FILM DIRECTOR

Jean Epstein

1897 - 1953

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Jean Epstein (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɛpʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Epstein has received more than 170,915 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 30 in 2019). Jean Epstein is the 270th most popular film director (down from 258th in 2019), the 315th most popular biography from Poland (down from 291st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jean Epstein ranks 270 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Losey, David Hamilton, Robert Siodmak, Damiano Damiani, Germaine Dulac, and Bigas Luna. After him are Martin Campbell, Leonid Gaidai, Youssef Chahine, Franklin J. Schaffner, Denis Villeneuve, and Elem Klimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jean Epstein ranks 75. Before him are Adolf Heusinger, Mukhtar Auezov, Thornton Wilder, Sepp Herberger, Philippe Soupault, and Károly Kerényi. After him are Virginia Henderson, Winifred Wagner, Hans Speidel, Rouben Mamoulian, Carl Oberg, and Judith Anderson. Among people deceased in 1953, Jean Epstein ranks 40. Before him are Moïse Kisling, Nobuyuki Abe, Vera Mukhina, Ludwig Prandtl, Hugo Schmeisser, and Mary Anderson. After him are Johan Laidoner, Alice Prin, Elsa Beskow, Hank Williams, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, and Noe Zhordania.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jean Epstein ranks 315 out of 1,694. Before him are Richard Abegg (1869), Andreas Schlüter (1660), Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797), Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (1776), Bolesław V the Chaste (1226), and Chaïm Perelman (1912). After him are Daniel Olbrychski (1945), Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Grażyna Bacewicz (1909), Sławomir Mrożek (1930), Stefan Wyszyński (1901), and Heinz Reinefarth (1903).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Poland

Among film directors born in Poland, Jean Epstein ranks 10. Before him are Dziga Vertov (1896), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Jerzy Grotowski (1933), Jerzy Skolimowski (1938), Agnieszka Holland (1948), and Robert Wiene (1873). After him are Jerzy Stuhr (1947), Krzysztof Zanussi (1939), Walerian Borowczyk (1923), Jerzy Hoffman (1932), Paweł Pawlikowski (1957), and Andrzej Munk (1921).

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Filmography

The Fall of the House of Usher
Director
A stranger called Allan goes to the House of Usher. He is the sole friend of Roderick Usher, who lives in the eerie house with his sick wife Madeleine. When she dies, Roderick does not accept her death, and in the dark night, Madeleine returns.
Oct 4th 19287 / 10
Cœur fidèle
Director
The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries an honest man who extricates her from her situation.
Nov 23rd 19237.2 / 10
The Storm-Tamer
Director
Following a premonition, a young woman tries to persuade her fiancé not to go out to sea in his fishing boat, but the boy ignores her and sets out. Soon, a storm occurs, and the girl frantically tries to find out his fate. Eventually, at the advice of her grandmother, she goes to the "Tempestaire", who has the power to speak to the wind and subdue it.
Nov 12th 19476.7 / 10