Jean Epstein

Jean Epstein

WriterDirectorActorEditorProducer Mar 25 (died age 56) Warszawa, Russian Empire [now Poland] 1922–2021 (99 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Jean Epstein (French: [ɛp.ʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He is often associated with French Impressionist Cinema and the concept of photogénie. Epstein was born in Warsaw, Kingdom …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (77)

Movies (77)

Tempest

Tempest

2021

Original Story

10.0
The Fires of the Sea

The Fires of the Sea

2016

Director

5.5
Song of Armorica

Song of Armorica

2016

Director

5.9
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930

Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930

2010

Director

Efforts de productivité dans la fonderie

Efforts de productivité dans la fonderie

1953

Director

The Storm-Tamer

The Storm-Tamer

1947

Director

6.8
The Storm-Tamer

The Storm-Tamer

1947

Editor

6.8
The Storm-Tamer

The Storm-Tamer

1947

Writer

6.8
Artères de France

Artères de France

1939

Director

La relève

La relève

1938

Director

The Builders

The Builders

1938

Director

Eau vive

Eau vive

1938

Director

Eau vive

Eau vive

1938

Writer

The Woman at the End of the World

The Woman at the End of the World

1938

Director

5.8
The Woman at the End of the World

The Woman at the End of the World

1938

Writer

5.8
Vive la vie

Vive la vie

1937

Director

Heart of Tramp

Heart of Tramp

1936

Director

La Bourgogne

La Bourgogne

1936

Director

La Bretagne

La Bretagne

1936

Director

La Bretagne

La Bretagne

1936

Producer

Marius and Olive in Paris

Marius and Olive in Paris

1935

Dialogue

Marius and Olive in Paris

Marius and Olive in Paris

1935

Director

The Lady of Lebanon

The Lady of Lebanon

1934

Director

The Lady of Lebanon

The Lady of Lebanon

1934

Writer

La Vie d'un grand journal

La Vie d'un grand journal

1934

Director

Gold of the Seas

Gold of the Seas

1933

Director

6.2
The Man with the Hispano

The Man with the Hispano

1933

Director

The Man with the Hispano

The Man with the Hispano

1933

Screenplay

The Villanelle of Ribbons

The Villanelle of Ribbons

1932

Director

The Villanelle of Ribbons

The Villanelle of Ribbons

1932

Writer

La chanson des peupliers

La chanson des peupliers

1932

Director

La chanson des peupliers

La chanson des peupliers

1932

Writer

Le Cor

Le Cor

1932

Director

Le Cor

Le Cor

1932

Writer

The Cradles

The Cradles

1932

Director

6.3
Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris

1931

Director

Le vieux chaland

Le vieux chaland

1931

Director

Le vieux chaland

Le vieux chaland

1931

Writer

Le pas de la mule

Le pas de la mule

1930

Director

The Sea of Ravens

The Sea of Ravens

1930

Director

7.2
The Sea of Ravens

The Sea of Ravens

1930

Screenplay

7.2
Finis Terræ

Finis Terræ

1929

Director

7.0
Finis Terræ

Finis Terræ

1929

Writer

7.0
His Head

His Head

1929

Director

6.0
His Head

His Head

1929

Writer

6.0
The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

1928

Director

7.0
The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

1928

Producer

7.0
The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

1928

Writer

7.0
Six and a Half by Eleven

Six and a Half by Eleven

1927

Director

6.3
Six and a Half by Eleven

Six and a Half by Eleven

1927

Producer

6.3
The Three-Sided Mirror

The Three-Sided Mirror

1927

Adaptation

6.5
The Three-Sided Mirror

The Three-Sided Mirror

1927

Director

6.5
In the Land of George Sand

In the Land of George Sand

1926

Director

Mauprat

Mauprat

1926

Director

6.5
Mauprat

Mauprat

1926

Producer

6.5
Mauprat

Mauprat

1926

Writer

6.5
The Adventures of Robert Macaire

The Adventures of Robert Macaire

1925

Director

8.0
The Poster

The Poster

1925

Director

6.0
The Poster

The Poster

1925

Writer

6.0
Double Love

Double Love

1925

Director

5.6
Double Love

Double Love

1925

Writer

5.6
Photogenies

Photogenies

1925

Director

Photogenies

Photogenies

1925

Executive Producer

The Drop Of Blood

The Drop Of Blood

1924

Director

The Lion of the Moguls

The Lion of the Moguls

1924

Director

6.7
The Lion of the Moguls

The Lion of the Moguls

1924

Editor

6.7
The Lion of the Moguls

The Lion of the Moguls

1924

Writer

6.7
La Belle Nivernaise

La Belle Nivernaise

1924

Director

6.2
La Belle Nivernaise

La Belle Nivernaise

1924

Editor

6.2
La Belle Nivernaise

La Belle Nivernaise

1924

Screenplay

6.2
The Infidel Mountain

The Infidel Mountain

1923

Director

The Red Inn

The Red Inn

1923

Director

5.5
The Red Inn

The Red Inn

1923

Screenplay

5.5
Cœur fidèle

Cœur fidèle

1923

Director

7.2
Cœur fidèle

Cœur fidèle

1923

Writer

7.2
Les vendanges

Les vendanges

1922

Director

Pasteur

Pasteur

1922

Director

6.2