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Azaïs (film)
''Azaïs'' is a 1931 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Max Dearly, Simone Rouvière and Jeanne Saint-Bonnet. It is based on a play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.Goble p.38 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis An unsuccessful piano teacher has suffered what he believes to be thirty five year of bad luck. He becomes convinced by the philosopher Azaïs that this will inevitably be followed by thirty five years of good luck. His professional and romantic fortunes rapidly take an upward turn. Cast * Max Dearly as Baron Wurtz * Simone Rouvière as Suzette Wurtz * Jeanne Saint-Bonnet as Comtesse Romani * Pierre Stéphen as Félix Borneret * Gaston Dupray as Luquin * Henriette Delannoy as Baronne Wurtz * Vahlia Graham as Lady Hamilton * Suzy Pierson as Gabrielle Avize * Paulette Duvernet as La caissière * Leda Ginelly as La danseuse * Henry Houry as Fogson * Robert Pizani as Stromboli * Paul Clerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hervil
René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée Campton. Selected filmography * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' Blanchette'' (1921) * '' Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' (1922) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * ''Paris'' (1924) * '' Knock'' (1925) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' The Best Mistress'' (1929) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * '' Azaïs'' (1931) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * ''Mannequins A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Stéphen
Pierre Stéphen (1890–1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.346 Selected filmography * ''Irène'' (1920) * ''La dette'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921) * ''La brèche d'enfer'' (1923) - Le Vicomte de La Cardière * ''Le double piège'' (1923) * ''Le crime d'une sainte'' (1923) - Florimond * ''Les deux baisers'' (1924) * ''L'aventurier'' (1924) - André Varèze * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1925) - Paul de Lavardens * '' The Woman with Closed Eyes'' (1926) - Le jeune homme * ''La Girl aux mains fines'' (1926) * ''Les mufles'' (1929) - Nicolas Jantet * ''La ronde des heures'' (1931) - Monsieur de Mirsolle * ''Un bouquet de flirts'' (1931) * '' Azaïs'' (1931) - Félix Borneret * ''I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) - Max Meyer * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) - Octave * '' A Love Story'' (1933) - Binder, musicien * ''Moi et l'impératrice'' (1933) * '' Nothing But Lies'' (1933) - Paul Daubreuil * '' The Old Devil'' (1933) - Le professeur d'histoire / Ein Hauslehrer * ''Ces messieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1931 Comedy Films
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began 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 the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * March 14: '' Alam Ara'', the first Indian-made sound film, premieres at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Clerget
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places *Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom *Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pizani
Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films. In operetta Pizani's roles in operetta and musical theatre include: *''Amants légitimes'' by Fernand Mallet (1924) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Le Comte de Puyssec (world premiere) *'' Monsieur Beaucaire'' by André Messager (1925) Théâtre Marigny, as Nash (French premiere) *''Pouche'' by Henri Hirschmann (1925) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Alfred (world premiere) *''La Teresina'' by Oscar Straus (1928) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Prince Borghese (premiere of French version) *'' Tip-Toes'' by George Gershwin (1929) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Oncle Puff (French premiere) *'' Brummell'' by Reynaldo Hahn (1931) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Beau Brummell (world premiere) *''Les Petites Cardinal'' by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert (1938) Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Houry
Henry Houry (1874–1972) was a French stage actor. He also appeared in and directed films.Waldman & Slide p.229 He worked for a while in the United States during the silent era, directing the 1918 Corinne Griffith film '' Love Watches''. Selected filmography * '' Love Watches'' (1918) * '' Miss Ambition'' (1918) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1923) * '' Heart of an Actress'' (1924) * '' Azaïs'' (1931) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) * '' The Crime of Bouif'' (1933) * ''The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decemb ...'' (1937) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) * '' Dominique'' (1950) * '' The Convict'' (1951) References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leda Ginelly
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Paulette Duvernet
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Suzy Pierson
Suzy Pierson (1902–1996) was a French film actress.Goble p.128 She played lead roles in several silent films of the 1920s. Selected filmography * ''Paris'' (1924) * '' Six and One Half Times Eleven'' (1927) * '' The Three-Sided Mirror'' (1927) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * '' Napoleon at Saint Helena'' (1929) * '' 77 Rue Chalgrin'' (1931) * '' Azaïs'' (1931) * '' Let's Touch Wood'' (1933) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * ''The West'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared'' (French: ''Monsieur Breloque a disparu'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Junie Astor and Suzy Pierson. Rège p.677 It is an adaptation of the 1923 stage ...'' (1938) * '' Behold Beatrice'' (1944) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1902 births 1996 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
