Joseph Pinchon and Daniel Quintin

Joseph Porphyre Pinchon was born in Amiens on 17 April 1871. An animal painter trained under Fernand Cormon and Albert Besnard, he was above all an illustrator, and in 1905 gave his features to a little Breton maid, the heroine of La Semaine de Suzette. According to Mangin@Marrakech, he was artistic director of the Paris Opera from 1910 to 1914 and was in charge of the artistic direction of this film, and Daniel Quintin, the cinematographer, later worked for Roger Lion and André Hugon. Pinchon died in Paris on 20 June 1953.

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• CinemaMektoubJoseph Pinchon and Daniel Quintin · 1919Cinema