Louis Chavance (1907–1979) was a French

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He also worked occasionally as 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 edit ...

and

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

. He is best known for his screenplay for ''

Le Corbeau ''Le Corbeau'' () is a 1943 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey and Pierre Larquey. The film is about a French town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelou ...

'' which he first wrote in 1933 although the film was not made for another decade.Bernstein & Studlar p.251

Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''

La Nuit fantastique ''La Nuit fantastique'' (''The Fantastic Night'') is a 1942 French fantasy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It is regarded as one of the most successful films made in France during the German occupation. Plot Denis, a poor student in philosophy ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Phantom Baron ''The Phantom Baron'' (French: ''Le Baron fantôme'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Odette Joyeux, Jany Holt, and Alain Cuny.

'' (1943) * ''

'' (1943) * '' A Lover's Return'' (1946) * ''

The Last Penny ''The Last Penny'' (French: ''Le dernier sou'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continent ...

'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * ''

Under the Cards ''Under the Cards'' (French: ''Le dessous des cartes'') is a 1948 French crime film directed by André Cayatte and starring Madeleine Sologne, Serge Reggiani and Paul Meurisse.Crisp p.311 The story is loosely based on the Stavisky Affair of the 1 ...

'' (1948) * '' Summer Storm'' (1949) * '' The Man Who Returns from Afar'' (1950) * '' The 13th Letter'' (1951) * ''

Tom Toms of Mayumba ''Tom Toms of Mayumba'' ( it, Tam tam mayumbe) is a 1955 Italian adventure film directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano. Cast * Pedro Armendáriz - Martinez * Habib Benglia - Gomba * Jacques Berthier - Clemens Van Waerten * Kerima - Madalena * ...

'' (1955)

Editor

* ''

L'Atalante ''L'Atalante'', also released as ''Le Chaland qui passe'' ("The Passing Barge"), is a 1934 French film written and directed by Jean Vigo, and starring Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo and Michel Simon. After the difficult release of his controversial sh ...

'' (1934)

References

Bibliography

* Matthew Bernstein & Gaylyn Studlar. ''Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film''. Rutgers University Press, 1997.

External links

* 1907 births 1979 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film people from Paris 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub