Simone Mareuil
Simone Mareuil (French pronunciation: [simɔn maʁøj]; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.[1]
Simone Mareuil | |
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Born | Marie Louise Simone Vacher 25 August 1903 |
Died | 24 October 1954 51) Périgueux, Dordogne, France | (aged
Other names | Simonne |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Philippe Hersent |
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.[2][3]
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression.[4][5] She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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1924 | L'Ombre du bonheur | ||
La Galerie des monstres | Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos | ||
1925 | A Gentleman of the Ring | ||
1926 | Le Juif errant | Céphise | |
1927 | Poker d'as | ||
La Petite chocolatière | Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl | ||
Genêt d'Espagne | |||
1929 | Peau de pêche | Alternative title: Peach Skin | |
La Fée moderne | |||
The Ladies in the Green Hats | |||
Un Chien Andalou | Young girl | Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil | |
1930 | Our Masters, the Servants | Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants | |
1931 | Le Juif polonais | Annette | Alternative title: Polish Jew |
Heart of Paris | Jeannette Durand | Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris | |
1932 | Le Soir des rois | Charlotte Oltendorf | Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband? |
1933 | Miss Helyett | Lolotte | |
Mariage à responsabilité limitée | |||
L'Héritier du Bal Tabarin | Mademoiselle Longuebois | ||
1936 | The Lover of Madame Vidal | ||
1940 | Sur le plancher des vaches | Gaby |
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References
- R. Bruce Elder, DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect, p. 615
- Simone Mareuil (1899–1954)
- Philippe Hersent (1912–1982)
- List of actresses who committed suicide
- A survey of key surrealist films and a look at alternative films that share in the surrealist sensibility. "More disturbingly and strangely surrealistically, Simone Mareuil died via self-immolation with gasoline in a public square in Perigueux, her hometown. She was deeply depressed after World War II and had just returned to her hometown."
- ¿Quién es la actriz a la que Buñuel secciona el ojo en el film “Un perro andaluz”?
- Powrie, Phil; Rebillard, Eric (2009). "Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien Andalou". Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7486-2197-2. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- Un Chien Andalou
- Baxter, John (1995). Buñuel. New York: Fourth Estate. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85702-353-4.
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