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Désiré (1937 Film)
''Désiré'' is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Jacques Baumer and Arletty.The A to Z of French Cinema p.24 Synopsis Odette, an actress and the mistress of a government minister, hires a stylish new valet Désiré. Before long this provokes the jealously of her lover, when she begins dreaming aloud about her valet. Cast * Sacha Guitry as Désiré Tronchais, valet de chambre * Jacqueline Delubac as Odette Cléry * Jacques Baumer as Felix Montignac * Saturnin Fabre as Adrien Corniche * Alys Delonce as Henriette Corniche, femme d'Adrien * Arletty as Madeleine Crapicheau, la femme de chambre * Pauline Carton as Adèle Vazavoir, la cuisinière * Geneviève Vix Geneviève Vix (née Brouwer, December 31, 1879 – August 25, 1939) was a French soprano. She was a descendant of the Dutch painter Adriaen Brouwer.Gourret J. ''Dictionnaire des cantatrices de l'Opéra de Paris.'' Editions Albatros, Paris ... as La comtes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932. Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have musical scores, by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Minister
A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ‘premier’, ‘chief minister’, ‘chancellor’ or other title. In Commonwealth realm jurisdictions which use the Westminster system of government, ministers are usually required to be members of one of the houses of Parliament or legislature, and are usually from the political party that controls a majority in the lower house of the legislature. In other jurisdictions—such as Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Slovenia, and Nigeria—the holder of a cabinet-level post or other government official is not permitted to be a member of the legislature. Depending on the administrative arrangements in each jurisdiction, ministers are usually heads of a government department and members of the government's ministry, cabinet and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Sacha Guitry
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1937 Comedy Films
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – '' The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Vix
Geneviève Vix (née Brouwer, December 31, 1879 – August 25, 1939) was a French soprano. She was a descendant of the Dutch painter Adriaen Brouwer.Gourret J. ''Dictionnaire des cantatrices de l'Opéra de Paris.'' Editions Albatros, Paris, 1987. Life and career Vix studied at the Nantes Conservatoire and then at the Paris Conservatoire as a pupil of Lhérie where she won the first prize for opera in 1904 (as well as second prize for opéra comique). She made her debut at the Palais Garnier on 27 January 1905 in the title role in the premiere of ''Daria'' by Georges Marty, following this with Marguerite in ''Faust'', Mélisse in '' Armide'', and Juliette in '' Roméo et Juliette''. Vix made her debut at the Opéra-Comique on 27 September 1906 as ''Louise'', and was a member of the company for six seasons, creating the roles of Concepción in ''L'heure espagnole'' in 1911 and Francesca in ''Francesca da Rimini'' (Leoni) in 1913. She also sang in '' Manon'' (title role), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * ''Château historique'' (1923) - Tante Chloë * ''Mon curé chez les riches'' (1925) * '' Feu Mathias Pascal'' (1926) - Tante Scholastique * '' Le p'tit Parigot'' (1926) - Tante Prudence * ''La tournée Farigoule'' (1926) - La poétesse * ''La petite fonctionnaire'' (1927) - Madame Lebardin * '' Education of a Prince'' (1927) - La concierge * ''La ronde infernale'' (1928) * ''Yvette'' (1928) * ''Miss Édith, duchesse'' (1929) - Marie * ''L'arpète'' (1929) - La concierge * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) - The Concierge * ''Cendrillon de Paris'' (1930) * ''Black and White'' (1931) - Marie - la bonne * ''Montmartre'' (1931) * ''The Voice of Happiness'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) - Pauline * '' The Blood of a Poet'' (1932) * ''Seul'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alys Delonce
Alys is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alys, Countess of the Vexin (c. 1160–1220), French princess * Alys Clare (born 1944), English historical novelist * Alys Faiz (1914–2003), Pakistani poet, writer, journalist, human rights activist, social worker and teacher * Alys ferch Owain Glyndŵr (15th century), daughter of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr * Alys Fowler (born 1978), a television presenter * Alys Pearsall Smith (1867–1951), American Quaker * Alys Robi (1923–2011), Canadian singer * Alys Tomlinson (born 1975), British photographer * ALYS, a French virtual singer developed by VoxWave on Alter/Ego Other uses * Alys (TV series) is a British television drama series, created by BAFTA Award-winning scriptwriter Siwan Jones and produced by Apollo and Boom Cymru. It was broadcast on Welsh-language television channel S4C from 23 January 2011 to 30 December 2012, lasting ..., a television drama series on S4C {{given name Feminine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * ''Love Songs'' (1930) - M, Crispin * ''My Cousin from Warsaw'' (1931) - Saint-Hilaire * ''Atout cœur'' (1931) - Lefol * '' The Darling of Paris'' (1931) - Hector * '' The Improvised Son'' (1932) - M. Brassart * '' The Premature Father'' (1933) - Le père Puma * ''Son autre amour'' (1934) - Monsieur Léopard - le directeur * ''Casanova'' (1934) - M. Binetti * ''Les deux canards'' (1934) - Le baron de Saint-Amour * ''L'enfant du carnaval'' (1934) - Hubert * ''On a trouvé une femme nue'' (1934) - Le marquis de la Ferronière * ''Mam'zelle Spahi'' (1934) - Le colonel du 32ème de Spahis * ''L'hôtel du libre échange'' (1934) - Mathieu * ''Le roman d'un jeune homme pauvre'' (1936) - Bévellan * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) - M. Bring * '' A Hen o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valet
A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer, and making minor arrangements. In the United States, the term most often refers to a parking valet, and the role is often confused with a butler. Word origins In English, ''valet'' as "personal man-servant" is recorded since 1567, though use of the term in the French-speaking English medieval court is older, and the variant form ''varlet'' is cited from 1456 ( OED). Both are French importations of ''valet'' or ''varlet'' (the "t" being silent in modern French), Old French variants of ''vaslet'' "man's servant", originally "squire, young man", assumed to be from Gallo-Romance Vulgar Latin *''vassellittus'' "young nobleman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
