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American Love (film)
''American Love'' (French: ''L'amour à l'américaine'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Pál Fejös and starring Spinelly, André Luguet and Suzet Maïs.Goble p.670 Based on a play of the same name, it portrays the romantic escapades of a young American woman in France who falls in love with a married man. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Cast * Spinelly as Maud Jennings * André Luguet as Gilbert Latour * Suzet Maïs as Geneviève Latour * Pauline Carton as Pauline * Julien Carette as Lepape * Andrée Champeaux as Hélène, la bonne * Véra Flory as La femme de chambre * Isabelle Kloucowski as Ursule Lepape * Ragson as La chanteuse * Romain Bouquet as L'avocat * Roger Blum as L'officier de marine * Pierre Darteuil as Un monsieur * Anthony Gildès as Un client * Lucas Gridoux as Le fakir Habib Khan * Pierre Pradier as L'entrepreneur des pombes funèbres * Raymond Rognoni as Le beau-père ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Heymann
Claude Heymann (13 November 1907 – 13 April 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director.Frey p.78 Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) * '' Idylle au Caire'' (1933) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * '' Jericho'' (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortes ...'' (1948) * '' Victor'' (1951) * '' The Beautiful Image'' (1951) * '' Darling Anatole'' (1954) References Bibliography * Frey, Hugo. ''Louis Malle''. Manchester University Press, 2004. External links * 1907 births 1994 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Batcheff
Denise Tual (''née'' Piazza; 15 May 1906 – 23 November 2000), known as Denise Batcheff, was a French film editor and sound technician in the early 1930s. She worked on nine films: * ''Black and White'' (1931) *'' Amour à l'américaine'' (1931) also known as ''American Love'' (USA) *''La Chienne'' (1931) (sound editor), directed by Jean Renoir * ''Fantômas'' (1932), directed by Paul Fejos' *''La Dame chez Maxim's'' (1933) *''Lac aux dames'' (1934) also known as ''Lake of Ladies'' (USA) *''L'Hôtel du libre échange'' (1934) *'' Zouzou'' (1934) (as D. Batcheff) *'' Les Beaux jours'' (1935) She was married to Pierre Batcheff (1901–1932), a French actor whose most famous film was ''Un chien andalou'' (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Darteuil
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Blum
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Bouquet
Romain may refer to: People Given name * Romain Bussine (1830–1899), French poet and voice professor * Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French writer * Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), French artist and designer known as Erté * Romain Bellenger (1894–1981), French road racing cyclist * Romain Gijssels (1907–1978), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Romain Maes (1912–1983), Belgian cyclist * Romain Gary (1914–1980), French novelist, film director, World War II pilot, and diplomat * Romain Weingarten (1926–2006), French playwright * Romain Duris (born 1974), French actor * Romain Sardou (born 1974), successful French novelist * Romain Barnier (born 1976), freestyle swimmer * Romain Ferrier (born 1976), French defender * Romain Larrieu (born 1976), goalkeeper * Romain Haguenauer (born 1976), French ice dancing coach, choreographer, and former competitor * Romain Dumas (born 1977), French racing driver * Romain Pitau (born 1977), French football midfielder * Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Kloucowski
Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of Isabella of Angoulême to the king of England. Today sometimes abbreviated to Isa. Etymology This set of names is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Elisheba through Latin and Greek represented in English and other western languages as Elisabeth.Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 These names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John the Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |