Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (French: [Ê'ak dÉ"njÉ"l valkÊ oz]; 15 March
1920 â€" 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and
director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned
film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, along with André Bazin and
Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. The magazine was initially edited by
Doniol-Valcroze between 1951-1957. As critic, he championed numerous
filmmakers including Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Nicholas Ray. In
1955, then 23-year-old François Truffaut made a short film in
Doniol-Valcroze's apartment, Une Visite. Jacques's daughter Florence
played a minor part in it.In 1955, he was a member of the jury at the
16th Venice International Film Festival, and in 1964 a member of the
jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.In his thirties he
played a pivotal role in the French New Wave, discussing the
beginnings of "the new cinema" as the co-founder of Cahiers du cinéma
and defended Alain Robbe-Grillet.In 1963 he appeared in L'Immortelle,
an international co-produced drama art film directed by Alain
Robbe-Grillet.
1920 â€" 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and
director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned
film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, along with André Bazin and
Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. The magazine was initially edited by
Doniol-Valcroze between 1951-1957. As critic, he championed numerous
filmmakers including Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Nicholas Ray. In
1955, then 23-year-old François Truffaut made a short film in
Doniol-Valcroze's apartment, Une Visite. Jacques's daughter Florence
played a minor part in it.In 1955, he was a member of the jury at the
16th Venice International Film Festival, and in 1964 a member of the
jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.In his thirties he
played a pivotal role in the French New Wave, discussing the
beginnings of "the new cinema" as the co-founder of Cahiers du cinéma
and defended Alain Robbe-Grillet.In 1963 he appeared in L'Immortelle,
an international co-produced drama art film directed by Alain
Robbe-Grillet.
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