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Cocinor was a French
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company based in Paris. Established in 1948 its full name is the Compagnie cinématographique du Nord. It was founded by Ignace Morgenstern out of a former distribution company SEDIF he had previously worked for. The company was later sold to Edmond Tenoudji. The company took over Les Films Marceau and distributed some films under the name Cocinor-Marceau. It also acquired the back catalogue of Charles Delac's old company. The company established its reputation in the 1950s by releasing a number of commercial hits including comedies. The company also handled films by
French New Wave French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...
directors from the late 1950s onwards.Marie p.60


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* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993 * De Baecque, Antoine & Toubiana, Serge. ''Truffaut: A Biography''. University of California Press, 2000. * Marie, Michel. ''The French New Wave: An Artistic School''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. French film studios Film production companies of France Film distributors of France {{film-studio-stub