Delannoy
Americannoun
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While Simenon’s novel is set mainly in Montmartre, Delannoy shifted the location to Le Marais, shooting much of the action in what were then the shabby streets in and around Place des Vosges.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2017
The film’s director, Jean Delannoy — whose “Pastoral Symphony” shared the top prize with 10 other films at the first Cannes Film Festival in 1946 — was more a sturdy craftsman than a flashy auteur.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2017
Jean Gabin fits Georges Simenon's famous flatfoot like an old shoe, and Director Jean Delannoy has not spared the polish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As filmed by French Director Jean Delannoy, This Special Friendship turns out to be both poignant and disturbing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The association had three rooms set apart for chess, and one for billiards, and Saint Amant, Devinck, Guibert, Pr�ti, Doazan, Delannoy, Seguin and Lecrivain were amongst the members.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Edge, Frederick Milnes
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