Jeanne Moreau was to French cinema as Manet’s “Olympia” was to French painting — the personification of the gait, glance, and gesture of modern life. Her darting brown eyes and enigmatic moue were the face of the French New Wave. Her candid sensuality and self-assurance, not to mention the suggestion that she was always in control, made her the epitome of the New Woman. From Orson Welles and Luis Bunuel to Joseph Losey and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Moreau was the muse to the greatest directors of world cinema.
“She has all the qualities one expects in a woman,” quipped Francois Truffaut, director of her most beloved film, “Jules and Jim” (1962), “plus all those one expects in a man — without the inconveniences of either.”
Surprisingly, this quintessence of French femininity had an English mother, a dancer at the Folies Bergere. Her French father, a hotelier and restaurateur, upon learning that his daughter likewise had theatrical ambitions,...
“She has all the qualities one expects in a woman,” quipped Francois Truffaut, director of her most beloved film, “Jules and Jim” (1962), “plus all those one expects in a man — without the inconveniences of either.”
Surprisingly, this quintessence of French femininity had an English mother, a dancer at the Folies Bergere. Her French father, a hotelier and restaurateur, upon learning that his daughter likewise had theatrical ambitions,...
- 7/31/2017
- by Carrie Rickey
- Indiewire
Jeanne Moreau, a legend of French cinema and one of the French New Wave's leading actresses with roles in Jules & Jim and Elevator to the Gallows, died this weekend at the age of 89.
French authorities confirmed that the actress died at her Paris home; no cause of death was revealed, the BBC reports.
French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted of Moreau, "A legend of cinema and theater … an actress engaged in the whirlwind of life with an absolute freedom."
Pierre Lescure, president of the Cannes Film Festival, said in a statement,...
French authorities confirmed that the actress died at her Paris home; no cause of death was revealed, the BBC reports.
French president Emmanuel Macron tweeted of Moreau, "A legend of cinema and theater … an actress engaged in the whirlwind of life with an absolute freedom."
Pierre Lescure, president of the Cannes Film Festival, said in a statement,...
- 7/31/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The silent screen legend, appearing in The Old Maid at the Manchester Opera House, says she finds theatre 'much more important and thrilling' than film
Miss Irene Vanbrugh and Miss Lillian Gish, who are appearing in "The Old Maid" at the Opera House, Manchester, were guests at luncheon yesterday of the Town and Counties Club. Miss Vanbrugh is, in fact, a member of the club. "It is," she averred, "the only club I belong to and the only one I shall ever belong to."
Miss Gish, at the invitation of the chairman, Mrs. Harold Baerlein, gave her reasons for reverting from the cinema to the stage. She explained that it was interesting and exciting to turn to something new after years of work in one particular sphere. She was on the stage as a child of five, and "went into the movies" in their early days. "We thought the silent films had a universal language,...
Miss Irene Vanbrugh and Miss Lillian Gish, who are appearing in "The Old Maid" at the Opera House, Manchester, were guests at luncheon yesterday of the Town and Counties Club. Miss Vanbrugh is, in fact, a member of the club. "It is," she averred, "the only club I belong to and the only one I shall ever belong to."
Miss Gish, at the invitation of the chairman, Mrs. Harold Baerlein, gave her reasons for reverting from the cinema to the stage. She explained that it was interesting and exciting to turn to something new after years of work in one particular sphere. She was on the stage as a child of five, and "went into the movies" in their early days. "We thought the silent films had a universal language,...
- 3/17/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
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