Writing
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…
Known For
Becket · 1964Becket
★ 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 Karenina · 1948Anna 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 Vincent · 1947Monsieur Vincent
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaHistory
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet · 2012You 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...
Circle of Love · 1964Circle 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 Caroline · 1951Dear 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.
Antigone · 1974Antigone
1974
Movie
A 1974 PBS production of Jean Anouilh's 1944 play "Antigone" adapted from the original Sophocles.
The Knight of the Night · 1953The Knight of the Night
★ 6.11953
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, 1884. Bella Fontanges, a renowned ballerina, is married to Georges de Segar. But after just a few years together, the couple slowly sinks into weariness. Bella has forgotten what happiness used to taste like. Then a mysterious squire appears. Aware of the couple's faltering situation, he makes Bella and Georges a most astonishing proposal: he claims to be able to separate Good from Evil in Georges. Reluctant at first, the couple eventually agrees to play along. But it's not long before they realize that in Georges, it's Evil that has prevailed.
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Le Colisée · 1933Le Colisée
★ 7.01933
MovieComedy
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