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Stradivarius (film)
''Stradivarius'' is a 1935 drama film directed by Albert Valentin and Géza von Bolváry and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Edwige Feuillère, and Robert Arnoux. It was made by Tobis Film as the French-language version of the film ''Stradivari''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. Cast Reception Writing for '' Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ... gave the film a poor review, describing it as "the worst film to be seen in London". Greene's main complaint was the unrealistic and overacted effect of "sublimated sexuality" that the titular violin has on the listeners. Greene also criticized the acting of Bercher and Gauthier in the "dreadful hark-back to seventeenth-century Cremona" where Stradivari cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin (1908–1968) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Marie-Martine'' (1943) * '' The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1948) * '' The Little Zouave'' (1950) * '' Serenade to the Executioner'' (1951) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * ''Madame du Barry Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry (; 28 August 1744 – 8 December 1793) was the last ''maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being ...'' (1954) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * '' Destination Rome'' (1963) References 1908 births 1968 deaths People from La Louvière Belgian male screenwriters Belgian film directors 20th-century Belgian screenwriters {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Hasler
Emil Hasler (8 November 1901 – 15 January 1986) was a German art director who worked on more than a hundred films during his career. These included a number of Weimar classics such as '' Diary of a Lost Girl, M'' and ''The Blue Angel''.Prawer p.12 He later worked in Nazi era cinema on films like ''Robert Koch'' and '' Münchhausen''. Selected filmography * '' Monika Vogelsang'' (1920) * '' Always Be True and Faithful'' (1927) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) * '' Diary of a Lost Girl'' (1929) * '' The Fourth from the Right'' (1929) * '' Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (1930) * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) * '' Twice Married'' (1930) * '' Shadows of the Underworld'' (1931) * '' M'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * '' What Women Dream'' (1933) * '' The Castle in the South'' (1933) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * '' Spring Parade'' (1934) * '' Farewell Waltz'' (1934) * '' Winter Night's Dream'' (1935) * '' A Night on the Danube'' (1935) * '' Pygmalion'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Drama Films
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1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring a famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial '' The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic literary revival, Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. ''The Power and the Glory'' won the 1941 Hawthornden Prize and ''The Heart of the Matter'' won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Best of the James Tait Black. Greene was awarded the 1968 Shakespeare Prize and the 1981 Jerusalem Prize. Several of his stories have been filmed, some more than once, and he collaborated with filmmaker Carol Reed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night And Day (magazine)
Night and Day may refer to: Film, theatre, and television * ''Night and Day'' (1946 film), an American film based on the life of Cole Porter * ''Night and Day'' (1991 film), a French film directed by Chantal Akerman * ''Night and Day'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Hong Sang-soo * ''Night and Day'' (ballet), an 1883 ballet with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkusllet * ''Night and Day'' (play), a 1978 play by Tom Stoppard * ''Night and Day'' (TV series), a British soap opera Literature * ''Night and Day'' (Parker novel), a 2010 novel by Robert B. Parker * ''Night and Day'' (Woolf novel), a 1919 novel by Virginia Woolf * ''Night and Day'', a defunct magazine edited by Graham Greene Music Albums * ''Night and Day'' (Joe Jackson album), 1982 * ''Night and Day'' (Red Rodney album), 1981 * ''Night and Day'' (Vincent Herring album), 2015 * ''Night and Day'' (Willie Nelson album), 1999 * ''Night and Day'', by John Davis and the Mons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Vina
Victor Vina (1885–1961) was a French film actor.Goble p.331 He was born Victor Emanuel Jules Vinatieri in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Portrait'' (1923) * '' Faces of Children'' (1925) * ''Carmen'' (1926) * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * '' Island of Love'' (1929) * '' 77 Rue Chalgrin'' (1931) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1932) * ''The Woman Dressed As a Man'' (1932) * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' Casanova'' (1934) * ''Golgotha'' (1935) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''The Call of Silence'' (1936) * '' Michel Strogoff'' (1936) * ''Compliments of Mister Flow'' (1936) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Men of Prey'' (1937) * '' Chéri-Bibi'' (1938) * '' The Patriot'' (1938) * ''Barnabé'' (1938) * '' Hopes'' (1941) * ''The Great Maguet'' (1947) * '' The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (1947) * '' The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1948) * ''Three Investigations ''Three Investigations'' (French: ''Triple enquête'') is a 1948 French crime film directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litta Cléry
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Junie Astor
Rolande Jeanne Risterucci (1911–1967), better known as Junie Astor, was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Skylark'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''The Lower Depths'' (1936) * ''Women's Club'' (1936) * ''In the Service of the Tsar'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' Culprit'' (1937) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared'' (1938) * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1938) * ''Entente cordiale'' (1939) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * '' The Carnival of Venice'' (1939) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * '' White Patrol'' (1942) * '' The Eternal Return'' (1943) * '' The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (1945) * '' Secret Cargo'' (1947) * '' The Eleven O'Clock Woman'' (1948) * ''Three Investigations'' (1948) * '' Du Guesclin'' (1949) * '' A Certain Mister'' (1950) * ''Nightclub'' (1951) * ''The Beautiful Image'' (1951) * '' Guilty?'' (1951) * '' Service Entrance'' (1954) * '' Mademoiselle Strip-tease'' (1957) * '' Isabelle Is Afraid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973. In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's ''Être aimé pour soi-même''. He was noted for his consistent roles as a figures of authority. He regularly played police inspectors or detectives, lawyers and physicians. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. On his death in 1979 he donated his body to scientific research. Selected filmography * ''Volonté'' (1917) - Thauziat * ''Travail'' (1920) - Feuillat * ''Être aimé pour soi-même'' (1920) - Le duc de Castry - un noble milliardaire * '' Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) - Lambert * ''Une fleur dans les ronces'' (1921) - Le secrétaire * ''Les parias de l'amour'' (1921) - Petit-Costaud * ''La résurrection du Bouif'' (1922) - Le comte de Saint Gaudens * ''Rapax'' (1922) - Georges Castillon * ''L'île sans nom'' (1922) - Le commandant Edouard de Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Albani
Marcella Albani (born Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca; 7 December 1899 – 11 May 1959) was an Italian actress and writer. Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and 1936 in 5 different countries. Biography Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca was born on 7 December 1899 (some sources say 11 December 1899) to Ezelino Maranca and Adele Maranca (née Masini). She had one sister, Ione Maranca. My Heritage Shortly after completing her exams at school, Maranca was discovered by the actor, director, and screenwriter Guido Parisch. Maranca took on the stage name Marcella Albani and she made her film debut in ''L'amplesso della morte'' (1919), directed by Parisch. Parisch would go on to direct most of Albani's early filmography. In 1923, Albani and Parisch traveled to Berlin, and Albani made her German film de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Erwin
Jacques Erwin (born Herwin Frédéric Roger Follot; 22 December 1908 – 7 April 1957) was a French film and stage actor. Erwin was born in Paris, France. He was known for his roles in ''Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' (1938), ''Les cinq gentlemen maudits'' (1931), and ''Katia'' (1938). He died on April 7, 1957 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France. Filmography * 1931: '' Moon Over Morocco'' by Julien Duvivier as Midlock * 1931: ''Tossing Ship'' by Jean de La Cour as an officier * 1933: ''L'atroce menace'' by Christian-Jaque * 1933: ''Vilaine histoire'' by Christian-Jaque * 1934: ''Liliom'' by Fritz Lang as the suicidé * 1934: ''Lui ou elle'' by Roger Capellani * 1934: ''Perfidie'' by Roger Capellani * 1935: ''Stradivarius'' by Géza von Bolváry as an officer * 1936: ''La brigade en jupons'' by Jean de Limur as Mr. Vilette * 1936: '' J'arrose mes galons'' by René Pujol and Jacques Darmont * 1936: '' Street of Shadows'' by G. W. Pabst * 1937: ''The Red Dancer'' or ''La Chèvre au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
