Jean-Jacques Bernard
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Jean-Jacques Bernard was born in Enghien-les-Bains
, Val-d'Oise
and died in Paris
.
French playwright and chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which the dialogue does not express the characters’ real attitudes. In Martine(1922), perhaps the best example of his work, emotions are implied in gestures, facial expressions, fragments of speech, and silence. He was the son of the dramatist Tristan Bernard
, and active from 1912 to 1939.
As a Jew, Bernard was interned for a period of months starting in December 1941 in Compiègne
, at a camp where 50,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps.
Enghien-les-Bains
Enghien-les-Bains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the département of Val-d'Oise....
, Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise is a French department, created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt quinze" or "neuf cinq"...
and died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
French playwright and chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which the dialogue does not express the characters’ real attitudes. In Martine(1922), perhaps the best example of his work, emotions are implied in gestures, facial expressions, fragments of speech, and silence. He was the son of the dramatist Tristan Bernard
Tristan Bernard
Tristan Bernard was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.-Life:Born Paul Bernard into a Jewish family in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France, he was the son of an architect...
, and active from 1912 to 1939.
As a Jew, Bernard was interned for a period of months starting in December 1941 in Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
, at a camp where 50,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps.
Plays
- 1939: Le Jardinier d'Ispahan (Ispahan's gardener)
- 1922: Martine, his biggest success
- c. 1920: Le Feu qui Reprend Mal (the fire that does not start)
- 1919: La Maison Epargnée (the spared house), performed at the Théâtre Antoine
- 1912: La Joie du Sacrifice (the joy of sacrifice) and Les Enfants Jouent (the children are playing.
- n.d. Le Printemps des Autres (the others' spring)
- n.d.L'Invitation au Voyage (the invitation to travel)
- n.d.Denise Marette
- n.d.L'âme en Peine (the sad soul)
- n.d.Le Secret d'Arvers (the secret of Arvers)
- n.d.Le Roi de Malousie (the king of Malousie)
- n.d.Les Soeurs Guédonec (the sisters Guédonec)
- n.d.Jeanne de Pantin
- n.d.A la Recherche des Coeurs (looking for hearts)
- n.d.National 6