The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the

Opéra Garnier The Palais Garnier (, Garnier Palace), also known as Opéra Garnier (, Garnier Opera), is a 1,979-seatBeauvert 1996, p. 102. opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from ...

in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward the Seventh, was opened in 1911. The theatre, which was originally a cinema, was named in the honour of King

Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...

, as he was nicknamed the "most Parisian of all Kings", appreciative of French culture. In the early to mid 1900s,under the direction of Sacha Guitry, the theatre became a symbol of anglo-franco friendship, and where French people could discover and enjoy Anglo Saxon works. French actor and director Bernard Murat is the current director of the theatre. Modern "boulevard comedies" and vaudevilles are often performed there, and subtitled in English by the company Theatre in Paris. Important figures in the arts, cinema and theatre have performed there, including Orson Welles, Eartha Kitt, and more. Pablo Picasso created props for a play at the Théâtre Edouard VII in 1944.

History

1916: Alphonse Franck

* 1916: ''All right''

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own duri ...

in 2 acts and 14 tableaux by

Rip Rest in peace (RIP), a phrase from the Latin (), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace. ...

* 1917: ''La Folle Nuit ou Le Dérivatif'' musical by

André Mouëzy-Éon André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French dramatist, author of comedies, librettist, screenwriter and Dialogue, dialoguist. Biography André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the Théâtre de Cl ...

and

Félix Gandéra Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...

, music Marcel Pollet * 1917: ''Son Petit Frère'', two acts operetta by

André Barde André Barde was the pseudonym of André Bourdonneau (July 1874, Meudon – October 1945, Paris), a French writer best known for his libretti for operettas. He was active from 1899-1936. He frequently collaborated with Charles Cuvillier Char ...

, music

Charles Cuvillier Charles Cuvillier (24 April 1877 – 14 February 1955) was a French composer of operetta. He won his greatest successes with the operettas ''La reine s'amuse'' (1912, played as ''The Naughty Princess'' in London) and with ''The Lilac Domino'', wh ...

* 1917: ''Le Feu du voisin'' by

Francis de Croisset Francis de Croisset (; born Franz Wiener, 28 January 1877 – 8 November 1937) was a Belgian-born French playwright and opera librettist. Early life Born as Franz Wiener, he was educated in Brussels on 28 January 1877 into a prominent Jewish-Bel ...

* 1917: ''La Jeune Fille au bain'' by

Louis Verneuil Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was be ...

* 1917: ''La Petite Bonne d'Abraham'', three acts biblical tale by André Mouëzy-Éon and Félix Gandéra, music by Marcel Pollet * 1917: ''Il le faut !'' by René Berton, ''Manon en voyage'' by

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are '' Manon'' (1884) and ''Werther' ...

and

Claude Terrasse Claude Terrasse (27 January 1867 – 30 June 1923) was a French composer of operettas. Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by writing the music for the play ''Ubu Roi'' by Alfred Jarry in 1896. In Paris, his brother-in-law, t ...

, ''Rien qu'un'' by André Pascales (one act play and comic opera) * 1919: ''Phi-Phi'' by

Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French libretto, librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 ...

and

Henri Christiné Henri Marius Christiné (27 December 1867 – 25 November 1941) was a French composer of Swiss birth. The son of a French Savoyard watchmaker, Christiné was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He began by teaching at the lycée in Geneva, while pur ...

* 1919: ''Le Loup dans la bergerie'' 3 acts tale by Georges Manoir and Armand Verhyle after Balzac * 1919: ''L'Enfantement du mort'' by

Marcel L'Herbier Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...

* 1920: ''L'École des satyres'' * 1920: ''L'Erreur d'une nuit d'été'' by Philippe Maquet * 1920: ''

Je t'aime Je t’aime (a French phrase meaning "I love you") may refer to: *''Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime'', a 1974 album by Johnny Hallyday ** "Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime" (song), the title song from the above album * "Je T'Aime" (Psychic TV song ...

'' by

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...

* 1921: '' Le Comédien'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: ''Le cœur dispose'' by Francis de Croisset * 1921: ''Le Grand Duc'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: '' Faisons un rêve'' by Sacha Guitry * 1921: ''

Jacqueline Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

'' by Sacha Guitry, after

Henri Duvernois Henri Duvernois (4 March 1875 in Paris - 30 January 1937 in Paris) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Filmography *''La Guitare et le Jazz-band'', directed by Gaston Roudès (1923, based on the play ''La Guitare et le Jazz-b ...

* 1922: ''

Jean de La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine (, , ; 8 July 162113 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his ''Fables'', which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Euro ...

'' by Sacha Guitry * 1922: '' Une petite main qui se place'' by Sacha Guitry * 1922: ''Seul'' by Henri Duvernois * 1922: ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Sai ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

* 1923: '' Un sujet de roman'' by Sacha Guitry * 1923: ''

L'Amour masqué ''L'amour masqué'' is a comédie musicale in three acts with music by André Messager and a French libretto by Sacha Guitry, based on the work by Ivan Caryll Félix Marie Henri Tilkin (12 May 1861 – 29 November 1921), better known by hi ...

'' comédie musicale by Sacha Guitry and

André Messager André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéra comique, opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage wo ...

* 1923: '' Le Lion et la poule'' by Sacha Guitry * 1924: ''La Danseuse éperdue'' by

René Fauchois René Fauchois (31 August 1882 – 10 February 1962) was a French dramatist, librettist and actor. Stagestruck from his youth he moved from his native Rouen to Paris as a teenager to pursue a stage career. He had early success both as an actor and ...

* 1924: ''L'Âge de raison'' by

Paul Vialar Paul Vilar (18 September 1898 – 8 January 1996) was a French author and writer of novels, tales and essays. In 1960, he wrote the lyrics for the song ''Les Étangs de Sologne'' with the music by Henri Betti which was sung the same year by Jean ...

* 1924: ''

L'École des femmes ''The School for Wives'' (french: L'école des femmes; ) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palai ...

'' by Molière, directed by

Lucien Guitry Lucien Germain Guitry (13 December 1860 – 1 June 1925) was a French actor. Life In 1885, while living in Saint Petersburg, Guitry appeared at the French (or Mikhaylovsky) Theatre. His son, the future actor, writer and director Sacha Gui ...

* 1924: '' Une étoile nouvelle'' by Sacha Guitry * 1925: '' On ne joue pas pour s'amuser'' by Sacha Guitry * 1925: ''

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

'' by Sacha Guitry, music

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

* 1926: ''A vol d'oiseau'' by Sacha Guitry and

* 1926: ''Souris d'hôtel'' by

Paul Armont Paul Armont (1874–1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire. Selected plays * 1913 – ''Le Cheval ...

and

Marcel Gerbidon Marcel Gerbidon (1868–1933) was a French playwright and screenwriter. He collaborated frequently with Paul Armont. A number of his plays have been adapted into films such as the 1958 film '' School for Coquettes''.Pallister & Hottell p.77 Select ...

* 1926: ''The Co-Optimiste'' by

Melville Gideon Melville J. Gideon (May 21, 1884, New York City – November 11, 1933, London) was an American composer, lyricist and performer of ragtime music, composing many themes for hit Broadway musicals including ''The Co-Optimists'' and ''The Beauty Spot ...

* 1927: ''Knock Out'' by Jacques Natanson and Jacques Théry * 1927: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry * 1927: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry * 1927: ''La Vagabonde'' by

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

* 1928: '' Mariette ou Comment on écrit l'histoire'' by Sacha Guitry * 1929: ''L'Amoureuse Aventure'' by

and Marcel Gerbidon, directed by

Jacques Baumer Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 - 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: ' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max Glass and Marco de Gastyne ...

1929: Louis Verneuil

In 1929, Alphonse Franck is succeeded by Louis Verneuil for six months. * 1929: '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' by Louis Verneuil * 1929: ''Azaïs'' by Louis Verneuil * 1929: ''Le Grand Voyage'' by Robert Cedric Sherriff * 1929: ''Tu m'épouseras !'' by Louis Verneuil * 1930: ''Miss France'' by

Georges Berr Georges Berr (30 July 1867 – 21 July 1942) in Paris, was a French actor and dramatist, a member and sociétaire of the Comédie-Française from 1886 to 1923. Under the pseudonyms Colias and Henry Bott he wrote several plays, particularly in c ...

and Louis Verneuil

1930: Maurice Lehmann

In 1930, Maurice Lehmann becomes new director until 1931 when the place runs again as a movie theatre. * 1930: ''Le Rendez-vous'' by

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

* 1930: '' L'Assemblée des femmes'' by

Maurice Donnay Charles Maurice Donnay (12 October 1859 – 31 March 1945) was a French dramatist. Biography Donnay was born of middle-class parents in Paris in 1859. His father was a railway engineer and initially Donnay followed a similar profession, st ...

after

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1931: Victor Francen

* 1931: ''Les Trois Chambres'' by

Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...

* 1931: ''Monsieur de Saint-Obin'' by and

Harold Marsh Harwood Harold Marsh Harwood (29 March 1874 – 19 April 1959) was a British businessman, playwright, screenwriter and theatre manager. He was the son of the businessman and politician George Harwood and the husband of F. Tennyson Jesse who co-wrote some ...

* 1931: ''Déodat'' by Henry Kistemaeckers

1931: Alphonse Franck

At the end of the year 1931,

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takes over the movie theatre. * 1938: ''L'Écurie Watson'' by

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

, adaptation

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

and

Maurice Sachs Maurice Sachs (born Maurice Ettinghausen, 16 September 1906, Paris – 14 April 1945, Germany) was a French-Jewish writer. Biography Sachs was the son of a Jewish family of jewelers. He was educated in an English-style boarding-school, lived fo ...

1941: Robert Gallois

In 1940, theatre returns. * 1940: ''L'Insoumise'' by Pierre Frondaie * 1941: ''Marché noir'' by

Steve Passeur Steve Passeur, pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replicas often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Steve Passeur was considered as an author of the avant-garde, whose works we ...

, directed by

Camille Corney Camille Corney (died 11 June 1952 in Tunis)Louis Jouvet, 1887–1951: notes & documents was a French theatre director and stage actor. He was the manager of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Studio des Champs-Élysées. Filmography * 1933: '' ...

* 1941: ''

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...

'' by Francis de Croisset and

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

* 1942: ''Les J3 ou la nouvelle école'' by Roger-Ferdinand, directed by

* 1942: ''Jeunesse'' by

Paul Nivoix Paul Eugène Nivoix (December 24, 1889 - September 14, 1958) was a French playwright and screenwriter. Theater With Marcel Pagnol: * ''Tonton'' 1924 * '' Les Marchands de gloire'' 1925 * '' Un direct au cœur'' 1926. Filmography * 1932: '' ...

* 1942: ''Une belle histoire'' by Guy Rotter * 1942: ''L'Honnête Florentine'' by Henry Chabrol

1943: Jean-Michel Renaitour and Jacqueline Heusch

* 1943: ''L'Affranchi'' by

Charles Méré Charles Méré (29 January 1883 – 2 October 1970) was a French film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Biography Méré was born in Marseille, France, and was president of the ''Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques'' (Soci ...

* 1943: ''La Tragédie d'Alexandre'' by

Paul Demasy Paul Demasy (21 March 1884 – 30 January 1974) was a francophone Belgian playwright. Main works ;Theatre *1919: ''La Tragédie d'Alexandre'' *1924: ''Jésus de Nazareth'' *1925: ' *1926: ''Dalilah'' *1933: ''Milmort'' *1925: ''Panurge'' *1937 ...

1944: Pierre Béteille

* 1944: ''Le Roi Christine'' by

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* 1944: ''

Andromaque ''Andromaque'' is a tragedy in five acts by the French playwright Jean Racine written in alexandrine verse. It was first performed on 17 November 1667 before the court of Louis XIV in the Louvre in the private chambers of the Queen, Marie Thér� ...

'' by

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western traditio ...

, directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

* 1944: ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, adaptation

Georges Neveux Georges Neveux (1900–1982) was a French people, French dramatist and poet. Neveux's first notable work was the play ''Juliette ou la clé des songes (Juliet or the key to dreams)'', written in 1927 and produced in 1930. It became the basis o ...

* 1944: ''Les Plus Beaux Yeux du monde'' by

Jean Sarment Jean Sarment, real name Jean Bellemère, (13 January 1897 – 29 March 1976) was a French film and stage actor and a writer. He was nominated administrator of the Comédie-Française in July 1944 although he won't occupy the position. Selecte ...

* 1945: ''Sérénade à trois'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

* 1945: ''

Tristan et Iseult Tristan and Iseult, also known as Tristan and Isolde and other names, is a medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century. Based on a Celtic legend and possibly other sources, the tale is a tragedy about the illic ...

'' by

Lucien Fabre Lucien Fabre (14 February 1889 – 26 November 1952) was a French novelist, essayist, and poet. Personal life Fabre was born on 14 February 1889 in France's River Garonne region in Pampelonne, and died in Paris on 26 November 1952. Career Pub ...

, directed by

Alfred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...

* 1945: ''Les Dames de Niskala'' by

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* 1946: ''Les Derniers Seigneurs'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by

* 1946: ''Les Pères ennemis'' by

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, directed by

Georges Vitaly Georges Vitaly, real name Vitali Garcouchenko, (15 January 1917 – 2 January 2007), was a 20th-century French actor, theater director and theater manager. The son of immigrants from the Russian revolution, he trained as actor from 1934. In 1947 ...

* 1946: ''

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'' by Shalom Anski, directed by André Marcovici * ''Bichon'' by

Jean de Létraz Jean de Létraz, pen name of Jean Félix Deletraz, (23 February 1897 - 3 June 1954) was a French playwright, spécialising in vaudeville, who authored nearly 118 plays, among which the most famous is ''Bichon'' written in 1935. Biography His fir ...

, with

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue ...

* ''Le Gâteau des Rois'' by Marcelle Capron * 1947: ''

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'' adaptation by

Marcel Duhamel Marcel Duhamel (16 July 1900 in Paris – 6 March 1977 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var) was a French actor and screenwriter, founder of the Série noire publishing imprint. He played The Foreman in Jean Renoir's 1936 ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange''. In ...

after

John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...

, directed by

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* 1947: ''L'amour vient en jouant'' by

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents a ...

, directed by Pierre-Louis * 1947: ''Des hommes viendront'', a play by

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* 1948: '' The Lame Devil'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by the author * 1948: ''La Savetière prodigieuse'' after

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

, directed by

* 1948: ''Joyeux Chagrins'' after

, adaptation

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Bibliography *1933 ''Patiences et impatiences'' *1944 ''Am Stram Gram'' *1945 ''U ...

and Pierre Gay, directed by

Louis Ducreux Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nom ...

* 1948: '' Shéhérazade'' by

Jules Supervielle Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer born in Montevideo. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. He opposed the surrealism movement in poetry and rejected automatic wri ...

, directed by

Jean Vilar Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director. Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a sma ...

Festival d'Avignon The ''Festival d'Avignon'', or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vila ...

* 1948: ''Les Enfants d'Édouard'' by Frederic Jackson and Roland Bottomley, adaptation

Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He fo ...

, directed by

Jean Wall Jean Wall (1900–1959) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p. 306 He also directed two films. Partial filmography * ''La vagabonde'' (1932) - Le peintre Adolphe Taillandy * ''Chair ardente'' (1932) - Florent * ''The Beautiful Sailor'' (193 ...

* ''La Huitième Femme de Barbe-Bleue'' by Charlton Andrews, adaptation

Alfred Savoir Alfred Poznański (23 January 1883 – 26 June 1934), better known by his alias Alfred Savoir, was a Polish-born French comedy playwright of Jewish background. Career Alfred Poznański was born into a Jewish family in the Polish city of Łódź ...

* 1949: ''

Le Silence de la mer ''Le Silence de la mer'' (, ''The Silence of the Sea'') is a French novel written during the summer of 1941 and published in early 1942 by Jean Bruller under the pseudonym "Vercors". Published secretly in German-occupied Paris, the book quick ...

'' after Vercors, directed by

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* 1949: ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of person ...

'' by

Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the thre ...

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, directed by

Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ...

* 1950: ''Cabrioles'' by Roger Ferdinand * 1950: ''Time Runs'' by

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...

after ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...

'' by

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (; baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the ...

, directed by the author * 1950: ''The Blessed and the damned'' and ''The Unthinking Lobster'' by

, directed by the author * 1950: ''Poof'' by

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealis ...

, directed by

Yves Robert Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with ...

* 1950: ''Pourquoi pas moi'' by Armand Salacrou, directed by

Jacques Dumesnil Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly; November 9, 1903 – May 8, 1998) was a French film and television actor. Early life Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903 in Paris, France ...

* 1950: ''Le Château du carrefour'' by

Odette Joyeux Odette Joyeux (5 December 1914 – 26 August 2000) was a French actress, playwright and novelist. Biography She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 19 ...

* 1951: ''L'Ile heureuse'' by

Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French actor, and holder of the Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Croix de Guerre for his World War II military service. Ea ...

, directed by

Pierre Dux Pierre Dux (21 October 1908 – 1 December 1990) was a French stage director, stage actor, and film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Filmography References External links * * 1908 births 1990 deaths Burials ...

* 1951: ''Ce monde n'est pas fait pour les anges'' by

Pascal Bastia Pascal Bastia (11 September 1908 – 12 July 2007) was a 20th-century French operetta composer, songwriter and screenwriter. Biography Pascal Bastia was the son of chansonnier-songwriter, singer, actor, filmmaker Jean Bastia (1878-1940), born i ...

* 1951: ''Tapage nocturne'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by Jean Wall

1951: Elizabeth Hijar

* 1951: '' The Innocents'' by William Archibald, directed by

Roland Piétri Roland Piétri (1910 in Paris – 27 October 1986 in the same city), was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Roland Piétri was co-director of the Comédie des Champs-Élysées from 1944 to 1948 with Claude Sainval and for one season ...

* 1951: ''Ombre chère'' by

Jacques Deval Jacques Deval (1895–1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director. Novels *''Marie Galante'' (1931) Plays *''Une faible femme''; a comedy in three acts (1920) *''Dans sa candeur naïve''; a comedy in three acts (1926); translate ...

, directed by the author * 1953: ''Demeure chaste et pure'' by

George Axelrod George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Mon ...

, adaptation Jacques Deval, directed by

* 1954: ''Souviens-toi mon amour'' by

André Birabeau André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Novels and short stories * ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man f ...

, directed by Pierre Dux * 1955: '' Il y a longtemps que je t'aime'' by Jacques Deval, directed by

Jean Le Poulain Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was t ...

* 1955: ''Isabelle et le pélican'' by Marcel Franck, mise en scène Marc Camoletti * 1955: '' Témoin à charge'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

, directed by

Pierre Valde Pierre Valde, real name Pierre Duchemin, (25 November 1907 - 26 February 1977) was a French stage actor and theatre director. Ha was a dramaturge at the Théâtre de l'Atelier managed by Charles Dullin from 1933 to 1937 then established his own ...

* 1955: ''Le Système deux'' by Georges Neveux, directed by

René Clermont René Clermont (14 November 1921 – 24 October 1994) was a French stage and film actor as well as a playwright. Theatre Comedian *1933: ''Trois pour 100'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Gabriel Signoret, Théâtre Antoine as Barbouin * ...

* 1955: ''

Fric-Frac ''Fric-Frac'' is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara, starring Fernandel, Arletty and Michel Simon. It tells the story of Marcel, an assistant to a jeweller, who befriends a couple of criminals who want to u ...

'' by

Édouard Bourdet Édouard Bourdet (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 26 October 1887 – Paris, 17 January 1945) was a 20th-century French playwright. He was married to the poet, Catherine Pozzi; their son was Claude Bourdet. Plays *1910: ''Le Rubicon'' *1912: ''La Cage ouv ...

, * 1955: ''La Cuisine des anges'' by Albert Husson, directed by

Christian-Gérard Christian Gérard Mazas (4 October 1903 – 27 July 1984), known as Christian-Gérard,Sometimes spelt without hyphen. was a French stage and film actor as well as theater director. Theatre Comedian * 1932 : ' by Jacques Deval, directed by J ...

* 1955: ''Zamore'' by Georges Neveux, directed by Henri Soubeyran * 1956: ''La Nuit du 4 août'' by Albert Husson, directed by Christian-Gérard * 1956: ''Le mari ne compte pas'' by Roger-Ferdinand, directed by Jacques Morel * 1957: '' Une femme trop honnête'' by

, directed by Georges Vitaly * 1957: ''Le monsieur qui a perdu ses clefs'' by

Michel Perrin Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...

, directed by

Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of ''Jeanne ...

1958: Raymond Rouleau

* 1958: ''Oncle Otto'' by

Jacques Mauclair Jacques Mauclair (12 January 1919 – 21 December 2001) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,00 ...

, directed by the author * 1958: ''Nous entrerons dans la carrière'' by René Catroux, directed by Raymond Rouleau * 1958: ''Virage dangereux'' by

John Boynton Priestley John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...

, directed by Raymond Rouleau

1958: Claude Génia

Starting in 1958, Claude Génia becomes responsible for the theatre and introduces new notable plays such as '' L'Année du bac'', ''Jours heureux'', ''

Bonheur, impair et passe ''Bonheur, impair et passe'' is a 1977 French television film directed by Roger Vadim starring Danielle Darrieux. It was based on a play by Francoise Sagan. Plot Angora, a ruined Russian princess, is married to Igor, who, since she deceived him f ...

''… and a new generation of actors like

Sami Frey Sami Frey (born Samuel Frei; 13 October 1937) is a French actor of Iranian Jewish descent. Among the films he starred in are '' En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud'' (1993), in which he portrays French poet and playwright Antonin Artaud, and '' Bande ...

, Francis Nani,

Jacques Perrin Jacques Perrin (born Jacques André Simonet; 13 July 1941 – 21 April 2022) was a French actor and film producer. He was occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Early life Jacques André Simonet was born on the Boulevard Port-Royal in P ...

, Roger Dumas,

Juliette Gréco Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Désh ...

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

Michel de Ré Michel de Ré (25 February 1925 - 15 March 1979) was a French actor and theatre director. A grandson of Marshal Joseph Gallieni, he was until 1950 the husband of Heddy Einstein, daughter of the painter William Einstein, and afterwards compagnon ...

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

Marthe Mercadier Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress. Filmography Awards * In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. * In 1989, she won the ''Molière Award'' of the Best Comic Show. * In 2007, she was n ...

, Jean Le Poulain... * 1958: ''

Lady Godiva Lady Godiva (; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English , was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. Today, she is mainly reme ...

'' by

Jean Canolle Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

, directed by

* 1958: ''L'Enfant du dimanche'' by

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules Br ...

, directed by

* 1958: '' L'Année du bac'' by José-André Lacour, directed by

* 1960: ''Carlota'' by

Miguel Mihura Miguel Mihura Santos (21 July 1905, in Madrid – 27 October 1977) was a Spanish playwright. He is best known for his comedy '' Tres sombreros de copa'' (1952), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett or Ionesco and t ...

, adaptation

Emmanuel Robles Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, directed by

* 1960: '' De doux dingues'' by Michel André after Joseph Carole, directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1961: '' Huit Femmes'' by Robert Thomas, a remake of which was later realised by the film director

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, '' Huit Femmes'', directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1962: ''Bichon'' by

, directed by

Jean Meyer Jean Meyer Barth (born February 8, 1942) is a French-Mexican historian and author, known for his writings on early 20th-century Mexican history. He has published extensively on the Mexican Revolution and Cristero War, the history of Nayarit, and ...

* 1963: ''Sémiramis'' by Marc Camoletti, directed by Michel de Ré * 1963: ''L'Âge idiot'' by

, directed by Maurice Guillaud * 1964: ''

'' by

Françoise Sagan Françoise Sagan (born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois char ...

, directed by the author with

Claude Régy Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etch ...

* 1964: ''Tim'' by Pol Quentin after

Paul Osborn Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901 – May 12, 1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Osborn's original plays are '' The Vinegar Tree'', ''Oliver Oliver'', and ''Morning's at Seven'' and among his several successful adaptations, ''On Borr ...

, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval * 1964: '' Diary of a Madman'' by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

, directed by

François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019)Roger Coggio Roger Coggio (11 March 1934 – 22 October 2001) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 40 films between 1954 and 1998. He was married to actress Pascale Audret. He died of cancer. Selected filmography * '' Be ...

* 1964: ''Le Deuxième Coup de feu'' by Robert Thomas, directed by Pierre Dux * 1965: ''Pourquoi pas Vamos'' by

Georges Conchon Georges Conchon (9 May 1925 in St. Avitus (Puy-de-Dôme) – 29 July 1990 in Paris) was a French writer and screenwriter. Biography He grew up in a family of teachers,Pierre Maury: Georges Conchon n’ecrira plus'. archives.lesoir.be, 31. Ju ...

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* 1965: ''Les Bargasses'' by

Marc'O Marc-Gilbert Guillaumin known as Marc'O (original spelling Marc, O ) (born April 10, 1927) is a French writer, researcher, director, playwright, and filmmaker known for being part of the Lettrist movement. Filmography Films * 1954 : ''Closed ...

, directed by the author * 1965: ''La Nuit de Lysistrata'' by

, directed by

Gérard Vergez Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitue ...

* 1965: ''Les Filles'' by

Jean Marsan Jean Marsan (7 April 1920 – 29 September 1977) was a French screenwriter and actor. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954). Selected filmography * ''The Secret of Monte Crist ...

, directed by Jean Le Poulain * 1965: ''

Chat en poche is a comedy in three acts by Georges Feydeau which was performed for the first time on the 19 September 1892 at the Théâtre Déjazet. Modern times commentators have remarked that even if this early play was still influenced by Eugène Marin Labi ...

'' by

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...

, directed by

Jean-Laurent Cochet Jean-Laurent Cochet (28 January 1935 – 7 April 2020) was a French director and actor. Biography He was best known for starring in movies such as ''A Thousand Billion Dollars'' and ''Fort Saganne''. He was an important teacher for acting. Hundr ...

* 1966: ''

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, directed by Jean-Louis Andrieux

1966: Wilfrid Dodd

In 1967,

Francis Veber Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writ ...

presents his first play ''L'Enlèvement''.

Simone Valère Simone Valère (2 August 1923 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Pa ...

and

Jean Desailly Jean Desailly (24 August 1920 – 11 June 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, and later participated in about 90 movies. Life and career Desailly studied at the École nationale supérieure des ...

play ''Double Jeu'' by Robert Thomas before

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film ''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

and

Françoise Rosay Françoise Rosay (; born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche; 19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse,''Design'', Volume 9 1965 p. 24 and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure ...

introduce ''La Soupière'', a comedy. Claude Dauphin is Shylock in ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' adaptation

Thierry Maulnier Thierry Maulnier (born Jacques Talagrand; 1 October 1909, Alès – 9 January 1988, Marnes-la-Coquette) was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic. He was married to theatre director Marcelle Tassencourt. Early years A ...

before

Elvire Popesco Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian- French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career P ...

again plays ''La Mamma'' by André Roussin. * 1966: ''Ange pur'' by Gaby Bruyère, directed by Francis Joffo * 1966: ''Seule dans le noir'' by Frédéric Knott, adaptation

Raymond Castans Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

, directed by Raymond Rouleau * 1966: ''La Polka des lapins'' by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

, directed by Nicole Anouilh * 1967: ''Xavier'' by

, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval * 1967: ''Frédéric'' by

, directed by

Pierre Mondy Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* 1968: ''Des enfants de cœur'' by

François Campaux François Campaux, (14 April 1906 in Auxerre- 8 August 1983 in Paris), was a French film director, screenwriter and playwright. Filmography Director * 1946 in the movies, 1946 : ''Henri Matisse (short film)'' * 1949 in the movies, 1949 : ' ...

, directed by

* 1968: ''L'Amour propre'' by Marc Camoletti, directed by the author * 1968: ''L'Enlèvement'' by

, directed by

Jacques Fabbri Jacques Fabbri (4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's (1950 film), The ...

* 1969: ''Voyage à trois'' by

, directed by Robert Manuel * 1969: ''L'Assassinat de Sister George'' by Franck Marcus, adaptation Jean Cau, directed by

Andréas Voutsinas Andreas Voutsinas ( el, Ανδρέας Βουτσινάς; 22 August 1930 – 8 June 2010) was a Sudanese-Greece, Greek actor and theater director. In the English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel Brooks films, ''The P ...

, * 1969: ''Les Garçons de la bande'' by

Mart Crowley Edward Martino Crowley (August 21, 1935 – March 7, 2020) was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play '' The Boys in the Band''. Biography Crowley was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After graduating from The Catholic University of ...

, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet

1970: Robert Thomas

* 1970: ''

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, directed by

Marcelle Tassencourt Marcelle Tassencourt (28 May 1914 – 18 December 2001) was a French actress and theatre director. In 1960, she was appointed head of the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles. She was a drama teacher at the Versailles conservatory. Among her stud ...

* 1970: ''Double Jeu'' by Robert Thomas, directed by

Jacques Charon Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. Du ...

* 1971: ''Le Train de l'aube'' by

, directed by Jean-Pierre Laruy * 1971: ''La Soupière'' by

, directed by Francis Joffo and Robert Lamoureux * 1971: '' Piège pour un homme seul'' by Robert Thomas, directed by Jacques Charon * 1972: ''En avant... toute !'' by Michel André, directed by

Michel Roux Michel Roux, OBE (; 19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020), also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starred ...

* 1974: ''La Mamma'' by André Roussin, directed by the author * 1975: ''

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine ''Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' is a French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was released in 1981. Plot Guy is fired from is job, and asks to sleep and stay in the apartment of his friend, Daniel, who is living with his gi ...

'' by

Luis Rego Luis Rego (born 30 May 1943) is a French actor, comedian, writer and director, of Portuguese origins. He was a founding member of music/comedy group Les Charlots Les Charlots, known as The Crazy Boys in the English-speaking world, was a group ...

and

Didier Kaminka __NOTOC__ Didier is a French masculine given name and surname common throughout the Romance languages. It comes from the Ancient Roman names Didius and Desiderius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it ha ...

, directed by

Jean-Luc Moreau Jean-Luc may refer to: In politics: * Jean-Luc Bennahmias (born 1954), a French politician and Member of the European Parliament * Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940–2014), a Flemish politician * Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), a French politician * Jean-Luc ...

* 1974: ** '' Hélène ou la Joie de vivre'' by André Roussin and Madeleine Gray, directed by René Clermont ** ''Pluie'' by

John Colton John Colton may refer to: *John Colton (politician) (1823–1902), Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist * John Colton (bishop) (c. 1320–1404), statesman and cleric in Ireland *John Colton (screenwriter) John Colt ...

and Clemence Randolph after

Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...

, adaptation E.R. Blanchet and

Horace de Carbuccia Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his '' ...

, directed by René Clermont * 1975: ** ''

Le Système Ribadier ''Le Système Ribadier'' (The Ribadier System) is a farce in three acts by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Hennequin, first performed in November 1892. It depicts a husband's stratagem for escaping the marital home to engage in extramarital intrigue, ...

'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Dix minutes d'alibi'' by Anthony Armstrong, adaptation Maurice Renault, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** '' La Nuit du 16 janvier'' by

Ayn Rand Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum;, . Most sources transliterate her given name as either ''Alisa'' or ''Alissa''. , 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and p ...

, adaptation Marcel Dubois, directed by

André Villiers André Villiers (born 13 December 1954) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the second ward of the department ...

** ''La Complice'' by Jacques Rémy after a novel by Louis C. Thomas, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Trésor party'' by Bernard Régnier after

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...

, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''

'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet ** ''Demandez Vicky'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon after

Alan Melville Alan Melville (19 May 1910 – 18 April 1983) was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal. Early life and cricket career Melville w ...

and Fred Schiller, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval ** '' Le Pape kidnappé'' by João Bethencourt, adaptation André Roussin, directed by René Clermont ** '' La Facture'' by

Françoise Dorin Françoise Dorin (23 January 1928 – 12 January 2018) was a French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter. She was most successful in the 1970s, authored about 30 plays and more than 25 books as well as writing songs for various arti ...

, directed by Jacques Charon ** ''Ah ! La Police de papa !'' by

, directed by Jacques Charon ** '' Quelqu'un derrière la porte'' by Jacques Robert, directed by André Villiers ** '' Le noir te va si bien'' by

after Saul O'Hara, directed by Jean Le Poulain ** ''Le Nu au tambour'' by

, adaptation Albert Husson, directed by Jacques-Henri Duval and

Jean Degrave Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

** ''Les Hannetons'' by

Eugène Brieux Eugène Brieux (; 19 January 18586 December 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. Biography Works A one-act play, ''Bernard Palissy'', written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he h ...

, directed by René Clermont ** ''Un homme d'action'' by William Dinner and William Morum, adaptation Pol Quentin, directed by

Grégoire Aslan Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. Early life Krikor Kaloust Aslanian ( hy, Գրիգոր Գալուստի Ասլանյան) was born in Switzerland or in Cons ...

** ''Il était une gare'' by

, directed by

** ''Le Sourire de la Joconde'' by

Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley ...

, adaptation Georges Neveux, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** ''

The Mandrake ''The Mandrake'' (Italian: ''La Mandragola'' ) is a satirical play by Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Although the five-act comedy was published in 1524 and first performed in the carnival season of 1526, Machiavelli likel ...

'' by Roland Jouve after Machiavelli, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Inspecteur Grey'' by André Faltianni and Alfred Gragnon, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Mon cœur balance'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipale ...

, directed by

Claude Nicot Claude Nicot (12 February 1925 – 17 November 2003) was a French film actor.Goble p.199 Selected filmography * '' Great Man'' (1951) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * '' The Beauty of Cadiz'' (1953) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953) * '' Thirteen at th ...

** ''Monsieur Silence'' by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

, directed by

Christian Alers Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

** ''Les Derniers Outrages'' by

Robert Beauvais Robert Beauvais (6 March 1911 – 23 February 1982) was a French writer and journalist. He was married twice, to Gisèle Parry and Ginette Garcin. From his first marriage he had a daughter, Élisabeth Beauvais, a musician known as Clothilde. Am ...

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Jacques François Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. In 1948 he we ...

, directed by the author ** ''Le Moulin de la galette'' by

, directed by Max Fournel ** ''

La Rabouilleuse ''La Rabouilleuse'' (''The Black Sheep'', or ''The Two Brothers'') is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of '' The Celibates'' in the series ''La Comédie humaine''. ''The Black Sheep'' is the title of the English translation by Donal ...

'' by Émile Fabre after

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, directed by Robert Manuel * 1976: ** ''Le Pirate'' by

, directed by Jacques Sereys ** ''Sacrés Fantômes'' by

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

, directed by

Jean Michaud Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

** ''Seul le poisson rouge est au courant'' by

Jean Barbier Jean Barbier (9 July 1875 – 31 October 1931) was a French-Basque author. Life He participated in the creation and discussion of the Euskaltzaindia, the Academy of the Basque language. Works He contributed regularly to the weekly ''Navarro-l ...

and Dominique Nohain, directed by Dominique Nohain ** ''La Sainte Famille'' by André Roussin, directed by Georges Vitaly ** ''Am-Stram-Gram'' by André Roussin, directed by

** '' La Bagatelle'' by

, directed by

** ''Fanny et ses gens'' by

Jerome K. Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1889). Other works include the essay collections '' Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow'' (1886) an ...

, adaptation André Méry and Pierre Scize, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** ''Le Guilledou'' by Michael Clayton Hutton, adaptation Constance Coline, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Week-end'' by

, adaptation André Méry and

Antoine Bibesco Prince Antoine Bibesco ( ro, Prințul Anton Bibescu; July 19, 1878 – September 2, 1951) was a Romanian people, Romanian aristocrat, lawyer, diplomat, and writer. Biography His father was Prince Alexandre Bibesco, the last surviving son of ...

, directed by Jacques Ardouin ** ''Le monsieur qui attend'' by

Emlyn Williams George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintsh ...

, adaptation André Roussin, directed by Georges Vitaly ** ''La Charrette anglaise'' by

and

, directed by

** ''Xavier ou l'héritier des Lancestre'' by

, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Le Cœur sous le paillasson'' by Harold Brooke and Kay Bannerman, adaptation

Alexandre Breffort Alexandre Breffort (1901–1971) was a French screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' Follow That Man'' (1953) 1901 births 1971 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers { ...

, directed by

Michel Vocoret Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), S ...

** ''La Femme de paille'' by

Catherine Arley Pierrette Henriette Denise Marthe Pernot (20 December 1922 – 25 July 2016), better known professionally as Catherine Arley, was a French novelist and actress. Biography After high school, Catherine Arley joined the National Conservatory of ...

, directed by Raymond Gérôme ** '' L'Héritière'' by

Ruth Goetz Ruth Goetz (January 12, 1912 — October 12, 2001) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and translator along with her husband and collaborator Augustus Goetz. Biography Early life Ruth Goetz was born Ruth Goodman on January 12, 1912 ...

and Augustus Goetz, adaptation Louis Ducreux, directed by René Clermont ** ''Un mois à la campagne'' by

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, adaptation Albert Husson, directed by Jean Meyer ** ''La Frousse'' by Julien Vartet, directed by René Clermont ** ''Le Coin tranquille'' by Michel André, directed by Michel Vocoret ** ''Une femme presque fidèle'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by

** ''Le monsieur qui a perdu ses clés'' by

, directed by Robert Manuel ** ''Attends-moi pour commencer'' by Joyce Rayburn, adaptation

, directed by

1976: Simone Valère and Jean Desailly

* 1976: ''Dis-moi, Blaise'' after

Blaise Cendrars Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European mod ...

, directed by

Michel Bertay Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), S ...

* 1976: ''

Amphitryon 38 ''Amphitryon 38'' is a play written in 1929 by the French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, the number in the title being Giraudoux's whimsical approximation of how many times the story had been told on stage previously. Original productions ''Amphitryon ...

'' by

Jean Giraudoux Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work ...

, directed by

* 1977: ''

An Enemy of the People ''An Enemy of the People'' (original Norwegian title: ''En folkefiende''), an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, followed his previous play, ''Ghosts'', which criticized the hypocrisy of his society's moral code. That response inclu ...

'' by

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

, directed by Étienne Bierry

1978: Pierre Bergé

Under the direction of

Pierre Bergé Pierre Vital Georges Bergé (; 14 November 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent, and was a longtime business partner (and onetime life partner) of its namesake des ...

the

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expands with the creation of ''Nous ne connaissons pas la même personne'' by

François-Marie Banier François-Marie Banier () (born ) is a French novelist, playwright, artist, actor and photographer. He is particularly known for his photographs of celebrities and other public figures and for his friendships with members of high society. In a pr ...

and ''Navire Night'' by

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...

. Robert Hirsch is invited in 1979 after a long career at the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

and successfully plays in ''

Deburau ''Deburau'' is a 1918 French play by Sacha Guitry that also played on Broadway in a translation by Harley Granville-Barker at the Belasco Theatre in 1920–21 Mantle, BurnsThe Best Plays of 1920-21 and the Year Book of the Drama in America pp. 1 ...

''. * 1978: ''Nous ne connaissons pas la même personne'' by

, directed by

Pierre Boutron Pierre Boutron (born 11 November 1947 in Portugal) is a French actor and director. He is married to actress Magali Renoir. Biography Pierre Boutron is a well-known TV director. His ''Des enfants dans les arbres'' or ''Les Faux-fuyants'' was a g ...

* 1979: ''Navire Night'' by

, directed by

* 1979: ''Le Mort'' by

Georges Bataille Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (; ; 10 September 1897 – 9 July 1962) was a French philosopher and intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, ...

, directed by Claude Régy * 1979: ''Le Piège'' by

Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin (August 27, 1929 – November 12, 2007) was an American novelist, playwright, and songwriter. His works include the novels ''A Kiss Before Dying (novel), A Kiss Before Dying'' (1953), ''Rosemary's Baby (novel), Rosemary's Baby'' ...

, directed by Riggs O'Hara * 1979: ''

'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by

, with

Thierry Le Luron Thierry Le Luron (; 2 April 1952 – 13 November 1986) was a French impressionist and humorist. Early life Born in Paris, France, to Francis Le Luron (1926-2012), and Huguette Gousserey (1922-2009). Debut In 1969, when Thierry Le Luron was ...

* 1980: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Jacques Rosny

1981: Jacqueline Cormier

First apparition of

Philippe Caubère Philippe Caubère (born September 21, 1950 in Marseille, France) is a noted French film actor, writer and producer. He is known for his memorable performances as Molière in the 1978 French movie and the TV series as well. His other movies incl ...

on a Parisian stage in January 1982 in his ''Danse du Diable''. That same year

Edwige Feuillère Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress. Biography She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...

chose the Théâtre Édouard VII to return on the stage in ''La Dernière Nuit de l'été''.

Jean Poiret Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poiret was born in Paris, and f ...

and

Maria Pacôme Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald conc ...

play ''

Joyeuses Pâques ''Happy Easter'' (french: Joyeuses Pâques) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. Cast *Jean-Paul Belmondo as Stéphane Margelle *Sophie Marceau as Julie *Marie Laforêt as Sophie Margelle *Rosy Varte as Marlène Chataigneau ...

''. In 1983,

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has his only and great popular success in Paris with ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' played by

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards. Biography Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Bret ...

and

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Fr ...

after

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for ''Possession'' (1981), ''O ...

. The year before that of his anniversary, Sacha Guitry returns home, thanks to

Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...

and

Marie-José Nat Marie-José Benhalassa (22 April 1940 – 10 October 2019), known professionally as Marie-José Nat, was a French actress. Among her notable works in cinema were the sequel films '' Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'' and '' Anatomy ...

, playing as a couple in ''

''. With ''Chapitre II'' de Noël Simon, adapted by

Pierre Barillet Pierre Barillet (24 August 1923 – 8 January 2019) was a French playwright. Biography Barillet was born in Paris, France. Passionate about theatre since childhood, he wrote his first play, ''Les Héritiers'', in 1945 after being a law student. ...

and

Jean-Pierre Gredy Jean-Pierre Grédy, often anglicised as Gredy (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright. Biography After studying literature and law, Grédy entered IDHEC because he wanted to write screenplays. He wrote the screenplay for ...

and directed by Pierre Mondy, both

Mireille Darc Mireille Darc (; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model and actress. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film '' Weekend''. Darc was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the National Order of Me ...

and

Jean Piat Jean Piat (23 September 1924 – 18 September 2018) was a French actor and writer. Life Piat was born in Lannoy, Nord. He enlisted in the Comédie-Française on 1 September 1947, and became a member on 1 January 1953. He left the Comédie-Fran ...

returns on stage. '' La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...

is played by

Pierre Arditi Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is a French actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi. Life and career Born in Paris, his father was the painter Georges Arditi, from Marseille of Jewish descent, and his mother Yvonne L ...

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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Anny Duperey Anny Duperey (born Annie Legras; 28 June 1947) is a French actress, published photographer and best-selling author with a career spanning almost six decades as of 2021 and more than eighty cinema or television credits, around thirty theatre pro ...

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ...

and

Béatrice Agenin Béatrice Agenin (born 30 July 1950 in Paris, France) is a French stage, film, television actress and stage director. Career Second prize of French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1974, she was hired at the Comédie-Française The Coméd ...

, directed by Bernard Murat. Paris discovers the English adaptation of the French classic ''

Dangerous Liaisons ''Dangerous Liaisons'' is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play ''Les liaisons dangereuses'', itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the sam ...

'' with

and

Caroline Cellier Caroline Cellier (7 August 1945 – 15 December 2020) was a French actress. She appeared in such films as '' L'année des méduses'' (''Year of the Jellyfish''), '' La vie, l'amour, la mort'', ''Le zèbre'' and '. Personal life She marrie ...

. The season ends in May 1989 with ''Un mois à la campagne'', dramatic comedy by

Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (; rus, links=no, Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́невIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; 9 November 1818 – 3 September 1883 ( Old Style da ...

, with

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

, in a mise-en-scène by Bernard Murat. * 1982: ''La Danse du diable'' by

* 1982: ''La Dernière Nuit de l'été'' d' Alexei Arbuzov, directed by Yves Bureau * 1983: ''

'' by

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

, adaptation

Boris Vian Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sulliva ...

, directed by

* 1983: ''

'' by

, directed by Pierre Mondy * 1984: ''

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by

* 1984: '' Treize à table'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by René Clermont * 1985: ''Chapitre II'' by

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

, adaptation

and

, directed by Pierre Mondy * 1986: '' La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1986: ''Les Clients'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1987: ''Époque épique'' by Bernard Haller and

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorary ...

, with Bernard Haller * 1988: ''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'' by

Christopher Hampton Sir Christopher James Hampton ( Horta, Azores, 26 January 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director. He is best known for his play ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' based on the novel of the same name and the film ...

after

Choderlos de Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (''Dangerous Liaisons'' ...

, directed by

* 1988: ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony Award, Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and ''Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first ...

, directed by Marcel Maréchal

1989: Julien Vartet

The season starts in October 1989 with a new director, Julien Vartet and many comédies en vaudevilles which he authored: ''Point de feu sans fumée'', ''Décibel'', ''La Frousse'', ''Archibald''. These comedies alternate with an eclectic program: revival of ''Maxibules'', a forgotten play by

Marcel Aymé Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children. Biography Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...

. At the end of October 1994, the season starts with two plays by Georges Feydeau, ''

On purge Bébé ''On purge bébé'' (''Baby's Laxative'') is Jean Renoir's first sound film, based upon the play by Georges Feydeau. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is known for mocking the French bourgeo ...

'' and '' Feu la Mère de Madame'' with

Muriel Robin Muriel Robin (born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award. Early years Muriel ...

Pierre Richard Pierre Richard (born Pierre-Richard Maurice Charles Léopold Defays; 16 August 1934) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films. Pierre Richard is considered by many, such as ...

and

Darry Cowl Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...

, in a mise-en-scene by Bernard Murat. Julien Vartet undertakes important works of renovation which lead to the air conditioning of the venue. * 1989: ''Un mois à la campagne'' by

, directed by Bernard Murat * 1989: ''Point de feu sans fumée'' by Julien Vartet, directed by

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* 1990: ''Les Maxibules'' by Marcel Aymé, directed by Gérard Savoisien * 1990: '' Le Plaisir de rompre'' and '' Le Pain de ménage'' by

Jules Renard Pierre-Jules Renard (; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works ''Poil de carotte'' (Carrot Top, 1894) and ''Les Histoires Naturelles'' (Nature Stories, 1896). Among ...

are interpreted by

and Bernard Murat in a mise-en-scène by the latter * 1991: ''Décibel'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Gérard Savoisien * 1991: ''Jeanne et les juges'' by

, directed by

* 1991: ''Même heure l'année prochaine'' by

Bernard Slade Bernard Slade Newbound (May 2, 1930 – October 30, 2019) was a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he created the sitcoms ''The Flying Nun'' and ''The Partridge Family''. As a playwright, he wrote '' Same Time, Next Year'', ...

, directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

* 1992: ''Les Enfants d'Édouard'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, directed by

* 1993: ''La Frousse'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Raymond Acquaviva * 1993: '' Toâ'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by

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* 1993: ''Durant avec un T'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Daniel Colas * 1994: ''La Nuit à Barbizon'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Gérard Savoisien * 1994: ''

On purge bébé ''On purge bébé'' (''Baby's Laxative'') is Jean Renoir's first sound film, based upon the play by Georges Feydeau. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is known for mocking the French bourgeo ...

'' by '' Feu la mère de Madame'' by Georges Feydeau, directed by Bernard Murat * 1994: ''Décibel'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Gérard Savoisien * 1995: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Daniel Colas * 1998: ''Les Cinémas de la rue d'Antibes'' by Julien Vartet, directed by the author * 1999: ''Archibald'' by Julien Vartet, directed by Jacqueline Bœuf

2001: Bernard Murat and Jean-Louis Livi

After it was closed one year, the theatre reopened in September 2001 under the codirection by Bernard Murat and Jean-Louis Livi. * 2001: ''

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'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

Anne Brochet Anne Brochet (born 22 November 1966) is a French actress. Career Brochet has appeared in films such as ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le temps des porte-plumes'', ''30 ans'', '' Une journée de merde!'' and ''Tous les matins du monde''. She has also ...

Stéphane Freiss Stéphane Freiss (born 22 November 1960) is a French film, television, and stage actor. He won a César Award for his performance in the 1988 film ''Chouans!''. Selected filmography *'' Premiers désirs'' (1984) *''Vagabond'' (1985) *''Chou ...

and

Annick Alane Annick Alane (5 September 1925 – 28 October 2019) was a French film, television, and theatre actress from Carnac. Filmography *1957: ''Les Truands'' (directed by Carlo Rim) *1965: ''Les Pieds dans le plâtre'' (directed by Jacques Fabbri a ...

* 2002: ''

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a piou ...

'' by John Murrell, adapted by

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 28 March 1960) is a Franco–Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world. Life Early years Eric-Emmanuel S ...

, directed by Bernard Murat, with Robert Hirsch and Fanny Ardant then

* 2003: '' Petits crimes conjugaux'' by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Bernard Murat, with

and for the first time on stage,

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role ...

* 2003: '' L'Invité'', first play by David Pharao, directed by

Patrick Chesnais Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the '' Lycée Pierre Corneille'' in Rouen. In 1989 ...

, Evelyne Buyle, and

Philippe Khorsand Philippe Khorsand (February 17, 1948 – January 29, 2008) was a French actor. His father was Iranian and his mother was French. He first appeared in a number of small roles in the 1970s. One of his most memorable roles as husband and father in ' ...

* 2004: ''Lunes de miel'', comedy by

, adaptation Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Bernard Murat will be played some 250 times by the couple

and Evelyne Bouix * 2005: '' Amitiés sincères'' by François Prévôt-Leygonie and Stéphan Archinard, directed by Bernard Murat, with Bernard Murat and

Michel Leeb Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), S ...

* 2005: ''Mémoires d'un tricheur'' by Sacha Guitry, adapted, directed and played by

Francis Huster Francis Huster (born 8 December 1947) is a French stage, film and television actor, director and scriptwriter. Biography Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at Lancia, and his Poli ...

* 2006: ''Deux sur la balançoire'' by

William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...

, adaptation

Jean-Loup Dabadie Jean-Loup Dabadie (27 September 1938 – 24 May 2020) was a French journalist, writer, lyricist, screenwriter and member of the Académie Française. Filmography * ''Anna'' (1967) * ''Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me'' (1972) * '' Parisian Life'' ( ...

, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Alexandra Lamy Alexandra Lamy () (born 14 October 1971) is a French actress. Early life Lamy was born in Villecresnes, near Paris, but grew up in Languedoc-Roussillon. When she was six months old, her parents, Michel and Michèle, moved the family to La Grande ...

and

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

* 2006: ''Le Vieux Juif blond'', first play by

Amanda Sthers Amanda Queffélec-Maruani (born 18 April 1978), known professionally as Amanda Sthers, is a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker. Biography Sthers is of Tunisian Sefardi and Breton origins. She has written ten novels which hav ...

, originally interpreted par

Mélanie Thierry Mélanie Thierry is a French actress. Early life and career Mélanie Thierry began her career as a model in France, then moved into acting. She began with a series of roles in French productions, and at the age of 17 appeared in the internationa ...

and directed by

Jacques Weber Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...

, then by

Fanny Valette Fanny Valette (born 4 July 1986) is a French actress. In January 2011 she parodied herself in the video to Max Boublil's comic song ''J'aime les moches'' ("I like ugly girls"). ""J'aime les moches parce qu'on ne s'les fait pas piquer, j'aime l ...

under the direction of Bernard Murat * 2006: ''Les Grandes Occasions'' by Bernard Slade, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Clémentine Célarié Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer.

dans

Jean Reno Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as ''Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...

* 2007: '' L'Idée fixe'' by

Paul Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry (; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, mus ...

, interpreted for the second time, some 20 years later, by

and Bernard Murat, directed by Bernard Murat

2007: Bernard Murat

In September 2007, the théâtre Édouard VII celebrates the year of Sacha Guitry (1885–1957) with two shows: * 2007: ''

Mon père avait raison ''Mon père avait raison'' is a 1996 French TV movie directed by Roger Vadim starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Claude Rich Claude Rich (8 February 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a French stage and screen actor. He began his career in the theater b ...

'' by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Claude Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher ...

and

Alexandre Brasseur Alexandre Brasseur (born Alexandre Espinasse; 29 March 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of actor Claude Brasseur, the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux and great-grandson of Jules Bras ...

playing together for the first time, like Lucien and Sacha Guitry before them. * 2007: ''Un type dans le genre de Napoléon'', four unpublished one act plays by Sacha Guitry, directed by Bernard Murat, with

Martin Lamotte Martin Lamotte (born 2 June 1947) is a French actor, comedian and director. He participated in several films alongside Le Splendid Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christi ...

Florence Pernel Florence Pernel (born 30 June 1962) is a French actress. Early life Pernel was born on 30 June 1962 in Paris. She began her acting career at the age of 10 with the TV serial ''Plein soleil'' and two years later she made her film debut with Just ...

, and

Chloé Lambert Chloé Lambert (born 30 March 1976) is a French actress. She is known for her work in such films as ''Chaos'' (2001) and '' Disco'' (2008). She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young film actress of 2005. She began h ...

The following plays were all directed by Bernard Murat: * 2008: '' Tailleur pour dames'' by Georges Feydeau * 2008: '' Faisons un rêve'' by Sacha Guitry * 2009: '' L'Éloignement'' by

Loleh Bellon Marie Laure Viole Bellon, generally known as Loleh Bellon, (1925–1999) was a French stage and film actress as well as a playwright. In 1949, for her role in Robert Desnos' ''La Place de l'Étoile'', she was awarded the ''Prix des Jeunes comédien ...

* 2009: ''Sentiments provisoires'' by Gérald Aubert * 2010: ''Audition'' by

* 2010: '' Le Prénom'' by Matthieu Delaporte and

Alexandre de la Patellière Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also * Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom o ...

* 2011: ''Le Paradis sur terre'' by

* 2011: ''

Quadrille The quadrille is a dance that was fashionable in late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and its colonies. The quadrille consists of a chain of four to six '' contredanses''. Latterly the quadrille was frequently danced to a medley of opera melodie ...

'' by Sacha Guitry * 2012: ''

Le Dindon ''Le Dindon'' (The Turkey) is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau, first produced in Paris in 1896. It depicts the unsuccessful attempts of the central character – the ''"wikt:dindon de la farce, dindon"'' (roughly "the fall guy") to seduce a ...

'' by Georges Feydeau * 2012: ''Comme s'il en pleuvait'' by Sébastien Thiéry * 2014: ''La Porte à côté'' by Fabrice Roger-Lacan with

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...

and

Édouard Baer Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with S ...

* 2015: ''Le Mensonge'' by

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

with

Évelyne Bouix Évelyne Bouix (; born 22 April 1953) is a French film actress and stage actress. She has appeared in 61 films from 1970. She was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999. Selected filmography * ''Rene the Cane'' ( ...

Josiane Stoléru Josiane Stoléru is a French film, television and theatre actress. Stoléru was born and raised in Lyon, France. Her cousin was the late French politician Lionel Stoléru. She is married to fellow actor Patrick Chesnais, and their daughter Ém ...

and

Jean-Michel Dupuis Jean-Michel Dupuis (born in 1955) is a French theatre, TV and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern m ...

References

External links

Official site of the théâtre Édouard VII
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