Rendezvous
Le rendez-vous
France, Italy
1961
128 Min
Black and White
French
Synopsis
When photographer Daniel Marchand is shot dead, the finger of suspicion points immediately to two women – Edith, the daughter of the oil baron John Kellerman, and Madeleine, the ex-wife of Edith’s husband, Pierre Larivière. A third suspect is Daphné, Kellerman’s other daughter, who allowed Marchand to take lewd photographs of her shortly before his death. To protect his family’s reputation, Kellerman compels Pierre to provide an alibi for Daphné, even though he was with Madeleine on the night of the killing. Just who did kill Daniel Marchand – and why? —Filmsdefrance.com
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Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion first to settle in Wallonia then, after their name became De la Noye and then Delano, were on the second ship to emigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts in America.
Jean Delannoy was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled La symphonie pastorale was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, Maigret tend un piège was nominated for a BAFTA award for “Best… read more
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