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Angels Of Sin
''Angels of Sin'' (French: ''Les Anges du péché'') is a 1943 French film directed by Robert Bresson, in his feature directorial debut. Made in 1943, nine years after his comedy short '' Public Affairs'', it was Bresson's only film released during the German occupation of France. Working titles included ''Bethany'', and Bresson's favored title ''The Exchange'', but producers felt these were not sensational enough.David Bordwell, "The Exchange: Narration and Style in Les Anges du péché" in ''Robert Bresson 2nd edition'' (James Quandt, ed.) This film was made with a cast of professional actors, an aspect it shares with Bresson's next film, '' Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne'', which would be his last done that way. Though usually seen as being the most "conventional" of Bresson's features, the religious subject matter and the directness of the film's style are seen by many as auspicious of the director's later work. Bresson collaborated on the film's screenplay with Raymond Leopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have led his works to be regarded as preeminent examples of Minimalism, minimalist film. Much of his work is known for being tragic in story and nature. Bresson is among the most highly regarded filmmakers of all time. He has the highest number of films (seven) that made the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll of the 250 greatest films ever made. His works ''A Man Escaped'' (1956), ''Pickpocket (film), Pickpocket'' (1959) and ''Au hasard Balthazar'' (1966) were ranked among the top 100, and other films like ''Mouchette'' (1967) and (1983) also received many votes. Jean-Luc Godard once wrote, "He is the French cinema, as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is German music." Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila Parély
Mila Parély (7 October 1917 – 14 January 2012), born Olga Colette Peszynski, was a French actress of Polish ancestry best known for the roles of Félicie, Belle's eldest sister, in Jean Cocteau's '' La Belle et la Bête'' (1946), and as Geneviève in '' La Règle du jeu'' (1939). She had a liaison with actor Jean Marais from 1942 to 1944, remaining lifelong friends, and in 1976 she was his business associate in a pottery shop. Marais was the long-term lover of Jean Cocteau and her co-star in the latter's 1946 film version of ''Beauty and the Beast''. She gave up acting in the late 1950s in order to take care of her racing car driving husband Taso Mathieson, who had been injured in an accident. She also worked with such notable directors as Max Ophüls, Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Fritz Lang and G.W. Pabst. She returned to acting briefly in the late 1980s. Mila Parély died on 14 January 2012, aged 94, in Vichy, where she had spent the last fifty years of her life. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Argent
("Money") is the eighteenth novel in the '' Rougon-Macquart'' series by Émile Zola. It was serialized in the periodical '' Gil Blas'' beginning in November 1890 before being published in novel form by Charpentier et Fasquelle in March 1891. The novel focuses on the financial world of the Second French Empire as embodied in the Paris Bourse and exemplified by the fictional character of Aristide Saccard. Zola's intent was to show the terrible effects of speculation and fraudulent company promotion, the culpable negligence of company directors, and the impotency of contemporary financial laws. Aristide Saccard (b. 1815 as Aristide Rougon) is the youngest son of Pierre and Félicité Rougon. He is first introduced in '' La fortune des Rougon.'' ''L'argent'' is a direct sequel to '' La curée'' (published in 1871), which details Saccard's first rise to wealth using underhanded methods. Sensing his unscrupulous nature, his brother Eugène Rougon prompts Aristide to change his surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trial Of Joan Of Arc
''The Trial of Joan of Arc'' () is a 1962 French historical drama film written and directed by Robert Bresson. Florence Delay stars as Joan of Arc, a French military leader, who is undergoing a trial on the charge of heresy in 1431, during the Hundred Years' War. Synopsis In 1431 Jeanne d'Arc, a peasant girl who has led the French troops against the English during the third phase of the Hundred Years' War, is imprisoned for heresy and brought to trial by an pro-English court in Rouen. From the beginning of the trial it is made clear by English representatives that the sentence has to be Jeanne's execution by fire. Despite constant interrogations by the judges, Jeanne's faith in her mission, which she insists was assigned to her by God, remains unshaken. During the trial she is not only questioned but also tortured, her virginity examined, and molested. In a moment of weakness Jeanne recants her faith but later retracts her earlier confession. She is sentenced to death and burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickpocket
Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for Misdirection (magic), misdirection. A thief who works in this manner is known as a pickpocket. Italy, France and Spain have the highest rates of pickpocketing. As an occupation Pickpockets and other thieves, especially those working in teams, sometimes apply distraction, such as asking a question or bumping into the victim. These distractions sometimes require sleight of hand, speed, misdirection and other types of skills. Pickpockets may be found in any crowded place around the world. However, Barcelona and Rome have been noted as being particularly dangerous pickpocket havens. Thieves have been known to operate in high traffic areas such as mass transit stations, even boarding subway trains so they can use the distractions of crowds and sudden stop-and-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Escaped
''A Man Escaped'', also known as ''A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth'' (), is a 1956 French prison film directed by Robert Bresson. The film is loosely based on the memoir of André Devigny, a member of the French Resistance who was imprisoned by the occupying German forces at Montluc prison during World War II. Although the protagonist's name is altered in the film, it is inspired by Devigny's real-life escape. ''A Man Escaped'' was screened in competition at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival and remains one of Bresson's most acclaimed and influential works. Plot In Lyon, in 1943, Fontaine, a member of the French Resistance, jumps out of the car that is taking him to Montluc prison. He is immediately apprehended, and his German captors handcuff him, beat him, and lock him up. Throughout his time in prison, Fontaine regularly hears gunfire as other inmates are executed. At first, Fontaine is placed in a cell on the ground floor of Montluc. He communicates with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Barry
Christiane Fernande Boursaud (1918–1992) was a French stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ... and film actress.Cowie p.34 Filmography References Bibliography * Cowie, Peter. ''International Film Guide: 1973''. Tantivy Press, 1973. External links * 1918 births 1992 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Morel
Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) − Marinette − une élève (uncredited) * ''Sarajevo'' (1940) − (uncredited) * '' Madame Sans−Gêne'' (1941) − Julie − une blanchisseuse (uncredited) * ''Ne bougez plus'' (1941) * ''Chèque au porteur'' (1941) − La dame du vestiaire du dancing (uncredited) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) − La bouquetière (uncredited) * '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) − Une chanteuse du 'Trio' * ''Signé illisible'' (1942) * '' No Love Allowed'' (1942) − La femme de chambre (uncredited) * '' Secrets'' (1943) − Magali * ''Madame et le mort'' (1943) − Une philosophe * '' Angels of Sin'' (1943) − Soeur Berthe * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) − La bonne (uncredited) * '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943) − Rosalie, jeune * '' Lucrèce'' (1943) − L'habilleuse * '' Cecile Is Dead'' (1944) − Une amie de Madame Petiot (uncredited) * ''Mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Colin
Georges Colin (10 March 1880 – 14 January 1945) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The Kiddies in the Ruins'' (1918) * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * '' The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * '' The Eaglet'' (1931) * '' End of the World'' (1931) * ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (1934) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Claudine at School'' (1937) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * '' The Call of Life'' (1937) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Vautrin'' (1943) * ''The Man Who Sold His Soul'' (1943) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) * ''The Exile's Song ''The Exile's Song'' (French: ''Le chant de l'exilé'') is a 1943 French musical drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Tino Rossi, Ginette Leclerc and Aimé Clariond. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37505/le-chant-de-l-exile It was sho ...'' (1943) References External links * 1880 births 1945 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor.He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, and the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathilde Seigner Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress. Early life Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner. ... and Marie-Amélie Seigner. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seigner, Louis 1903 births 1991 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française People from Isère Male actors from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 20th-century French male actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Burials at Ivry Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberte Terbois
Gilberte is a name of French-Norman origin. It is the feminine version of the name Gilbert. Notable people * Gilberte Brossolette (1905–2004), French politician and journalist * Gilberte Champion (1913–2020), French radio operator in the French Resistance * Gilberte H. Dallas (1918–1960), French poet * Gilberte Géniat (1916–1986), French actress * Jill Gilberte Khawam (born 1975), Lebanese-American philanthropist * Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz (1937–2019), French politician * Gilberte Montavon (1896–1957), Swiss waitress and the inspiration of the film ''Gilberte de Courgenay'' * Gilberte Mortier (1907–1991), French swimmer * Gilberte Périer (1620–1687), French biographer * Gilberte Roca (1911–2004), French politician and member of the French Resistance See also *Gilbertese language *''Gilberte de Courgenay ''Gilberte de Courgenay'' is a 1942 Swiss biographical film about Gilberte Montavon directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Rudolf Bernhard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Monfort
Silvia Monfort (, born Simone Marguerite Favre-Bertin , 6 June 1923 – 30 March 1991) was a French actress and theatre director. She was the daughter of Charles-Maurice Favre-Bertin, a French sculptor, decorator, and medalist, and was the wife of Pierre Gruneberg. She was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1973, an Officer of Arts and Letters in 1979, and Commander of Arts and Letters in 1983. She died in 1991 of lung cancer, and is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Early life and education Monfort was born in the neighborhood of Le Marais in Rue Elzévir, a short distance from Rue de Thorigny, where she would set up her first theatre in 1972. Her family lived in this Parisian neighborhood for several generations. Her father sent her to boarding school after her mother died when she was young. She undertook her secondary studies first at Lycée Victor-Hugo and then at Lycée Victor Duruy.Biography on the site oLycée Silvia Monfort She obtained her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
