The films of
Jean Marais

Elena et les hommes (1956)
Jean Renoir
  Si Paris nous était conté (1956)
Sacha Guitry
  Typhon sur Nagasaki (1957)
Yves Ciampi
 
     
On the surface this appears to be a virtual remake of La règle du jeu, Renoir’s 1930s classic. Whilst there are many similarities, in terms of the characters and plot...  [More...]   Often cited as one of Sacha Guitry’s best films, with a cast list most directors can only dream of, Si Paris nous était conté aims to tell the story of Paris through a series of sketches which range...  [More...]   Although competently directed, with a keen appreciation of Japanese culture and society, Typhon sur Nagasaki is a somewhat passionless affair, barely sustained by the personalities of its two lead actors...  [More...]  

La Tour, prends garde! (1958)
Georges Lampin
  La Vie à deux (1958)
Clément Duhour
  Austerlitz (1960)
Abel Gance
 
     
Jean Marais stars in this big budget historical fantasy directed by Georges Lampin. The film’s extravagant production values are not matched by the quality of its script nor its direction...  [More...]   This multi-part film with an impressive star-studied cast lacks the feel of a satisfying whole, but it is so full of magical little moments that that hardly seems to matter...  [More...]   Over forty years after making his landmark epic Napoléon , Abel Gance returns to the life of France’s most famous general in this lavish production which focuses on one comparatively short but decisive point...  [More...]  

Le Bossu (1960)
André Hunebelle
  Le Capitan (1960)
André Hunebelle
  Le Testament d'Orphée (1960)
Jean Cocteau
 
     
André Hunebelle directs this swashbuckling historical romp with gusto and a characteristic cheerfulness, giving French cinema one of its enduring popular classics...  [More...]   After the enormous success of Le Bossu in 1959, director André Hunebelle brought together Jean Marais and Bourvil for a second time in a similar kind of swash-buckling historical adventure film...  [More...]   Jean Cocteau’s final film is a fitting conclusion to a remarkable artistic career spanning over fifty years. The film manages to encompass all aspects of Cocteau’s creative genius and it is perhaps the best...  [More...]  

Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961)
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
  Le Miracle des loups (1961)
André Hunebelle
  La Princesse de Clèves (1961)
Jean Delannoy
 
     
Since Théophile Gautier’s novel was first published in 1863, Le Capitaine Fracasse has enjoyed widespread popularity, particularly in France...  [More...]   This swashbuckling historical adventure is typical a genre of film that was very popular in France in the late 1950s and early 1960s – almost invariably with Jean Marais playing the role of an indefatigable...  [More...]   Princesse de Clèves is a lavish period production based on the 17th century historical novel by Madame de La Fayette. Set at the court of the ill-fated Henri II...  [More...]  

Fantômas (1964)
André Hunebelle
  Fantômas se déchaîne (1965)
André Hunebelle
  Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967)
André Hunebelle
 
     
Fifty years after Louis Feuillade made his classic Fantômas series, the infamous master criminal returned to French cinema in this colourful action comedy...  [More...]   The second of the 1960s Fantômas films reunites stars Louis de Funès and Jean Marais in what is essentially a parody of the spy movie, with Marais playing both the good guy (Fandor) and the villain (Fantômas)...  [More...]   The third instalment in the 1960s series of Fantômas films sees Louis de Funès and Jean Marais united for the final time in the by now familiar blend of slapstick comedy and crime thriller...  [More...]  

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