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Destiny (1927 Film)
''Destiny'' (French: ''Destin'') is a 1927 French silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ... directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff and starring Nadia Sibirskaïa, Guy Belmont and Christenson.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.229 Cast * Nadia Sibirskaïa as Liliane * Guy Belmont as André Verlin * Christenson as Le père de Liliane * A. Stesenko as La fiancée d'André * Georgette Mussey * Georges Roland References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1927 films French silent films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff (russian: Димитрий Кирсанов, né Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan, Маркус Давид Зусманович Каплан; 6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was an early film-maker working in France, sometimes considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film. He is known for some poetic silent films which he made independently, especially the medium-length ''Ménilmontant'', but he was less successful with commercial films in the sound era.''Dictionnaire du cinéma français'', d. byJean-Loup Passek. Paris: Larousse, 1987. p. 256. Early life Kirsanoff was born Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan on 5 March 1899 in Tartu (then Juryev), Estonia, then Russian Empire. Many of the facts about his early life have been difficult to verify, and different sources have lent support to alternative accounts. It seems that his parents were Lithuanian Jews who had come to Tartu in 1870. After the death of his father in 1919, Kirsanoff le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Sibirskaïa
Nadia Sibirskaïa (born Germaine Marie Josèphe Lebas, 11 September 1901 – 14 July 1980) was a French film actress.Sultanik p.263 She was married to the Russian-born director Dimitri Kirsanoff and appeared in several of his early films. Filmography References Bibliography * Aaron Sultanik. ''Film, a Modern Art''. Associated University Presses, 1986. External links * 1901 births 1980 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses People from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Belmont
Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Kentucky, US, an unincorporated community * Guy, Texas, US, an unincorporated community * Guy Street, Montreal, Canada Art and entertainment Films * ''Guy'' (1997 film) (American, starring Vincent D'Onofrio) * ''Guy'' (2018 film) (French, starring Alex Lutz) * '' That Guy... Who Was in That Thing'' (2012), a documentary film * Free Guy (2021), an action comedy film Music * ''Guy'' (album), debut studio album of Guy (band) 1988 * Guy (band), an American R&B group * "G.U.Y.", a 2014 song by Lady Gaga from the album ''Artpop'' Transport * Guy (sailing), rope to control a spinnaker on a sailboat * Air Guyane Express, ICAO code GUY * Guy Motors, a former British bus and truck builder * ''Guy'' (ship, 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christenson
Christenson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname, and an anglicized form of the Danish Christensen. It is believed to originate from the personal name "Christen". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew B. Christenson (1869–1931), American educator *Chris Christenson (1875–1943), American figure skater *Dave Christenson (1963–2017), American singer, one half of the pop duo Stabilizers * Fred Christenson, American television executive and poker player *Gary Christenson (mayor), American politician * Gary Christenson (baseball) (born 1953), American baseball player * John N. Christenson, United States Navy admiral *Irma Christenson (1915–1993), Swedish actress * Larry Christenson (born 1953), American baseball player *Ryan Christenson (born 1974), American baseball player See also *Christensen (surname) *Kristensen Kristensen is a surname of Danish origin. People with the surname include: * Thomas Kristensen, a Danish footballer * Erik S. Kristensen, a Lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Faktorovitch
Willy Faktorovitch was a cinematographer.Jacobs p.506 There is some doubt over the year and place of his birth, possibly in Ukraine which was then part of the Russian Empire. He spent his entire career working in the French film industry. Selected filmography * '' Mandrin'' (1924) * '' Destiny'' (1927) * ''Yasmina'' (1927) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' Marinella'' (1936) * '' César'' (1936) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * '' Claudine at School'' (1937) * ''Heartbeat'' (1938) * ''Sing Anyway'' (1940) * '' Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' Paris-New York'' (1940) * ''Rooster Heart'' (1946) * ''The Pretty Miller Girl'' (1949) * ''The White Adventure '' (1952) * '' In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes'' (1956) * ''A Strange Kind of Colonel ''A Strange Kind of Colonel'' (French:''Un drôle de colonel'') is a 1968 French comedy film directed by Jean Girault and starring Jean Lefebvre, Jean Yanne and Pascale Roberts.Rège p.444 Cast * Jean Lefebvre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lugeon
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
