Simone Mareuil
Simone Mareuil | |
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| Born | Marie Louise Simone Vacher 25 August 1903 |
| Died | 24 October 1954 (aged 51) Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| Other names | Simonne |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Philippe Hersent |
Simone Mareuil (French pronunciation: [simɔn maʁøj]; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.[1]
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.[2][3]
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression.[4][5] She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | L'Ombre du bonheur | ||
| La Galerie des monstres | Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos | ||
| 1925 | A Gentleman of the Ring | ||
| 1926 | Le Juif errant | Céphise | |
| 1927 | Poker d'as | ||
| La Petite chocolatière | Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl | ||
| Genêt d'Espagne | |||
| 1929 | Peau de pêche | Alternative title: Peach Skin | |
| La Fée moderne | |||
| The Ladies in the Green Hats | Arlette | ||
| Un Chien Andalou | Young girl | Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil | |
| 1930 | Our Masters, the Servants | Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants | |
| 1931 | The Polish Jew | Annette | Alternative title: Le Juif polonais |
| Heart of Paris | Jeannette Durand | Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris | |
| 1932 | Le Soir des rois | Charlotte Oltendorf | Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband? |
| 1933 | Miss Helyett | Lolotte | |
| Mariage à responsabilité limitée | |||
| The Heir of the Bal Tabarin | Mademoiselle Longuebois | ||
| 1936 | The Lover of Madame Vidal | ||
| 1940 | Sur le plancher des vaches | Gaby |
References
[edit]- ^ R. Bruce Elder, DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect, p. 615
- ^ Simone Mareuil (1899–1954)
- ^ Philippe Hersent (1912–1982)
- ^ List of actresses who committed suicide
- ^ A survey of key surrealist films and a look at alternative films that share in the surrealist sensibility. "More disturbingly and strangely surrealistically, Simone Mareuil died via self-immolation with gasoline in a public square in Perigueux, her hometown. She was deeply depressed after World War II and had just returned to her hometown."
- ^ ¿Quién es la actriz a la que Buñuel secciona el ojo en el film “Un perro andaluz”?
- ^ Powrie, Phil; Rebillard, Eric (2009). "Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien Andalou". Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7486-2197-2. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ Un Chien Andalou
- ^ Baxter, John (1995). Buñuel. New York: Fourth Estate. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85702-353-4.
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