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Estella Blain
Estella Blain (born Micheline Estellat; 30 March 1930 – 1 January 1982) was a French actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1954 to 1981. She played the lead role in Hervé Bromberger's 1954 film ''Wild Fruit ''Wild Fruit'' ( French: ''Les fruits sauvages'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Hervé Bromberger and starring Estella Blain, Évelyne Ker and Nadine Basile. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and distributed by Cinédis ...''. Blain died by suicide on New Year's Day 1982. Filmography References External links * 1930 births 1982 deaths French film actresses 1982 suicides 20th-century French women Suicides in France {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelique And The King
''Angelique and the King'' (French: ''Angélique et le Roy''), Italian: ''Angelica alla corte del re'') is a 1966 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It stars Michèle Mercier. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Versailles, the Abbey of Fontenay, the Château de Chantilly and Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Plot In the third film of the Angelique series, the title character is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV of France. Later she learns that rumors are spreading that she is the King's mistress. In addition, she learns a secret that a satanic cult are practicing human sacrifices. Cast *Michèle Mercier as Angélique de Plessis-Bellière *Robert Hossein as Jeoffrey de Peyrac *Jean Rochefort as Desgrez *Claude Giraud as Philippe de Plessis-Bellières *Jacques Toja as Louis XIV *Sami Frey as Bachtiary Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Suicides
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Film Actresses
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1982 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love At The Top
''Love at the Top'' (french: Le Mouton enragé, lit=The Rabid Sheep) is a 1974 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michel Deville from a screenplay by Christopher Frank, based on the 1956 novel ''Le Mouton enragé'' by Roger Blondel. Plot Nicolas Mallet is a modest bank employee resigned to social mediocrity for the security that his job gives him. Introverted and dull, with the assistance and under the guidance of a former high school friend, novelist Claude Fabre, he will become a confident seducer, an opportunist upstart with no defined ambition. In the aftermath of the oil crisis, the Bel Ami of the 1970s experienced a remarkable social rise, relying exclusively on women whom he seduced almost unwittingly, while being remotely guided by Fabre. Going to seek power from those who rule him, knowing how to make himself indispensable, he will succeed in his ascent and favor that of his first conquest. It is only at the end of the film that we discover the real reasons behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Flea In Her Ear (film)
''A Flea in Her Ear'' is a 1968 DeLuxe Color 20th Century Fox American/French feature Panavision film adaptation of the 1907 play ''A Flea in Her Ear'' by Georges Feydeau in an adaptation (originally written for the stage) by John Mortimer. It was directed by Jacques Charon and the cast included Rex Harrison, Rosemary Harris, Louis Jourdan, and Rachel Roberts. Plot summary Gabrielle (Rosemary Harris) is convinced her attorney husband Victor ( Rex Harrison) is seeing another woman because of his inattention to her amorous needs. She sets up a meeting with her husband at a shady hotel, and he is completely unaware that the woman he is going to meet will be his own wife. Cast and crew * Rex Harrison as Victor Chandebisse/Poche * Rosemary Harris as Gabrielle Chandebisse * Louis Jourdan as Henri Tournel * Rachel Roberts as Suzanne de Castillian * John Williams as Dr. Finache * Edward Hardwicke as Pierre Chandebisse * Georges Descrières as Don Carlos de Castilian * Isla Blair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In The Night
''Love in the Night'' (French: ''Vivre la nuit'', Italian: ''La ragazza della notte'') is a 1968 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Camus and starring Jacques Perrin, Catherine Jourdan and Georges Géret.Rège p.168 Cast * Jacques Perrin as Philippe * Catherine Jourdan as Nora * Georges Géret as Bourgoin * Estella Blain as Nicole * Serge Gainsbourg as Mathieu * Venantino Venantini as Bollert * Michel Creton Michel Creton (17 August 1942 in Wassy, Haute-Marne, France) is a French actor. He came to international attention with the release of ''Un homme de trop'' (''Shock Troops'') by Costa Gavras in 1967. Since then, he played in many films, appeared ... as Jacky, le loubard * Marcel Gassouk as Le chauffeur de Bourgoin * Albert Minski as Minski * François Patrice as François Patrice References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1968 films French drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvelous Angelique
''Marvelous Angelique'' (French: ''Merveilleuse Angélique'') is a 1965 historical romantic adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie. It is the second film in the Angélique series, based upon the novels by Anne and Serge Golon, and a sequel to ''Angélique, Marquise des Anges''. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.Klossner p.256 It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. Location shooting took place at Versailles. The sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Synopsis After the execution of Jeoffrey de Peyrac, Angélique finds refuge at the Cour des Miracles and the boss Calembredaine; he turns out to be her childhood friend and first love Nicolas. With his help she finds her children. After a fight between two rival gangs, Nicolas is shot and Angélique is arrested and sent to the Châtelet. She asks the captain to let her go rescue her children, he agrees but she has to come back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diabolical Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totòtruffa 62
''Totòtruffa '62'' (also known as ''Totó Vigarista'') is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot summary Antonio is a poor man who has to support his daughter and especially he should pay her stay at a prestigious boarding school to study dance. Antonio so starts with his friend Camillo to deceive the poor people of Rome stealing many sums of money with various confidence tricks. Among the various scams that famous are the receipt of a billion dollars for the prince of Katanga (Antonio in blackface) and the sale of the Trevi Fountain to a foolish entrepreneur. Cast *Totò: Antonio Peluffo *Nino Taranto: Camillo * Estella Blain: Diana Peluffo *Ernesto Calindri: Commissario Malvasia *Geronimo Meynier: Franco Malvasia *Luigi Pavese: cav. Terlizzi * Lia Zoppelli: La direttrice *Carla Macelloni: Paola *Mario Castellani: Il professore *Oreste Lionello: Pippo, l'amico di Franco *John Kitzmiller: L'ambasciatore del Catonga *Ugo D'Alessio: Decio Cavallo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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