Louis Delluc


About

Birth Place
Cadouin, France
Born
October 14, 1890
Died
March 22, 2024
Cause of Death
Tuberculosis

Biography

An influential early film enthusiast who wrote for and edited various journals and helped start the French cine-club movement, Delluc made several well-regarded films including "Le silence" (1920) and the highly atmospheric "Fievre" (1921), both starring his Belgian wife Eve Francis. He also was a key figure of the Impressionist school which also included Jean Epstein and Germaine Dulac ...

Family & Companions

Eve Francis
Wife
Actor. Met c. 1914; married in 1918.

Biography

An influential early film enthusiast who wrote for and edited various journals and helped start the French cine-club movement, Delluc made several well-regarded films including "Le silence" (1920) and the highly atmospheric "Fievre" (1921), both starring his Belgian wife Eve Francis. He also was a key figure of the Impressionist school which also included Jean Epstein and Germaine Dulac and is equally distinguished for his books on the cinema, including "Charlot/Charlie Chaplin" (1921) and "Photogenie" (1920). Delluc died of tuberculosis at the age of 33. The Prix Louis Delluc is awarded annually to an outstanding French feature film.

Life Events

Companions

Eve Francis
Wife
Actor. Met c. 1914; married in 1918.

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