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A Modern Dubarry
''A Modern Dubarry'' (German: ''Eine Dubarry von heute'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Alfred Abel and Friedrich Kayßler. Chandler, Charlotte. ''Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography''. Simon and Schuster, 2011. p. 50. The title is a reference to the life of the eighteenth century courtesan Madame Du Barry. It was made by Felsom Film and distributed by the major studio UFA. Location shooting took place on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It features performances from Hans Albers and Marlene Dietrich both of whom later achieved greater fame. Synopsis A young woman working at a dressmakers rises to become a model and entertainer before falling in love with a King. Cast * María Corda as Toinette * Alfred Abel as Sillon * Friedrich Kayßler as Cornelius Corbett * Gyula Szőreghy as Gen. Padilla *Jean Bradin as King Sandor *Hans Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. She starred in many Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films, including six iconic roles directed by Sternberg: ''Morocco (film), Morocco'' (1930) (her only Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination), ''Dishonored (film), Dishonored'' (1931), ''Shanghai Express (film), Shanghai Express'' and ''Blonde Venus'' (both 1932), ''The Scarlet Empress'' (1934), ''The Devil Is a Woman (1935 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Du Barry
Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry (; 28 August 1744 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting ''émigrés'' to flee from the Revolution. She is also known as "Mademoiselle Vaubernier" (). In 1768, when the king wished to make Jeanne ''maîtresse-en-titre'', etiquette required her to be the wife of a high courtier, so she was hastily married on 1 September 1768 to Comte Guillaume du Barry. The wedding ceremony was accompanied by a false birth certificate created by Jean-Baptiste du Barry, the comte's older brother. The certificate made Jeanne appear younger by three years and obscured her poor background. Henceforth, she was recognised as the king's official paramour. Her arrival at the French royal court scandalised some, as she had been a courtesan and came from humble beginnings. She was shunned by many i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Paulig
Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on the Ice'' (1915). Paulig was in a number of Harry Piel, thrillers including '' The Man Without Nerves'' (1924).Grange p. 184 Selected filmography * '' The Firm Gets Married'' (1914) * '' The Platonic Marriage'' (1919) * '' The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1921) * '' Love at the Wheel'' (1921) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) *'' The Lost House'' (1922) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) * '' Only One Night'' (1922) * '' Miss Rockefeller Is Filming'' (1922) * ''Rivals'' (1923) * '' The Weather Station'' (1923) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * '' The Brigantine of New York'' (1924) * '' The Creature'' (1924) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Gerasch
Alfred Gerasch (17 August 1877 – 12 August 1955) was a German film actor.Chandler p.271 Selected filmography * ''The Guilt of Lavinia Morland'' (1920) * ''The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (1920) * '' The Handicap of Love'' (1921) * '' His Excellency from Madagascar'' (1922) * '' Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) * '' Time Is Money'' (1923) * '' Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * '' The Great Duchess'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * ''A Modern Dubarry'' (1927) * '' Behind the Altar'' (1927) * '' Queen Louise'' (1927) * ''The Tragedy of a Lost Soul'' (1927) * '' The Lady with the Tiger Skin'' (1927) * ''The Schorrsiegel Affair'' (1928) * '' Yacht of the Seven Sins'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * ''Spy of Madame Pompadour'' (1928) * '' The Girl from the Provinces'' (1929) * '' Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * '' Father and Son'' (1930) * ''Reckless Youth'' (1931) * ''1914'' (1931) * ''Ariane'' (1931) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Bradin
Jean Bradin (30 May 1899 – 7 October 1969) was a French actor. Bradin was born in the 5th arrondissement of Paris and died in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Island of Despair'' (1926) * ''The Bordellos of Algiers'' (1927) * ''A Modern Dubarry'' (1927) * ''At the Edge of the World (1927 film), At the Edge of the World'' (1927) * ''Champagne (1928 film), Champagne'' (1928) * ''Moulin Rouge (1928 film), Moulin Rouge'' (1928) * ''Theatre (film), Theater'' (1928) * ''Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' (1928) * ''Call at Midnight'' (1929) * ''Miss Europe (1930 film), Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Le secret du docteur'' (1930) * ''David Golder (film), David Golder'' (1931) * ''The Accomplice (1932 film), The Accomplice'' (1932) * ''Law of the North'' (1939) Bibliography * St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Szőreghy
Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * ''White Rose'' (1919) * ''Oliver Twist'' (1919) * '' Serge Panine'' (1922) * ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1922) * '' Masters of the Sea'' (1922) * '' A Vanished World'' (1922) * '' Gypsy Love'' (1922) * '' Young Medardus'' (1923) * ''Gulliver's Travels'' (1924) * '' The Alternative Bride'' (1925) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) * '' Women You Rarely Greet'' (1925) * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''The Wooing of Eve'' (1926) * '' Darling, Count the Cash'' (1926) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * '' Maytime'' (1926) * '' Unmarried Daughters'' (1926) * '' German Hearts on the German Rhine'' (1926) * '' Two and a Lady'' (1926) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' Dancing Vienna'' (1927) * '' The Most Beautiful L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainer
An entertainer is someone who provides entertainment in various different forms. Types of entertainers * Acrobat * Actor * Archimime * Barker (occupation), Barker * Beatboxer * Benshi * Bouffon * Cheerleader * Circus arts, Circus performer * Clown * Host and hostess clubs, Club Hostess/Host * Comedian * Dancer * Drag queen * Drag king * DJ * Emcee * Model (person), Fashion model * Flair bartending, Flair bartender * Flatulist * Geisha * Geji * Go-go dancing, Go-go dancer * Harlequin * Magic (illusion), Illusionist * Impressionist (entertainment), Impressionist * Itinerant poet * Japanese idol * Jester * Kobzar * Korean Idol * Lirnyk * Magic (illusion), Magician * Master of ceremonies * Mime * Minstrel * Monologist * Musician * Party princess * Podcaster * Professional wrestling, Professional wrestler * Promotional model * Radio personality * Rapper * Rhapsode * Ring girl * Ringmaster (circus), Ringmaster * Scop * Shamakhi dancers * Showgirl * Showman * Showrunner * Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Model (person)
A model is a person with a Role (other), role either to display commercial product (business), products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an Model (art), artist's model. Modelling ("modeling" in British and American English spelling differences#Doubled consonants, American English) entails using one's body to represent someone else's body or someone's artistic imagination of a body. For example, a woman modelling for shoes uses her foot to model the potential customers' feet. Modelling thus is different from posing for portrait photography, portrait painting, and distinct from other types of public performance, such as acting or Dance, dancing. Personal opinions are normally not expressed, and a model's reputation and image are considered critical. Types of modelling include: fine art, Fashion modeling, fashion, Glamour modeling, glamour, fitness, and body-part Promotional modeling, promotional modelling. Models are featured in various media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dressmaker
A dressmaker, also known as a seamstress, is a person who makes clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Dressmakers were historically known as mantua-makers, and are also known as a modiste or fabrician. Notable dressmakers *Cristóbal Balenciaga *Pierre Balmain *Coco Chanel *Christian Dior * David Emanuel *Norman Hartnell, royal dressmaker * Elizabeth Keckley, modiste and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln * Jean Muir, fashion designer * Madame Palmyre, a favorite designer and dressmaker of Eugénie, empress of France * Anna and Laura Tirocchi, Providence, Rhode Island * Isabel Toledo * Madeleine Vionnet * R'Bonney Gabriel, fashion designer and beauty queen of Miss Universe 2022 * Mak Tumang, fashion designer * Michael Cinco, fashion designer * Janet Walker, costumier and dress-making-bust inventor * Charles Frederick Worth Related terms * "Dressmaker" denotes clothing made in the style of a dressmaker, frequently in the term "dressmaker details", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Albers
Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960), also known by his nickname “der blonde Hans” (The Blond Hans), was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life Hans Albers was born in Hamburg, the son of a butcher, and grew up in the district of St. Georg, Hamburg, St. Georg. He was seriously interested in acting by his late teens and took acting classes without the knowledge of his parents. In 1915 Albers was drafted to serve in the German Army (German Empire), German Army in World War I, but was wounded early on. After his release from the Hospital in Wiesbaden where he had been treated, he performed in the local Residenztheater in comedy, comedies, antics and operettas. After the war Albers moved to Berlin, where he found work as a comedic actor in various Weimar Republic, Weimar-Era Berlin theatres. His breakthrough performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Friedrich Werndorff
Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film '' The Bells''.Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.78 Selected filmography Art director * '' The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920) * '' The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' Money in the Streets'' (1922) * '' The Daughter of the Brigadier'' (1922) * ''The Slipper Hero'' (1923) * ''The Three Marys'' (1923) * '' The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * '' Carlos and Elisabeth'' (1924) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''Unmarried Daughters'' (1926) * '' Nanette Makes Everything'' (1926) * ''A Modern Dubarry'' (1927) * '' Always Be True and Faithful'' (1927) * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1927) * '' Odette'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' The Singing City'' (1930) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' The Camels Are Coming'' (1934) * ''Forbidden Territory'' (1934) * ''Heat Wave'' (1935) * '' Fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
