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Rouletabille (TV Series)
Joseph Rouletabille () is a fictional character created by Gaston Leroux, a French writer and journalist. Rouletabille is an amateur sleuth featured in several novels and other works, often presented as a more capable thinker than the police. ''Rouletabille'' (literally ''roule ta bille'', or "Roll your marble") is French slang for "globetrotter", one who has been around the world and seen it all. The meaning was later expanded to that of a cool-headed, unfazeable, or nonchalant person. Overview In the first novel, ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'', Rouletabille solves an attempted murder in a locked room mystery. The book reveals that Rouletabille is the nickname of 18-year-old journalist Joseph Josephin, who was raised in a religious orphanage in Eu, a small town near Fécamp. In the novel Rouletabille meets Ballmeyer, an international criminal of great repute and many identities (a character possibly inspired by fictional Arsène Lupin). As Jean Roussel, Ballmeyer married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Yellow Room
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a mystery novel written by French author Gaston Leroux. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical ''L'Illustration'' from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right in 1908. It is the first novel starring fictional reporter Joseph Rouletabille and concerns a complex, and seemingly impossible, crime in which the criminal appears to disappear from a locked room. Leroux provides the reader with detailed, precise diagrams and floorplans illustrating the crime scene. The story provides an intellectual challenge to the reader. The novel finds its continuation in the 1908 novel '' The Perfume of the Lady in Black'', wherein a number of the characters familiar from this story reappear. Plot summary Reporter and amateur sleuth Joseph Rouletabille is sent to investigate a criminal case at the Château du Glandier and takes alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Sais Tout
''Je sais tout'' (meaning ''I Know All'' in English) was a French magazine established by Pierre Lafitte in 1905. It was noted for featuring the works of Maurice Leblanc, in particular the adventures of Arsène Lupin, which was first published in 1905. ''Je sais tout'' was a popular science magazine. The magazine appeared on the 15th day of each month, but publication was interrupted from August 1914 to the end of 1914. The magazine's format was usually 17.5 cm by 24.5 cm, and contained more than 100 pages. The magazine's logo was created by Jules-Alexandre Grün. Initial circulation figures were estimated to be about 250,000. The headquarters of the magazine was in Paris. ''Je sais tout'' was published in its original form until 15 January 1922, when it was reformed as ''Je sais tout, la revue de la découverte'' (meaning ''I Know All, Review of Discovery'' in English), and was published on the 1st of the month instead. The last issue of the new format, and thus ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel L'Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued until the 1950s and he made more than 40 feature films in total. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked on cultural programmes for French television. He also fulfilled many administrative roles in the French film industry, and he was the founder and the first President of the French film school Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Early life Marcel L'Herbier was born in Paris on 23 April 1888 into a professional and intellectual family, and as he grew up he demonstrated a multi-talented disposition for sports, dancing, debating and the arts. He attended a Society of Mary (Marists), Marist school and then the Lycée Voltaire (Paris), Lycée Voltaire, followed by the École des Hautes Études Sociales in Paris. He worked hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Mystère De La Chambre Jaune (1930 Film)
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (French: ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Léon Belières.The A to Z of French Cinema p.257 It is based on the 1907 The Mystery of the Yellow Room, novel of the same title by Gaston Leroux. L'Herbier made a sequel, ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931 film), The Perfume of the Lady in Black'', the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson and Lucien Jaquelux. Cast * Roland Toutain as Joseph Rouletabille * Huguette Duflos as Mathilde Stangerson * Léon Belières as Sainclair * Edmond Van Daële as Robert Darzac * Marcel Vibert as Frédéric Larsan * Maxime Desjardins as Professeur Stangerson * Pierre Juvenet as Le juge * Henri Kerny as Père Jacques * Charles Redgie as Le garde-chasse * Kissa Kouprine as Marie * Jean Diéner as L'avocat * Marcel Vallée as Journaliste * Duchange a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
