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Jacques Feyder

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Also known as Jacques Frédérix

Belgian-French film director (1885-1948)

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Jacques Feyder was a male film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor born in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium, on July 21, 1885. He held citizenship in France and Belgium and worked primarily in France. His professional career spanned from 1914 to 1942. He spoke German and French and was married to Françoise Rosay.

Feyder is associated with works such as *La Kermesse eroica* and *Le cinéma, notre métier*. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française. He died in Prangins on May 24, 1948, and was buried in Brussels Cemetery. He is described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia.

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Works
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Top works

  • La Kermesse eroica, di Jacques Feyder
  • La Kermesse eroica
  • Le cine ma
  • Le cinéma
  • Le cinéma, notre métier

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Film & TV

Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium

Jacques Feyder , was a Belgian actor, screenwriter and film director who worked principally in France, but also in the USA, Britain and Germany. He was a leading director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930s he became associated with the style of poetic realism in French cinema. He adopted French nationality in 1928. Born Jacques Léon Louis Frédérix in Ixelles, Belgium, at age…

Known for

  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
  • Monsieur Pinson policier1916
  • Protéa — Un Diplomate1913
  • Cinderella or The Glass Slipper — The Prince1912

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jacques
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Ixelles
Place of death
Prangins
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
French
Image
Portrait of Jacques Feyder.png
Work location
France
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Commons category
Jacques Feyder
date of birth
1885-07-21
date of death
1948-05-25
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
name in native language
Jacques Feyder
start of work period
1914-00-00
end of work period
1942-00-00
Commons Creator page
Jacques Feyder
place of burial
Brussels Cemetery
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