Biography
Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Born in Paris, France, Druon was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant Lazare Kessel (1899–1920) and was brought up at La Croix-Saint-Leufroy in Normandy and educated at the lycée Michelet de Vanves. His father committed suicide in 1920 and his mother remarried in 1926; Maurice subsequently took the name of his ad...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Le parcours d'un roi - Le Maroc de Mohammed VI
2024
as Self (archive footage)
On July 30, 2024, Mohamed VI celebrates the 25th anniversary of his reign in style. Who is this so-called secret monarch? How did he gradually impose ...
Traitor or Patriot
2000
Music
This feature documentary is a portrait of Adélard Godbout, the largely forgotten man who was Premier of Quebec from 1939 to 1944. During his office, G...
Tistou the Green Thumb
1990
Writer, Creator
When eight-year-old Tistou is sent home from school after being unable to stop falling asleep at lessons, his father decides that he will continue his...
A Matter of Time
1976
Novel
During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a youn...
Cestující
1963
Theatre Play
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
Dialogue
American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lis...
The Baron of the Locks
1960
Writer
The lucky Baron wins a boat in a card game and takes off with his former lover to find new adventures. Adverse circumstances land them in a small town...
The Possessors
1958
Novel
Noël Schoudler, founder of an empire built on three foundations - sugar, banking and the press - reigns like an absolute sovereign over his business a...
Vertigine d'amore
1948
Screenplay
Italian movie inspired by "Le pain des pauvres".
Les Rois Maudits
N/A
Book
The rivalry for the succession to the French throne from 1314 to 1356 under the reigns of Philip the Fair and John the Good.