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Manon (film)
''Manon'' () is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair and Cécile Aubry. It is a loose adaptation of the 1731 novel ''Manon Lescaut'' by Abbé Prévost.Lloyd, p. 64 The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was a popular success with over three million tickets sold in France. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Synopsis Clouzot updates the setting to World War II, making the story about a French Resistance fighter who rescues a woman from villagers convinced she is a Nazi collaborator. Cast * Serge Reggiani as Leon Lescaut * Michel Auclair as Robert Dégrieux * Cécile Aubry as Manon Lescaut * Andrex as Le trafiquant * Raymond Souplex as M. Paul * André Valmy as Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief * Henri Vilbert as Le commandant du navire / Ship's Captain * Héléna Manson as La commère * Dora Doll as Juliette * Simone V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed '' The Wages of Fear'' (1953) and '' Les Diaboliques'' (1955), which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s. He also directed documentary films, including '' The Mystery of Picasso'' (1956), which was declared a national treasure by the government of France. Clouzot was an early fan of the cinema and, desiring a career as a writer, moved to Paris. He was later hired by producer Adolphe Osso to work in Berlin, writing French-language versions of German films. After being fired from UFA studio in Nazi Germany due to his friendship with Jewish producers, Clouzot returned to France, where he spent years bedridden after contracting tuberculosis. Upon recovering, he found work in Nazi-occupied France as a screenwriter for the German-owned company Continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Douy
Max Douy (June 20, 1913 – July 2, 2007) was a French art director.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939) * ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' Paris Frills'' (1945) * '' Pétrus'' (1946) * ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1949) * '' Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * '' Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) * ''A Woman in White ''A Woman in White'' () is a 1965 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Marie-José Nat, Jean Valmont and Claude Gensac. It was written by Jean Aurenche and André Soubiran. The film's sets were designed by the art ...'' (1965) * '' Gloria'' (1977) * '' Moonraker'' (1979) * '' The Roaring Forties'' (1982) References Bibliography * Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010. External links * 1913 births 2007 deaths French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made more than 100 film and television appearances during her career. She starred in the 1972 film '' The Bar at the Crossing'', which was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. She was a voice actress in the cartoon Western movies, '' Daisy Town'' (1971, as "Lulu Carabine") and '' La Ballade des Dalton'' (1978, as "Miss Worthlesspenny"). Life and career Born Nevarte Manouelian in Istanbul, Turkey, she emigrated to France at an early age. She appeared in comedies. From 1985 to 1993, she had the title role (Maguy Boissier) in 333 episodes of the hit TV series ''Maguy''. In 2007, she won the ''7 d'Or'' award for Best Actress for playing Maguy Boissier. Death She died 14 January 2012 at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 88, following a battle with bronchitis, which degenerated into a lung infection, according to her widower, director Pierre Badel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle Dorziat (25 January 1880 – 30 November 1979) was a French stage and film actress. Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is named for her. Biography She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Royal Park Theatre in Brussels. She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus' ''La Bourse ou la vie'' (1900), but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in ''Chaîne anglaise'' (1906) that brought her to public attention. She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet. She had close friendships with Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, Coco Chanel, Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein. During World War I Dorziat left France to tour the United States where she raised money for war refugees. After the war she toured Canada, South America and the rest of Europe. In 1921 Dorziat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Coquecigrole'' (1931) * '' Dainah the Mulatto'' (1932) * '' 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) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * '' Love Story'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * '' The M� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Valère
Simone Valère (2 August 1921 – 11 November 2010) was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1941 to 1993. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valere, Simone 1923 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses 20th-century French actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Doll
Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career Dora Doll, the daughter of a Russian-Jewish banker who was expelled after the 1917 Revolution, was born in Berlin in 1922. She came to France at the end of the 1930s and aspired to become an actress. She already spoke Russian and German and soon learned French, then Italian and English. She enrolled as an auditor at the Conservatoire in the course taught by Louis Jouvet who took a liking to her and chaperoned her stage debut.{{Web link, author= , title=Adieu Dora Doll: None of her partners could resist her! , url=http://www.francedimanche.fr/infos-people/cinema/adieu-dora-doll-aucune-de-ses-partenaires-ne-lui-resistait/ , date=November 24, 2015 , site= francedimanche.fr , accessed on=February 1, 2017. One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (1954) and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héléna Manson
Elena Eugenia Manson (18 August 1898 – 15 September 1994) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1925 and 1989. Selected filmography * '' The Vocation of André Carel'' (1925) – L'amoureuse de Cardan * '' The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) – Hélène Vauquier * '' The Brothers Karamazov'' (1931) – Fénia * '' The Indictment'' (1931) – Annette Evans * '' Monsieur the Duke'' (1931) – La secrétaire * '' Kameradschaft'' (1931) – Rose, la femme du mineur blessé * ''Narcotics'' (1932) – L'infirmière (uncredited) * '' The Case of Doctor Brenner'' (1933) – L'infirmière * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) – Héloïse Bovary *''Fedora'' (1934)– La femme de chambre * '' Coralie and Company'' (1934) – L'infirmière * '' A Train in the Night'' (1934) – La folle * '' Pension Mimosas'' (1935) – La petite rentière * '' Helene'' (1936) – Valérie * '' In Venice, One Night'' (1937) – Julie * '' Rail Pirates'' (1938) – Madame Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Vilbert
Henri Vilbert (; 6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbert, Henri 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Marseille Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Valmy
André Valmy (8 October 1919 – 18 November 2015) was a French film actor. He was born André Antoine Marius Dugenet in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1940 and 2001. He is also known in France to be the dubbed voice of Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and George Kennedy. Selected filmography * ''Après Mein Kampf mes crimes'' (1940) - Ernst * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) - (uncredited) * '' I Am with You'' (1943) - Le gérant de l'hôtel * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - Etienne * ''Le jugement dernier'' (1945) * '' Dawn Devils'' (1946) - Serge Duhamel * ''Nuit sans fin'' (1947) - Olivier * ''Le beau voyage'' (1947) * ''The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (1948) - Coco-Latour * ''Carrefour du crime'' (1948) - Jacques Marchand * ''Une si jolie petite plage'' (1949) - Georges * ''Manon'' (1949) - Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief * ''Marlene'' (1949) - Laurin * '' Mission in Tangier'' (1949) - Beaudoit * ''Les eaux trouble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Souplex
Raymond Souplex (1 June 1901 – 22 November 1972) was a French actor and singer. He was in a long-term relationship with Jane Sourza, although they never married. Filmography 1901 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Paris Musicians from Paris French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors 20th-century French male singers {{France-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrex (actor)
Andrex (1907–1989) was a French film actor.Andrew p.125 Andrex was a close friend of the comedian Fernandel and appeared in many films alongside him. He was married to the actress Ginette Baudin. Partial filmography * ''Toine'' (1932) * ''Le coq du régiment'' (1933) * ''Les Bleus de la marine'' (1934) − Le lieutenant * '' Angèle'' (1934) − Louis * ''Toni'' (1935) − Gabi * ''Ferdinand le noceur'' (1935) − Un client du bordel (uncredited) * ''La brigade en jupons'' (1936) * '' Josette'' (1937) − Lucien * ''Les dégourdis de la 11ème'' (1937) − Le sergent * '' Ignace'' (1937) − Serge de Montroc * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) − Paul * '' Gribouille'' (1937) − Robert * ''L'affaire du courrier de Lyon'' (1937) − L'avocat de Lesurques * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) − Honoré Arnaud * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) − Robert Cerani * '' Barnabé'' (1938) − André Dubreuil * '' Paid Holidays'' (1938) − Gangster #1 * ''The Tamer'' (1938) − Bertrand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |