Léon, Jean

(1929, Paris, France - )

   A former children photographer for Natkin, he worked as an assistant on industrial films before serving as second assistant director (1952 Son Dernier Noël, Jean Daniel-Norman; 1953 Virgile, Carlo-Rim; 1954 Tourments, Jean Daniel-Norman; 1955 Les Clandestines / USA: Vice Dolls, Raoul André; Les Pépées font la Loi, Raoul André; Cherchez la Femme, Raoul André; 1956 Crime et Châtiment / UK: The Most Dangerous Sin / USA: Crime and Punishment, Georges Lampin; 1957 C'est arrivé à 36 Chandelles, Henri Diamant-Berger; 1958 Sans Famille / Senza famiglia / Die Abenteuer des kleinen Rémi / USA: The Adventures of Remi, André Michel, France / Italy / West Germany) and then first assistant director (1959 Hiroshima mon Amour / 24—Jikan no joji / UK: Hiroshima, My Love, Alain Resnais, France / Japan; 1961 Par-dessus le Mur, Jean-Paul Le Chanois; shot in 1959; L'Année dernière à Marienbad / L'anno scorso a Marienbad / UK: Last Year in Marienbad / USA: Last Year at Marienbad, Alain Res-nais, France / Italy; 1962 Les Amants de Teruel / USA: The Lovers of Teruel, Raymond Rouleau; 1963 Muriel ou Le Temps d'un Retour / Muriel, il tempo di un ritorno / UK and USA: Muriel, or the Time of Return, Alain Resnais, France / Italy; 1966 La Guerre est finie / Kriget ar slut / USA: The War Is Over, Alain Resnais, France / Sweden; 1973 Le Train / Noi due senza domani / US DVD: The Last Train, Pierre Granier-Deferre, France / Italy; 1974 Stavisky / Stavisky, il grande truffatore, Alain Resnais, France / Italy; 1976 Lumière / Scena di un'amicizia tra donne / USA: Lumiere, Jeanne Moreau, France / Italy; 1979 L'Adolescente / Màdchenjahre / USA: The Adoles­cent, Jeanne Moreau, France / West Germany; West Indies / West Indies ou les Nègres marrons en Liberté, Med Hondo, France / Algeria / Mauritania; 1980 Mon Oncle d'Amérique / UK and USA: My American Uncle, Alain Resnais; 1983 La Vie est un Roman / USA: Life Is a Bed of Roses, Alain Resnais; 1987 Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan / L'iniziazione / USA: Exploits of a Young Don Juan, Gianfranco Mingozzi, France / Italy). He co-wrote the dialogue of Chà Forte com Limâo (Antonio de Macedo, Portugal / France, 1993) and Adeus Princ-esa / Adios princesa / Adieu Princesse (Jorge Paixâo da Costa, Portugal / Spain / France, 1994).

 Filmography

1964 ◘ Aimez-vous les Femmes? / USA: A Taste for Women, also adapter)