Cocinor was a French film production and distribution company based in Paris. Established in 1948 its full name is the Compagnie cinématographique du Nord. It was founded by Ignace Morgenstern out of a former distribution company SEDIF he had previously worked for.[1] The company was later sold to Edmond Tenoudji.[2] The company took over Les Films Marceau and distributed some films under the name Cocinor-Marceau. It also acquired the back catalogue of Charles Delac's old company.
The company established its reputation in the 1950s by releasing a number of commercial hits including comedies. The company also handled films by French New Wave directors from the late 1950s onwards.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Three Cousins (1947)
- Lost Souvenirs (1950)
- Beautiful Love (1951)
- Duel in Dakar (1951)
- Music in the Head (1951)
- Paris Still Sings (1951)
- The Red Inn (1951)
- Forbidden Fruit (1952)
- An Artist with Ladies (1952)
- Desperate Decision (1952)
- It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer (1952)
- The Damned Lovers (1952)
- The Woman with the Orchid (1952)
- The Baker of Valorgue (1953)
- The Most Wanted Man (1953)
- Children of Love (1953)
- The Adventurer of Chad (1953)
- Saluti e baci (1953)
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
- The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
- Yours Truly, Blake (1954)
- Storm (1954)
- Papa, Mama, the Maid and I (1954)
- Les Hussards (1955)
- The Little Rebels (1955)
- Your Turn, Callaghan (1955)
- More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955)
- It Happened in Aden (1956)
- And God Created Woman (1956)
- Honoré de Marseille (1956)
- The Case of Doctor Laurent (1957)
- Three Sailors (1957)
- Police Judiciaire (1958)
- Maxime (1958)
- The Lord's Vineyard (1958)
- Life Together (1958)
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
- Les Scélérats (1960)
- Sergeant X (1960)
- Two Women (1960)
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
- Prey for the Shadows (1961)
- One Night on the Beach (1961)
- The Game of Truth (1961)
- A View from the Bridge (1962)
- The Changing of the Guard (1962)
- The Suitor (1962)
- It's Not My Business (1962)
- Germinal (1963)
- Enough Rope (1963)
- Contempt (1963)
- L'Immortelle (1963)
- Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
- Gibraltar (1964)
- The Monocle Laughs (1964)
- The Game Is Over (1966)
- The War Is Over (1966)
- Love in the Night (1968)
- Slogan (1969)
- Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
References
Bibliography
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993
- De Baecque, Antoine & Toubiana, Serge. Truffaut: A Biography. University of California Press, 2000.
- Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
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