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Circonstances Atténuantes
''Extenuating Circumstances'' (French: ''Circonstances atténuantes'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Michel Simon, Suzanne Dantès and Arletty.The A to Z of French Cinema p.294 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis A retired judge known for his harsh views on law and order, leaves for a seaside holiday with his wife. However just outside Paris their car breaks down and they are forced to spend the night in a hotel which is a notorious haunt for criminals. Cast * Michel Simon as M. Gaetan Le Sentencier, 'La Sentence' * Suzanne Dantès as Mme Nathalie Le Sentencier * Dorville as Jules Le Bouic * Arletty as Marie Qu'a-d'ça * François Simon as La poupée * Andrex as Môme de Dieu * Robert Arnoux as Gabriel, the chauffeur * Jeanine Roger as Gabriel's Girlfriend * Robert Ozanne as Cinq de Canne * Georges Lannes as Coup de Châsse * Liliane Lesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Boyer (director)
Jean Boyer (26 June 1901 – 10 March 1965) was a French film director and songwriter. He was born in Paris. Selected songs * 1930: "Un regardé", in ''Flagrant délit'' (Hanns Schwarz, 1930, music by F. Hollaender) * 1931: "Les Gars de la marine", in '' Le Capitaine Craddock'' (music by W. R. Heyman) * 1932: "Totor t'as tort" (music by René Mercier) - "Un homme" - "L'amour est un mystère" - "Maintenant, je sais ce que c'est" - "Quand ça m'prend" (music by Michel Levine) * 1934: "C’est peu de chose" (music by R. Ervan) * 1936: "Y'a toujours un passage à niveau" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1939: " Comme de bien entendu" - "Ça c'est passé un dimanche" - "Mimile" - "Ça fait d'excellents Français" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1945: " Pour me rendre à mon bureau" (words and music) * 1950: "La Pagaïa" and "Je cherche un cœur" (music by Henri Betti) Filmography Director * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''La Pouponnière'' (1932) * ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility and arguments of the parties, and then issues a ruling in the case based on their interpretation of the law and their own personal judgment. A judge is expected to conduct the trial impartially and, typically, in an open court. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, the judge's powers may be shared with a jury. In inquisitorial systems of criminal investigation, a judge might also be an examining magistrate. The presiding judge ensures that all court proceedings are lawful and orderly. Powers and functions The ultimate task of a judge is to settle a legal dispute in a final and publicly lawful manner in agreement with substantial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila Parély
Mila Parély (7 October 1917 – 14 January 2012), born Olga Colette Peszynski, was a French actress of Polish ancestry best known for the roles of Félicie, Belle's eldest sister, in Jean Cocteau's '' La Belle et la Bête'' (1946), and as Geneviève in '' La Règle du jeu'' (1939). She had a liaison with actor Jean Marais from 1942 to 1944, remaining lifelong friends, and in 1976 she was his business associate in a pottery shop. Marais was the long-term lover of Jean Cocteau and her co-star in the latter's 1946 film version of ''Beauty and the Beast''. She gave up acting in the late 1950s in order to take care of her racing car driving husband Taso Mathieson, who had been injured in an accident. She also worked with such notable directors as Max Ophüls, Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson, Fritz Lang and G.W. Pabst. She returned to acting briefly in the late 1980s. Mila Parély died on 14 January 2012, aged 94, in Vichy, where she had spent the last fifty years of her life. Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliane Lesaffre
Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French is spoken, a variant of Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium. People with this name *Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), French writer of a Jewish family *Liliane Bettencourt (1922–2017), the second richest person in France *Liliane Chappuis (1955–2007), Swiss politician *Liliane de Kermadec Liliane de Kermadec (6 October 1928 – 13 February 2020) was a Polish-French film director and screenwriter. She directed more than twenty films and documentaries between 1965 and 2016. Career Liliane de Kermadec began as a set photographe ... (1928–2020), French film director and screenwriter * Liliane Klein-Lieber (1924–2020), French resistance member * Liliane Maury Pasquier (born 1956), Swiss politician * Liliane Montevecchi (1932–2018), French actress, dancer, and singer * Liliane Nemri, Lebanese actress * Liliane Saint-Pierre (born 1948), Belgian singer * Leelee Sobieski (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50 Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' Little Jacques'' (1923) * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1925) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * ''S.O.S. Sahara'' (1938) * ''Beautiful Star ''Beautiful Star'' (French: ''Belle Étoile'') is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Michel Simon, Meg Lemonnier, and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Crisp p.412 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Pa ...'' (1938) * '' Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * '' That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ozanne
Robert Ozanne (February 13, 1898 – September 14, 1941) was a French film actor.Youngkin p.466 Selected filmography * '' The Three Musketeers'' (1932) * '' The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * '' Miquette'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' The Lower Depths'' (1936) * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * ''The Man of the Hour ''The Man of the Hour'' (French: ''L'homme du jour'') is a 1937 French musical film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Maurice Chevalier, Elvire Popesco and Josette Day.Mazdon & Wheatley p.35 The film was shot at the Joinville Studios, w ...'' (1937) * '' Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Return at Dawn'' (1938) * '' The Woman Thief'' (1938) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * '' Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * '' Paris-New York'' (1940) * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) References Bibliography * Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanine Roger
Jeanine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jeanine Áñez (born 1967), Bolivian politician and lawyer who served as Interim President of Bolivia from 2019 to 2020 *Jeanine Bapst (born 1968), Swiss ski mountaineer *Jeanine Basinger (born 1936), Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut *Jeanine Cicognini (born 1986), badminton player *Jeanine Corbet, American filmmaker *Jeanine Delpech (1905–1992), French journalist, translator, novelist *Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (born 1973), Dutch politician and former management consultant and civil servant *Jeanine Mason (born 1991), American dancer and winner of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' 2009 *Jeanine Meerapfel (born 1943), German film director and screenwriter *Jeanine Menze the first African-American female in the United States Coast Guard to earn the Coast Guard Aviation Designation *Jeanine Perry, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, succeeded by Matt Sz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Arnoux
Robert Raymond Arnoux (23 October 1899, in Lille – 13 March 1964, in Paris) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Hantise'' (1922) * ''Napoléon (1927 film), Napoléon'' (1927) - Un conventionnel (uncredited) * ''Rive gauche'' (1931) - Alfred * ''Le congrès s'amuse'' (1931) - Pépi * ''Tumultes'' (1932) - Willi * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) - Anselme Duval * ''La perle'' (1932) - Jacques Surville * ''Ma femme... homme d'affaires'' (1962) - Pierre * ''Le truc du Brésilien'' (1932) * ''La pouponnière'' (1933) - Jean Moreau * ''Madame ne veut pas d'enfants'' (1933) - Félix Le Barrois * ''Je te confie ma femme'' (1933) - Berger * ''Une femme au volant'' (1933) - Le baron d'Arcole * ''Liliom (1934 film), Liliom'' (1934) - Le tourneur (the Lathe Turner) * ''Youth (1933 film), Youth'' (1934) - Jean * ''Antonia (1935 film), Antonia'' (1935) - Pali * ''Le Contrôleur des wagons-lits'' (1935) - Le collègue d'Albert * ''Whirlpool of Desire'' (1935) - Pierre * ''Gangster malgré l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrex (actor)
Andrex (1907–1989) was a French film actor.Andrew p.125 Andrex was a close friend of the comedian Fernandel and appeared in many films alongside him. He was married to the actress Ginette Baudin. Partial filmography * ''Toine'' (1932) * ''Le coq du régiment'' (1933) * ''Les Bleus de la marine'' (1934) - Le lieutenant * ''Angèle'' (1934) - Louis * ''Toni'' (1935) - Gabi * ''Ferdinand le noceur'' (1935) - Un client du bordel (uncredited) * ''La brigade en jupons'' (1936) * '' Josette'' (1937) - Lucien * ''Les dégourdis de la 11ème'' (1937) - Le sergent * ''Ignace'' (1937) - Serge de Montroc * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) - Paul * ''Gribouille'' (1937) - Robert * ''L'affaire du courrier de Lyon'' (1937) - L'avocat de Lesurques * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) - Honoré Arnaud * ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) - Robert Cerani * ''Barnabé'' (1938) - André Dubreuil * ''Vacances payées'' (1938) - Gangster #1 * ''Le dompteur'' (1938) - Bertrand * ''Hôtel du Nord'' (1938) - Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Simon (actor)
François Simon (; 16 August 1917 – 5 October 1982) was a Swiss stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1982. He was the son of actor Michel Simon. Filmography External links * 1917 births 1982 deaths Swiss male film actors Actors from Geneva 20th-century Swiss male actors {{Switzerland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
