The films of
Julien Duvivier
Poil de carotte (1925)
Julien Duvivier 		  Poil de carotte (1932)
Julien Duvivier 		  Golgotha (1935)
Julien Duvivier 		 
     
The 1925 version of Poil de carotte was Julien Duvivier’s first notable success. Although less well-known and far less regarded than his subsequent sound films of the 1930s and ’40s...  [More...]   Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and...  [More...]   One of Julien Duvivier’s most ambitious and controversial films is this character-based adaption of the Gospels of the New Testament, which relates the last few days of Jesus Christ...  [More...]  
La Bandera (1935)
Julien Duvivier 		  La Belle équipe (1936)
Julien Duvivier 		  Pépé le Moko (1937)
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La Bandera is one of Julien Duvivier’s most memorable films, providing a satisfying and early example of poetic realism, albeit in a setting far removed from contemporary France...  [More...]   La Belle équipe is one of director Julien Duvivier’s most enduring and popular films. Although it is not quite his best work, it has several moments of brilliance which easily afford it the status of a masterpiece...  [More...]   An undisputed classic of French cinema, Pépé le Moko combines poetic realism with gangster thriller, making this one of the earliest and best examples of the French film noir genre...  [More...]  
Un carnet de bal (1937)
Julien Duvivier 		  La Charrette fantôme (1939)
Julien Duvivier 		  La Fin du jour (1939)
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Un carnet de bal is a good example of French cinema of the late1930s, and one of the earliest successful attempts at the episodic film which became so popular in subsequent decades. The multi-part structure of the...  [More...]    [More...]   This is a very sombre film which offers an uncompromising depiction of the humiliation and bitterness that accompanies the end of an actor’s life...  [More...]  
Untel père et fils (1943)
Julien Duvivier 		  Panique (1947)
Julien Duvivier 		  Anna Karenina (1948)
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 [More...]   After his largely lacklustre stint in Hollywood during World War II, Julien Duvivier returned to France a changed man, and this is clearly reflected in his first French film after the war...  [More...]   One of the most ambitious film productions of Tolstoy’s celebrated novel is this version starring the iconic actress Vivien Leigh and directed by the great French film director Julien Duvivier...  [More...]  
Le Petit monde de Don Camillo (1952)
Julien Duvivier 		  Le Retour de Don Camillo (1953)
Julien Duvivier 		  L'Affaire Maurizius (1954)
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With Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo, the great French comic actor Fernandel assumed his most popular role, that of the charming parish priest Don Camillo...  [More...]   After the international success of Le Petit monde de Don Camillo in 1951, a sequel – with comic star Fernandel in the role of the pugnacious priest...  [More...]    [More...]  

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