Jean Delannoy — Director (20)

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Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)
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other title: Der Oberst des Kaisers / Pontcarral, colonel d'empire …
For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in battle.

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In the Eyes of Memory (1948)
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other title: Aux yeux du souvenir / 记忆之中 …
Director Jean Delannoy's immediate followup to his brilliant Les Jeux sont Faits was the more conventional Aux Yeux du Souvenir (aka Souvenir and To the Eyes of Memory). The film is based on a true story, wherein an France airliner managed to survive a journey from Rio De Janeiro to Dakar with two of its engines incapacitated. To this already intensely dramatic situation has been added a romantic subplot involving Claire Magny (Michele Morgan) and Jacques Forester (Jean Marais). The love story adds very little to the film; fortunately, neither does it detract from the film's overall quality. As was the case with many French productions of the 1940s, Aux Yeux du Souvenir benefits immeasurably from the Wagnerian musical score by Georges Auric.

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The Baron of the Locks (1960)
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other title: Ein Herr ohne Kleingeld / Le Baron de l'écluse …
The lucky Baron wins a boat in a card game and takes off with his former lover to find new adventures. Adverse circumstances land them in a small town, where the Baron's seafaring companion leaves for more attractive scenery offered by a wealthy local man. Meanwhile, there is a certain charming cafe owner that the Baron finds irresistible -- at least for awhile.

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流浪狗没有衣领 (1955)
Chiens perdus sans collier Douban
让·德拉努瓦 actor: Jean Gabin / 让-雅克·德尔伯 …
other title: Chiens perdus sans collier
A parentless young boy Alain Robert is placed into the care of a rural farming family. Bullied and abused, he sets fire to a barn and runs away to the town. Alain allows himself to be placed into the custody of Judge Lamy, who arranges for him to be sent to an observation centre for juvenile delinquents in the country. Here, Alain strikes up a friendship with an older boy, Francis, who is determined to escape so that he can rejoin his pregnant girlfriend… Chiens perdus sans collier is director Jean Delannoy's rare attempt to tackle real social issues, although he is noticeably less successful than in his other films. This is in spite of the fact that the film is competently made and features some creditable acting performances. The film looks good, it makes entertaining viewing, but it just doesn't ring true. The film's evident artificiality made it a sitting target for the reactionary film critics of the time, most notably François Truffaut (who would develop an intense hostility towards Delannoy in later years). Chiens perdus sans collier is certainly a good example of the uninspired kind of film which French cinema churned out in the 1950s, although it is not in itself necessarily a bad film.

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Princess of Cleves (1961)
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让·德拉努瓦 actor: 玛丽那·维拉迪 / 让·马雷 …
other title: 克莱芙王妃 / La princesse de Clèves …
When a young teen marries the Prince of Cleves, more than twice her age, she automatically becomes an official Princess and takes her new position to heart. Although distracted by the elite entertainments found at court, the princess cannot help but mourn her impossible love for the dashing Duc de Nemours.

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Marie Antoinette Queen of France (1956)
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让·德拉努瓦 actor: 米歇尔·摩根 / 理查德·托德 …
other title: 法兰西王后玛丽·安托瓦内特 / Marie Antoinette reine de France …
While Louis XV is dying, the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette, seduces a Swedish officer, Axel de Fersen, which pains her husband, the new King Louis XVI, who will know how to be generous when he learns of this deception.

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梅格雷的陷阱 (1958)
Maigret tend un piège Douban
让·德拉努瓦 actor: 让·迦本 / 安妮·吉拉尔多
other title: Maigret tend un piège / 巧设陷阱 …
一宗连环杀人案的发生让整个城市都笼罩在恐慌之中,凶手专门挑黑发的漂亮女人下手,并且不会留下任何的蛛丝马迹,一时之间,城里的好看姑娘们人人自危。负责此案的梅格雷警长(让·迦本 Jean Gabin 饰)愁白了头,他知道,自己面对的显然是一个心狠手辣又狡猾多疑的老狐狸,与此同时,他还要背负来自媒体和市民们给予的重重压力。 在梅格雷警长的不断调查之下,一个名叫莫兰(安妮·吉拉尔多 Annie Girardot 饰)的女人浮出了水面,一些非常细小的证据表明,她和她的丈夫马塞尔(让·德赛利 Jean Desailly 饰),同这次的连环杀人事件有着千丝万缕的关联。