Jean-Louis Curtis

Writing

Jean-Louis Curtis

Born May 22, 1917 · Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Died November 11, 1995 · aged 78

Jean-Louis Curtis (22 May 1917 – 11 November 1995), pseudonym of Albert Laffitte, was a French novelist best known for his second novel The Forests of the Night (French: Les Forêts de la nuit), which won France's highest literary award the Prix Goncourt in 1947. He is the author of over 30 novels. Curtis was born in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He attended the Bordeaux Faculty of Arts after seco…

Known For

A Young CoupleA Young Couple · 1969
A Young Couple
9.01969
MovieDrama
The dramatic failure of a couple, Véronique and Gilles, who can't solve their everyday problems. On the verge of breaking up, they're reunited at the last minute.
GigoloGigolo · 1951
Gigolo
5.71951
MovieDrama
Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady woman who persuaded him to pose for pornographic photos meant for lonely aging women. Marceau also served as a gigolo before the war and captivity put an end to this juicy business. Now he wants to start a new life, all the more as ha has found love in the person of a pure young lady named Dominique. But Madame Alice won't hear of it...
The Woman Is a StrangerThe Woman Is a Stranger · 1968
The Woman Is a Stranger
6.31968
MovieThrillerCrime
The psychotic son of a film producer becomes obsessed with a beautiful blonde starlet while in Cannes, lures her to his hotel room and strangles her. His mother finds out, but can she keep her mouth shut to protect her son? Meanwhile, the young killer meets another pretty blonde...
Dear LouiseDear Louise · 1972
Dear Louise
5.51972
MovieRomanceComedy
Louise lives alone and seems to like it that way. She has been through a divorce and the recent death of her mother. Recently, she has moved to Annecy, a moderate-sized city, to take work as a schoolteacher. She encounters a much younger man, Luigi, an Italian who is down on his luck. Though he moved to France to find work, he was robbed of his money and papers and is stranded. When he helps her bury her dogs, which her neighbour has poisoned for barking, their relationship grows to a new level.
Cri de la chouetteCri de la chouette · 1986
Cri de la chouette
1986
MovieDramaTV Movie
The Cross and the BannerThe Cross and the Banner · 1962
The Cross and the Banner
8.01962
MovieDrama
In this uneven tragedy by director Philippe Ducrest, a misunderstanding brings out the murderous side of one of the protagonists. The popular Michel Galabru makes one of his early screen appearances as a thief who in his haste to escape from the law, stuffs a diamond necklace he has just stolen into a purse in a store. The woman who buys the handbag takes it home without inspecting its interior and leaves it where her husband notices it, opens it up, and sees the valuable necklace. Immediately jumping to the conclusion that his wife has been up to no good, his reaction leads to a separation -- and much worse.

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