Henri Chomette

Henri Chomette

Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director known for Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle (1928), Autour d'une enquête (1931) and Night in May (1934). During his life, Henri Chomette lived in the shadow of his brother René Clair. Nevertheless Henri preceded René in the world of cinema. Very early on, he broke with the teaching of his teachers and participated in the avant-garde movement by constructing a theory of "pure cinema", which gave great importance cutting and editing. He died on June 15, 1941 in Rabat, Morocco.

  • Title: Henri Chomette
  • Popularity: 0.624
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1896-03-30
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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Henri Chomette Movies

  • 1931
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    Durand versus Durand

    Durand versus Durand

    1 1931 HD

    Two different sales agents named Max Durand live at the same address. One of them pretends to be the other so he make the money and get the girl that...

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  • 1926
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    Gribiche

    Gribiche

    6.1 1926 HD

    Gribiche, a young boy whose mother is a war widow, gets adopted by a rich woman. She wants to turn him into a perfect gentleman, but soon he feels...

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  • 1925
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    Games on Reflection and Speed

    Games on Reflection and Speed

    6.1 1925 HD

    A high-speed view of Paris via train-track; Zooming down the Seine by boat. Chomette's first film, Games of Reflections and Speed, traverses tunnels...

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  • 1926
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    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

    Five Minutes of Pure Cinema

    6 1926 HD

    Avant-garde short focused on the pure elements of film like form, visual composition, and rhythm.

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  • 1924
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    What Do Young Films Dream About?

    What Do Young Films Dream About?

    10 1924 HD

    A collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.

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  • 1924
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    Iceland Fishermen

    Iceland Fishermen

    6.667 1924 HD

    Faithfully reproduced observations of Breton fisherfolk in story of the man a local woman really loves who will not at first give himself to her...

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  • 1924
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    The Midnight Chimes

    The Midnight Chimes

    1 1924 HD

    The film is based on the bitter rivalry of two pigeon racers, Fred, the bell-ringer of Bruges and Neel, the fiancé of Fred's partially sighted...

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  • 1931
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    About an investigation

    About an investigation

    1 1931 HD

    During an inquest after a woman is killed, the judge suspects his own son. The woman's lover had been friendly with the son and he was also supposed...

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  • 1934
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    At the End of the World

    At the End of the World

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    About an investigation

    About an investigation

    1 1931 HD

    During an inquest after a woman is killed, the judge suspects his own son. The woman's lover had been friendly with the son and he was also supposed...

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  • 1934
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    At the End of the World

    At the End of the World

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Êtes-vous jalouse ?

    Êtes-vous jalouse ?

    5 1938 HD

    Germaine Moreuil's insane jealousy triggers such violent marital quarrels that the spouses file for divorce. When Germaine's parents find out, they...

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  • 1935
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    Gypsy Baron

    Gypsy Baron

    1 1935 HD

    An Hungarian young man hides his real identity as baron Barinkay until he returns to his birthplace and claims the family properties, now occupied by...

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  • 1934
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    Night in May

    Night in May

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    Rêve éternel

    Rêve éternel

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Mind the Paint

    Mind the Paint

    1 1933 HD

    The maid of a doctor, he had some canvases he didn't care for bestowed on him once by an unknown artist, thankfully has saved them as the paintings...

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  • 1930
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    The Shark

    The Shark

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1931
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    The small gap

    The small gap

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1928
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    Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle

    Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1925
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    Games on Reflection and Speed

    Games on Reflection and Speed

    6.1 1925 HD

    A high-speed view of Paris via train-track; Zooming down the Seine by boat. Chomette's first film, Games of Reflections and Speed, traverses tunnels...

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  • 1978
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    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    1 1978 HD

    Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of...

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