Pierre Lestringuez (October 17, 1889 – October 18, 1950) was a French

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and

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. He wrote the screenplays for several

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...

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s during the 1920s.O'Shaughnessy p.233-34

Selected filmography

Actor

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The Whirlpool of Fate ''The Whirlpool of Fate'' or ''The Girl of the Water'' (French: ''La Fille de l'eau'') is a 1925 French silent drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Catherine Hessling as its heroine. All of the French copies of this film have been lo ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Marquitta ''Marquitta'' is a 1927 French silent drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Angelo, Marie-Louise Iribe and Henri Debain.O'Shaughnessy p.234 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It was shot at th ...

'' (1927)

Screenwriter

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'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

Son of France ''Son of France'' (French: ''Fils de France'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Blondy and starring Jean Mercanton, Jimmy Gaillard and Jacques Famery. It was made with the assistance of the French Army Film Service.Rousso & Goldhamme ...

'' (1946) * ''Clandestine'' (1946) * ''

The Murdered Model ''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The M ...

'' (1948) * ''

Women and Brigands ''Women and Brigands'' (Italian: ''Donne e briganti'') is a 1950 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban and Jean Chevrier. It is based on the story of the legendary guerilla f ...

'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* O'Shaughnessy, Martin. ''Jean Renoir''. Manchester University Press, 2000.

External links

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