Pour Vous was a weekly film magazine which existed between 1928 and 1940 in Paris, France. During its lifetime it was one of the most read film magazines in the country. ^[1]

History and profile

Pour Vous was started by Léon Bailby in 1928, ^{[2] [3]} and its first issue appeared on 22 November that year. ^[4] The magazine was a sister publication to the conservative daily newspaper L'Intransigeant. ^[2] Its headquarters was in Paris. ^[3] It was published on a weekly basis in the tabloid format ^[2] and was the largest of all film magazines in France having a size of 55x31 cm. ^[5] The magazine consisted of sixteen pages. ^[4]

Its editor was Alexandre Arnoux. ^[2] In the first issue Nino Frank published his first article on movies and worked in the magazine as the editor-in-chief until its demise in 1940. ^[4] Unlike other movie magazines of the period it published full list of the films played in Paris. ^[3] It frequently covered news about the Hollywood stars and also, published photographs by avant-garde artists, including Lee Miller and Man Ray. ^[2] Arnoux creatively mixed the photographs and textual materials to reflect the contrasts between the French and American movie traditions. ^[2] Colin Crisp was among the contributors of Pour Vous in 1932 and 1933. ^[3] The magazine also published interviews with leading figures, such as Arletty. ^[6]

Pour Vous folded in 1940 after producing 603 issues due to the occupation of France by the Nazi Germany. ^{[2] [4]}

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