Marguerite Viel

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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[edit]

As writer or director[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.
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