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1947 Cannes Film Festival
The 2nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 September 1947. The new building that was meant to host the festival, the Palais du Festival, was still not ready, and the festival was held amid many technical and financial problems. In 1947, the entire jury of the Festival were French. Six awards were given to films of different categories. Jury The following persons were selected as the jury for the feature and short films: * Georges Huisman (historian) Jury President *Raymond Borderie (CNC official) *Georges Carriere (cinephile) *Jean-François Chosson (CNC official) *Joseph Dotti (cinephile) * Escoute (Cannes city official) *Jean Grémillon (director) * Maurice Hille (cinephile) * Robert Hubert (production designer) * Alexandre Kamenka (producer) *Jean Mineur (CNCF official) * Henri Moret (cinephile) * Jean Nery (critic) * Maurice Perisset (cinephile) *Georges Raguis (union official) * René Jeanne (critic) * Georges Rollin (actor) * Régis Roubin (cinephile) *Marc-Gilber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a Reed (plant), reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Perisset
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint *Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau *Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul), to Cappadocian Greek parents, his family came to the United States in 1913. After attending Williams College and then the Yale School of Drama, he acted professionally for eight years, later joining the Group Theatre in 1932, and co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947. With Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford, his actors' studio introduced "Method Acting" under the direction of Lee Strasberg. Kazan acted in a few films, including ''City for Conquest'' (1940). His films were concerned with personal or social issues of special concern to him. Kazan writes, "I don't move unless I have some empathy with the basic theme." His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomerang (1947 Film)
''Boomerang!'' is a 1947 American crime semidocumentary film based on the true story of a vagrant accused of murder who is found not guilty through the efforts of the prosecutor. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt, with voiceovers by Reed Hadley. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and adapted from a 1945 ''Reader's Digest'' story written by Fulton Oursler (credited as Anthony Abbot) based on an actual 1924 crime. The film was shot mostly in Stamford, Connecticut, after Kazan was denied permission to film in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the crime and trial occurred."'Boomerang!,' shot in Stamford, to be screened in Bridgeport", ''The Advocate'' of Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009 The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Episcopal priest Father Lambert is shot dead on a Bridgeport, Connecticut street at night. The police, led by Chief Robinson, fail to immediately find the murderer. The case soon becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led the French New Wave movement. Biography Born in Paris, Becker was from an upper-middle-class background. His father Louis Becker, from Lorraine, was corporate director for Fulmen, a battery manufacturer; his mother, Margaret Burns, of Scottish and Irish descent, managed a fashion house in rue Cambon near Chanel in Paris. He was educated at the Lycées Condorcet and Carnot and then at the École Bréguet. Becker was reluctant to pursue a business career like his father and at the age of 18 he went to New York. On a transatlantic liner he met the film director King Vidor who offered him a job but Becker turned it down. Back in France Becker developed a friendship with Jean Renoir, whom he had first met in 1921 through their mutual acqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine And Antoinette
''Antoine and Antoinette'' (french: Antoine et Antoinette) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis Antoine and Antoinette are a working class family living and working in Paris. He is employed in a printing press and she in a department store. The couple are poor, but have many friends. However Antoine is jealous of the attention paid to the vivacious Antoinette by other men, despite the fact she is devoted to him. An apparent lottery win seems to have solved their financial problems, until Antoine loses the winning ticket on the Paris Metro. Main cast * Roger Pigaut as Antoine Moulin * Claire Mafféi as Antoinette Moulin * Noël Roquevert as Mr. Roland * Gaston Modot as civil servant * Made Siamé as the shopkeeper's wife * Pierre Trabaud as Riton * Jacques Meyran as M. Barbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography During World War I, Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for '' L'Auto'', ''L'Intransigeant'' and '' Paris-Soir''. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning ''Quinze Combats'' (''Fifteen Rounds''), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, ''Les requins du pétrole'' (''The Oil Sharks''). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Amants Du Pont Saint-Jean
''Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' is a 1947 French film directed by Henri Decoin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Pilou and Augusta are in love, but Augusta's father, the conservative mayor of the city, does not look upon their relationship kindly. His reprobation is directed less at the boy himself than at his parents, Maryse and Alcide Garonne, who are living together unmarried. Pilou and Augusta run away, and the mayor finally accept their union provided that the Pilou's parents regularize their situation through marriage. This they do, but after their marriage, the lovers separate. Finally, Pilou's mother falls and dies on the bank of the Rhone, and Alcide, overwhelmed with grief, throws himself into the river. Cast * Nadine Alari as Augusta * Odette Barencey as Amélie * Pauline Carton as Tante Marguerite * Marc Cassot as Pilou * René-Jean Chauffard * André Darnay as Doiren * Pierre Darteuil as Rival * Pierre Ferval * Paul Frankeur as Girard * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Sylviano
René Sylviano (1903–1993) was a French composer who worked on around eighty film scores.O'Brien p.185 Selected filmography * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Improvised Son '' (1932) * ''The Premature Father'' (1933) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Golden Venus'' (1938) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' I Am with You'' (1943) * ''The White Waltz'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * ''Her Final Role'' (1946) * ''The Revenge of Roger'' (1946) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' (1947) * '' The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' Last Love'' (1949) * ''The King of the Bla Bla Bla'' (1951) * ''Love and Desire'' (1951) * ''Grand Gala'' (1952) * ''One Step to Eternity'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (1954) * ''Her First Date'' (1955) * ''The Terror with Women'' (1956) * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) * ''Women's Prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He founded the journal '' Valence-Républicain''. His play "All in the Family", adapted by Victor Wolfson, was given its first performance at the Strand Theatre, London on 17 June 1959. It was directed by Norman Marshall and designed by Paul Mayo. The cast consisted of Maxine Audley, Donald Sinden, Andre Morell, Brian Oulton, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Michael Logan, Vanda Godsell, Pauline Knight, Virginia Maskell, Mary Powell, Douglas Malcom and Philip Ashley. Plays * 1939 : ''L'Amant de paille'' * 1945 : ''Au petit bonheur'' * 1951 : ''Tapage nocturne'' (''All in the Family'') * 1953 : ''Treize à table'' * 1953 : ''Adorable Julia'', based on Guy Bolton's play ''Theatre'' (1941), based on the novel ''Theatre'' (1937) by W. Somerset Maugham * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Régis Roubin
Regis or Régis may refer to: People * Regis (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (musician), full name Karl O'Connor, an English electronic music and techno DJ * Régis (footballer, born 1965), full name Reginaldo Paes Leme Ferreira, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Régis (footballer, born 1976), full name Régis Amarante Lima de Quadros, Brazilian football manager and former centre-back * Régis (footballer, born June 1989), full name Régis Ribeiro de Souza, Brazilian football right-back * Régis (footballer, born November 1989), full name Régis dos Santos Silva, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Régis (footballer, born 1992), full name Régis Augusto Salmazzo, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Régis (footballer, born 1998), full name Régis Tosatti Giacomin, Brazilian football forward Education * Regis College (Massachusetts) (town of Weston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
