Jacques Deval

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Jacques Deval

Born June 27, 1895 · Paris, France

Died December 19, 1972 · aged 77

Jacques Deval was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.

Known For

Café MetropoleCafé Metropole · 1937
Café Metropole
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyDrama
An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.
Miss Tatlock's MillionsMiss Tatlock's Millions · 1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions
★ 6.31948
MovieRomanceComedy
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the estate of Miss Tatlock's millions.
La Route des IndesLa Route des Indes · 1980
La Route des Indes
1980
MovieComedy
When You Read This LetterWhen You Read This Letter · 1953
When You Read This Letter
★ 5.91953
MovieDrama
After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. Both of them fall prey to a womanizing mechanic with psychopathic tendencies.
L'altra metà del cieloL'altra metà del cielo · 1977
L'altra metà del cielo
★ 5.81977
MovieComedyRomance
Don Vincenzo, a priest sent to a mining village in Australia, seeks to redeem the Sicilian Susanna.
New MoonNew Moon · 1940
New Moon
★ 6.91940
MovieRomanceAdventure
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
Şahane ZüğürtlerŞahane Züğürtler · 1964
Şahane Züğürtler
★ 8.01964
MovieComedy
Fikret is a wealthy cotton merchant. He married his childhood sweetheart Leyla and built a happy home. The young couple's kindness touched many people around them. However, one day, things took a turn for the worse. Fikret's business failed. Yusuf, whom he had once saved from bankruptcy, refused to help him. He was acting out of resentment that Leyla had chosen Fikret over him. Fikret is an honorable man. He has been appointed guardian of the young son of his closest friend, who died in a traffic accident. The management of a large fortune has fallen to him. However, he prefers to work as a servant in Istanbul rather than touch the money. The couple builds a new life for themselves in Istanbul. But Yusuf's resentment shows no signs of abating.
Say It in FrenchSay It in French · 1938
Say It in French
★ 7.51938
MovieComedy
An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are married and in the US. Upon their arrival, they are dismayed to discover that the golfer's parents have arranged for him to marry a wealthy socialite so they can use her money to support their business....

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Şahane ZüğürtlerŞahane Züğürtler · 1964
Şahane Züğürtler
★ 8.01964
MovieComedy
Fikret is a wealthy cotton merchant. He married his childhood sweetheart Leyla and built a happy home. The young couple's kindness touched many people around them. However, one day, things took a turn for the worse. Fikret's business failed. Yusuf, whom he had once saved from bankruptcy, refused to help him. He was acting out of resentment that Leyla had chosen Fikret over him. Fikret is an honorable man. He has been appointed guardian of the young son of his closest friend, who died in a traffic accident. The management of a large fortune has fallen to him. However, he prefers to work as a servant in Istanbul rather than touch the money. The couple builds a new life for themselves in Istanbul. But Yusuf's resentment shows no signs of abating.

Story

Queen of AtlantisQueen of Atlantis · 1932
Queen of Atlantis
★ 6.41932
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Two young officers, Saint-Avit and Morhange, get lost in the desert and find themselves prisoners of the beautiful Antinéa, queen of the city of Atlantis. Saint-Avit, blinded by his love for her, obeys her when she orders him to kill his comrade... With L’Atlantide, Pabst offers a psychoanalytic reading of Benoit’s novel, with a dominant female figure who enslaves her lovers before destroying them. The film’s fantasy dimension is disturbing, L’Atlantide bathes in a humid nightmare atmosphere, between the desperate search for a missing friend and the apparitions of an underworld lost in the desert. A long, discursive flashback suggests the Parisian origins of Antinéa, born from the marriage between Clémentine, a pretty, light-thighed French Cancan dancer, and an Arab prince seduced during a theatrical performance. But again, it's impossible to know whether these are the ramblings of an old alcoholic or the strange truth.

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