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Duvivier Julien
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3 October 1896 - 30 October 1967
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French director Duvier Julien (Julien Duvivier) was born in Lille on October 8, 1896. In his youth he tried to study at the University of Lille, but did not graduate and moved to Paris. Julien’s creative career began at the Odeon Theatre as an actor. His debut took place in 1916, when he performed in productions by Andre Antoine. In 1918, Julien began working in film, presenting his first film, Gaseldam, or the Price of Blood, a year later. His films at first were silent – at that time, voiced films
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French director Duvier Julien (Julien Duvivier) was born in Lille on October 8, 1896. In his youth he tried to study at the University of Lille, but did not graduate and moved to Paris.
Julien’s creative career began at the Odeon Theatre as an actor. His debut took place in 1916, when he performed in productions by Andre Antoine. In 1918, Julien began working in film, presenting his first film, Gaseldam, or the Price of Blood, a year later. His films at first were silent – at that time, voiced films were a luxury that not every director could afford.
During the period of silent cinema, Duvier Julien shoots about ten films, among which "Lady's Happiness" (1930), which was well received by film critics and audiences. In the mid-1930s, Julien began to voice his works that had been created earlier, continuing to work on new films.
In 1934, the French director met the former variety artist Jean Gabéne, who later became his partner on the set as the lead actor. Together they worked on Bandera (1935) and Golgotha (1935), as well as The Glorious Company (1936).
Pepe le Moco (1936), which brought both the actor and the director world fame. As critics note, these films are shot in the spirit of poetic realism, which was at the height of fashion in France in the 1930s.
In 1938, Duvier Julien was invited to work in the American studio MGM. However, the director, after filming a biography about Johann Strauss “The Big Waltz”, returns to France. After his return, he will not be able to work with the same success because of the cautious attitude of his compatriots. During this time, he directed Anna Karenina (1948) and Black Jack (1950). The success of the 1930s he did not repeat.
In 1967, Duvier Julien was involved in a car accident that resulted in a heart attack. The famous French director died on October 30 of the same year. /