| Simone Mareuil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marie Louise Simone Vacher (1903-08-25)25 August 1903 Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| Died | 24 October 1954(1954-10-24) (aged 51) Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| Other names | Simonne |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Philippe Hersent |
Simone Mareuil (French pronunciation: [simɔn maʁøj]; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression. She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | L'Ombre du bonheur | ||
| La Galerie des monstres | Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos | ||
| 1925 | A Gentleman of the Ring | ||
| 1926 | Le Juif errant | Céphise | |
| 1927 | Poker d'as | ||
| La Petite chocolatière | Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl | ||
| Genêt d'Espagne | |||
| 1929 | Peau de pêche | Alternative title: Peach Skin | |
| La Fée moderne | |||
| The Ladies in the Green Hats | Arlette | ||
| Un Chien Andalou | Young girl | Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil | |
| 1930 | Our Masters, the Servants | Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants | |
| 1931 | The Polish Jew | Annette | Alternative title: Le Juif polonais |
| Heart of Paris | Jeannette Durand | Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris | |
| 1932 | Le Soir des rois | Charlotte Oltendorf | Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband? |
| 1933 | Miss Helyett | Lolotte | |
| Mariage à responsabilité limitée | |||
| The Heir of the Bal Tabarin | Mademoiselle Longuebois | ||
| 1936 | The Lover of Madame Vidal | ||
| 1940 | Sur le plancher des vaches | Gaby |
References
- R. Bruce Elder, DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect, p. 615
- Simone Mareuil (1899–1954)
- Philippe Hersent (1912–1982)
- List of actresses who committed suicide
- A survey of key surrealist films and a look at alternative films that share in the surrealist sensibility. "More disturbingly and strangely surrealistically, Simone Mareuil died via self-immolation with gasoline in a public square in Perigueux, her hometown. She was deeply depressed after World War II and had just returned to her hometown."
- ¿Quién es la actriz a la que Buñuel secciona el ojo en el film “Un perro andaluz”?
- Powrie, Phil; Rebillard, Eric (2009). "Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien Andalou". Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7486-2197-2. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- Un Chien Andalou
- Baxter, John (1995). Buñuel. New York: Fourth Estate. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85702-353-4.
