André Cayatte
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Biography
André Cayatte was a lawyer fascinated with the notion of using film to express his opinions about the social and moral status of his native France. He decided to become a filmmaker in the mid-'30s and so left his law practice to begin working as a screenwriter. His first script was for Allegret's Entree des Artistes (1938). A few years later he made his directorial debut (he continued to write or co-write all of his screenplays). True to his higher purpose, his subsequent films tend to be more concerned with expressing his ideas through content than they are with artistry. Many of his films such as Le Dossier Noir(1955) and Nou Sommes Tous des Assassins (1957) strongly criticize the French judicial system. When not making social critiques, Cayatte made romantic films to explore the different facets of love. Among his best is Les Amants de Verone, a reworking of Romeo and Juliet. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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André Cayatte
| André Cayatte | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcel Truc 3 February 1909 Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
| Died | 6 February 1989 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Awards | Golden Lion 1950 Justice est faite 1960 Le Passage du Rhin |
André Cayatte (3 February 1909, Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, Paris) was a French New Wave filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility, themes which Cayatte persisted in affirming regardless of changing contemporary attitudes.
Some of Cayatte's earlier films that covered these themes include Justice est faite (Justice is Done, 1950), Nous sommes tous des assassins (We Are All Murderers, 1952), and Le passage du Rhin (Tomorrow Is My Turn) (1960).
In 1963, André Cayatte undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films entitled Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc), and Françoise ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise). Anatomy of a Marriage tells the same story from two different points of view, forming a cinematic pairing that anticipated later works like Alain Resnais’ Smoking/No Smoking (1993). His 1973 film Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Selected filmography
- La fausse maîtresse (1942)
- We Are All Murderers (1951)
- Tomorrow is My Turn (1962)
- Le glaive et la balance (1963)
- Mourir d'aimer (1969)
- Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
- Verdict (1974)
- State Reasons (1978)
- Question of Love (1978)
References
- ^ "Berlinale 1973: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1973/03_preistr_ger_1973/03_Preistraeger_1973.html. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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