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French Films Of 1942
A list of films produced in France in 1942. A–L M–Z See also * 1942 in France References External links French films of 1942at the Internet Movie DatabaseFrench films of 1942at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1942 1942 Films French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...
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A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ...
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Jacqueline Gauthier
Jacqueline Gauthier (7 October 1921 – 18 September 1982) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.115 Selected filmography * '' Louise'' (1939) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * '' Frederica'' (1942) * '' Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * ''Death No Longer Awaits'' (1944) * '' Dropped from Heaven'' (1946) * '' Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Murderer Is Not Guilty'' (1946) * '' The Husbands of Leontine'' (1947) * '' The Adventures of Casanova'' (1947) * '' One Night at the Tabarin'' (1947) * ''Forbidden to the Public'' (1949) * '' Eve and the Serpent'' (1949) * '' They Are Twenty'' (1950) * '' Extravagant Theodora'' (1950) * '' The Billionaire Tramp'' (1951) * '' The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (1951) * '' She and Me'' (1952) * ''The Terror with Women ''The Terror with Women'' (French: ''La terreur des dames'') is a 1956 comedy film dir ...
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Arletty
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du Nord'' (1938), '' Le jour se lève'' (1939) and '' Children of Paradise'' (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II. Early years Arletty was born on 15 May 1898 in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family. After her father's death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name "Arlette" based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was not interested in acting until she met Paul Guillaume, an art dealer. He recommended some theaters and, at the age of 21, she was hired. Her early career was dominated by the music hall, and she later appeared in plays and cabaret. In 1928 she performed in Maurice Yvain's operetta ''Yes'' at the Théâtre ...
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Bolero (1942 Film)
''Bolero'' (French: ''Boléro'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Arletty, André Luguet and Jacques Dumesnil.Hayward p.4 It takes its name from the Bolero, a Latin American dance and the composer Maurice Ravel's piece of music inspired by the style of it. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was made by Pathé at the company's Francoeur Studios. Future star Simone Signoret had a small, uncredited role in the film. Cast * Arletty as Catherine * André Luguet as Rémi * Jacques Dumesnil as Georges * Meg Lemonnier as Miquette * Christian Gérard as Paul Bardot * André Bervil as Laurent * Louis Salou as Professeur Archaimbaud * Paul Ollivier as Le deuxième témoin * Jacques Roussel as Horace * Guita Karen as La bonne * Denise Grey as Anne-Marie * Lucienne Legrand * Nathalie Alexeeff * Janine Berry * Marguerite de Morlaye as Dame à la présentation de la collection * Robert ...
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Fernand Charpin
Fernand Charpin (30 May 1887 – 6 November 1944) was a French actor. He is known for his role as Honoré Panisse in Marcel Pagnol's Marseille trilogy, beginning with '' Marius'' in 1931. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * ''Court Waltzes'' (1933) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''Paprika'' (1933) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''Tartarin of Tarascon'' (1934) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' The Path to Happiness'' (1934) * '' Beautiful Days'' (1935) * ''Honeymoon'' (1935) * '' Happy Arenas'' (1935) * '' César'' (1936) * '' Michel Strogoff'' (1936) * ''They Were Five'' (1936) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * ''Balthazar'' (1937) * ''Ignace'' (1937) * ''The Lady from Vittel'' (1937) * '' The Dark Angels'' (1937) * ''The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * '' The Baker's Wife'' (1938) * '' Troubled Heart'' (1938) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * '' In the Sun of Marseille'' (1938) * '' The Rebel'' (1938) * '' The Two Schemers'' (1 ...
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Elvire Popesco
Elvira Popescu (; in French language, French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian people, Romanian-French people, French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career Popescu was born in Bucharest, and studied drama at the National University of Music Bucharest, Music and Drama Conservatory in her native city, under the guidance of Constantin Nottara and Aristizza Romanescu. In 1911 was making the first Romanian films to deal with fiction. He employed Popesco as well as other leading actors like Nottara and Romanescu. The first two films were called "Fatal Love" and "Spin a Yarn". No copies are known of these films. Popesco made her debut at the National Theatre Bucharest at age 16.Mari Români In 1912, she played herself in the movie ''Independența României'', directed by . In 1919 she became artistic director of the Excelsior Theatre.Ciobanu In 1921, Popes ...
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Jean Stelli
Jean Stelli (6 December 1894 in Lille – 2 February 1975 in Grasse) was a French screenwriter and film director.Rège p.939 Selected filmography * ''The Hurricane on the Mountain'' (1922) * ''Durand Jewellers'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar (1938 film), Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * ''The Blue Veil (1942 film), The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''The White Waltz'' (1943) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' (1946) * ''The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) * ''City of Hope (1948 film), City of Hope'' (1948) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * ''Last Love (1949 film), Last Love'' (1949) * ''Sending of Flowers'' (1950) * ''One Only Loves Once'' (1950) * ''The Unexpected Voyager'' (1950) * ''Serenade to the Executioner'' (1951) * ''Maria of the End of the World'' (1951) * ''Mammy (1951 film), Mammy'' (1951) * ''The Night Is Ours (1953 film), The Night Is Ours'' (1953) * ''The Lovers of Marianne'' (1953) * ''A Woman's Treasure'' (1953) * ''Baratin'' (1956) * ''Tides of Passion (1956 film ...
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The Blue Veil (1942 Film)
''The Blue Veil'' (French: ''Le voile bleu'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, Elvire Popesco and André Alerme.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 The film was The Blue Veil (1951 film), remade in 1951. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Louise Jarraud * Elvire Popesco as Mona Lorenza * André Alerme as Ernest Volnar-Bussel * Fernand Charpin as Émile Perrette * Aimé Clariond as Le juge d'instruction * Pierre Larquey as Antoine Lancelot * Marcelle Géniat as Madame Breuilly * Georges Grey as Gérard Volnar-Bussel * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mademoiselle Eugénie * Renée Devillers as Madame Forneret * Denise Grey as Madame Volnar-Bussel * Francine Bessy as La jeune danseuse * Jean Clarieux as Henri Forneret * Pierre Jourdan as Dominique * Camille Bert as Le médecin * Noël Roquevert as L'inspecteur Duval * Marcel Vallée as L'imprésario de Mona Lorenza * Jean Bobillot as Julien * Mona Dol as L'infirmière-chef * Camille Guérini as d'Aubign ...
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Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patrie'' (1914) * ''Monsieur le directeur'' (1925) * '' Alone'' (1931) - Le comandant * ''Tout s'arrange'' (1931) - Un ami de M. Ribadet * '' American Love'' (1931) - Le maître d'hôtel à la barbiche (uncredited) * ''Le disparu de l'ascenseur'' (1932) - Michaud - le secrétaire * ''Prisonnier de mon coeur'' (1932) * ''Vive la classe'' (1932) - L'adjudant * '' The Miracle Child'' (1932) - Durieux père * ''Le chien jaune'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' Topaze'' (1933) - Tamise * '' Once Upon a Time'' (1933) - Redno * '' Knock'' (1933) - Le tambour de ville * ' (1933) - Bouzin * '' Madame Bovary'' (1934) - Hippolyte * ''Mariage à responsabilité limitée'' (1934) - Georges Lambert - le mari * '' We Are Not Children'' (1934) - M. Breton * '' St ...
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Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim (11 October 1896 – 7 July 1991) was a French actress. She was born Suzanne Mariette Arduini in Paris and died in 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt. She began her screen career as a child actress during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Carmen'' (1914) * ''Madame Coralie & C.'' (1914) * ''Les écrits restent'' (1917) * ''Le Noël d'Yveline'' (1918) * ''Haine'' (1918) * ''Appassionatamente'' (1919) * ''Passionnément'' (1920) * ''Il suo destino'' (1921) * ''La reine Lumière'' (1921) - Huguette Landry ' Reine Lumière ' * ''Un drame d'amour'' (1921) - Diane d'Évremont * ''L'aiglonne'' (1922) - Madame de Navailles * ''Mon coeur et ses millions'' (1931) - Marguerite Mirgaudon * ''Un petit trou pas cher'' (1934) * '' La Bandera'' (1935) - (uncredited) * '' The Squadron's Baby'' (1935) - Mathilde * ''Marie des angoisses'' (1935) - Marfa * ''Mayerling'' (1936) - La comtesse Larisch * ''Samson'' (1936) - Grace Ritter * '' La Peur'' (1936) - L'actrice * ''Moutonnet'' ...
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Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle, 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics, water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography During World War I, Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for ''L'Équipe, L'Auto'', ''L'Intransigeant'' and ''Paris-Soir''. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning ''Quinze Combats'' (''Fifteen Rounds''), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, ''Les requins du pétrole'' (''The Oil Sharks''). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptation ...
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The Benefactor (1942 Film)
''The Benefactor'' (French: ''Le bienfaiteur'') is a 1942 French crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey.Hayward p.240 It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis This film portrays a man who leads a double life. In his home town in the provinces he is a respected citizen, but in Paris he is an underworld gang leader. Cast * Raimu as Monsieur Moulinet * Suzy Prim as Irène Berger * Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''P ... as Noblet * Lucienne Delyle as La chanteuse * René Bergeron as Le conservateur des hypothèques * Yves Deniaud as Vinchon * Alexandre Rignault as Le patron * Héléna Manson as Gertrude, la b ...
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