Védrès, Nicole

(Nicole Cahen / September 4, 191I, Paris, France - November 20, 1965, Paris, France)

   After earning degrees in law and letters, she wrote several novels (Le Labyrinthe ou Le Jardin de Sir Arthur, Christophe ou Le Choix des Armes; Les Cordes rouges; L'Exécuteur, La Bête lointaine) and essays (Un Siècle d'Elégance française; La Sculpture en France depuis Ro­din, co-author with Léon Gischia). In 1945, she pub­lished a book (Images du Cinéma Français) made up of movie stills. Producer Pierre Braunberger spotted it and asked her to shoot a compilation film (Paris 1900). Seen as herself in Désordre (Jacques Baratier), she co-hosted a famous TV literary program (Lecture pour tous), in 1953.

 Filmography

1948 ◘ Paris 1900 (documentary; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Vie commence Demain / USA: Life Begins To­morrow (documentary; also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Encyclopédie filmée (documentary; short; segment "Amazone")

1953 ◘ Aux Frontières de l'Homme (documentary; short; co-director with Jean Rostand; also cinematographer)