André Cayatte

André Cayatte

André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility.

Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include Justice est faite (Justice is Done; 1950), Nous sommes tous des assassins (We Are All Murderers; 1952), and Le passage du Rhin (Tomorrow Is My Turn; 1960).

In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc) and Françoise ou La vie conjugale (Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise). These two films tell the same story from two different points of view. His 1973 film, Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu, won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[1]

Selected filmography[]

• Thunder Over Paris (1940)
• La fausse maîtresse (1942)
• The White Truck (1943)
• Shop Girls of Paris (1943)
• Pierre and Jean (1943)
• Roger la Honte (1946)
• The Revenge of Roger (1946)
• The Ideal Couple (1946)
• Song of the Clouds (1946)
• The Last Penny (1946)
• The Unknown Singer (1947)
• Under the Cards (1948)
• The Lovers Of Verona (1949)
• We Are All Murderers (1951)
• Before the Deluge (1954)
•  [fr] (1957)
• Le glaive et la balance (1963)
• Les risques du métier (1967)
• The Pleasure Pit (1969)
• Mourir d'aimer (1971)
• Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
• Verdict (1974)
• State Reasons (1978)
• L'amour en question (1978)

References[]

External links[]

• André Cayatte at IMDb

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