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Colonel Pontcarral
''Colonel Pontcarral'' or ''Pontcarral, Colonel of the Empire'' (French: ''Pontcarral, colonel d'empire'') is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux and Suzy Carrier. Williams p.267-68 The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff while the costumes were by Georges Annenkov. Synopsis Pontcarral, a colonel of the First French Empire, remains loyal to the memory of the deposed Napoleon. He struggles to accept the new France of the Bourbon Restoration and lives on his estate in the Dordogne. He enters into a complex relationship with his new wife. Following the July Revolution he is restored to his former rank and volunteers to serve in the Conquest of Algeria. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Pontcarral * Annie Ducaux as Garlone * Suzy Carrier as Sybille * Charles Granval as Le marquis de Ransac * Jean Marchat as Hubert de Rozans * Charlotte Lysès as Madame de Mareilhac * Guillaume de Sax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano family, Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled ''La symphonie pastorale'' was awarded the at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, ''Maigret tend un piège'' was nominated for a BAFTA award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First French Empire
The First French Empire or French Empire (; ), also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814 and again briefly from 20 March 1815 to 7 July 1815, when Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena. Although France had already established a French colonial empire, colonial empire overseas since the early 17th century, the French state had remained a France in the early modern period, kingdom under the Bourbons and a French First Republic, republic after the French Revolution. Historians refer to Napoleon's regime as the ''First Empire'' to distinguish it from the restorationist ''Second French Empire, Second Empire'' (1852–1870) ruled by his nephew Napoleon III. On 18 May 1804 (28 Floréal year XII on the French Republican calendar), Napoleon was granted the title Emperor of the French (, ) by the French and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film actor, film, stage actor, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa. Selected filmography * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des Logis chef Barnot * ''Les Misérables (1934 film), Les Misérables'' (1934) - Montparnasse * ''The Tender Enemy'' (1936) - Le Promis * ''Boissière (film), Boissière'' (1937) - Jean Le Barois * ''The Cheat (1937 film), The Cheat'' (1937) - Maître Ribeyre * ''Rasputin (1938 film), Rasputin'' (1938) - Ostrowski * ''Le corsaire'' (1939) * ''Camp Thirteen'' (1940) - Carlos * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Marcel Gernicot * ''Business Is Business (1942 film), Business Is Business'' (1942) - Lucien Garraud * ''Colonel Pontcarral'' (1942) - Garron * ''The Heart of a Nation'' (1943) - Bernard Froment adulte * ''Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (1943) - Le père d'Andrée * ''Captain Fracasse (1943 film), Captain Fracass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |