André Cayatte

André Cayatte

Nacimiento : 1909-02-03, Carcassonne, Aude, France

Muerte : 1989-02-06

Historia

Director de cine francés, nacido en Carcassone. Estudió derecho y ejerció la abogacía. Pero su vocación le llevó, antes que al cine, a las novelas. Publicó varios libros y fue reconocido por el público de Francia por ello. Además de la narrativa, fue también periodista. Este amor por la escritura le llevó a escribir varios guiones, con lo que dio el salto al cine. Como director de cine no olvidó su primera profesión y se interesó siempre en sus películas por los problemas judiciales, desde las dudas de un jurado en Justicia cumplida (1950), hasta un alegato contra la pena de muerte en No matarás (1952), incluso cuestionó los límites de los jueces en Le dossier noir (1955). Con la película El paso del Rhin consiguió el León de Oro del Festival de Venecia en 1960, premio que ya había obtenido diez años antes con, Justicia cumplida.

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André Cayatte

Películas

El amor tiene dos caras
Original Story
Rose y Gregory, ambos profesores de la Universidad de Columbia, entablan una relación sentimental. Sus puntos de vista son distintos. Gregory cree que las relaciones sexuales pueden arruinar su vida, pero Rose opina lo contrario. Remake de la película francesa "El espejo tiene dos caras" de 1958. (FILMAFFINITY)
Retour à Cherchell
Dialogue
Retour à Cherchell
Writer
Retour à Cherchell
Director
La Faute
Writer
La Faute
Director
Question of Love
Screenplay
Architect Dumas dies from a bullet of his own gun in front of his house. The police suspect his young Swedish wife Catherine and her English lover Tom Hastings. After numerous interrogations, in which they entangle themselves in contradictions, they try to flee, but are soon both caught and brought to trial, he in England, she in France. Only when Catherine keeps on proclaiming her innocence, superintendent Corbier finally considers believing her.
Question of Love
Director
Architect Dumas dies from a bullet of his own gun in front of his house. The police suspect his young Swedish wife Catherine and her English lover Tom Hastings. After numerous interrogations, in which they entangle themselves in contradictions, they try to flee, but are soon both caught and brought to trial, he in England, she in France. Only when Catherine keeps on proclaiming her innocence, superintendent Corbier finally considers believing her.
Razón de estado
Writer
Un maquiavélico traficante de armas se dedica a crear insurrecciones bélicas en África, bajo protección oficial. Contra sus planes se rebelará un biólogo de ideología anticolonialista.
Razón de estado
Director
Un maquiavélico traficante de armas se dedica a crear insurrecciones bélicas en África, bajo protección oficial. Contra sus planes se rebelará un biólogo de ideología anticolonialista.
Cada uno con su infierno
Story
La pequeña Laurence ha sido secuestrada. Su madre, Madeleine, ha de plantar cara a la familia, la prenda, la policía, reúne el rescate, pero en vano. La película nos presenta el calvario y la dulzura de esta madre.
Cada uno con su infierno
Screenplay
La pequeña Laurence ha sido secuestrada. Su madre, Madeleine, ha de plantar cara a la familia, la prenda, la policía, reúne el rescate, pero en vano. La película nos presenta el calvario y la dulzura de esta madre.
Cada uno con su infierno
Director
La pequeña Laurence ha sido secuestrada. Su madre, Madeleine, ha de plantar cara a la familia, la prenda, la policía, reúne el rescate, pero en vano. La película nos presenta el calvario y la dulzura de esta madre.
El veredicto
Author
Teresa Leoni (Sophia Loren) es la desconsolada viuda de un hombre al que siempre se la ha señalado como un importante gánster, un capo de la mafia con importantes negocios en vida e influencia ilimitada durante sus años en vida. Cuando su hijo André (Michel Albertini) es acusado de asesinato en primer grado, la reputación de su padre le precede lo que al pobre joven le asegura una sentencia de culpabilidad. En un acto tan desesperado como inconsciente, Teresa secuestra a Nicole Leguen (Gisèle Casadesus), la esposa del juez que dictará la sentencia de su hijo.
El veredicto
Director
Teresa Leoni (Sophia Loren) es la desconsolada viuda de un hombre al que siempre se la ha señalado como un importante gánster, un capo de la mafia con importantes negocios en vida e influencia ilimitada durante sus años en vida. Cuando su hijo André (Michel Albertini) es acusado de asesinato en primer grado, la reputación de su padre le precede lo que al pobre joven le asegura una sentencia de culpabilidad. En un acto tan desesperado como inconsciente, Teresa secuestra a Nicole Leguen (Gisèle Casadesus), la esposa del juez que dictará la sentencia de su hijo.
No hay humo sin fuego
Director
Una campaña electoral se vuelve más interesante cuando aparecen fotografías publicadas de forma anónima que muestran a la esposa de un candidato, el Dr. Peyrac, asistiendo a una fiesta sexual.
To Die of Love
Director
A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...
Katmandu
Writer
A rebellious socially-conscious man travels to Nepal to find his dead-beat dad. There, he meets Jane, a beautiful hippie girl hooked on drugs. He's forced to steal artefacts for his father's slimy employer to earn money to help Jane.
Katmandu
Director
A rebellious socially-conscious man travels to Nepal to find his dead-beat dad. There, he meets Jane, a beautiful hippie girl hooked on drugs. He's forced to steal artefacts for his father's slimy employer to earn money to help Jane.
Riesgos del oficio
Screenplay
Jean Doucet, maestro de escuela de un pueblecito, es acusado de haber violado a una de sus alumnas. Pero él clama su inocencia.
Riesgos del oficio
Director
Jean Doucet, maestro de escuela de un pueblecito, es acusado de haber violado a una de sus alumnas. Pero él clama su inocencia.
A Trap for Cinderella
Adaptation
Based on Sébastien Japrisot's novel, the story revolves around a young girl who suffers from amnesia after surviving a terrible fire.
A Trap for Cinderella
Director
Based on Sébastien Japrisot's novel, the story revolves around a young girl who suffers from amnesia after surviving a terrible fire.
La vida conyugal
Adaptation
Las relaciones conyugales contempladas tanto desde el punto de vista de la esposa como del marido.
La vida conyugal
Screenplay
Las relaciones conyugales contempladas tanto desde el punto de vista de la esposa como del marido.
La vida conyugal
Director
Las relaciones conyugales contempladas tanto desde el punto de vista de la esposa como del marido.
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Screenplay
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man, Jean-Marc. The film shares the same plot with "Françoise ou La vie conjugale", that tells the same story from another perspective.
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Director
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man, Jean-Marc. The film shares the same plot with "Françoise ou La vie conjugale", that tells the same story from another perspective.
The Sword and the Balance
Director
Three young men are suspected of kidnapping and murdering a little boy. Most likely, two of them are really involved, but one is not. All of their pasts are questionable, riddled with violence and controversy. Neither the police nor the court can decide how to solve that puzzle.
El paso del Rhin
Director
Following the defeat of France by Germany during WWII, two french soldiers are taken to a german farm as forced laborers.
El paso del Rhin
Script
Following the defeat of France by Germany during WWII, two french soldiers are taken to a german farm as forced laborers.
El espejo tiene dos caras
Writer
Enamorada de su jefe que prefiere a su hermana más guapa, Véronique se casa con Pierre, un caradura. Este piensa que el rostro poco agraciado de su mujer lo protege de cualquier infidelidad. Un día, Véronique conoce a un famoso cirujano estético que le propone cambiarse la cara.
El espejo tiene dos caras
Director
Enamorada de su jefe que prefiere a su hermana más guapa, Véronique se casa con Pierre, un caradura. Este piensa que el rostro poco agraciado de su mujer lo protege de cualquier infidelidad. Un día, Véronique conoce a un famoso cirujano estético que le propone cambiarse la cara.
An Eye for an Eye
Screenplay
In North Africa, an anguished husband tests the character of the doctor he believes is responsible for his wife’s death.
An Eye for an Eye
Director
In North Africa, an anguished husband tests the character of the doctor he believes is responsible for his wife’s death.
Black Dossier
Screenplay
The title of this French noir drama translates to The Black File. Jean-Marc Bory plays Jacques Arnaud, an idealistic young investigator who comes to work in a small French town. He is soon involved in a mysterious case incriminating a town notable. Arnaud devotes himself to the case but the upshot of this is rather surprising to all concerned, not to mention the audience. Like Cayatte's previous efforts, Le Dossier Noir is based on the proposition that the phrase "French justice" can at times be oxymoronic.
Black Dossier
Director
The title of this French noir drama translates to The Black File. Jean-Marc Bory plays Jacques Arnaud, an idealistic young investigator who comes to work in a small French town. He is soon involved in a mysterious case incriminating a town notable. Arnaud devotes himself to the case but the upshot of this is rather surprising to all concerned, not to mention the audience. Like Cayatte's previous efforts, Le Dossier Noir is based on the proposition that the phrase "French justice" can at times be oxymoronic.
Before the Deluge
Screenplay
The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.
Before the Deluge
Director
The title of this French "reality" drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI's famous prognostication, "Apres moi, le deluge." Set in 1950, the film concentrates on five Parisian adolescents. Certain that the next war will herald the apocalypse, the youngster make plans to run off to a desert island and set up a new society. This, however, will require money, which is why the boys decide to pull off a "necessary" robbery. Idealism collapses in the face of cold reality, as the five youths suffer from the consequences of their actions. Avant le Deluge was one of a group of films cowritten by director Andre Cayatte and Charles Spaak which endeavored to explore the touchy social issues of the day: others in the Cayatte-Spaak canon include the euthanasia-themed Justice est Faite and the capital-punishment tract Nous sommes tous des assassins.
No matarás
Scenario Writer
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, René Le Guen será el encargado de ejecutar a un traidor de la Resistencia francesa, pero ya terminada la contienda continuará asesinando hasta que finalmente es detenido y condenado a muerte. Su abogado pedirá clemencia porque hace responsable a la sociedad de los crímenes cometidos por René.
No matarás
Director
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, René Le Guen será el encargado de ejecutar a un traidor de la Resistencia francesa, pero ya terminada la contienda continuará asesinando hasta que finalmente es detenido y condenado a muerte. Su abogado pedirá clemencia porque hace responsable a la sociedad de los crímenes cometidos por René.
Justicia cumplida
Screenplay
Elsa Lundestein, criada de Maurice Vaudreamont, le ayuda en todas sus investigaciones, ya que éste está afectado por un cáncer. Sin embargo Maurice consigue que Elsa le prometa que acabará con su vida en caso de que sus investigaciones no obtengan resultados. El problema es cuando el suceso es visto ante un jurado.
Justicia cumplida
Director
Elsa Lundestein, criada de Maurice Vaudreamont, le ayuda en todas sus investigaciones, ya que éste está afectado por un cáncer. Sin embargo Maurice consigue que Elsa le prometa que acabará con su vida en caso de que sus investigaciones no obtengan resultados. El problema es cuando el suceso es visto ante un jurado.
Return to Life
Director
In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.
Los amantes de Verona
Writer
Adaptación del drama "Romeo y Julieta", de Shakespeare. En Venecia, dos jóvenes van a revivir el drama de Shakespeare: Angelo, un vidriero de Murano, y Georgia, hija de un magistrado fascista.
Los amantes de Verona
Director
Adaptación del drama "Romeo y Julieta", de Shakespeare. En Venecia, dos jóvenes van a revivir el drama de Shakespeare: Angelo, un vidriero de Murano, y Georgia, hija de un magistrado fascista.
Le Dessous des cartes
Screenplay
Claude Géraudy, a banker responsible for a financial scandal, is forced to flee and hides in the mountains with the help of Manu, a young smuggler. Florence, his wife, refuses to join him. Desperate Claude commits suicide, Florence then decides to pass her suicide off as murder in order to receive her late husband's life insurance.
Le Dessous des cartes
Director
Claude Géraudy, a banker responsible for a financial scandal, is forced to flee and hides in the mountains with the help of Manu, a young smuggler. Florence, his wife, refuses to join him. Desperate Claude commits suicide, Florence then decides to pass her suicide off as murder in order to receive her late husband's life insurance.
The Unknown Singer
Director
Julien Mortal, a singer from Portugal suffering from amnesia, made a career in France under the name of Paolo. One day, he discovers the truth about his past: a man tried to assassinate him.
The Revenge of Roger
Writer
Roger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he discovers that on the one hand his wife has died of a broken heart and on the other that his daughter Suzanne is in love with Raymond de Noirville, the son of his former mistress. With the help of a few friends, Roger coldly prepares his revenge.
The Revenge of Roger
Director
Roger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he discovers that on the one hand his wife has died of a broken heart and on the other that his daughter Suzanne is in love with Raymond de Noirville, the son of his former mistress. With the help of a few friends, Roger coldly prepares his revenge.
Roger the Disgrace
Writer
Roger Laroque, an honest industrialist, is the victim of a criminal machination by Julia de Noirville, his possessive and jealous mistress allied to the perfidious Paul Luversan, meant to make Roger take responsibility for the crime he himself committed. Laroque is sent to prison, from where he escapes by sea. When he is reported missing, it looks like he drowned. But he reappears with revenge as his objective. He also wants his daughter Suzanne back. For his wife, it's too late, she died of grief.
Roger the Disgrace
Director
Roger Laroque, an honest industrialist, is the victim of a criminal machination by Julia de Noirville, his possessive and jealous mistress allied to the perfidious Paul Luversan, meant to make Roger take responsibility for the crime he himself committed. Laroque is sent to prison, from where he escapes by sea. When he is reported missing, it looks like he drowned. But he reappears with revenge as his objective. He also wants his daughter Suzanne back. For his wife, it's too late, she died of grief.
Song of the Clouds
Director
Sylvio, a successful singer, has found a way to take a peaceful vacation, safe from his female adulators: to travel incognito. He puts up at an old castle whose landlord, Count Fabrice, a ruined nobleman, seeks a hidden treasure. Posing as the nephew of the castle gardener, Sylvio enjoys happy days and even finds the time to fall in love with Gracieuse, the count's daughter. Unfortunately for him, his impresario ends up locating him...
The Last Penny
Screenplay
Pierre risks being taken advantage of by an agency that sets up financial scams, he escapes thanks to Marcelle, the secretary of the director of the agency, who is a childhood friend. She does her best to keep the young man away from the scams of his boss. However, the director, in love with Marcelle and jealous of Pierre, succeeds in trapping and ruining him. Marcelle will then denounce him to the police, but before being arrested he will kill her.
The Last Penny
Director
Pierre risks being taken advantage of by an agency that sets up financial scams, he escapes thanks to Marcelle, the secretary of the director of the agency, who is a childhood friend. She does her best to keep the young man away from the scams of his boss. However, the director, in love with Marcelle and jealous of Pierre, succeeds in trapping and ruining him. Marcelle will then denounce him to the police, but before being arrested he will kill her.
Pierre and Jean
Screenplay
Alice, an unhappy young woman in the household, is the mother of a little boy, Pierre. She falls in love with a young doctor and plans to run away with him and his son. Finally, not considering the right to deprive Pierre of his father, she gives up. Twenty years pass, Pierre has grown up, he suspects his little brother, Jean, of just being his half-brother. His suspicions gnaw at him, his mother confesses to him her past fault. Faced with this confession, Pierre will abandon the one who sacrificed her life for him.
Pierre and Jean
Director
Alice, an unhappy young woman in the household, is the mother of a little boy, Pierre. She falls in love with a young doctor and plans to run away with him and his son. Finally, not considering the right to deprive Pierre of his father, she gives up. Twenty years pass, Pierre has grown up, he suspects his little brother, Jean, of just being his half-brother. His suspicions gnaw at him, his mother confesses to him her past fault. Faced with this confession, Pierre will abandon the one who sacrificed her life for him.
Shop Girls of Paris
Writer
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu (Michel Simon) faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu (Blanchette Brunoy), sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
Shop Girls of Paris
Director
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu (Michel Simon) faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu (Blanchette Brunoy), sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
Twisted Mistress
Screenplay
Guy Carbonnel, a rich industrialist, has more eyes for rugby than for his wife Hélène. René Rivals, his long-time pal, takes advantage of it to court her but Guy is becoming suspicious so René has to find a way to deflect his friend's suspicion. He finally has an idea: he asks Lilian, a circus acrobat, to pose as his mistress. Lilian accepts and they embark on a series of eventful moments.
Twisted Mistress
Director
Guy Carbonnel, a rich industrialist, has more eyes for rugby than for his wife Hélène. René Rivals, his long-time pal, takes advantage of it to court her but Guy is becoming suspicious so René has to find a way to deflect his friend's suspicion. He finally has an idea: he asks Lilian, a circus acrobat, to pose as his mistress. Lilian accepts and they embark on a series of eventful moments.
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Assistant Director
A scatterbrained girl harasses a lawyer in Cannes.
Whims
Dialogue
Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as forger and swindler. This game leads them to make close relations in a series of adventures.
Stormy Waters
Adaptation
A married tugboat captain falls for a woman he rescues from a sinking ship.
Montmarte on the Seine
Screenplay
Maurice loves Juliet and Michael loves Lily. Romance blossoms on the hill. They are workers, artisans, and Lily has a real talent as a singer. But Claude's arrival brings trouble to their relationships. Maurice, jealous, approaches Lily. Singing in the streets, Lily quickly becomes a cabaret star.