Feyder's relatively early death may have contributed to a fading of interest in his films, reinforced by the hostility of some influential critics associated with "Cahiers du cinéma" in the 1950s. His younger contemporary René Clair judged in 1970, "Jacques Feyder does not occupy today the place his work and his example should have earned him". Any subsequent reassessment has tended to be hampered by the limited availability of his films in English-speaking countries, with the exception of "La Kermesse héroïque" which some reckon to have aged less well than other examples of his work. These factors have contributed to a sometimes ambivalent attitude to his work as a whole.