René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné,

René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...

, and

Géza von Radványi Géza von Radványi (born Géza Grosschmid; 26 September 1907 – 27 November 1986) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer. Biography Born Géza Grosschmid, he took the name Radványi from his paternal grandmother. ...

among others. His three films with Carné in the late 1930s — '' Port of Shadows'', ''

Hôtel du Nord ''Hôtel du Nord'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné that stars Arletty, Louis Jouvet, Annabella, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. It tells the story of two couples in Paris, one being a prostitute and her pimp and the other two you ...

'', and ''

Le Jour Se Lève ''Le jour se lève'' (, "The day rises"; also known as ''Daybreak'') is a 1939 French film directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, based on a story by Jacques Viot. It is considered one of the principal examples of the French ...

'' — are widely admired examples of

poetic realism Poetic realism was a film movement in France of the 1930s. More a tendency than a movement, poetic realism is not strongly unified like Soviet montage or French Impressionism but were individuals who created this lyrical style. Its leading filmm ...

. He also directed films from 1935 to 1950. Perhaps the best-known is '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943), which was a film adaptation of a famous novella by

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

. Le Hénaff retired from filmmaking in 1968.

Selected filmography

Editor

* '' The Shark'' (1930) * ''Sous les toits de Paris ( Under the Roofs of Paris)'' (1930) * ''

À Nous la Liberté ''À nous la liberté'', sometimes written as ''À nous la liberté!'', (English: ''Freedom Forever'' or ''Freedom for Us'') is a 1931 French musical film directed by René Clair. With a score by Georges Auric, it has more music than any of ...

'' (1931) * ''

Bastille Day Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In French, it is formally called the (; "French National Celebration"); legally it is known as (; "t ...

'' (1933) * ''Le Scandal ( The Scandal)'' (1934) * ''

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

'' (1936) * ''Le Quai des brumes ( Port of Shadows)'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Le Quai des brumes (

Women Without Names ''Women Without Names'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey. Plot Cast * Ellen Drew as Joyce King * Robert Paige as Fred MacNeil * Judith Barrett as Peggy Athens * John Miljan as District Attorney John Marlin * ...

)'' (1950) * '' L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (Strange Desire of Mr. Bard)'' (1954) * '' A Girl Without Boundaries'' (1955) * ''Der Arzt von Stalingrad (

The Doctor of Stalingrad ''The Doctor of Stalingrad'' (german: Der Arzt von Stalingrad also known as ''Battle Inferno'') is a 1958 German drama film directed by Géza von Radványi and starring O.E. Hasse, Eva Bartok and Hannes Messemer. It is an adaptation of the 195 ...

)'' (1958) * '' Twelve Hours by the Clock'' (1959)

Director

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Fort Dolorès ''Fort Dolorès'' (French: ''Fort-Dolorès'') is a 1939 French western film directed by René Le Hénaff and starring Roger Karl, Gina Manès and Pierre Larquey.Crisp p.378 The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Cast * ...

'' (1939) * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943) *'' St. Val's Mystery'' (1945) * '' The Husbands of Leontine'' (1947)

References

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* French film editors French centenarians Men centenarians 1901 births 2005 deaths {{film-editor-stub