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Eugène Brieux
Eugène Brieux (; 19 January 18586 December 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. Biography Works A one-act play, ''Bernard Palissy'', written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he had to wait eleven years before he obtained another hearing, his ''Ménage d'artistes'' being produced by André Antoine at the Théâtre Libre in 1890. His plays are essentially didactic, being aimed at some weakness or iniquity of the social system. ''Blanchette'' (1892) pointed out the civic results of education of girls of the working classes; ''Monsieur de Réboval'' (1892) was directed against pharisaism; ''L'Engrenage'' (1894) against corruption in politics; ''Les Bienfaiteurs'' (1896) against the frivolity of fashionable charity; and ''L'Évasion'' (1896) satirized an indiscriminate belief in the doctrine of heredity. ''Les trois filles de M. Dupont '' (1897) is a powerful, somewhat brutal, study of the miseries imposed on poor mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Brieux 1923
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin". Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is or Eugenie. , a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Riviera
The French Riviera (known in French as the ; oc, Còsta d'Azur ; literal translation " Azure Coast") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend from Toulon, Le Lavandou or Saint-Tropez in the west to Menton at the France–Italy border in the east."Côte d'Azur, côte méditerranéenne française entre Cassis et Menton" ("Côte d'Azur, French Mediterranean coast between Cassis and Toulon") in ''Dictionnaire Hachette encyclopédique'' (2000), p. 448."Côte d'Azur, Partie orientale du littoral français, sur la Méditerranée, de Cassis à Menton" ("Côte d'Azur, Eastern part of the French coast, on the Mediterranean, from Cassis to Menton"), in ''Le Petit Larousse illustré'' (2005), p. 1297. The coast is entirely within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The Principality of Monaco is a semi-enclave within the region, surrounded on three sides by France and fronting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Ravel
Gaston Ravel (1878–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. In 1929 he co-directed the historical film ''The Queen's Necklace''.Klossner p.77 Selected filmography * '' The Knot'' (1921) * '' The Advocate'' (1925) * '' Jocaste'' (1925) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1926) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1926) * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * ''The Queen's Necklace ''The Queen's Necklace'' is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal scan ...'' (1929) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' The Stranger'' (1931) * '' Fanatisme'' (1934) References Bibliography * Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland, 2002. External links * Film directors fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Powell (director)
Paul Mahlon Powell (September 6, 1881 – July 2, 1944) was an American journalist, film director, director, film producer, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Powell was most active during the silent film era and is best known for directing Mary Pickford in ''Pollyanna (1920 film), Pollyanna'' (1920). Career Born in Peoria, Illinois, Powell was one of six children of Charles Henry and Anna Clara Powell (''née'' von Schoenheider). His father was a publisher who founded the ''Peoria Evening Star''. Powell was educated in Peoria and later attended Bradley University, Bradley Polytechnic Institute. After graduation, he worked at his father's newspaper as a typesetter and editor before becoming a reporter. In the early 1900s, Powell worked as a reporter for the ''Chicago Tribune'' and the ''Los Angeles Express (newspaper), Los Angeles Express''. In 1910, he quit his job as a reporter to work in the film industry. The following year, he became the assistant of director and scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cradle (1922 Film)
''The Cradle'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Olga Printzlau. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith, Mary Jane Irving, Anna Lehr, Walter McGrail, and Adele Farrington. The film was released on March 4, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collections. Plot As described in a film magazine, Margaret Harvey's (Clayton) husband, physician Dr. Robert Harvey (Meredith), is won away from his home by an attractive patient. A divorce follows and the doctor marries the patient. Margaret marries an old admirer, and the child Doris (Irving) is assigned to the custody of both parents for alternate periods of six months each. Both the step-mother and step-father resent the child's presence in their homes, and estrangement disturbs both households. The serious illness of the child results in the realization that the bond of parentage is stronger than man-made marriage, and the film closes with two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hervil
René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée Campton. Selected filmography * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...'' (1930) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * '' Un Train dans La Nuit'' (1934) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Butler
Alexander Butler was a British film director who made over sixty features and short films during the 1910s and 1920s including many for G. B. Samuelson's production company. Butler directed several British films in Hollywood in 1920, where Samuelson had made an arrangement with Universal Pictures. Amongst his notable films are the Sherlock Holmes adaptation ''The Valley of Fear'' (1916) and the early British horror film '' The Beetle'' (1919).Rigby p.16 Selected filmography * ''Just a Girl'' (1916) * ''The Valley of Fear'' (1916) * '' A Pair of Spectacles'' (1916) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * '' The Girl Who Loves a Soldier'' (1916) * '' Nursie! Nursie!'' (1916) * ''The Sorrows of Satan'' (1917) * ''The Odds Against Her'' (1919) * '' The Beetle'' (1919) * ''The Disappearance of the Judge'' (1919) * ''Damaged Goods'' (1919) * ''David and Jonathan'' (1920) * ''Love in the Wilderness'' (1920) * ''The Ugly Duckling'' (1920) * ''The Night Riders'' (1920) * ''Married Love'' (1923) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damaged Goods (1919 Film)
''Damaged Goods'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Campbell Gullan, Marjorie Day and J. Fisher White. It was based on the 1901 play '' Les Avariés'' by Eugène Brieux. Because of the play's controversial tackling of the subject of venereal disease, the film had issues with censor boards and attracted a degree of notoriety. The film was described by one reviewer as a "masterpiece".Bamford p.20 Cast * Campbell Gullan as George Dupont * Marjorie Day as Henrietta Louches * J. Fisher White as Doctor * James Lindsay as Rouvenal * Joan Vivian Reese as Edith Wray * Bassett Roe as Henry Louches * Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ... as Marie Dupont * Winifred Dennis as The Wife References Bibliography * Bamfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihály Fekete
Mihály Fekete (31 December 1884 – 16 April 1960) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913) * ''The Exile'' (1914) * ''Bánk Bán ''Bánk bán'' is an opera in 3 acts by composer Ferenc Erkel. The work uses a Hungarian-language libretto by Béni Egressy which is based on a stage play of the same name by József Katona. (''Bán'' is Ban (title), ban in English, similar to a v ...'' (1914) * '' Az aranyember'' (1936) Director * '' Szibéria'' (1916) * '' Doktorok tragédiája'' (1918) * '' Akik életet cserélnek'' (1918) * '' A kancsuka hazájában'' (1918) Bibliography * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. External links * 1884 births 1960 deaths People from Csongrád Hungarian film directors Hungarian male screenwriters Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male silent film actors 20th-century Hungarian male actors Hungarian male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille De Morlhon
Camille de Morlhon (19 February 1869 - 24 November 1952) was a French film director. Filmography * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : '' Benvenuto Cellini'' * 1908 : ' * 1908 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ''Mater Dolorosa'' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ''Olivier Cromwell'' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1909 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' after Alexandre Dumas * 1910 : ''Polyeucte'' * 1910 : '' Paillasse'' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ''Bedouallah assassin'' (') * 1910 : ', after Honoré de Balzac * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ''Oliver Twist'' (') * 1910 : ''Jemmy'' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1910 : ' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ''La Savelli'' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : '' Radgrune'' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ' * 1911 : ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone (1918 Film)
''Simone'' is a 1918 French silent drama film directed by Camille de Morlhon. It was remade in 1926.Goble p.954 Cast * Edmond Duquesne * Armand Tallier * Lilian Greuze * Simone Genevois as Simone de Sergeac enfant * Romuald Joubé * Maurice Escande as Michel Mignier * Marie-Laure * Garay * Henri Valbel Henri Valbel (1885–1956) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 Selected filmography * '' Simone'' (1918) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' Forces occultes'' (1943) * ''Girl with ... * Joly * Régnier References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films French drama films 1918 drama films French silent feature films French films based on plays French black-and-white films Silent drama films 1910s French films 1910s French-language films {{1910s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Fleck
Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife Luise Fleck who co-directed his films with him. Biography In 1910, together with Anton Kolm, Kolm's wife Luise (who later married Fleck), and her brother Claudius Veltée, Jacob Fleck established the film production company ''Erste Österreichische Kinofilms-Industrie'' in Wien-Alsergrund. The company changed its name only a year later to ''Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie'', in which Fleck worked partly as a cameraman, but principally as a producer and director together with Luise Kolm in making numerous films. Anton Kolm died in 1922. In 1923 Fleck moved with Luise Kolm to Berlin, where they married in 1924: Luise was known from then on as Luise Fleck. Both of them worked for Hegewald-Film and UFA. In the 1920s they were known as the "direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
