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Marcel Weiss
Marcel Weiss (1912–2009) was a French cinematographer.Smith p.281 He began his career as a cameraman during the 1930s, before graduating to director of photography. Selected filmography * '' A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * '' Operation Swallow'' (1948) * '' Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * ''Thirst of Men'' (1950) * '' My Brother from Senegal'' (1953) * ''This Man Is Dangerous'' (1953) * ''The Blonde Gypsy'' (1953) * '' One Bullet Is Enough'' (1954) * '' OSS 117 Is Not Dead'' (1957) * '' The Amorous Corporal'' (1958) * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) * ''The Long Absence ''The Long Absence'' (french: Une aussi longue absence, "Such a long absence") is a 1961 French film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli), a Puteaux café owner mourning the mysterious disappearance of her husband ...'' (1961) * '' Codine'' (1963) * '' Un linceul n'a pas de poches'' (1974) References Bibliography * Smith, Allison. ''French Cinema in the 1970s: The Echoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonde Gypsy
''The Blonde Gypsy'' (French: ''La caraque blonde'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Tilda Thamar, Roger Pigaut and Gérard Landry.Pallister & Hottell p.78 Cast * Tilda Thamar as Myra Milagros * Roger Pigaut as Antoine * Gérard Landry as Pedro * Orane Demazis as Alida Roux * Roland Armontel as Polyte Roux * Antonin Berval as Léon Barcarin * France Degand as Ginou Barcarin * Didier d'Yd as Jean Roux * René Hiéronimus as L'huissier * Henri Poupon as Le père Barcarin * Max Boumendil as Esprit * Josselin as Un individu louche * Henri Arius * François Vibert François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ... References Bibliography * Janis L. Pallister & Ruth A. Hottell. ''Francophone Women Film Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Linceul N'a Pas De Poches
''Un linceul n'a pas de poches'' (English: ''No Pockets in a Shroud'') is a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky in 1974. Plot A journalist, Michel Dolannes, decides to use his newspaper to denounce the corruption of the established system. One day, he discovers a number of scandals before being shot for attacking the mayor of the town. Technical details * Director : Jean-Pierre Mocky * Screenplay : After the novel by Horace McCoy ''No pockets in a shroud'' * Adapted : Jean-Pierre Mocky, Alain Moury * Script : Alain Moury * Assistant director : Luc Andrieux, Eric Ferro * Photographer : Marcel Weiss * Camera : Paul Rodier, assisted by Christian Dupré * Sound : Séverin Frankiel, assisted by Bernard Le Du * Orchestration : Hervé Roy * Editing : Marie-Louise Barberot, assisted by Michel Saintourens * Scenery : René Loubet * Costumes : Sylvie Jouffa - Claude Gilbert, for clothes - and Jocelyn, for shoes * M. Mézières is dressed by Gudule and Dixieland Boutique, M. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codine
''Codine'' is a 1963 French-Romanian crime film directed by Henri Colpi. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Cast * Alexandru Virgil Platon as Codine * Françoise Brion as Irène * Nelly Borgeaud as Zoitza Zograffi * Maurice Sarfati as Alexis * Răzvan Petrescu as Adrian Zograffi (as Razvan Petresco) * Germaine Kerjean as Anastasia * Graziela Albini * * Nicolae Bodescu Nicolae may refer to: * Nicolae (name), a Romanian name * ''Nicolae'' (novel), a 1997 novel See also * Nicolai (other) * Nicolao {{disambig ... * (as Dorine Dron) * Mihai Fotino as Cotoiul * as Catrina * as Anton References External links * 1963 films 1963 crime films Romanian crime films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Henri Colpi French crime films 1960s French films {{1960s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Absence
''The Long Absence'' (french: Une aussi longue absence, "Such a long absence") is a 1961 French film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli), a Puteaux café owner mourning the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times. ''The Long Absence'' shared the ''Palme d'Or'' prize with the Luis Buñuel film '' Viridiana'' at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Sixteen years after the end of World War II, Thérèse Langlois owns a pub in Puteaux, Paris. Wrapping up the season, she plans her annual vacation in Chaulieu with her lover, but is growing emotionally distant towards him. At the pub, a tramp walks by daily singing ''The Barber of Seville'' aria and other opera songs. Intrigued, Thérèse has her bartender Martine call the tramp in for a drink. The tramp, who says he lives by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Pinson (1958 Film)
''Mimi Pinson'' is a 1958 French comedy-drama film directed by Robert Darène and starring Dany Robin, Raymond Pellegrin and Micheline Dax.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.140 It draws some inspiration from the poem of the same name by Alfred de Musset. Cast * Dany Robin as Mimi Pinson * Raymond Pellegrin as Frédéric de Montazel * Jacqueline Cadet as Tounette * Micheline Dax as Mme. Louise * Patrick Dewaere as Le frère de Mimi * Marc Doelnitz as Valentin * Roger Dumas as Pierrot * Mireille Granelli as Patricia * Denise Grey as La grand-mère * Robert Hirsch as Jean-Lou * André Luguet as Stevenson * Gina Manès as Une vielle dame * Frédéric O'Brady as Keratopoulo * Louisette Rousseau A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at th ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amorous Corporal
''The Amorous Corporal'' (french: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel ''La Bigorne, caporal de France'' by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar. It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme. It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers". Plot Cast * François Périer as La Bigorne * Rossana Podestà as Bethi * Robert Hirsch as Boisrose * Jean Lefebvre as Potirond * Jean Carmet as Balluché * Henri Cogan Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand comb ... as Tom Wright Reception The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
''OSS 117 n'est pas mort'' is the 1957 film debut of Jean Bruce's fictitious secret agent Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, and the beginning of a long-lasting series. It was released in the United States by Republic Pictures under the title ''OSS 117 Is Not Dead'' in 1959 Synopsis OSS 117 is asked for help by a female acquaintance Muriel Rousset. She beseeches him to retrieve secret documents which have been stolen from Sir Anthony Lead, the father of Anita and Marion. He complies with her wish and no obstacle or danger can hinder him from meeting her expectations. Cast * Ivan Desny as Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath (alias OSS 117) * Magali Noël as Muriel Rousset * Yves Vincent as Boris Obarian * Danik Patisson as Anita Lead * Marie Déa as Marion Lead * André Valmy as Joseph Sliven * Béatrice Arnac as Nahedad Sin Background Jean Bruce started publishing OSS 117 novels in 1949, four years before Ian Fleming's first James Bond The ''James Bond'' ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Bullet Is Enough
''One Bullet Is Enough'' (French:'' Une balle suffit'', Spanish:''La canción del penal'') is a 1954 French-Spanish crime film directed by Juan Lladó and Jean Sacha and starring Georges Ulmer, Véra Norman and Jacques Castelot.Crusells p.156 Synopsis After leaving the prison where they have served their sentence, some criminals plan a new robbery. Cast * Georges Ulmer as Carmo * Véra Norman as Florence Davis * Jacques Castelot as Me Fidler * André Valmy as Stauner * Mercedes Barranco as Rita * Barta Barri as Patorni * Mario Bustos * José María Cases * Jesús Colomer * Mercedes de la Aldea * Gerardo Esteban * Arsenio Freignac as Donny * Salvador Garrido * Manuel Gas as Blanco * Ramón Hernández * Luis Induni * Juan Monfort * César Ojinaga * Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Madrid, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man Is Dangerous (1953 Film)
''This Man Is Dangerous'' (French: ''Cet homme est dangereux'') is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Jean Sacha and starring Eddie Constantine, Colette Deréal and Grégoire Aslan. It is an adaptation of Peter Cheyney's 1936 novel ''This Man Is Dangerous''.Goble p.82 It followed the film '' La môme vert-de-gris'' which had been Eddie Constantine's debut as Lemmy Caution and it was also successful at the box office. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis Lemmy Caution is assigned to neutralise the international crimininal network of villain Siégella (Grégoire Aslan ) as an undercover agent. In order to infiltrate the gang he pretends to be an escapee. During his covert investigations at the French Riviera he gets to know a beauty named Constance (Colette Deréal) who is associated with Mister Siégella. Lemmy can convince him that he would help to kidnap the rich American heiress Miranda Van Zelden (Claude Borelli). Once Lemmy has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
