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- Actress
- Director
- Writer
When people gave Louis Malle credit for making a star of Jeanne Moreau in Elevator to the Gallows (1958) immediately followed by The Lovers (1958), he would point out that Moreau by that time had already been "recognized as the prime stage actress of her generation." She had made it to the Comédie Française in her 20s. She had appeared in B-movie thrillers with Jean Gabin and Ascenseur was in that genre. The technicians at the film lab went to the producer after seeing the first week of dailies for Ascenseur and said: "You must not let Malle destroy Jeanne Moreau". Malle explained: "She was lit only by the windows of the Champs Elysées. That had never been done. Cameramen would have forced her to wear a lot of make-up and they would put a lot of light on her, because, supposedly, her face was not photogenic". This lack of artifice revealed Moreau's "essential qualities: she could be almost ugly and then ten seconds later she would turn her face and would be incredibly attractive. But she would be herself".
Moreau has told interviewers that the characters she played were not her. But even the most famous film critic of his generation, Roger Ebert, thinks that she is a lot like her most enduring role, Catherine in François Truffaut's Jules and Jim (1962). Behind those eyes and that enigmatic smile is a woman with a mind. In a review of The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) Ebert wrote: "Jeanne Moreau has been a treasure of the movies for 35 years... Here, playing a flamboyant woman who nevertheless keeps her real thoughts closely guarded, she brings about a final scene of poetic justice as perfect as it is unexpected".
Moreau made her debut as a director in Lumiere (1976) -- also writing the script and playing Sarah, an actress the same age as Moreau whose romances are often with directors for the duration of making a film. She made several films with Malle.
Still active in international cinema, Moreau presided over the jury of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.- Nancy Valentine was born on 21 January 1928 in St. Albans, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Black Castle (1952), Bachelor Father (1957) and Small Town Girl (1953). She was married to Ted Tillinghast III. She died on 31 July 2017 in Malibu, California, USA.
- Actor
- Costume Designer
- Additional Crew
Jean-Claude Bouillon was born on 27 December 1941 in Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was an actor and costume designer, known for 22 Bullets (2010), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) and Le dernier homme (1969). He was married to Ghislaine Valence and Dominique Delpierre. He died on 31 July 2017 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Adam Niskar was an actor, known for Adam (2020). He died on 31 July 2017 in Michigan, USA.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
Henry Richardson was born on 13 January 1936 in London, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Runaway Train (1985), The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and Octopussy (1983). He died on 31 July 2017 in London, UK.- Actor
- Stunts
- Production Manager
Nicola Di Gioia was born on 13 May 1944 in Andria, Apulia, Italy. He was an actor and production manager, known for 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983), Tutto molto bello (2014) and The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983). He died on 31 July 2017 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Art Department
Charles O'Dato was born on 1 November 1919. He is known for Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition (1999). He died on 31 July 2017 in Pennsylvania, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Chuck Loeb was born on 7 December 1955 in Nyack, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Exterminator (1980) and Two Much (1995). He was married to Carmen Cuesta. He died on 31 July 2017 in the USA.- Francesco La Macchia was born on 9 October 1938 in Furnari, Sicily, Italy. He died on 31 July 2017 in Furnari, Sicily, Italy.
- Valeri Kindikov was born on 17 July 1957. He was an actor, known for Zitaru dzimta (1989), Zitaru dzimta (1990) and Poka tsvetet paporotnik (2012). He died on 31 July 2017.
- Les Murray was born on 5 November 1945 in Pápa, Hungary. He died on 31 July 2017 in Australia.
- Producer
- Sound Department
Guido Elmi was born on 13 October 1948 in Camugnano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a producer, known for Vasco Rossi @ S.Siro 03 (2003), Gli spari sopra tour (1994) and Vasco Modena Park: Il film (2017). He died on 31 July 2017 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.