Pierre Prévert

Pierre Prévert

Born: May 26, 1906
Died: April 5, 1988
in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Pierre Prévert (26 May 1906 – 5 April 1988) was a French film director, screenwriter, and actor.

He is the brother of Jacques Prévert, who is the subject of his documentary Mon frère Jacques. He is the father of screenwriter Catherine Prévert.

Source: Article "Pierre Prévert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Pierre Prévert...

Drôle d'oiseau
Title: Drôle d'oiseau
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 25, 2003
Type: Movie
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The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Title: The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 1983
Type: Movie
Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips, archival interviews, and commentary from scholars and contemporaries including Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, and Jeanne Moreau. Directed by Anthony Wall with readings from Buñuel's autobiography by Paul Scofield. Six trims to meet copyright restrictions.
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Title: Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 24, 1978
Type: TV
Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of French cinema from its birth to the beginning of the 1960s. With commentary read by Jean Rochefort.
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Luis Buñuel
Title: Cinéastes de notre temps : Luis Buñuel
Character: Self
Released: April 21, 1964
Type: Movie
An overview of Luis Buñuel's career. Includes an interview with the filmmaker.
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Mystery Tour
Title: Mystery Tour
Character: Theater manager (uncredited)
Released: May 21, 1947
Type: Movie
The basic premise: A retired bus driver fulfills his lifelong dream of providing an extended "voyage surprise" (the title is translated as "Mystery Tour") for unsuspecting vacationers. They soon realize, while riding in the old man's home-made bus, that he hasn't bothered to plan any kind of itinerary. As a result, they end up in completely preposterous situations, of course. Voyage surprise!
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Twilight
Title: Twilight
Character: L'appariteur (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1944
Type: Movie
At the beginning of the 20th century, the destiny of Félicie Nanteuil, a young girl from the provinces who became a big star on the stage thanks to a comedian who committed suicide out of love for her.
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Two Shy Ones
Title: Two Shy Ones
Character: Verdinet
Released: March 3, 1943
Type: Movie
Jules Frémissin is shy and in love. The father of the object of his flame is also shy. The marriage proposal is very laborious, because before marrying Cécile Thibaudier, Jules must fight a duel with the arrogant Vancouver, convinced that all this eager and awkward courtship was intended for his own wife, also named Cécile.
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Le soleil a toujours raison
Title: Le soleil a toujours raison
Character: The innocent
Released: January 27, 1943
Type: Movie
Tonio, pretty Micheline's fiance, meets Georgia ,a gypsy who makes advances to him.
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Le Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié
Title: Le Commissaire est bon enfant, le gendarme est sans pitié
Character: Un Saint-Cyrien
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
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L'Atalante
Title: L'Atalante
Character: Le voyageur pressé (uncredited)
Released: April 24, 1934
Type: Movie
Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.
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Prices and profits, the potato
Title: Prices and profits, the potato
Released: December 31, 1932
Type: Movie
Prix et Profits is a 20-minute short film originally made for educational purposes and released in 9.5mm format. As the title suggests, the film follows the supply chain of a potato, from farmers to consumers, and examines the mechanisms of capitalism.
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Baleydier
Title: Baleydier
Released: January 15, 1932
Type: Movie
The attempt of a young hairdresser to act in a serious film with his chosen co star , recognized during the shooting as inept, is mistakenly taken by the audience to be deliberately comic.
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L'Âge d'or
Title: L'Âge d'or
Character: Péman (uncredited)
Released: November 28, 1930
Type: Movie
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.