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Henry Kistemaeckers (playwright)
Henry Hubert Alexandre Kistemaeckers (October 13, 1872 – January 21, 1938) was a prolific Belgian-born French author and playwright. Early life and career Henry Hubert Alexandre Kistemaeckers was born in Floreffe,Who's Who in the Theatre; Volume 3; 1916; pg. 745 accessed September 29, 2012 a small town some forty-five miles southeast of Brussels. He was the son of Henry Kistemaeckers (1851–1934), a controversial Belgian publisher often at odds with the censorship laws of the day. As a young man, Kistemaeckers attended the Royal Athenaeum at , the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floreffe
Floreffe (; wa, Florefe) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2012 the municipality had 7,883 inhabitants. The total area is 38.89 km2, giving a population density of 203 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Floreffe, Floriffoux, Franière, and Soye. In 1977, the newly expanded (thus newly adjoining) municipality of Profondeville was given Lakisse, an area in the southeast of the original Floreffe. Floreffe is best known as the location of Floreffe Abbey Floreffe Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery, the second of the order to be founded, situated in Wallonia on the Sambre at Floreffe, about 11 km southwest of Namur, Belgium. History When Norbert of Xanten, founder of the Premo ..., founded in the 12th century and suppressed during the French Revolution. Notable people *Joseph Hanse (1902–1992), Belgian linguist Twin towns * Prata di Pordenone, Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flipotte
'' Flipotte'' is a 1920 French silent film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. It is based on a novel by Henry Kistemaeckers Cast *Gabriel Signoret ... Flipotte * Suzanne Bianchetti * Andrée Brabant *Jeanne Cheirel Jeanne Cheirel (1869–1934) was a French film and stage actress. Greco p.189 She was in the original cast of two of Georges Feydeau's plays '' Tied by the Leg'' (1894) and '' The Turkey'' (1896). She made her screen debut in a 1909 short film and ... External links * 1920 films French silent films French black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli 1920 drama films French drama films Silent drama films 1920s French films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Liabel
André Liabel was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. André Liabel began his career as comedian by working full-time as an actor for the cinematographic company Laboratoires Éclair which had just opened its new studios at Épinay-sur-Seine in 1908. He performed in more than sixty films until 1933. He also was assistant director. Selected filmography ;Director *1913 : ''Jack'', after the novel by Alphonse Daudet *1913 : ''La Petite chocolatière'' *1914 : '' Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme'', script by Paul Gavault *1915 : ''Le Calvaire'', (short film) *1919 : ''Le Sang des immortelles'' *1920 : ''Le Secret d'Alta Rocca'', script by Valentin Mandelstamm *1922 : ''Des fleurs sur la mer'', script by Henri-André Legrand *1924 : ''La Closerie des Genêts'', after the novel by Frédéric Soulié *1928 : ''Dans l'ombre du harem'', codirected with Léon Mathot *1929 : ''L'Appassionata'', codirected with Léon Mathot after the play by Pierre Frondaie *1930 : ''Instinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instinct (1930 Film)
''Instinct'' (French: ''L'instinct'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by André Liabel and Léon Mathot and starring Léon Mathot, Madeleine Carroll and André Marnay.Monaco p.101 Cast * Léon Mathot * Madeleine Carroll * André Marnay * Irène Brillant * Gil Roland Gil or GIL may refer to: Places * Gil Island (other), one of several islands by that name * Gil, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Hil, Azerbaijan, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan * Hiloba, also spelled ''Gil, ... References Bibliography * James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films Films directed by Léon Mathot French silent feature films French films based on plays French black-and-white films Silent French drama films 1930s French films 1930s French-language films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Roussel
Henry Roussel (1875–1946), also known as Henry Roussell, was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. He starred in well over 40 films between 1912 and 1939. Selected filmography * ''The Last Pardon'' (1913) * ''The Cameo'' (1913) * ''The Gaieties of the Squadron'' (1913) * ''The Corsican Brothers (1917 film), The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * ''Imperial Violets (1924 film), Imperial Violets'' (1924) * ''The Promised Land (1925 film), The Promised Land'' (1925) * ''The Farewell Waltz (1928 film), The Farewell Waltz'' (1928) * ''Les Nouveaux Messieurs'' (1929) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * ''Imperial Violets (1932 film), Imperial Violets'' (1932) * ''Orange Blossom (film), Orange Blossom'' (1932) * ''Imperial Violets (1952 film), Imperial Violets'' (1952, original story) External links * 1875 births 1946 deaths French film directors Silent film directors French male silent film actors French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Is Ours (1930 Film)
''The Night Is Ours'' (french: La nuit est à nous) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Roger Lion, Carl Froelich and Henry Roussel and starring Marie Bell, Henry Roussel and Jean Murat.Crisp p. 103 It was made in Berlin as the French-language version of the 1929 German film ''The Night Belongs to Us''. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios of UFA Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films German drama films French drama films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s French-language films Films directed by Roger Lion Films directed by Carl Froelich Films directed by Henry Roussel German films based on plays German multilingual films German black-and-white films Tobis Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Froelich
Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of the advance guard of German cinema, for whom initially he worked on the construction of cinematographic equipment. As cameraman for Messter's weekly newsreels he filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. Film director and producer Between 1912 and 1951 he made 77 films. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with ''Richard Wagner''. In 1920 he founded his own production company, Froelich-Film GmbH, among the productions of which were '' Kabale und Liebe'' (1921), '' Die Brüder Karamasoff'' (1922), and ''Mutter und Kind'' (1924). During these years he often filmed with the actress Henny Porten, who made he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Belongs To Us
''The Night Belongs to Us'' (german: Die Nacht gehört uns), released in English as ''The Night Is Ours'' or ''The Night Belongs to Us'', is a 1929 German sports romance film directed by Carl Froelich and Henry Roussel, and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Ander, and Otto Wallburg. Production The film was based on a 1925 play by Henry Kistemaeckers. Art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios. The film's exterior scenes were shot on location in Sicily and the AVUS racetrack in Berlin, and was one of the first German part-sound films to be released during the transition from silent to sound. A separate French language version ''The Night Is Ours ''The Night Is Ours'' is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Youth Group, released in Australia in June 2008 and in the US in April 2009. The album features guest musician Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, who mixed four tracks a ...'' was also released, directed by Roger Lion. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Fescourt
Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career. Filmography * 1912 : '' Un vol a été commis'' * 1912 : '' Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin'' * 1912 : '' Paris-Saint-Pétersbourg, minuit trente-cinq'' * 1912 : ''La Méthode du professeur Neura'' * 1912 : ''La Loi de la guerre'' * 1912 : '' L'Amazone masquée'' * 1913 : '' La Voix qui accuse - Épisode 2: L'aiguille d'émeraude'' * 1913 : '' La Voix qui accuse - Épisode 1: Gaston Béraut'' * 1913 : ''Un obus sur Paris'' * 1913 : '' Son passé'' * 1913 : '' PS 32, Bureau 9'' * 1913 : '' Pourquoi?'' * 1913 : ''La Marquise de Trévenec'' * 1913 : '' La Mariquita'' * 1913 : '' Les Joyeuses noces de Saint-Lolo'' * 1913 : '' Les Deux médaillons'' * 1913 : '' Le Départ dans la nuit'' * 1913 : '' Le Crime enseveli'' * 1914 : '' Les Sept suffragettes de Saint-Lolo'' * 1914 : '' Fleur d'exil'' * 1914 : '' La Fille de prince'' * 1916 : '' Suzanne et les viei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Guarino (film Director)
Giuseppe Guarino (1885-1963) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed his first film '' La serata di gala di Titina'' in 1917 during the silent era. During the late 1920s he worked in the British film industry, but worked for most of his career on Italian films. He is sometimes credited as Guarino Glavany. Selected filmography Director * '' Downstream'' (1929) * ''An Obvious Situation'' (1930) * '' The Accomplice'' (1932) * '' Guest for One Night'' (1939) * ''Tragic Serenade'' (1951) Screenwriter * ''The Inseparables'' (1929) * ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) * ''The Woman of Ice ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...'' (1960) References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions. His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era is '' The Big Parade'' (1925). Vidor's sound films of the 1940s and early 1950s arguably represent his richest output. Among his finest works are ''Northwest Passage'' (1940), '' Comrade X'' (1940), '' An American Romance'' (1944), and '' Duel in the Sun'' (1946). His dramatic depictions of the American western landscape endow nature with a sinister force where his characters struggle for survival and redemption. Vidor's earlier films tend to ident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Of Bronze
''The Woman of Bronze'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by King Vidor and distributed through Metro Pictures. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play by Henry Kistemaeckers (playwright), Henry Kistemaeckers (adapted by Paul Kester) which starred Margaret Anglin, John Halliday (actor), John Halliday, and Mary Fowler. The film version is considered to be lost film, lost. Plot Vivian (Clara Kimball Young), a long-suffering wife, endures her artist husband’s infidelity with Sylvia (Kathryn McGuire), his young model. Leonard (Lloyd Whitlock) redeems himself when he recognizes the spiritual character of his wife. Vidor considered the film “out of my line.” Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Vivian Hunt * John Bowers (actor), John Bowers as Paddy Miles * Kathryn McGuire as Sylvia Morton * Edwin Stevens (actor), Edwin Stevens as Reggie Morton * Lloyd Whitlock as Leonard Hunt * Edward Kimball as Papa Bonelli Production During the filming of A Woman of Bronze Vido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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