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Sappho (novel)
''Sappho: Parisian Manners'' () is an 1884 novel by the French writer Alphonse Daudet. It was serialised in ''L'Écho de Paris'' in 1884. Plot The book is largely autobiographical and inspired by Daudet's relationship with Marie Rieu. Jean Gaussin is a young man from a wealthy family in southern France and works for the government in Paris. He begins a relationship with Fanny Legrand, initially unaware of her career as a scandalous model under the name Sappho. They live together for five years and eventually adopt a child. Fanny is smitten with the child and becomes distant from Jean. Jean begins an affair with another woman, Irène, favoured by his parents to become his wife, only to return to Fanny with renewed affection. The relationship becomes more complicated when Jean realises the child they adopted is Fanny's biological child from a previous affair with a criminal, prompting him to reject her again. Realising his intact, strong affection for Fanny, Jean cancels his plans t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (; 13 May 184016 December 1897) was a French novelist. He was the husband of Julia Daudet and father of Edmée, Léon and Lucien Daudet. Early life Daudet was born in Nîmes, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the '' bourgeoisie''. His father, Vincent Daudet, was a silk manufacturer — a man dogged through life by misfortune and failure. Alphonse, amid much truancy, had a depressing boyhood. In 1856 he left Lyon, where his schooldays had been mainly spent, and began his career as a schoolteacher at Alès, Gard, in the south of France. The position proved to be intolerable and Daudet said later that for months after leaving Alès he would wake with horror, thinking he was still among his unruly pupils. These experiences and others were reflected in his novel '' Le Petit Chose''. On 1 November 1857, he abandoned teaching and took refuge with his brother Ernest Daudet, only some three years his senior, who was trying, "and thereto soberly," to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapho (play)
''Sapho'' was a 1900 American play by Clyde Fitch, based on an 1884 French novel of the same name by Alphonse Daudet and an 1885 play by Daudet and Adolphe Belot.Mantle and Sherwood, ''The Best Plays of 1899-1909'', pp. 361-362. It was at the center of a sensational New York City indecency trial involving the play's star and producer/director, Olga Nethersole. The play was not an exceptional success but the incident is considered a notable step in the transformation of American society's attitudes regarding gender roles and public depictions of sex in the 20th century. The play The English actress Olga Nethersole asked prominent American playwright Clyde Fitch to adapt ''Sapho'', telling the story from the point of view of the lead female character rather than the male character as was done with the original novel and play. Nethersole produced, directed and starred. The play's official billing is ''Sapho, a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch. Founded on the novel by Alphonse Daud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 1962 film '' Tlayucan'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1987 film '' Life Is Most Important'' was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Filmography Screenwriter * 1946 : '' El ahijado de la muerte'' * 1947 : '' Una extraña mujer'' * 1948 : '' Nocturno de amor'' * 1948 : '' Enrédate y verás'' * 1948 : '' Flor de caña'' * 1949 : ''Negra consentida'' * 1949 : '' Los amores de una viuda'' * 1949 : '' El gran calavera'' * 1949 : '' Un cuerpo de mujer'' * 1950 : '' Tú, solo tú'' * 1950 : '' La liga de las muchachas'' * 1950 : '' Hipólito el de Santa'' * 1950 : '' Mala hembra'' * 1950 : '' Si me viera don Porfirio'' * 1950 : '' Huellas del pasado'' * 1950 : '' Los olv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor Y Sexo
''Amor y sexo (Safo '63)'' ("Love and Sex (Sappho '63)") is a 1964 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza and starred María Félix and Julio Alemán. It was premiered in Mexico on 5 May 1964. The movie is based on the French writer Alphonse Daudet's novel ''Safo''. Plot Diana (María Félix) is a mature woman with a life full of romantic adventures, living a life of prostitution and drugs in Mexico's high society. Diana falls in love with Raul (Julio Alemán), a man 10 years younger than her. Diana harbours a big secret in the form of a former lover, whom she visits in prison every week. Soon, Diana's life and her past become a torment for Raúl. Cast * María Félix - Diana * Julio Alemán - Raúl Solana * Julio Aldama - Mauricio * Augusto Benedico - Carlos * José Gálvez - Licenciado Miguel Gaudal * Laura Garcés - Laura * Fernando Luján - "Gallina" * Rogelio Guerra - Interno External links * 1964 films Mexican drama films 1960s Spanish-language films Films b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonce Perret
Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema. Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor. He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company. His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography. Until his emigration to the United States in 1917, he was a fixture of the Gaumont Film Company. On American soil, he produced several popular films, the most notable being ''Lest We Forget'' (''N'oublions jamais'') in 1918. After returning to France, he directed the successful '' Koenigsmark'' in 1923. His film '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925), starring Gloria Swanson, was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapho (1934 Film)
''Sapho'' is a 1934 French drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Mary Marquet, Jean-Max and Marcelle Praince.Goble p.940 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Mary Marquet as Fanny Legrand * Jean-Max as Dechelette * Marcelle Praince as Rosa * François Rozet as Jean Gaussin * Camille Bert as Caoudal * Madame Ahnar as Pilar * Nadia Sibirskaïa as La fille * Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Hettema * Jacqueline Made as Alice Doré * Marfa d'Hervilly as Clara * Charlotte Clasis as Divonne * Yvonne Mirval as Wilkie Cab * Germaine Montero as Madame Sombreuse * Lucien Brulé as De Potter * Jean Bara as Le petit Joseph * Fernand Charpin as Césaire * Georges Morton as Le père Legrand * Marcel Carpentier as Monsieur Hettema * André Perchicot as Paulus * Ky Duyen KY or Ky may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Ky Kiske, a fictional character in the ''Guilty Gear'' video game series * Kashiyatra, a festival in Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Brown
Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. Early life Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to Larkin Harry Brown, a cotton manufacturer, and Katherine Ann Brown (née Gaw), Brown moved to Tennessee when he was 11 years old. He attended Knoxville High School and the University of Tennessee, both in Knoxville, Tennessee, graduating from the university at the age of 19 with two degrees in engineering. An early fascination in automobiles led Brown to a job with the Stevens-Duryea Company, then to his own Brown Motor Car Company in Alabama. He later abandoned the car dealership after developing an interest in motion pictures around 1913. He was hired by the Peerless Studio at Fort Lee, New Jersey, and became an assistant to the French-born director Maurice Tourneur. Career After serving as a fighter pilot and flight instructor in the United States Army Air Service during World War I, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspiration (1931 Film)
''Inspiration'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic melodrama film adapted by Gene Markey from the Alphonse Daudet short novel ''Sappho'' (1884). The film stars Greta Garbo, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone and Marjorie Rambeau. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Irving Thalberg. The cinematography was performed by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian.''Inspiration'' tcm.com; accessed August 5, 2015.Allmovie.com database /ref> Plot [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Ford (director)
Hugh Ford (February 5, 1868 – 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed or co-directed 31 films between 1913 and 1921. He also wrote for 19 films between 1913 and 1920. Filmography Director * ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1913) co-director * '' Such a Little Queen'' (1914) co-director * ''The Crucible'' (1914) co-director * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1915) * ''Niobe'' (1915) * ''When We Were Twenty-One'' (1915) * '' Sold'' (1915) * '' Poor Schmaltz'' (1915) * '' The White Pearl'' (1915) * ''Zaza'' (1915) * '' Bella Donna'' (1915) * ''The Prince and the Pauper'' (1915) co-director * '' Lydia Gilmore'' (1915) co-director * '' The Eternal City'' (1915) co-director * '' The Woman in the Case'' (1916) * '' Sleeping Fires'' (1917) * '' The Slave Market'' (1917) * ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1917) * '' Sapho'' (1917) * '' Mrs. Dane's Defense'' (1918) * ''The Danger Mark'' (1918) * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1919) * ''The Woman Thou Gavest Me' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapho (1917 Film)
Sapho may refer to: *'' Sapho (damselfly)'', genus of insects * SAPHO syndrome, chronic disease with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis People * Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701), French writer who used the pseudonym Sapho *Sapho (singer) (born 1950), French singer Arts * ''Sapho'' (Gounod), 1851 opera by Charles Gounod * ''Sapho'' (Massenet), 1897 opera by Jules Massenet, based on Daudet's novel * ''Sapho'' (novel) (1884), by Alphonse Daudet * ''Sapho'' (play), 1900 play by Clyde Fitch *Queen Sapho, a main character in the 1584 Elizabethan play '' Sapho and Phao'' * ''Sapho'' (1913 film), a lost 1913 silent film feature drama * ''Sapho'' (1917 film), a 1917 American silent drama film * ''Sapho'' (1934 film), a 1934 French drama film * Sapho juice, a stimulant drug in the fictional ''Dune'' universe See also *Sappho (6th century BC), Greek lyric poet *Sappho (other) *Saffo (other) Saffo may refer to: * Saffo (Mayr), 1794 opera by Mayr *Saff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertram Bracken
Bertram Bracken (August 10, 1879 – November 1, 1952) was an American silent screen actor, scenarist, and director who worked on at least sixty-five films between 1910 and 1932. Biography Bertram “Bert” Bracken was born in San Antonio, Texas on August 10, 1879, and was raised in Lampasas, Texas, where his parents, Charles and Betty Bracken, operated a grocery store. According to his studio biography Bracken as a young man attended Yale University, worked in banking and served for a year and a half with the 15th U.S. Cavalry. His acting career began in the late 1890s at Chicago’s Haymarket theatre and continued on the road with his own stock company performing the play ''College Life'' which he wrote and produced. Bracken entered film in 1910 with the Star Film Company often playing heavies under the direction of Gaston Méliès. Bracken later worked as Méliès’ managing producer while filming in Australia, Asia and the South Pacific. Soon after his return to Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal Sapho
''The Eternal Sapho'' (also known as ''A Modern Sapho'' and ''The Eternal Sappho'') is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Theda Bara. The film was loosely based on the 1881 French novel ''Sapho'', by Alphonse Daudet. The film is now considered lost. ''The Eternal Sapho'' was produced by Fox Film Corporation and shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Some filming took place at the Marble House, a mansion located on a hill above 215th Street in New York."'On Location' -- East Coast and Metropolitan." ''Photoplay Magazine'', Dec. 1916, Vol. XI, No. 1, pp 36-42. Accessed: August 1, 2018. Cast * Theda Bara as Laura Bruffins * James Cooley as Billy Malvin * Walter Lewis as Mr. Marvin, Sr. * Hattie Delaro as Mrs. Marvin, Sr. * Einar Linden as John Drummond * Mary Martin as Mrs. Drummond * Kittens Reichert Kittens Reichert (March 3, 1910 – January 11, 1990) was an American child actress in silent films. Biography The daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
