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Carné was openly homosexual. Several of his later films contain references to male homosexuality or bisexuality. His one-time partner was Roland Lesaffre, who appeared in many of his films. Edward Baron Turk has published a biography of Carné titled Child of Paradise: Marcel Carné and the Golden Age of French Cinema.
- 1936–1976
- Marcel Albert Carné, 18 August 1906, Paris, France
While Carné's sexual orientation was not public knowledge at the time he made the above-mentioned films, he subsequently "came out" and became increasingly gay-identified.
Carné was openly gay and several of his later films contain homoeroticism, referenced gay and bisexual love, and even feature his one-time lover Roland Lesaffre. Carné continued to make films into the 1970s, with declining success.
Mar 13, 2011 · Carné, Marcel. b. 18 August 1906, Paris, France. d. 31 October 1996, Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Cinema is the art of forming a team. –Jean Cocteau. Carné’s films now impinge upon our consciousness above all as memories, memories often as potent and unshakeable as those in our own lives. (1) –Gilbert Adair.
Sep 20, 2012 · Marcel Carné: I shot the film during World War II. I was very bold then, and thinking about it now, it was madness to make such a film in a country lacking the bare necessities. Anyway, I started working on Children of Paradise, and the producer told me that, given the enormous success of Les visiteurs du soir—it had been a big hit at the ...
Oct 31, 1996 · Carné was gay and made little secret about it. Several of his later films contain references to male homosexuality or bisexuality. His one-time partner was Roland Lesaffre who appeared in many of his films.
May 23, 2018 · French film director Marcel Carné (1906–1996) is regarded as one of Europe's great filmmakers. Though he had a long career, his reputation rests on the six films he made from 1937 to 1945. One of the films in that period, Les Enfants du paradis (1945), is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the greatest movies ever made.
