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Jacques Viot (writer)
Jacques Viot (1898–1973) was a French novelist and screenwriter. After service in the artillery during the First World War he became involved with the Surrealist movement. From the mid-1930s he began working on screenplays, collaborating with directors such as Marcel Carne, Jacques Feyder and Marcel Camus. After the war, he enrolled at HEC Paris where he obtained a diploma, then worked in an insurance firm in Nantes. Selected filmography * '' Beautiful Days'' (1935) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) * ''The Tamer'' (1938) * '' Daybreak'' (1939) * ''Carmen'' (1942) * '' Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''The Ménard Collection'' (1944) * '' Lunegarde'' (1946) * '' Back Streets of Paris'' (1946) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1947) * '' The Long Night'' (1947) * '' Night Express'' (1948) * ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' (1951) * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1953) * ''The King's Prisoner'' (1954) * ''The Air of Paris'' (1954) * ''House on the Waterfront'' (1955) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantes
Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a population of 320,732 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabitants (2020). With Saint-Nazaire, a seaport on the Loire estuary, Nantes forms one of the main north-western French metropolitan agglomerations. It is the administrative seat of the Loire-Atlantique Departments of France, department and the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region, one of 18 regions of France. Nantes belongs historically and culturally to Brittany, a former Duchy of Brittany, duchy and Province of Brittany, province, and Reunification of Brittany, its omission from the modern administrative region of Brittany is controversial. Nantes was identified during classical antiquity as a port on the Loire. It was the seat of a bishopric at the ... [...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] |
Black Orpheus
''Black Orpheus'' ( Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play '' Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Moraes, which set the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in a contemporary ''favela'' in Rio de Janeiro during '' Carnaval''. The film was an international co-production among companies in Brazil, France and Italy. The film is particularly noted for its soundtrack by two Brazilian composers: Antônio Carlos Jobim, whose song " A felicidade" opens the film, and Luiz Bonfá, whose "Manhã de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" have become classics of bossa nova. The songs performed by Orfeu were dubbed by singer Agostinho dos Santos. Lengthy passages of filming took place in the Morro da Babilônia, a favela in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. ''Black Orpheus'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, the 1960 Academy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House On The Waterfront
''House on the Waterfront'' (French: ''Port du désir'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.Block p.49 It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location filming in Marseilles. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Aguettand. Although completed in 1954, it wasn't released until the following year. Synopsis In Marseilles Captain Lequévic is ordered to refloat a ship that has sunk in the entrance to the harbor. However its owner, a man mixed up in smuggling and other illegal activities, is desperate to prevent him from doing so. Partial cast * Jean Gabin as Le commandant Lequévic * Andrée Debar Andrée Debar (5 May 1920 – 24 January 1999) was a French actress and Film producer, producer of stage and screen.Hayward p.464 She was married to the right-wing French politician and film producer Roger Duchet. Selected filmography * ''Jud ... as Martine * Henri Vidal as Michel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Air Of Paris
''The Air of Paris'' (French: ''L'air de Paris'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Jean Gabin, Arletty and Roland Lesaffre. Gabin won the Volpi Cup at the 1954 Venice International Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris with sets designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. Synopsis An aging former boxer who now runs a training gym with his wife is on the prowl to find a young talent and take him to the top. He is in the process of doing so, but his wife wants him to retire. The young boxer's indecisiveness and weakness for women make him a difficult training prospect. Cast * Jean Gabin as Victor Le Garrec * Arletty as Blanche Le Garrec * Roland Lesaffre as André Ménard * Marie Daëms as Corinne * Folco Lulli as Angelo Posi * Maria Pia Casilio as Maria Posi * Ave Ninchi as Angela Posi * Jean Parédès as Jean-Marc * Simone Paris as Chantal * Maurice Sarfati as Jojo References Bibliography * Edward Baron Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King's Prisoner (1954 Film)
''The King's Prisoner'' () is a 1954 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Venturini and starring Pierre Cressoy, Andrée Debar and Armando Francioli. It is based on the novel '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' by Alexandre Dumas. The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. It was shot in Ferraniacolor and earned around 269 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.290 Cast * Pierre Cressoy as Henri/Louis XIV * Andrée Debar as Elisabeth de Moreuil * Armando Francioli as Roland * Xenia Valderi as Rosa * Luigi Tosi as Carcan * Marcello Giorda as La Rabaudière * Nerio Bernardi as Saint-Maur * Olga Solbelli as Regina Anna d'Austria (Anne of Austria) * Adolfo Geri as La Tallier * Sergio Bergonzelli * Miranda Campa Miranda Campa (31 January 1914 – 7 May 1989) was a Swiss-born Italian actress and voice actress. Life and career Born Liliana Campa Capodaglio in Geneva, the niece of actors Pio Campa and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of Destiny (1953 Film)
''The Call of Destiny'' (French: ''L'Appel du destin'') is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Marais, Jacqueline Porel and Édouard Delmont. at the ''Films de France'' Plot While on tour, a prodigy encounters his father for the first time. A formerly brilliant he has declined into |
Juliette, Or Key Of Dreams
''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' () is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a play by Georges Neveux. Cast * Gérard Philipe as Michel Grandier * Suzanne Cloutier as Juliette * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Le châtelain & Monsieur Bellanger (as J.R. Caussimon) * René Génin as Le père Lajeunesse & le greffier * Roland Lesaffre as Le légionnaire * Gabrielle Fontan as La patronne de la confiserie * Pierre Vernier (actor), Pierre Vernier as a young man selling keepsakes * Arthur Devère as Le marchand de souvenirs (as Arthur Devere) * Louise Fouquet as La compagne du légionnaire * Martial Rèbe as L'employé (as Martial Rebbe) * Marion Delbo as L'accorte ménagère * Fernand René as Le facteur * Marcelle Arnold as La femme acariâtre References External links * 1951 films French drama films 1950s French-language films 1951 drama films French black-and-white films Films directed by Marcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Express (film)
''Night Express'' (French: ''Rapide de nuit'') is a 1948 French crime drama film directed by Marcel Blistène and starring Roger Pigaut, Sophie Desmarets and Paul Demange.Bessy & Chirat p.463 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis A woman tricks an apparently naïve young man into carrying a suitcase full of stolen goods into a railway station. The young man substitutes the case for another, however, to avoid being an accomplice. Cast * Roger Pigaut as Robert * Sophie Desmarets as Simone * Paul Demange as M. Grand * Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Verdier * Jane Marken as Mme Louis * Maurice Teynac as Georges Sommer * Michel Ardan as Un des deux complices * Paul Azaïs as Un inspecteur * Hélène Dassonville as La caissière * Louis Florencie as Le garçon * Gabrielle Fontan as La mère aux chats * Jean Gaven as Un des deux complices * Henry Murray Henry Alexander Murray (May 13, 1893 – June 23, 1988) was an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Night (1947 Film)
''The Long Night'' is a 1947 American film noir crime-drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by RKO Pictures. It is a remake of ''Le jour se lève'' (1939) by Marcel Carné. The drama stars Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price and Ann Dvorak. The title of the original French film is an idiom which translates roughly as "dawn is breaking". ''The Long Night'' was the first screen appearance by character actress Barbara Bel Geddes and it served as a springboard for Bel Geddes's career. RKO signed Bel Geddes to a seven-year contract. Plot A dead man tumbles down a flight of stairs. When the police arrive at the top-floor apartment of Joe Adams, he shoots at them through the door. The sheriff calls in reinforcements and sets up snipers on nearby rooftops. Adams, in his room, begins a recollection of the events leading up to this, beginning with his first chance encounter with Jo Ann, who works in a greenhouse. It turns out they had been raised in the same orphanage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In Red (1947 Film)
''The Woman in Red'' (French: ''La femme en rouge'') is a 1947 French crime film directed by Louis Cuny and starring Jean Debucourt, Pierre Larquey and Andrex. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré Lucien Carré (born 1904) was a French art directorCapua p.127 active in the French cinema designing film sets from the late 1920s to the late 1950s. He worked frequently with the director André Hunebelle as well as Julien Duvivier and Anatole .... Plot summary Amateur detective Roland Gautier (Yves Furet) investigates the theft of two paintings. Cast References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1947 films French crime films 1947 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Louis Cuny French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films scored by Tony Aubin Films scored by Loulou Gasté {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Streets Of Paris
''Back Streets of Paris'' (French: ''Macadam'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Marcel Blistène. Jacques Feyder also contributed to the film in the role of artistic director. Plot This story involves Madame Rose, a hotelkeeper in a Paris suburb who will stop at nothing, including murder. Other characters include one of her former accomplices who carries a suitcase full of cash, a kindhearted street vendor, the gangster's mistress, and the landlady's daughter, Simone, who dreams of a better life. Cast * Françoise Rosay as Mme. Rose * Paul Meurisse as Victor Menard * Andrée Clément as Simone * Simone Signoret as Gisele * André Roanne as Marvejouis * Paul Demange as Marcel, le coiffeur * Georges Bever as Armand (as Bever) * Jeannette Batti as Mona * François Joux as Un inspecteur * Félix Clément as Himself * Richard Francoeur as Le maître d'hotel * Jacqueline Fontaine as Himself * Simone Max as Himself * André Nicard as Le voleur de draps * Félix Oudart as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
