Marguerite Viel

Marguerite Viel (1894-1976)[1] was a French filmmaker who was active during the late 1920s and 1930s. She wrote and directed several films, including Occupe-toi d’Amélie (1932)[1] and La banque Nemo (1934).[2][3] Viel was also a frequent collaborator of Jean Epstein, lending financial support to many of Epstein's films.[4]

Viel worked as a dialogue writer and sound editor during the first years of sound film. As a sound editor, she was responsible for the French dubbing of non-French films.[5]

Filmography

As writer or director

Title Year Role Notes
La banque Nemo[5][6] 1934 Director and screenwriter
Une Petite bonne sérieuse (short film)[5] 1932 Co-director with Richard Weishbach
Occupe-toi d’Amélie (Take Care of Amelie)[5] 1932 Co-director with Rene Weissbach adapted from a play by Georges Feydeau
Terra farouche 1930 Director

In other roles

Title Year Director Role
Erotikon 1929 Gustav Machaty Viel likely worked on the sound version of the film when it premiered in France [5]
The Great Gabbo 1929 Erich von Stroheim sound editor[5]
Feind im Blut 1931 Walter Ruttmann sound editor[5]
Dzungle Velkomest/La Jungle d'une grande ville 1930 Leo Marten artistic consultant[5][1]
La Chute de la Maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) 1928 Jean Epstein investor[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pallister, Janis L. (1997). French-speaking Women Film Directors: A Guide. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8386-3736-4. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ Burch, Noël; Sellier, Geneviève (2013-11-25). The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-7725-2. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28972-9. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  4. ^ "Coeur Fidèle". silentfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Marguerite Viel – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. ^ Kuhn, Annette; Radstone, Susannah (1994-01-01). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-07.