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Face Au Destin
''Facing Destiny'' (French: ''Face au destin'') is a 1940 French spy drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Jules Berry, George Rigaud and Josseline Gaël. It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Charles Robert-Dumas.Goble p.139 The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It was produced and distributed during the Phoney War period. Synopsis Jean Lambert takes some money from a cash register to pay off the debts that his fiancée Madeleine has incurred at the fashion house where she works. He is caught and sent to prison for two years. Feeling herself abandoned by him, Madeleine enters into a loveless marriage with a count who is secretly a German spy. On his release, Jean enlists in the Foreign Legion and encounters Madeleine again in Marrakesh in French Morocco. Cast * Jules Berry as Claude Davenay * George Rigaud as Jean Lambert * Josseline Gaël as L'amie de Claude * Gaby Sylvia as Madeleine Clairvoix * Jean-Max as Franz Herma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Fescourt
Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career. Filmography * 1912 : '' Un vol a été commis'' * 1912 : '' Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin'' * 1912 : '' Paris-Saint-Pétersbourg, minuit trente-cinq'' * 1912 : '' La Méthode du professeur Neura'' * 1912 : '' La Loi de la guerre'' * 1912 : '' L'Amazone masquée'' * 1913 : '' La Voix qui accuse - Épisode 2: L'aiguille d'émeraude'' * 1913 : '' La Voix qui accuse - Épisode 1: Gaston Béraut'' * 1913 : '' Un obus sur Paris'' * 1913 : '' Son passé'' * 1913 : '' PS 32, Bureau 9'' * 1913 : '' Pourquoi?'' * 1913 : '' La Marquise de Trévenec'' * 1913 : '' La Mariquita'' * 1913 : '' Les Joyeuses noces de Saint-Lolo'' * 1913 : '' Les Deux médaillons'' * 1913 : '' Le Départ dans la nuit'' * 1913 : '' Le Crime enseveli'' * 1914 : '' Les Sept suffragettes de Saint-Lolo'' * 1914 : ''Fleur d'exil'' * 1914 : ''La Fille de prince'' * 1916 : '' Suzanne et les vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoney War
The Phoney War (french: Drôle de guerre; german: Sitzkrieg) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district. Nazi Germany carried out the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939; the Phoney period began with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France against Nazi Germany on 3 September 1939, after which little actual warfare occurred, and ended with the German invasion of France and the Low Countries on 10 May 1940. Although there was no large-scale military action by Britain and France, they did begin some economic warfare, especially with the naval blockade, and shut down German surface raiders. They created elaborate plans for numerous large-scale operations designed to cripple the German war effort. These included opening an Anglo-French front in the Balkans, invading Norway to seize control of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginette Choisy (cyproterone acetate/ethinylestradiol), an oral contraceptive
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Ginette may refer to: Music * "Ginette", a song by Têtes Raides. * "Ginette", a song by Beau Dommage. People * Ginette Leclerc (1912–1992), French actress * Ginette Mathiot (born 1946), French chef * Ginette Moulin, French billionaire heiress * Ginette Reno (born 1946), Québécoise singer and actress Other uses * Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève, a French Lycée providing preparatory classes for Grandes Ecoles * A brand name of co-cyprindiol Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate (EE/CPA), also known as co-cyprindiol and sold under the brand names Diane and Diane-35 among others, is a combination drug, combination of ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen (medication), estrogen, and cyprot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Pierry
Marguerite Pierry (26 December 1887, Paris – 20 January 1963, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Conflict'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Brotonneau'' (1939) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * ''Miss Bonaparte'' (1942) * ''The Lost Woman'' (1942) * ''The Phantom Baron'' (1943) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' The Husbands of Leontine'' (1947) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1949) * '' Dr. Knock'' (1951) * ''Monsieur Octave'' (1951) * ''Madame du Barry'' (1954) * ''Napoleon'' (1955) * ''Nana'' (1955) * ''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs ''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'' (French: ''Les oeufs de l'autruche'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant and Georges Poujouly.Goble p.892 It was based on a play by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Aquistapace
Jean Aquistapace (1882–1952) was a French actor and opera singer.Blakeway p.197 He appeared in around thirty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * ''Le comte Obligado'' (1935) * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * ''Girls in Distress'' (1939) * '' The Marvelous Night'' (1940) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1942) * ''Arlette and Love ''Arlette and Love'' (French: ''Arlette et l'amour'') is a 1943 French romantic comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring André Luguet, Josette Day and André Alerme.The A to Z of French Cinema p.412 The film's sets were designed by th ...'' (1943) * '' L'école buissonnière'' (1949) References Bibliography * Blakeway, Claire. ''Jacques Prévert: Popular French Theatre and Cinema''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990. External links * 1882 births 1952 deaths French male film actors 20th-century French male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Max
Jean-Max (1895–1970) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Selected filmography * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''Le cap perdu'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' Once Upon a Time'' (1933) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''Pension Mimosas'' (1935) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''Les yeux noirs'' (1935) * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * '' J'accuse!'' (1938) * ''The Woman Thief'' (1938) * ''I Was an Adventuress'' (1938) * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1947) * ''Children of Love'' (1953) * ''More Whiskey for Callaghan ''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (French: ''Plus de whisky pour Callaghan'') is a 1955 French thriller film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Magali Vendeuil and Robert Berri. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel '' It Couldn't M ...'' (1955) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Sylvia
Gaby Sylvia (March 24, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an Italian actress who appeared in many French films and television series.Goble p.37 Partial filmography * ''Le ruisseau'' (1938) - Denise * ''Behind the Façade'' (1939) - Madeleine Martin * ''Face au destin'' (1940) - Madeleine Clairvoix * ''First Ball'' (1941) - Danielle Noblet * ''Signé illisible'' (1942) - Monique Lavergne * ''Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs'' (1944) - Micheline Tessier * ''La femme fatale'' (1946) - Claire Coussol * ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (1947) - Maritchu * ''Captain Blomet'' (1947) - Micheline de Mandane * ''Métier de fous'' (1948) - Sylvia Dormont * ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Elena * ''Mission in Tangier'' (1949) - Lily * ''Amour et compagnie'' (1950) - Danielle Lecourtoy * ''Les femmes sont folles'' (1950) - Marguerite * ''The Straw Lover'' (1951) - Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy * ''Avalanche'' (1951) - Wanda Bouchard * ''Huis clos'' (1954) - Estelle Rigault- une infanticide * '' Bad L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Morocco
The French protectorate in Morocco (french: Protectorat français au Maroc; ar, الحماية الفرنسية في المغرب), also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco between 1912 to 1956. The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907. The French protectorate lasted until the dissolution of the Treaty of Fez on 2 March 1956, with the Franco-Moroccan Joint Declaration. Morocco's independence movement, described in Moroccan historiography as the Revolution of the King and the People, restored the exiled Mohammed V but it did not end French presence in Morocco. France preserved its influence in the country, including a right to station French troops and to have a say in Morocco's foreign policy. French settlers also maintained their rights and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region. The city is situated west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Marrakesh is southwest of Tangier, southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, south of Casablanca, and northeast of Agadir. The region has been inhabited by Berber farmers since Neolithic times. The city was founded in 1070 by Emir Abu Bakr ibn Umar as the imperial capital of the Almoravid Empire. The Almoravids established the first major structures in the city and shaped its layout for centuries to come. The red walls of the city, built by Ali ibn Yusuf in 1122–1123, and various buildings constructed in red sandstone afterwards, have given the city the nickname of the "Red City" ( ''Almadinat alhamra) or "Ochre City" (). Marrakesh grew rapidly an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created in 1831 to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into the French Army. It formed part of the Army of Africa (France), Armée d’Afrique, the French Army's units associated with France's colonial project in Africa, until the end of the Algerian War, Algerian war in 1962. Legionnaires are highly trained soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. The Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong Morale, esprit de corps, as its men and women come from different countries with different cultures. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with the countship. Definition The word ''count'' came into English from the French ''comte'', itself from Latin ''comes''—in its accusative ''comitem''—meaning “companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). In the late Roman Empire, the Latin title ''comes'' denoted the high rank of various courtiers and provincial officials, either military or administrative: before Anthemius became emperor in the West in 467, he was a military ''comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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