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Nekrassov
''Nekrassov, or the Farce in Eight Scenes'' is a satirical drama written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1955. Plot Nekrassov takes place in the 1950s Paris. It shows the life of the unfortunate journalist Sibilot who works at the right-wing newspaper of France, Soir á Paris. His work is mostly to write anti-communist propaganda. The main turnpoint in his life when he cannot come up with any great idea, and his boss, Jules Palotin, tells him that if he does not find any news he will fire him. However, during his depression the luck comes to his house in the person of Georges De Valera, an internationally wanted swindler. De Valera's main talent is to use his words to manipulate almost everyone around him to his own benefit. De Valera told Sibilot, he has a story which can save the journalist's career but only if Sibilot rejects to give him to the police. After that we can spectate the way of Georges De Valera becoming Nikita Nekrassov - an escaped soviet minister - and how he made his li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, as well as a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to do so. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution." Sartre held an open relationship with prominent feminist and fellow existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Together, Sartre and de Beauvoir challenged the cultural and social assumptions and expectations of their upbringings, which they considered bourgeois, in both lifestyles and thought. The conflict between oppressive, ... [...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 Economist Intelli ... [...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 France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, 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 Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seine
) , mouth_location = Le Havre/Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributaries_right = Ource, Aube, Marne, Oise, Epte The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by large barges and most tour boats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in the capital city, Paris. There are 37 bridges in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Seller
Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, including ''Deburau'', ''Tu m'as sauvé la vie'', '' Le Trésor de Cantenac'' and ''Toâ''. Selected filmography * '' Love and Luck'' (1932) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * ''Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' Josette'' (1937) * '' The Patriot'' (1938) * ''Mollenard'' (1938) * '' The Man Who Seeks the Truth'' (1940) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) *'' Judicial Error'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Harari
Clément Harari (10 February 1919 – 16 February 2008) was an Egyptian-born French film and television actor.Bazin p.14 Selected filmography * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) * ''Ça va barder'' (1955) - Sammy Kern * ''Mon curé chez les pauvres'' (1956) - Marchot (uncredited) * '' It Happened in Aden'' (1956) - Abdullah * '' La Traversée de Paris'' (1956) - L'otage à lunettes (uncredited) * ''Que les hommes sont bêtes'' (1957) * ''Les Louves'' (1957) - Le préparateur en pharmacie * ''Les Espions'' (1957) - Victor - le faux garçon de café * ''Marchands de filles'' (1957) - L'ivrogne * ''Échec au porteur'' (1958) - L'importateur Adrien Osmets * '' Tamango'' (1958) - Cook * ''Cargaison blanche'' (1958) - Un client * ''Me and the Colonel'' (1958) - Man of the Gestapo * '' In Case of Adversity'' (1958) - Un témoin au tribunal (uncredited) * ''La Nuit des espions'' (1959) - Hans * ''Arrêtez le massacre'' (1959) - The dentist * ''Le Saint mène la danse'' (1960) - Archie * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Toulout
Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Digue'' (1911) * ''The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * ''The Tenth Symphony'' (1918) * '' La Fête espagnole'' (1920) * '' Jacques Landauze'' (1920) * ''Mathias Sandorf'' (1921) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1922) * ''Au Secours!'' (1924) * ''Princess Masha'' (1927) * ''Antoinette Sabrier'' (1927) * ''Beyond the Street'' (1929) * '' Monte Cristo'' (1929) * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' Moritz Makes his Fortune'' (1931) * ''Southern Cross'' (1932) * ''L'Épervier'' (1933) * ''The Queen of Biarritz'' (1934) * ''Moscow Nights'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''Mercadet'' (1936) * ''Nuits de feu'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Arlette and Love'' (1943) * ''Doctor Laennec'' (1949) * ''The Secret of Mayerling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
