Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including Lucrèce Borgia (1953), Madame du Barry (1954), and Nana (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christol [1] Christian-Jaque's 1946 film A Lover's Return was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
Also recorded as Christian Maudet
Christian-Jaque
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- Full name
- Christian Albert François Maudet.
- Born
- 1904. · 19th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1994. · Boulogne-Billancourt.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- director, screenwriter and production designer.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Honorary César.
- Languages
- French.
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Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including Lucrèce Borgia (1953), Madame du Barry (1954), and Nana (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christol [1] Christian-Jaque's 1946 film A Lover's Return was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
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Christian-Jaque (1904–1994) was a director, film director and production designer, among other activities, of French nationality. The director was born Christian Albert François Maudet in 19th arrondissement of Paris and died in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Christian-Jaque was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris, Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The director worked in France.
Languages used include French. Honours include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and Honorary César, among others.
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He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler Fanfan la Tulipe. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque was born in Paris. He died in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1994.
Christian-Jaque studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Officer of the National Order of Merit and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
Source: The Pont-Biquet Family (1935) Monsieur Personne (1936) School for Journalists (1936) Josette (1937) Francis the First (1937) In Venice, One Night (1937) The House Opposite (1937) Boys' School (1938) Rail Pirates (1938) Ernest the Rebel (1938) First Ball (1941) Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941) La Symphonie fantastique (1942) Carmen (1942) Voyage Without Hope (1943) Boule de suif (1945) The Bellman (1945) A Lover's Return (1946) The Charterhouse of Parma (1948) Man to Men (1948) Singoalla (1949) Lost Souvenirs (1950) Barbe-Bleue (1951) and German-language version Bluebeard (1951) Adorable Creatures (1952) Fanfan la Tulipe (1952) Lucrèce Borgia (1953) Destinées (1954) Madame du Barry (1954) Nana (1955) If All the Guys in the World (1956) Nathalie (1957) The Law Is the Law (1958) Babette Goes to War (1959) Love and the Frenchwoman (segment "Le Divorce") (1960) Madame (1961) Don't Tempt the Devil (1963) The Black Tulip (1964) Champagne for Savages (1964) The Man from Cocody (1965) The Dirty Game (1965) The Second Twin (1966) The Saint Lies in Wait (1966) Dead Run (1967) Emma Hamilton (1968) The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) Docteur Justice (1975) Parisian Life (1977)
Art director
Art director
The Great Passion (1928) The Best Mistress (1929) The Wedding March (1929) Levy and Company (1930) Tenderness (1930) The Sandman (1932) The Levy Department Stores (1932)
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Southern Cross (1932)
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19th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Festival de Cannes: A Lover's Return. festival-cannes.com.
- 2.2nd Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners. berlinale.de.
- 3.1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959). MIFF.
- 4.11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979). MIFF.
- 5.Shipman, David. Obituary: Christian-Jaque. The Independent. July 11, 1994.
- 6.Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. Crowell. 1979. 9780690012040.
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