Louisette Hautecoeur (1914–2004) was a French

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. McGerr p.229 Active from the 1930s to the 1970s, she worked on productions by directors such as

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. She was married to fellow film editor Henri Taverna.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Last Billionaire ''The Last Billionaire'' (French: ''Le dernier milliardaire'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Max Dearly, Marthe Mellot and Renée Saint-Cyr. The film is based on a fictional small European kingdom which is on ...

'' (1934) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * ''

The Kiss of Fire ''The Kiss of Fire'' (French: ''Naples au baiser de feu'') is a 1937 French romantic comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Tino Rossi, Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Viviane Romance.Plastino & Sciorra p.128 The film is based on th ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Shanghai Drama ''The Shanghai Drama'' (french: Le drame de Shanghaï) is a 1938 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Christl Mardayn, Louis Jouvet and Raymond Rouleau.Kennedy-Karpat p.132-33 An exiled White Russian woman works as a cabaret s ...

'' (1938) * ''

Girls in Distress ''Girls in Distress'' (french: Jeunes filles en détresse) is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.Rentschler p.282 The film's sets were designed by the art director A ...

'' (1939) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

The Acrobat ''The Acrobat'' (French: ''L'acrobate'') is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Jean Tissier and Thérèse Dorny.Lorcey p.208 It was made at the Victorine Studios in Nice, in the Unoccupied Zone of France. T ...

'' (1941) * ''

Romance of Paris ''Romance of Paris'' (French: ''Romance de Paris'') is a 1941 French musical film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Charles Trenet, Jean Tissier and Yvette Lebon.Burch & Sellier p.135 The film was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. It was ...

'' (1941) * ''

Prince Charming Prince Charming is a fairy tale stock character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. This classification suits most heroes of a number of traditional folk tales, incl ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Murderer is Afraid at Night ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (French: ''L'assassin a peur la nuit'') is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti. A film noir it was shot at the Victorine S ...

'' (1942) * ''

Bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

'' (1942) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) *''

Farandole The Farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. The Farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella. The carmagnole of the French Revolution is a derivative. Traditional dance The farandole is consi ...

'' (1945) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' Man About Town'' (1947) * ''

White Paws ''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristocra ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Chocolate Girl ''The Chocolate Girl'' (french: La Belle Chocolatière, german: Das Schokoladenmädchen) is one of the most prominent pastels of Genevan artist Jean-Étienne Liotard, showing a chocolate-serving maid. The girl carries a tray with a porcelain ch ...

'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''

The Strange Madame X ''The Strange Madame X'' (french: L'Étrange Madame X) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Marcelle Maurette, Pierre Laroche (dialogue) and Albert Valentin (adaptation). It stars Michèle Morgan a ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Long Teeth ''The Long Teeth'' (original title "Les Dents longues") is a French comedy drama film from 1953, directed by Daniel Gélin, written by Michel Audiard. It features Danièle Delorme, Louis de Funès, Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot. The story is b ...

'' (1953) * ''

Wonderful Mentality ''Wonderful Mentality'' (French: ''Belle mentalité'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Richard, Michèle Philippe and Jean Martinelli.Rège p.464 The film's sets were designed by the art director R ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Father of the Girl ''The Father of the Girl'' (French: ''Le père de Mademoiselle'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Arletty, Suzy Carrier and André Luguet.Parish p.14 Cast * Arletty as Edith Mars * Suzy Carrier as Franç ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Love of a Woman ''The Love of a Woman'' (French: ''L'amour d'une femme'', Italian: ''L'amore di una donna'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti and Gaby Morlay.The A to Z of French Cinema ...

'' (1953) * ''

Children of Love ''Children of Love'' (French: ''Les enfants de l'amour'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Etchika Choureau, Joëlle Bernard and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Grand Maneuver ''The Grand Maneuver'' (french: Les Grandes Manœuvres) is a 1955 French drama film written and directed by René Clair, and starring Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as ''Summer Manoeuvres' ...

'' (1955) * ''

Paris, Palace Hotel ''Paris, Palace Hotel'' is a 1956 French-Italian romantic comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul and Tilda Thamar.Parish p.61 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (French: ''La mariée est trop belle'') is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle and Louis Jourdan. It was also known by the alternative title o ...

'' (1956) * ''

Maid in Paris ''Maid in Paris'' (French: ''Paris canaille'') is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin and Tilda Thamar. The screenplay concerns a young woman from the countryside who visits Paris and fa ...

'' (1956) * '' Gates of Paris'' (1957) *''

A Kiss for a Killer ''A Kiss for a Killer'' (French: ''Une manche et la belle'') is a 1957 French drama mystery film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda. It is based on the 1954 novel '' The Sucker Punch'' by James H ...

'' (1957) * ''

And Your Sister? ''And Your Sister?'' (French: ''Et ta soeur?'') is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Maurice Delbez and starring Pierre Fresnay, Arletty and Jean-Claude Brialy.Parish p.98 Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Bastien du Boccage * Arletty as Lucrèce du B ...

'' (1958) * ''

That Night ''That Night'' (originally titled ''One Hot Summer'') is a 1992 American coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Craig Bolotin and starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis. It is based on the 1987 novel of the same name b ...

'' (1958) * ''

Magnificent Sinner ''Magnificent Sinner'' (original French title: ''Katia'') is a 1959 French film by director Robert Siodmak about the romance between Tsar Alexander II of Russia and the then-schoolgirl Catherine Dolgorukov, who later became his mistress and finall ...

'' (1959) * ''

Les Scélérats ''Les Scélérats'' (English title: ''The Wretches'') is a 1960 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein who co-stars with Michèle Morgan, Olivier Hussenot and Jacqueline Morane. It is also known as "The Blackguards". Plot The film tells the ...

'' (1960) * ''

All the Gold in the World ''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Bourvil, Alfred Adam and Philippe Noiret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets ...

'' (1961) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1961) * ''

Le Masque de fer ''Le Masque de fer'' ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based on the 1850 novel '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, ''The Man in the Iron Mask''; ...

'' (1962) * '' Shéhérazade'' (1963) * '' Diary of a Chambermaid'' (1964) * '' Les amitiés particulières'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

The Lace Wars ''The Lace Wars'' (French: ''Les fêtes galantes'') is a 1965 French-Romanian historical comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron and Marie Dubois.McGerr p. 208. Plot In the 18th century, as the army of ...

'' (1965) * ''

Living It Up ''Living It Up'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis which was released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelso ...

'' (1966) * '' Belle de Jour'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' The Dominici Affair'' (1973) * '' Piaf'' (1974) * '' Emilienne'' (1975) * '' The Margin'' (1976)

References

Bibliography

* Durgnat, Raymond. ''Luis Bunuel''. University of California Press, 1977. * McGerr, Celia. ''René Clair''. Twayne Publishers, 1980.

External links

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