150 - [FILM] Marguerite HOULLÉ RENOIR (1906–1987) - Film Archive Collection

[FILM] Marguerite HOULLÉ RENOIR (1906–1987) - Film Archive Collection A significant film archive that belonged to Marguerite Renoir, a film editor and collaborator of Jean Renoir, comprising a collection of screenplays, storyboards, continuity scripts, working documents, and promotional materials related to several film productions from the 1930s to the 1970s. The collection is housed in a former square cardboard film transport box, reinforced with metal plates, corner brackets, and metal fittings, which has been repurposed for the preservation of these documents. The cardboard, heavily weathered, shows signs of wear and handling, as well as several old shipping labels and marks, along with handwritten inscriptions, notably “Marinette Cadix 38 bis R. Rivoli Paris.” An old shipping label affixed to the box lists the recipient as “Ralph Baum – Studios de Boulogne, 2 rue de Silly – Paris,” the sender as “M. Brandle – Studios Victorine Nice,” and the nature of the package as “Film.” The collection includes: - *Suivez l’œuf* and *Partie de campagne* (Jean RENOIR, 1936). A portfolio containing a collection of handwritten and typewritten documents related to the two films. A handwritten note on the first sheet reads, in part, “Follow the Egg. A Day in the Country. Vaugeline Renoir (?)”. - RENOIR, Jean. *La Marseillaise* (1938).Promotional portfolio containing several documents related to the film, including a cover titled “La Marseillaise by Jean Renoir – At the Nouvel Olympia on February 9, 1938,” bearing a handwritten dedication in English addressed to Marguerite Renoir: “To the finest and nicest girl… The ‘right hand’ of a great man… Marguerite […] with all my love.” Several handwritten references to “Jean Renoir” also appear on the document. Included are a brochure from the Émile Cohl–Georges Méliès Committee, an illustrated brochure titled “Magasin d’accessoires” by Jean Renoir, and a printed sheet listing the technical credits and cast of the film “La Marseillaise.” - BECKER, Jacques. *Goupi Mains Rouges* (1943). Film presentation album, numbered copy No. 172, “specially printed for Mademoiselle Marguerite RENOIR.” - RENOIR, Jean. *Rendez-vous de juillet* (1949). Handwritten continuity script presenting the film shot by shot, with shot numbering, filming instructions, descriptions of the images, dialogue, music, sound effects, lyrics, and notes. Working copy. - UNIFRANCE-FILM. French Film Production, 1949. An illustrated institutional brochure dedicated to promoting French cinema abroad, including articles on the French film industry, film synopses, and a directory of French productions from 1949. - RENOIR, Jean. Édouard and Caroline (1951). Handwritten workbook that also presents the film shot by shot, with notes on shots, special effects, visuals, dialogue, music, sound effects, and post-synchronization loops. - BECKER, Jacques. *Ali Baba* (1954). In a blue folder: a 52-page handwritten workbook dedicated to the preparation of the film editing and sound mixing. The pages present, in table format, the numbering of sequences and shots, special effects, descriptions of the images, dialogue, as well as notes regarding dubbing, music, sound effects, and editing observations. - BECKER, Jacques. *Le Trou* (1960). Extensive typewritten technical storyboard, spiral-bound, based on the novel by José Giovanni, comprising 272 pages and 955 numbered shots with descriptions of framing, camera movements, dialogue, and staging instructions. Some pages contain handwritten working notes. The cover bears the handwritten inscription “Jean Becker”; the copy belonged to Jean Becker, son of Jacques Becker and assistant on the film (?). Included is a handwritten notebook of requests for special effects work intended for the Leo Lax Films laboratory for the film *Le Trou* (1960), detailing the various special effects tasks, as well as several handwritten documents and letters related to the film, including a postcard addressed to “Mme Renoir,” residing at 11 Place Dauphine in Paris. - CARNÉ, Marcel. *Terrain vague* (1960). A 204-page typewritten script, inspired by Hal Ellson’s “Tomboy,” with screenplay adaptation and dialogue by Marcel Carné and Henri-François Rey; executive producer Louis Dolivet. Handwritten annotations by Marguerite Renoir. - ROSSI, Jean-Baptiste. *Triangle* (1961). A 29-page typewritten script titled “Monologue on Pre-Editing,” containing handwritten annotations by Marguerite Renoir. -