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Jean Vallée (director)
Jean Vallée (20 January 1899 – 19 July 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ... and ran an art-house cinema theater L'Œil de Paris. He was credited for directing the first two French films in color. Filmography * ''Jeunes filles à marier'' (1935) - first colour feature shot in France * '' La Terre qui meurt'' (1936) - second French colour feature-length film * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Troubled Heart'' (1938) * ''Les surprises d'une nuit de noces'' (1952) * ''L'étrange amazone'' (1953) References 1899 births 1979 deaths French film directors 20th-century French screenwriters {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondeville, Calvados
Mondeville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. Geography It lies on the Orne, just east of and adjacent to the city of Caen. Administration Mayors of Mondeville Population Sport USON Mondeville is a football club based in the commune, who play their home games at Stade Michel Farré. Gallery File:Mondeville eglise notredamedespres nord.jpg, Notre-Dame-des-Prés church File:Mondeville eglise mariemadeleinepostel chevet.jpg, Marie Madeleine Postel church File:Mondeville cadastre1810.jpg, Map from 1810 File:FranceNormandieMondevilleHerouvilleViaducCalixCouchant.jpg, Calix viaduct See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References External links Official webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antibes
Antibes (, , ; ) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to the northeast, is one of the best known landforms in the area. The capes house the Hôtel du Cap, Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc and Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat respectively, widely considered two of the most exclusive hotels in the world.Chanial, Jean-Pierre"Cap-Eden-Roc, 100 ans de légende" ''Le Figaro'' , 11 June 2014. The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes; the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it. In 2020, the commune had a population of 74,709, making it Alpes-Maritimes's second-most populated. History Origins Traces of occupation dating back to the early Iron Age have been foundPatrice Arcelin, Antibes (A.-M.). Chapelle du Saint-Esprit. In : Guyon (J.), Heijmans (M.) éd. – ''D’un monde à l� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var (department), Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,094,283 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 06 Alpes-Maritimes INSEE Its Prefectures in France, prefecture (and largest city) is Nice, with Grasse as the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture. Alpes-Maritimes has become one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations in recent decades, featuring renowned cities and towns such as Nice, Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, Menton, Èze, Roquebrune-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role in choosing the Casting (performing arts), cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking in cooperation with the Film producer, producer. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, Film producer, producers, Film editing, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended film school. Directors use different approaches. Some Outline (list), outline a general plotline and let the actors impro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television commercials, video games, and the growing area of online web series. Terminology In the silent era, screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist, and screen playwright.Maras, Steven. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice'', Wallflower Press, 2009, pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown, and argues that they could not be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "Film scenario, scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana University Press
Indiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is an academic publisher founded in 1950 at Indiana University that specializes in the humanities and social sciences. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana. IU Press publishes approximately 100 new books annually, in addition to 38 academic journals, and maintains a current catalog comprising some 2,000 titles. Indiana University Press primarily publishes in the following areas: African, African American, Asian, cultural, Jewish, Holocaust, Middle Eastern studies, Russian and Eastern European, and women's and gender studies; anthropology, film studies, folklore, history, bioethics, music, paleontology, philanthropy, philosophy, and religion. IU Press undertakes extensive regional publishing under its Quarry Books imprint. History IU Press began in 1950 as part of Indiana University's post-war growth under President Herman B Wells. Bernard Perry, son of Harvard philosophy professor Ralph Barton Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dying Land
''The Dying Land'' (French: ''La terre qui meurt'') is a 1936 French colour drama film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Pierre Larquey, Simone Bourday and Line Noro.Crisp p.151 It is based on a novel by René Bazin, previously adapted into a 1927 silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Cast * Pierre Larquey as Le père Lumineau * Robert Arnoux as François * Mady Berry as La Michelonne * Raymond Bouquet * Simone Bourday as Marie Rose * Jean Cyrano * Paul Demange * Georges Flamant * Lucien Gallas as André * Robert Goupil * Marcelle Monthil as La deuxième Michelonne * Line Noro as Eléonore * Alexandre Rignault as Matharin * Noël Roquevert * Germaine Sablon as Felicite See also * List of early color feature films A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men Without Names
''The Men Without Names'' (French: ''Les hommes sans nom'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Constant Rémy, Maurice Rémy and Arthur Devère.Slavin p.147 It portrays the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. It was shot at Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Cast * Constant Rémy as Le colonel de Joyeuse * Maurice Rémy as Le capitaine Vallerse * Arthur Devère as Schumbe, l'ordonnance * as Le lieutenant Djeroï * Lucien Gallas as Le sergent Brandt * Suzet Maïs as Jennifer * Paulette Houry as Ijo * Tania Fédor as Madame de Joyeuse * Robert Ozanne as Pancraz * Charles Redgie as Le capitaine Willburn * A.S. Takal as Mohamed Hamou * Georges Péclet as Le capitaine Maréchal * Lucas Gridoux as Le caïd Hadj-Ayar * Thomy Bourdelle Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubled Heart (film)
''Troubled Heart'' (French: ''Le coeur ébloui'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean Vallée and starring Max Dearly, Huguette Duflos and Henri Rollan. Crisp p.449 It was based on the 1926 play of the same title by Lucien Descaves. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Cast * Max Dearly as Géodésias * Huguette Duflos as Madeleine * Henri Rollan as Le docteur Valory * José Noguéro as René Arnal * Catherine Fonteney as Mademoiselle Cléringer * Mady Berry as Aurélie * Fernand Charpin as Monsieur Arnal * Pauline Carton as Madame Morin * Roger Legris Roger Legris (3 July 1898 – 22 May 1981) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' Skylark'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * ... as Abel Morin References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. Pygm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), pp. 153-157 ** In Samoa, followers of Mataafa, claimant to the rule of the island's subjects, burn the town of Upolu in an ambush of followers of other claimants, Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese, who are evacuated by the British warship HMS ''Porpoise''. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated as Governor of New York at the age of 39. * January 3 – A treaty of alliance is signed between Russia and Afghanistan. * January 5 – **A fierce battle is fought between American troops and Filipino defenders at the town of Pililla on the island of Luzon. *The collision of a British steamer and a French steamer kills 12 people on the English Channel. * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
