L%C3%A9once Perret

Lonce Joseph Perret was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer. He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avantgarde for his unorthodox directing methods, Lonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema.

Lonce Perret was born in 1880 to Elis Ferdinand Perret and Marie Collinet. His parents owned a woodworking shop on Yver Street in Niort, France. Lonce showed a taste for the arts from an early age, in particular for acting and poetry. During his adolescence, Lonce fell seriously ill and had to go to Paris to see medical specialists. He stayed in the capital for several months while being treated. It was during this brief stay that he began to dream of life as an artist.

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