Directing · geboren 1896-03-30 · Paris, France

Henri Chomette

Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director known for Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle (1928), Autour d'une enquête (1931) and Night in May (1934). During his life, Henri Chomette lived in the shadow of his brother René Clair. Nevertheless Henri preceded René in the world of cinema. Very early on, he broke with the teaching of his teachers and participated in the avant-garde movement by constructing a theory of "pure cinema", which gave great importance cutting and editing. He died on June 15, 1941 in Rabat, Morocco.

Bekannt aus

• Cinq minutes de cinéma pur (1926) – Director
• Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse (1925) – Director
• Die letzte Etappe (1934)
• Gribiche (1926) – Assistant Director
• À quoi rêvent les jeunes films (1924) – Director
• Die Islandfischer (1924) – Assistant Director
• Êtes-vous jalouse ? (1938) – Director
• Der ewige Traum (1934) – Director
• Durand contre Durand (1931) – Pianist
• Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978) – Self (archive footage)
• Autour d'une enquête (1931) – Director
• Au bout du monde (1934) – Writer
• Le baron tzigane (1935) – Director
• Nuit de mai (1934) – Director
• Rêve éternel (1935) – Director
• Prenez garde à la peinture (1933) – Director
• Le Requin (1930) – Director
• Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle (1928) – Director
• Le Carillon de Minuit (1924) – Assistant Director
• Donogoo – Director
• Le petit écart (1931) – Director