Jacques Prever is a famous French poet andscreenwriter. Jacques became famous for his talent in the cinematographic sphere. The fame of the songwriter has not passed and today - the work of Prever remains as popular and relevant as it was in the twentieth century. The young generation is still interested in the activities of such a talented personality.
Biography of the writer, poet and songwriter
Biography of Jacques Prever began in the French town of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The writer was born on February 4, 1900.
At age 15 Jacques Prever left school and went toParis. The young man preferred the boring school days to the idle tabloid life of Paris, where life gained its momentum. Jacques Prever lived by all those events that took place in the heart of Paris, actively participating in all the activities of the boulevards.
With the end of the war in the country a huge successhad surrealistic views. Jacques Prever actively supported these sentiments. Then a budding poet and script writer began a friendship with Picasso, Dali, Ernst and many other artists of this period.
At the same time, Jacques Prever became very close topeople who support the communist movement. The young man even joined the ranks of members of variety propaganda "October". At this time, the poetry of Jacques Prever, songs, scenarios, which denounced all the shortcomings of capitalism.
Trip to the Soviet Union
Together with the whole group "October", a songwriterJacques Prever went to the territory of the USSR. The group was invited to a meeting at which she was to speak. The vile poems in French, which opened people's eyes to the former capitalism, gathered full audiences. Before leaving the Soviet Union, October was invited to personally meet with Joseph Stalin to express his respect and gratitude. Despite the fact that Jacques was persuaded for a long time, he never agreed to this meeting. Prever was a great authority in this group, so all its participants followed his example.
Political Views
The group "October" actively communicated with the party"The left". Special communication happened between the band and Louis Aragon, who at the time was headed by the CPSU Central Committee Department of Culture. It must be said that Aragon wrote his poems in French. Despite the fact that all members of the group were in a relationship of trust with Louis Jacques preferred to keep a certain distance. Invitations to join the party Communist Prévert always answered that "does not want to be upekli in a prison cell." The poet was not interested in politics at all. He always opposed the rule of religion. Also, Jacques opposed violence, while remaining an ardent hater of the bourgeois class. Dali spoke of Prevera: "He fights evil as if it were a bomb. In fact, these are just firecrackers. "
Cunning
In order not to get into the French army forthe passage of compulsory military service, Jacques pretended to be crazy. However, even in this, Prever used his innate artistry, invariably using a pipe or a cigarette.
Jacques often pretended to be a ladies' man who suffersstellar disease. In fact, Prever never suffered from a lack of female attention. Among his mistresses, you can name famous actresses, television stars and movies of the time. This was due to the fact that the poet was a handsome man who always looked faultless: fashionable and perfectly sitting suits, a beautiful and fashionable hairstyle. At the same time, the poet had an amazing talent: every time he parted with another woman, he managed to remain friends with her for many years.
Script activity
Calling Jacques Prevere a screenwriter became after he began writing scripts for various movies. Those movies that were shot according to the poet's scenes were shot by the most famous directors.
In the work of Prever was one uniquefeature - the writer was able to beautifully combine high poetry with realism. The most famous film, shot in the script of Jacques Prever (France), was the movie "Children of the District". The film was recognized as the best picture of the twentieth century. Arletti called Jacques "the genius poet of the screen."
Musical creativity
Prever was known as a poet who createsgreat songs. About two hundred audio records were created, based on Jacques' poems. All the pop stars had in their repertoire at least one song, the author of which was a poet. "Fallen leaves" by Jacques Prever became a real sensation when a poem set to music was performed by Edith Piaf. The song immediately became known to the whole world. Yves Montand in 1954 received the "Golden Disc" for the performance of "Fallen Leaves" by Jacques Prever. The song was repeatedly performed by other representatives of the world musical stage.
I must say that you can meet and suchthe title of this musical work, as "Dead leaves". This is the same product as the "Fallen Leaves", only here it all depends on the translation and meaning of verse lines.
Poetic direction
As a poet, Jacques published a collection of "Lay" in1946 year. For the title of his collection, the poet was severely criticized. Many of his colleagues in the field of activity believed that words are always erased and forgotten. The works that poets and writers left after themselves should remain eternal.
Today this edition, consisting of 250 pages,known throughout the world. The collection includes all those poems that Prever wrote exclusively for himself. Three million copies (just such a print run was published in the collection) were sold instantly. Every poet and writer could dream of such fame and popularity.
In his works the poet always succeededto show the usual and the usual from a completely different angle. The writer touched upon important human problems. He worried about future generations, for their development. All this poured into his lyrics, which was a huge success.
The most important thing is that the modern literary public is well acquainted with the work of Prever.
Criticism of the poet
Many of those who are studying culture todayof the last century, wonder how Jacques so quickly managed to achieve such a sudden rise and fame throughout France? In addition, it is important to say that even today the poet is a very famous person who is not consigned to oblivion. Almost every educated person will be able to name even one work of Prever.
I want to say that in all the newspapers of the pastcentury, his poetry was described in different ways: many sharply criticized his work, many, on the contrary, praised. The articles that were devoted to the work of Prever were a huge number. Even many other literary figures treated differently to Jacques's poetry. For example, the same Sartre, Prévert considered master of his craft, while Camus said about the poet, like the lyrical clown.
Nevertheless, it is important to note that Jacques becamereformer in the field of free verse. His poems often did not contain rhymes, but remained musical. In his works he always felt his own, special rhythm. The poems of the poet also lack any punctuation marks, which already suggests that Jacques allowed readers to pause on their own in places where they would like. The writer, the screenwriter, the songwriter and a part-time poet also spoke about this.
Reviews of modern readers
As is typical of the reader, each in a different wayrefers to the work of Prever. Many are in love with Jacques' lyrical works, while others simply do not understand why the poet has been so much talked about and spoken today.
Do not forget that Jacques isa representative of free poetry. What does this mean? Free verse is a poetic work that has no rhyme. Most likely, negative reviews are due to this fact. In the understanding of people, the perception of poems as something that is a rhymed text firmly entrenched. In the works of Prever this can not be found.
In addition, that particular rhythm thatappears when reading, it causes doubts, because in the works there are no punctuation marks. Looking at any poem, you can see that neither in the lines, nor between them, there are no commas. As the author himself said, he allowed the reader to choose exactly the intonation that he wants.
Positive feedback suggests thatworks are imbued with a special longing. A certain romance of such works is that they are able to immerse the reader in a languid melancholy. This feeling, which causes poetry, is very much appreciated today. Love lyrics, which came out from under the hand of Jacques, can charm every reader. Those feelings, which the author passes on paper, you can feel and yourself, touched at times to tears.
If we talk not about love lyrics, but aboutother works of the poet-writer, it is important to say that he touched and touched upon very important problems of the public. Poems about the war, like beautiful songs, inspire hope for a bright future, in which there will no longer be a place for war and death. Philosophical works make us think about the really important things that surround each of us.
Works that were written in the group "October", were very caustic and mocking. The sharpness of words was felt in every line of the poem.
Conclusion
You can talk a lot about the creativity of thisa person like Jacques Prever. However, it is worth remembering that such a famous personality was very versatile. After such a huge success, talked about so many years later, you can not doubt the talent of Jacques. Leaving to their descendants such a huge literary heritage, contemporary representatives of culture and society should appreciate what the outstanding person has done for the development of spirituality.
