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Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, also known as Jean Marais ([ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]; 11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), was a French actor, director and sculptor.
Marais, who was gay, was the muse and lover of Jean Cocteau until Cocteau's death. After Cocteau's death, Marais wrote a memoir of Cocteau, L'Inconcevable Jean Cocteau, attributing authorship to "Cocteau-Marais". He also wrote his own autobiography, L'Histoire de ma vie, published in 1975. From 1953 until 1959, his companion was the American dancer George Reich.
Marais died from cardiovascular disease in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, in 1998. He is interred there at Vallauris cemetery.
In the early 1960s, Marais learned that he had a biological son, Serge Ayala, whom he recognized in 1962 and who eventually took the name Serge Villain-Marais. This son, who became a singer and an actor, committed suicide in 2012 at age 69.
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Jean Marais
Birth name Jean Alfred Villain-Marais
Nationality France
Birth 11 december 1913 at Cherbourg-Octeville (France)
Death 8 november 1998 (at 84 years) at Cannes (France)
Awards Honorary César
Nationality France
Birth 11 december 1913 at Cherbourg-Octeville (France)
Death 8 november 1998 (at 84 years) at Cannes (France)
Awards Honorary César
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, also known as Jean Marais ([ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]; 11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), was a French actor, director and sculptor.
Biography
Though he was engaged during World War II to the actress Mila Parély, the couple split after around two years.Marais, who was gay, was the muse and lover of Jean Cocteau until Cocteau's death. After Cocteau's death, Marais wrote a memoir of Cocteau, L'Inconcevable Jean Cocteau, attributing authorship to "Cocteau-Marais". He also wrote his own autobiography, L'Histoire de ma vie, published in 1975. From 1953 until 1959, his companion was the American dancer George Reich.
Marais died from cardiovascular disease in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, in 1998. He is interred there at Vallauris cemetery.
In the early 1960s, Marais learned that he had a biological son, Serge Ayala, whom he recognized in 1962 and who eventually took the name Serge Villain-Marais. This son, who became a singer and an actor, committed suicide in 2012 at age 69.
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The Image Book (2018)
, 1h25Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Documentary
Actors Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gos, Buster Keaton, Jean Gabin, Douglas Fairbanks, Jean Marais
Roles (film archive footage)
Rating62%
Selon Jean-Luc Godard, il s'agit d'un film en six parties dont les cinq premières constituent « une très longue introduction [...] comme si avant de voir la main, on voit séparément les cinq doigts», la sixième étant «une espèce de fable » sur une fausse révolution conçue par un chef d'un émirat fictif privé de ressources pétrolières.
At World's End (2009)
, 1h35Directed by Tomas Villum Jensen
Origin Danemark
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Steven Berkoff, Ulf Pilgaard, Matthias Hues
Roles Djoko
Rating57%
During the filming of a nature programme in the Indonesian rain forest, a British TV crew discover a rare white flower, but are attacked and killed by a Danish hermit, Severin Geertsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Severin, who is sentenced to death for the crime, claims he is 129 years old and that it is the leaves of the flower that have kept him young. Criminal psychiatrist Adrian (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his assistant, Beate (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen) are sent to Indonesia by the Danish authorities to mentally examine Severin. Although the claim that the flower gives eternal life sounds like a hoax, within hours Adrian, Severin and Beate are fleeing from international fortune hunters and the Indonesian army, who all want to acquire the flower.
Luchino Visconti (1999)
Directed by Carlo Lizzani
Genres Documentary
Actors Claudia Cardinale, Luchino Visconti, Burt Lancaster, Jean Marais, Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
Roles Self
Rating60%
Milice, film noir (1997)
, 2h8Directed by Alain Ferrari
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Michel Bouquet, Jean Marais
Roles himself
Rating71%
The documentary film about French militia, active under the Vichy regime in occupied France, during the World War II. Interviews with former militia men and their victims. It demonstrates that the militia's ruthless persecution of Jews and resistance movements exceeded even the Gestapo's requirements.
Stealing Beauty (1996)
, 1h48Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, D. W. Moffett, Sinéad Cusack, Rachel Weisz
Roles M. Guillaume
Rating65%
Lucy Harmon, an American teenager, arrives in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa there. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted. Lucy's mother, who lived in the villa, has committed suicide since then. Lucy also hopes to discover the identity of her father, who her mother hinted was a resident of the villa. Once there, Lucy meets and befriends a variety of eccentric locals who were companions of her mother, and begins to form relationships and connections with each of them, specifically with Alex Parrish.
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
, 1h30Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Actors Anouk Aimée, Agnès Varda, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Anne Vernon, Harrison Ford
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating72%
"Après avoir fait un film de fiction sur l'enfance de Jacques (JACQUOT DE NANTES), mon intention a été de faire un documentaire – relativement objectif – sur Jacques Demy, adulte et cinéaste. J'ai recueilli des témoignages et suscité des réactions. J'ai moi-même apporté des souvenirs et des documents sur lui mais j'ai souvent passé le relais à ses amis, à ses proches, aux acteurs et actrices qui ont travaillé avec lui, à des " fans " et à trois demoiselles qui ne l'ont pas connu mais qui circulent naturellement dans son univers." Agnès Varda
Les Miserables (1995)
, 2h54Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Philippe Léotard, Annie Girardot, Salomé Lelouch
Roles Mgr Myriel
Rating74%
As the film opens, Henri's father, a chauffeur, is falsely accused of the murder of his boss. During his trial and imprisonment, Henri's mother finds a job in a tavern on a Normandy beach. There Henri sees a movie version of Les Misérables. His father dies attempting to escape from prison, and upon hearing the news Henri's mother commits suicide. Henri grows up an orphan and learns to box.
Shipwrecked Children (1992)
, 1h39Directed by Jérôme Foulon
Origin France
Genres Adventure
Actors Jean Marais, Jacques Dufilho, Brigitte Fossey, Michel Robin, Amandine Dewasmes, Bernard Freyd
Roles Marc Antoine
Rating55%
Huit enfants d'un naufrageur vivent ensemble sur une île étrange, dans un bonheur surnaturel. Jusqu'au jour où leur petit paradis est troublé lorsqu'une vieille dame y est découverte assassinée. Ils se lancent alors dans l'enquête à la recherche de la vérité.
Lien de parenté (1986)
, 1h35Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Marais, Anouk Ferjac, Gisèle Touret, Jean Toscan, Michel Bertay, Michel Amphoux
Roles Victor Blaise
Rating64%
Parking (1985)
, 1h35Directed by Jacques Demy, Patrice Martineau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Demons in film, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, Jean Marais, Gérard Klein, Marie-France Pisier, Hugues Quester
Roles Hadès / The Devil
Rating48%
The Orpheus myth repeats itself in the 20th century, hereby paying tribute to Jean Cocteau's film classic Orphée (1950).
Cher menteur (1982)
, 1h45Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Jean Marais, Edwige Feuillère
Roles George Bernard Shaw
My American Uncle (1980)
, 2h5Directed by Alain Resnais
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Philosophie, Psychologie
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Roger Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Pierre Arditi, Nelly Borgeaud, Danielle Darrieux
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating75%
The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film. It uses the stories of three people to illustrate Laborit's theories on evolutionary psychology regarding the relationship of self and society.
Les Parents terribles (1980)
Directed by Yves-André Hubert
Origin France
Actors Jean Marais, Lila Kedrova
Roles Georges
Vaincre à Olympie (1977)
, 1h40Directed by Michel Subiela
Origin France
Genres Peplum
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Jean Marais, Panos Mihalopoulos, Georges Marchal, Jean Topart, Jean Martinelli, Gisèle Grimm
Roles Menesthée
Au Ve siècle avant Jésus-Christ, dans la Grèce antique d’avant Périclès, le jeune éphèbe Sostratos qui se prépare pour les prochains Jeux Olympiques, connaît dans sa ville natale de Sycione, une véritable dévotion des habitants pour sa beauté plastique et ses performances pugilistiques. Tandis qu’il se pavane au milieu de ses admirateurs, un énigmatique voyageur venant d’arriver dans le bourg et se faisant appeler Ménesthée, le critique effrontément face à l’attitude de l’entourage du jeune athlète dont les flatteries ne peuvent que le nuire pour ses futures exploits. Bien que plus âgé, Ménesthée lui propose le défi suivant : « S’il parvient à battre le garçon au bras de fer, ce dernier devra le suivre et dans le cas contraire, l’homme quittera sans retour le village ». Bien que vexé, l’orgueilleux Sostratos, intrigué par ce vieil homme autoritaire accepte le combat, qu’il perd, comme il se doit.
Chantons sous l'Occupation (1976)
, 1h30Directed by André Halimi
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Pascal Mazzotti, Jean Marais, Maurice Bardèche, Michel Audiard, André Pousse
Roles himself
Rating60%
On le sait, les stars de la chanson française, en général, n'ont pas été trop intimidées - ni inquiétées - par l'occupant allemand. Certaines, d'ailleurs, se sont empressées de séduire les oreilles pétainistes et nazies. Fallait-il, ou non, continuer à chanter? Cette activité pouvait-elle passer pour une forme de collaboration? A questions dérangeantes, réponses ambiguës! Quoi qu'il en soit, et comme le montre ce film, les années sombres ont été plutôt fertiles pour la chanson française.