Codine
1963 · France, Romania · 98 min
- Director
- Henri Colpi
- Screenplay
- Henri Colpi
- Music
- Henri Colpi
- Editing
- Henri Colpi
Cast
What it is about
Codine is a 1963 French-Romanian film directed by Henri Colpi, who also wrote the screenplay, composed the music and edited the picture. The story centres on Codine, the character who gives the film its title, and on a group of people whose lives intersect with his, among them Irène and Zoitza Zograffi. Some sources classify it as a crime film, while the production record describes it as a drama.
How it was made
Colpi took on several creative roles at once: he wrote the screenplay, composed the score and handled the editing, a concentration of duties that is unusual for a single feature. The cast includes Françoise Brion, Germaine Kerjean, Maurice Sarfati, Nelly Borgeaud and Mișu Fotino, with Alexandru Virgil Platon in the lead role. It was a French-Romanian co-production running 98 minutes.
Reception and legacy
The film was selected for the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Beyond that recognition, the available sources offer little information about its later reception, so its place in film history is more modest than that of many titles from the same period.
Trivia
One creator, many roles
Henri Colpi is credited as director, screenwriter, composer and editor of the film. Holding all of these roles himself is what most distinguishes its credits.
A Cannes entry
The film competed at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the Best Screenplay award, its best-documented international recognition.
More films by Henri Colpi
The Long Absence
The Mysterious Island and Captain NemoOriginal Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.