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Jacqueline Audry is a Director, Writer, Producer and Script French born on 25 september 1908 at Orange (France)

Jacqueline Audry

Jacqueline Audry
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Nationality France
Birth 25 september 1908 at Orange (France)
Death 19 june 1977 (at 68 years) at Poissy (France)

Jacqueline Audry (September 25, 1908 – June 22, 1977) was a French film director who started making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful woman director of post-war France.

Biography

Audry was born in Orange, Vaucluse, France. There were few opportunities for female directors under Nazi occupation. Audry worked as an assistant to directors Jean Delannoy, G. W. Pabst and Max Ophüls and in 1943, directed a short film of her own, Le Feu de paille, with the help of the Centre Artistique et Technique des Jeunes du Cinéma (now La Femis). The end of World War II and the liberation of France provided increased opportunities for women, but they still faced prejudice in the film industry.

Audry's first feature film was Les Malheurs de Sophie in 1946. This was based on the popular novel of the same name by the Comtesse de Ségur. No copies of this film, which was censored for its "politically inappropriate" riot scenes, exist. Unable to raise funds for her next film, she had to wait three years before making Sombre dimanche. In the 1940s and 1950s, she directed three films based on Colette novels; Gigi, Minne and Mitsou, all three with actress Danièle Delorme. Mitsou, which featured sex outside of marriage, was heavily censored.

In 1951, Audry directed Olivia, based on Dorothy Bussy's 1950 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Set in an all-girls boarding school, Olivia depicts a lesbian love story between a schoolgirl and her headmistress. At the time, the film was very controversial and was censored in the United States and the United Kingdom. Edwige Feuillère was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Foreign Actress for her part as Mlle. Julie, the headmistress. The film has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation". She frequently collaborated with her sister, the novelist and screenwriter Colette Audry.

Audry's film style was traditional and at odds with the French New Wave. Her films had a feminist slant however. Many of them had central female characters and they often gave a radical view of gender roles and female sexuality. Audry died at Poissy, Yvelines, France, in a road accident.

Best films

Gigi (1949)
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Filmography of Jacqueline Audry (20 films)

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Bitter Fruit, 1h48
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Monde imaginaire, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Emmanuelle Riva, Laurent Terzieff, Beba Loncar, Roger Coggio, Rik Battaglia, Slobodan Dimitrijević
Rating66% 3.346513.346513.346513.346513.34651
Soledad est membre d’un groupe dissident d’un petit état dictatorial d’Amérique du Sud. Quand elle est arrêtée et emprisonnée, sa sœur Dita obtient sa libération en s’offrant à Alfonso, le directeur de la police. Lorsque Soledad apprend que ses compagnons la soupçonnent d’avoir été libérée au prix d’une trahison, elle assassine le chef de la police pour être innocentée.
Cadavres en vacances, 1h40
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Simone Renant, Jeanne Valérie, Noël Roquevert, Gérard Séty, Suzanne Dehelly, Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Rating56% 2.8442452.8442452.8442452.8442452.844245
Une série de tragiques disparitions marque les vacances d'une pension du Touquet.
Hitch-Hike
Hitch-Hike (1962)
, 1h35
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Agathe Aëms, Arletty, Francis Blanche, Gilbert Bécaud, Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur
Rating62% 3.133453.133453.133453.133453.13345
Une ingénue, prix de beauté, est prête à tous les voyages pour découvrir le monde et trouver le bonheur.
The Great Deception, 1h38
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Bernard Blier, Dany Robin, Isa Miranda, Andrée Debar, René Lefèvre, Jean Desailly
Rating59% 2.9597352.9597352.9597352.9597352.959735
Le père du Charles d'Éon, pour ne pas perdre l'héritage de son vieil oncle est contraint de faire passer sa septième fille pour un fils. Celle-ci est donc élevée par son grand-oncle en garçon. Devenue un beau jeune homme, habile bretteur et cavalier, elle s'engage dans un régiment de dragons.
In Six Easy Lessons, 1h36
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Armand Bernard, Mijanou Bardot, René Berthier, Maurice Biraud, Michèle Cordoue, Max Dalban

A cause de l’autorité de leur père, le comte de Pasaubon, six garçons, dont le plus jeune, Adam, a cinquante ans, n'ont jamais pu trouver de femme. Amoureux d'une orpheline, Adam désire l’épouser mais arrive en retard a un rendez vous et la jeune femme part. Elle a un accident et devient amnésique...
School for Coquettes, 1h40
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Dany Robin, Bernard Blier, Odette Laure, Darry Cowl, Suzanne Dehelly, Robert Vattier
Rating54% 2.7401552.7401552.7401552.7401552.740155
A young Parisian woman attends a school for coquettes in order to rise in society.
La garçonne, 1h37
Directed by Bernard Toublanc-Michel, Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Andrée Debar, Jean Danet, Suzanne Dehelly, Colette Mars, Anouk Ferjac, Renée Passeur
Rating60% 3.038023.038023.038023.038023.03802
Déçue par son premier amour, le beau Lucien Vigneret qu'elle a surpris dans les bras de sa meilleure amie Ginette, Monique Sorbier, fille de riches industriels, se lance dans une vie de débauche. Amitié particulière (avec la chanteuse Nichette), amants successifs (dont un danseur nu : Peer Rys), drogue, la vie libre qu'elle mène la fait surnommer : "La Garçonne". Ses retrouvailles avec son ancien professeur Georges Sauvage au moment où Lucien redevient amoureux d'elle lui feront comprendre où se trouve le vrai bonheur.
Mitsou
Mitsou (1956)

Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Danièle Delorme, François Guérin, Claude Rich, Pierre Palau, Denise Grey, Odette Laure
Rating61% 3.074073.074073.074073.074073.07407
Mitsou est une artiste de music-hall, tout à la fois charmante, naïve et entretenue par Pierre, un quinquagénaire distingué. Elle découvre brutalement l'amour en rencontrant un beau lieutenant. Le film suit la trame du roman de Colette, sauf la fin qui est heureuse.
No Exit
No Exit (1954)
, 1h35
Directed by Jacqueline Audry, Edmond Lévy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Louis de Funès, Arletty, Yves Deniaud, Nicole Courcel, Danièle Delorme, Jean Debucourt
Rating68% 3.4240353.4240353.4240353.4240353.424035
Deux femmes et un homme ayant commis des crimes de leur vivant, se retrouvent enfermés après leur mort, dans un salon anonyme où ils semblent condamnés à une éternelle confrontation.
The Blonde Gypsy, 1h43
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Tilda Thamar, Roger Pigaut, Gérard Landry, Orane Demazis, Roland Armontel, Antonin Berval

En Camargue, une famille de gardians s'oppose à celle de cultivateurs de riz.
Olivia
Olivia (1951)
, 1h35
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Yvonne de Bray, Suzanne Dehelly, Marie-Claire Olivia, Philippe Noiret
Rating68% 3.4353.4353.4353.4353.435
Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. Olivia finds comfort in the school which differs greatly from her former restrictive English boarding school and where the students and faculty are welcoming.
Minne
Minne (1950)
, 1h30
Directed by Jacqueline Audry, Jack Pinoteau
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Danièle Delorme, Yolande Laffon, Claude Nicot, Roland Armontel, Jean Tissier, Franck Villard
Rating63% 3.161993.161993.161993.161993.16199
Minne, jeune fille romanesque et naïve, épouse son cousin Antoine, très aimant. Mais la déception éprouvée lors de sa nuit de noces la pousse à la recherche du plaisir sensuel auprès d'un jeune homme, d'un vieux beau...
Dark Sunday, 1h24
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Michèle Alfa, Paul Bernard, Jacques Dacqmine, Marcel Dalio, Marcelle Derrien, Colette Mars

Peu avant la guerre, Jan Laszlo, un jeune musicien hongrois, réfugié en France, éprouve des déconvenues sentimentales. Un jour de cafard, il compose une chanson Sombre Dimanche qui plaît à l'éditeur Max. Pour lui assurer un bon lancement, Max, que n'étouffent pas les scrupules, a recours aux services de Bob, son complice en cas de coup tordu. Bob a une maîtresse, Michèle, qu'il persuade de simuler un suicide provoqué par la nostalgie du morceau. Tout réussit. À cette occasion, Jan rencontre Michèle et s'en éprend. Mais Bob lui apprend que toute l'affaire n'était que simulacre publicitaire.
Gigi
Gigi (1949)
, 1h22
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Danièle Delorme, Gaby Morlay, Jean Tissier, Franck Villard, Yvonne de Bray, Paul Demange
Rating60% 3.044913.044913.044913.044913.04491
The story begins in 1900 fin de siecle Paris, through the eyes of the elderly Honoré LaChaille, who is a man who knows how to fully appreciate beauty, as he is watching the wonderfully untouched and lively sixteen-year-old school girl Gilberte "Gigi" Alvarez. Gigi happens to be the young ward and grand daughter of Honoré's old friend and amorous acquaintance, the elegant Mme. Alvarez.