Jacques Tourneur

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Film director
gptkbp:activeYears 1931
1969
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkb:Val_Lewton
gptkbp:awards Best_Director_at_the_Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-02-12
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkb:Simone_Simon
gptkb:Dana_Andrews
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-12-19
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney
Historical context
Social commentary
Moral ambiguity
Symbolic imagery
Visual storytelling
Cinematic techniques
Non-linear storytelling
Cultural critique
Character-driven narratives
Narrative complexity
Ambiguous endings
Psychological tension
Use of sound
Low-key lighting
Use of shadows
Character psychology
Exploration of fear
gptkbp:genre Film noir
Horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacques Tourneur
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Carpenter
Martin Scorsese
The Shining
Get Out
The Witch
The Babadook
It Follows
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:I_Walked_with_a_Zombie
Cat People
Out of the Past
The Curse of the Demon
The Leopard Man
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Beverly_Hills,_California,_USA
gptkbp:produces gptkb:The_Comedy_of_Terrors
gptkbp:signature Psychological horror
Subtle storytelling
Atmospheric lighting
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_Wardlaw