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DisCina
DisCina was a French film production and distribution company established in 1938 by Michel Safra and André Paulvé. It reached its peak during the 1940s and early 1950s, remaining active during the Occupation of France. It also operated a distribution company in the United States to release its French films on the American art house market.Slide p.56 Selected filmography * ''Conflict'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938) * ''Angelica'' (1939) * ''La Loi du Nord'' (1939) * '' Serge Panine'' (1939) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Thunder Over Paris'' (1940) * ''First Ball'' (1941) * ''Carmen'' (1942) * ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' The Eternal Return'' (1943) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * '' Father Goriot'' (1945) * ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1946) * ''Sylvie an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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DisCina was a French film production and distribution company established in 1938 by Michel Safra and André Paulvé. It reached its peak during the 1940s and early 1950s, remaining active during the Occupation of France. It also operated a distribution company in the United States to release its French films on the American art house market.Slide p.56 Selected filmography * ''Conflict'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * '' Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938) * '' Angelica'' (1939) * '' La Loi du Nord'' (1939) * '' Serge Panine'' (1939) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Thunder Over Paris'' (1940) * ''First Ball'' (1941) * ''Carmen'' (1942) * ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' The Eternal Return'' (1943) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * '' Father Goriot'' (1945) * '' Beauty and the Beast'' (1946) * ''Sylvie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen (1942 Film)
''Carmen'' is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera.Zanger p.147 Although filmed in 1942 it was not released until 1944 in France and 1945 in Italy. It was one of the most popular movies in France in 1945 with admissions of 4,277,813.French box office of 1945 at Box Office Story The film's sets were designed by the . It was shot at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sharks Of Gibraltar
''The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (French: ''Les requins de Gibraltar'') is a 1947 French spy film, spy thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Annie Ducaux, Louis Salou and Yves Vincent.Alberca p.154 Cast See also *''Gibraltar (1938 film), Gibraltar'' (1938) *''Gibraltar (1964 film), Gibraltar'' (1964) References Bibliography * Alberca, Julio Ponce. ''Gibraltar and the Spanish Civil''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1947 films 1940s thriller films French thriller films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert Films scored by Alain Romans Seafaring films French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub fr:Les Requins de Gibraltar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibraltar (1938 Film)
''Gibraltar'' is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Viviane Romance, Roger Duchesne, Abel Jacquin and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with location shooting taking place in Gibraltar itself despite the Spanish Civil War being fought across the border.Alberca p.133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It was later remade in 1964 under the same title. The plot concerns a British officer stationed in Gibraltar who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hostile agents. Main cast * Viviane Romance as Mercedes * Roger Duchesne as Robert Jackson * Abel Jacquin as Frank Lloyd * Erich von Stroheim as Marson * Jean Périer as Col. Wilcox * Yvette Lebon as Maud Wilcox * Paulette Pax as Mme. Nichols * André Roanne as Le Lt. Français * Georges Flamant as Maori * Odette Talazac as Angelina, Dresser * Madeleine Suffel as Nelly, Manicurist See also *'' The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Of Dreams (film)
''Box of Dreams'' (French: ''La boîte aux rêves'') is a 1945 French comedy drama film directed by Yves Allégret and Jean Choux and starring Viviane Romance, Henri Guisol and Frank Villard. Simone Signoret had a small role in the film but would go on to marry Allégret and make several films with him which would contribute to her rise to stardom.Hayward p.7 Filming originally began in 1943 during the Italian occupation of France but was not released until after the end of the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Auguste Capelier and Georges Wakhévitch. It was shot at the Cimex-controlled Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios on the outskirts of Nice. The film had admissions of 2,792 in France. Cast * Viviane Romance as Nicole Payen-Laurel * Henri Guisol as Pierre Forestier * Frank Villard as Jean * René Lefèvre as Marc * Pierre Palau as Payen-Laurel * Roland Armontel as Amédée * Gisèle Alcée as Gisèle - la nouvelle bonne des quatre bohèmes * He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica (1939 Film)
''Angelica'' (French: ''Angélica'', Italian: ''Rosa di sangue'') is a 1939 French-Italian adventure film directed by Jean Choux and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Guillaume de Sax. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît.Slavin p.220 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfredo Manzi and Pierre Schild. Cast * Viviane Romance as Angélica * Georges Flamant as Dom Manrique Ruiz / Salvador * Guillaume de Sax as Diaz * Paul Amiot as Iramundi * Marcelle Yrven as Yacca * Geo Bury as Alvarez * Raymond Galle as Ramirez * Pierre Labry as L'officier * Marcel Maupi as Domingo * Monique Thibaut Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ... as Manuela References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysteries Of Paris (1943 Film)
''The Mysteries of Paris'' (French: ''Les mystères de Paris'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Marcel Herrand, Yolande Laffon and Alexandre Rignault.Goble p.880 It is based on the novel ''The Mysteries of Paris'' by Eugène Sue. The film's art direction was by Léon Barsacq Léon Barsacq (18 October 1906 – 23 December 1969) was a Russian-born and naturalized French production designer, art director and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' Th .... Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1943 films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli French drama films 1943 drama films French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendezvous In Paris (1947 Film)
''Rendezvous in Paris'' (French: ''Rendez-vous à Paris'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Annie Ducaux, Claude Dauphin and Marguerite Moreno.Rège p.113 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Synopsis While travelling of a liner famous singer Catherine Laurence encounter a fellow passenger and falls in love. However, it soon appears that he isn't all that he claims to be. Cast * Annie Ducaux as Catherine Laurence * Claude Dauphin as Robert Chesnay aka Michel Trévines * Marguerite Moreno as Honorine Leclercq * Jean Debucourt as Raymond Aubour * Marcel Vallée as Raoul Bedeau * Gabrielle Robinne as Lady Mermor * Daniel Lecourtois as Le commissaire du bord * Paul Faivre as M. Dumas * André Chanu as Me Villerose * Odette Talazac as Mme Gomez * André Wasley as Martinez * Robert Balpo as Moussinot * Jacques Berlioz as Morazini aka Van Goolart * Marcel Charvey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie And The Ghost
''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Krauss and Lucien Carré. Plot Sylvie is fascinated by the portrait of long dead Alain de Francigny and she is upset when her father, Baron Eduard, is forced to sell the painting. The Baron hires an actor to appear as Alain's ghost on the eve of Sylvie's 16th birthday, as a joke. Two admirers of Sylvie decide to also appear as ghosts. All this annoys the actual ghost of Alain de Francigny, and he too makes an appearance. Cast * Odette Joyeux as Sylvie * François Périer as Ramure * Pierre Larquey as Baron Eduard * Claude Marcy as La comtesse des Vertus * Jean Desailly as Frederick * Paul Demange as The Counsellor * Marguerite Cassan as Marthe * Raymond Rognoni as Damas * Gabrielle Fon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty And The Beast (1946 Film)
''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête – also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story ''Beauty and the Beast'', written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology. The plot of Cocteau's film revolves around Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beast's garden. Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her father's place. Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a nightly basis which she refuses. Belle eventually becomes more drawn to Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family and telling her that if she doesn't return to him within a week, he will die of grief. ''Beauty and the Beast'' is now recognized as a classic of French cinema. Plot While scrubbing the floor at home, Belle (Josette Day) is inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Goriot (film)
''Father Goriot'' (French: ''Le père Goriot'') is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia and Lise Delamare. It is an adaptation of the 1835 novel of the same title by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot in 1944 but not released until the following year.Heathcote & Watts p.162 The film was shot at the Cité Elgé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Pierre Renoir as Vautrin * Claude Génia as Delphine de Nucingen * Lise Delamare as Madame de Beauséant * Pierre Larquey as Le père Goriot * Georges Rollin as Eugène de Rastignac * Sylvie as Mademoiselle Michonneau * Léonce Corne as Le baron de Nucingen * Maurice Escande as Monsieur de Restaud * Jean Desailly as Bianchon * Raymond Rognoni as Poiret * Cécilia Paroldi as Victorine * Made Siamé as Mademoiselle Couture * Denise Nast as Sylvie * Marcel Delaître as Le policier * Henri Coutet as Christophe * Pierre Verne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle X
''Mademoiselle X'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Madeleine Sologne, André Luguet and Ketti Gallian. It was partly shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Auguste Capelier and Georges Wakhévitch. The producer André Paulvé had recently been removed by the authorities from '' The Children of Paradise'' on account of his partial Jewish heritage and shifted to this less prestigious production, likely due to the intervention of his rival Alfred Greven of Continental Films. The film went into production In May 1944 shortly before the Liberation.Turk p.225 Cast * Madeleine Sologne as Madeleine Ardouin * André Luguet as Dominique Ségard * Ketti Gallian as Catherine Nanteuil * Aimé Clariond as Michel Courbet * Pierre Palau as Victor * André Bervil as Nicolas - l'acteur * Raymond Rognoni as Le maire * Charles Lemontier Charles Lemontier (1894–1965) was a French film actor.Aping p.76 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
