Jean Françaix

Movies

If Paris Were Told to Us
Music
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
Napoleon
Original Music Composer
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
The Four-Poster Bed
Music
In his prison cell, the composer Remi Bonvent composed an opera, The columns bed. The director of the prison, Porey Cave, succeeds made believe he is the author of this work. The death of the two protagonists will prevent the discovery of the truth.
The Pearls of the Crown
Original Music Composer
The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937; three of them missing.