Jane Marken
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Jane Marken was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry.
Marken began her film career under the aegis of Abel Gance
in 1915. She made several films with Marcel Carné
including Hotel du Nord
(1938), and as Madame Hermine, the hotelier (a comic role) in Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). She also appeared in films of Julien Duvivier
, Jacques Becker
, Sacha Guitry
, Renoir
's Partie de campagne
(A Day in the Country 1936), Yves Allégret
's Une si jolie petite plage
(1949) and Manèges
(1950), Dr. Knock
(1951), The Turkey
(1951), and in Roger Vadim
's And God Created Woman
(1956). Her last appearance came in 1971's L'Humeur vagabonde, directed by Édouard Luntz
.
Marken began her film career under the aegis of Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Abel Gance was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. He is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse , La Roue , and the monumental Napoléon .-Early life:...
in 1915. She made several films with Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné
-Biography:Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in...
including Hotel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Annabella.- Cast :* Annabella - Renée* Jean-Pierre Aumont - Pierre* Louis Jouvet - Monsieur Edmond* Arletty - Raymonde* Paulette Dubost - Ginette* Andrex - Kenel...
(1938), and as Madame Hermine, the hotelier (a comic role) in Les Enfants du Paradis (1945). She also appeared in films of Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960...
, Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker was a French screenwriter and film director.Becker was born in Paris, in an upper class background. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during his peak period, which produced such cinematic masterpieces as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game...
, Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
, Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
's Partie de campagne
Partie de campagne
Partie de campagne is a film written and directed by the French auteur Jean Renoir in 1936. It chronicles a love affair over a single summer afternoon in 1860, along the banks of the Seine. The film is based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant, who was a friend of Renoir's father Auguste Renoir...
(A Day in the Country 1936), Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
's Une si jolie petite plage
Une si jolie petite plage
Une si jolie petite plage is a French film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson and Jane Marken....
(1949) and Manèges
Manèges
Manèges is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret , Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in black-and-white in film noir style, with extensive use of flashback and the voiceover of characters' unspoken thoughts...
(1950), Dr. Knock
Dr. Knock
Dr. Knock, is a French comedy film from 1951, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Georges Neveux, and starring by Louis Jouvet and Louis de Funès . French title of the film is Knock.- Cast :* Louis Jouvet : Dr. Knock* Jean Brochard : Dr...
(1951), The Turkey
Le Dindon
Le Dindon , is a French comedy film from 1951, directed by Claude Barma, written by Georges Feydeau, starring by Nadine Alari and Louis de Funès...
(1951), and in Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
's And God Created Woman
And God Created Woman (1956 film)
And God Created Woman is a French drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Brigitte Bardot. Though by no means her first film, it is widely recognized as the vehicle that launched Bardot into the public spotlight and immediately created her "sex kitten" persona, making her an overnight...
(1956). Her last appearance came in 1971's L'Humeur vagabonde, directed by Édouard Luntz
Édouard Luntz
Édouard Luntz was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film Les coeurs verts was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival and his 1970 film Le dernier saut was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* ...Enfants des...
.
Selected filmography
- Lady KillerLady Killer (1937 film)Lady Killer is a 1937 drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Jean Gabin.-Cast:* Jean Gabin - Lucien Bourrache, 'Gueule d'Amour'* Mireille Balin - Madeleine* Pierre Etchepare - Le patron de l'hôtel* Henri Poupon - Monsieur Cailloux...
(1937) - L'Éternel retourL'Éternel retourL'Éternel retour is a French drama romance film from 1943, directed by Jean Delannoy, written by Jean Cocteau, starring Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais...
(1943) - La PassanteLa PassanteLa Passante , is a French drama film from 1951, directed by Henri Calef, written by Henri Calef, starring Henri Vidal and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on the novel "La Femme sans passé" of Serge Groussard...
(1951) - Monsieur TaxiMonsieur TaxiMonsieur Taxi , is a French comedy film from 1952, directed André Hunebelle, written by Jean Halain, starring by Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. It is about Pierre Verger, who is nicknamed Monsieur Taxi and always in company of a smart young dog called "Gangster". -Plot:Monsieur Taxi comes across...
(1952) - Les Compagnes de la nuitLes Compagnes de la nuitLes Compagnes de la nuit , is a French drama film from 1953, directed by Ralph Habib, written by Paul Andréota, starring Françoise Arnoul and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Françoise Arnoul : Olga Viterbo* Raymond Pellegrin : Jo Verdier...
(1952) - Capitaine PantoufleCapitaine PantoufleCapitaine Pantoufle , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Alfred Adam, starring Madeleine Lebeau and Louis de Funès. The scenario was based on the work of Alfred Adam – "Many".- Cast :...
(1953)