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The Australian Cinematheque presents a special program celebrating French poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert (1900–77), considered by many as unequalled in the history of French screenwriting. His striking surrealist collages are also included in the 'Picasso and his collection' exhibition. Prévert's longstanding creative partnership with director Marcel Carné made them key figures in the style of 'poetic realism' in French cinema of the 1930s which combined lyrical elements with grim depictions of reality. Program highlights include Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis (The Children of Paradise) 1945, a landmark of the golden age of French cinema; documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens's La Seine a Rencontré Paris (The Seine Meets Paris) 1957, a film poem about life in Paris along the banks of the Seine; and Paul Grimault's revered animation Le Roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) 1980, adapted by Prévert from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Jacques Prévert film program presented with the generous support of the French Embassy in Australia and the Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (Paris).

List of Works

• L'Affaire est dans le sac (It's in the Bag) 1932 | Director: Pierre Prévert
• Jenny 1936 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Drôle de Drame (Bizarre, Bizarre) 1937 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (Boy's School) 1938 | Director: Christian-Jaque
• Le Quai des Brumes (Port of Shadows) 1938 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Le Jour Se Lève (Daybreak) 1939 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Les Visiteurs du Soir (The Devil's Envoy) 1942 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) 1943 | Director: Marcel Carné
• Les Portes de la Nuit (Gates of the Night) 1945 | Director: Marcel Carné
• La Seine a Rencontré Paris (The Seine Meets Paris) 1957 | Director: Joris Ivens
• Le Roi et l'oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) 1980 | Director: Paul Grimault