René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late 1930s — Port of Shadows, Hôtel du Nord, and Le Jour Se Lève — are widely admired examples of poetic realism. He also directed films from 1935 to 1950. Perhaps the best-known is Colonel Chabert (1943), which was a film adaptation of a famous novella by Honoré de Balzac. Le Hénaff retired from filmmaking in 1968.[1][2]

René Le Hénaff
Born24 April 1901
Died5 January 2005
Occupation(s)Film editor, film director

Selected filmography

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Editor

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ Pelletier, Philippe (March 3, 2005). "René Le Hénaff". Les Gens du Cinéma (in French).
  2. ^ Riding, Alan (November 1, 1996). "Marcel Carne, Film Director, Dies at 90". The New York Times.
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