
Robert Vernay in 1972
Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter.
Career
In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on Pépé le Moko.[1]: 144
In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of Balzac's Père Goriot, starring Pierre Renoir. It was released in 1945.[2]: 162 In the late 1950s, he directed a "tacky comedy" called Madame et son auto. It was a favourite film of René Magritte.[3]: 95
Selected filmography
- Prince of the Six Days (1936)
 - Pépé le Moko (1937) as assistant director[1]: 144
 - Arlette and Love (1943)
 - The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
 - Father Goriot (1945)[2]: 162
 - The Captain (1946)
 - Emile the African (1949)
 - Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949)[4]: 242
 - The Dream of Andalusia (1951)
 - Double or Quits (1953)
 - The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)[5]: 83
 - Let's Be Daring, Madame (1957)
 - Madame et son auto (1958)[3]: 95
 
References
- 1 2 Crisp, Colin (29 June 2015). French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-01703-1.
 - 1 2 Heathcote, Owen; Watts, Andrew (2 February 2017). The Cambridge Companion to Balzac. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-06647-2.
 - 1 2 Levy, Silvano (July 1997). Surrealism: Surrealist Visuality. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-5127-5.
 - ↑ Gaycken, Oliver (2015). Devices of Curiosity: Early Cinema and Popular Science. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-986070-8.
 - ↑ McDonald, Tamar Jeffers; Lanckman, Lies (2019). Star Attractions: Twentieth-century Movie Magazines and Global Fandom. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-1-60938-673-3.
 
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