Cocinor
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production and distribution |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founder | Ignace Morgenstern |
| Headquarters | Paris , France |
| Products | Films |
Cocinor was a Paris-based French company specializing in both film production and distribution. Founded in 1948 under the name Compagnie cinématographique du Nord, it originated through Ignace Morgenstern, who previously worked at the distribution firm SEDIF. Subsequently, ownership transferred to Edmond Tenoudji. Cocinor expanded its operations by acquiring Les Films Marceau and released certain titles under the label Cocinor-Marceau. The company also secured the archival rights of Charles Delac's enterprise.
During the 1950s, Cocinor gained prominence by producing commercially successful films, notably in the comedy genre. From the late 1950s onward, it broadened its catalogue by distributing movies from directors associated with the French New Wave movement.
Selected filmography
- The Three Cousins (1947)
- Lost Souvenirs (1950)
- Beautiful Love (1951)
- Duel in Dakar (1951)
- Paris Still Sings (1951)
- The Red Inn (1951)
- Forbidden Fruit (1952)
- An Artist with Ladies (1952)
- The Damned Lovers (1952)
- The Baker of Valorgue (1953)
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
- The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
- Les Hussards (1955)
- And God Created Woman (1956)
- The Case of Doctor Laurent (1957)
- Police Judiciaire (1958)
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
- Two Women (1960)
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
- A View from the Bridge (1962)
- Germinal (1963)
- Contempt (1963)
- Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
- The Game Is Over (1966)
- The War Is Over (1966)
- Slogan (1969)
Bibliography
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993
- De Baecque, Antoine & Toubiana, Serge. Truffaut: A Biography. University of California Press, 2000
- Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008