- Date of Birth: 08 September, 1910
- Place of Birth: Le Vésinet, Yvelines , Île-de-France , France
- Biography: Jean-Louis Barrault (8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994 in Le Vésinet) was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau (Baptiste Debureau) in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise).
Filmography
- Chappaqua (1998)
- La Lumière du lac (1988)
- Carné, l'homme à la caméra (1985)
- La Nuit de Varennes (1983)
- The Lovers' Exile (1980)
- La Grande frousse (The Big Score) (1964)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- Prosessen (1962)
News
However, living in Paris, he developed an interest in music. He soon became determined to become a conductor, which his parents ridiculed because he had no musical training. ... Full Article
Drole de Drame AKA Bizarre, Bizarre Director: Marcel Carne Genre: Comedy Publisher: Home Vision Entertainment Released: 1937 MPAA Rating: Unrated Cast: Michel Simon, Francoise Rosay, Jean-Louis Barrault and Louis Jouvet
culturecartel.com –
2003-12-05
We Wouldn't Want a Scandal, Now Would We? A Review by John Beachem 05/12/2003 When the servants abruptly quit on her, Margaret Molyneaux (Francoise Rosay) decides to cover the scandal by cooking meals herself and having her dimwitted, botanist husband,... ... Full Article
Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis) Director: Marcel Carne Genre: Drama Publisher: Pathe (Criterion DVD) Released: 1945 MPAA Rating: Unrated Cast: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
culturecartel.com –
2002-03-02
Paradise by the DVD Light: Carne's Classic Still Shines A Review by David Abrams 02/03/2002 Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, step right upyoung and old and all you lovers, come right in. ... Full Article
Children of Paradise
slantmagazine.com –
2002-02-26
arcel Carn's 1945 vox populi masterpiece Children of Paradise has often been called "the French Gone With the Wind ." Carn and screenwriter Jacques Prvert seem to span the full gamut of love's emotional spectrum, most notably in the film's... ... Full Article
Marcel Carne, Film Director, Dies at 90
nytimes.com –
1996-11-01
Marcel Carne, the French movie director whose 1945 classic, ''Les Enfants du Paradis,'' became one of the most loved and admired films of all time, died today at a hospital in the Paris suburb of Clamart. He was 90. Mr. ... Full Article
Jean-Louis Barrault
mtv.com –
1994-01-22
French actor Jean-Louis Barrault studied acting with Charles Dullin and pantomime with Etienne Decroux while supporting himself as a bookkeeper and flower salesman. Under the direction of Dullin, Barrault made his stage bow in 1931 in Volpone. ... Full Article