Ayres d'Aguiar

Ayres d'Aguiar (1896-2000) was a Portuguese film producer active in the Cinema of France.^[1][2] He also directed the 1940 comedy film Narcisse.^[3] He focused particularly on comedy films, a number of which starred Fernandel.

Ayres d'Aguiar
Born	27 May 1896 Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal
Died	19 December 2000 Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal
Occupation(s)	Producer, Director
Years active	1933-1956 (film)

Selected filmography

• The Scandal (1934)
• Ferdinand the Roisterer (1935)
• Jim la houlette (1935)
• Forty Little Mothers (1936)
• The Cheat (1937)
• Ignace (1937)
• The Kings of Sport (1937)
• Barnabé (1938)
• Narcisse (1940)
• Roger la Honte (1946)
• The Revenge of Roger (1946)
• Forbidden Fruit (1952)
• Children of Love (1953)

References

1. https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/128957/ayres-d-aguiar
2. Guillaume-Grimaud p.205
3. Rège p.341

Bibliography

• Guillaume-Grimaud, Geneviève. Le cinéma du Front populaire. Lherminier, 1986.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Ayres d'Aguiar at IMDb