Jean Grémillon

Jean Grémillon was born in Bayeux on 3 October 1901, the son of a railway employee. Admitted in 1920 to the Schola Cantorum, where he studied violin and composition with Vincent d'Indy, he played in the orchestras that accompanied silent films. He came to directing through documentaries from 1923 and composed the music for several of his films. In 1944, he became president of the Cinémathèque française. After the war, several of his projects found no financing. He died in Paris on 25 November 1959.

In the catalogue 2

• CinemaLady KillerGueule d'amourJean Grémillon · 1937Cinema
• CinemaRemorquesJean Grémillon · 1941Cinema