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Stain In The Snow
''Stain in the Snow'' (French: ''La neige était sale'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Daniel Gélin, Valentine Tessier and Marie Mansart. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It is based on a 1948 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office. The setting was shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War.Walker-Morrison p.241 Synopsis Frank is brought up in a brothel by his prostitute mother. As he grows up he becomes increasingly criminal and violent. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Frank Friedmayer * Valentine Tessier as Mme Irma * Marie Mansart as Suzy Holtz * Daniel Ivernel as Krommer * Véra Norman as Moune * Nadine Basile as Bertha * Paul Faivre as Le concierge * Joëlle Bernard as Une fille * Camille Guérini as Le commissaire * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Saslavsky
Luis Saslavsky (April 21, 1903 – March 20, 1995) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. Personal life Saskavsky was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, to a Jewish family.Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America By Frank, Ben G., p.314 Career He directed and wrote over 40 films between 1931 and 1979. He directed films such as '' Crimen a las tres'' in 1935 and wrote for films such as '' Allá en el Norte'' in 1973. He retired from the industry in 1979. Death He died in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ..., aged 91. Filmography * '' La fuga'' (1937) * Black Crown * '' Closed Door'' (1939) * ''The House of Memories'' * ''Démoniaque'' * '' Ashes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostitute
Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, Non-penetrative sex#Manual sex, manual sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates #Medical situation, the risk of transferring infections. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in the field is usually called a prostitute or ''sex worker'', but other words, such as hooker and whore, are sometimes used Pejorative, pejoratively to refer to those who work in prostitution. The majority of prostitutes are female and have male clients. Prostitution occurs in a variety of forms, and prostitution law, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Films
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1954 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events * A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed. * May 12 — The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. The two were married in 1927. * September 29 — '' A Star is Born'' premieres and marks Judy Garland's comeback after her termination from her contract at MGM. An astounding success with critics and audiences, ''A Star is Born'' not only marks the first time that legendary director George Cukor has made a film musical or a film in Technicolor and in anamorphic widescreen format, but also becomes regarded as one of Garland's best performances in her film career. * November 3 — The film '' Godzilla'' premieres in Japan. It becomes a huge success and the first in the ''Godzilla'' film fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Tabet
Georges Tabet (23 January 1905 – 28 February 1984) was a French Algerian actor, musician and screenwriter.Goble p.141 During the 1930s he appeared frequently alongside Jacques Pills. Selected filmography Actor * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ''On the Road'' (1936) * '' You Are Me'' (1936) * '' Monsieur Fabre'' (1951) * '' The Two Girls'' (1951) * '' The Green Glove'' (1952) * '' My Priest Among the Rich'' (1952) * ''Full House'' (1952) * '' Her Last Christmas'' (1952) * '' In the Land of the Sun'' (1952) * '' Stain in the Snow'' (1954) Writer * '' It's the Paris Life'' (1954) * '' The Blue Danube'' (1955) * '' Folies-Bergère'' (1957) * '' Girls of the Night'' (1958) * '' The Loves of Salammbo'' (1960) * '' Les Yeux cernés'' (1964) * ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (1966) * ''The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' () is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré (; 3 May 1898 – 28 March 1963) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963. Partial filmography * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le commandant Thiéry * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) - Rudeberg * '' Gaspard de Besse'' (1935)- Cabasse * '' The World Will Tremble'' (1939) - le client milliardaire * ''Le duel'' (1941) - Le constructeur Bugnet * '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (1942) - Albert, le ministre de l'Intérieur (uncredited) * '' Picpus'' (1943) - Le grand patron * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) - Denis * '' Le Corbeau'' (1943) - Le docteur Delorme * '' The Visitor'' (1946) - Louberger * ''Fort de la solitude'' (1948) - Le commissaire * ''La figure de proue'' (1948) - Le père Morfouage * ''Paysans noirs'' (1948) - Le médecin * '' Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Le président du conseil * '' Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) - Bevardel * ''Le paradis des pilotes perdus'' (1949) - Rév� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Early life and education Mocky was born on 6 July 1929 in Nice, France, to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Career Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film '' Gli Sbandati'' and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (''Solo'', '' L'albatros'', '' L'Ombre d'une chance'', '' Un Linceul n'a pas de poches''). His 1987 film '' Le Miraculé'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's '' Les Casse-pieds'' (1948), Jean Cocteau's '' Orphée'' (1950) and Bernard Borderie's '' The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in '' I vinti'' by Michelangelo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moor
Robert Moor (17 July 1889 – 23 December 1972) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Une jeune fille et un million'' (1932) - Pimpant * ''Riri et Nono en vacances'' (1932) * ''Le soir des rois'' (1933) - Ferdinand Albaret * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1933) - Comte de Larnac * '' Knock'' (1933) - L'instituteur * ''Étienne'' (1933) - Le directeur * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) - Doorman (uncredited) * '' They Were Five'' (1936) - Un locataire * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) - Le fossoyeur * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Le cantinier de la coloniale'' (1937) - (uncredited) * '' Aloha, le chant des îles'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) - Maître-d'hôtel d'Ania (uncredited) * '' Street Without Joy'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''L'ange que j'ai vendu'' (1938) * '' Café de Paris'' (1938) - Un agent * ''Sirocco'' (1938) - Le domestique de Chervin (uncredited) * '' The Curtain Rises'' (1938) - Albert, le concierge (uncredited) * '' Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938) - Un médecin * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Dest
Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy * ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series *"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from ''Tales of Us'' *"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from '' Lambs Anger'' * Jo a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise People * Jo (given name) * Jô, Brazilian footballer João Alves de Assis Silva (born 1987) * Josiel Alves de Oliveira (born 1988), Brazilian footballer also known as Jô * Jō (surname), a Japanese surname * Cho (Korean name), a common Korean surname which can be romanized as Jo Codes * JO, ISO 3166 country code for Jordan * .jo, the Internet country code top-level domain for Jordan * JO, IATA code for JALways, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines Other uses * '' jō'' (), a wooden staff used in some Japanese martial arts * ''jō'' (), a Japanese unit of length equivalent to the Chinese zhang * ''jō'' (), a Japanese unit of area corresponding to the area of a standard tatami mat (1×½ ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Vernier
Claude may refer to: People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Callegari (1962–2021), English Arsenal supporter * Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer * Claude Kiambe (born 2003), Congolese-born Dutch singer * Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Claude Makélélé (born 1973), French football manager * Claude McKay (1890–1948), Jamaican-American writer and poet * Claude Monet (1840–1926), French painter * Claude Rains (1889–1967), British-American actor * Claude Shannon (1916–2001), American mathematician, electrical engineer and computer scientist * Madame Claude (1923–2015), French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini (29 June 1900 – 15 April 1963) was a French film and television actor.Biggs p.158 Selected filmography * ''La Chanson du souvenir'' (1937) - Veit, l'ordonnance * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) - d'Aubigny * ''Les ailes blanches'' (1943) - (uncredited) * ''Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (1943) * ''Madame et le mort'' (1943) - L'organisateur * ''Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur'' (1943) * ''Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) - Nestor * '' The Island of Love'' (1944) * ''The Great Pack'' (1945) - La Ramée * '' Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * ''Impasse'' (1946) * ''The Room Upstairs'' (1946) - Gardin - le facteur * '' The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean'' (1947) - Le brigadier de gendarmerie * '' Two Loves'' (1949) - Le régisseur * ''Jean de la Lune'' (1949) - L'avoué * '' La Marie du port'' (1950) - Le vendeur (uncredited) * ''Lady Paname'' (1950) - Auguste Bosset * ''Justice Is Done'' (1950) - Le représentant en meubles (uncredited) * '' Paris Vice Squad'' (1951) - Le commissaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joëlle Bernard
Joëlle Bernard (1928–1977) was a French film and television actress.Turk p.442 Partial filmography * ''Lunegarde'' (1946) * ''Quai des Orfèvres'' (1947) - Ginette (uncredited) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Miquette'' (1950) - Lili - une comédienne * '' Here Is the Beauty'' (1950) - (uncredited) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Une entraîneuse (uncredited) * ''Les maîtres-nageurs'' (1951) - Dorothy * ''Si ça vous chante'' (1951) * '' Casque d'Or'' (1952) - Une fille à la guinguette (uncredited) * ''Desperate Decision'' (1952) - La femme ivre * ''The Long Teeth'' (1953) - Raymonde Josserand * ''Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) - La voisine de Robert (uncredited) * ''Horizons sans fin'' (1953) - (uncredited) * '' The Slave'' (1953) - Jenny * ''Children of Love'' (1953) - Dolly * '' Stain in the Snow'' (1954) - Une fille * '' The Price of Love'' (1955) - Suzy * ''Sophie et le crime'' (1955) - La fille au restaurant (uncredited) * ''Le Long des trottoirs' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' The Lady from Vittel'' (1937) * ''Cinderella'' (1937) * '' Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1941) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' Romance for Three'' (1942) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) * ''Domino'' (1943) * '' Florence Is Crazy'' (1944) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1944) * '' Boule de suif'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' The Black Cavalier'' (1945) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * '' Monsieur Grégoire Escapes'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (1946) * '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) * '' Love Around the House'' (1947) * '' Four Knaves'' (1947) * ''Mirror'' (1947) * '' Loves, Delights and Organs'' (1947) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * '' The Last Vacati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
