Louis Jouvet

'Louis Jouvet' (qv) was a living glory of the French theatre where he debuted in 1910. In his life he has worked as pharmacist, manager of a theatre, actor and theatre teacher. He debuted at the movies in 1932 and his best films were of the Golden Age of French cinema called the "poetical realism", e.g. "Hotel du Nord (1938)" or "_Lebensabend (1939)_ (qv)". His character, his eagle-like profile and his unique way of speaking made him unforgettable.::Volker Boehm