Writer

Émile Zola

1840 – 1902

Active years (films on this site)

1938–2009

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirRomanceFantasy

Schools and movements

French Poetic Realism and Classical CinemaContemporary Asian CinemaPostwar European Realism

Directors worked with

Jean Renoir1 filmMarcel Carné1 filmRené Clément1 filmPark Chan-wook1 film

Biography

Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse...!  Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

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Awards and honours

International

• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Officer of the Legion of Honour

4 films on this site

1. La Bête humaine 1938 · Jean Renoir · IMDb 7.5 · Writer
2. Thérèse Raquin 1953 · Marcel Carné · IMDb 7.4 · Writer
3. Gervaise 1956 · René Clément · IMDb 7.3 · Writer
4. Thirst (2009) 2009 · Park Chan-wook · IMDb 7.1 · Writer