Jean Danet
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Jean Danet was a French
actor, activist, and gay theorist. He appeared in 27 films between 1942
and 1983
.
Danet was born in Auray
, Brittany
, France
. Following World War II
, he began work in films. He founded Tréteaux de France in 1959. He was a participant in the program Sexual Morality and the Law
with Michel Foucault
, debating age of consent reform
in France. Danet died in Paris
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor, activist, and gay theorist. He appeared in 27 films between 1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
and 1983
1983 in film
-Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
.
Danet was born in Auray
Auray
Auray is a commune located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in France. Inhabitants of Auray are called Alréens.-Geography:The city is surrounded by the communes of Crac'h to the south and west, Brech to the north and Pluneret to the east. It is crossed by the Loch, a small coastal river...
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he began work in films. He founded Tréteaux de France in 1959. He was a participant in the program Sexual Morality and the Law
Sexual Morality and the Law
Sexual Morality and the Law is the transcription of a 1978 radio conversation in Paris between philosopher Michel Foucault, playwright/actor/lawyer Jean Danet, and novelist/gay activist Guy Hocquenghem, debating the idea of abolishing age of consent laws in France.In 1977, the issue was brought to...
with Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault , born Paul-Michel Foucault , was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas...
, debating age of consent reform
Age of consent reform
Age of consent reform refers to efforts to change age of consent laws, whether to raise or lower or abolish the age of consent, or to change the ways in which the laws are applied. Another issue has been homosexual vs...
in France. Danet died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Filmography
- Signé illisible (1942) Clément
- Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) Olivier
- Deburau (1951) Armand Duval
- Capitaine Ardant (1951) Idjilla
- Mon curé chez les riches (1952) Le vicomte Pierre de Sableuse
- La Putain respectueuseLa Putain respectueuseLa Putain respectueuse , is a French drama film from 1952, directed by Charles Brabant, written by Alexandre Astruc, starring Barbara Laage and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Barbara Laage : Lizzie Mac-Kay, singer hostess...
(1952) Un client du night-club - Deux de l'escadrille (1953)
- La nuit est à nous (1953) Alain Brécourt
- L'aventurière du Tchad (1953) Alain de Blomette
- Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) Boufflers (uncredited)
- Les révoltés de Lomanach (1954) de Varadec
- NapoléonNapoléon (1955 film)Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France.The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles,...
(1955) (uncredited) Le général Gourgaud - Ça va barder (1955) Diego
- La rue des bouches peintes (1955) Jack Morgan
- Pasión en el mar (1956) Jorge
- La foire aux femmes (1956) Jean-Pierre
- Notre-Dame de ParisThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1956 French film version of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name, directed by Jean Delannoy and produced by Raymond Hakim and Robert Hakim. The film is the first version of the novel to be made in color.It stars Mexican actor Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina...
(1956) Phoebus de Chateaupers - La garçonne (1957) Lucien Vigneret
- Si le roi savait ça (1958) Marcellin
- Le joueur (1958) Marquis des Grieux
- Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) Concino Concini
- Dossier 1413 (1962) Gilles Cauvin
- Pour Vermeer (1973) Arsène
- Le double assassinat de la rue Morgue (1973) Le préfet
- Don Juan (1978) Dom Luis, le père de Don Juan
- Les trois mousquetaires ou L'escrime ne paie pas (1979) Richelieu
- Le grand carnaval (1983) Colonel Raoul de Vigny