Jean Devaivre

Jean Devaivre was born on Dec 18, 1912 in France. Jean Devaivre's big-screen debut came with The Eleven O'Clock Woman directed by Jean Devaivre in 1948.

Jean Devaivre (1912-2004),who had sunk into oblivion ,gained fame again as one of the heroes of Bertrand Tavernier's "Laissez passer" which was based on his memoirs(Jacques Gamblin played his part in this 2002 film).His career as a director was short-lived and only two of his movies are worth watching :"La Dame De Onze Heures" and "La Ferme Des Sept Péchés" (The farm of the seven sins).Both are offbeat thrillers ,"La Ferme" is the best of the two .Unfortunately ,afterward, he got lost in mediocrities: two sequels to Richard Pottier's "Caroline Chérie" .First a set designer ,then an assistant (Maurice Tourneur) .