Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy ( born January 12, 1908 in Noisy- le -Sec, † 18 June 2008 in Guainville ) was a French film director and screenwriter.
Life and work
His parents were from the Haute -Normandie, Delannoy himself was born in the Paris suburb of Noisy- le -Sec and was the descendant of Huguenots, the De la Noye and then Delano were called.
During his studies in Paris Delannoy began to play in silent films. He eventually worked for Paramount, where he worked his way to the cutter. 1934 made his first directorial work laid the foundation for his career in which he worked as a scriptwriter. In 1946, his film and there was light as one of eleven films in Cannes awarded the Grand Prix; In 1960 Inspector Maigret sets a trap nominated for a British Film Academy Award.
One of his first major successes were the colonel of the Emperor (1942 ) and The Eternal spell ( 1943). After films like And there was light (1946 ), The game is over (1947; according to Sartre ) and Maigret sets a trap (1958 ) followed intellectually challenging films until 1976 he turned to the television. This was followed by a series of films that marked the lives of the saints: Bernadette - The Miracle of Lourdes ( 1988) La Passion de Bernadette (1990) and Mary of Nazareth (1995).
1986 Jean Delannoy received a Ehrencésar.