Véra Clouzot

Véra Clouzot

Рождение : 1913-12-30, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Смерть : 1960-12-15

История

Véra Gibson-Amado, known professionally as Véra Clouzot, (30 December 1913 – 15 December 1960) was a Brazilian-French film actress and screenwriter. She is known for playing Linda in The Wages of Fear (1953), Christina Delassalle in Les Diaboliques (1955), and Lucie in Les Espions (1957). Clouzot also co-wrote the screenplay for La Vérité (1960). Her husband, director Henri-Georges Clouzot, named his production company after her, Véra Films. Clouzot was born Véra Gibson-Amado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Alice do Rego Barros and Gilberto Amado, a Brazilian congressman, writer, journalist, lawyer and ex-President of the United Nations' International Law Committee. Writer Jorge Amado was her second cousin. In 1941, Véra met French actor Léo Lapara, a member of the theater company of Louis Jouvet who toured in Brazil during World War II. Vera married the actor, taking part in the company's South American tour that lasted almost four years. After World War II, Vera settled in Paris. Louis Jouvet took over the direction of the Athenée Theater, while she continued to do small roles. Véra met film director Henri-Georges Clouzot through her then-husband, Léo Lapara, who had minor parts in Quai des Orfèvres (1947) and Return to Life (1949), in the segment directed by Clouzot, "Le Retour de Jean". Véra worked as a continuity assistant on Clouzot's Miquette (1950), and they married in 1950. Clouzot named his production company, Véra Films, after his wife. She made only three films, all directed by her husband. The sole female role in The Wages of Fear (1953), Linda, is played by Véra. Clouzot wrote the role specifically for his wife, as the character does not exist in the original novel. The Wages of Fear is about a South American town where a group of desperate men are offered money to drive trucks carrying nitroglycerin through rough terrain to put out an oil well fire. The Wages of Fear was the 4th highest-grossing film in France in 1953, and was seen by nearly 7 million spectators. The most notable of Clouzot's films starring Véra was the classic thriller, Les Diaboliques (1955), co-starring Simone Signoret. She also starred in Les Espions (1957), and co-wrote the screenplay for the film La Vérité (1960), which was also directed by her husband. Clouzot and Véra took a film crew with them to Véra's homeland in Brazil for their honeymoon, where Clouzot made his first attempt at directing a documentary film. The Brazilian government took issue with Clouzot filming the poverty of people in the favelas rather than the more picturesque parts of Brazil. The film was never finished because the costs became too high. Clouzot became fascinated with the region and wrote a book, Le cheval des dieux, recounting his trip. Véra died in Paris in 1960, aged 46, from a heart attack, shortly after the filming of La Vérité. Henri-Georges Clouzot fell into a depression over her death. After her funeral, he moved to Tahiti, but returned to France in December 1961. She is buried in the Montmartre Cemetery in Paris. Source: Article "Véra Clouzot" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Профиль

Véra Clouzot

Фильмы

Истина
Screenplay
Приехавшая из провинции Доменик быстро развращается, теряет иллюзии и вскоре опускается на самое дно. Однако внутренне она стремится к чистой любви. Увы, любовь, о которой она так мечтала, терпит крах. Возлюбленный отказывается от Доменик, оскорбляет и унижает ее. В порыве гнева и отчаяния Доменик убивает его и оказывается в тюремной камере…
Шпионы
Lucie
Поздней ночью в психиатрическую клинику прибывают подозрительные гости. Хозяин принимает пациентов, но вскоре выясняется, что на самом деле это шпионы-симулянты.
Дьяволицы
Christina Delassalle
Директор частной школы Мишель Деласаль — плохой муж и очень плохой человек. Его не выносят коллеги, жена Кристина и даже его любовница Николь. Кристина, которой на самом деле принадлежит школа, хочет развода, но Мишель заявляет, что скорее убьёт несчастную женщину, чем допустит своё разорение. Доведенные до предела, бывшие соперницы решаются на крайний шаг — утопить Мишеля во время уикенда. Останется только спрятать труп, заявить в полицию об исчезновении и забыть об этом кошмаре. Но вдруг тело исчезает, а Кристину начинают преследовать странные видения… Тем временем, отставной инспектор Фише начинает поиски исчезнувшего мужа директрисы.
Плата за страх
Linda
Четверо храбрецов, застрявших без денег в крошечном городишке где-то в сердце Латинской Америки, берутся за самоубийственную работу. За плату в 2000 долларов нужно доставить 2 грузовика, груженных нитроглицерином, на нефтяные скважины, расположенные на расстоянии 300 миль от города. Там нитроглицерин полезен — его используют при тушении пожаров, но в пути он смертельно опасен. Ведь это мощнейшая взрывчатка и малейший толчок, неосторожное движение руля или резкий удар по тормозам — и всё исчезнет в пламени… А дорога — как в российской глубинке. Вероятность добраться до пункта назначения минимальна, но деньги нужны позарез, это пропуск на родину, а другой работы не предвидится…
Brasil
Self
Abandoned documentary on the country Brazil which director Clouzot wanted to make while on honeymoon with his wife Véra Clouzot whose of Brazilian origin. Only an introductionary section set in Paris was ever filmed.