Devaivre, Jean

(Jean-Justin de Vaivre / Decem­ber 18, 1912, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France - April 27, 2004, Vilejuif, Val-de-Marne, France)

   He attended photo, cinema, and radio courses at the Arts et Métiers before entering films as an assistant to production designer Robert Hubert. He successively was editor (1932 Boudu sauvé des Eaux / USA: Boudu Saved from Drowning, Jean Renoir; 1934 Cessez le Feu!, Jacques de Baroncelli; 1938 Alerte en Méditerranée / UK: Alert in the Mediterranean / USA: S.O.S. Mediterranean, Léo Joannon), assistant director (1942 Cartacalha, Reine des Gitans, Léon Mathot; Huit Hommes dans un Château, Richard Pottier; 1943 La Main du Diable / UK: The Dev­il's Hand / USA: Carnival of Sinners, Maurice Tourneur; Au Bonheur des Dames / USA: Shop Girls of Paris, André Cayatte; Pierre et Jean, André Cayatte; 1945 Les Caves du "Majestic", Richard Pottier; 1961 La Fayette / Lafay­ette, una spada per due bandiere / USA: La Fayette, Jean Dréville, France / Italy), and filmmaker. He also worked as a dubbing director. His brother was film editor Louis Devaivre. Bertrand Tavernier used his memories to write the screenplay of Laissez-passer / Salvoconducto / USA: Safe Conduct (France / Spain / Germany). Auto­biography: 2002 Action! (Nicolas Philippe).

 Filmography

1941 ◘ Pean le chanceux (short)

        ◘ La Légende de Saint-Nicolas (short; also pro­duction designer)

1941 ◘ Sirius Symphonies (several shorts)

1945 ◘ Le Roi des Resquilleurs

        ◘ Charmes de l'Hiver (documentary; short)

1946 ◘ Boîte de Nuit (short)

        ◘ Les Deux Camille (short)

        ◘ La Pythonisse (short; also adapter)

        ◘ Un Beau Contrat / Le Beau Contrat (short; also adapter)

1947 ◘ Le Moulin de la Galette (short; also adapter, producer)

        ◘ Paris une Nuit... (short; also adapter)

        ◘ La Dame d'Onze Heures

        ◘ La Ferme des Sept Péchés (also adapter)

        ◘ Terre de Cristal (documentary; short)

        ◘ Vendetta en Camargue (also co-screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Festival acrobatique (documentary; short)

1951 ◘ L'Inconnue de Montréal / USA: Fugitive From Montreal (also co-adapter)

1953 ◘ Ma Femme, ma Vache et moi / lo . . . mia moglie e la vacca (France / Italy)

        ◘ Un Caprice de Caroline Chérie / USA: Caroline Cherie

        ◘ Alerte au Sud / Allarme a Sud / UK: Alarm in Morocco / USA: Alert in the South (also screenwriter)

1955 ◘ Le Fils de Caroline Chérie / UK: Caroline and the Rebels / USA: The Son of Dear Caroline

1957 ◘ L'Inspecteur aime la Bagarre (also adapter, co-dialogist)