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The Man Who Played With Fire
''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (French: ''L'homme qui joue avec le feu'') is a 1942 French romantic drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Ginette Leclerc, Jacqueline Laurent and Aimé Clariond. Rège p.643 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ... Robert-Jules Garnier. Synopsis A well-meaning wealthy man Monsieur Desert decides to try and cure men and woman of heartaches in love. He establishes a retreat for them in the grounds of a country estate and with the assistance of his grandson Bernard attempts to watch over them to cure them of love. However, things do not go according to plan. Cast * Ginette Leclerc as Clara * Jacqueline Laurent as Mireille * Aimé Clariond as Monsieur Desert * Georges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Limur
Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include ''La Garçonne (1936 film), La Garçonne'' (1936) and ''The Letter (1929 film), The Letter'' (1929). A French army officer and a designer, he first came to the United States with his parents, Count and Countess de Limur in September 1920; their destination was Burlingame, California, where lived Jean's brother André (who married Ethel, daughter of William Henry Crocker). Selected filmography * ''The Arab (1924 film), The Arab'' (1924) actor * ''Human Desires'' (1924) * ''The Legion of the Condemned'' (1928) co-screenplay * ''The Letter (1929 film), The Letter'' (1929) director * ''Jealousy (1929 film), Jealousy'' (1929) director * ''My Childish Father (1930 film), My Childish Father'' (1930) * ''Monsieur the Duke'' (1931) * ''Paprika (1933 French film), Paprika'' (1933) director * ''L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon'' (1935) * ''The Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marthe Mellot
Marthe Mellot (16 February 1870 – 13 August 1947) was a French film actress. Marthe Mellot was born in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France, and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' Feu Mathias Pascal'' (1925) * ''That Scoundrel Morin'' (1932) * '' The Red Robe'' (1933) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) * ''Les Misérables'' (1934) * '' The Last Billionaire'' (1934) * '' Miquette'' (1934) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) * '' Justin de Marseille'' (1935) * ''Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Marthe Richard'' (1937) * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) * '' Girls in Distress'' (1939) * ''Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * '' The Chain Breaker'' (1941) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Chiffon's Wedding'' (1942) * ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (1942) * '' Land Without Stars'' (1946) * '' A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * '' The Scarlet Bazaar'' (1947) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * ''Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Drama Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days. * First year of the ''Xingping'' era during the Han Dynasty in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Drama Films
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) Frenching may refer to: * Frenching (automobile), recessing or m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Films
The year of 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, ''Casablanca''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1942 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – Actress Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash west of Las Vegas while returning home to Los Angeles from a War Bond tour. * June 4 – British-set wartime romantic drama '' Mrs. Miniver'', starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, opens at Radio City Music Hall in New York, in what will become a record-breaking 10-week run. The film becomes MGM's highest-grossing film of the 1940s. At the 15th Academy Awards, ''Mrs. Miniver'' wins six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (for William Wyler), Best Actress (for Greer Garson) and Best Supporting Actress (for Teresa Wright). * August 8 – Walt Disney's animated film ''Bambi'' opens in the United Kingdom. * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Mariotti
Frédéric Mariotti (1 April 1883 – 22 February 1971) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned more than four decades through the early silent film era into the early 1950s. Biography Frédéric Mariotti was born in Marseille and began his film career in the 1917 Georges Monca-directed ''La bonne hôtesse'', starring Roger Vincent and Gabrielle Robinne, for Pathé Frères. In 1919, he appeared in the Louis Feuillade-directed crime drama '' Barrabas'', which ran in twelve installments. This was followed by another film serial released the same year, ''La nouvelle aurore'' (also known as ''Les nouvelles aventures de Chéri-Bibi''), directed by Emile-Edouard Violet, comprising sixteen episodes. One of Frédéric Mariotti's most internationally recalled roles is perhaps that of Toni in the 1926 United States Rex Ingram directed ''Mare Nostrum'', which starred American actress Alice Terry and Spanish actor Antonio Moreno and based on the Vicente Blasco Ibáñez p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Malbert
Albert Malbert (1914–1972) was a French film actor.Goble p.66 Selected filmography * '' The Crisis is Over'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * '' Culprit'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Threats'' (1940) * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) * ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (1942) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''Love Marriage A love marriage is one which is driven solely by the couple, with or without consent of their parents, as opposed to arranged marriage. While there is no clear definition of love marriage, the term was in common use globally during the Victorian ...'' (1942) * '' Private Life'' (1942) * '' Le Corbeau'' (1943) * '' The Stairs Without End '' (1943) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1944) * '' Boule de suif'' (1945) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * '' Eternal Conflict'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Lorière
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei, |
Liliane Lesaffre
Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French is spoken, a variant of Lillian and Lily. People with this name *Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French writer of a Jewish family *Liliane Bettencourt (1922–2017), the second richest person in France *Liliane Carlberg (1936–2024), Swedish television producer *Liliane Chappuis (1955–2007), Swiss politician *Liliane de Kermadec (1928–2020), French film director and screenwriter *Liliane Klein-Lieber (1924–2020), French resistance member *Liliane Maury Pasquier (born 1956), Swiss politician *Liliane Montevecchi (1932–2018), French actress, dancer, and singer * Liliane Nemri, Lebanese actress *Liliane Saint-Pierre (born 1948), Belgian singer *Leelee Sobieski Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta "Leelee" Sobieski (born June 10, 1983) is an American artist and retired actress. She achieved fame in her teens with roles in films such as '' Deep Impact'' (1998), '' Never Been Kissed'', ''Eyes Wide Shut'' (both ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Leblanc
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. People Given name *Lucien, 3rd Prince Murat (1803–1878), French politician and Prince of Pontecorvo *Lucien, Lord of Monaco (1487–1523) * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member of Delta-S * Lucien Bégouin (1908-1998), French politician *Lucien Bonaparte (1775–1840), brother of Napoleon *Lucien Bouchard (born 1938), French-Canadian politician *Lucien Bourjeily, Lebanese writer and director *Lucien Carr (1925–2005), member of the original New York City circle of the Beat Generation *Lucien Dahdah (1929–2003), Lebanese politician *Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council * Lucien Ginsburg (1928–1991), birth name of Serge Gainsbourg *Lucien Greaves (born 1975), social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple *Lucien Jack (born 1988), the real name of British singer Jack L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Desmarets
Sophie Desmarets (; 1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145 Selected filmography * ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc * ''The Man Who Played with Fire'' (1942) - Gabrielle * ''Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (1943) - Louise * '' Alone in the Night'' (1945) - Thérèse * '' 120, Gare Street'' (1946) - Hélène Chatelain * '' The Captain'' (1946) - Marion Delorme * '' Third at Heart'' (1947) - Gaby * '' The Revenge of Baccarat'' (1947) - La comtesse Artoff dite 'Baccarat' * '' Woman Without a Past'' (1948) - Caroline * '' Cruise for the Unknown One'' (1948) - Marianne Fabre * '' Memories Are Not for Sale'' (1948) - Brigitte * '' Night Express'' (1948) - Simone * '' A Change in the Wind'' (1949) - Claire Donadieu * '' The Widow and the Innocent'' (1949) - Nicole - l'avocate * '' The King'' (1949) - Mme Youyou Bourdier * '' My Friend Sainfoin'' (1950) - Eugénie * '' Just Me'' (1950) - Caroline Peuchat * '' Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Jamin
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname *Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. *Mary Ngwanda Georges, Congo-born American politician See also * École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *Georges Krayem, Brazilian lawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |