Alex Joffé

French film director and screenwriter (1918–1995)

Alex Joffé
Born	(1918-11-18)18 November 1918 Alexandria, Egypt
Died	18 August 1995(1995-08-18) (aged 76) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1946–1986

Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for Les cracks (1968), Fortunat (1960) and La grosse caisse (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé,^[1] as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956).

Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé.^[2] He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris.^[3]

Filmography

Director

1946 : Six heures à perdre starring André Luguet and Denise Grey
1953 : Open Letter starring Robert Lamoureux and Geneviève Page
1955 : Les Hussards starring Bourvil, Bernard Blier, Louis de Funès and Georges Wilson
1956 : Les Assassins du dimanche starring Barbara Laage, Dominique Wilms and Jean-Marc Thibault
1957 : A Bomb for a Dictator starring Pierre Fresnay and Michel Auclair
1959 : Du rififi chez les femmes starring Robert Hossein, Roger Hanin and Silvia Monfort
1960 : Fortunat starring Bourvil et Michèle Morgan
1961 : Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville starring Bourvil and Pierrette Bruno
1962 : Les Culottes rouges starring Bourvil and Laurent Terzieff
1965 : Pas question le samedi starring Robert Hirsch
1965 : La Grosse Caisse starring Bourvil and Paul Meurisse
1968 : Les Cracks starring Bourvil, Robert Hirsch and Monique Tarbès

Screenwriter

1943 : Don't Shout It from the Rooftops
1944 : Florence est folle
1946 : Adieu chérie (released in English as Goodbye Darling)
1946 : Tant que je vivrai
1946 : Christine se marie
1946 : La Fille du diable
1946 : L'assassin n'est pas coupable (released in English as The Murderer is Not Guilty)
1947 : Six heures à perdre
1948 : El supersabio (released in English as The Genius)
1949 : El Mago (released in English as Magician)
1949 : Millionaires for One Day
1950 : Le 84 prend des vacances
1950 : Trois Télégrammes
1951 : Monte Carlo Baby
1951 : ...Sans laisser d'adresse (released in English as Without Leaving an Address)
1951 : Alone in Paris
1951 : Nous irons à Monte-Carlo (French version of Monte Carlo Baby)
1953 : Taxi
1953 : Lettre ouverte
1953 : Women of Paris
1954 : L'Aventurier de Séville
1955 : Les Hussards
1956 : Les Assassins du dimanche
1956 : I'll Get Back to Kandara
1957 : Les Fanatiques
1959 : Du rififi chez les femmes
1960 : Fortunat
1961 : Le Tracassin ou Les Plaisirs de la ville
1962 : Les Culottes rouges
1965 : Pas question le samedi
1965 : La Grosse Caisse
1968 : Les Cracks

Actor

1957 : Amour de poche (directed by Pierre Kast)
1960 : Tirez sur le pianiste (directed by François Truffaut)
1986 : Hôtel du Paradis (directed by Jana Boková)

References

^ " Mort du cinéaste Alex Joffé"^{[permanent dead link]}, Libération, 21 August 1995
"La mort d'Alex Joffé". Les Echos, 21 August 1995
^ Philippe Rège, Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, volume 1, pp. 537–538
^ Alex Joffé at IMDb