DisCina
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production, Film distribution |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | Michel Safra, André Paulvé |
Area served | France, United States |
| Products | Films |
DisCina was a French company engaged in both film production and distribution, established in 1938 by Michel Safra and André Paulvé. The firm reached its height of influence throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, maintaining operations during the period of the Occupation of France. Additionally, DisCina managed a distribution branch in the United States to introduce its French cinematic works to the American art house audience.
Selected filmography
- Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur (1938)
- Conflict (1938)
- Gibraltar (1938)
- Angelica (1939)
- Serge Panine (1939)
- Personal Column (1939)
- Beating Heart (1940)
- Thunder Over Paris (1940)
- Carmen (1942)
- The Eternal Return (1943)
- The Mysteries of Paris (1943)
- Box of Dreams (1945)
- Father Goriot (1945)
- Beauty and the Beast (1946)
- Sylvie and the Ghost (1946)
- Rendezvous in Paris (1947)
- The Sharks of Gibraltar (1947)
- The Great Dawn (1947)
- Ruy Blas (1948)
- Rocambole (1948)
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
- Du Guesclin (1949)
- All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)
- The King (1949)
- Manèges (1950)
- Lady Paname (1950)
- 'Orpheus' (1950)
- The Night Is My Kingdom (1951)
- 'Casque d'Or' (1952)
- 'Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot' (1953)
- 'The Merchant of Venice (1953 film)' (1953)
Bibliography
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993
- Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge, 2014.