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Lila Kedrova
Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian-born French actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the same role in the musical version of the film. Life and career Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Kedrova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia Empire. Her parents were Russian opera singers. Her father, Nikolay Kedrov Sr. (1871–1940), was a singer and composer, a creator of the first Russian male quartet to perform liturgical chants. Her mother, Sofia Gladkaya (ru: Софья Николаевна Гладкая), was a singer at the Mariinsky Theatre and a teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris. She had two siblings. Her brother, Nikolay Kedrov Jr. (c. 1904–1981), was a Russian singer and composer of liturgical music. Her sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, religious, and economic diversity. From the 10th–17th centuries, the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torn Curtain
''Torn Curtain'' is a 1966 American political thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Written by Brian Moore, the film is set in the Cold War. It is about an American scientist who appears to defect behind the Iron Curtain to East Germany. Plot In 1965, Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman), a US physicist and rocket scientist, is traveling to a conference in Copenhagen with his assistant and fiancée, Sarah Sherman (Julie Andrews). Armstrong receives a radiogram to pick up a book in Copenhagen; it contains a message which says, "Contact in case of emergency." He tells Sherman he is going to Stockholm, but she discovers he is flying to East Berlin and follows him. When they land, he is welcomed by representatives of the East German government. Sherman realizes that Armstrong has defected, and is appalled that, given the circumstances of the Cold War, if she stays with him, she will likely never see her home or family again. Armstro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Femme Et Le Pantin (film 1959)
''The Female'' (french: La Femme et le pantin, lit=The Woman and the Puppet, it, Femmina), released in the United Kingdom as ''A Woman Like Satan'', is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It is the fourth film adaptation of the novel '' La Femme et le pantin'' by Pierre Louÿs. Plot Mateo Diaz is a wealthy gentleman who loves and respects his wife but no longer finds her attractive because she is paralysed. He pursues Eva Marchand but she does not respond to his advances. Cast * Brigitte Bardot – Éva Marchand * António Vilar – Don Mateo Diaz * Lila Kedrova – Manuela * Daniel Ivernel – Berthier * Darío Moreno – Arbadajian * Jacques Mauclair – Stanislas Marchand * Jess Hahn – Sidney Production Brigitte Bardot wrote in her autobiography that although the crew would call director Julien Duvivier "Dudu," the set was not harmonious. She also described the difficulty of filming in the heat of Seville during the Seville Fair The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Montparnasse
''Montparnasse 19'' (french: Les Amants de Montparnasse, lit, The Lovers of Montparnasse) is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed and co-written by Jacques Becker, partially based on the last years of the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse area of Paris. Some of his most famous paintings done then were of his last two lovers, Beatrice Hastings and Jeanne Hébuterne. Plot Leading a bohemian existence In Paris is the artist Modigliani, known as Modi. Spending much of his time drinking and sleeping with the attractive writer Beatrice, he does some drawing and painting but sells virtually nothing. He meets a beautiful young art student called Jeanne, who is locked up by her family to keep her away from him. His friends the Zborowskis do their best to keep him afloat, but his fragile health, weakened by constant alcohol and tobacco, gives out and he is sent to Nice to recuperate. Jeanne escapes and joins him there, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futures Vedettes
''School for Love'' (''Futures vedettes'') is a French drama film from 1955 directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay was based on a novel by Vicki Baum. at the ''Films de France'' The film was known under the titles ''Joy of Living'' or ''School for Love'' in the U.S., ''Sweet Sixteen'' in the U.K. and ''Reif auf jungen Blüten'' in West Germany. Plot Tenor Eric Walter is a teacher at a Vienna conservatory who is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he begins seeing one of the students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous.Cast * Jean Marais as Éric Walter * |
Razzia Sur La Chnouf
''Razzia sur la chnouf'' (French for "Raid on the Dope") is a 1955 French gangster film directed by Henri Decoin that stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Lila Kedrova and Magali Noël. The screenplay, based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton, explores the contemporary drug scene in Paris and the efforts of the police to limit it. The film was released as ''Razzia'' in the United States, distributed by Kassler Films Inc. with English subtitles by Herman G. Weinberg. Plot After a spell in the US, master criminal Henri "le Nantais" returns to Paris and is recruited by Paul Liski, head of a major narcotics ring, to improve efficiency of distribution. Merchandise has been disappearing and unreliable dealers must be eliminated. For the latter purpose he is assigned two hit men, Catalan and Bibi. As his cover, he is made manager of a restaurant, Le Troquet, much favoured by the underworld. As soon as he walks in, he catches the eye of the cashier, Lisette, who resolves to be his girl. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh And The Woman
''Flesh and the Woman'' (french: Le Grand Jeu) is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in the USA under the title ''Flesh and the Woman'', and in the UK as ''The Card of Fate''. It is a remake of the 1934 film '' Le Grand Jeu''. Plot After an affair with a young woman named Sylvia the Frenchman Pierre Martel leaves Paris and goes to Algeria because he wants to start over. His wife refuses to follow him. Dismayed about all this he decides to join the French Foreign Legion. As a soldier he runs into a look-alike of Sylvia. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci * Jean-Claude Pascal as Pierre Martel * Arletty as Blanche * Raymond Pellegrin as Mario * Peter van Eyck as Fred * Jean Témerson as Xavier Noblet * Jean Hébey as Brigadier * Paul Amiot as the capitain * Odette Barencey as Gertrude * Charles Bayard * Gérard Buhr as a legionnaire * Jo Dest as the bistro keeper * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Way Back (1953 Film)
''No Way Back'' (german: Weg ohne Umkehr) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Ivan Desny, Ruth Niehaus and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 It was made at the height of the Cold War. In 1945 following the Battle of Berlin, a Red Army officer is able to protect a young German woman he finds living in a cellar. Several years later he returns to the city as a civilian, finds her again and makes plans to flee from East to West Germany under the noses of the KGB. Cast * Ivan Desny as Michael Zorin aka Mischa * Ruth Niehaus as Anna Brückner * René Deltgen as Major Kazanow * Karl John as Friedrich Schultz * Lila Kedrova as Ljuba * Serge Beloussow as Litvinski * Leonid Pylajew as Wassilij * Alf Marholm as Direktor Berger * Erika Dannhoff * John Haggerty as Steve McCullough * Wolfgang Neuss Wolfgang Neuss (3 December 1923 – 5 May 1989) was a German actor and Kabarett artist. Beginning in the mid-1960s, he also became famous fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimatum (1938 Film)
''Ultimatum'' is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Robert Wiene and Robert Siodmak and starring Dita Parlo, Erich von Stroheim and Abel Jacquin. The film's plot is set in 1914 against the backdrop of the July Crisis between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. It focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries. It was the final film of Wiene, who had been a leading director of German cinema particularly noted for his work on expressionist films during the silent era. He died shortly before the film's completion, and it was finished by Siodmak. Production and reception Wiene had been forced into exile from Germany following the Nazi rise to power. During the four years since his previous film '' A Night in Venice'' (1934) he had been struggling to raise financing in London and Paris for his projects and had not made a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, self-neglect, and behavioral issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the typical life expectancy following diagnosis is three to nine years. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. There are many environmental and genetic risk factors associated with its development. The strongest genetic risk factor is from an allele of APOE. Other risk factors include a history of head injury, clinical depression, and high blood pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Night Music
''A Little Night Music'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English translation of the German name for Mozart's Serenade No. 13, K. 525, '' Eine kleine Nachtmusik''. The musical includes the popular song " Send In the Clowns", written for Glynis Johns. Since its original 1973 Broadway production, the musical has enjoyed professional productions in the West End, by opera companies, in a 2009 Broadway revival, and elsewhere, and it is a popular choice for regional groups. It was adapted for film in 1977, with Harold Prince directing and Elizabeth Taylor, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, and Diana Rigg starring. Synopsis Act One The setting is Sweden, around the year 1900. One by one, the Quintet – five singers who comment like a Greek chorus throughout the show – enter, tuning up. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards, Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968–69 award season. The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction. History The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the ''Vernon Rice Awards''. The name honors the '' New York Post'' critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the ''Drama Desk Awards''. In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
