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Michel Audiard
Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard. Screenwriting filmography 1940s–1950s *1949 : ** '' Mission à Tanger'', directed by André Hunebelle ** '' One Only Loves Once'', directed by Jean Stelli *1950 : ** '' Brune ou blonde'', directed by Jacques Garcia ** '' Beware of Blondes'', directed by André Hunebelle *1951 : ** '' Vedettes sans maquillage'', directed by Jacques Guillon ** '' Young Love'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** '' Le Passe-muraille'', directed by Jean Boyer ** '' Darling Caroline'', directed by Richard Pottier ** '' Ma femme est formidable'' (''uncredited''), directed by André Hunebelle ** '' Massacre en dentelles'', directed by André Hunebelle ** '' L'Homme de ma vie'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Guillon
Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname comes from the Latin ' Iacobus', associated with the biblical patriarch Jacob. Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, at this time, the use of biblical, Christian, or Hebrew names and surnames became very popular, and entered the European lexicon. Robert J., a Knight Crusader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry (1954 film), Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana (1955 film), Nana'' (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christo Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adorables Créatures
''Adorable Creatures'' (, ) is a 1952 romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque. A French-Italian Co-production (media), co-production, it stars Daniel Gélin, Antonella Lualdi, Danielle Darrieux and Martine Carol.Bandy p. 173 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Synopsis André, an unmarried commercial artist in Paris, has a lot of free time which he devotes to pursuing older women, not being interested in the lively Catherine, a student, schoolgirl in the next apartment. His lover Christiane wants to be free of her dull husband Jacques, but when she does leave him does not then want to be encumbered by André. He meets the glamorous Minouche, who wants to leave her boring lover Georges and go on a skiing holiday. There she meets the rich Gaston and drops André, who is briefly consoled by Évelyne, Gaston's discarded Mistress (lover), mistress. Returning to Paris he is scooped up by the even older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lamorisse
Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game ''Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamorisse was born in Paris, France. He first came into prominence – just after ''Bim'' (1950) – for directing and producing '' White Mane'' (1953). This is a short film that tells a fable of how a young boy befriends an untamable wild white stallion in the marshes of Camargue (the ''Petite Camargue''). Lamorisse's best known work is the short film '' The Red Balloon'' (1956), which earned him the '' Palme d'Or'' Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956. Lamorisse also wrote, directed and produced the films '' Stowaway in the Sky'' (1960) and '' Circus Angel'', as well as the documentaries ''Versailles'' and ''Paris Jamais Vu.'' In addition to films, he created the popular strategy board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bim Le Petit âne
Building information modeling (BIM) is an approach involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of buildings or other physical assets and facilities. BIM is supported by various tools, processes, technologies and contracts. Building information models (BIMs) are computer files (often but not always in proprietary formats and containing proprietary data) which can be extracted, exchanged or networked to support decision-making regarding a built asset. BIM software is used by individuals, businesses and government agencies who plan, design, construct, operate and maintain buildings and diverse physical infrastructures, such as water, refuse, electricity, gas, communication utilities, roads, railways, bridges, ports and tunnels. The concept of BIM has been in development since the 1970s, but it only became an agreed term in the early 2000s. The development of standards and the adoption of BIM has progressed at d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Homme De Ma Vie
''The Man in My Life'' (, ) is a 1952 French-Italian drama film directed by Guy Lefranc and starring Madeleine Robinson, Jeanne Moreau and Jane Marken. It was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. Cast * Madeleine Robinson as Madeleine Dubreuil * Jeanne Moreau as Suzanne Dubreuil * Jane Marken as Emma * Walter Santesso as Michel * Henri Vilbert as Léon Fontaine * Gianni Musy as Alberto Grino * Émile Genevois as Monsieur Grino * Olga Solbelli * Umberto Spadaro Umberto Spadaro (8 November 1904 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian actor. He appeared in around 95 films between 1940 and 1979. His brother Peppino Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) – Salt ... External links * 1952 films 1950s French-language films Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard Films directed by Guy Lefranc French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films French drama films Italian drama films 1952 drama films 1950s French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre En Dentelles
''Massacre in Lace'' (French: ''Massacre en dentelles'') is a 1952 French comedy crime film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Anne Vernon and Tilda Thamar. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It is the third in the trilogy of films featuring the character of Georges Masse following '' Mission in Tangier'' (1949) and '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950).Hardy p.75 Synopsis A playboy reporter takes a break from his holiday to track down some gangsters. Cast * Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse * Anne Vernon as Thérésa Larsen * Tilda Thamar as Clara Cassidi * Bernard La Jarrige as P'tit Louis * Maurice Teynac as Sophocle Zélos * John Kitzmiller as Rocky Saddley * Georges Chamarat as Alexandro Cassidi * Monique Darbaud as Nora Cassidi * Robert Vattier as Arsène de Loubiac * Jacques Dynam Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 – 11 November 2004) was a French film actor. He appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Femme Est Formidable
''My Wife Is Formidable'' (French: ''Ma femme est formidable'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère.Rège p.43 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It was followed by a loose sequel ''My Husband Is Marvelous'' in 1952. Synopsis Celebrated sculptor Raymond Corbier loves his wife Sylvia and trusts her implicitly. For the first time in their marriage she has to mislead him while fending off the advances of an admirer who threatens suicide. This small lie endangers their loving relationship. Main cast * Fernand Gravey as Raymond Corbier (Sylvia's husband) * Sophie Desmarets as Sylvia Corbier (Raymond's wife) * Simone Valère as Marguerite Rival (Gaston's wife) * Alfred Adam as Dr Gaston (Daisy's husband) * Suzanne Dehelly as Sylvia's mother * Jacques Dynam as Francis Germain (the trumpet player) * Pauline Carton as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' (1934) * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''The World Will Tremble'' (1939) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * ''No Love Allowed (film), No Love Allowed'' (1942) * ''Picpus (film), Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * ''Destiny (1946 film), Destiny'' (1946) * ''The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * ''Vertigo (1947 film), Vertigo'' (1947) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry (1949 film), Barry'' (1949) * ''Two Loves (1949 film), Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Murders (film), Murders'' (1950) * ''Casimir (film), Casimir' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1951 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor.Hayward p.242 He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois. Partial filmography * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Un élève du collège (uncre ..., and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as ''Darling Caroline (1968 film), Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels ''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (1953) and ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Boyer (director)
Jean Boyer (26 June 1901 – 10 March 1965) was a French film director and songwriter. He was born in Paris. Selected songs * 1930: "Un regardé", in ( Hanns Schwarz, 1930, music by F. Hollaender) * 1931: "Les Gars de la marine", in '' Le Capitaine Craddock'' (music by W. R. Heyman) * 1932: "Totor t'as tort" (music by René Mercier) - "Un homme" - "L'amour est un mystère" - "Maintenant, je sais ce que c'est" - "Quand ça m'prend" (music by Michel Levine) * 1934: "C’est peu de chose" (music by R. Ervan) * 1936: "Y'a toujours un passage à niveau" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1939: " Comme de bien entendu" - "Ça c'est passé un dimanche" - "Mimile" - "Ça fait d'excellents Français" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1945: " Pour me rendre à mon bureau" (words and music) * 1950: "La Pagaïa" and "Je cherche un cœur" (music by Henri Betti) Filmography Director * '' Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''La Pouponnière'' (1932) * '' Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * ''L'Amour guide'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
