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Jacques B. Brunius (born Jacques Henri Cottance, 16 September 1906 – 24 April 1967) was a French actor, director and writer, who was born in Paris and died in Exeter, UK.[1] He was cremated in Sidmouth, with a tribute by Mesens.[2]
Jacques Brunius | |
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| Born | September 16, 1906 Paris, France |
| Died | April 24, 1967 (aged 60) Exeter, United Kingdom |
| Known for | Actor, director and writer |
| Spouse | Cecile Chevreau (married 1951) |
| Children | 1 |
Assistant director to Luis Buñuel on L'Âge d'or, he appeared in more than 30 movies, using several alternate names: Jacques Borel, J.B. Brunius, Jacques-Bernard Brunius, Jacques Brunius, Brunius, J.B.Brunius.[3] He acted in many of the early, more political, movies of his friend Jean Renoir. During World War II he broadcast from England to France over Radio Londres.[4] He married French-English actress Cecile Chevreau in 1951.[5] Their son Richard was born in 1956.[citation needed]
Member of the surrealist group in France and then in England, with his friend E.L.T. Mesens, Conroy Maddox, Ithell Colquhoun, Simon Watson Taylor and Roland Penrose.[citation needed] Brunius attacked Toni del Renzio, who was married to Colquhoun and who was attempting to reanimate an inactive English group in 1942–3.[citation needed] Brunius' countersigned the tract Idolatry and Confusion, which condemned and mocked del Renzio unjustifiably. In reality, Mesens feared a takeover of the group leadership by del Renzio.[citation needed]
He never missed an opportunity to defend surrealism, and participated in many a radio show.[6][7] In 1959, he undertook a vigorous defense of the poetic valor of nursery rhymes.[citation needed]
The text was published by John Lyle in Transforma(c)tion n°7 under the title Language and lore of children.[dead link]
Filmography
editActor
edit- 1930: L'Âge d'or (a.k.a. The Golden Age), dir. Luis Buñuel.... Passer-by in the street (uncredited)
- 1932: L'affaire est dans le sac (a.k.a. It's in the Bag), dir. Pierre Prévert .... Adrien, le client au béret (as J.B.Brunius)
- 1934: L'Hôtel du libre échange .... Le monsieur du train
- 1936: Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange), dir. Jean Renoir (as J.B. Brunius) .... Mr. Baigneur
- 1936: Moutonnet
- 1936: Partie de campagne (a.k.a. A Day in the Country), dir. Jean Renoir (as Jacques Borel) .... Rodolphe
- 1936: La Vie est à nous (a.k.a. Life Belongs to Us) .... Le président du conseil d'administration
- 1937: Le Temps des cerises (a.k.a. The Time of the Cherries) (as Jacques-Bernard Brunius) .... Le petit-fils du directeur
- 1938: Le Schpountz (a.k.a. Heartbeat), dir. Marcel Pagnol .... L'Accessoiriste
- 1938: La Bête humaine (a.k.a. Judas Was a Woman, The Human Beast), dir. Jean Renoir (uncredited) .... Un garçon de ferme
- 1940: The Mondesir Heir .... Le médecin
- 1950: The Wooden Horse .... André (as Jacques Brunius)
- 1951: The Dream of Andalusia (uncredited)
- 1951: Andalousie(uncredited)
- 1951: The Changing face of Europe .... Narrator, as himself
- 1951: Une fille à croquer (a.k.a. Good Enough to Eat, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge) (as Jacques Borel)
- 1951: The Lavender Hill Mob, dir Charles Crichton (as Jacques Brunius) .... Customs Official
- 1952: 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (a.k.a. Affair in Monte Carlo).... Concierge, Pension Lisa (as Jacques Brunius)
- 1953: South of Algiers (a.k.a. The Golden Mask) .... Kress (as Jacques Brunius)
- 1953: Sea Devils .... Fouche
- 1953: Always a Bride .... Inspector (as Jacques Brunius)
- 1953: Laughing Anne (a.k.a. Between the Tides) .... Frenchie
- 1954: Forbidden Cargo .... Det. Pierre Valance - French police
- 1955: To Paris with Love .... Monsieur Marconne
- 1955: Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (a.k.a. Foreign Legionnaire) (TV, 1 episode) .... Pakka
- 1955: The Cockleshell Heroes .... French Fisherman (as Jacques Brunius)
- 1955: Barbie (TV, 1 episode) .... Mr. Morrisot
- 1956: Wicked as They Come (a.k.a. Portrait in Smoke) .... Inspector Caron
- 1956: House of Secrets (a.k.a. Triple Deception) .... Lessage
- 1957: True as a Turtle (a.k.a. Plain Sailing) .... Monsieur Charbonnier
- 1957: Dangerous Exile .... De Chassagne (uncredited)
- 1958: Orders to Kill .... Cmndt. Morand
- 1960: The Miracle of St. Phillipe (TV episode) .... The Mayor
- 1960: The Four Just Men (TV, 1 episode) .... The Mayor
- 1961: Mon frère Jacques (TV), dir. Pierre Prévert .... himself
- 1961: The Greengage Summer (a.k.a. Loss of Innocence) .... M. Joubert
- 1964: The Yellow Rolls-Royce .... Duc d'Angoulême (England) (uncredited)
- 1965: Le Chant du monde (a.k.a. Song of the World) (as Jacques Borel)
- 1965: Return from the Ashes .... 1st Detective (uncredited)
Director
edit- 1953: The Blakes Slept Here
- 1952: Brief City
- 1952: To The Rescue
- 1951: The Changing Face of Europe (3rd segment: "Somewhere to Live")
- 1939: Violons d'Ingres (also as writer and editor)
- 1936: La Vie est à nous (a.k.a. The People of France) (also as writer and editor)
Assistant director
edit- 1930: L'Âge d'or (a.k.a. The Golden Age), dir. Luis Buñuel.
- 1929: Le Requin
Radio Producer
edit- 1954 February 7 : Le docteur Miracle, two operas by Bizet and Lecocq, BBC Third Programme
- 1966 Christmas Day : Special Day on Lewis Carroll, France Culture
References
edit- ^ "Jacques Brunius". BFI. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017.
- ^ Levy, Silvano; Maddox, Conroy (13 March 2019). The Scandalous Eye: The Surrealism of Conroy Maddox. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9780853235590 – via Google Books.
- ^ "L' Âge d'or (1930)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
- ^ Stourton, Edward (2017). Auntie's War: the BBC during the Second World War. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-857-52332-7.
- ^ "Jacques B. Brunius papers, 1929-1967 2617". www.libraries.psu.edu.
- ^ "The Critics". 9 October 1959. p. 22 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "In Defence of Surrealism". 26 August 1960. p. 31 – via BBC Genome.