Cocinor

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Cocinor was a French film production and distribution company based in Paris. Established in 1948 its full name is the Compagnie cinématographique du Nord. It was founded by Ignace Morgenstern out of a former distribution company SEDIF he had previously worked for.[1] The company was later sold to Edmond Tenoudji.[2] The company took over Les Films Marceau and distributed some films under the name Cocinor-Marceau. It also acquired the back catalogue of Charles Delac's old company.

The company established its reputation in the 1950s by releasing a number of commercial hits including comedies. The company also handled films by French New Wave directors from the late 1950s onwards.[3]

Selected filmography

• The Three Cousins (1947)
• Lost Souvenirs (1950)
• Beautiful Love (1951)
• Duel in Dakar (1951)
• Music in the Head (1951)
• Paris Still Sings (1951)
• The Red Inn (1951)
• Feather in the Wind (1952)
• Forbidden Fruit (1952)
• An Artist with Ladies (1952)
• Desperate Decision (1952)
• It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer (1952)
• The Damned Lovers (1952)
• The Woman with the Orchid (1952)
• The Baker of Valorgue (1953)
• The Most Wanted Man (1953)
• Children of Love (1953)
• The Adventurer of Chad (1953)
• Saluti e baci (1953)
• Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
• The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
• Yours Truly, Blake (1954)
• Storm (1954)
• Papa, Mama, the Maid and I (1954)
• Les Hussards (1955)
• The Little Rebels (1955)
• Your Turn, Callaghan (1955)
• More Whiskey for Callaghan (1955)
• It Happened in Aden (1956)
• And God Created Woman (1956)
• Honoré de Marseille (1956)
• The Case of Doctor Laurent (1957)
• Three Sailors (1957)
• Police Judiciaire (1958)
• Maxime (1958)
• The Lord's Vineyard (1958)
• Life Together (1958)
• The 400 Blows (1959)
• Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
• Les Scélérats (1960)
• Sergeant X (1960)
• Two Women (1960)
• Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
• Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
• Prey for the Shadows (1961)
• One Night on the Beach (1961)
• The Game of Truth (1961)
• A View from the Bridge (1962)
• The Changing of the Guard (1962)
• The Suitor (1962)
• It's Not My Business (1962)
• Germinal (1963)
• Enough Rope (1963)
• Contempt (1963)
• L'Immortelle (1963)
• Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
• Gibraltar (1964)
• The Monocle Laughs (1964)
• The Game Is Over (1966)
• The War Is Over (1966)
• Love in the Night (1968)
• Slogan (1969)
• Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)

References

1. De Baecque & Toubiana p.119
2. Marie p.60
3. Marie p.60

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.