Léonce Perret
Also Known As: Léonce Joseph Perret
Biography: Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer. He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Léonce Perret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Niort,France
Adult: No
Birthday: March 14, 1880
Age: 145 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 12, 1935
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Leonce Flirts
Overview: Leonce flirts
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-03-01
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La conquête d'Aurélia
Overview: 1912 short French film written and directed by Léonce Perret.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-05-10
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La Rançon du Bonheur
Overview: The bright junior lieutenant Jacques Mareuil, son of an admiral, is stationed in one of our great military ports, and is neighbors with the young Suzie Darvel, who has opted for a career as an opera singer. Having a great knowledge of music himself, the navy officer, who finds the girl’s voice quite interesting, writes her a melody, making it a gift to her. That same day, he receives orders to set sail, putting an end to the beautiful love story which had just begun. Three years later, junior lieutenant Jacques Mareuil returns to Paris. While attending a performance of Carmen, he recognizes the interpreter of the Bizet character as his lovely neighbor from the past. Jacques Mareuil falls in love with the great singer and wants to marry her. His father is however categorically opposed to the decision, and with the aid of one his colleagues at the Naval Department, he obtains an immediate departure to Indochina for Jacques.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-12-01
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The Child of Paris
Overview: The young daughter of an army captain missing in action runs away from school and is kidnapped by Parisian lowlifes. When the kidnapper flees to Nice with the child, the kind-hearted employee of one of his accomplices sets off in pursuit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-09-17
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Le Mariage de Suzie
Overview: Suzie takes a cruise and finds a flirt behind her guardian's back.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-04-01
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The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador
Overview: Count Fernand De Keramic plots against his niece in order to acquire her wealth to pay his debts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-12-01
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L'Express matrimonial
Overview: Romance on the train with a bitter old governess stands in the way.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-09-01
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Graziella la gitane
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-05-01
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Le portrait de Mireille
Overview: Le portrait de Mireille is a 1909 short film
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1909-01-01
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Molière
Overview: A film about the life of Molière (1622-1673).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-09-10
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Léonce aux bains de mer
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1914-01-07
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The Autumn of the Heart
Overview: Léonce Perret's film about a musician's loves and heartaches: An aging violinist is secretly in love with his young student. Will music be enough of a comfort to him as she gets married?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-05-05
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Léonce Loves Morels
Overview: A photogenic Partie de campagne with Léonce looking for mushrooms! A nice prestation by Poupette Suzanne Le Bret and a nice little fantasy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-09-01
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The Red Chrysanthemum
Overview: Two suitors bring flowers to their girl in hopes of winning her love.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-02-17
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The Pins
Overview: Leonce Perret brings home a present for wife Suzanne Grandais. It turns out to be point guards for hat pins. Hat pins with such guards have been outlawed. She is disappointed and refuses to use them. When Leonce seem to get a pin prick in her eye, she is upset. When she discovers he is faking, she decides on her own revenge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-01-02
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André Chénier
Overview: The life of French poet André Chénier, precursor of the Romantic movement, who was guillotined during the Revolution aged only 31.
Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-02-06
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The Legend of Daphne
Overview: An ancient Greek legend comes to life, courtesy of the Gaumont studios.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-02-13
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Le Festin de Balthazar
Overview: A historical short film inspired by the Biblical story of Belshazzar's Feast.
Genres: History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-02-20
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Léonce: Cinematographer
Overview: Leonce works at the Gaumont studios as star actor and his wife suspects him of being unfaithful. She finds ladies' hair on his coat, fan letters in his pocket...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-07-12
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Léonce in the Countryside
Overview: Directed by Léonce Perret.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-01-02
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Léonce et Toto
Overview: Léonce’s wife receives a tiny chihuahua as a gift and immediately dotes on it, to the point of putting it on the table at meals. The hero is disgusted and tries increasingly devious and extreme ways of getting rid of the little pest - David Bordwell
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-08-01
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La lumière et l'amour
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Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1912-05-01
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The Roman Orgy
Overview: The tyrant Emperor Heliogabalus lives a life of debauchery and set lions loose among his guests.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-24
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Le homard
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-01-10
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Léonce en ménage
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-04-18
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Jephté's Daughter
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-07-15
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Judith and Holophernes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1909-06-14
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The Seven Deadly Sins
Overview: A series of seven short films of varying length demonstrating each of the seven deadly sins.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-09-23
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Esther
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-05-02
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Moses of the Mill
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-10
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The Béarnaise Girl
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-10-27
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Fire at the Mine
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-10-03
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The Crutches
Overview: A film crew goes to a mansion to shoot a movie. The actor playing the thief is confused and is shot by the owner with a shotgun. In compensation, he is taken care of in the house and falls in love with the daughter of the owners.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-03
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You'll Go Away, Youth
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-03
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Mademoiselle Chiffon
Overview: The sad adventures of a young Parisian woman.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1919-03-28
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Hand of Iron
Overview: A 1912 crime film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1912-07-01
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Lysistrata or The Kissing Strike
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1910-02-27
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Mariage par le cinématographe
Overview: Comedy starring Yvette Andréyor and the director, Léonce Perret.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-05-03
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A Spiritualistic Seance
Overview: M. Instead, is a spiritualist and decides to invite some friends to a seance. His daughter, Lucy, however, is much more interested in a certain young man, and when papa goes out to send telegrams to his guests she proceeds to entertain her admirer. Unfortunately papa returns with some of his friends, and the young man balances a table on his back while the tablecloth hides him from the view of all. The guests come in, and tea is put on the table. The poor young man under it is in a very uncomfortable position, and sends all the tea-things flying. The ladies shriek, and the men climb on chairs, for they think it is spirits, and Lucy seizes the opportunity to join him under the table. Papa Insteade lifts up the corner of the tablecloth, and reveals the two enjoying themselves. The pair are so obviously in love that he relents, and gives the necessary consent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-01-05
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Le haleur
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1911-11-03
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Léonce pot-au-feu
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1913-06-01
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Léonce poète
Overview: Leonce Perret tries to kill himself. After he fails, he decides to pour out his agony on paper. However, he broke an arm in trying to end his life. So he hires a pretty, sympathetic secretary, and matters take their course.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-11-26
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Les bretelles
Overview: Unbeknownst to Léonce, Suzanne allows Gaumont to use their villa garden for a day of filming. Léonce suspects infidelity when he returns home early to find an actor's forgotten pair of suspenders. Suzanne and Léonce try to sell this comedic situation back to Gaumont.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-12-31
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Un nuage
Overview: Léonce and Suzanne are having a very sweet supper together. But then Leonce refuses to give her a puff on his cigarette. She snatches it and blows smoke in his face; They quarrel. Leonce regrets it, but he is locked out of the boudoir. Only when a mouse gets into her bed, terrifying Suzanne, is there any hope of reconciliation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1913-01-16
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