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Annie Toinon
Annie Toinon (17 August 1875 – 28 February 1967) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.111 She often worked with the writer-director Marcel Pagnol. Selected filmography * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' Rocambole'' (1932) * ''Jofroi ''Jofroi'' is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto. It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film ...'' (1934) * '' Angèle'' (1934) * '' Merlusse'' (1935) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1936) * '' L'Arlésienne'' (1942) References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015. External links * 1875 births 1967 deaths Actresses from Marseille French film actresses French stage actresses {{France-film-actor-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsielles
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Marseille is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, second-most populous city proper in France, after Paris, with 873,076 inhabitants in 2021. Marseille with its suburbs and exurbs create the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, with a population of 1,911,311 at the 2021 census. Founded by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited settlements. It was known to the ancient Greeks as ''Massalia'' and to ancient Romans, Romans as ''Massilia''. Marseille has been a trading port since ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angèle (film)
''Angèle'' is a 1934 French drama film directed, produced and written by Marcel Pagnol, based on the 1929 novel '' Un de Baumugnes'' by Jean Giono. It stars Orane Demazis. Plot A naive young woman, Angèle, leaves the farm where she has been raised after being seduced by a shrewd man who turns out to be a pimp. An honest handsome farm employee, Albin, tries to prevent her from going, but without success since she is mesmerized by Louis, the manipulating pimp. She becomes a street prostitute in Marseille and leads a sad life. To make things worse, she has a child. A kind friend of hers, the childish and apparently a little mentally under-developed Saturnin, finds her thanks to some unexpected information. He brings her back home to her kind mother but the woman's father, Clarius, is so ashamed of what happened that he locks her in a cellar and hides her. He threatens anybody who shows up with his rifle. Albin, still in love with Angèle, and hoping she will return one day, works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Marseille
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated as the home of the Paris Opera. * January 12 – Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3. He succeeds his cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had no sons of his own. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * January 24 – Camille Saint-Saëns' orchestral ''Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns), Danse macabre'' receives its première. February * February 3 – Third Carlist War: Battle of Lácar – Carlist commander Torcuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Arlésienne (1942 Film)
L'Arlésienne may refer to: * "L'Arlésienne" (short story), an 1869 short story by Alphonse Daudet, later turned into a play * ''L'Arlésienne'' (Bizet), musical works based on Georges Bizet's incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name **''L'Arlésienne'', a 1974 ballet choreographed by Roland Petit Roland Petit (13 January 192410 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. Life and work The son of shoe designer Ro ... to the music of Georges Bizet * ''L'Arlésienne'' (painting), an 1888–1890 series of six paintings by Vincent van Gogh * ''L'Arlésienne'' (1908 film), a French drama film * ''L'Arlésienne'' (1942 film), a French drama film See also *'' L'arlesiana'', an 1897 opera by Francisco Cilea {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gardens Of Murcia (1936 Film)
''The Gardens of Murcia'' (French: ''Aux jardins de Murcie'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marcel Gras and Max Joly and starring Juanita Montenegro, Hubert Prélier and Geymond Vital.Crisp p.403 It was also known by the alternative title of ''Heritage''. A 1923 silent film ''The Gardens of Murcia (1923 film), The Gardens of Murcia'' had earlier been made, based on the same story. Cast * Juanita Montenegro as Maria del Carmen * Hubert Prélier as Xavier * Geymond Vital as Pencho * Nicolas Amato * Albert Angeli as Pepuso * Marcel Charvey * Jean Clairval * Irma d'Argy * Henry Darbray * Marcel Delaître as Domingo * Mona Dol * Annette Doria as Fuensantica * Geno Ferny * L.E. Hemme * Edmée Landauer * Raymond Marcel * Georges Mauloy as Le médecin * André Pierrel * Annie Toinon References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1936 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlusse
''Merlusse'' is a 1935 French comedy drama film written and directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Henri Poupon, André Pollack and Annie Toinon. It was shot at the Lycée Thiers in Marseille, which Pagnol had himself once attended. It should not be confused with the Merlusse fairy, a depiction of Melusine in the Vosges (France). Synopsis A tough teacher charged with looking after the students left behind at a boarding school during the Christmas holidays rises to the challenge and comes to better understand the boys in his care. Cast * Henri Poupon as Blanchard dit Merlusse * André Pollack as Le proviseur * Annie Toinon as Nathalie * Thommeray as Le censeur * Jean Castan as Galubert * Le Petit Jacques as Villepontoux * d'Armans as Philippard * Fernand Bruno as Catusse * Robert Aviérinos as Lupin * Robert Chaux as Godard * Dernard as Delacre * John Dubrou as Pic * Jean Inglesakis as Molinard * Le-Van-Kim as Macaque * Rellys as L'appariteur * André Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jofroi
''Jofroi'' is a 1934 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Vincent Scotto. It tells the story of a man who has sold his orchard. When the new owner wants to cut the trees down, the former owner threatens with suicide. The film is based on the short story "Jofroi de la Maussan" by Jean Giono, which appears in the collection of his short stories ''The Solitude of Compassion ''The Solitude of Compassion'' () is a 1932 collection of short stories by the French writer Jean Giono, some of which had appeared earlier. The stories focus on rural life in Provence. The book was published in English in 2002, translated by Edwar ...''. Cast * Vincent Scotto as Jofroi * Henri Poupon as Fonse * Charles Blavette as Antonin * Odette Roger as Marie * Annie Toinon as Barbe * Henri Darbrey as Le notaire * André Robert as L' instituteur * José Tyrand as Le curé References Bibliography * Betz, Mark. ''Beyond the Subtitle: Remapping European Art Cinema''. University of Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocambole (1932 Film)
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Fanny (1932 Film)
''Fanny'' is a 1932 French romantic drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin, and Alida Rouffe. Based on the 1931 play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol, it is the second part of the Marseille Trilogy, which began with '' Marius'' (1931) and concluded with '' César'' (1936). The film was shot both at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Marseille, with sets designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Like ''Marius'', ''Fanny'' was a box office success in France and is still considered a classic of French cinema. Plot In Marseille, Marius, the son of barkeeper César, has had a romance with Fanny, his childhood friend and the daughter of the fish saleswoman in the harbor, before following his dream by taking a job on a boat going on a five-year scientific expedition. Shortly after Marius leaves, Fanny discovers she is pregnant with his child, so, to avoid bringing shame on her family, her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
