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Jacques Becker ( French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led the French New Wave movement.
Jacques Becker. Writer: The Hole. His interest in films was stimulated by a meeting with King Vidor, who offered him employment in the US as actor and assistant director.
Jacques Becker est un réalisateur français, né le 15 septembre 1906 à Paris, où il est mort le 21 février 1960 . Il est le père du réalisateur Jean Becker . Biographie. Origines et jeunesse.
Aug 1, 2018 · Richard Brody writes about a retrospective of Jacques Becker movies at the newly renovated Film Forum, including “Falbalas,” “Casque d’Or,” “Rue de l’Estrapade,” and more.
Feb 21, 2017 · Jacques Becker is an easy director to like, but a more difficult one to get a handle on. Each of his 13 features is eminently watchable, with three being undisputed classics.
Dec 8, 2018 · Jacques Becker is a vital but unsung protagonist of the post-WWII French cinema. A precise stylist and insightful moralist, Becker’s meticulously detailed films subtly measure the narrative and ethical dimensions of the everyday lives of their ...
Jacques Becker (French: [bɛkɛʁ]; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. Becker first worked in the 1930s as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during what is considered the latter's peak period, including such works as Partie de campagne (1936) and La Grande Illusion (1937).
