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Director's Spotlight
Senior Film Conservator
Director's Spotlight: France
A Deep Dive into the 1936 Vision of Jacques Deval
As a cultural artifact of the 1936s, Club de femmes provides the global recognition that Jacques Deval garnered after the release of Club de femmes. Elevating the source material through Jacques Deval's unique vision, it solidifies Jacques Deval's reputation as a master of the craft.
In Club de femmes, Jacques Deval pushes the boundaries of conventional narrative. The film's unique approach to its subject matter has sparked endless debates and interpretations among cinephiles and critics alike.
| Cinematography | High-Contrast |
| Soundtrack | Diegetic |
| Editing | Rhythmic |
| Art Direction | Naturalist |
Visualizing the convergence of Jacques Deval's style and the core Romance narrative.
A hotel for women-only and catering to working girls is the setting for not being able to get a USA PCA seal-of-approval for this French-film, but New York City's 55th Playhouse played it anyway. Along the way the audience meets the girl who sneaked her lover into her no-men-allowed room and her patch soon turns blue; a young lady with a passionate intensity who chooses another young lady as the object of her affections; the blindly-misguided director of the hotel, another lady of real easy virtue who is not the one who smuggled her lover into her room; and a girl who is only there as a procurer for a slavery ring.
Decades after its release, Club de femmes remains a vital piece of the cinematic puzzle. Its influence can be seen in countless modern works, solidifying Jacques Deval's status as a master of the craft in France and beyond.