Etienne Rey French writer, playwright, literary critic and literary scholar Date of Birth: 01.03.1879 Country: France

Biography of Étienne Rey

Étienne Rey was a French writer, playwright, literary critic, and literary historian. He was born on March 1, 1879. One of his plays, the three-act play "Sous la Lumière rouge," was published in 1911 when the writer was just over thirty years old. The following year, Rey released the work "La renaissance de l'orgueil français" on behalf of the publisher "Grasset." The comedy in three acts, "La belle aventure," was written by Étienne in collaboration with Robert de Flers, the "most popular master of light comedy," and Gaston Arman de Caillavet. The premiere of "La belle aventure" took place in 1913 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, which no longer exists. The play was successful and performed on stage many times. In the Odéon Theatre, the show "La belle aventure" took place in 1927 and 1949.

The work was adapted into a film in 1932, titled "The Beautiful Adventure," by German director Reinhold Schünzel as a romantic comedy. The well-known Werner Schlichting was responsible for creating the set designs for the filming. In 1942, French director Marc Allégret, who had over 50 films to his name of various lengths, released his version of "La belle aventure." The shooting took place in September-October 1942 in Nice.

The film "La belle aventure" tells the story of a bride who runs away on her wedding day with her cousin, whom the heroine has always been in love with. The main stars of the film were Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan, and others. The release of the French film "La belle aventure" could only take place after the liberation of France since films featuring Claude Dauphin were banned when the actor joined the patriotic movement "Fighting France."

In 1924, Rey wrote the three-act comedy play "Ce que femme veut." The following year, the writer presented his work titled "Éloge du mensonge," and in 1926, "Le Livre de Stendhal sur l'amour." In 1929, Étienne released the work "La Vie amoureuse de Berlioz." Étienne Rey died on February 16, 1965, in Paris.

It is problematic to familiarize oneself with the works of the writer in Russian. However, there are numerous aphorisms by Rey available online, mostly about the relationships between men and women.