Marie Epstein

Marie Epstein

Born to a French Jewish father and a Polish Catholic mother in present-day Poland, Marie Epstein moved to Switzerland with her mother Hélène and her brother Jean after the death of her father Jules in January 1907. The Epsteins later established themselves in Lyon, France, where Jean was completing his studies, and then in Paris around 1922, just a few months before Jean directed his first two feature films, L’Auberge Rouge (1923) and Coeur fidèle (1923). It was also in the early 1920s that Marie became involved in the world of cinema. She started as an actress—in L’Auberge rouge, where she appeared as an extra in just a few early shots, and in Coeur fidèle, two films that she co-wrote with Jean—but found it difficult to secure more roles. She then turned fully to screenwriting, which led her to work as an assistant director and editor. Through the intervention of French director and producer Jean Benoit-Lévy, Marie also became a director at a time when there were few women filmmakers in France. After she had been Benoit-Lévy’s assistant on several silent film documentaries in the 1920s, she then co-directed, wrote, and edited eight sound fiction films with him in the late 1920s and 1930s. During that period, she also directed at least one short film on her own, possibly more. After World War II, and the death of her brother Jean in 1953, Marie was hired by Henri Langlois as a film preservationist at the Cinémathèque française, a job she held until her retirement in 1977.

  • Title: Marie Epstein
  • Popularity: 1.1
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1899-08-14
  • Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
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  • Also Known As: Marie-Antonine Epstein
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Marie Epstein Movies

  • 1923
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    Cœur fidèle

    Cœur fidèle

    7.2 1923 HD

    The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries...

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  • 2011
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    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

    1 2011 HD

    This portrait of the French film theorist and avant-garde director Jean Epstein (1897-1953) concentrates on the period when he filmed in Brittany,...

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  • 1962
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    La Cinémathèque française

    La Cinémathèque française

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1923
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    Cœur fidèle

    Cœur fidèle

    7.2 1923 HD

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  • 1933
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    Children of Montmartre

    Children of Montmartre

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1958
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    Provisional Liberty

    Provisional Liberty

    4 1958 HD

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  • 1929
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    Peach Skin

    Peach Skin

    6.5 1929 HD

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  • 1934
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    Itto

    Itto

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    Heart of Paris

    Heart of Paris

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1937
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    Ballerina

    Ballerina

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Red Inn

    The Red Inn

    5.5 1923 HD

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  • 1925
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    Double Love

    Double Love

    5.6 1925 HD

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  • 1938
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    Youth in Revolt

    Youth in Revolt

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1930
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    Maternity

    Maternity

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hélène

    Hélène

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1927
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    Six and a Half by Eleven

    Six and a Half by Eleven

    6.3 1927 HD

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  • 1933
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    Children of Montmartre

    Children of Montmartre

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1931
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    Heart of Paris

    Heart of Paris

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1937
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    Ballerina

    Ballerina

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Poster

    The Poster

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1927
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    Âmes d'enfants

    Âmes d'enfants

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1927
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    Il était une fois trois amis

    Il était une fois trois amis

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1930
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    Maternity

    Maternity

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Maternity

    Maternity

    1 1930 HD

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