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Fanatisme
''Fanatisme'' is a 1934 French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Pola Negri, Jean Yonnel and Lucien Rozenberg.Kotowski p.208 The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Cast * Pola Negri as Rosine Savelli * Jean Yonnel as Le prince de Valnéro * Lucien Rozenberg as Napoleon III * Andrée Lafayette as L'impératrice Eugénie * Georges Flateau as Ardiotti * Pierre Richard-Willm as Marcel Besnard * Louisa de Mornand as La marquise de Contadès * Lilian Greuze as La comtesse Walewska * William Aguet as Le chambellan * Pierre Juvenet as Le duc de Morny * Gil Clary as La princesse Mathilde * Christian Argentin Christian Robert Pierre Argentin (11 October 1893 – 27 November 1955) was a French stage and film actor. Argentin was born in Elbeuf, Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime), France and died in Paris. He made his film debut in a 1912 short ... as Piétri References Bibliography * Mariusz K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pola Negri
Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles and was acknowledged as a sex symbol. Raised in the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Negri's childhood was marked by several personal hardships: After her father was sent to Siberia, she was raised by her single mother in poverty, and suffered tuberculosis as a teenager. Negri recovered, and went on to study ballet and acting in Warsaw, becoming a well-known stage actress there. In 1917, she relocated to Germany, where she began appearing in silent films for the Berlin-based UFA studio. Her film performances for UFA came to the attention of Hollywood executives at Paramount Pictures, who offered her a film contract. Negri signed with Paramount in 1922, making her the first European actress in history to be contracted in Hollywood. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Yonnel
Jean Yonnel (21 July 1891 – 17 August 1968) was a Romanian-born French actor. Yonnel was born in Bucharest, Romania as Jean-Estève Schachmann and began his film career in France in the 1910s. Some of his notable performance were in ''Obsession'' (1933), ''Amok'' (1934), ''Fanatisme ''Fanatisme'' is a 1934 French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Pola Negri, Jean Yonnel and Lucien Rozenberg.Kotowski p.208 The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Cast * Pola N ...'' (1934), ''White Nights of St. Petersburg'' (1937), ''The Imperial Tragedy'' (1939) and ''A Funny Parishioner'' (1963). Yonnel died in Paris in 1968. Filmography References External links * 1891 births 1968 deaths Male actors from Bucharest Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française French male stage actors French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors Romanian emigrants to France {{France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Lekain
Tony Lekain, real name Tony Théodore Weill, (5 November 1888 – 26 December 1966) was a French film director, who was active during the 1920s and 1930s. Selected filmography * 1926: '' Le Fauteuil 47'' with Gaston Ravel * 1927: '' Le Bonheur du jour'' with Gaston Ravel * 1929: '' Figaro'', with Gaston Ravel * 1929: ''The Queen's Necklace'', with Gaston Ravel * 1932: ''Monsieur de Pourceaugnac'', with Gaston Ravel * 1934: ', with Gaston Ravel, after the novel by Florence L. Barclay. * 1934: ''Fanatisme ''Fanatisme'' is a 1934 French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Pola Negri, Jean Yonnel and Lucien Rozenberg.Kotowski p.208 The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Cast * Pola N ...'', with Gaston Revel External links * ''Les Gens du cinéma'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lekain, Tony Film directors from Paris 1888 births 1966 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Bouxin
Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * ''Fanatisme'' (1934) * ''Paris'' (1937) * ''The Drunkard'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * '' Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) *'' Rumours'' (1947) * ''Inspector Sergil'' (1947) * ''The Tragic Dolmen'' (1948) * ''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (1949) * ''Sins of Madeleine'' (1951) * ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (1952) * ''The Nude Dancer'' (1952) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1952) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) * '' Three Sailors'' (1957) * ''Let's Be Daring, Madame ''Let's Be Daring, Madame'' (French: ''Le coin tranquille'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Dany Robin, Marie Daëms and Louis Velle.Bessy p.182 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Argentin
Christian Robert Pierre Argentin (11 October 1893 – 27 November 1955) was a French stage and film actor. Argentin was born in Elbeuf, Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime), France and died in Paris. He made his film debut in a 1912 short titled ''Alerte!'' and his final film in the 1955 Daniel Gélin-directed drama '' Les dents longues'' (''The Long Teeth''). Filmography * 1923 : '' L'Enfant roi'' * 1931 : ''Luck'' : a owner * 1931 : ''La Chienne'' : a judge * 1931 : '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' * 1931 : '' The Man in Evening Clothes'' * 1932 : '' Avec l’assurance'' * 1932 : '' Coiffeur pour dames'' : Louvet * 1932 : '' La Perle'' : Médios * 1932 : ''Pour vivre heureux'' : Ruffat * 1932 : '' A Star Disappears'' : Lui-même * 1933 : '' Iris perdue et retrouvée'' * 1933 : '' The Agony of the Eagles'' : Minister Villèle * 1934 : '' Arlette et ses papas'' : professor * 1934 : '' Fanatisme'' : Pietri * 1934 : ''The Last Billionaire'' : Finance Minister * 1934 : ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Juvenet
Pierre Juvenet (1883–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Powrie p.231 A character actor, he appeared in more than a hundred films frequently portraying officials and authority figures. Selected filmography * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Shark'' (1930) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * '' Holiday'' (1931) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * '' The Blaireau Case'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''The Red Robe'' (1933) * ''To Be Loved'' (1933) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' L'Aventurier'' (1934) * '' The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Fanatisme'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * ''The Call of Silence'' (1936) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1938) * '' Stolen Life'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' Love Around the Clock'' (1943) * '' As Long as I Live'' (1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Greuze
Lilian Greuze (1890-1950) was a French model, and actress of the stage and screen. She was from Paris, France Theater ingenue (stock character) She was a protégé of Sarah Bernhardt and performed at the French Theater on West 44th Street in Manhattan (New York). Her first New York appearance came during the 1915 theatrical season. Greuze was one of many French notables who were recruited by Lucien Laurent Bonheur, director of the French Theater. She acted in a humorous sketch entitled ''English School'' in her first American stage performance. She was paired with George Ranavant. An observer remarked about her skill in speaking, ''So perfect was her enunciation and the modulation of her voice that every syllable could be heard distinctly in the rear of the auditorium.'' In December 1915 she played with Paul Gavault at the French Theatre in ''Mademoiselle Josette Ma Femme''. As ''Josette'', Greuze portrayed the character which made Billie Burke famous. A reviewer commented favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Richard-Willm (3 November 1895 – 12 April 1983) was a French stage and film actor during the 1930s and 1940s."Pierre Richard-Willm" aCiné-Ressources Retrieved 1 November 2020. Biography Pierre Richard-Willm (originally Alexandre-Pierre Richard) was born in south-western France in the city of Bayonne. He was brought up at first in Barcelona and then, after the death of his mother Elisabeth-Fanny Willm, in Paris. In 1916 he joined the army, and fought during World War I. After the war he became a sculptor, and in 1921 he started playing bit roles on stage. In 1924 he took part of in the sculpturing art competition of the Games of the VIII Olympiad, making a group of sculptures on rugby and skating. In 1925 he was chosen by Ida Rubinstein to appear with her in a stage production of ''La Dame aux camélias'' at the Odéon in Paris, and other leading roles at that theatre followed."Pierre Richard-Willm" i''Encyclopædia Universalis'' [...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] |
Andrée Lafayette
Andrée Rose Godard (19 May 1903 – 3 October 1989), known by her stage-name as Andrée Lafayette, also known by her self-invented title as Countess Andrée de la Bigne, was a French stage and film actress, and granddaughter of the infamous demi-mondaine ''(prostitute)'' Émilie Louise Delabigne who was known by her self-invented title as Countess Valtesse de La Bigne. She was the lover of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. Biography Lafayette was born in 1903 to Julia Pâquerette Fossey and Paul Jules Auguste Godard. She had two siblings, Paul and Margot. Describing Lafayette as "one of the most beautiful girls in France," author Richard Walton Tully brought her to the United States to star in the film ''Trilby'' (1923). On April 17, 1923, Lafayette married actor Arthur Max Constant. Selected filmography * ''Trilby'' (1923) * '' Why Get Married?'' (1924) * ''Queen of the Boulevards'' (1927) * ''The Eighteen Year Old'' (1927) * '' The Great Unknown'' (1927) * '' The Hangm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipment and production company, as well as a major producer of phonograph records. In 1908, Pathé invented the newsreel that was shown in cinemas before a feature film. Pathé is a major film production and distribution company, owning a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont and television networks across Europe. It is the second-oldest operating film company behind Gaumont Film Company, which was established in 1895. History The company was founded as Société Pathé Frères (Pathé Brothers Company) in Paris, France on 28 September 1896, by the four brothers Charles, Émile, Théophile and Jacques Pathé. During the first part of the 20th century, Pathé became the largest film equipment and prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Aguet
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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