The Black Rose Articles

Cécile Aubry, Henri-Georges Clouzot's leading lady in the 1949 drama Manon and Tyrone Power's romantic interest in the 1950 period adventure The Black Rose, died of lung cancer on July 19 in Dourdan, outside of Paris. She was 81. Born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard (or Anne José Bénard according to some sources) into a wealthy Parisian family on Aug. 3, 1928, Aubry's film debut took [...]

Cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff, one of the early masters of color cinematography, has died. He was 94. Cardiff's work as a cinematographer was quite eclectic, ranging from his partnership with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in the British-made Black Narcissus (1945) and The Red Shoes (1948) to prestigious international productions such as John Huston's The African Queen (1951) and King Vidor's War and Peace [...]