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Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He is notable for being one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. His complete filmography includes 138 titles. He often appeared in Italian films too, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, 24 days before he died. Personal life He is the father of director Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier (; born 14 March 1939) is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. He is the son of famous French actor Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friends (film)
''My Friends'' ( it, Amici miei) is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. The film project belonged to Pietro Germi, who had no chance to make it happen because of his untimely death. The opening credits of the film, in fact, paid tribute to the author with the words "a film by Pietro Germi" which is followed only later by "directed by Mario Monicelli". The film, which made it to number one on the Italian box-office in front of Steven Spielberg's ''Jaws'', was followed by two sequels, ''Amici miei Atto II'' (1982, also by Monicelli), '' Amici miei Atto III'' (1985), directed by Nanni Loy. Plot Like in many other Monicelli movies, the main theme of ''Amici miei'' is friendship, seen from a rather bitter point of view. It tells the story of four middle-aged friends in Florence who organize together idle pranks (called ''zingarate'', "gypsy shenanigans") in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life. Count Mascetti (Ugo Tognazzi) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curtain Rises
''The Curtain Rises'' (french: Entrée des artistes) is a 1938 French crime film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin and Odette Joyeux.Andrew p.144 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Alexandre Trauner. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city. Cast * Louis Jouvet as Le professeur Lambertin * Claude Dauphin as François Polti * Odette Joyeux as Coecilia * Janine Darcey as Isabelle * André Brunot as Monsieur Grenaison * Madeleine Lambert as Élisabeth * Roger Blin as Dominique * Noël Roquevert as Pignolet * Julien Carette as Lurette * Marcel Dalio as le juge d'instruction * Bernard Blier as Pescani * Yves Brainville as Sylvestre * André Roussin as Giflard * Robert Pizani Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films. In opere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nuit Fantastique
''La Nuit fantastique'' (''The Fantastic Night'') is a 1942 French fantasy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It is regarded as one of the most successful films made in France during the German occupation. Plot Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies. Constantly weary, he falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful girl in white, Irène, with whom he falls in love. An adventure follows in which he tries to save the girl from being married off for her money. When he awakes, he discovers Irène alive and real. Cast * Fernand Gravey, as Denis * Micheline Presle, as Irène * Saturnin Fabre, as Thalès * Jean Parédès, as Cadet * Michel Vitold, as Boris * Bernard Blier, as Lucien * Marcel Lévesque, as Doctor Le Tellier * Charles Granval, as Adalbert, the blind man Production As L'Herbier was finishing ''Histoire de rire'', his first film made during the Occupation, he was presented with a scenario w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Symphonie Fantastique
''La Symphonie fantastique'' is a 1942 French drama film by Christian-Jaque and produced by the German-controlled French film production company Continental Films. The film is based upon the life of the French composer Hector Berlioz. The title is taken from the five-movement programmatic ''Symphonie fantastique'' of 1830. The film lasts around 90 minutes and was first shown at the 'Normandie' cinema in Paris on 1 April 1942. The posters at the premiere contained the sub-title 'La Vie passionnée et glorieuse d'un génie' (which links with the quote from Hugo at the very end of the film). The French Bibliothèque du film (BiFi) contains an earlier draft plan for the film which envisaged a less realistic, more fantastic treatment of the story, entitled ''La Symphonie du rêve'', with Pierre Fresnay in the central role.Tourre, Franck. L'image de Berlioz au regard du film ''La Symphonie fantastique''. Association Nationale Hector Berlioz - ''Bulletin de liaison'' No 43 janvier 2009 IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Joannon
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. Career Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of ''S.O.S. Mediterranean,'' when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français. Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film ''Atoll K'' (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were '' Le Defroqué'' (1954) and '' Fort du Fou'' (''Outpost in Indochina)'' (1962). Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Selected filmography * '' Five An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caprices (film)
''Caprices'' is a 1942 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux and Albert Préjean, and was directed by Léo Joannon, who co-wrote screenplay with André Cayatte and Jacques Companéez for the German run film company Continental Films who made films to take the place of banned American films. It was released on VHS by TF1 Vidéo in France on 1 January 1998. Plot It tells the story of two young rich people. Famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as forger and swindler. This game leads them to make close relations in a series of adventures. Finally, the truth is revealed, and the couple return to normalcy but promise not to separate any more. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Lise * Albert Préjean as Philippe * Jean Parédès as Constant * Fred Pasquali as the film director * Germaine Reuver as the mother * Jean Brochard Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying a building in the centre of Avignon then called the Baroncelli Palace (now the Palais du Roure). His father's side of the family were of Tuscany, Tuscan origin and part of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, Ghibelline tradition, and they were hereditary Marquis of Javon, Marquises of Javon. Though somewhat aristocratic, the family spoke Provençal (dialect), Provençal, which was rather controversial at a time when it was considered to be a language of the common people. His older brother was Folco de Baroncelli-Javon, He directed well over 80 films between 1915 and 1948 and in the 1940s released numerous films in the United States and Italy. One of his films, a version of the Pierre Louÿs novel ''La Femme et le pantin'' (1928) was filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pavilion Burns
''The Pavilion Burns'' (French: ''Le Pavillon brûle'') is a 1941 French comedy drama directed by Jacques de Baroncelli, written by Solange Térac, starring Pierre Renoir and Jean Marais. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Plot Ramsay, an engineer, works in a copper mine in a French colony. He is confronted by a variety of huge technical and human problems. Cast * Pierre Renoir as Jourdinsse * Jean Marais as Daniel * Bernard Blier as Benezy * Michèle Alfa as Odette * Marcel Herrand as Audignane * Jean Marchat as Risay, engineer * Marcel Pérès * Lucien Coëdel * Maurice Teynac * Jean Carmet Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internatio ... External links * 1941 films French comedy-drama films 1940s French-language films French blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed Santa Claus?
''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (french: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama film by Christian-Jaque. This adaptation of Pierre Véry's novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. Cast * Harry Baur as Gaspard Cornusse * Raymond Rouleau as Roland de La Faille * Renée Faure as Catherine Cornusse * Robert Le Vigan as Léon Villard, the schoolmaster * Fernand Ledoux as Noirgoutte, the mayor * Jean Brochard as Ricomet, the pharmacist * Héléna Manson as Marie Coquillot * Arthur Devère as Tairraz, the watchmaker * Marcel Pérès as Rambert * Georges Chamarat as Constable Gercourt * Bernard Blier as police sergeant * Jean Sinoël Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Captain Craddock'' (193 ... as Noblet * Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mother Michel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Ball
''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Marie Déa as Nicole Noblet *Fernand Ledoux as Michel Noblet * Raymond Rouleau as Jean de Lormel * Gaby Sylvia as Danielle Noblet * François Périer as Ernest Vilar * Gabrielle Fontan as Marie * Jean Brochard as Thomas * Bernard Blier as Le maitre d'hôtel * Charles Granval as De Lormel, père * Marcel Maupi as Mélik * Anthony Gildès as Le facteur * Louis Salou Louis Vincent Goulven Salou (23 April 1902 – 12 October 1948) was a French stage and film actor. Louis was born in Oissel and died in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Selected filmography * ''First Ball'' (1941) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Bolero' ... as François References Bibliography * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night In December
''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250 The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Pierre Darmont * Renée Saint-Cyr as Anne Morris / Helen Morris * Gilbert Gil as Jacques Morel * Jean Tissier as Camille * Marcel André as James Arthur Morris * Eugène Stuber as Le porteur * Pearl Argyle as Betty, la jeune ballerine * Bernard Blier as Edouard * Marcel Delannoy as Le chef d'orchestre en 1919 * Dora Doll as Une fille de la bande * Georges Flateau as Le maître d'hôtel * Gustave Gallet as Le médecin au concert de 1939 * Anthony Gildès as Le concierge du Conservatoire * Maurice Jaubert as Le chef d'orchestre en 1939 * Maurice Nasil as Le représentant * Jean Parédès as Un figurant * Marcel Pérès (actor), Marcel Pérès as Le chauffeur du prince * Serge Reggiani as Un figurant * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |