Jean Devaivre (1912–2004) was a French
film director and
screenwriter.
[Rège p.319] Additionally, he worked as a
dubbing
Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sou ...
director, preparing foreign-language films for release in France. The film ''
Safe Conduct'' (''Laissez-passer'', 2002) directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
is based on Devaivre's activities in the
French film industry during the wartime
Occupation of France
The Military Administration in France (german: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; french: Occupation de la France par l'Allemagne) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zo ...
.
His brother
Louis Devaivre was a
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology.
The film ed ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Shop Girls of Paris
''Shop Girls of Paris'' or ''The Ladies' Delight'' (French: ''Au Bonheur des Dames'') is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Michel Simon, Albert Préjean and Blanchette Brunoy.Lanzoni p.110 It is an adap ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Farm of Seven Sins'' (1949)
* ''
Fugitive from Montreal'' (1950)
* ''
Vendetta in Camargue'' (1950)
* ''
My Wife, My Cow and Me
My or MY may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Mar ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Alarm in Morocco'' (1953)
* ''
A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (1953)
* ''
Caroline and the Rebels
''Caroline and the Rebels'' (french: Le Fils de Caroline chérie) is a 1955 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Sophie Desmarets and Brigitte Bardot. It is loosely part of the ''Caroli ...
'' (1955)
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
*
1912 births
2004 deaths
Film directors from Paris
20th-century French screenwriters
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