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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.

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