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Maurice Escande
Maurice Escande (14 November 1892 – 10 February 1973) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. Selected filmography *1917: ''Un vol étrange'' (Short) *1918: '' Simone'' - Michel Mignier *1920: ''L'essor'' - Max de Chéroy *1921: ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' - Raoul de Vaubert *1921: ''Fromont jeune et Risler aîné'' - Fromont jeune *1921: ''Les trois lys'' (Short) *1922: ''La ferme du choquart'' - Le marquis de Montaillé *1922: ''Molière, sa vie, son oeuvre'' *1923: ''Les deux soldats'' - Julien Farjol *1924: ''Un gentleman neurasthénique'' *1925: ''Nantas'' - Desfondettes *1925: ''La damnation de Faust'' *1931: ''Luck'' *1932: '' Kiss Me'' - Gaston *1932: ''Chassé-croisé'' *1932: ''The Three Musketeers'' - Buckingham *1932: ''Totoche et compagnie'' *1933: ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' - Hector de Montmeyran *1933: ''Son altesse impériale'' - Le comte Symoff *1933: ''Jeunes filles à marier'' - ... [...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] |
The Messenger (1937 Film)
''The Messenger'' (French: ''Le messager'', or also known as ''Messenger Boy'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin and Mona Goya.Kennedy-Karpat p.32 It was based on a play by Henri Bernstein. Morlay reprised her role while Victor Francen, who had played the male lead on stage, was replaced by Gabin. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's art direction was by Eugène Lourié. Synopsis After leaving his socialite wife to marry her secretary, Nick Dange finds his well-connected wife has arranged for him to be made unemployable in Paris. The only work that he is able to get is to manage a mine in Uganda. He feels lonely and isolated, thousands of miles from his wife. His only companion is a fellow worker named Jack. When Jack returns to Paris after being injured, Nick asks him to take a message to his wife. Yet she is also lonely and begins an affair with Jack, who has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bifur 3
''Bifur 3'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring René Dary, Raymond Aimos and Martine Carol. Shooting first began on the film in 1939, but delays due to the Second World War and the Occupation of France meant it wasn't completed until after the Liberation. Many of the original cast and crew were replaced. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. ''Bifur 3'' was Martine Carol's acting debut. Synopsis Two truck drivers pick up a woman as passenger on the road to Marseille, but are pursued by her husband. Cast * René Dary as Georges * Raymond Aimos as Gustave * Martine Carol as Germaine * Arthur Devère as Napoléon * Robert Le Vigan as Paul * Julien Maffre as a truck driver * Jean Berton as Alvarez's butler * Fernand Sardou as a truck driver * Maurice Escande as Alvarez * Ariane Borg as Gisèle * Paul Azaïs as André Production Shooting began in 1939, was interrupted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Goriot (film)
''Father Goriot'' (French: ''Le père Goriot'') is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia and Lise Delamare. It is an adaptation of the 1835 novel of the same title by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot in 1944 but not released until the following year.Heathcote & Watts p.162 The film was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Pierre Renoir as Vautrin * Claude Génia as Delphine de Nucingen * Lise Delamare as Madame de Beauséant * Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''P ... as Le père Goriot * Georges Rollin as Eugène de Rastignac * Sylvie as Mademoiselle Michonneau * Léonce Corne as Le baron de Nucingen * Maurice E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farandole (film)
''Farandole'' is a 1945 French comedy film directed by André Zwoboda and starring André Luguet, Lise Delamare, Gaby Morlay.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.307 It takes its title from the Farandole, a traditional dance from Provence whose structure the plot follows. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was filmed following the Liberation but released while the Second World War was still being fought. Synopsis The film is structurally similar to Arthur Schnitzler's '' La Ronde'' with a series of stories all linked together. Cast * André Luguet as Maxime Théric * Lise Delamare as Blanche * Gaby Morlay as Elizabeth * Paulette Dubost as Raymonde "Milienne", la prostituée * Louis Salou as Auguste Moine * André Alerme as Pascal Bondieu, l'escroc * Jany Holt as Marianne, la dactylo qui tue la femme de son amant * Bernard Blier as Sylvestre Clarel, l'amant * Maurice Escande as Me Monestier, l'avocat accusate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Fracasse (1943 Film)
''Captain Fracasse'' (French: ''Le Capitaine Fracasse'') is a 1943 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Abel Gance and starring Fernand Gravey, Assia Noris and Alice Tissot. It is an adaptation of the novel '' Captain Fracasse'' by Théophile Gautier. The scenario and dialogue is by Abel Gance and Claude Vermorel and the music composed by Arthur Honegger. Honegger's score for the film (H. 166 in his catalogue of works) consists of around 50 minutes of music for chorus and large orchestra. On the same subject, there were also a 1929 silent version directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, and a 1961 colour version directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit both with the same title. Cast * Fernand Gravey as the Baron de Sigognac (later Capitaine Fracasse) * Assia Noris Anastasia Nikolaevna von Gerzfeld (, sometimes transliterated as Anastassia von Hertzfeld; 16 February 1912 – 27 January 1998), known professionally as Assia Noris, was a Russian-Italian film actress. Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia (film)
''Patricia'' is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Gabrielle Dorziat, Louise Carletti and Georges Grey. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Despite being shot on a limited budget it was one of the most popular films during the Occupation of France. It was closely aligned with Vichy policy in its portrayal of female characters from two different generations taking part in the forging of a new France.Burch & Sellier p.109 Cast * Gabrielle Dorziat as Mademoiselle Pressac - Tante Laurie * Louise Carletti as Patricia * Maï Bill as Chantal * Georges Grey as Dominique * Hubert de Malet as Jean * Jean Servais as Fabien * André Alerme as Le curé * René Génin as Jouset * Maurice Escande as André Vernon * Aimé Clariond as Jacques Pressac * Bernard Daydé Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman I Loved Most
''The Woman I Loved Most'' (French: ''La femme que j'ai le plus aimée'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Arletty, Mireille Balin and Lucien Baroux. https://www.unifrance.org/film/2824/la-femme-que-j-ai-le-plus-aimee It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Occupied Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Synopsys A young man with a broken heart intends to commit suicide, and in order to console him, his uncle and friends tell the stories of their own broken hearts. Cast * Arletty as Simone, surgeon's tenant * Mireille Balin as Ferval's wife * Lucien Baroux as Louis Drotort, artist * René Lefèvre as Georges, industrialist's son * André Luguet as lawyer * Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël; 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) − Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) − Léon Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 Film)
''Madame Sans-Gêne'' is a 1941 French historical comedy drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Arletty, Aimé Clariond and Maurice Escande. It is based on the 1893 play '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau inspired by the life of Catherine Hubscher.Goble p.333 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location at the Château de Grosbois. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Cast * Arletty as Catherine Hubscher * Aimé Clariond as Le chef de la police Fouché * Maurice Escande as Le comte de Neipperg * Henri Nassiet as Le maréchal Lefebvre * Jeanne Reinhardt as Le reine Caroline * Madeleine Sylvain as La princesse Élisa * Albert Dieudonné as Napoléon 1er * Geneviève Auger as L'impératrice Marie-Louise * Mona Dol as Madame de Bülow * Ror Volmar as La chanteuse * André Carnège as Savary * Paul Amiot as Maximilien de Robespierre * Robert Vattier as Jasmin * Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Diamond (1941 Film)
''The Black Diamond'' (French: ''Le diamant noir'') is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Charles Vanel, Louise Carletti and Gaby Morlay.The A to Z of French Cinema p.306 It is a remake of the 1922 silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Cast * Charles Vanel as François Mitry * Louise Carletti as Nora Mitry * Gaby Morlay as Mademoiselle Marthe Dubard * Maurice Escande as Guy de Fresnoy * Carlettina as Nora à 9ans * Jean Joffre as Daniel * Henriette Delannoy as Madame de Morigny * Jeanne Véniat as Cathy * Gabrielle Davran as Soeur Angèle * Paul Demange as Le chauffeur * Hélène Constant as Thérèse Mitry * Guy Denancy as Jacques Maurin * Michel Retaux as Jacques à 12ans * Jacques Roussel as Vincent * Georges Paulais Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1910 and 1956. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin Rouge (1941 Film)
''Moulin Rouge'' is a 1941 French musical comedy film directed by André Hugon and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, René Dary and Annie France. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Hugues Laurent.https://www.unifrance.org/film/37344/moulin-rouge Plot summary The story follows Pierre, a down-on-his-luck musician who is hired by the Moulin Rouge cabaret as a composer for a new musical revue. While struggling with his creative block, he meets Simone, a charming dancer who inspires him to create a masterpiece. Along the way, Pierre navigates the tumultuous relationships within the Moulin Rouge troupe, including conflicts with the cabaret's flamboyant manager and an old flame who resurfaces. The film culminates in a grand performance that brings Pierre success, while love blossoms between him and Simone. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Loiseau * René Dary as Lequérec * Geneviève Callix as Eva * Pierre Larquey as Perval * Annie France as Lul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris-New York
''Paris-New York'' (French: ''Paris New-York'') is a 1940 French comedy crime film directed by Yves Mirande, Claude Heymann and Georges Lacombe. It stars Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon and André Lefaur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and aboard the . The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was produced during the Phoney War period and released shortly before the Fall of France. Synopsis During an Atlantic crossing aboard a liner, a variety of passengers interact including an Inspector escorting a precious diamond, another Sûreté officer on an investigation, several criminals, a journalist in love with the daughter of an American banker A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ... and her disapproving fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
