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Claude-André Puget
Claude-André Puget (22 June 1905, in Nice – 14 August 1975) was a 20th-century French playwright and screenwriter. Theatre Plays *1932: ''La Ligne de cœur'' *1933: ''Valentin le Désossé'' *1937: ''Tourterelle'' *1938: ''Les Jours heureux'' *1938: ''Nuit et jour'' *1941: ''Échec à Don Juan'', directed by Alice Cocea, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs, 19 December *1944: ''Le Grand Poucet'' *1944: ''Un petit ange de rien du tout'' *1946: ''Le Saint Bernard'', two-act comedy, directed by Pierre Fresnay, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, 3 October *1948: ''La Peine capitale'' *1949: ''Miss Mabel'' *1951: ''Le Roi de la fête'' *1954: ''Un nommé Judas'' *1957: ''Le Cœur volant'' *1963: ''Le Déjeuner de Louveciennes'' *1963: ''Le Roi de la fête'' *1969: ''On ne saurait penser à rien'' *1972: ''La Lumière noire'' *1973: ''Le Château perdu'' Adaptations * 1945''Le Printemps de la Saint Martin''by Noël Coward, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre de la Potinière * 1977: ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 millionDemographia: World Urban Areas , Demographia.com, April 2016 on an area of . Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region after Marseille. Nice is approximately from the principality of Monaco and from the Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Arthur Maria Rabenalt (25 June 1905 – 26 February 1993) was an Austrian film director, writer, and author. He directed more than 90 films between 1934 and 1978. His 1958 film '' That Won't Keep a Sailor Down'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, his 1960 film ''Big Request Concert'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. His career encompassed both Nazi cinema and West German productions. He also wrote several books on the 1930s and 1940s wave of German cinema. Career In his early teens, Rabenalt began his stage career directing operas at theatres in Darmstadt, Berlin and Gera. From then on to the mid-1920s he worked (though uncredited) as a production assistant on several films such including G. W. Pabst's '' Joyless Street'' (1925). After Nazi's rise to power, Rabenalt made his feature film debut directing the musical comedy, ''What Am I Without You'' (1934), which was then shortly followed with the rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen (1942 Film)
''Carmen'' is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera.Zanger p.147 Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813.French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story The film's sets were designed by the . It was shot at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Joannon
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. Career Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of ''S.O.S. Mediterranean,'' when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français. Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film ''Atoll K'' (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were '' Le Defroqué'' (1954) and '' Fort du Fou'' (''Outpost in Indochina)'' (1962). Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Selected filmography * '' Five An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brother Marc Allégret, Augusto Genina, and Jean Renoir. Filmography Feature films * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' The Emigrant'' (dir. Léo Joannon, 1940) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Les démons de l'aube'' (1946) * ''Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) * '' Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) * '' Manèges'' (1950) * '' Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois'' (1951) * ''Leathernose'' (1952) * ''La Jeune Folle'' (1952) * ''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) * '' Oh No, Mam'zelle'' (1954) * ''Oasis'' (1955) * '' The Best Part'' (1956) * ''Méfiez-vous fillettes'' (1957) * '' Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' (1957) * ''The Daughter of Hamburg'' (1958) * ''The Restless and the Damned'' (1959) * '' Jack of Spades'' (1960) * ''Konga Yo ''Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Deux Timides (1943 Film)
''Two Timid Souls'' (French: ''Les deux timides'') is a 1943 French historical comedy film directed by Yves Allégret, Marcel Achard and Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Brasseur, Jacqueline Laurent and Claude Dauphin.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.118 It was based on the 1860 play by Eugène Labiche which had previously been turned into a 1928 silent film version by René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. Cast References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1943 films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Yves Allégret Films directed by Marc Allégret Films directed by Marcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of Malacca
''Woman of Malacca'' (French: ''La dame de Malacca'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de Croisset. It was a major success on its initial release.Passerini, Labanyi & Diehl p.104 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. A separate German-language version '' Another World'' was also made. Synopsis A young Englishwoman, Audrey Greenwood, marries an army officer to escape her dreary life as a school teacher. Accompanying her husband out for colonial service in Malacca, she soon grows unhappy with her marriage, and falls in love with a local sultan, Prince Selim. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Audrey Greenwood * Pierre Richard-Willm as Prince Selim * Betty Daussmond as Lady Lyndstone * Jacques Copeau as Lord Brandmore * Gabrielle Dorziat as Lady Brandmore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terrible Lovers
''The Terrible Lovers'' (French: ''Les amants terribles'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Gaby Morlay, André Luguet and Marie Glory.Parish p.157 It is based on Noël Coward's play '' Private Lives''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Annette Fournier * André Luguet as Daniel Fournier * Marie Glory as Lucie * Henri Guisol s Victor * Charles Granval as Le clochard * Henri Crémieux as L'avocat de Daniel * Robert Vattier as L'avocat de Annette * Raymond Aimos as Un gendarme * Henri Vilbert as Un gendarme * Robert Goupil as Le gardien du Palais * Arthur Devère as Le portier de l'hôtel * Sinoël * Émile Genevois Émile Genevois (1 January 1918 – 19 September 1962) was a French film actor.Cardullo p.106 Genevois appeared in over ninety films and television programmes, generally in character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unus ... * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director. Biography Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in Paris, but while accompanying his lover André Gide on a trip in 1927 to the Congo in Africa, he recorded the trip on film,Marc Allégret Encyclopaedia Britannica after which he chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. He is credited with helping develop the careers of Simone Simon, Michèle Morgan, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Paris
''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. Synopsis A carefree young man in Paris is enlisted by his landlord to try and teach him how to woo women. Cast * Jules Berry as Michel Levasseur * Lucien Baroux as Raymond Sauvaget * Danièle Parola as Lucienne Aubier * Arletty as Rose Blondel de Saint-Leu * Robert Seller as Le vicomte de Joymont * Germaine Aussey as Lili Schiaparelli * Julien Carette as Le chasseur du restaurant * Robert Vattier as Maître Corneille * Alsonia as Ida * May Francis as Suzanne * Gisèle Préville as Solange Surnisse * Chaz Chase as Lui-même * Floyd Du Pont as Lui-même * Ray Ventura as Lui-même * France Aubert as La chanteuse * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
