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Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry (1954 film), Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana (1955 film), Nana'' (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christo Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martine Carol
Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading sex symbol and a top box-office draw of French cinema, and she was considered a French version of America's Marilyn Monroe. One of her more famous roles was as the title character in '' Lola Montès'' (1955), directed by Max Ophüls, in a role that required dark hair. However, by the late 1950s, roles for Carol had become fewer, partly because of the introduction of Brigitte Bardot. Early life Born Maryse Mourer (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, she studied acting under René Simon, making her stage début in 1940. After uncredited bits in '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) and '' The Strangers in the House'' (1942) she had her credited movie part in 1943, '' La ferme aux loups''. Career Carol had support roles in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Faure
Renée Faure (born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure; November 4, 1918 – May 2, 2005) was a French stage and film actress. Early life Renée Faure was born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure on November 4, 1918, in Paris, France. Her father was René Faure, director of the Lariboisière Hospital in Paris. A student of René Simon and André Brunot, Faure joined to the Comédie-Française, as a boarder on 1937, before being appointed member, on 1942. She then performed in major repertoire pieces, particularly excelling in the theater by Marivaux and Musset. Career In 1941, she made her film debut in '' L'Assassinat du père Noël '', the first film produced by Continental Films, in which she plays the daughter of Harry Baur. Her following performances confirmed her qualities as an interpreter, quickly passing from angelic roles '' Angels of Sin'' (1943) to those, otherwise more ambiguous, of passionate woman such as in ''François Villon'' (1945), ''Torrents'' (1947), and ''Bel Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrèce Borgia
''Lucrèce Borgia'' (also known as ''Lucretia Borgia'' or ''Sins of the Borgias'') is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendáriz. The film was directed by Christian-Jaque, who co-wrote screenplay with Cécil Saint-Laurent and Jacques Sigurd, based on a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. The film tells the story of the Borgia family of Italy during the Renaissance. It was released on DVD in the US on May 26, 2009. Cast *Martine Carol – Lucrece Borgia *Pedro Armendáriz – Cesar Borgia * Massimo Serato – Duke of Aragon *Valentine Tessier – Julie Farmesa *Louis Seigner – Mage, Soothsayer *Arnoldo Foà – Micheletto *Christian Marquand – Paolo * Tania Fédor – Vanna *Georges Lannes – Ambassador * Maurice Ronet – Perott Notes External links *''Lucrèce Borgia''at the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Du Barry (1954 Film)
''Madame du Barry'' is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol, Daniel Ivernel, Gianna Maria Canale and Jean Parédès.Hayward pp. 109–110 The film depicts the life of Madame du Barry, mistress to Louis XV in the eighteenth century. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Plot Cast * Martine Carol as Jeanne Bécu * Daniel Ivernel as Jean du Barry * Gianna Maria Canale as Duchesse de Grammont * Jean Parédès as Lebel * Denis d'Inès as Duc d'Richelieu * Marguerite Pierry as Comtesse de Médarne * as Marie-Antoinette * Pascale Roberts as Jeanne's friend * Nadine Alari as La Maréchale de Guichelais * Giovanna Ralli as Cadette * Georgette Anys as La citoyenne * Nadine Tallier as Loque * Nane Germon as Bitchi du Barry * as Chon du Barr * Claude Sylvain as Une fille * Paul Demange as Un citoyen * André Bervil as Un musicien * Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Opposite (1937 Film)
''The House Opposite'' (French: ''La maison d'en face'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Pierre Stéphen.Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. p. 113. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis Disappointed not to be given a promotion he expected and deserved, a respectable bank clerk leaves his job and takes a post running a building located directly opposite the bank. Cast *Elvire Popesco as Madame Anna * André Lefaur as Monsieur Pic * Pierre Stéphen as Mouche * André Berley as Renaudeau *Pauline Carton as Aglaé * Christiane Delyne as Gaby Duc *Paul Faivre as Maringot *Louis Florencie as Le contrôleur des contributions *Anthony Gildès as Monval *Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (8 September 1901 – 30 March 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on 8 September 1901 as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Pirates
''Rail Pirates'' (French: ''Les pirates du rail'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.Goble p.180 Synopsis Henri Pierson, an engineer on a railway running through Yunnan in China, tries to resist a series of bandit attacks on the train. Things come to a head when his wife Marie is taken as a hostage but the local warlord. Cast * Charles Vanel as Henri Pierson * Suzy Prim as Jeanne Rolland * Erich von Stroheim as Tchou King * Marcel Dalio as Le mercenaire * Simone Renant as Marie Pierson * Héléna Manson as Madame Teysseire * Lucas Gridoux as Le général Tsai * Georges Tourreil as Teysseire * Jean Périer as Le Docteur Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyage Without Hope
''Voyage Without Hope'' (French: ''Voyage sans espoir'') is a 1943 French crime drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Simone Renant, Jean Marais and Paul Bernard. It is a remake of the 1931 film '' The Lovers of Midnight''. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It has been classified as a film noir with an opening that recalls the pre-war poetic realist film '' The Human Beast''.Walker-Morrison p.35 Synopsis A bank clerk steals money and plans to run off to Argentina on a freighter. On the train to the port he encounters a criminal just released from prison who takes him for a naïve, wealthy young man and persuades his old girlfriend, nightclub singer Marie-Ange, to seduce him. However, she falls in love with the essentially honest boy and as the net closes in against him from both the criminals and the law she ultimately sacrifices herself for him. Cast * Simone Renant as Marie-Ange * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen (1942 Film)
''Carmen'' is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera.Zanger p.147 Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813.French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story The film's sets were designed by the . It was shot at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana (1955 Film)
''Nana'' is a 1955 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel '' Nana'' by Émile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Using the ancient theme of a worthless woman beguiling powerful men, the film portrays the moral corruption of the nominally Catholic court and nobility under the Second Empire. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and filmed in Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Plot Nana, who appears nightly at a downmarket Parisian theatre where her impudence and the scantiness of her costumes make up for her lack of dramatic talent, supplements her income by assignations with admirers. She catches the eye of Muffat, a faithful Catholic husband who is a trusted aide of the Emperor. By perseverance and heavy expenditure, he makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lover's Return
''A Lover's Return'' (, ) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay and François Périer. It was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris and on location in Lyon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival in September before its Lyon premiere and general release the following month. Plot Jean-Jacques Sauvage, a theatre director believed dead by everyone, is back in Lyon. Cast * Louis Jouvet as Jean-Jacques Sauvage * Gaby Morlay as Geneviève Gonin * François Périer as François Nisard * Jean Brochard as Jérôme Nisard * Ludmilla Tchérina as Karina * Hélène Ronsard as La jeune femme * Arthur Honegger as himself / En personne * Léo Lapara as Marchal * Armand Lurville as Le commissaire (as Lurville) * Maurice Nasil as Le cousin * Max Bozzoni as Serge * Arthur Hoérée * Louis Seigner as Edmond Gonin * Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanfan La Tulipe
''Fanfan la Tulipe'' is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. TIME magazine placed it on its ten-best list for 1953, the only non-English language film to make the list. Plot Fanfan is a charming, attractive young Frenchman who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage during the Seven Years' War. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline, who tells him that if he joins the army he will find fame, fortune, and marry the king's daughter. Accordingly, he signs up, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to receive a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis The First (film)
''Francis the First'' (French: ''François Premier'') is a 1937 French historical comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Mona Goya and Alexandre Rignault.Rège p.220 It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Synopsis Honorin is the stage manager at a theatre featuring a play set during the reign of Francis I. When an actor is indisposed, he has to step into his role and suffers badly from stage fright. A colleague attempts to use hypnotism to calm his nerves, but instead he falls into a trance and transported several hundred years back in time. Knowing what is to come, he is able to predict the future, which soon leads to accusations of witchcraft. Cast * Fernandel as Honorin * Mona Goya as Elsa / Madeleine Ferron * Alexandre Rignault as Henri VIII * Henri Bosc as Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron * Aimé Simon-Girard as François 1er * Alice Tissot as Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
