DisCina was a French
film production
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company established in 1938 by
Michel Safra and
André Paulvé
André Paulvé (30 October 1898 – 8 July 1982) was a French film producer. He established his own production and distribution company DisCina with Michel Safra in 1938. During the German Occupation of France after 1940 he based himself at Nic ...
. It reached its peak during the 1940s and early 1950s, remaining active during the
Occupation of France
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.
It also operated a distribution company in the United States to release its French films on the American
art house
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market.
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Selected filmography
* ''
Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur
''Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (French: ''Alexis gentleman chauffeur'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and René Guissart and starring Suzy Prim, André Luguet and Raymond Cordy.Bessy & Chirat p.264 The film's sets we ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Conflict'' (1938)
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Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
'' (1938)
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Monsieur Coccinelle
''Monsieur Coccinelle'' is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Pierre Larquey, Jane Loury and Jeanne Provost.
The film's sets were designed by Boris Bilinsky. The plot was based on an original story wri ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Angelica
''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as ...
'' (1939)
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La Loi du Nord
''La Loi du nord'' (, "The Law of the North"; also called ''La Piste du Nord'', "The Northern Trail") is a 1939 French adventure drama film directed by Jacques Feyder who co-wrote screenplay with Alexandre Arnoux and Charles Spaak, based on novel " ...
'' (1939)
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Serge Panine'' (1939)
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The Fatted Calf
''The Fatted Calf'' (French: ''Le veau gras'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Armand Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.353 It is based on a play by Bernard Zimmer. The film's ...
'' (1939)
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Personal Column'' (1939)
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Beating Heart'' (1940)
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Thunder Over Paris
''Thunder Over Paris'' (French: ''Tempête'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Arletty, Marcel Dalio and Annie Ducaux. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were ...
'' (1940)
* ''
First Ball
''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris ...
'' (1941)
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Foolish Husbands
''Foolish Husbands'' (French: ''Histoire de rire'') is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Fernand Gravey, Marie Déa, Micheline Presle and Pierre Renoir.https://www.unifrance.org/film/5456/histoire-de-rire It is b ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...
'' (1942)
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The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942)
* ''
Summer Light'' (1943)
* ''
The Eternal Return'' (1943)
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The Mysteries of Paris
''The Mysteries of Paris'' () is a novel by Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels (''feuilleton'') published in France. I ...
'' (1943)
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The Bellman'' (1945)
* ''
Box of Dreams'' (1945)
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Mademoiselle X
''Mademoiselle X'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Madeleine Sologne, André Luguet and Ketti Gallian.
It was partly shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Father Goriot'' (1945)
* ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Sylvie and the Ghost
''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French fantasy/comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. ...
'' (1946)
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Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947)
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The Sharks of Gibraltar
''The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (French: ''Les requins de Gibraltar'') is a 1947 French spy thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Annie Ducaux, Louis Salou and Yves Vincent.Alberca p.154
Cast
See also
*''Gibraltar'' (1938)
*''Gi ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Something to Sing About
Something may refer to:
Philosophy and language
* Something (concept)
* "Something", an English indefinite pronoun
Music Albums
* ''Something'' (Chairlift album), 2012
* ''Something'' (Shirley Bassey album), 1970
* ''Something'' (Shirley Scot ...
'' (1947)
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The Great Dawn'' (1947)
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Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards
''Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards'' (French: ''Les atouts de Monsieur Wens'') is a 1947 French-Belgian mystery crime film directed by Emile-Georges De Meyst and starring Louis Salou, Marie Déa and Claudine Dupuis. Mosley p.68 It is based on ...
'' (1947)
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Ruy Blas
''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...
'' (1948)
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Rocambole'' (1948)
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The Revenge of Baccarat
''The Revenge of Baccarat'' (French: ''La revanche de Baccarat'') is a 1948 French-Italian historical thriller film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Desmarets and Lucien Nat.The A to Z of French Cinema p.39 It ...
'' (1948)
* ''
The Tragic Dolmen
''The Tragic Dolmen'' (French: ''Le dolmen tragique'') is a 1948 French mystery drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring André Alerme, Germaine Rouer and Paulette Dubost. https://www.unifrance.org/film/5206/le-dolmen-tragique It was shot ...
'' (1948)
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The Charterhouse of Parma
''The Charterhouse of Parma'' () is a novel by French writer Stendhal, published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, Lampedusa, Henry James, and Er ...
'' (1948)
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Du Guesclin'' (1949)
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White Paws
''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristocra ...
'' (1949)
* ''
All Roads Lead to Rome
"All Roads Lead to Rome" is a proverb of medieval origin in a number of languages, referring to Roman roads, possibly related to the Milliarium Aureum. The term may also refer to:
* ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949 film), a French film
* ''All ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Dancer of Marrakesh
''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (French: ''La danseuse de Marrakech'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Yves Vincent, Katia Lova and Aimé Clariond.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279 It was made at the Victorine Studios in ...
'' (1949)
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The King'' (1949)
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The Hunted'' (1950)
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Just Me'' (1950)
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Manèges
''Manèges'' is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret (married at the time to Allégret, although the marriage came to an end soon after), Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in blac ...
'' (1950)
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Lady Paname
''Lady Paname'' is a 1950 French comedy film directed and written by Henri Jeanson and starring Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Henri Guisol and Henri Crémieux.Crisp p.130 It tells the story of a young female singer who tries to become a star in the ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Farewell Mister Grock'' (1950)
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Orpheus
In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...
'' (1950)
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The Red Needle'' (1951)
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Tomorrow We Get Divorced
''Tomorrow We Get Divorced'' (French: ''Demain nous divorçons'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Louis Cuny and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly and Armand Bernard.Barrot & Chirat p.195 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1951)
* ''
My Seal and Them
''My Seal and Them'' (French: ''Mon phoque et elles'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Marie Daëms, François Périer and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. A separate Swedish-language version ''My Friend Oscar'' was also s ...
'' (1951)
* ''
The Night Is My Kingdom
''The Night Is My Kingdom'' (French: ''La nuit est mon royaume'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Simone Valère and Gérard Oury.Aitken p.754 Gabin was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Great Man
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'' (1951)
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Casque d'Or'' (1952)
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In the Land of the Sun'' (1952)
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Alone in the World'' (1952)
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Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot
''Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' (; released as ''Monsieur Hulot's Holiday'' in the US) is a 1953 French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Tati. It introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy character of Monsieur Hulot, who ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Big Flag
''The Big Flag'' (French: ''Le grand pavois'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Jean Chevrier, Marc Cassot and Marie Mansart.Lemonier p.81 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were d ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Mourez, nous ferons le reste'' (1954)
* ''
The Great Bulwark'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993
* Slide, Anthony. ''The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry''. Routledge, 2014.
French film studios
Film production companies of France
Film distributors of France
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