PRIX LOUISDELLUC

Prix Louis-Delluc: translation

Louis Delluc Prize

The Prix Louis-Delluc is the film critics' prize for best French film, with a particular emphasis on cinematography. It was established in 1937 by Maurice Bessy and Marcel Idzkowski. The prize is named for filmmakerLouis Delluc. The prize is awarded the second Thursday of December each year. Past winners includeJean Renoir'sLes Bas-fonds(1937),Marcel Carné'sQuai des brumes(1939),Jean Cocteau'sLa Belle et la bête(1946),Jacques Becker'sRendez-vous de juillet(1949),Jacques Tati'sLes Vacances de Monsieur Hulot(1953),Henri-Georges Clouzot'sLes Diaboliques(1954),René Clair'sLes Grandes manoeuvres(1955),Louis Malle'sAscenceur pour l'échafaud(1957),Jean Rouch'sMoi,un noir(1958),Jacques Demy'sLes Parapluies de Cherbourg(1963),Jean-Paul Rappeneau'sLa Vie de château(1965),Bertrand Tavernier'sL'Horloger de Saint-Paul(1973),Diane Kurys'sDiabolo menthe(1977),Alain Corneau'sTous les matins du monde(1991),André Téchiné'sLes Roseaux sauvages(1994), andAlain Resnais'sOn connaît la chanson(1997). No award was given during the period of the Nazi Occupation of France, from 1940 to 1944.