Historical Dictionary of French Cinema

DONIOLVALCROZE, JACQUES

(1920-1989)
Actor, director, and film critic. Jacques Doniol-Valcroze was the cofounder, withAndré Bazin, of theCahiers du Cinéma, a journal for which he also wrote criticism. He also worked as editor forCinémondeandLa Revue du Cinéma. Apart from his role as critic, he also acted and directed. Films in which he appeared include Alain Robbe-Grillet'sL'immortelle(1963) andLe jeu avec le feu(1975),Alain Resnais'sJe t'aime,je t'aime(1968),Claude Lelouch'sLe voyou(1970), Jean-Daniel Pollet'sL'amour c'est gai,l'amour c'est triste(1971), andMichel Deville'sL'apprenti salaud(1977). He directedL'eau à la bouche(1960),Le coeur battant(1962),La dénonciation(1962),Le viol(1967),La maison des Boiries(1970),L'homme au cerveau greffé(1972), andUne femme fatale(1977).

  1. doniolvalcroze, jacques—Actor director and film critic. Jacques DoniolValcroze was the cofounder with Andr Bazinstrong of the Cahiers du Cinma a journal for which he also wrote criticism. He als...Guide to cinema