Robert Vernay

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Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter.

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Career

In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on Pépé le Moko . [1] :144

In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of Balzac's Père Goriot , starring Pierre Renoir. It was released in 1945. [2] :162 In the late 1950s, he directed a "tacky comedy" called Madame et son auto . It was a favourite film of René Magritte. [3] :95

Selected filmography

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References

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  2. 1 2 Heathcote, Owen; Watts, Andrew (2 February 2017). The Cambridge Companion to Balzac. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1-107-06647-2.
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  5. McDonald, Tamar Jeffers; Lanckman, Lies (2019). Star Attractions: Twentieth-century Movie Magazines and Global Fandom. University of Iowa Press. ISBN   978-1-60938-673-3.