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Divine (1935 Film)
''Divine'' is a 1935 French drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Simone Berriau, George Rigaud and Gina Manès.Williams p.211 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Gotko and Robert Gys. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Hyeres. Synopsis A girl from the countryside travels to Paris, only to find herself working in a music hall. Cast * Simone Berriau as Divine * George Rigaud as Le Lait * Gina Manès as Dora * Philippe Hériat as Lutuf-Allah * Sylvette Fillacier as Gitanette * Paul Azaïs as Victor * Catherine Fonteney as Mme Jarisse * Thérèse Dorny as La Poison * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mme. Nicou, Concierge * Jeanne Véniat as Mme Martelli * Nane Germon as Zaza * Yvette Lebon as Roberte * Marcel Vallée as Le Directeur * Roger Gaillard as Pierre Paul * André Gabriello as Coirol * Pierre Juvenet as Le concierge * Floyd Du Pont as Fergusson * Lucien Callamand Lucien Callamand born Lucien Mari ...
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Max Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: '' La Ronde'' (1950), '' Le Plaisir'' (1952), '' The Earrings of Madame de…'' (1953) and ''Lola Montès'' (1955). He was credited as Max Opuls on several of his American films, including '' The Reckless Moment'', ''Caught'', ''Letter from an Unknown Woman'', and '' The Exile''. The annual Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken is named after him. Life Youth and early career Max Ophüls was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, the son of Leopold Oppenheimer, a Jewish textile manufacturer and owner of several textile shops in Germany, and his wife Helene Oppenheimer (née Bamberger). He took the pseudonym Ophüls during the early part of his theatrical career so that, should he ...
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André Gabriello
André Gabriello (1896–1975) was a French film actor. A character actor known for his supporting roles, notable appearances included Jean Renoir's '' Partie de campagne'' (1936) and Maurice Tourneur's ''Cecile Is Dead'' (1944).Waldman p.165 He was the father of the actress Suzanne Gabriello. Selected filmography * '' Calais-Dover'' (1931) * '' My Heart Is Calling You'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Partie de campagne'' (1936) * ''Yoshiwara'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * '' There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (1942) * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) * ''Adrien'' (1943) * ''Cecile Is Dead'' (1944) * '' Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''The Revenge of Roger'' (1946) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1947) * '' The Murdered Model'' (1948) * '' Night Round'' (1949) * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * '' Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * '' Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * '' Two Loves'' (1949) ...
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Roger Gaillard (actor)
Roger Gaillard may refer to: * Roger Gaillard (historian) (1923–2000), Haitian historian and novelist * (1893–1970), French actor (''The Threepenny Opera'', ''La Chienne'', '' Le Diable boiteux'') * Roger Gaillard (journalist) (1947–2010), Swiss writer, curator of museum Maison d'Ailleurs * (1904–1947), Central Committee of the French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Un ...
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Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * '' The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Alone'' (1931) * '' The Night at the Hotel'' (1932) * '' Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''A Star Disappears'' (1932) * '' The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''The Little King'' (1933) * '' Judex'' (1934) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Beautiful Star'' (1938) * '' His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * '' Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Madly in Love'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * '' The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * '' That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * ' ...
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Yvette Lebon
Yvette Lebon (14 August 1910 – 28 July 2014) was a French actress. Biography Lebon studied music and art before going into acting. During World War II, she was the mistress of Jean Luchaire, a French journalist and press baron executed after the war for collaboration with France's German occupiers. She married American producer Nat Wachsberger and later moved to the United States with him. She lived there until his death in 1992. The couple had one son, Patrick, who became a film producer. Her first husband was Roger Duchesne, a French actor who was sanctioned after the war for collaborating with the German occupiers. They acted together in the film '' Gibraltar'' (1938). Her relationship with collaborator-press baron Luchaire "attracted the most opprobrium." Indeed, in a 2010 television documentary, according to one account, she admitted "I don't nowhow much theatre and film people knew about what was really going on. We felt privileged. There was always champagne. We did ...
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Nane Germon
Nane Germon (1909–2001) was a French television and film actress.Goble p.330 Selected filmography * ''Coup de feu à l'aube'' (1932) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Le rayon des amours'' (1933) - Nicole * ''Les aventures du roi Pausole'' (1933) - Nicole * '' Court Waltzes'' (1933) * ''Les aventures du roi Pausole'' (1933) - Nicole * ''Le grillon du foyer'' (1933) * ''Le bien-aimé Lanouille'' (1933) * ''J'ai une idée'' (1934) - Norah * '' The Barber of Seville'' (1934) - Fanchette * ''Le malade imaginaire'' (1934) - Toinette * '' Pension Mimosas'' (1935) - La soubrette (uncredited) * ''Marchand d'amour'' (1935) * '' Juanita'' (1935) - Elaine Georgesco * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) - Hersilie * '' Divine'' (1935) - Zaza * '' Merchant of Love'' (1935) - Denise * ''Mayerling'' (1936) - Anna Vetsera * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) - Zelma * ''Le train d'amour'' (1936) * '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) - Simone * ''Notre-Dame d'amour'' (1936) - Zanette * '' Hercule'' (1938) - Miet ...
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Jeanne Véniat
Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431) * Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374) * Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384) * Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), American marimbist, percussionist, violinist, and arranger * Jeanne de Navarre (other), multiple people * Leon Jeanne (born 1980), Welsh footballer Fictional characters *Jeanne, a character from the ''Bayonetta'' series of video games Arts and entertainment * ''Jeanne'' (1934 film), a French drama film * ''Jeanne'', also known as ''Joan of Arc'', a 2019 French drama film * ''Jeanne'', an 1844 novel by George Sand Other uses * Tropical Storm Jeanne (other) See also * Joan (other) * Joanna * Joanne (other) * Jean (other) * Jehanne (other) Jehanne, or Joan of Arc, is a patron saint of France. Jehanne or ''variant'', may also refer to: * Jehanne la Pucelle d'Ay de Domremy (1412–1431 ...
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' The Fish Woman'' (1932) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' The Decoy'' (1935) * ''Divine'' (1935) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * ''Claudine at School'' (1937) * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''Gargousse'' (1938) * ''Fire in the Straw'' (1939) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''Le Corbeau'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * ''Marie-Martine'' ...
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Thérèse Dorny
Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 – 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress. Biography Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child to Gaudence Jean Baptiste Marie Longo-Dorni (born 1859) and Marie Antonia Longo-Dorni (née Junghanss, born 1865). She began her career as a stage actress in 1913, and made her debut as a film actress in the 1930 film The Sweetness of Loving. She was best known for her roles in Cognasse (1932) and Les Diaboliques (1955). Dorny married the French painter and graphic artist André Dunoyer de Segonzac on 19 December 1964 in Viroflay, Île-de-France, France, who she remained with until his death in 1974. Dorny died on 14 March 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France. Filmography *1930: '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (by René Hervil) - Lorette *1932: ''Cognasse'' (by Louis Mercanton) - Mme. Cognasse *1933: ''Knock'' (by Roger Goupillières a ...
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Catherine Fonteney
Catherine Fonteney (23 June 1879– 29 April 1966) was a French film actress.Goble p.386 Catherine Fonteney was born Marie Alexandrine Catherine Fontaine in Paris and died in Dijon. Selected filmography * '' Romain Kalbris'' (1923) * ''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * '' The Red Head'' (1932) * ''Poliche'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Divine'' (1935) * '' The Tender Enemy'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Nightclub Hostess'' (1939) * '' The Lost Woman'' (1942) * ''Wicked Duchess'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * '' Mahlia the Mestiza'' (1943) * '' Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) * ''Dear Caroline ''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laur .. ...
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Paul Azaïs
Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' (1930) * ''Paris la nuit'' (1930) - Bouledebois * ''Montmartre'' (1931) - Un client de Dédé (uncredited) * ''Plein la vue'' (1931) * '' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) - Soldat Broucke * '' Fantômas'' (1932) - Giroud, le mécanicien de Lord Beltham * '' The Miracle Child'' (1932) - Ratier * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) - Le marin * ''L'agence O-Kay'' (1932) - Kokanase * '' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Croquebol * ''Maquillage'' (1932) * ''En plein dans le mille'' (1932) - Le gigolo * ''La poule'' (1933) - Pascal * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) - Un joueur du Trocadéro * ''Pour être aimé'' (1933) * ''Cette vieille canaille'' (1933) - Jacques * ''Les bleus du ciel'' (1933) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le policier * ''Street Without ...
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