Guy Du Fresnay (1877-1937) was a French writer and silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He was awarded the
Legion of Honor
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
in 1919.
[decree of the French Ministry of war dated 11 January 1919.]
He is the descendant of French writer
Maria Du Fresnay and of French knight
Ange Du Fresnay as well as the ancestor of French essayist and economist
Philippe Du Fresnay.
Biography
He started as a writer, then became a scenarist and film director.
He worked notably for the
Gaumont Film Company
The Gaumont Film Company (, ), often shortened to Gaumont, is a French film studio headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in ...
.
Filmography
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Démon du foyer, Le'' (1912)
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Jardin du pirate, Le
Jardin may refer to:
Places
* Jardin, Isère, a village in Isère, France
* Le Jardin, a village in Corrèze, France
* Jardin, Colombia, a town in Antioquia
Family name
* Alexandre Jardin (born 1965), French writer and film director
* Frédéric ...
'' (1918)
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Cathédrale merveilleuse, La'' (1918)
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De la coupe aux lèvres
''De la coupe aux lèvres'' is a 1920 French silent film directed by Guy du Fresnay.
Cast
* Marguerite Madys
*Paul Capellani
Paul Capellani (September 9, 1877 – November 7, 1960) was a noted French silent film actor. His brother was ...
'' (1920)
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Ami des montagnes, L'
AMI or Ami may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
*AMI-tv, a Canadian TV channel
**AMI-télé, the French-language version
* AMI-audio, a Canadian audio broadcast TV service
*'' Ami Magazine'', an Orthodox Jewish news magazine
Businesse ...
'' (1920)
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Ailes s'ouvrent, Les
Ailes or aile may refer to:
People
;With this given name
* Ailes Gilmour, pioneer of the American Modern Dance movement of the 1930s
* Aile Asszonyi (born 1975)
;Surnamed
* Roger Ailes (1940–2017), president of America's Fox News Channel and ...
'' (1921)
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Margot Margot (; ) is a feminine French given name, a variant of Marguerite. It is also occasionally a surname. Persons named Margot include the following:
People with the given name Margot
* Margot Asquith, countess of Oxford and Asquith
* Marguerite ...
'' (1922)
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Frou-Frou
''Frou-Frou'', is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Augusto Genina, written by A. E. Carr, starring Dany Robin and Louis de Funès. The film is also known as "A Girl from Paris".
Plot
Frou-Frou is a 16-year-old peddler. She comes to ...
'' (1923)
Bibliography
*Magazine "Ciné pour tous", No 66, 20 Mai 1921, lien url: http://www.cineressources.net/images/periodiques/o000/401.pdf
*Magazine "Cinéa", No 52, 5 Mai 1922, page 1, lien url: http://www.cineressources.net/images/periodiques/o000/494.pdf
See also
*
Ange Du Fresnay
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Maria Du Fresnay
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Marie-Caroline Du Fresnay
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Philippe Du Fresnay
References
External links
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French film directors
Silent film directors
1877 births
1937 deaths