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Francinex
Francinex was a French film production and distribution company active from the 1930s to the 1960s. It had its roots in Italian production interests before the Second World War, who were able to continue during the conflict due to film agreements between Mussolini's Italy and Vichy France. The company was part of the Filmsonor-Cinedis group, but then passed under the direct control of the Italian producer Angelo Rizzoli in 1951. It was involved in many post-war co-productions with Italy including the popular Don Camillo series as well as the Fellini films ''Boccaccio '70'' (1962) and ''8½'' (1963).Alpert p.308 Selected filmography * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * ''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (1942) * ''Strange Inheritance (film), Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * ''Night Shift (1944 film), Night Shift'' (1944) * ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * ''The White Devil (1947 film), The White Devil'' (1947) * ''Eternal Conflict'' (1948) * ''Man with the Grey Glove'' (1948) * ''Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Francinex was a French film production and distribution company active from the 1930s to the 1960s. It had its roots in Italian production interests before the Second World War, who were able to continue during the conflict due to film agreements between Mussolini's Italy and Vichy France. The company was part of the Filmsonor-Cinedis group, but then passed under the direct control of the Italian producer Angelo Rizzoli in 1951. It was involved in many post-war co-productions with Italy including the popular Don Camillo series as well as the Fellini films ''Boccaccio '70'' (1962) and ''8½'' (1963).Alpert p.308 Selected filmography * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * ''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (1942) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * ''The White Devil'' (1947) * '' Eternal Conflict'' (1948) * '' Man with the Grey Glove'' (1948) * ''Monelle'' (1948) * ''The Walls of Malapaga'' (1949) * ''Between Eleven and Midni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Friend Will Come Tonight
''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (French: ''Un ami viendra ce soir'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Michel Simon as Michel Lemaret * Madeleine Sologne as Hélène Asselin * Paul Bernard as Le docteur Maurice Tiller * Louis Salou as Le commissaire Louis Martin * Saturnin Fabre as Philippe Prunier * Marcel André as Le docteur Lestrade * Lily Mounet as Alexandrine Jeanne Constance Létitia, baronne de Pontignac * Yvette Andréyor as Mademoiselle Béatrice * Jacques Clancy as Jacques Leroy, le pianiste * Daniel Gélin as Pierre Ribault * Claude Lehmann as Le docteur Pigaut * Cécilia Paroldi as Claire, la postière * Howard Vernon as Robert Langlois, le muet * Jane Marny as Madame Belin * Raoul Marco as Le maire * Pierre Sergeol as Charles Levallier * Odette Barencey as Une serveuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Eleven And Midnight
''Between Eleven and Midnight'' (French: ''Entre onze heures et minuit'') is a 1949 French mystery crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring stars Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson and Monique Mélinand.Palmer & Michael p.221 Yvette Etiévant appears in an early role. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex. Synopsis The lifeless body of a smuggler is discovered in Paris, killed shortly before midnight. Due to his close physical resemblance to police inspector Carrel, the detective assumes his identity in order to infiltrate the gang. Cast * Louis Jouvet as L'inspecteur Carrel * Madeleine Robinson as Lucienne * Léo Lapara as L'inspecteur Perpignan * Monique Mélinand as Irma * Jean Meyer as Victor * Simone Sylvestre as Léone * Janine Viénot * Robert Vattier as Charlie * Jacques Morel as Bouture * Yvette Etiévant as La fille * Marianne Hardy as Marie-Louise * Paul Barge as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Of Malapaga
''The Walls of Malapaga'' ( it, Le mura di Malapaga, french: Au-delà des grilles (''Beyond the Gates'')), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi. Plot summary Gabin is Pierre Arrignon, a French criminal, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with Marta Manfredini (Isa Miranda), a local woman. The film is set in Italy, and the dialogue is primarily in French. Cast * Jean Gabin as Pierre Arrignon * Isa Miranda as Marta Manfredini * Vera Talchi as Cecchina, Marta's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Conflict
''Eternal Conflict'' (French: ''Éternel conflit'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Annabella, Fernand Ledoux and Michel Auclair.Driskell p.62 The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Synopsis A disillusioned teacher gives up his job and joins a circus, where he befriends a beautiful acrobat with a complex love life. Cast * Fernand Ledoux as Le professeur Janvier * Annabella as Florence dite Lili * Michel Auclair as Mario * Louis Salou as Chardeuil * Line Noro as Germaine - femme de Janvier * Mary Morgan as Mme Chardeuil * Jeannette Batti as Janette * Jeanne Lion as Mémé * Colette Ripert as Mlle Chardeuil * Monique Arthur as La bonne * Gaston Modot as Le bonimenteur * Roland Armontel as Robert Ariani * Marcel André as Le proviseur * Guy Favières as L'inspecteur * Marcel Melrac as Un garçon de piste * Paul Delon as Le directeur * Philippe Lemaire as Chardeuil fils * Julien Maffre as Un garçon de p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Shift (1944 Film)
''Night Shift'' (French: ''Service de Nuit'', Italian: ''Turno di notte'') is a 1944 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Vivi Gioi.Hayward p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. Synopsis In a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them—but doesn't reveal a word. Cast *Gaby Morlay as Suzanne * Jacques Dumesnil as Pierre Jansen * Vivi Gioi as Hélène Jansen * Jacqueline Pagnol as Marcelle * Yves Deniaud as Victor * Gabrielle Fontan as Maria * Marcelle Hainia as Madame Sandoz * Jean Daurand as René Favier * Albert Duvaleix as Le brigadier * Georges Pally as Monsieur Sandoz * Robert Dhéry as Arthur, le chanteur * Paul Frankeur as Un réparateur de ligne * Henri Charrett as Le chef de gare * Raymone as Joséphine, la bonne des Sandoz * Mona Dol as Mathilde, la sage-femme * Rolande Gardet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Scoundrels Men Are! (1953 Film)
''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (Italian: ''Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Glauco Pellegrini and starring Walter Chiari, Antonella Lualdi and Myriam Bru. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same title starring Vittorio De Sica.Bayman p.130 Plot Elsa is a rich and mature widow and has two children, Franca and Giorgetto. Bruno is at her service as a driver. Both the mother and the daughter enter into sympathy with the young driver, whom he thinks of both as possible wives, but he cannot make up his own mind. Then there is Gina, the owner of a garage, who is about to separate from her husband. Together with Giorgetto, Bruno then finds himself following another girl, a shop assistant at the Rinascente. Mariuccia, this is her name, is a poor and serious girl: Bruno tries a little for fun, a little to challenge Giorgetto, who had not managed to conquer her, but ends up falling in love with her and marrying her. He will become a street driver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Article 519, Penal Code
''Article 519, Penal Code'' (Italian: ''Art. 519 codice penale'', French: ''Violence charnelle'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime film directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring Henri Vidal, Cosetta Greco and Paolo Stoppa.Domenico p.280 The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Title The movie was tentatively named as ''Violenza carnale'' (''Sexual Assault''), which is also the name of the article of the Italian penal code which until 1996 applied to sexual violence mentioned in the final title. Cast * Henri Vidal as Renato Berti * Cosetta Greco as Clara Martini * Paolo Stoppa as Avv. Sardi * Rosy Mazzacurati as Luisa Berti * Giorgio Albertazzi as Franco, Luisa's fiancée * Denise Grey as Clara's mother * Emilio Cigoli as Clara's father * Maria Laura Rocca Maria Laura Rocca (5 October 1917 – 6 May 1999) was an Italian actress and writer. Life and career Born Maria Laura Gayno in Pasian di Prato, Udine, Rocca spent her adolescence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Thieves
''The Three Thieves'' (Italian: ''I tre ladri'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Totò, Jean-Claude Pascal and Simone Simon Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon (23 April 1910 or 1911 – 22 February 2005) was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. Early life Born in Marseille, France, she was the daughter of Henri Louis Firmin Clair Simon, a French J ....Bìspuri p.143 Cast References Bibliography * Ennio Bìspuri. ''Totò: principe clown : tutti i film di Totò''. Guida Editori, 1997. External links * 1954 films 1954 comedy films French comedy films Italian comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Lionello De Felice French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films 1950s French films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boccaccio '70
''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a different aspect of morality and love in modern times in the style of Giovanni Boccaccio. Plot ''Renzo e Luciana'' Directed by Mario Monicelli. Written by Giovanni Arpino, Italo Calvino, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Mario Monicelli. Music by Piero Umiliani. With Marisa Solinas and Germano Giglioli. In ''Renzo e Luciana'' (''Renzo and Luciana''), a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from the draconian rules at their place of employment, which has banned female employees from getting married and having children. Their efforts – both at their shared home (having temporarily moved into her family's crowded apartment), and at work (where they go so far as to pretend not to know each other) – causes pressur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandonment (film)
''Abandonment'' (Italian: ''Abbandono'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Corinne Luchaire, George Rigaud and Maria Denis.Lancia & Melelli p.159 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Plot In the 1830s, there is shock when the son of a wealthy shipowner returns from a distant voyage with a new wife. Cast * Corinne Luchaire as Anna * George Rigaud as Capitano Stefano Courier * Maria Denis as Maria, sua sorella * Camillo Pilotto as Moran * Lia Orlandini as La signora Courier * Osvaldo Valenti as Leonard * Enrico Glori as Il marito di Maria * Sandro Ruffini as Pierre Courier * Giulietta De Riso as Dolores * Nerio Bernardi as Ridaud * Carlo Duse as Richard * Nino Marchesini Nino Marchesini (1895 – 13 January 1961) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1931 to 1961. Filmography References External links * 1895 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter Of The Green Pirate
''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (Italian: ''La figlia del corsaro verde'') is a 1940 Italian adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot partly at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone. The film was based on a novel by Emilio Salgari. Synopsis The son of a Spanish Governor in South America volunteers for an undercover mission to infiltrate a gang of notorious pirates.Gundle p.217 Cast * Doris Duranti as Manuela * Fosco Giachetti as Carlos de la Riva * Camillo Pilotto as Zampa di ferro * Mariella Lotti as Isabella * Enrico Glori as El Rojo * Sandro Ruffini as Don Luis, il governatore * Tina Lattanzi as Donna Mercedes, moglie del governatore * Polidor as Golia * Carmen Navasqués as Carmen, la danzatrice * Ernesto Almirante as Il precettore delle educante * Primo Carnera as El Cabezo * Mario Siletti as Il segretario del governatore * Nino M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |