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Orane Demazis
Orane Demazis (4 September 1894 – 25 December 1991) was a French actress. Biography Born Henriette Marie Louise Burgart in Oran, French Algeria, in a family of Alsatian origin, Demazis entered the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in 1919. She formed her stage name after her birthplace of Oran and the name of Mazis, another nearby town. Upon graduating in 1922, she joined the Théâtre de l'Atelier cast directed by Charles Dullin. Between 1922 and 1926, she starred in ''Carmosine'' by Alfred de Musset, ''L'Occasion'' by Prosper Mérimée, ''Chacun sa vérité'' by Pirandello, ''Petite Lumière et l'Ourse'' and ''Huon de Bordeaux'' by Alexandre Arnoux, ''Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ'' by Marcel Achard. Her encounter with Marcel Pagnol in 1923 marked a turning point in her career, he created some of her most famous roles and in 1933 they had a son, Jean-Pierre Burgart. In 1926, he hired her to act in his play ''Jazz'' before creating for her the role of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angèle (film)
''Angèle'' is a 1934 French drama film directed, produced and written by Marcel Pagnol, based on the 1929 novel ''Un de Baumugnes'' by Jean Giono. It stars Orane Demazis. Plot A naive young woman, Angèle, leaves the farm where she has been raised after being seduced by a shrewd man who turns out to be a pimp. An honest handsome farm employee, Albin, tries to prevent her from going, but without success since she is mesmerized by Louis, the manipulating pimp. She becomes a street prostitute in Marseille and leads a sad life. To make things worse, she has a child. A kind friend of hers, the childish and apparently a little mentally under-developed Saturnin, finds her thanks to some unexpected information. He brings her back home to her kind mother but the woman's father, Clarius, is so ashamed of what happened that he locks her in a cellar and hides her. He threatens anybody who shows up with his rifle. Albin, still in love with Angèle, and hoping she will return one day, works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois (25 October 1909 – 8 July 1985), was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film '' ...Sans laisser d'adresse'' won the Golden Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''España'' (1936) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * '' Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * ''Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1952) * '' Alarm in Morocco'' (1953) * '' Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) * '' Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' (1955) * '' The Case of Doctor Laurent'' (1957) * ''Les Misérables'' (1958) * '' Mandrin'' (1962) * ''Monsieur'' (1964) * ''The Gardener of Argenteuil ''The Gardener of Argenteuil'' (French: ''Le jardinier d'Argenteuil'', German: ''Blüten, Gauner und die Nacht von Nizza'') is a 1966 French-German comedy crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of Doctor Laurent
''The Case of Doctor Laurent'' (French: ''Le cas du Docteur Laurent'') is a 1957 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel and Silvia Monfort.Harriss p.196 It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris with location shooting taking place around Saint-Martin-Vésubie and Venanson in the French Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Cast * Jean Gabin as Le docteur J. Laurent * Nicole Courcel as Francine * Silvia Monfort as Catherine Loubet * Henri Arius as Le docteur A. Bastid * Daxely as M. Simonet, le boulanger * Lucien Callamand as M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école * Josselin as M. Roux * Mag-Avril as Céline * Marthe Marty as La mère de Franchine * Germaine de France as Mme Vanolli * Raymone as La mère Loubet * Orane Demazis as La veuve Escalin * Yvonne Gamy as La sage-femme traditionnaliste * Henri-Jacques Huet as Antonin Escallin * Viviane M� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Billon (director)
Pierre Billon (born Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 7 February 1901 – died Paris, 31 August 1981) was a French film director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival. Selected filmography * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Silent Battle'' (1937) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''Ruy Blas'' (1948) * ''Clear the Ring'' (1949) * ''My Friend Oscar'' (1951) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ''The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...'' (1953) References * 1901 births 1981 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Gard 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Audry
Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war France. Biography Audry was born in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Because there were few opportunities for female directors during the Nazi occupation, Audry worked as an assistant to directors Jean Delannoy, G. W. Pabst and Max Ophüls and directed a short film of her own, ''Le Feu de paille'' (1943), with the help of the Centre Artistique et Technique des Jeunes du Cinéma (now La Femis). The end of World War II and the liberation of France provided increased opportunities for women, but they still faced prejudice in the film industry. Audry's first feature film was '' Les Malheurs de Sophie'' (1946). This was based on the popular novel of the same name by the Comtesse de Ségur. No copies of this film, which was censored for its "p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonde Gypsy
''The Blonde Gypsy'' (French: ''La caraque blonde'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Tilda Thamar, Roger Pigaut and Gérard Landry.Pallister & Hottell p.78 Cast * Tilda Thamar as Myra Milagros * Roger Pigaut as Antoine * Gérard Landry as Pedro * Orane Demazis as Alida Roux * Roland Armontel as Polyte Roux * Antonin Berval as Léon Barcarin * France Degand as Ginou Barcarin * Didier d'Yd as Jean Roux * René Hiéronimus as L'huissier * Henri Poupon as Le père Barcarin * Max Boumendil as Esprit * Josselin as Un individu louche * Henri Arius * François Vibert François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ... References Bibliography * Janis L. Pallister & Ruth A. Hottell. ''Francophone Women Film Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Calef
Henri Calef (20 July 1910 – 18 August 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Royalists'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * ''Shadow and Light'' (1951) * '' The Passerby'' (1951) * ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (1954) Writer * ''The Lafarge Case ''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly por ...'' (1938) External links * 1910 births 1994 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film people from Plovdiv 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Houssin
Jacques Houssin (19 Septembre 1902 – 8 May 1979) was a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography Director * 1933 : ''Plein aux as'' * 1935 : ''Odette'' * 1937 : '' Rendez-vous Champs-Élysées'' * 1938 : ''Les Deux Combinards'' * 1939 : '' Prince Bouboule'' * 1939 : ''Feux de joie'' * 1943 : ''Le Mistral'' * 1943 : '' Feu Nicolas'' * 1944 : '' Le Merle blanc'' * 1947 : ''Le Secret du Florida'' * 1947 : '' En êtes-vous bien sûr ?'' with Martine Carol * 1949 : ''Vient de paraître'' after the play by Édouard Bourdet Assistant director * 1929 : '' The Shark'' by Henri Chomette * 1930 : ''Under the Roofs of Paris'' by René Clair * 1932 : '' Barranco, Ltd'', by André Berthomieu * 1933 : ''Prenez garde à la peinture'', by Henri Chomette Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the film director René Clair. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' De quoi revient les junes film' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire In The Straw
''Fire in the Straw'' (French: ''Le feu de paille'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Lucien Baroux, Orane Demazis and Gaby Basset.Rège p.365 The film's art direction was by Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Lucien Baroux Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s. In the field of musical comed ... as Antoine Vautier * Orane Demazis as Jeanne Vautier * Gaby Basset as Reine Roy * Jean Fuller (actor), Jean Fuller as Christian Vautier * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Madame Goulevin, la concierge * Florence Luchaire as La petite Caroline * Jeanne Helbling as Monica * Henri Lanoë as Désiré, le fils de la concierge * Raymond Aimos as Guérétrain * Henri Nassiet as Despagnat * Stéphane Audel * Edmond Beauchamp * Andrée Brabant * Albert Broquin * Robert Brunet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat (1938 Film)
''Heartbeat'' (French: ''Le schpountz'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis and Fernand Charpin.Lanzoni p.8 It was remade in 1999 as ''Le schpountz'', directed by Gérard Oury. It tells the story of an unhappy young grocer's assistant who dreams of becoming a grand dramatic actor, but when he gatecrashes a film studio they realise he is a natural comic. Plot Irénée lives and works in the little grocery shop of his childless uncle, who brought him up, and dreams of becoming a famous and rich film actor with an exotic car. One day a film crew stops in the village and he attempts to interest them in his undiscovered talents. They play along with his obsession, calling him the village idiot or ''schpountz'', and even give him a fake contract. His uncle ridicules his naïvety and the sympathetic Françoise, a member of the team, warns him not to take it seriously. But Irénée withdraws his savings and, taking a train to Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvest (1937 Film)
''Harvest'' () is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol, starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Marguerite Moreno and Gabriel Gabrio. The narrative revolves around a farming village where only three inhabitants remain, but they are told that if only one of them, Panturle, manages to find a wife, the village will be able to prosper again. The film is based on the 1930 novel ''Second Harvest'' by Jean Giono. It was released in France on 28 October 1937 and in the United States on 2 October 1939. Cast * Fernandel as Urbain Gédémus * Gabriel Gabrio as Panturle * Orane Demazis as Irène Charles, "Arsule" * Marguerite Moreno as Zia Mamèche, "la Mamèche" * Robert Le Vigan as the brigadier * Henri Poupon as Panturle's farmer friend * Odette Roger as Alphonsine * Milly Mathis as Belline Reception Frank Nugent of ''The New York Times'' described ''Harvest'' as "a film of utter serenity and great goodness, so reverently played and so compassionately directed that it is far les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
