Jean Pélégri

Nascimento : 1920-06-20, Rovigo, French Algeria

Morte : 2003-09-24

História

Jean Pélégri (June 20, 1920 – September 24, 2003) was a writer and professor of literature. Of French descent, he was born in Algeria, but left as part of the diaspora of French colonists referred to as pied-noirs following the Algerian War. He was friends with many Algerian writers (such as Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine) and, like Jean Sénac, Pélégri considered himself to be one of them; he always saw himself as an "Algerian at heart". He supplemented his novels' prefaces with artwork from his painter friends Baya, Abdallah Benanteur, Mohammed Khadda and Jean de Maisonseul. Pélégri also assisted on the film adaptation of his novel Les Oliviers de la justice as screenwriter, dialogue writer and actor. The movie won the Cinema and Television Writers Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmes

Coming to Terms with the Dead
Coming to Terms with the Dead
le vieil homme du métro
It’s summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them: a boy, Jumbo, aged 9; François and his sister Zaza. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody they cherished.
Frequent Death
Frequent Death
Dr. Pastor
Jeanne Quester is a psychologist-on-the-airwaves in a radio station. She got a raw deal when she was a child.
Thérèse
Thérèse
The father
The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her devotion to Jesus and her concept of "the little way" to God are shown clearly, using plain modern language. A sense of angelic simplicity comes across without fancy lights, choirs, or showy miracles.
Les oliviers de la justice
Les oliviers de la justice
Novel
The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must deal with some problems involving the Algerian fight for independence.
Les oliviers de la justice
Les oliviers de la justice
Jean's Father
The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must deal with some problems involving the Algerian fight for independence.
O Batedor de Carteiras
O Batedor de Carteiras
L'inspecteur principal
Michel é um jovem que começa a bater carteiras por prazer e pela emoção do roubo, e isso vira uma compulsão. Ele é preso, percebe o choque que isso causa em sua mãe e em seus amigos e reflete sobre seus atos. Porém, depois de solto, ele se junta a um ladrão veterano e volta ao crime. Sua consciência pesa, bem como a memória de sua mãe. Também a presença de Jeanne, uma jovem por quem se apaixona, lhe faz pensar em deixar o crime, o que acontece de forma irônica.