Louis Delluc (October 14, 1890 – March 22, 1924) was an Impressionist French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Born in Cadouin in 1890, he moved with his family to Paris in 1903. After graduating from the university, he became a literary critic.
During the First World War, he was married to the Belgian actress Ève Francis, who acted in many of his films.
In 1917, Delluc began his career in film criticism. He went on to edit Le Journal du Ciné-club and Cinéa, establish film societies, and direct seven films.
He was one of the early Impressionist filmmakers, along with Abel Gance, Germaine Dulac, Marcel L’Herbier, and Jean Epstein.
His films are notable for their focus on ordinary events and the natural settings.
Many of his writings for French newspapers were collected in the volume Cinema et cie (1919).
He also wrote one of the first books on Charlie Chaplin (1921; translated into English in 1922).
Delluc directed his seventh film, L’Inondation (The Flood), in 1924.
The shoot took place in very poor weather conditions and Delluc contracted pneumonia. He died in Paris several weeks later, before the film was released.
The Prix Louis-Delluc, created in 1937, is named in his honor.
Select Filmography
1920 : Fumée noire
1920 : Le Silence
1920 : Le Chemin d’Ernoa
1921 : Fièvre
1921 : Le Tonnerre
1922 : La Femme de nulle part
1924 : L’Inondation
Film Education: Louis Delluc, Film Society; Prix Louis-Delluc (1937-Present)
Louis Delluc (October 14, 1890 – March 22, 1924) was an Impressionist French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Born in Cadouin in 1890, he moved with his family to Paris in 1903. After graduating from the university, he became a literary critic.
During the First World War, he was married to the Belgian actress Ève Francis, who acted in many of his films.
In 1917, Delluc began his career in film criticism. He went on to edit Le Journal du Ciné-club and Cinéa, establish film societies, and direct seven films.
He was one of the early Impressionist filmmakers, along with Abel Gance, Germaine Dulac, Marcel L’Herbier, and Jean Epstein.
His films are notable for their focus on ordinary events and the natural settings.
Many of his writings for French newspapers were collected in the volume Cinema et cie (1919).
He also wrote one of the first books on Charlie Chaplin (1921; translated into English in 1922).
Delluc directed his seventh film, L’Inondation (The Flood), in 1924.
The shoot took place in very poor weather conditions and Delluc contracted pneumonia. He died in Paris several weeks later, before the film was released.
The Prix Louis-Delluc, created in 1937, is named in his honor.
Select Filmography
1920 : Fumée noire
1920 : Le Silence
1920 : Le Chemin d’Ernoa
1921 : Fièvre
1921 : Le Tonnerre
1922 : La Femme de nulle part
1924 : L’Inondation