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Henri Decaë
Henri Decaë (31 July 1915 – 7 March 1987) was a French cinematographer who entered the film industry as a sound engineer and sound editor. He was a photojournalist in the French army during World War II. After the war he began making documentary shorts, directing and photographing industrial and commercial films. In 1947 he made his first feature film. Decaë is strongly associated with directors who strongly influenced, or were part of, the French New Wave. These include Jean-Pierre Melville, Louis Malle and Claude Chabrol. Decaë first worked as a cinematographer with Melville on ''Le Silence de la Mer'' (1949). Decaë also edited and mixed the sound. Although Decaë worked with Melville on ''Les enfants terribles'', which as Williams commented (1992, p333) "...the work is more accurately to be viewed as a stunning demonstration of the cinematic possibilities of faithful literary adaptation in the hands of a gifted director", according to Marie (p 88) it was his distinctive c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis (, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is the second most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt), with a population of 113,116 at the 2020 census. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture () of the Departments of France, department of Seine-Saint-Denis, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, arrondissement of Saint-Denis. It is also part of the Métropole du Grand Paris. Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of the Basilica of Saint-Denis and was also the location of the associated abbey. The commune is also home to France's national association and rugby football stadium, Stade de France, which was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The stadium also hosted the Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics, rugby and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics, athletics events, along with the 2024 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
