Carlo-Rim

(Jean Marius Richard / December 19, 1905, Nîmes, Gard, France - December 3, 1989, Mar­seille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France)

   The son of Marius Richard, the editor of the newspaper Le Petit Provençal, he started out as a humoristic drawer and then wrote for various newspapers. He created the review Jazz in 1928 before becoming chief editor of Vu (1931) and L'Intransigeant (1933) and publishing his first book (1934 Ma Belle Marseil­laise, Editions Denoël et Steele). He collaborated as a screenwriter on many movies (1934 Zouzou, as adapter, co-dialogist, Marc Allégret; 1935 Gaspard de Besse / USA: Dawn over France, as screenwriter, dialogist, lyricist, André Hugon; Justin de Marseille, as screenwriter, dialogist, Maurice Tourneur; 1936 Le Mort en Fuite, as dialogist, André Berthomieu; Tarass Boulba / UK: Taras Bulba, as co-dialogist, Alexis Granowsky; Blanchette, as screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, Pierre Caron; Aventure à Paris, Marc Allégret; 1937 Hercule, as screenwriter, dialogist, also co-di­rector with Alexandre Esway; 27, Rue de la Paix, as co-screenwriter, dialogist, Richard Pottier; Nostalgie, as dialogist, Victor Tourjansky; Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge, Richard Pottier; 1938 Êtes-vous jalouse?, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Henri Chomette; Education de Prince, as co-screenwriter, dialogist, Alexandre Esway; 1939 Le Bois sacré, as screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, Léon Mathot, Robert Bibal; 1941 Parade en Sept Nuits, as co-dialogist, Marc Allégret; 1942 Simplet, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, also technical adviser, Fernandel; 1943 Le Val d'Enfer, as screenwriter, dialo­gist, Maurice Tourneur; La Ferme aux Loups, as screenwriter, dialogist, Richard Pottier; 1946 L'Insaisissable Frédéric, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Richard Pottier; 1947 Miroir, as co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, Raymond Lamy; 1948 Cité de l'Espérance, as screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, Jean Stelli; 1949 Monseigneur, as dialogist, Roger Richebé; 1950 Rome-Express, as dialogist, Christian Stengel; 1951 L'Amant de Paille, as co-screenwriter, Gilles Grangier; 1952 Les Sept Péchés capitaux / I sette peccati capitali / Sette peccati / UK and USA: The Seven Deadly Sins, segment "La Paresse" / UK and USA: Sloth, as screenwriter, dialo­gist, Jean Delannoy, France / Italy; 1953 L'età dell'amore / L'Âge de l'Amour / UK: The Age of Indiscretion / USA: Too Young for Love, as dialogist, Lionello de Felice, Italy / France; 1954 Destinées / Destini di donne / UK: Love, Soldiers and Women / USA: Daughters of Destiny (segment "Lysistrata", as co-screenwriter, Christian-Jaque, France / Italy; Secrets d'Alcôve / Il letto / UK: The Secrets of the Bed / USA: The Bed, segment "Le Lit de la Pompadour", as author of original idea, Jean Delan-noy, France / Italy). He authored two autobiographical books (1961 Mémoires d'une vieille Vague, Editions Gal­limard; 1981 Le Manteau d'Arlequin, diary 1916-1940, Editions Denoël). He was married to writer and director Caro Canaille (1958 Si le Roi savait ça / Al servizio dell'imperatore, France / Italy, shot in 1956).

 Filmography

1948 ◘ L'Armoire volante / UK and USA: The Cupboard Was Bare (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Maison Bonnadieu (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Sept Péchés capitaux / I sette peccati capitali / I sette peccati / UK and USA: The Seven Deadly Sins (segment La Gourmandise / Gluttony; also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Italy)

        ◘ Virgile (also screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Escalier de Service (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Truands / UK: Lock Up Your Spoons (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Ce Joli Monde (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1959 ◘ Le Petit Prof (also screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Bijoux (short; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Dulcinea del Toboso (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; Spain)

 Television Filmography

1965 ◘ Don Quichotte / Don Quijote / Don Quijote von der Mancha (13 x 26'; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; co-director with Jacques Bourdon and Louis Grospierre; France / Spain / West Germany)