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Joe Dassin with his parents, Jules Dassin and Béatrice Launer, in Paris in 1970. Dassin married Maryse Massiéra in Paris on January 18, 1966. Their son Joshua was born two and a half months early on September 12, 1973, and died five days later.
Jules Dassin was a versatile filmmaker who directed films in various genres throughout his career. Here are three characteristics that are often present in his films: Social commentary: Dassin’s films often contained social commentary, highlighting issues such as poverty, injustice, and corruption.
Jules Dassin was born Julius Moses Dassin, in Middletown Connecticut on December 18, 1911. Member of a large family of seven children (he had four brothers and two sisters) he was the son of Jewish immigrants.
Apr 9, 2021 · As Goldstein wittily traces director Jules Dassin’s Gotham roots and influences, this twenty-three-minute documentary—now playing on the Criterion Channel—becomes an irresistible mash note to the teeming vitality of 1947 New York. Goldstein draws revelatory contrasts between the shooting sites then and now, and uses light-fingered cinematic filigree to keep the action swift and clear, the tempo bouncy, and the mood exuberant.
Mar 31, 2022 · Director Jules Dassin in Paris 1970 (right), walking with the assistance of his son Joe Dassin, an American-born French singer. Now that our picture is finished, I find that I have a great deal more respect for all motion pictures, even the bad ones, than I had before.
Jules Dassin (1911-2008) He was called the first American neo-realist, though in truth Jules Dassin worked best within the framework of the film noir.It was a genre he inflected with location shooting and a social conscience, before his career was derailed by the House of Un-American Activities Committee witch-hunt.
NEVER ON SUNDAY, Jules Dassin, 1960 BRUTE FORCE, Burt Lancaster with director Jules Dassin on the set, 1947 BRUTE FORCE, Jules Dassin, Sam Levine (seated) and Hume Cronyn (right) rehearsing the ...
