Jean Epstein

Jean Epstein
Born	(1897-03-25)25 March 1897 Warsaw, Tsardom of Poland, Russian Empire
Died	2 April 1953(1953-04-02) (aged 56) Paris, France
Occupations	Film director film theorist literary critic novelist
Years active	1922–1953
Relatives	Marie Epstein (sister)

Jean Epstein (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɛpʃtajn]; 25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist. Although he is remembered today primarily for his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, he directed three dozen films and was an influential critic of literature and film from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. He is often associated with French Impressionist Cinema and the concept of photogénie.