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The films of
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier
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Poil de carotte (1925) Julien Duvivier |
Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931) Julien Duvivier |
Allo Berlin? Ici Paris! (1932) Julien Duvivier |
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| The 1925 version of Poil de carotte was Julien Duvivier’s first notable success. Although less well-known and far less regarded than his subsequent sound films of the 1930s and ’40s... [More...] | This early sound film from avant-garde French filmmaker Julien Duvivier contains an odd mix of styles which range from an early attempt at neo-realism (most noticeable in the location sequences) to a subtly expressionistic... [More...] | Allo Berlin? Ici Paris! marked a rare departure from the norm for Julien Duvivier, in terms of both style and subject. One of the director’s few comedies... [More...] |
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Poil de carotte (1932) Julien Duvivier |
Golgotha (1935) Julien Duvivier |
La Bandera (1935) Julien Duvivier |
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| Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and... [More...] | One of Julien Duvivier’s most ambitious and controversial films is this character-based adaption of the Gospels of the New Testament, which relates the last few days of Jesus Christ... [More...] | La Bandera is one of Julien Duvivier’s most memorable films, providing a satisfying and early example of poetic realism, albeit in a setting far removed from contemporary France... [More...] |
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La Belle équipe (1936) Julien Duvivier |
Pépé le Moko (1937) Julien Duvivier |
Un carnet de bal (1937) Julien Duvivier |
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| La Belle équipe is one of director Julien Duvivier’s most enduring and popular films. Although it is not quite his best work, it has several moments of brilliance which easily afford it the status of a masterpiece... [More...] | An undisputed classic of French cinema, Pépé le Moko combines poetic realism with gangster thriller, making this one of the earliest and best examples of the French film noir genre... [More...] | Un carnet de bal is a good example of French cinema of the late1930s, and one of the earliest successful attempts at the episodic film which became so popular in subsequent decades. ... [More...] |
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The Great Waltz (1938) Julien Duvivier |
La Charrette fantôme (1939) Julien Duvivier |
La Fin du jour (1939) Julien Duvivier |
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This is a very sombre film which offers an uncompromising depiction of the humiliation and bitterness that accompanies the end of an actor’s life... [More...] |
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Untel père et fils (1943) Julien Duvivier |
Panique (1947) Julien Duvivier |
Anna Karenina (1948) Julien Duvivier |
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After his largely lacklustre stint in Hollywood during World War II, Julien Duvivier returned to France a changed man, and this is clearly reflected in his first French film after the war... [More...] | One of the most ambitious film productions of Tolstoy’s celebrated novel is this version starring the iconic actress Vivien Leigh and directed by the great French film director Julien Duvivier... [More...] |
