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Two Doves
''Two Doves'' (French: ''Aux deux colombes'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Pauline Carton, Lana Marconi, and Marguerite Pierry. It was based on a play of the same title by Guitry.Goble p.199 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by art director Louis Le Barbenchon. Synopsis The respectable Jean-Pierre Walter is warned by telephone one day that he has a big surprise coming. It turns out to be his first wife Marie-Jeanne, long thought dead in South America, who happens to be the sister of his second wife Marie-Thérèse. Cast * Sacha Guitry as Maitre Jean-Pierre Walter * Lana Marconi as La grande duchesse Christine * Marguerite Pierry as Marie-Jeanne - la première épouse * Pauline Carton as Angèle - la servante * Suzanne Dantès as Marie-Thérèse - la deuxième épouse * Robert Seller Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre (aesthetic), boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932. Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have incidental music by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone
A telephone, colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into electronic signals that are transmitted via Electrical cable, cables and other communication channels to another telephone which reproduces the sound to the receiving user. The term is derived from and (, ''voice''), together meaning ''distant voice''. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be granted a United States patent for a device that produced clearly intelligible replication of the human voice at a second device. This instrument was further developed by many others, and became rapidly indispensable in business, government, and in households. The essential elements of a telephone are a microphone (''transmitter'') to speak into and an earphone (''receiver'') which reproduces the voice a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s French Films
Year 194 (Roman numerals, 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 * Clodius Albinus, Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar became a Roman Consul. * Battle of Issus (194), Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, 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 Defensive wall, 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Sacha Guitry
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s French-language 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – '' The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – '' Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Seller
Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, including ''Deburau'', ''Tu m'as sauvé la vie'', '' Le Trésor de Cantenac'' and ''Toâ''. Selected filmography * '' Love and Luck'' (1932) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) *'' The Hortensia Sisters'' (1935) * '' Count Obligado'' (1935) * '' Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' Ménilmontant'' (1936) * ''Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' Monsieur Bégonia'' (1937) * '' Double Crime in the Maginot Line'' (1937) * '' Josette'' (1937) * ''Clodoche'' (1938) * '' The Patriot'' (1938) * '' Mollenard'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Dantès
Suzanne Dantès (1888–1958) was a French stage and film actress.Abecassis p.96 Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * '' Arlette and Her Fathers'' (1934) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Chiffon's Wedding'' (1942) * '' Sideral Cruises'' (1942) * ''The Great Pack ''The Great Pack'' (French: ''La Grande Meute'') is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Aimé Clariond and Jacqueline Porel. The film recorded admissions in France of 1,754,414. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion of the Americas. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Drake Passage; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territory, dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one administrative division, internal territory: French Guiana. The Dutch Caribbean ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) and Trinidad and Tobago are geologically located on the South-American continental shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Le Barbenchon
Louis Le Barbenchon (1911–1980) was a French production designer, set decorator, and art director. He designed the sets for a number of French film productions. Selected filmography * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * '' My Aunt the Dictator'' (1939) * '' Mandrin'' (1947) * '' The Village of Wrath'' (1947) * ''Chinese Quarter'' (1947) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1948) * '' Three Investigations'' (1948) * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) * ''Two Doves'' (1949) * '' They Are Twenty'' (1950) * '' Wedding Night'' (1950) * '' Piédalu in Paris'' (1951) * '' Piédalu Works Miracles'' (1952) * ''Women Without Hope ''Women Without Hope'' (French: ''Marchandes d'illusions'') is a 1954 French crime drama film directed by Raoul André and starring Gisèle Pascal, Philippe Lemaire and Louise Carletti.Rège p.16 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. ...'' (1954) * '' The Babes Make the Law'' (1955) * '' Baratin'' (1956) * '' The Babes in the Secret Service'' (1956) * '' Tartari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
