Who wrote the French drama film that opened the 1959 Cannes Film Festival?
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1959 Cannes Film Festival The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15 May 1959. The Palme d'Or went to the "Orfeu Negro" by Marcel Camus. The festival opened with "Les Quatre Cents Coups", directed by François Truffaut and closed with "The Diary of Anne Frank", directed by George Stevens.
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The 400 Blows The 400 Blows (French: "Les Quatre Cents Coups" ) is a 1959 French drama film, the debut by director François Truffaut; it stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior. Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which Léaud plays the semi-autobiographical character.
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L'ange noir L'ange Noir (English: The Black Angel ) is a French drama film directed and written by Jean-Claude Brisseau.
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Le Bonheur (1965 film) Le Bonheur ("Happiness") is a 1965 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda. The film is associated with the French New Wave and won two awards at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Jury Grand Prix.
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Going South (2009 film) Going South (French: Plein sud ) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and written by Lifshitz, Stéphane Bouquet and Vincent Poymiro. It stars Yannick Renier, Léa Seydoux, Nicole Garcia, Théo Frilet and Pierre Perrier. It was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale 2010.
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The Prude The Prude (French: La Puritaine ) is a 1986 French-Belgian drama film directed by Jacques Doillon. It was entered into the main competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival.
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Jons und Erdme Jons und Erdme is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Victor Vicas, starring Giulietta Masina and Carl Raddatz. It is based on the story "Jons and Erdma" from Hermann Sudermann's "The Excursion to Tilsit".
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La Loi du Nord La Loi du nord (] , "The Law of the North"; also called La Piste du Nord, "The Northern Trail") is a 1939 French adventure drama film directed by Jacques Feyder who co-wrote screenplay with Alexandre Arnoux and Charles Spaak, based on novel "Telle qu'elle était de son vivant" by Maurice Constantin-Weyer. The films stars Michèle Morgan, Pierre Richard-Willm and Charles Vanel. It tells the story of an escaped prisoner, his woman secretary and two guardsmen in the Far North. It was entered for the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1939 Cannes Film Festival.
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The Cow and I (film) La Vache et le Prisonnier (English version: ""The Cow and I"") is a French-Italian tragicomedy film from 1959 starring Fernandel and directed by Henri Verneuil. The story was based on Jacques Antoine's novel, "Une histoire vraie". It is considered to be a classic and one of Fernandel's most iconic and popular films. It was Fernandel's highest-grossing film ever in 1959.
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The Lions Are Loose Les Lions sont lâchés (US title: The Lions Are Loose) is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard (dialogue). The music score was by Georges Garvarentz and the cinematography by Christian Matras.
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Jacques Natanson French writer Jacques Natanson (15 May 1901 – 19 May 1975) first became involved in the movies in 1929 when one of his plays was adapted for the screen. He enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Max Ophüls, on such films as "La Ronde" (1951, earning an Academy Award nomination), "Le Plaisir" (1952) and "Lola Montès" (1955).
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Mimi Pinson (1958 film) Mimi Pinson is a 1958 French comedy-drama film directed by Robert Darène and starring Dany Robin, Raymond Pellegrin and Micheline Dax. It draws some inspiration from the poem of the same name by Alfred de Musset.
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Germinal (1963 film) Germinal is a 1963 French language French-Italian-Hungarian film directed by Yves Allégret. It is an adaptation of the novel "Germinal" by Emile Zola.
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The Red and the Black (film) The Red and the Black (French: "Le rouge et le noir" ) is a 1954 French drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost, based on the novel "The Red and the Black" by Stendhal. The film starred Gerard Philipe, Antonella Lualdi and Danielle Darrieux, and won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics award for the best film of 1955 and the Grand Prix de l'Académie du Cinéma the same year.
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The Passerby (1951 film) The Passerby (French: La Passante) is a French drama film from 1951, written and directed by Henri Calef, starring Henri Vidal and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on Serge Groussard's novel "La Femme sans passé".
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Diary of a Country Priest Diary of a Country Priest (French: "Journal d'un curé de campagne" ) is a 1951 French film written and directed by Robert Bresson, and starring Claude Laydu. It was closely based on the novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Published in 1936, the novel received the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française. It tells the story of a young, sickly priest, who has been assigned to his first parish, a village in northern France.
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A Balcony in the Forest A Balcony in the Forest (French: "Un balcon en forêt" ) is a 1958 novel by the French writer Julien Gracq. It tells the story of a French lieutenant, Grange, who is assigned to an old fortified building in the forest of the Ardennes in the autumn of 1939, where he waits at the outbreak of World War II together with a few men.
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Le Miroir à deux faces Le Miroir a deux faces (English title: The Mirror Has Two Faces) is a 1958 French drama film directed by André Cayatte who co-wrote screenplay with Gérard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Bourvil and Ivan Desny.
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Les Liaisons dangereuses (film) Les liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) is a 1959 French-language film, loosely based on the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, though is set in present-day France.
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Marie Antoinette Queen of France Marie Antoinette Queen of France (French: Marie-Antoinette reine de France and also known as Shadow of the Guillotine) is a French language motion picture historical drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Richard Todd. It was nominated for the Golden Palm (Jean Delannoy) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
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Winter 1960 Winter 1960 (French: "Hiver 60" ) is a 1983 Belgian drama film directed by Thierry Michel. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
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The Loves of Salammbo The Loves of Salammbo (Italian: Salambò , French: Salammbô ) is a 1960 historical drama directed by Sergio Grieco. It is loosely based on the novel "Salammbô" by Gustave Flaubert.