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Lacombe, Lucien
''Lacombe, Lucien'' () is a 1974 French war drama film by Louis Malle about a French teenage boy during the German occupation of France in World War II. ''Lacombe, Lucien'' received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and the U.S. National Board of Review Award as one of the Top 5 Foreign Films of the Year. Plot In June 1944, as the Allies are fighting the Germans in Normandy, Lucien Lacombe, a 17-year-old country boy, tries to join the Resistance. The local Resistance leader, the village school teacher, turns him down on grounds of age. Lucien travels back to the town where he works by bicycle and stumbles on the hotel that is the headquarters of the Carlingue, the French auxiliaries of the Gestapo, and is taken into custody. Under the influence of alcohol, he betrays the teacher, who is brought in and tortured. Seeing that Lucien could be useful, the Carlingue recruit him into their lawless re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Malle
Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter. Malle's most famous works include the crime thriller '' Elevator to the Gallows'' (1958), the romantic drama '' The Lovers'' (1958), the World War II drama '' Lacombe, Lucien'' (1974), the period drama '' Pretty Baby'' (1978), the romantic crime film '' Atlantic City'' (1980), the dramedy '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), and the autobiographical '' Au revoir les enfants'' (1987). He also co-directed the landmark underwater documentary '' The Silent World'' with Jacques Cousteau, which won the 1956 and the 1957 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Malle is one of only four directors to have won the Golden Lion twice. His other a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Normandy
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August. The decision to undertake cross-channel landings in 1944 was made at the Trident Conference in Washington in May 1943. American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, and British General Bernard Montgomery was named commander of the 21st Army Group, which comprised all the land forces involved in the operation. The Normandy coast in northwestern France was chosen as the site of the landings, with the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milice
The (French Militia), generally called (; ), was a political paramilitary organization created on 30 January 1943 by the Vichy France, Vichy régime (with Nazi Germany, German aid) to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II. The Milice's formal head was Vichy France's Prime Minister Pierre Laval (in office 1942 to 1944), although its chief of operations and ''de facto'' leader was Secretary General Joseph Darnand. The participated in summary executions and assassinations, helping to round up Jews and in France for deportation. It was the successor to Darnand's (SOL) militia (founded in 1941). The was the Vichy régime's most extreme manifestation of fascism. Ultimately, Darnand envisaged the as a fascist One-party state, single-party political movement for the État Français , French State. members frequently used torture to extract information or confessions from those whom they interrogated. The French Resistance considered the more dangerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Rispal
Jacques Rispal (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986. Filmography * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) * '' A Man Named Rocca'' (1961) - (uncredited) * '' Five Miles to Midnight'' (1962) * '' Graduation Year'' (1964) - Le prof Cachou * ''Aimez-vous les femmes ?'' (1964) - Maley * ''L'Âge ingrat'' (1964) - Brunin - le boulanger (uncredited) * '' The War Is Over'' (1966) - Manolo * '' Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?'' (1966) * ''Si j'étais un espion'' (1967) * ''Tante Zita'' (1968) - Le sergent * ''L'écume des jours'' (1968) * ''Stolen Kisses'' (1968) - Monsieur Colin * '' The Milky Way'' (1969) * ''The Uninvited'' (1969) - Le boulanger * '' The Confession'' (1970) - L'ancien secrétaire * '' Bed and Board'' (1970) - Monsieur Desbois * ''Ils'' (1970) - L'employé du fisc * ''Le portrait de Marianne'' (1971) - Karl Prinzman * ''Le Chat'' (1971) - Le docteur * '' Le Prussien'' (1971, TV Movie) - Auguste * ''La nuit bul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Rougerie
Jean Rougerie (9 March 1929 - 25 January 1998) was a French actor. In 1985, he portrayed the character Aubergine in the Bond film ''A View to a Kill''. Life Rougerie was born 9 March 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He died 25 January 1998 in Ivry-sur-Seine as the result of a myocardial infarction. He is the father of actors Isabelle Rougerie and Sylvain Rougerie. Filmography * ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) - Un pauvre (uncredited) * ''La tête contre les murs'' (1959) * '' Le Bossu'' (1959) - Un spadassin * ''Como Fazer o Amor'' (1962) - (uncredited) * ''Les amours particulières'' (1970) - Le père de Brigitte * '' Lacombe, Lucien'' (1974) - Tonin * ''The Phantom of Liberty'' (1974) - Charles, l'hôte à la réception mondaine * ''Let Joy Reign Supreme'' (1975) - Talhouet * ''The Seventh Company Has Been Found'' (1975) - L'officier allemand joueur d'échecs * ''Le jour de gloire'' (1976) - Von Bach * '' Servant and Mistress'' (1977) - Chef de Cabinet * ''La nuit de Saint-Germai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Löwenadler
Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's '' A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in '' Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include '' Lacombe Lucien'' (1974). Selected filmography * '' International Match'' (1932) - District Judge * '' Love and Dynamite'' (1933) - Axel * ''Karl Fredrik regerar'' (1934) - Striking man (uncredited) * '' Simon of Backabo'' (1934) - Charley * '' The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) - Detective * ''Ocean Breakers'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Skärgårdsflirt'' (1935) - Vasander * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) - Hoodlum's leader (uncredited) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) - Hotel guet wearing pyjama * '' The Lady Becomes a Maid'' (1936) - Johan * ''En flicka kommer till sta'n'' (1937) - Anton B. Carlstrand * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) - Socialdemokratisk talare * '' Happy Vestköping'' (1937) - Krohn (uncredited) * ''Du ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese Giehse
Therese Giehse (; 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In the late 1920s through 1933, she was a leading actress at the Munich Kammerspiele. Early life Therese Giehse was born to Gertrud Gift and Salomon Gift, a textile artisan. She adopted the stage name of Giehse in 1920 at the age of 22. She practised acting recreationally throughout her young life. Career Giehse began her career in 1920, working with Tony Wittels-Stury in "Stage Society for Primitive and Expressionist Art: Acting". In 1925, she began to act in Gleiwitz (modern-day Poland). When Nazis came to power in 1933, Giehse left Germany for Zürich, Switzerland, where she continued to act in exile, playing leading roles in Zürich, including in Erika Mann's acclaimed political cabaret, (which had been transported from Munich to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epilogue
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. It is presented from the perspective of within the story. When the author steps in and speaks directly to the reader, that is more properly considered an afterword. The opposite is a prologue—a piece of writing at the ''beginning'' of a work of literature or drama, usually used to open the story and capture interest. Some genres, for example television programs and video games, call the epilogue an "outro" patterned on the use of "intro" for "introduction". Epilogues are usually set in the future, after the main story is completed. Within some genres it can be used to hint at the next installment in a series of work. It is also used to satisfy the reader's curiosity and to cover any loose ends of the story. History of the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wartime Collaboration
Wartime collaboration is cooperation with the enemy against one's country of citizenship in wartime. As historian Gerhard Hirschfeld says, it "is as old as war and the occupation of foreign territory". The term ''collaborator'' dates to the 19th century and was used in France during the Napoleonic Wars. The meaning shifted during World War II to designate traitorous collaboration with the enemy. The related term ''collaborationism'' is used by historians who restrict the term to a subset of ideological collaborators in Vichy France who actively promoted German victory. Etymology The term ''collaborate'' dates from 1871, and is a back-formation from collaborator (1802), from the French ''collaborateur''. It was used during the Napoleonic Wars against smugglers trading with England and assisting in the escape of monarchists. It is derived from the Latin ''collaboratus'', past participle of ''collaborare'' "work with", from ''com''- "with" + ''labore'' "to work". The meaning of "tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spain transitioned into a democracy. During Franco's rule, Spain was officially known as the Spanish State (). The informal term "Fascist Spain" is also used, especially before and during World War II. During its existence, the nature of the regime evolved and changed. Months after the start of the Civil War in July 1936, Franco emerged as the dominant rebel military leader and he was proclaimed head of state on 1 October 1936, ruling a dictatorship over the territory which was controlled by the Nationalist faction. The 1937 Unification Decree, which merged all of the parties which supported the rebel side, led to Nationalist Spain becoming a single-party regime under the FET y de las JONS. The end of the Civil War in 1939 bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
