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Michel Kelber
Michel Kelber (9 April 1908 – 23 October 1996) was a French cinematographer. Beginning in the late 1920s, he worked on more than a hundred film productions during a lengthy career. Born in Kyiv, then part of the Russian Empire, he studied art and architecture in Paris. He started worked as an assistant cameraman in 1928, before progressing to cinematographer four years later. He worked with leading directors such as Jean Renoir, René Clair, Julien Duvivier and Claude Autant-Lara.Langman p.68 He also worked for periods in Spain, including during the wartime German occupation of France The Military Administration in France (german: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; french: Occupation de la France par l'Allemagne) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zo .... Selected filmography * '' The Concierge's Daughters'' (1934) * ''Gold in the Street'' (1934) * ''Zouzou (film), Zouzou'' (1934) * ''School for Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center in Eastern Europe. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slavs, Slavic settlement on the great trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Paris
''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. Synopsis A carefree young man in Paris is enlisted by his landlord to try and teach him how to woo women. Cast * Jules Berry as Michel Levasseur * Lucien Baroux as Raymond Sauvaget * Danièle Parola as Lucienne Aubier * Arletty as Rose Blondel de Saint-Leu * Robert Seller as Le vicomte de Joymont * Germaine Aussey as Lili Schiaparelli * Julien Carette as Le chasseur du restaurant * Robert Vattier as Maître Corneille * Alsonia as Ida * May Francis as Suzanne * Gisèle Préville as Solange Surnisse * Chaz Chase as Lui-même * Floyd Du Pont as Lui-même * Ray Ventura as Lui-même * France Aubert as La chanteuse * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goyescas (film)
''Goyescas'' is a 1942 Spanish musical film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles and Armando Calvo. The film is an adaptation of the 1916 zarzuela ''Goyescas'' by Enrique Granados, and also drew inspiration from the work of the artist Francisco Goya. The film was part of the popular trend for operetta films in Europe during the era. Perojo had been planning the production for around a decade before it was ultimately made.Bentley p.106 The film received the Biennale Award at the 1942 Venice Film Festival. Synopsis Set in Madrid, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. The Countess of Gualda and the famous songwriter Petrilla are very physically similar, so much so that many people confuse them. But one day they discover that they love the same man, the Marquis of Nuévalos, a terrible rivalry will arise between them that they will resolve based on songs and episodes that recreate Goya's paintings. Cast * Imperio Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Over Paris
''Thunder Over Paris'' (French: ''Tempête'') is a 1940 French film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Arletty, Marcel Dalio and Annie Ducaux.Lennig p.400 Cast * Arletty as Ida * Marcel Dalio as Barel * Annie Ducaux as Jeanne Desmarets * Erich von Stroheim as Korlick * Henri Bry as Albert Pélissier * Henri Guisol as Charlie * Jacques Louvigny as Auguste * Jacqueline Prévot as Yvonne * Julien Carette as L'épicier * Jean Debucourt as Gerlier * André Luguet as Pierre Desmarets * Blanche Denège as La buraliste * Henri Marchand as Le badaud bègue * Yvonne Yma Yvonne Yma (1887–1959) was a French stage and film actress.Phillips p.212 Selected filmography * ''Take Care of Amelie'' (1932) * ''A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * '' Student's Hotel'' (1932) * '' The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * '' The ... as La serveuse References Bibliography * Lennig, Arthur. ''Stroheim''. University Press of Kentucky, 2003. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Slave (1939 Film)
''The White Slave'' (French: ''L'esclave blanche'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marc Sorkin and starring Viviane Romance, John Lodge and Marcel Dalio. German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst acted as a supervisor on the production. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/ Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: * Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman * ... and Guy de Gastyne, while the costume designer, costumes were by Marcel Escoffier. It is a loose remake of the 1927 German The White Slave (1927 film), silent film of the same title.Slavin p.93-94 Synopsis At the beginning of the twentieth century a Frenchwoman marries a westernised Turkey, Turkish diplomat and travels with him to his homeland with romantic expectations of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Brigade
''Savage Brigade'' (French: ''La Brigade sauvage'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Véra Korène, Charles Vanel and Florence Marly. The film was completed by Jean Dréville. accessed 26 November 2013. The film's sets were designed by the art director . Synopsis A Russian general's wife is killed by a jealous mistress at the apartment of a lieutenant. The general provokes a duel with the junior officer, but with the approach of the 1914 war the duel is deferred as both officers are needed ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Column (film)
''Personal Column'' (french: Pièges) is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Renoir, Marie Déa and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Maurice Colasson and Georges Wakhévitch. ''Lured'', an American re-make, directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Lucille Ball, was released in 1947. Plot After one of her fellow taxi dancers is murdered by an unknown man whom she met through a personal column ad, Adrienne Charpentier is recruited by the police to answer a series of similar adverts to try to track down the killer. She meets and falls in love with the charming nightclub owner and womanizer Robert Fleury, but clues begin to appear that suggest that it is he who is the murderer. Partial cast * Maurice Chevalier as Robert Fleury * Marie Déa as Adrienne Charpentier, la journaliste/the newspaper woman * Pierre Renoir as Brémontier * Erich von St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls In Distress
''Girls in Distress'' (french: Jeunes filles en détresse) is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.Rentschler p.282 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. Cast * Marcelle Chantal as Marthe Presle * Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Presle * André Luguet as Maître Jacques Presle * Jean Aquistapace as Ternier, le ministre de la justice (as Aquistapace) * Pierre Bertin as Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle * Louise Carletti as Marguerite 'Margot' Montbleu * Jacqueline Delubac as Mme Montbleu, nom de scène: Pola D'Ivry * Arthur Devère as Le père d'Alice *Genevieve Dorlane as Mme Tarrand * Paulette Élambert as Denise Tarrand * Michel François as Michel Mortier * René Génin as Le concierge du ministère * Gaston Jacquet as Le père d'Amélie * Georges Jamin as Le beauaspère d'Amélie * Margo Lion as La mère de Thérèse * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercule (film)
''Hercule'' is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Fernandel, Gaby Morlay and Pierre Brasseur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.189 The film's sets were designed by Pierre Schild. Jean Grémillon was the film's original director, but he left shortly after production had begun. A simple fisherman from Provence inherits a Parisian newspaper, but finds some of his new staff are dishonest. Main cast * Fernandel as Hercule Maffre * Gaby Morlay as Juliette Leclerc * Pierre Brasseur as Bastien * Henri Crémieux as Bajoux * Édouard Delmont as Maffre * Nane Germon as Miette * Vincent Hyspa as Cahuzac * Robert Pizani as Le premier frère Riquel * Henri Poupon as Boeuf * Jean Tissier as Le troisième frère Riquel * Charles Dechamps as Le second frère Riquel * Jules Berry Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Biography Early life Berry and his two brothers were born to pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin (1938 Film)
''Rasputin'' (French: ''La Tragédie impériale'') is a 1938 French historical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and Pierre Richard-Willm.Kennedy-Karpat p.204 It depicts the rise and fall of the Russian mystic Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the advisor to the Romanov royal family. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Harry Baur as Rasputin * Marcelle Chantal as Tsarine Alexandra * Pierre Richard-Willm as Comte Igor Kourloff * Jean Worms as Tsar Nicholas II * Jany Holt as Groussina * Jacques Baumer as Prokoff * Georges Malkine as Beggar * Lucien Nat as Ostrowski * Carine Nelson as Ania Kitina * Palau as Piotr * Georges Prieur as Grand-Duc Nikolaievich * Alexandre Rignault as Bloch * Gabrielle Robinne as Tsarine-mère * Martial Rèbe as Iliodore * Denis d'Inès as Évèque Gregorian * Georges Vitray as Ivanov * André Gabriello as Stankevitch * Joffre as L'archimandrite * Georges Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was An Adventuress (1938 Film)
''I Was an Adventuress'' (French: ''J'étais une aventurière'') is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat and Jean-Max. It was remade in 1940 as an American film of the same title. It was part of a growing trend of English-language remakes of major French films.Crisp p.326 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier. Main cast * Edwige Feuillère as Véra Vronsky * Jean Murat as Pierre Glorin * Jean-Max as Désormeaux * Guillaume de Sax as Le marquis Koréani * Félix Oudart as Rutherford * Milly Mathis as Une paysanne * André Numès Fils as Le cousin Édouard * Christian Argentin as Van Kongen * Mona Goya as Une jeune femme * Louis Vonelly as Texter * Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier Of Lyon
''The Courier of Lyon'' (French: ''L'affaire du courrier de Lyon'') is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau.The A to Z of French Cinema p.31 It is based on the Courrier de Lyon case of 1796. A previous silent film inspired by the story, was released in 1923. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques * Dita Parlo as Mina Lesurques * Jacques Copeau as Le procureur-juge Daubenton * Charles Dullin as Le témoin aveugle * Sylvia Bataille as Madeleine Brebant * Hélène Robert as Eugénie Dargence * Monique Joyce as Claudine Faugier-Odot * Pierre Alcover as Valentin Durochat * Jean Tissier as Courriol * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Bruer * André Noël as Franck Excofon * Jean Périer as Le bijoutier Eugène Legrand * Louis Florencie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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