Jean Anouilh

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Jean Anouilh

Born June 23, 1910 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Died October 3, 1987 · aged 77

Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government. His plays are less experimental than those of his contempo…

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BecketBecket · 1964
Becket
★ 7.21964
MovieDramaHistory
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Anna KareninaAnna Karenina · 1948
Anna Karenina
★ 6.01948
MovieDramaRomance
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted— but in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Monsieur VincentMonsieur Vincent · 1947
Monsieur Vincent
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaHistory
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
Circle of LoveCircle of Love · 1964
Circle of Love
★ 5.71964
MovieDramaComedy
In a chain reaction of romantic adventures, various people play musical beds in a remake of Max Ophul's "La Ronde."
Dear CarolineDear Caroline · 1951
Dear Caroline
★ 5.51951
MovieComedy
France, July 1782. During her birthday, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It's love at first sight but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the French Revolution bursts and Caroline has to run away to escape the guillotine. By running away she meets Gaston again who decides to help her.
You Ain't Seen Nothin' YetYou Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet · 2012
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
★ 6.52012
MovieDrama
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play 'Eurydice'. These actors watch a recording performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. Do love, life, death and love after death still have any place on a theater stage? It's up to them to decide. And the surprises have only just begun...
White PawsWhite Paws · 1949
White Paws
★ 5.41949
MovieDrama
An eccentric man endangers himself when he makes advances toward the girlfriend of a saloon keeper.
The Passion of Slow FireThe Passion of Slow Fire · 1961
The Passion of Slow Fire
★ 6.71961
MovieMysteryCrime
Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.

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