Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville
French film director
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Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville (8 February 1892 – 11 March 1971), born Marie Anne Françoise Mareau, was a French film director, best known for her short documentary films about Algeria. She was the partner of director Germaine Dulac from the 1920s until Dulac's death in 1942.
8 February 1892
Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marie Anne Françoise Mareau 8 February 1892 |
| Died | 11 March 1971 (aged 79) Paris |
| Other names | M. A. Colson-Malleville, M. A. Malleville |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Partner | Germaine Dulac |
| Relatives | Pierre Filmon (grand-nephew) |
Early life
Marie Anne Françoise Mareau was born in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire in 1892.
Career
Colson-Malleville worked as a teacher and as a film programmer as a young woman.[1] She was assistant director on five silent films directed by her partner Germaine Dulac in the 1920s: Gossette (1923), Celles qui s'en font (1923), Heart of an Actress (1924), The Devil in the City (1925), and L'Invitation au voyage (1930). After Dulac's death, Colson-Malleville returned to filmwork, and directed documentaries including Doigts de lumière (1949), Baba Ali (1952),[2] Des rails sous les palmiers (1952), Tapisseries de l'apocalypse (1956),[3] A la sueur de ton front (1957),[4] and Pierre de Lune (1960).[5] Many of her short documentary films were made in and about French Algeria.[6] Colson-Malleville also wrote songs, and organized gatherings on film history.[1]
Colson-Malleville preserved Germaine Dulac's papers and correspondence, which were eventually archived as Fonds Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville at the Bibliothèque du Film in Paris,[7][8] and lectures on film, which were recently published as What is Cinema? (2019).[9][10]
Personal life
Colson-Malleville and Germaine Dulac were partners in both professional and private lives, from the early 1920s until Dulac's death in 1942.[11] She was married twice during her time with Dulac, to Paul Malleville and to George Colson; both men were in the French film industry who were friends with Dulac.[1] Colson-Malleville died in 1971, aged 79 years, in Paris. French filmmaker Pierre Filmon is Colson-Malleville's grand nephew, her brother's grandson.
