Darène, Robert

(Robert de Vos / January 10, 1914, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France - )

   He attended acting courses with Louis Jouvet, Ray­mond Rouleau, and René Simon and made his stage debut in 1936. He entered films as an actor (1934 Une Fois dans la Vie, Max de Vaucorbeil; 1936 Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise, Henry Wulschleger; La Porte du large / USA: The Great Temptation, Marcel L'Herbier; 1937 Feu!, Jacques de Baroncelli; La Cita­delle du Silence / USA: The Citadel of Silence, Marcel L'Herbier; 1938 Le Schpountz / USA: Heartbeat, Marcel Pagnol; Orage, Marc Allégret; 1939 Nord-Atlantique, Maurice Cloche; 1940 Brazza ou L'Epopée du Congo, Léon Poirier; 1945 La fruida mordida / Le Fruit mordu / Le Moulin des Andes, also producer, Jacques Rémy, Chile / France; 1947 Bethsabée, Léonide Moguy; 1948 Une Fois dans la Vie, short, Hugues Nonn; 1949 Premier Roman, short, Jacques Grassi, Marcel Garand, Roger Fellous; La Route inconnue, Léon Poirier; 1953 Deux de l'Escadrille, Maurice Labro). Other credit (as assistant director): 1947 Le Bataillon du Ciel / USA: They Are No Angels (two episodes: "Ce ne sont pas des Anges", "Terre de France", Alexander Esway, shot in 1945).

 Filmography

1950 ◘ Saint-Louis, Ange de la Paix (short)

1952 ◘ De l'Autre Côté de l'Eau (medium-length)

        ◘ Le Chevalier de la Nuit / USA: Knight of the Night (also actor)

        ◘ Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaus (also co-screenwriter, actor)

        ◘ Goubbiah / Goubbiah, mon Amour / Fuga nel sole (also co-screenwriter, actor; France / Italy)

1958 ◘ La Bigorne, Caporal de France / USA: The Amorous Corporal (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Mimi Pinson

1959 ◘ Houla-Houla (also co-screenwriter, actor; France / Italy)

1961 ◘ Il suffit d'aimer / Bernadette de Lourdes / UK and USA: Bernadette of Lourdes (also co-screenwriter)

1963 ◘ La Cage / Mamy Watta (also co-screenwriter; France / Gabon)