips to make two more. [ADD] | ||||
Other Key French Films of 1934 |
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| Amok (Fedor Ozep) [ADD] | ||||
| L’Hippocampe (Jean Painleve) [ADD] | ||||
| Lac aux Dames (Marc Allégret) [ADD] | ||||
| Mauvaise Graine (Billy Wilder) [ADD] | ||||
| Le Metro (Georges Franju, Henri Langlois) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1934 |
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