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Un Revenant (novel)
''A Lover's Return'' (, ) is a 1946 French drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay and François Périer. It was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris and on location in Lyon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival in September before its Lyon premiere and general release the following month. Plot Jean-Jacques Sauvage, a theatre director believed dead by everyone, is back in Lyon. Cast * Louis Jouvet as Jean-Jacques Sauvage * Gaby Morlay as Geneviève Gonin * François Périer as François Nisard * Jean Brochard as Jérôme Nisard * Ludmilla Tchérina as Karina * Hélène Ronsard as La jeune femme * Arthur Honegger as himself / En personne * Léo Lapara as Marchal * Armand Lurville as Le commissaire (as Lurville) * Maurice Nasil as Le cousin * Max Bozzoni as Serge * Arthur Hoérée * Louis Seigner as Edmond Gonin * Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry (1954 film), Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana (1955 film), Nana'' (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christo Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. The director's function is to ensure the quality and completeness of theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it. The director thereby collaborates with a team of creative individuals and other staff to coordinate research and work on all the aspects of the production which includes the Technical and the Performance aspects. The technical aspects include: stagecraft, costume design, theatrical properties (props), lighting design, set design, and sound design for the production. The performance aspects include: acting, dance, orchestra, chants, and stage combat. If the production is a new piece of writing or a (new) translation of a play, the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Drama Films
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...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] |
1946 Films
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events, with '' The Best Years of Our Lives'' winning seven Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1946 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 14 - Charles Vidor's '' Gilda'' starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford shows audiences one of the most famous scenes of the 20th century: Rita Hayworth singing "Put The Blame On Mame". *November 21 – William Wyler's '' The Best Years of Our Lives'' premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell. *December 20 – Frank Capra's '' It's a Wonderful Life'', featuring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, and Thomas Mitchell opens in New York. Awards 1946 films releases Notable films released in 1946 United States unless stated A * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' * '' Anna and the King of Siam'', starring Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 1895. In 1905 he died of pneumonia while Moreno was away on tour.Goudemare, Sylvain (2000). ''Marcel Schwob ou les vies imaginaires''. Le cherche midi éditeur (p. 328) Selected filmography * ''Vingt ans après'' (1922) - Anne d'Autriche * ''L'emprise'' (1924) - Madame Dubreuil * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) - Dame Léonarde * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) - Arthémise * ''Cendrillon de Paris'' (1930) - La voyante * '' Paramount on Parade'' (1930, French version only) - Mme Béchu, la concierge * '' Chérie'' (1930) - Mrs. Falkner * '' Paris by Night'' (1930) - Madame Zouzou * ''Dans une île perdue'' (1931) - Mme. Schomberg * '' Alone'' (1931) - Eliane * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) - Madame Marchal * ''Cinópolis'' (1931) * ''À mi-chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor.He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, and the grandfather of Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathilde Seigner Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress. Early life Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner. ... and Marie-Amélie Seigner. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seigner, Louis 1903 births 1991 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française People from Isère Male actors from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 20th-century French male actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Burials at Ivry Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hoérée
Arthur Hoérée (16 April 1897 in Brussels – 2 June 1986 in Paris) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, conductor and composer. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 1908 to 1912, then at the Conservatoire de Paris. He was a lecturer and a professor at the École normale de musique, École de la radio à Montrouge and the Sorbonne University. He wrote music reviews in many French periodicals including the prestigious and famous La Revue Musicale of Henry Prunières. A specialist in French music, Hoérée has transcribed and produced several works by François Couperin, and he has published two monographs on Albert Roussel (Paris, 1938, 1969). His activities as a composer extend to film and stage music. He often collaborated with Arthur Honegger. He had the composer and organist André Jorrand as student in his course of instrumentation. Film music * 1934: ''Rapt'', by Dimitri Kirsanoff * 1937: '' Passeurs d'hommes'' by René Jayet * 1938: ''Liberty'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Bozzoni
Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997 Brands and enterprises * Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index * Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand Computing * MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version * Max (software), a music programming language * MAX Machine * Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, extensions for HP PA-RISC Films * ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film * ''Max'' (2024 film), an Indian Kannada language film by Vijay Karthikeyaa Games * '' Dancing Stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Nasil
Maurice may refer to: *Maurice (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name Places * or Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean *Maurice, Iowa, a city *Maurice, Louisiana, a village *Maurice River, a tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey Other uses * ''Maurice'' (2015 film), a Canadian short drama film *Maurice (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Maurice'' (novel), a 1913 novel by E. M. Forster, published in 1971 ** ''Maurice'' (1987 film), a British film based on the novel * ''Maurice'' (Shelley), a children's story by Mary Shelley *Maurice, a character from the Madagascar ''franchise'' *Maurices, an American retail clothing chain *Maurice or Maryse, a type of cooking spatula See also *Church of Saint Maurice (other) * *Maurice Debate, a 1918 debate in the British House of Commons *Maurice Lacroix, Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches *Mauricie, Quebec, Canada *Moritz (other) *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Lurville
Armand Lurville (March 21, 1875 – September 25, 1955) was a French stage and film actor. Waldman p.57 A character actor, he appeared in a number of films from the silent era to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' Wedding Night'' (1920) * ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' (1928) * '' Hai-Tang'' (1930) * '' The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) * '' Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (1933) * '' Nothing But Lies'' (1933) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1934) * ''Pasteur'' (1935) * '' Moses and Solomon, Perfumers'' (1935) * '' Bach the Detective'' (1936) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1936) * '' Hélène'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * ''The Marriages of Mademoiselle Levy'' (1936) * ''Mollenard'' (1938) * '' Four in the Morning'' (1938) * '' A Lover's Return'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Lapara
Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo. Léo is used as a diminutive or variant of the names Léon, Léonard, Léonardon, Leonardo, Léonid, ''Léonor'', '' Léonore'', ''Eléonore'', Léopold and Léonie, and in recent times has been adopted as a fully-fledged given name on its own. The feminine variant is Léa. The following people have the name Léo: In music * Léo Arnaud (1904–1991), French-American film score composer * Léo Chauliac (1913–1977), French jazz pianist, composer and conductor * Léo Daniderff (1878–1943), French composer * Léo Delibes (1836–1891), French composer * Léo Ferré (1916–1993), French poet and singer-songwriter * Léo Foguete (born 2004), Brazilian singer and songwriter * Léo Marjane (1912–2016), French singer * Léo Missir (1925–2009), French composer * Léo Rispal (born 2000), French singer * Léo Souris (1911–1990), Belgian composer, arranger, planner and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
