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Germaine Kerjean
Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the Comédie-Française. In films she frequently played character role A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014 ...s. Filmography References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940-1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015. External links * 1893 births French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Actresses from Le Havre 1975 deaths 20th-century French actresses {{france-film-actor-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre
Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian (Greenwich), Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. It is also the second largest subprefecture in France, after only Reims. The name ''Le Havre'' means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as ''Havrais'' or ''Havraises''. The city and Port of Le Havre, port were founded by Francis I of France, King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the early modern period was hampered by European wars of religion, religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. It was from the end of the 18th century that Le Havre st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Bazaar
''The Scarlet Bazaar'' (French: ''La kermesse rouge'') is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Albert Préjean, Andrée Servilanges and Jean Tissier.Burnett p.62 It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Synopsis The film portrays the fictional rivalry between two painters, a man and wife, that concludes with an incident based on a real-life 1897 fire in Paris. Main cast * Albert Préjean as Claude Sironi * Andrée Servilanges as Agnès Bonnardet-Sironi * Jean Tissier as René de Montbriant * Germaine Kerjean as Mme Bonnardet * Lucas Gridoux as L'antiquaire * Émile Drain as Le révérend dominicain * Léon Arvel as M. Bonnardet * Hélène Tossy as Tante Élisabeth * Marthe Mellot as Rose de St-Aubin * Nina Myral as Éléonore de St-Aubin * Marcelle Rexiane as La gouvernante * Colette Régis Colette Régis (1893–1978) was a French film ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1958 Film)
''Women's Prison'' (French: ''Prisons de femmes'') is a 1958 French crime film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Danièle Delorme, Jacques Duby and Vega Vinci. It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco previously made into the 1938 French film ''Women's Prison'' and the 1947 Swedish film ''Two Women''.Goble p.70 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani and Jean Mandaroux. Cast * Danièle Delorme as Alice Rémon ou Dumas * Jacques Duby as René * Vega Vinci as Gigi * Jane Marken as Mme Rémon, la belle-mère d'Alice * Mireille Perrey as Mme Vertin - la mère de René * Gabriel Cattand as L'avocat * Germaine Kerjean as La directrice * Louis Arbessier as Le directeur de la prison * Joëlle Bernard as Une détenue * George Cusin as Le juge d'instruction * Dominique Davray as Une collègue d'Alice * Jacques Dynam as Le médecin * Michel Etcheverry as Le substitut * Henri-Jacques Huet as Mario * Nicolas Amato as Un jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl And The River
''Girl and the River'' () is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast In alphabetical order * Henri Arius - The uncle from Cavaillon * Pascale Audret - Hortense * Odette Barencey - Joséphine * Charles Blavette - L'oncle Simon * Jean Clarens - Le notaire * Andrée Debar - The cousin from Rochebrune * Hubert de Lapparent - Elie, a peasant * Hélène Gerber - La femme d'Elie * Jean Giono - Le récitant (voice) * Harry-Max - Le juge de paix * Germaine Kerjean - The aunt from Rochebrune * Robert Lombard - Le cousin de Rochebrune * Milly Mathis - The aunt from Cavaillon * Pierre Moncorbier - L'oncle vigneron * Jean Panisse - The butcher * Maurice Sarfati - The cousin from Cavaillon * Dany Saval * Jean-Marie Serreau - Le Jéhovah de Perthuis * Madeleine Sylvain - La bouchère * Arlette Thomas - La femme de Dabisse Reception Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Cargo (1958 Film)
''White Cargo'' (French: ''Cargaison blanche'') is a 1958 French crime drama film directed by Guy Lacombe and starring Françoise Arnoul, Renée Faure and Jean-Claude Michel. Rège p.150 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It is a remake of the 1937 film of the same title. It is also known in English by the alternative title ''Illegal Cargo''. Main cast * Françoise Arnoul as Françoise * Renée Faure as Mme Ploit * Jean-Claude Michel as Pierre * Judith Magre as Dora * Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean * Michel Salina as M. Paul * Clément Harari as Un client * Germaine Kerjean as Irma * Henri San Juan as Un malfrat * Georges Aminel as José * Georges Rivière as Raymond * Colette Mars as Mado * Harry-Max Harry-Max (born Maxime Louis Charles Dichamp; 23 November 1901 – 13 March 1979) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1938 to 1975. Filmography References External links * 1901 births 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadlier Than The Male (1956 Film)
''Voici le temps des assassins'' (French for "This is the time for murderers") is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of ''Matinée d'ivresse'' - part of '' Illuminations'' by Arthur Rimbaud. The film was released as ''Deadlier Than the Male'' in the United States and as ''Twelve Hours to Live'' in the UK. It is a dark tale of a young and pretty femme fatale who ruins the life of a man and kills his best friend. Plot In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the long-divorced André Chatelin, an honest and respected man who runs a successful restaurant, is visited by an unknown young woman. She says she is Catherine, the daughter of his ex-wife Gabrielle, who has died leaving her homeless and penniless. André gives her a room and a job, but she soon starts abusing his kindness. She sows discord between André and his young friend Gérard, a medical student who is like a son to him. And she starts stealin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proibito
''Proibito'' () is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Mel Ferrer. Cast * Mel Ferrer as Don Paolo Solinas * Amedeo Nazzari as Costantino Corraine * Lea Massari as Agnese Barras * Henri Vilbert as Niccodemo Barras * Germaine Kerjean as Maddalena Solinas * Paolo Ferrara as Maresciallo Taddei * Eduardo Ciannelli as Vescovo * Decimo Cristiani as Antonio * Ornella Spegni as La vedova Casu * Memmo Luisi as Antioco * Marco Guglielmi Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of econom ... as Mareddu References External links * 1954 films 1954 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films scored by Nino Rota Films based on works by Grazia Deledda Films shot in Sardinia Films directed by Mario Monicelli Films set in Sardinia Films with screenpl ... [...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] |
Women Of Paris
A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, '' SRY'' gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. An adult woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. These characteristics facilitate childbirth and breastfeeding. Women typically have less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throughout human history, tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Artist With Ladies
''An Artist with Ladies'' (French: ''Coiffeur pour dames'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Renée Devillers and Arlette Poirier.Monaco p.189 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Synopsis A former sheep shearer becomes the most celebrated hairdresser in France. His gift has a positive effect on the lives of a number of different woman. Cast * Fernandel as Marius, dit Mario * Renée Devillers as Mme Brochand * Arlette Poirier as Edmonde * Georges Chamarat as Le docteur * Françoise Soulié as Denise Brochand * Jacques Eyser as Vatherin * Mireille Ponsard as Une cliente * Claudette Donald * Nadine Tallier as Mlle Mado * Nicole Jonesco as Colette - la soubrette * Yana Gani as L'impératrice * Julien Maffre as Le paysan à la jument * José Noguéro as Gonzalès Cordeba y Navarro y Vavor * Manuel Gary as Gaëtan * Georges Lannes as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina (1951 Film)
Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation may have resulted from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. Early life Messalina was the daughter of Domitia Lepida and her first cousin Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus. Her mother was the youngest child of the consul Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and Antonia Major. Her mother's brother, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, had been the first husband of the future Empress Agrippina the Younger and the biological father of the future Emperor Nero, making Nero Messalina's first cousin despite a seventeen-year age difference. Messalina's grandmothers Claudia Marcella t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1951 Film)
''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 Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor.Hayward p.242 He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois. Partial filmography * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncre ..., and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as ''Darling Caroline (1968 film), Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels ''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (1953) and ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
