Jean Charvein

Películas

La garçonne
Director of Photography
The neglected daughter of an industrialist who made his fortune in explosives supplies during the war and of a mother who was mostly concerned with herself, Monique Lerbier is a pretty blonde with generous but strong ideas and a hard character. She has chosen to be an atheist since her adolescence and does not tolerate injustice and social hypocrisy. She was to be married to an engineer, Lucien Vigneret. It was an arranged marriage, the dowry having to allow Vigneret to enter the capital of his father's company, which needed it to finance its business. But two weeks before the wedding, Monique surprises the fiancé with a mistress.
Un homme va être assassiné
Director of Photography
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
Cinematography
Confused Feelings
Director of Photography
It is the story of a middle age professor who falls deaply in love with a young student in his English literature class. The student is a boarder in the teacher's house. The teacher is married and his wife knows he is mostly attracted to young men. She loves him nevertheless. The whole story revolves around a book the professor will write, dictating to his young pupil... he will only declare his love at the end of the writing ...and, it is too late.
Such a Lovely Town...
Director of Photography
Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
Una mariposa sobre la espalda
Director of Photography
Roland, un marino que ha hecho escala en Barcelona para reunirse con su mujer, descubre un cadáver en la habitación contigua del hotel donde se hospeda. De repente, es encerrado sin saber por qué en una clínica privada y un médico le reclama una misteriosa maleta. Mientras, su vecino de habitación le habla de una mariposa posada sobre su espalda. Roland escapa y busca a la policía. Cuando llegan a la clínica, el lugar está vacío pero encuentran un cadáver. Lo acusan del asesinato, pero él sabe que no lo ha cometido.
Poder y corrupción
Director of Photography
Bob cierra los ojos ante la infidelidad de su mujer, que le engaña con su socio de negocios, pues le necesita para cerrar un negocio importante.
The Hurried Man
Cinematography
Art collector Pierre Niox (Alain Delon) rushes through life, lives a frantic life, does everything in full speed -- searching for and acquiring works of art or real estate, marrying or even dying -- and in total disregard for any kind of morality. His misdeeds finally turn on him and destroy him.
L'autre France
Cinematography
Social drama about Algerian immigrant workers who came searching for work in France.
A Train Can Hide Another
Cinematography
Les hommes
Director of Photography
The murder of a Parisian mobster starts a war within the world of organized crime.
December
Director of Photography
During the Algerian war of independence, one of the FLN's leaders was arrested by the army, which uses the most violent methods to make the prisoners talk. The use of torture poses a case of conscience to a French officer. A play between the field against the field, between the tortured and his torturer, behind a stifling closed door.
Adolphe, o la educación amorosa
Director of Photography
Henri quiere adaptar la novela Adolphe, de BenjamIn Constant, al cine. Encuentra las localizaciones y pide a Hélène que actúe en el film. Vivirán el mismo drama que los héroes de la novela.
Secuestro bajo el sol
Director of Photography
Francis y su hermana Monique son dos estafadores que viven en la Costa Azul. Pero una noche las cosas no salen como habían planeado y el presunto estafado resulta ser un delincuente que necesita un compinche para llevar a cabo el secuestro de la hija de un millonario.
Èves futures
Cinematography
The Army Game
Camera Operator
Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. Despite his aunt’s attempts to pull a few strings to his advantage, the unfortunate Lerat manages to get on the wrong side of his bullying colonel…
Zazie en el metro
Camera Operator
Para poder estar con su amante, la madre de Zazie la manda a París, a casa de unos familiares. Pero la niña, que tiene doce años, se escapa para recorrer París y conocer lugares y gentes nuevas.
Between Eleven and Midnight
Assistant Camera
Between eleven o’clock and midnight one evening, a notorious trafficker Jérôme Vidauban is shot whilst walking in a tunnel in Paris. The case is assigned to Inspector Carrel, who is Vidauban’s perfect double. Using his resemblance to the arch criminal, Carrel manages to infiltrate in Vidauban’s circle of acquaintances and contacts. He becomes embroiled in a bizarre web of intrigue and discovers no shortage of possible murder suspects, all of whom appear to be surprised to see him still alive.