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Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Biography Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill School during his mother's exile as a pacifist. Early in his career, he worked as an art director and costume designer; his best-known work in this vein was possibly for ''Nana'' (1926), a silent film directed by Jean Renoir. Autant-Lara also acted in the film. As a director, he frequently created provocative movies, saying "if a film does not have venom, it is worthless". In the 1960s, he turned his back on the New Wave movement, and from then on he had no popular successes. On 18 June 1989, he came to public notice again, controversially, when he was elected to the European Parliament as a member of the National Front and the oldest member of the assembly. In his maiden speech, in July 1989, he caused a scandal by expressing his "conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states from among those already sitting in their own national parliaments. Since 1979, however, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage. Earlier European organizations that were a precursor to the European Union did not have MEPs. Each member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this has changed over time – but the system chosen must be a form of proportional representation. Some member states elect their MEPs to represent a single national constituency; other states apportion seats to sub-national regions for election. They are sometimes referred to as delegates. They may also be known as observers when a new country is seekin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Gas Chambers
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or other animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. Poisonous agents used include hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. History General Rochambeau developed a rudimentary method in 1803, during the Haitian Revolution, filling ships' cargo holds with sulfur dioxide to suffocate prisoners of war. The scale of these operations was brought to larger public attention in the 2005 book ''Napoleon's Crimes'', although the allegations of scale and sources were heavily questioned. In America, the utilization of a gas chamber was first proposed by Allan McLane Hamilton to the state of Nevada. Since then, gas chambers have been used as a method of execution of condemned prisoners in the United States and continue to be a legal execution method in three states, seeing a possible, legislated reintroduction, although redundant in practice since the early 1990s. Lithuania used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fric-Frac
''Fric-Frac'' is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara, starring Fernandel, Arletty and Michel Simon. It tells the story of Marcel, an assistant to a jeweller, who befriends a couple of criminals who want to use him as an accomplice to rob his boss. The film is based on a 1936 play by Édouard Bourdet. Filming took place in March and April 1939 at the Laboratoires et Studios Eclair in Épinay-sur-Seine. The film was released in France on 15 June 1939. Cast * Fernandel as Marcel * Arletty as Loulou * Michel Simon as Jo * Hélène Robert as Renée * Marcel Vallée as Mercadier, the jeweller * Jacques Varennes as Tintin * Andrex as Petit Louis * René Génin as Blin * Georges Lannes as Fernand * Génia Vaury as La Grande Marie Production According to Arletty, Claude Autant-Lara did all the direction and Maurice Lehmann Maurice Lehmann (1895–1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier Of Lyon
''The Courier of Lyon'' (French: ''L'affaire du courrier de Lyon'') is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Maurice Lehmann and starring Pierre Blanchar, Dita Parlo and Jacques Copeau.The A to Z of French Cinema p.31 It is based on the Courrier de Lyon case of 1796. A previous silent film inspired by the story, was released in 1923. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques * Dita Parlo as Mina Lesurques * Jacques Copeau as Le procureur-juge Daubenton * Charles Dullin as Le témoin aveugle * Sylvia Bataille as Madeleine Brebant * Hélène Robert as Eugénie Dargence * Monique Joyce as Claudine Faugier-Odot * Pierre Alcover as Valentin Durochat * Jean Tissier as Courriol * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Bruer * André Noël as Franck Excofon * Jean Périer as Le bijoutier Eugène Legrand * Louis Florencie as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciboulette
''Ciboulette'' is a French opérette in three acts, music by Reynaldo Hahn, libretto by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset, first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, in Paris, on 7 April 1923. One of the most elegant and refined compositions of Hahn, it is considered one of the last masterpieces of French operetta. Principal roles Synopsis The action takes place in Paris, in 1867. Duparquet is the controller of Les Halles, and plays matchmaker between the young farm-girl Ciboulette and Antonin, a young spoiled aristocrat. After many adventures, the lovers are united. Discography * ''Ciboulette'' (abridged) - Géori Boué, Roger Bourdin, Raymond Amadé - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Marcel Cariven - Pathé (1952). * ''Ciboulette'' (abridged) - Andrée Grandjean, Willy Clément, Michel Hamel, Françoise Ogéas - Chorus and Orchestra of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paul Bonneau - Ducretet-Thomson (1955). * ''Ciboulette'' - Mady Mesp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciboulette (film)
''Ciboulette'' is a 1933 French musical film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Simone Berriau, Robert Burnier and Armand Dranem.Goble p.114 It is an adaptation of the 1923 operetta of the same name. The film's art direction was by Lazare Meerson and Alexandre Trauner. It was part of a popular cycle of operetta films during the decade. Cast * Simone Berriau as Ciboulette * Robert Burnier as Antonin * Armand Dranem as Le père Grenu * André Urban as Monsieur Duparquet * Madeleine Guitty as La mère Pingret * Pomiès as Olivier Métra * Thérèse Dorny as Zénobie * Guy Ferrant as Roger de Lansquenet * Marcel Duhamel as Le voleur * Jacques Prévert as L'Âne * Ginette Leclerc as Une cocotte * Viviane Romance as Une cocotte * Monique Joyce as Une cocotte * Christiane Dor as La servante * Marie-Jacqueline Chantal as Une invitée chez Métra * Charles Camus as Grisart * Louis Florencie as Trancher * Pedro Elviro as Arthur et Meyer * Luci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Brophy
Edward Santree Brophy (February 27, 1895 – May 27, 1960) was an American character actor and comedian, as well as an assistant director and second unit director during the 1920s. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic. He is best remembered as the sidekick to The Falcon in the Tom Conway film series of the 1940s, and for voicing Timothy Q. Mouse in Walt Disney's ''Dumbo'' (1941). Early life Edward Santree Brophy was born on February 27, 1895 in New York City and attended the University of Virginia.Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. . P.171. Career His screen debut was in ''Yes or No?'' (1920). In 1928, with only a few minor film roles to his credit, Brophy was working as a production manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when he was on location with Buster Keaton for the feature film ''The Camerama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlor, Bedroom And Bath (1931 Film)
''Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' is an American pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1931. It was Keaton's third talking picture after his successful silent career. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Romeo in Pyjamas''. Two foreign-language versions were made at the same time: ''Buster se marie'' in French, and ''Casanova wider Willen'' in German. It is the remake of a 1920 film of the same name, based on the play by Charles William Bell and Mark Swan, which opened on Broadway in New York City on Christmas Eve, 1917 and ran for 232 performances. ''Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' was filmed partly at Keaton's own house. The film is in the public domain and can be downloaded from the Internet. Plot Jeffrey Haywood ( Reginald Denny) wants to marry Virginia "Ginny" Embrey (Sally Eilers). However, Ginny refuses to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica (Dorothy Christy) marries first as she's afraid that Angelic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929" when he "worked without interruption" as having made him "the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies". In 1996, ''Entertainment Weekly'' recognized Keaton as the seventh-greatest film director, and in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him as the 21st-greatest male star of classic Hollywood cinema. Working with independent producer Joseph M. Schenck and filmmaker Edward F. Cline, Keaton made a series of successful two-reel comedies in the early 1920s, including ''One Week'' (1920), '' The Playhouse'' (1921), '' Cops'' (1922), and ''The Electric House'' (1922). He then moved to feature-leng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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