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Philippe Parès
Philippe Parès (1 January 1901 – 2 February 1979) was a 20th-century French composer of film scores, d' operettas and light music. Biography The son of Gabriel Parès, music conductor of the Republican Guard, Philippe Parès met Georges Van Parys in the beginning of the 20s. Georges Van Parys, one year younger, commenced from 1925 to compose little pieces (one-act operettas or musical sketches) and songs. In 1927, they collaborated for the first time on ''La Petite dame du train bleu'', which was created in Lyon. The same year, ''Lulu'' was presented in Paris, at the Théâtre Daunou. They worked together until 1931. In particular, they wrote the music for the film '' The Million'' by René Clair, in collaboration with Armand Bernard. Philippe Parès then made a career as a producer of records and music publisher (ambience and film music, education, works for children ...). He produced, particularly around 1928-1929, several important scores of the late silent film era: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for other media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video game, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Fichu Métier
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international peac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography During World War I, Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for '' L'Auto'', '' L'Intransigeant'' and '' Paris-Soir''. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning ''Quinze Combats'' (''Fifteen Rounds''), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, ''Les requins du pétrole'' ('' The Oil Sharks''). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toboggan (film)
''Toboggan'' is a 1934 French sports drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Georges Carpentier, Arlette Marchal and Raymond Cordy. It was voted amongst the most popular films of the year by readers of the ''Pour Vous'' magazine.Crisp p.301 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Lafitte. Cast * Georges Carpentier as Georges Romanet * Arlette Marchal as Lisa * Raymond Cordy as Patte de Quinquina * Paul Amiot as Anderson * Sophie Duval as Betty * John Anderson as Billy Sanders * Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * ''Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Ironm ... as Le chasseur * François Descamps as le soigneur References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Anton
Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician. Anton studied medicine, but left the school after his father's death. He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. During the World War I Anton made amateur documentaries with his friends Karel Lamač and Otto Heller. He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama '' Gypsies'', in 1921. Anton is considered an early proponent of Czech lyrical cinema tradition. He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32). After the international success of ''Tonka of the Gallows'' he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures from 1932 to 1935. After leaving Paramount he moved to Germany in 1935. He died in Berlin, Germany in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin. Selected filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Choux
Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French/Swiss film director and producer born in Geneva. Filmography * ''La Vocation d'André Carel'' (1925) * ''La Terre qui meurt'' (1926) * ''Le Baiser qui tue'' (1927) * ''Espionnage ou la guerre sans armes'' (1928, actor) * '' Chacun porte sa croix'' (1929) * ''La servante'' (1929) * '' Amours viennoises'' (1930) * ''Un chien qui rapporte'' (1931) * ''Jean de la Lune'' (1931) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * '' L'Ange gardien'' (1933) * ''La Banque Nemo'' (1934) * '' Le Greluchon délicat'' (1934) * '' Maternité'' (1934) * ''Paris'' (1936) * ''Une femme sans importance'' (1937) * '' La Glu'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) *''Café du port'' (1938) *''Paix sur le Rhin'' (1938) *'' Rose de sang'' (1939) * ''Angelica ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland, Lap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1932 Film)
''The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (French:''Le mariage de Mlle Beulemans'') is a 1932 Belgian-French comedy film directed by Jean Choux. It is based on the 1910 Belgian play ''Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans''.Goble p.161 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Cast * Pierre Alcover as Monsieur Meulemeester * Lily Bourget as Suzanne Beulemans * Berthe Charmal as Madame Beulemans * Arthur Devère as Isidore * Pierre Dux as Albert Delpierre * Zizi Festerat as Mostynck * André Gobert as Séraphin Meulemeester * Claire Gérard as Isabelle * Pierre Juvenet as Père Delpierre * Charles Mahieu Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ... as Monsieur Beulemans * Solange Moret as Anna * Ghita Moulaert * Charles Nossent * Rittch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963. Life and career Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on 10 September 1885 in Taggia (in the province of Imperia), but grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, from Sorrento, and his mother was French, from Nice.G. Martini, ''Patchwork: 100 anni di cinema in Italia : un viaggio attraverso le regioni'', Finzioni, 1997, p. 168 He began writing plays at 15 and in 1911 won first prize at a national drama competition for his drama ''Brittanico''. He later moved to Rome where in 1912 he was hired as a general worker by the Teatro Argentina company, all the while continuing to write plays. In the same year he had his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Soir De Rafle
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest and most familiar international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City, and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague (home to the International Court of Justice). The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future world wars, succeeding the League of Nations, which was characterized as ineffective. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Serai Seule Après Minuit
''I'll Be Alone After Midnight'' (French: ''Je serai seule après minuit'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Mireille Perrey, Pierre Bertin and Vanah Yami.Crisp p.418 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Mireille Perrey as Monique Argilliers * Pierre Bertin as Michel * Vanah Yami as La bonne * Roger Blum as Le mari * Maurice Rémy as Le cambrioleur * Georges Bever as Le petit employé * Marcel Barencey Marcel Barencey (1893–1971) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.471 He is often credited simply as Barencey. He was married to the actress Odette Barencey. Selected filmography * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) * '' ... as Le marinier * Louis Kerly as Le monsieur pressé * Paul Velsa as Le militaire * Robert Goupil as Le pêcheur à la ligne * Émile Saint-Ober as Le pépiniériste * Joë Hamman as Le jazzman * Chaumel as Le marchand de ballons * Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Million
''Le Million'' is a 1931 French musical comedy film directed by René Clair. The story was adapted by Clair from a play by Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemand. Plot Michel, a debt-ridden artist, is interrupted several times while romancing Vanda, a woman whose portrait he is painting: by his roommate, Prosper; by his neighbor and fiancée, Beatrice; and by several of his creditors. As Michel attempts to deal with this situation, Prosper discovers Michel has just won a lottery worth a million Dutch florins. The ticket is in the pocket of a jacket Michel gave to Beatrice to mend, but, when he goes to retrieve it, he learns she has just given the jacket to a charming criminal in order to help him elude the police. She initially does not remember any useful information about the criminal, but Prosper is able to help her recall the man's name: Grandpa Tulip. Armed with this information, Prosper gets Michel to agree to split the prize money if he is the one who recovers the ticket, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
