
Directing
Henri Chomette
Born 1896-03-30 · Paris, France
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.
Acting credits
7.1Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.
The Great Game
1934
10.0Two different sales agents named Max Durand live at the same address. One of them pretends to be the other so he make the money and get the girl that he wants.
Durand versus Durand
1931
Behind the camera
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Donogoo
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At the End of the World
1934
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At the End of the World
1934
6.5Germaine Moreuil's insane jealousy triggers such violent marital quarrels that the spouses file for divorce. When Germaine's parents find out, they sham a fierce spat to disgust their daughter and her husband with the pathetic spectacle of a couple at loggerheads. But just as their farce is on the brink of becoming a tragedy, events combined with the blunders of all four happily reconcile everyone.
Êtes-vous jalouse ?
1938
10.0An Hungarian young man hides his real identity as baron Barinkay until he returns to his birthplace and claims the family properties, now occupied by a clumsy pig dealer who has a beautiful daughter. The gypsy girl is not bad looking either, and the gypsies are willing to help him recover his home and fortune. French version of Der Zigeunerbaron based on the Strauss operetta, filmed at the same time with a different cast except for Wohlbrück.
Gypsy Baron
1935
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Night in May
1934
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The Small Gap
1931
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The Small Gap
1931
10.0The maid of a doctor, he had some canvases he didn't care for bestowed on him once by an unknown artist, thankfully has saved them as the paintings are now worth some money and others want them.
Mind the Paint
1933
9.0During an inquest after a woman is killed, the judge suspects his own son. The woman's lover had been friendly with the son and he was also supposed to be married to the judge's daughter.
About an investigation
1931
7.9A collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.
What Do Young Films Dream About?
1924
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The Shark
1930
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Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle
1928
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Rêve éternel
1935
6.3A high-speed view of Paris via train-track; Zooming down the Seine by boat. Chomette's first film, Games of Reflections and Speed, traverses tunnels and elevated railways to produce a disarming rhythm.
Games on Reflection and Speed
1925
6.2Avant-garde short focused on the pure elements of film like form, visual composition, and rhythm.
Five Minutes of Pure Cinema
1926
