Black Jack
Since the beginnings of the Septième art, French pioneers have left their marks, weaving a privileged bond between the history of this medium and the cinematography of their country, that has never been denied over the decades. This recurring cycle aims to remind to film lovers, some of the treasures of this heritage, preserved in the collections of the Cinémathèque.
Under the guise of a distinguished yachtsman, Mike Alexander engages in multiple traffics with the goal of amassing a fortune that will allow him to live easily for the rest of his life. His dreams are compromised when, during one of his expeditions, he accidentally causes a ship to sink and its passengers to drown...
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier is a French director. Among his most original films are Pépé le Moko, Panique and Voici le temps des assassins and Don Camillo. In 1919 he made his first film, Haceldama ou le prix du sang. In the 1920s, several of his films deal with religious subjects, Credo ou la Tragédie de Lourdes, L'Abbé Constantin and La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin. In 1934, Maria Chapdelaine marked his first collaboration with Jean Gabin. Then, with La Bandera, in 1935, he enlisted the talents of dialogue writer Charles Spaak. During the Second World War, Julien Duvivier left again to work in the United States to direct Lydia, Six Destins, Obsessions, and then L'Imposteur. In 1951, he directed Under the Sky of Paris, a film of great originality. The same year 1951, Duvivier made the first part of Don Camillo.
