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Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * '' The Lighthouse Keepers'' (1929) * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Toto'' (1933) * ''Gold in the Street'' (1934) * '' Partie de campagne'' (1936) * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''First Ball'' (1941) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * ''Love Story'' (1943) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * '' Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''François Villon'' (1945) * ''Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' Sylvie and the Ghost'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' The Last Penny'' (1946) * '' Night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called ''"Bordelais"'' (masculine) or ''"Bordelaises"'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 260,958 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , With its 27 suburban municipalities it forms the Bordeaux Metropolis, in charge of metropolitan issues. With a population of 814,049 at the Jan. 2019 census. it is the fifth most populated in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille and ahead of Toulouse. Together with its suburbs and exurbs, except satellite cities of Arcachon and Libourne, the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,363,711 that same year (Jan. 2019 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stairs Without End
''The Stairs Without End'' (French: ''L'escalier sans fin'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Renaud and Suzy Carrier.Aitken p.754 The film's art direction was by Jean Douarinou Jean Douarinou (1906–1987) was a French art director.Hayward p.440 He was born in Indochina which was then a French colonial possession. He was the elder brother of the cinematographer Alain Douarinou. He was married to the actress Madeleine So .... Cast References Bibliography * Aitken, Ian. ''The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1943 films French drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lacombe French black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Si Jolie Petite Plage
Une is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Eastern Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is located at an altitude of at a distance of from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Chipaque in the north, Cáqueza and Fosca in the east, Fosca and Gutiérrez in the south and Bogotá in the west. Etymology The name Une is derived from Chibcha and means "Drop it" or "mud".''une'' - Muysccubun Dictionary Geology and geography Une is situated in the of the Colombian . In the municipality outcrops the |
After Love (1948 Film)
''After Love'' (French: ''Après l'amour'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal. The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.Waldman p.167 It was the director's penultimate film, followed by ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' the same year. The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule * Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule * Giselle Pascal as Germaine * Gabrielle Fontan as Catou * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Express (film)
''Night Express'' (French: ''Rapide de nuit'') is a 1948 French crime drama film directed by Marcel Blistène and starring Roger Pigaut, Sophie Desmarets and Paul Demange.Bessy & Chirat p.463 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis A woman tricks an apparently naïve young man into carrying a suitcase full of stolen goods into a railway station. The young man substitutes the case for another, however, to avoid being an accomplice. Cast * Roger Pigaut as Robert * Sophie Desmarets as Simone * Paul Demange as M. Grand * Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Verdier * Jane Marken as Mme Louis * Maurice Teynac as Georges Sommer * Michel Ardan as Un des deux complices * Paul Azaïs as Un inspecteur * Hélène Dassonville as La caissière * Louis Florencie as Le garçon * Gabrielle Fontan as La mère aux chats * Jean Gaven as Un des deux complices * Henry Murray Henry Alexander Murray (May 13, 1893 – June 23, 1988) was an American psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Penny
''The Last Penny'' (French: ''Le dernier sou'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continental Films, which she believed led to her arrest by the authorities following the Liberation.Mayne p.84 Although it was made during the Second World War the film was not released until March 1946. Synopsis A secretary tries to save her friend's company from being bankrupted by unscrupulous figures. Cast * Jacques Berlioz as Le président du tribunal * Fernand Charpin as Colon * Guy Decomble * Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Durban * Annie France as Jacqueline * Gilbert Gil as Pierre Durban * René Génin as Perrin * Ginette Leclerc as Marcelle Levasseur * Noël Roquevert as Stéfani * Zélie Yzelle Zélie may refer to: People * Zélie de Lussan, French-American opera singer * Zelie Emerson, American suffragette in England * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jericho (1946 Film)
''Jericho'' is a 1946 French war film directed by Henri Calef based on Operation Jericho.Rège p.186 During the Second World War the Royal Air Force and the French Resistance take part in a joint operation known as "Jericho" to free fifty civilians being held as hostages by the occupying German Army in Amiens. Cast * Nadine Alari as Alice Noblet * Roland Armontel as Muscat * Jean Brochard as Michaud * André Carnège as L'aumônier allemand * Jacques Charon as Le comte Jacques de Saint-Leu * Paul Demange as André Morget * Yves Deniaud as Robert Detaille * Paul Faivre * Guy Favières as Le maire * Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Michaud * René Génin as Camille Duroc * Albert Glado * Jacques Henley * Maxime Joal * Pierre Larquey as Béquille * Albert Michel as Le correspondant qui vient de Hollande * Henri Nassiet as Le commandant Munchhausen * Reggie Nalder * Line Noro as Rosa Duroc * Palau as Dietrich * Fred Pasquali * Raphaël Patorni as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie And The Ghost
''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Lucien Carré. Plot Sylvie is fascinated by the portrait of long dead Alain de Francigny and she is upset when her father, Baron Eduard, is forced to sell the painting. The Baron hires an actor to appear as Alain's ghost on the eve of Sylvie's 16th birthday, as a joke. Two admirers of Sylvie decide to also appear as ghosts. All this annoys the actual ghost of Alain de Francigny, and he too makes an appearance. Cast * Odette Joyeux as Sylvie * François Périer as Ramure * Pierre Larquey as Baron Eduard * Claude Marcy as La comtesse des Vertus * Jean Desailly as Frederick * Paul Demange as The Counsellor * Marguerite Cassan as Marthe * Raymond Rognoni as Damas * Gabrielle Fon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Final Role
''Her Last Part'' or ''Her Final Role'' (French:''Son dernier rôle'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jean Gourguet and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Debucourt and Marcel Dalio.Rège p.605 A top actress discovers that she is seriously ill. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Hermine Wood * Jean Debucourt as Le professeur Mercier * Marcel Dalio as Ardouin * Jean Tissier as L'hôtelier * Georges Chamarat as Le suicidé * Germaine Charley * Paula Dehelly * Paul Demange * Gabrielle Fontan * Germaine Ledoyen * Héléna Manson * Nina Myral * Roger Vincent Roger Vincent (1878–1959) was a French actor who acted in over 100 movies over five decades. Selected filmography * ''The Stairs Without End '' (1943) * ''The White Waltz'' (1943) * ''Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' The Murderer is Not Guilty'' ... References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1946 films 1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Villon (film)
''François Villon'' is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Serge Reggiani, Jean-Roger Caussimon and Henri Crémieux. It portrays the life of the fifteenth century writer François Villon.Harty p.106 The film was inspired by the play ''If I Were King'' by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Cast * Serge Reggiani as François Villon * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le grand écolier * Henri Crémieux as Maître Piédoux * Pierre Dargout as Thibaud * Guy Decomble as Denisot * Claudine Dupuis as Huguette du Hainaut * Jacques-Henry Duval as Tuvache * Renée Faure as Catherine de Vauselles * Gabrielle Fontan as La Villonne * Micheline Francey as Guillemette * Gustave Gallet as Guillaume de Villon * Léon Larive as Turgis * Frédéric Mariotti as Arnoulet * Albert Michel as Le paysan accusé * Albert Montigny as Ratier * Jean Morel as Alain * Denise Noël as Margot * Julienne Paroli as La mère * Marcel Pérès as Le Goliard * Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestic Hotel Cellars
''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (French: ''Les caves du Majestic'') is a 1945 French mystery film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim and Denise Grey. It is based on the Maigret novel '' Maigret and the Hotel Majestic'' by Georges Simenon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film earned admissions in France of 1,870,814. at Box Office Story It was the last production of the German-controlled French film production company , which was dissolved after the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Shift (1944 Film)
''Night Shift'' (French: ''Service de Nuit'', Italian: ''Turno di notte'') is a 1944 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Vivi Gioi.Hayward p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Synopsis In a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them—but doesn't reveal a word. Cast *Gaby Morlay as Suzanne * Jacques Dumesnil as Pierre Jansen * Vivi Gioi as Hélène Jansen * Jacqueline Pagnol as Marcelle * Yves Deniaud as Victor * Gabrielle Fontan as Maria * Marcelle Hainia as Madame Sandoz * Jean Daurand as René Favier * Albert Duvaleix as Le brigadier * Georges Pally as Monsieur Sandoz * Robert Dhéry as Arthur, le chanteur * Paul Frankeur as Un réparateur de ligne * Henri Charrett as Le chef de gare * Raymone as Joséphine, la bonne des Sandoz * Mona Dol as Mathilde, la sage-femme * Rolande Gardet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
