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Change Of Heart (1928 Film)
''Change of Heart'' (French: ''Mon coeur au ralenti'') is a 1928 French silent film directed by Marco de Gastyne and starring Philippe Hériat, Annette Benson and Olaf Fjord.Goble p.121 It is based on the novel ''Mon coeur au ralenti'' by the French writer Maurice Dekobra. Cast In alphabetical order * Annette Benson as Griselda Turner * Juliette Compton as Lady Diana Wynham * Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * Philippe Hériat as Comte Alfierini * Choura Milena as Evelyn Turner * Gaston Modot as Chapinsky * Georges Paulais as Yarichkine * Varvara Yanova as Billie Swanson See also * ''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (1928 film), Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928), with Claude France as Lady Diana Wynham and Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * ''The Phantom Gondola'' (1936), with Marcelle Chantal as Lady Diana Wyndham * ''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars (1955 film), Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955), with Gisèle Pascal as Lady Diana Wyndham References Bibliography * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco De Gastyne
Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying painting, he worked at la Villa Médicis from 1911 to 1913. He also became an illustrator for the French journal ''La Baïonnette''. Then he turned to cinema directing more than a dozen films between 1922 and 1962. His debut film co-directed with Franz Toussaint was ''Inch'Allah'' in 1922. His most known film is ''La Merveilleuse Vie de Jeanne d'Arc'' which he directed in 1929. He discovered Dalida and promoted her in his film ''Le Masque de Toutankhamon'' in 1954. Personal life He was the son of French writer Jules Benoist, better known by his literary name Jules de Gastyne and his brother was the chief designer Guy de Gastyne. In 1914, he married Mary Christian, a lyrical singer, and they had a daughter before divorcing after ten years of marriage. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars (1928 Film)
''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1928 French silent film directed by Marco de Gastyne and Maurice Gleize and starring Claude France, Olaf Fjord and Maurice Dekobra. It is an adaptation of Maurice Dekobra's 1925 novel of the same title, which was later turned into a 1955 sound film.Goble p.121 Cast * Claude France as Lady Diana Wynham * Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * Henri Valbel * Maurice Dekobra as Jail Warden * Boris de Fast as Varichkine * Mary Serta as Madame Mouravieff * Annette Benson * Nat Carr * Michèle Verly * Sergey Efron as Prisoner See also * '' Change of Heart'' (1928), with Juliette Compton as Lady Winham and Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * '' The Phantom Gondola'' (1936), with Marcelle Chantal as Lady Diana Wyndham * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955), with Gisèle Pascal Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Black-and-white Films
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Films Based On French Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Marco De Gastyne
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s French-language Films
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French Silent Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''Don Juan'' and ''The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – ''The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisèle Pascal
Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes, France. Her first movie role was in 1942's '' L'Arlésienne''. For six years, she was involved in a relationship with Prince Rainier, and lived together in a villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Rainier's sister, seeking to obtain the throne of Monaco for her own son, spread malicious rumors that Pascal was incapable of bearing children. A contemplated marriage was called off when a medical examination mistakenly reported that she was infertile. Pascal subsequently married actor Raymond Pellegrin on 8 October 1955 and had a daughter, Pascale Pellegrin, on 12 September 1962. Stage credits * ''Amour, Délices et orgues'' (also known as ''Collège Swing'') (1947) * ''Véronique'' (1949) * ''Boum sur Paris'' (1954) Partial filmography * '' L'Arlésienne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars (1955 Film)
''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Giselle Pascal, Jean Gaven and Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra, though the plot has been changed somewhat, and the action brought into the 1950s and set in Latin America rather than the Black Sea coast of the USSR.Goble p.121 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Piérac. Location shooting took place in Paris and elsewhere. Cast * Giselle Pascal as Lady Diana Wynham * Jean Gaven as Don Armando Félix * Erich von Stroheim as Dr. Siegfried Traurig (final film) * Philippe Mareuil as Gérard Dextrier * Denise Vernac as Anna * Berthe Cardona * Fernand Rauzéna as Le Queledec * Jacqueline Dane as Clara * Joé Davray as L'ingénieur * Jackie Blanchot * Jacques Jouanneau as Henri - le chauffeur * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Chantal
Marcelle Chantal (1901–1960) was a French stage and film actress. Chantal appeared in a number of leading roles in films such as Maurice Tourneur's '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932). Early in her career she married British banker Jefferson Davis Cohn and was billed as Marcelle Jefferson-Cohn. Selected filmography * ''Le Carnaval des vérités'' (1920) * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932) * '' Amok'' (1934) * ''Antonia'' (1935) * ''The Phantom Gondola'' (1936) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * ''A Romance in Flanders'' (1937) * ''The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''Girls in Distress'' (1939) * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (french: Fantômas contre Fantômas) is a 1949 French mystery thriller film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Marcelle Chantal, Aimé Clariond and Alexandre Rignault.The A to Z of French Cinema p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Gondola
''The Phantom Gondola'' (Italian: ''La gondola delle chimere'') is a 1936 French-Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Marcelle Chantal, Henri Rollan and Paul Bernard. The film was a co-production between the two countries shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and based on a 1926 novel by Maurice Dekobra. Synopsis A British aristocrat falls in love with a Venetian Count, without realising that he is a spy against the Turks. When she discovers that he has been captured by the notorious Sélim Pacha she does everything she can to save him. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, characterizing it as "a cheap, trivial and pretentious story by a popular writer of rather low reputation." While acknowledging that "it is one of the only two films this last year I have found myself unable to endure till the end," and that he had not therefore completed the entire film, Greene explained his action "for never h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
