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[Maurice Chevalier on the set of Robert Siodmak's film Pièges, Paris]

Object Name
118
Date1939
Label Text

The 1939 film Pièges (Personal Column) was directed by German Jewish filmmaker Robert Siodmak during his long period of exile in France. The atmospheric and suspenseful film noir production combined the features of a light romantic comedy and a dark crime thriller. Vishniac’s image of Maurice Chevalier captures the filming of the picture’s final scene, in which the singer performs “Chansons d’Amour” before a nightclub audience.

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11 1/16 x 10 13/16 in. (28.1 x 27.5 cm) Paper: 13 15/16 x 11 in. (35.4 x 27.9 cm)
Location
place taken Paris, France
Credit Line
Promised Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Accession NumberMVK.905.2008
Copyright
© Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography

For all uses of photographs by Roman Vishniac contact ICP at: vishniac_archive@icp.org.