Marc Allégret (December 22, 1900 - November 3, 1973)

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Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter and film director. Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven. Later, Marc was to fall briefly under the spell of Cocteau, who Gide feared would "corrupt" him. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by Gide's mother to tutor her son in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie was best man at Gide's wedding. After filming a 1927 trip to the Congo with Gide, he chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His relationship with Gide ended after that trip, as Allégret found out that he preferred women after having experiences with Congolese women. They nevertheless remained close friends until Gide's death in 1951. After working and training as an assistant director, in 1931 he directed his first feature Mam'zelle Nitouche and the following year received much acclaim for his film, Fanny. He went on to a long career during which he wrote numerous scripts and directed more than fifty films.He died in 1973 and was interred in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, France.

Timeline & Places:

• December 22, 1900: born.

• November 3, 1973: died. Buried at Cimetière des Gonards, 19 Rue de la Porte de Buc, 78000 Versailles, Francia

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Comments

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

even if I was a little perplexed by a love story between a 15 years old boy and a 47 years old man, the fact they remained friends even after they broke up it said it was mutual

[a-b-gayle.livejournal.com]

Interesting that he turned to women after. Obviously, he wasn't fixated on labels. Maybe, he saw Gide as a mentor/teacher as much as anything. Shades of Christopher Isherwood.

But yes, there are many cases of boys scarred for life by older guys using them for their own pleasure without any thought about how it might affect the person they are abusing.