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Barbara Laage
Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s. After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II, Laage returned to the city after the war and commenced her acting career in the Paris theatre district of Montparnasse. Her first move to Hollywood was arranged by theatrical agent William Morris, founder of the William Morris Agency. She is one of several Hollywood stars of the era that would frequent the Chateau Marmont. She was the first choice for the lead role in the Orson Welles film ''The Lady from Shanghai'', though the part was eventually awarded to Rita Hayworth. Partial filmography * ''Signé illisible'' (1942) * '' B.F.'s Daughter'' (1948) - Eugenia Taris * '' The Red Rose'' (1951) - Claire Claris - la photographe * ''La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) - Lizzie Mac-Kay - chanteuse entraîneuse * '' The Slave'' (1953) - Anne-Marie 'Fétiche' * ''Traviata '53'' (1953) - Rita * '' Act of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris In World War II
Paris started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10, 1940, when the Germans attacked France and quickly defeated the French army. The French government departed Paris on June 10, and the Germans occupied the city on June 14. During the Occupation, the French Government moved to Vichy, and Paris was governed by the German military and by French officials approved by the Germans. For Parisians, the Occupation was a series of frustrations, shortages and humiliations. A curfew was in effect from nine in the evening until five in the morning; at night, the city went dark. Rationing of food, tobacco, coal and clothing was imposed from September 1940. Every year the supplies grew more scarce and the prices higher. A million Parisians left the city for the provinces, where there was more food and fewer Germans. The French press and radio contained only German propaganda. Jews in Paris were fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Parisian In Rome
''A Parisian in Rome'' (Italian: ''Una parigina a Roma'', German: ''Begegnung in Rom'') is a 1954 Italian-German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Barbara Laage, Alberto Sordi and Anna Maria Ferrero.Fava p.80-81 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Cast * Barbara Laage as Germaine, la Parigina * Alberto Sordi as Alberto Lucetti * Anna Maria Ferrero as Fiorella * Erwin Strahl as Riccardo / Richard Koster * Paul Hörbiger as Professor Roth * Marcello Giorda as Sandi, padre di Fiorella * Mino Doro as Maestro Manardi * Uta Franz as Cicci, un'amica di Fiorella * John Stacy as Maestro Brovin * Edmondo Corsi as Franco, amico di Fiorella * Giulio Bars as Sculptore Petroff * Marisa Castellani as Silvana * Ileana Lauro as Germaine's Maid * Gina Mascetti as Fiorella's Maid * Rio Nobile Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Births
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French Film Actresses
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Bed And Board (1970 Film)
''Bed and Board'' (french: Domicile conjugal) is a 1970 French comedy-drama film directed by François Truffaut, and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud and Claude Jade. It is the fourth in Truffaut's series of five films about Antoine Doinel, and directly follows ''Stolen Kisses'', depicting the married life of Antoine (Léaud) and Christine (Jade). '' Love on the Run'' finished the story in 1979. Plot Antoine and Christine have got married and are living in a pleasant apartment that her parents have found for them. In it she gives violin lessons, while he works in the courtyard dyeing carnations for flower shops. When his experiments with colouring agents go horribly wrong, he has to find other work. An American company hires him to demonstrate model boats to potential customers in a mock-up harbour. Christine has a baby boy, which she calls Ghislain but he registers as Alphonse. At work he meets a Japanese girl, who invites him for a meal in her apartment. An affair starts, which Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese And Isabelle
''Thérèse and Isabelle'' (french: Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger from a screenplay by Jesse Vogel, based on the 1966 novel ''Thérèse et Isabelle'' by Violette Leduc. Plot Two young girls grow up together and share affectionate intimacies in a Swiss boarding school for girls. Cast * Essy Persson as Thérèse * Anna Gaël as Isabelle * Barbara Laage as Thérèse's mother * Anne Vernon as Mademoiselle Le Blanc * Maurice Teynac as Monsieur Martin Reception Reviews of his film adaptation of ''Thérèse et Isabelle'' have been generally favorable, although not with all reviewers. Notes According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic—and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crime Of Aldeia Velha
''The Crime of Aldeia Velha'' (Portuguese: ''O Crime da Aldeia Velha'') is a 1964 Portuguese drama film directed by Manuel Guimarães.Torgal p.204 Cast * Clara D'Ovar * Alma Flora * Lídia Franco * Miguel Franco * Cremilda Gil as (voice) * Rui Gomes as Priest * Barbara Laage Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s. After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II, Laage returned to the city after the war and commenced her acti ... as Joana * Maria Olguim as Zefa * Rogério Paulo as Rui * Mário Pereira as António * Glicínia Quartin * Clara Rocha * Maria Schultz References Bibliography * Luís Reis Torgal. ''Estados novos, estado novo: ensaios de história política e cultural vol. II''. Coimbra University Press, 2009. External links * 1964 films 1964 drama films Portuguese drama films 1960s Portuguese-language films {{Portugal-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Vacation
''Portuguese Vacation'' (French: ''Vacances portugaises'') is a 1963 French-Portuguese drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Françoise Arnoul, Michel Auclair and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.26 Cast * Françoise Arnoul as Mathilde * Michel Auclair as Michel * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Pierre * Jean-Marc Bory as Jean-Marc * Françoise Brion as Eléonore * Catherine Deneuve as Catherine * Jacques Doniol-Valcroze as Jacques * Daniel Gélin as Daniel * Michèle Girardon as Geneviève * Barbara Laage as Barbara * Françoise Prévost as Françoise * Pierre Vaneck as Pierre * Bernhard Wicki as Bernard * Clara D'Ovar * Roger Hanin * Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), '' My Uncle Benja ... References Bibliography * Dayna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Blues
''Paris Blues'' is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz saxophonist Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as trombone-playing Ram Bowen. The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson (Diahann Carroll) and Lillian Corning (Joanne Woodward). The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Paris's open acceptance of black people. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender. The film also features trumpeter Louis Armstrong (as Wild Man Moore) and jazz pianist Aaron Bridgers; both play music within the film. It was produced by Sam Shaw, directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay by Walter Bernstein, and with cinematography by Christian Matras. ''Paris Blues'' was released in the U.S. on September 27, 1961. Plot On his way to see Wild Man Moore at the train station, Ram Bowen, a jazz musician living in Paris, encounters a newly arrived tourist name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombs On Monte Carlo (1960 Film)
''Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (german: Bomben auf Monte Carlo) is a 1960 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eddie Constantine, Marion Michael and Gunther Philipp. The film was based on a novel by Fritz Reck-Malleczewen which had already between adapted as a film in 1931 as '' Bombs on Monte Carlo''. Location shooting took place in Monaco, Nice and at the Schleissheim Palace in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Niko Matul. Cast *Eddie Constantine as Captain Eddie Cronen *Marion Michael as Princess Marina *Gunther Philipp as Dr. Swaart *Gunnar Möller as Burg *Barbara Laage as Olga *Dominique Wilms as Giuletta *Denise Grey as Contesse Tamm * Albert Préjean as ward *Viktor de Kowa Viktor de Kowa (also spelled Victor de Kowa, born Victor Paul Karl Kowalczyk; 8 March 1904 – 8 April 1973) was a German stage and film actor, chanson singer, director, narrator, and comic poet. Life He was born the son of a farmer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Road
''The Happy Road'' is a 1957 French-American comedy film starring Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Michael Redgrave and Bobby Clark. Its plot involves two students (a boy and girl) who escape from their Swiss private school and make for Paris. Their respective parents, an American father and a French mother, together embark on a wide journey around the countryside, getting local police involved in finding them, with many whimsical situations, including riding on a police motorcycle, and encountering military maneuvers and a bicycle race. Plot Cast *Mike Andrews - Gene Kelly *Suzanne Duval - Barbara Laage *Danny Andrews - Bobby Clark *Janine Duval - Brigitte Fossey *General Medworth - Michael Redgrave *Doctor Salaise - Roger Tréville *Hélène - Colette Dereal *Madame Fallière - Maryse Martin *Motorcycle Officer - Van Doude *Armbruster - Colin Mann *The Woodcutter - Alexandre Rignault *David, Earl of Bardingham - T. Bartlett *Carpenter - Paul Préboist Critical reception Allmov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Assassins Du Dimanche
''Les Assassins du dimanche'' () is a French drama film made in 1956. It is directed by Alex Joffé, written by Alex Joffé and stars Barbara Laage. Cast * Barbara Laage : Simone Simonet * Dominique Wilms : Ginette Garcet * Jean-Marc Thibault : Robert Simonet * Paul Frankeur : Lucien Simonet * Georges Poujouly : Julot * Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic actor. Filmography Theater References External links *Paul Préboist ... References External links * 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films 1950s French films French drama films 1956 drama films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
