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A Change In The Wind (1949 Film)
''A Change in the Wind'' (French: ''Vire-vent'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Roger Pigaut, Sophie Desmarets and Louis Seigner. Hubert-Lacombe p.76 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Synopsis The Donadieu Family live in Provence in a carefree manner until one of their daughters Claire falls in love with Paul, a mountain dweller. Cast * Roger Pigaut as Paul Chapus * Sophie Desmarets as Claire Donadieu * Louis Seigner as Monsieur Bourride * Fernand René as Le père Donadieu * Guy Decomble as Justin * Mady Berry as La mère Donadieu * Paulette Élambert as La troisième fille * Marie Daëms as Julie * Jacques Passy as Timoléon * Pierrette Caillol * Marina de Berg * Claire Gérard * Jean-François Martial * Marcel Mérovée Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Faurez
Jean Faurez (1905–1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Turkey p.394 During the late 1930s he worked as an assistant director. Selected filmography * ''Opéra-musette'' (1942) * ''Love Around the Clock'' (1943) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * ''Vire-vent'' (1946) * ''Counter Investigation ''Counter Investigation'' (french: Contre-enquête) is a 2007 French crime film directed by Franck Mancuso that came out in 2007, with Jean Dujardin in the leading role. From a story by Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is a ...'' (1947) * ''Les vagabonds du rêve'' (1949) * ''La vie en rose'' (1948) * ''Quai du Point-du-Jour'' (1960) * ''La parole est au témoin'' (1963) References Bibliography * DeMaio, Patricia A. ''Garden of Dreams: The Life of Simone Signoret''. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2014. * Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Turk, Edward Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mady Berry
Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French stage and film actress.Waldman p.146 Selected filmography * ''Gloria'' (1931) * '' All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * '' The Polish Jew'' (1931) * ''Durand Versus Durand'' (1931) * '' Amourous Adventure'' (1932) * '' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * ''Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * '' Children of Montmartre'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * '' The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * '' The Dying Land'' (1936) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' The Puritan'' (1938) * '' The Mayor's Dilemma'' (1939) * '' Immediate Call'' (1939) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * '' There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''Twilight'' (1944) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s French-language Films
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1949 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – '' The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – '' Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies '' Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in '' United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's '' Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Poupon
Henri Poupon (1884–1953) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.128 He worked a number of times with the write-director Marcel Pagnol. Selected filmography * '' The Fortune'' (1931) * '' To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * '' Angèle'' (1934) * '' Jofroi'' (1934) * ''Merlusse'' (1935) * '' Topaze'' (1936) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * '' Hercule'' (1938) * ''Heartbeat'' (1938) * '' Stormy Waters'' (1941) * ''Jeannou'' (1943) * '' Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' The Winner's Circle'' (1950) * ''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 * Ro ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Ann C. Paietta. ''Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present''. McFarland, 2007. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Mérovée
Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian striker * Marcel (footballer, born 1983), Marcel Silva Cardoso, Brazilian left back * Marcel (footballer, born 1992), Marcel Henrique Garcia Alves Pereira, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (singer), American country music singer * Étienne Marcel (died 1358), provost of merchants of Paris * Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), French philosopher, Christian existentialist and playwright * Jean Marcel (died 1980), Madagascan Anglican bishop * Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French football player * Rosie Marcel (born 1977), English actor * Sylvain Marcel (born 1974), Canadian actor * Terry Marcel (born 1942), British film director * Claude Marcel (1793-1876), French diplomat and applied linguist Other uses * Marcel (''Friends''), a fictional monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Martial
Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the 1911 Léonce Perret-directed ''Cœur de mère de''. This was followed by a role in the 1913 Louis Feuillade-directed crime drama film serial ''Fantômas''. His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film ''La Vieille Dame indigne.'' Selected filmography *'' The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * '' Terror'' (1924) *''Lady Harrington'' (1926) *'' Apaches of Paris'' (1927) * ''Yvette'' (1928) *''Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) *'' End of the World'' (1931) *'' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) *'' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1932) * ''Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) *'' The Two Orphans'' (1933) *'' Le Grand Jeu'' (1934) *'' Lady Kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Gérard
Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricketer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina De Berg
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters. The word ''marina'' may also refer to an inland wharf on a river or canal that is used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats. Emplacement Marinas may be located along the banks of rivers connecting to lakes or seas and may be inland. They are also located on coastal harbors (natural or man made) or coastal lagoons, either as stand alone facilities or within a port complex. History In the 19th century, the few existing pleasure craft shared the same facilities as trading and fishing vessels. The marina appeared in the 20th century with the popularization of yachting. Facilities and services A marina may have refuelling, washing and repair facilities, marine and boat chandlers, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrette Caillol
Pierrette Caillol (1898–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.346 She was married to the writer-director Yvan Noé. Filmography References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1898 births 1991 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses French stage actresses Actresses from Marseille {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
