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Une histoire du cinéma français II - Les "années folles" and the magnificent years 19-39

by limguela • Created 9 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
An exhaustive history of French cinema coordinated by Claude Beylie.

2nd Part
One chapter: Les "années folles" and the magnificent years 19-39.

Missing from IMDb:
  • Paris Express, de Pierre Prévert et Marcel Duhamel 1928
  • L'Aventure de Luna-park, court-métrage réalisé par Albert Préjean en 1929
  • Les Cris bleus de Charles Estienne, Yves Klein, court (vraisemblablement perdu)
  • Le Cauchemar de Monsieur Bérignon, Raymond Robert 1936 (court)
  • Le taudis doit être vaincu, Marius O'Galop et Jean Comandon, 1912 court.
  • Potiron garçon de café ; Potiron sergent de ville ; Albert Mourlan, 1921, courts, animation.
  • Zut, Flutte et Trotte, André Daix, animation, court.
  • Meunier tu dors, Jean Varé et Jean Delaurier, 1931, animation, court.
  • Couchés dans le foin, de Jean Delaurier, Georges Bouisset et Raymond de Villepreux, 1935, animation, court.
  • Un concours de beauté, de Alain Saint-Ogan, 1932, animation, court.
  • Monsieur Pipe fait de la peinture, Paul Grimault, 1936, animation, court.


The few entries after 1938 are thematic mentions (mostly an actor or a director).


Full list

The 6 chapters:
Une histoire du cinéma français I - The pioneers years 1880-1918
Une histoire du cinéma français II - Les "années folles" and the magnificent years 19-39
Une histoire du cinéma français III - The noir years and grey years 40-59
Une histoire du cinéma français IV - The breakdown years 60-79
Une histoire du cinéma français V - Today years 80-2000
Une histoire du cinéma français VI - Short films & Animated films
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