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Georges Sadoul
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Portrait of a young Georges Sadoul
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| Born | 4 February 1904 Nancy, France
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| Died | 13 October 1967 (aged 63) Paris, France
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| Alma mater | University of Paris, Sorbonne IDHEC |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, film historian |
Georges Sadoul (born February 4, 1904 – died October 13, 1967) was a French writer and journalist. He was very interested in movies. He became famous for writing many books about films and the people who made them. These books were like encyclopedias and were translated into English.
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Georges Sadoul's Early Life and Education
Georges Sadoul was born in Nancy, a city in France. He went to the Sorbonne, which is a famous university in Paris. He also studied at IDHEC, a special school for filmmaking in France. His father, Charles Sadoul, was a well-known expert who studied different cultures and peoples.
When he was 19, Georges Sadoul was a student in Nancy. He started working with a newspaper called L'Est Républicain. He also helped create the Nancy-Paris Committee. This group wanted to bring Parisian art and performances to the people of Nancy. Through this committee, he helped famous artists like Jean Epstein and Jacques Copeau visit Nancy.
Sadoul's Political Involvement
Georges Sadoul was once part of a movement called surrealism. This was an art and literature movement that explored dreams and imagination. In 1932, he joined the French Communist Party. This was a political group that believed in a society where everyone is equal.
He became the main editor for Mon Camarade, a magazine for young people published by the Communist Party. From 1936, he was in charge of the movie section for Regards magazine. Before World War II, he often wrote articles for newspapers like L'Humanité and Cahiers du bolchévisme.
During the war, he wrote a diary about his experiences. He described the early part of the war and the defeat of France in 1940.
Georges Sadoul and the French Resistance
Sadoul was also a member of the French Resistance. This was a secret group of people who fought against the German occupation of France during World War II. He worked with another famous writer, Louis Aragon. From 1941 to 1944, he led a group called the Front National des Intellectuels for the southern part of France. He also wrote for secret newspapers like Les Letters Françaises.
His Work on Film History
After World War II, Georges Sadoul published his most important work. It was a six-volume series called General History of Cinema ("Histoire générale du cinéma"). For this huge project, he watched movies from all over the world. He paid special attention to films from developing countries.
Throughout his career, some people said that his writings had a political slant. This means they thought his political beliefs might have influenced what he wrote about films.
Sadoul was also the first general secretary of two important groups. These were the French Federation of Film Clubs and the International Federation of Film Clubs. He wrote many important reviews for magazines like Cahiers du Cinéma.
Georges Sadoul passed away in Paris when he was sixty-three years old.
See also
In Spanish: Georges Sadoul para niños
