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Philippe Agostini
Philippe Agostini was a French cinematographer, director and screenwriter born 11 August 1910 in Paris (France), died 20 October 2001. He was married to Odette Joyeux until the end of her life. Biography Founder of École Louis-Lumière (situated on rue de Vaugirard), Philippe Agostini debuted as assistant to the chief operators Georges Périnal and Armand Thirard.Jean Tulard, ''Dictionnaire du cinéma'', Volume 2 In the 1930s, he began a fruitful career as director of photography, working with directors with such differing styles as Robert Bresson, Marcel Carné, Max Ophüls, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Grémillon, Yves Allégret, Jules Dassin and even Julien Duvivier. His career as a director was much less remarkable. Filmography As cinematographer * 1934 : '' Itto'' * 1936 : '' Forty Little Mothers'' * 1936 : '' Hélène'' * 1936 : '' Aventure à Paris'' * 1936 : ''À nous deux, madame la vie'' * 1936 : '' Baccara'' * 1937 : '' Hercule'' * 1937 : ''Life Dances On' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are '' La Bandera'', ''Pépé le Moko'', ''Little World of Don Camillo'', ''Panic (Panique)'', ''Voici le temps des assassins'' and '' Marianne de ma jeunesse''. Jean Renoir called him, a "great technician, rigorist, a poet". Early years It was as an actor, in 1916 at the Théâtre de l'Odéon under the direction of André Antoine, that Duvivier's career began. In 1918 he moved on to Gaumont, as a writer and assistant of, amongst others, André Antoine, Louis Feuillade and Marcel L'Herbier. In 1919 he directed his first film. In the 1920s several of his films had a religious concern: '' Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes'', '' L'abbé Constantin'' and ''La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin'' — a film about the Carmelite saint Thérèse of Lisieux. The 1930s In the 1930s ... [...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] |
1938 In Film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1938 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – MGM announces that Judy Garland will be cast in the role of Dorothy Gale in the upcoming ''The Wizard of Oz'' film. Ray Bolger is cast as the Tin Woodman and Buddy Ebsen as the Scarecrow. At Bolger's insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. On July 25, MGM announces Bert Lahr has been cast as the Cowardly Lion. *February 24 – The entertainment trade newspaper Variety confirms that the film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had bought the rights to adapt L. Frank Baum’s beloved children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for the screen *April 5 – Noel Langley completes the first script for ''The Wizard of Oz''. *April 20 – Leonard Slye appears in his first starring role as Roy Rogers in '' Under Western Stars''. He becomes one of the most popular Western stars bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Dances On
''Life Dances On'' or ''Christine'' or ''Dance Program'' (French: ''Un carnet de bal'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marie Bell, Françoise Rosay and Louis Jouvet. It was partly shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Jean Douarinou. Duvivier's American film ''Lydia'' (1941) is to some extent a remake of this one. Plot Twenty years after her debut ball when she was sixteen years old, recently widowed Christine is disposing of papers and other effects belonging to her late husband. Living in a mansion on an Italian lake, she has had a comfortable and affluent but unfulfilling life. Coming across her dance card from that debut ball, she gets lost in nostalgic memories of that night, and decides to find out what has happened to the dance partners who signed that card. Her beaus, living in different locations throughout France, have generally not fared well, with lives that range from the tragic to the comic to ... [...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] |
1937 In Film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – '' The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baccara (1936 Film)
Baccara was a Spanish female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos (born 7 February 1951) and María Mendiola (4 April 1952 – 11 September 2021). The duo rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe and became the best-selling single of all time by a female group, eventually selling more than 16 million copies worldwide. A successful follow-up single ("Sorry, I'm a Lady") and European tour led to a number of album releases, numerous television appearances and the duo's selection to represent Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978. Despite a substantial following in Spain, Germany and Japan, by 1981 their blend of disco, pop and Spanish folk music was no longer fashionable, and by 1983 Mateos and Mendiola were both working on solo projects. Achieving little success as solo artists, the two formed duos of their own: separate incarnations of the original Baccara a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
À Nous Deux, Madame La Vie
À, à ( a-grave) is a letter of the Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol, French, Galician, Italian, Maltese, Occitan, Portuguese, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, and Welsh languages consisting of the letter A of the ISO basic Latin alphabet and a grave accent. À is also used in Pinyin transliteration. In most languages, it represents the vowel ''a''. This letter is also a letter in Taos to indicate a mid tone. In accounting or invoices, ''à'' abbreviates "at a rate of": "5 apples à $1" (one dollar each). That usage is based upon the French preposition ''à'' and has evolved into the at sign (@). Sometimes, it is part of a surname: Thomas à Kempis, Mary Anne à Beckett. Usage in various languages Emilian-Romagnol À is used in Emilian to represent short stressed e.g. Bolognese dialect ''sacàtt'' aˈkatː"sack". French The grave accent is used in the French language to differentiate homophones, e.g. the third person conjugation of ''a'' " e/she/ithas" and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène (film)
''Hélène'' is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy Jean Benoît-Lévy (1888–1959) was a French film director and producer.Andrews p.355 Selected filmography * '' Heart of Paris'' (1932) * '' Hélène'' (1936) * '' Ballerina'' (1937) * ''Fire in the Straw ''Fire in the Straw'' (French: ''Le fe ... and starring Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault and Constant Rémy.Andrews p.355 It is based on a novel by Vicki Baum. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Cast * Madeleine Renaud as Hélène Wilfur * Jean-Louis Barrault as Pierre Régnier * Constant Rémy as Le professeur Amboise * Héléna Manson as Valérie * Odette Joyeux as Françoise * Robert Le Vigan as Le docteur Régnier * Georges Bever as Le garçon de laboratoire * Jeanne Helbling as Yvonne Amboise * Blanche Peyrens as La doctoresse * Greta Buelens as Totoche * Marguerite Daulboys as La veuve * René Dary as Marcel * Maurice Baquet as Durant Tout Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Little Mothers (1936 Film)
''Forty Little Mothers'' (French: ''Le mioche'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pauline Carton.Driskell p.210 The 1940 Hollywood film ''Forty Little Mothers'' was based on the same story. Plot summary Cast * Lucien Baroux as Prosper Martin * Gabrielle Dorziat as Mme Granval, La directrice * Pauline Carton as Mlle Clotilde * Milly Mathis as Gervaise * Madeleine Robinson as Denise Mériel, la mère * Jane Pierson as La gérante * Georges Vitray as Dalbret * Marcel Maupi as Marius Rabut * Jean Périer as L'aumônier * Pierre Labry as Bourgeon, le père * Gilbert Gil as Robert Bourgeon, le fils * Marcel Carpentier as Le cuisinier * René Bergeron as Le garagiste * André Siméon as Le pochard * Pierre Juvenet as Le coadjuteur * Philippe as Le mioche * Nane Germon as Simone * Anne Doria as Valentine * Wally Carveno as Geneviève * Claire Gérard as Le lingère * Elisabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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