Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

790 • PALCY, EUZHAN
2000 La Trilogie marseillaise: Marius, Nicolas Ribowski;
La Trilogie marseillaise: Fanny; La Trilogie marseillaise: César,
Nicolas Ribowski; 2001 Der goldene Anker, Helm
Bindseil, Germany; 2002 Notes sur le Rire, Daniel
Losset; 2007 Le Temps des Secrets, Thierry Chabert; Le
Temps des Amours, Thierry Chabert). A fi lm director
since 1934, he created a production company, Les
Films Marcel Pagnol, in 1931 and his studios in 1938.
Besides his own work, he produced movies directed
by Jean Renoir (1934 Toni), Jean Dréville (1939 Le
Président Haudecoeur), André Berthomieu (1942 La
Croisée des Chemins), and Hervé Bromberger (1951
Seul dans Paris). He appeared as himself in a short
(1949 Vedettes en Liberté, JacquesGuillon) and in
TV documentaries (1966 Cinéastes de notre Temps,
episode “Marcel Pagnol ou Le Cinéma tel qu’on le
parle,” André S. Labarthe; 1974 Histoire du Cinéma
français par ceux qui l’ont fait, Armand Panigel). He
wrote four autobiographical novels (1957 La Gloire
de mon Père (Souvenirs d’Enfance I), Pastorelly, Monte-
Carlo; Le Château de ma Mère (Souvenirs d’Enfance 2),
Pastorelly, Monte-Carlo; 1959 Le Temps des Secrets,
Pastorelly, Monte-Carlo; 1977 Le Temps des Amours,
Julliard). He was the companion of performers Orane
Demazis (1894–1991) and Josette Day (1914–1978)
and married actress Jacqueline Bouvier (b. 1920) in
1944. Other credits (as screenwriter, adapter, dialogist):
1933 L’Agonie des Aigles / USA: The Death Agony of
the Eagles (Roger Richebé); 1934 Tartarin de Tarascon
(Raymond Bernard); 1939 Monsieur Brotonneau (also
producer, Alexandre Esway); 1943 Arlette et l’Amour
(also supervisor, Robert Vernay); 1945 Naïs (also supervisor,
producer, Raymond Leboursier); 1950 Le Rosier
de Madame Husson / USA: The Prize, Jean Boyer);
1953 Carnaval (Henri Verneuil).
Filmography
1934 Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
Jofroi (medium-length; also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
L’Article 330 (medium-length; also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist)
Angèle / UK and USA: Angele (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
1935 Merlusse (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
Cigalon (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1936 Topaze (also author of original play, screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
César (also author of original play, screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
1937 Regain / USA: Harvest (also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
1938 Le Schpountz / UK and USA: Heartbeat (also
screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
La Femme du Boulanger / USA: The Baker’s
Wife (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist,
producer)
1940 La Fille du Puisatier / USA: The Well-Digger’s
Daughter (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)
1941 La Prière aux Etoiles (also screenwriter, dialogist;
unfi nished)
1945 Naïs (co-director with Raymond Leboursier;
also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, producer)
1948 La Belle Meunière (also screenwriter, adapter,
dialogist, producer)
1951 Topaze (also author of original play, screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
1953 Manon des Sources / UK and USA: Manon of
the Spring (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist,
producer)
1954 Les Lettres de mon Moulin / USA: Letters from
My Windmill (three segments: “L’Elixir du Père
Gaucher,” “Les Trois Messes basses,” “Le Secret
de Maître Cornille”; also screenwriter,
adapter, dialogist, producer)
Television Filmography
1967 Le Curé de Cucugnan
PALCY, EUZHAN (January 13, 1958, Le Gros
Morne, Martinique, France–)
At age seventeen, she wrote and directed one of
the fi rst TV dramas of Martinique (The Messenger).
She arrived in metropolitan France in 1975 and
studied at the Sorbonne. She graduated with a master’s
degree in French literature, a master’s degree
in theater, a D.E.A. in art and archaeology, and fi lm
degree from the Louis Lumière School of Cinema.
In 1982, she directed her fi rst fi lm, a comedy short.
She recorded two song albums for children (Reggae
Timoune; L’Ecole des Oiseaux). Other credit (as
co-screenwriter, co-director): 1986 Dionysos, codirector
with Jean Rouch).
Filmography
1982 L’Atelier du Diable (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist, producer)