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Courteline
Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Paris shortly after his birth. During the time of the Paris Commune, at age 13, he was sent to school in Meaux and after graduation in 1876, he went on to serve in the French military before taking a job as a civil servant. Interested in poetry and authorship, he became involved writing poetry reviews and was part of a small newspaper. By the 1890s, he had begun writing plays under the name Courteline for the theatres of Montmartre where he lived. Gifted with a quick wit, he became a leading dramatist, producing many plays as well as a number of novels. The overall tone of his works was satirical in nature, often making fun of everything from the wealthy elitists of Paris to the bloated government bureaucracies. In 1899, Courteline was awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gaieties Of The Squadron
''The Gaieties of the Squadron'' (French: ''Les gaîtés de l'escadron'') is a 1913 French silent comedy film directed by Joseph Faivre and Maurice Tourneur and starring Edmond Duquesne, Henry Roussel and Henri Gouget.Waldman p.7 It is a military-based farce adapted from the popular play by Georges Courteline. Tourneur later remade it as a sound film ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932). Plot The life of disorderly soldiers in the barracks dealing with daily routines. Cast * Edmond Duquesne as Capitaine Hurtulet * Henry Roussel as Le général * Henri Gouget as L'adjudant Flick * Pierre Delmonde * Maurice de Féraudy Maurice de Féraudy (born in Joinville-le-Pont on December 3, 1859 - died in Paris May 12, 1932) was a French songwriter, stage and film director, and actor at the Comédie-Française. He was the father of actor Jacques de Féraudy Jacques de Fà ... * Charles Krauss * Fernande Petit * Polaire References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheerful Squadron
''The Cheerful Squadron'' ( it, Allegro squadrone, french: Les gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1954 Italian-French historical war comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and starring Vittorio De Sica, Daniel Gélin, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. It is the third adaptation of a story by Georges Courteline about life in the French military in the late nineteenth century. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gianni Polidori. Cast *Vittorio De Sica as the General *Daniel Gélin as Frédéric d'Héricourt *Paolo Stoppa as Maresciallo Flik *Alberto Sordi as Vergisson *Silvana Pampanini as Albertina *Charles Vanel as Hurluret *Luigi Pavese as Capitano medico *Riccardo Fellini as Bonaparte *Memmo Carotenuto as Sergente maggiore * Peter Trent as Lt. Moussent * Giacomo Furia as Caporale * Jean Richard as Laperrine *Oreste Lionello See also *''The Gaieties of the Squadron'' (1913) *''Fun in the Barracks ''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun In The Barracks
''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron '' or ''Les Gaietés de l'escadron'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores. Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913. The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit.Waldman p.146 Synopsis The film is set in 1885. It focuses on a group of troops, a mix of regulars and reservists, and their different responses to the daily military routines. A crisis emerges when a General pays a visit while two deserters are still absent. Cast * Raimu as Le capitaine Hurluret * Jean Gabin as Fricot * Fernandel as Vanderague * René Donnio as Laplote * Charles Camus as Adjudant Flick * Pierre Labry as Potiron * Frédéric Munié as Lieutenant Mousseret * Lucien Nat as Maréchal des Logis chef Barnot * Pierre Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scènes De Ménage
''Scènes de ménage'' en, Domestic stages, is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by André Berthomieu, written by Marcel Achard, starring Bernard Blier and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on three pieces by playwright Georges Courteline: "La peur des coups", "La paix chez soi", and "Les Boulingrin". Plot Three old friends meet again. They compare their marriages and tell each other stories which illustrate why they complain about their wives. Cast * Bernard Blier as husband of Aglaé * Louis de Funès as Monsieur Boulingrin, Ernestine's husband * Sophie Desmarets as Aglaé * Marie Daems as Valentine Trielle * François Périer as the journalist Mr Trielle * Marthe Mercadier as Ernestine Boulingrin * Jean Richard as Monsieur des Rillettes * Lily Bontemps as singer * Solange Certain as the soubrette * Michèle Philippe as Mathilde * Paul Toscano The September Six were six members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who were excomm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bureaucrats (1959 Film)
''The Bureaucrats'' (French: ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline. Partial cast * Noël-Noël as M. de la Hourmerie * Philippe Clay as Letondu * Jean Richard as Boudin * Jacques Grello as Chavarax * Paul Demange as Ovide * Bernard Lavalette as Van Der Hogen * Lucien Baroux as Le père Soupe * Pierre Brasseur as M. Nègre * Pierre Doris as Léonce * Jean Poiret as René Lahrier * Micheline Dax as Gaby * Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Nègre * Robert Burnier as Rodolphe Salis * Madeleine Suffel as Mme de La Hourmerie * Hubert Deschamps as Le curé dans le train * Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole functional area (France), metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Augustus, Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingian dynasty, Merovingians and the Carolingian dynasty, Carolingians, with the Capetian dynasty, Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Martin of Tours, Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Goncourt
The Société littéraire des Goncourt (Goncourt Literary Society), usually called the Académie Goncourt (Goncourt Academy), is a French literary organisation based in Paris. It was founded in 1900 by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896), who wanted to create a new way to encourage literature in France and disagreed with the contemporary policies of the Académie Française. Formation and organization Wishing to honor his deceased brother Jules de Goncourt, Jules (1830–1870), Goncourt bequeathed his estate to establish an organization to promote French literature, literature in France. He named his friend, the writer Alphonse Daudet, along with Léon Hennique, to oversee and administer his estate. The society was to consist of ten members, of whom eight were nominated in the will. Each of the members was to receive an annuity of 6,000 French franc, francs, and a yearly prize of 5,000 francs was to be awarded to the author of some work of fiction. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bureaucrats (1936 Film)
''The Bureaucrats'' (French: ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Pierre Larquey and Gabriel Signoret.Andrews p.355 It was remade as 1959 film of the same title. Plot The film, which is a satire of government bureaucracy, is about public servants who spend so much time sitting in their office chairs that they need to order special cushions for their buttocks. The premise is referenced in the original French title ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'', which translates into ''Men with the leather circles'', alludes to. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Lahrier * Pierre Larquey as Le conservateur * Gabriel Signoret as M. Soupe * Saturnin Fabre as Le tondu * Roger Duchesne as Chavarax * Jean Tissier as Nègre * Josette Day as Mme Chavarax * Arletty as La belle-soeur de la hourmerie * Armand Lurville as La Hourmerie * Georges Bever as Ovide * André Numès Fils as Sainthomme * Betty Spell as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Courteline Circa 1890
Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname * Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also * École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Moffa
Paolo Moffa (16 December 1915 – 2004) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1943 and 1982. Born in Rome, Moffa started his career in the 1930s as a script supervisor. Mainly active as an executive producer, he was also second unit director for numerous films until 1958. He was the founder of the film company Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica. He was also a film editor and a documentarist. Selected filmography * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (a.k.a. ''Sins of Pompeii'') (1950 - director) * '' Husband and Wife'' (1952, producer) * ''The Cheerful Squadron'' (1954 - director) * ''The Island Princess'' (1954 - director) * '' Hercules, Prisoner of Evil'' (1964 - producer) * ''Five for Hell'' (1969 - producer) * ''Sartana the Gravedigger ''I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' ( it, Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino) is a 1969 Italian Western (genre), Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * ''My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * ''The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the Sleeve'' (1948) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''His Father's Portrait'' (1953) * ''Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) * ''The Last Robin Hood'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Diamant-Berger
Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenplays between 1916 and 1971. Biography Born in Paris, to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career when he co-directed the 1913 silent film short ''De film... en aiguilles'' with André Heuzé. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period from 1916 to 1919, Diamant-Berger also published and edited a film magazine and books about the movies. In 1918, he was hired by Pathé and sent to the United States to help set up the company's film laboratory at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Upon his return to France, Pathé had him set up a laboratory in Vincennes, as well as organize a film studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1921, Diamant-Berger directed the film serial ''Les Trois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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