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Jean Epstein (1897–1953)

Director | Writer | Producer

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At first, studied to become a physician. Changed career paths and published volumes of poetry in the early 1920's. He then became a noted avant-garde theorist and director, best known for his films featuring the coast of Brittany. See more trivia »

Born:

in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Died:

(age 56) in Paris, France
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1948 Les feux de la mer (documentary short)
 
1947 Le tempestaire (short)
 
1939 Artères de France (documentary short)
 
1938 La femme du bout du monde
 
1938 Eau vive (documentary short)
 
1938 La relève (documentary)
 
1938 Les bâtisseurs (documentary)
 
1937 Vive la vie (documentary)
 
1936 Coeur de gueux
 
1936 Cuor di vagabondo
 
1936 La Bourgogne (documentary)
 
1936 La Bretagne (documentary short)
 
1934 La châtelaine du Liban
 
1934 Chanson d'Armor (short)
 
1934 La vie d'un grand journal (documentary short)
 
1933 L'homme à l'Hispano
 
1932 L'or des mers
 
1931 Les berceaux (short)
 
1931 The Sea of Ravens (documentary short)
 
1931 Notre-Dame de Paris (documentary short)
 
1930 Le pas de la mule (documentary short)
 
1929 Finis terrae
 
1929 Sa tête (short)
 
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher
 
1927 Six et demi onze
 
1927 The Three-Sided Mirror
 
1926 Mauprat
 
1926 Au pays de George Sand (documentary short)
 
1925 The Adventures of Robert Macaire
 
1925 Double Love
 
1924 The Lion of the Moguls
 
1924 La goutte de sang (co-director)
 
1924 La belle Nivernaise
 
1924 L'affiche
 
1923 The Red Inn
 
1923 The Faithful Heart
 
1923 La montagne infidèle (documentary)
 
1922 Les vendanges (documentary)
 
1922 Pasteur (co-director)
 
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1938 La femme du bout du monde (scenario)
 
1933 L'homme à l'Hispano (screenplay)
 
1929 Finis terrae (uncredited)
 
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher (writer)
 
1927 The Three-Sided Mirror (adaptation)
 
1926 Mauprat (adaptation)
 
1924 The Lion of the Moguls
 
1924 L'affiche
 
1923 The Red Inn (writer)
 
1923 The Faithful Heart (writer)
 
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1936 La Bretagne (documentary short) (producer)
 
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher (producer)
 
1927 Six et demi onze (producer)
 
1926 Mauprat (producer)
 
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2011 Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema (documentary)
 
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At first, studied to become a physician. Changed career paths and published volumes of poetry in the early 1920's. He then became a noted avant-garde theorist and director, best known for his films featuring the coast of Brittany. See more »

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