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Roger Lion
Roger Lion (27 September 1882 – 27 October 1934) was a French film director and screenwriter. Filmographie * 1912 : ''L'Agence Cacahouète'' * 1914 : ''La Petite Bretonne'' * 1915 : ''À qui la femme?'' * 1916 : ''Sacré Joseph'' * 1916 : ''L'Enlèvement de Vénus'' * 1916 : '' Dranem amoureux de Cléopâtre'' * 1916 : ''Français!... N'oubliez jamais!'' * 1916 : ''Erreur judiciaire'' * 1916 : ''Les Deux Gifles'' * 1917 : ''Quand Madelon'' * 1917 : ''Ma femme est folle'' * 1917 : ''Le Prince Plouf'' * 1918 : ''Pour faire plaisir'' * 1918 : ''La Flamme cachée'' * 1919 : ''Dagobert le fils à son père'' * 1921 : ''L'Éternel féminin'' * 1923 : '' A Sereia de Pedra'' * 1923 : ''Les Yeux de l'âme'' (''Os Olhos da Alma'') * 1924 : ''La Fontaine des amours'' * 1924 : '' Aventuras de Agapito'' * 1924 : ''J'ai tué'' * 1925 : ''La Clé de voûte'' * 1926 : '' Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs'' * 1926 : ''Les Fiançailles rouges'' * 1927 : '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troyes
Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to the Orient Forest Regional Natural Park. Troyes had a population of 61,996 inhabitants in 2018. It is the center of the agglomeration community Troyes Champagne Métropole, which was home to 170,145 inhabitants. Troyes developed as early as the Roman era, when it was known as Augustobona Tricassium. It stood at the hub of numerous highways, primarily the Via Agrippa. The city has a rich historical past, from the Tricasses tribe to the liberation of the city on 25 August 1944 during the Second World War, including the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, the Council of Troyes, the marriage of Henry V and Catherine of France, and the Champagne fairs to which merchants came from all over Christendom. The city has a rich architectural and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In The Movies
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nuit Est à Nous (film, 1930)
''The Night Is Ours'' (French: ''La nuit est à nous'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Simone Renant, Jean Danet and Jean Murat.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.311 It was a remake of the 1929 German film ''The Night Belongs to Us''. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier. Cast See also * ''The Night Belongs to Us ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (german: Die Nacht gehört uns), released in English as ''The Night Is Ours'' or ''The Night Belongs to Us'', is a 1929 German sports romance film directed by Carl Froelich and Henry Roussel, and starring Hans Al ...'' (1929) * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930) References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1953 films 1953 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Stelli French films based on plays Remakes of German films 1950s French films {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grégor Et Ses Grégoriens
Krikor Kélékian (February 28, 1898 – 1971), better known as Gregor, was an Ottoman-French jazz bandleader of Armenian origin. Gregor founded a group called the Gregorians in France in 1928, whose sidemen included Philippe Brun, Edmond Cohanier, and Lucien Moraweck, and which made some early recordings. In 1929-1930 he founded the ''Revue du jazz'', the first publication to cover jazz music in France. In 1930 he led a large ensemble on a tour of South America, including six weeks in Rio de Janeiro, and recorded in Buenos Aires; his bands in the early 1930s included sideman such as Alix Combelle, Stéphane Grappelli, André Ekyan, and Michel Warlop. He died in Malente Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck. The historian Sigrid Jahns Sigrid Jahns (''née'' Langer) (born on 26 October 1 ..., Germany, in 1971. References *Michel Laplace, "Gregor". '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In The Movies
The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 21: ''Anna Christie'', Greta Garbo's first sound film is released, it grosses $1.5 million. * February 23: Silent screen legend Mabel Normand dies at the age of 37 in Monrovia, California after a lengthy battle with tuberculosis. * March 10: Release of '' Goodbye Argentina'' (''Adiós Argentina''), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack. Ada Cornaro has her first starring role and Libertad Lamarque makes her film debut. * April 6: William Fox sells his interest in Fox Film for $18 million and Harley L. Clarke becomes president. * May 27: Howard Hughes' epic film ''Hell's Angels'' premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and features Jean Harlow in her first major role as well as some impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In The Movies
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
