Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (August 18, 1907 – January 12, 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized to be among the greatest films from the 1950s. Clouzot also directed documentary films, including The Mystery of Picasso, which was declared a national treasure by the government of France.
Clouzot was an early fan of the cinema and, desiring a career as a writer, moved to Paris. He was later hired by producer Adolphe Osso to work in Berlin, writing French-language versions of German films. After being fired from German studios due to his friendship with Jewish producers, Clouzot returned to France, where he spent years bedridden after contracting tuberculosis. Upon recovering, Clouzot found work in Nazi occupied France as a screenwriter for the German-owned company Continental Films. At Continental, Clouzot wrote and directed films that were very popular in France. His second film Le Corbeau drew controversy over its harsh look at provincial France and Clouzot was fired from Continental before its release. As a result of his association with Continental, Clouzot was barred by the French government from filmmaking until 1947.
After the ban was lifted, Clouzot reestablished his reputation and popularity in France during the late 1940s with successful films including Quai des Orfèvres. After the release of his comedy film Miquette et sa mère, Clouzot married Véra Gibson-Amado, who would star in his next three feature films. In the early and mid-1950s, Clouzot drew acclaim from international critics and audiences for The Wages of Fear and Diabolique. Both films would serve as source material for remakes decades later. After the release of La Vérité, Clouzot's wife Véra died of a heart attack and Clouzot's career suffered due to depression, illness and new critical views of films from the French New Wave. Clouzot's career became less active in later years, limited to a few television documentaries and two feature films in the 1960s. Clouzot wrote several unused scripts in the 1970s and died in Paris in 1977.
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Fotos
Filmes (52)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Inferno Unseen
2017 · Director
O escândalo Clouzot
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
The Bardot mystery
2012
They Saw Inferno
2010 · Self (archival footage)
O Inferno de Henri-Georges Clouzot
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Diabólica
1996 · Original Film Writer
Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud
1994
Ciúme - O Inferno do Amor Possessivo
1994 · Original Film Writer
Sorcerer
1977 · Thanks
Woman in Chains
1968 · Director, Writer
Verdi – Messa da Requiem
1967 · Director
Herbert von Karajan, Symphonie n°5 Beethoven
1967 · Director
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 · Self
Clouzot filme Karajan : la Symphonie du Nouveau Monde de Dvořák
1966 · Director
Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5
1966 · Director
Karajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9
1966 · Director
Menuhin and Karajan - The Concert Great Moments in Music
1966 · Director
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Thanks
Karajan in Rehearsal
1965 · Director
The Truth
1960 · Director, Screenplay
The Spies
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Mystery of Picasso
1956 · Self (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
If All the Guys in the World...
1956 · Writer
Diabolique
1955 · Director, Producer, Writer
The Wages of Fear
1953 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Brasil
1950 · Self, Director
Miquette
1950 · Director, Writer
Return to Life
1949 · Director, Writer
Manon
1949 · Director, Screenplay
Jenny Lamour
1947 · Director, Dialogue, Screenplay
Le Corbeau
1943 · Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942 · Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Strangers in the House
1942 · Adaptation, Dialogue, Screenplay
The Last One of the Six
1941 · Screenplay, Adaptation, Dialogue
The Duel
1941 · Scenario Writer, Dialogue
The World Will Shake
1939 · Screenplay
The Rebel
1938 · Writer
Bargekeepers Daughter
1938 · Adaptation
Dream Castle
1933 · Assistant Director, Screenplay
All for Love
1933 · Co-Director, Dialogue
One Night's Song
1933 · Writer
Caprice de princesse
1933 · Dialogue, Co-Director
Should We Wed Them?
1932 · Dialogue
The Terror of Batignolles
1931 · Director
The Unknown Singer
1931 · Adaptation
I'll Be Alone After Midnight
1931 · Dialogue, Screenplay
Dragnet Night
1931 · Writer
My Cousin From Warsaw
1931 · Writer
