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Marthe Mercadier
Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress. Filmography Awards * In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. * In 1989, she won the ''Molière Award'' of the Best Comic Show. * In 2007, she was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. Other In 2011, she participated in ''Danse avec les stars'' (French version of ''Dancing with the Stars'') and in the Balajo's anniversary, the famous night-club rue de Lappe in Paris. She participated aged 82 years old, which made her the oldest participant ever, to date, in the French version of Danse Avec Les Stars. In April 2014, her daughter Véronique announced her mother's Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit .... References Biography External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (; literally "Audoin (bishop), St. Audoin on Seine") is a Communes of France, commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis Department of France, department, in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, and of the Métropole du Grand Paris. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order. The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are Paris, to the south, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Clichy, to the west, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Gennevilliers and L'Île-Saint-Denis, to the north, and Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis to the east. The commune of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, which also includes L'Île-Saint-Denis and part of Épinay-sur-Seine. Saint-Ouen also includes the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen. History The town was named after Audoin (bishop), Saint Audoin, a famous 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (; 16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Coquecigrole'' (1931) * '' The Crime of Bouif'' (1933) * '' Broken Wings'' (1933) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * '' The Ideal Woman'' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * '' The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * '' The Train for Venice'' (1938) * '' The New Rich'' (1938) * '' The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' Deputy Eusèbe'' (1939) * '' The Crossroads'' (1942) * '' Promise to a Stranger'' (1942) * '' The Snow on the Footsteps'' (1942) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scènes De Ménage
''Scènes de ménage'' , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by André Berthomieu, written by Marcel Achard, starring Bernard Blier and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on three pieces by playwright Georges Courteline: "La peur des coups", "La paix chez soi", and "Les Boulingrin". Plot Three old friends meet again. They compare their marriages and tell each other stories which illustrate why they complain about their wives. Cast * Bernard Blier as husband of Aglaé * Louis de Funès as Monsieur Boulingrin, Ernestine's husband * Sophie Desmarets as Aglaé * Marie Daems as Valentine Trielle * François Périer as the journalist Mr Trielle * Marthe Mercadier Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress. Filmography Awards * In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. * In 1989, she won the ''Molière Award'' of the Best Comic Show. * In 2007, she was n ... as Ernestine Boulingrin * Jean Richard as Monsieur des R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Service Entrance (1954 Film)
''Service Entrance'' (French: ''Escalier de service'') is a 1954 French comedy drama film directed and written by Carlo Rim and starring Etchika Choureau, Danielle Darrieux and Robert Lamoureux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and at the Louvre Museum. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis Walking alone and looking desperate, young Marie-Lou ( Etchika Choureau) is taken in hand by Léo, a street photographer and his squatter friends. They all want to know what happened to her, so to satisfy their curiosity, Marie-Lou starts recounting her unfortunate experiences as a housemaid. On account of adverse circumstances, she tells them, she lost all of the jobs she had in five different families. To crown it all, the young man she has fallen in love with, a brilliant artist, is in prison. Cast * Etchika Choureau as Marie-Lou * Danielle Darrieux as Béatrice Berthier * Robert Lamoureux as François Berthier * Sophie Desmaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatole Litvak
Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (10 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), commonly known as Anatole Litvak, was a Russian-American filmmaker. Born to Jewish parents in Kiev, he began his theatrical training at age 13 in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, where he lived through the end of the Russian Revolution. He began his film directing career in Germany and France, before moving to the United States in the late 1930s. Litvak was notable for directing little-known foreign actors to early fame and is believed to have contributed to several actors winning Academy Awards. In 1936 he directed ''Mayerling (1936 film), Mayerling'', a film which made French actors Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux international stars. He returned Swedish star Ingrid Bergman to popularity with American audiences in 1956 with Anastasia (1956 film), ''Anastasia'', in which she won her second Oscar. He directed Olivia de Havilland to an Academy Award nomination for ''The Snake Pit'' (1948). He directed Jean Gabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Of Love (1953 Film)
''Act of Love'' (French title: ''Un acte d'amour'') is a 1953 American romantic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Kirk Douglas and Dany Robin. It is based on the 1949 novel ''The Girl on the Via Flaminia'' by Alfred Hayes. A Parisian falls in love with an American soldier near the end of World War II. Plot Robert Teller (Kirk Douglas) visits a seaport in the south of France in the early 1950s. He reflects back to his time in the army shortly after Paris has been liberated. Years earlier, to get away from the barracks and the other soldiers, Robert rents a room in a hotel-restaurant. Lise Guidayec (Dany Robin), an orphan without money or identity papers, seeks a way to escape from the authorities. She asks Robert to pass her off as his wife. Even though he does not inspire trust, she starts to fall in love with him. Lise tells of the time she was the most happy and secure—living in a little seaside village. When a black market dragnet lands Lise in jail, she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Lefranc
Guy Lefranc (21 October 1919 - 1 February 1994) was a French director and 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 .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefranc, Guy 1919 births 1994 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris 20th-century French male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitaine Pantoufle
''Capitaine Pantoufle'' () is a French comedy film of 1953, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Alfred Adam, starring Madeleine Lebeau and Louis de Funès. The scenario was based on the work of Alfred Adam – "Many". Cast * François Périer : Emmanuel Bonnavent, second-in-command of the bank * Louis de Funès : Mr. Rachoux, the director of bank * Marthe Mercadier : Claire Bonnavent, wife of Emmanuel * Michèle Monty : Carmen, the prostitute * Noël Roquevert : Mr. Cauchard, the father of Claire * Jane Marken : Mrs Cauchard, mother of Claire * Jean Brochard : M. Lesurpied, a colleague of Emmanuel * Dominique Page : Zite * Pierre Mondy : Henri * Françoise Spira : the russet lady * Judith Magre : the companion of Carmen * Paul Faivre : Mr. Charnudet, the cashier of the bank * Léonce Corne : the doctor * Maguy Horiot : the cashier of café * Richard Francoeur : Mr. Lamberjeton * Jacques Jouanneau : The barman of Goéland * Alain Poiré Alain Poiré (13 February 1917 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Compagnes De La Nuit
''Les Compagnes de la nuit'' , is a French drama film from 1953, directed by Ralph Habib, written by Paul Andréota, starring Françoise Arnoul and Louis de Funès. Cast * Françoise Arnoul : Olga Viterbo * Raymond Pellegrin : Jo Verdier * Nicole Maurey : Yvonne Leriche * Noël Roquevert : the Smiling * Marthe Mercadier : Ginette Bachelet * Louis de Funès : a client * Pierre Cressoy : Paul Gamelan * Suzy Prim : Pierrette * Jane Marken : Mrs Anita * Christian Fourcade : Jackie Viterbo * André Valmy : the inspector Maréchal * Pierre Mondy : Sylvestre, campaign of Paul * Huguette Montréal Huguette is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include: * Huguette Bello (born 1950), politician from Reunion * Huguette Béolet (1919–unknown), French table tennis player * Huguette Bouchardeau (born 1935), French polit ... : Bella References External links * Les Compagnes de la nuit (1953)at the ''Films de France'' 1953 films French drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Caprice Of Darling Caroline
''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'') is a 1953 French historical comedy film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine and Marthe Mercadier. It is based on the 1950 novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent. It was the sequel to the 1951 hit '' Darling Caroline''. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was one of the first French films to be shot in Technicolor. Cast * Martine Carol as Caroline de Bièvre * Jacques Dacqmine as Gaston de Sallanches * Marthe Mercadier as Ida * Véra Norman as Comtesse Paolina Ruccelli * Jean Pâqui as Le capitaine de Cépoys * Jean-Claude Pascal as Livio * Denise Provence as Comtesse Clélia de Montelone * Jean Tissier as Le trésorier-payeur * Mady Berry as Marquise de Montelone * Christine Carère as Chekina * Gil Delamare as Lieutenant Berthier * Jacques Dufilho as Giuseppe * Claire Maurier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Kast
Pierre Kast (; 22 September 192020 October 1984) was a French people, French screenwriter, film and television director, and freedom fighter. Biography Prior to his work in film, Kast was a resistance activist in World War II, opposing the Vichy France, Vichy regime as a member of the Communist Students of Paris. As a member of the magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'' in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries. He also served as a critic for the magazine. Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64. Filmography Director * 1949: ''Les Charmes de l'existence'', codirected with Jean Grémillon (short film) * 1951: ''Les Femmes du Louvre'' (documentary) * 1951: ''Arithmétique'' (documentary) * 1952: ''Je sème à tout vent'' * 1954: ''L'Architecte maudit: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux'' (short film) * 1957: ''Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur'' (short film) * 1957: ''Amour de poche'' * 1959: ''Images pour Baudelaire'' * 1959: ''Des r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Cloche
Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, in Commercy, Meuse (department), Meuse – 20 March 1990, in Bordeaux, France) was a French people, French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) he won a 21st Academy Awards, 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Monsieur Vincent,'' a dramatization of the life of Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent de Paul that starred Pierre Fresnay, won the Academy Award in 1947 for best foreign film. It also was honored as the best film in France that year. Mr. Cloche, whose career spanned more than a half-century, also made spy thrillers and films with religious and social themes. His best-known films include ''La Cage aux Oiseaux'' (''The Bird Cage''); ''Le Docteur Laennec,'' the story of the inventor of the stethoscope; ''Ne de Pere Inconnu'' (''Father Unknown'') and ''La Cage aux Filles (''The Girl Cage''). In 1940, Mr. Cloche founded a film society for you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
