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Jean Dewever
Born May 12, 1927 · Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Died November 22, 2010 · aged 83
Jean Dewever was a French film director and screenwriter active from the 1950s to the 1970s. He directed films such as Les Honneurs de la guerre (1961), which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. Dewever's work often delved into human relationships and societal issues, characterized by their thoughtful storytelling and character development. His contributions to French cin…
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The Killing Game · 1967The Killing Game
★ 5.91967
MovieComedyAdventure
Two cartoonists meet a playboy who lives out the fantasies created in their cartoons. He hires them to create a new comic strip. As they work on the new strip, the playboy begins to live it out. Unfortunately, the new strip deals with murder.
Happy He Who Like Ulysses · 1970Happy He Who Like Ulysses
★ 6.91970
MovieComedy
For 25 years now, under the Provence sun, Antonin, a farmhand, has shared his work and everyday life with a horse named Ulysse. What a shock when Pascal, the farmer, tells him he has decided to sell Ulysse to a picador for being too old. Not only will he be separated from his faithful companion, but he is well aware too that the arenas of Arles mean death for Ulysse. Being unable to stand such injustice, Antonin runs away from the farm in the company of Ulysse. Together, they go through the Lubéron, the Baux de Provence, the Alpilles, the Crau and the Vaccarès. Yet, their journey is no pleasure cruise, specially when it comes to crossing National Road 7. After a visit to Marcellin, an old friend of his, Antonin sets off again with Ulysse, this time towards the Rhône River.
La Crise du logement · 1955La Crise du logement
★ 6.51955
MovieDocumentary
One year after Abbé Pierre's famous call for help on 1-2-1954 exposing the appalling conditions in which millions of French people barely survived, nothing had changed much. In 1955, the housing crisis was rife and entire families were forced to live cramped in dilapidated buildings or in slums. Jean Dewever, outraged like Abbé Pierre by such an infamous situation, took his camera and made this militant short in the hope of alerting not only the average viewer but also the competent authorities.
Life Upside Down · 1964Life Upside Down
★ 6.71964
MovieDrama
A Paris real estate developer feels compelled to withdraw from his seemingly perfect life into a world of his own. Is the man going insane? By conventional standards, maybe, but it's clear that the life he's fleeing is madder still from his point of view, and since that point of view is unfailingly witty and astute, we even come to accept his delusions as more "real" than reality.
Les Jambes en l'air · 1971Les Jambes en l'air
★ 4.51971
MovieComedy
Story of a marginal couple, César and Favouille, who set out to find their youngest daughter, who run away from home.
The Honors of War · 1962The Honors of War
★ 5.51962
MovieWarDrama
One morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a French village are celebrating their premature liberation. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of an exhausted, leaderless German detachment. A few kilometers away, the inhabitants of the village of Muzière negotiate with the Germans and agree to a truce. But the arrival of a Wehrmacht captain, anxious to regain control of the men, puts an end to this fragile peace process. The captain suggested meeting the Americans and surrendering to regular troops rather than civilians. The inhabitants of Muzière, believing the truce to be broken, fire on the Germans and, on this misunderstanding, the guns start talking again.
Salle 8 · 1967Salle 8
★ 6.51967
SeriesDrama
Allô Police · 1966Allô Police
★ 9.01966
SeriesCrimeDrama
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