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French Cancan
''French Cancan'' (also known as ''Only the French Can'') is a 1955 French-Italian musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Where Renoir's previous film ''Le Carosse d’or'' had celebrated the 18th-century Italian commedia dell’arte, this work is a homage to the Parisian café-concert of the 19th century with its popular singers and dancers. Visually, the film evokes the paintings of Edgar Degas and the Impressionists, including his own father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It also marked his return to France and to French cinema after an exile that began in 1940. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Plot In Paris in the 1890s, Henri Danglard owns a night club where the star turn is a belly dance by his mistress Lola. Going after the show one night to an old-fashioned dance hall in Montmartre, he sees people doing the cancan together and is struck by the supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films ''La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the List of films considered the best, greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the British Film Institute, BFI's ''Sight & Sound'' poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Awards, Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the uncle of the cinematographer Claude Renoir. He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an ''auteur''. Early life and early career Renoir was born in the Montmartre district of Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, unusual visual angles, and inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience. Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s. The Impressionists faced harsh opposition from the conventional art community in France. The name of the style derives from the title of a Claude Monet work, ''Impression, soleil levant'' (''Impression, Sunrise''), which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a Satire, satirical review published in the Parisian newspaper ''Le Charivari''. The development of Impressionism in the visual arts was soon followed by analogo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Pastorino
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''Franco, ese hombre'', a 1964 documentary fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor.Hayward p.145 Selected filmography * ''Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Bréval * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) - Albert - le garçon de café * ''La Charrette fantôme'' (1939) - Un salutiste (uncredited) * ''Night in December'' (1940) - Un figurant * ''Les musiciens du ciel'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Max de Vatremont * ''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) - Kappel, le sacristain * '' Caprices'' (1942) - Constant * ''La Nuit fantastique'' (1942) - Cadet * ''Signé illisible'' (1942) - Robert Bigard * ''Lettres d'amour'' (1942) - Désiré Ledru * ''The White Truck'' (1943) - Ernest * ''Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs'' (1944) - Zéphyr dit Le Ténor sans Voix * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - Paul Roulet * ''L'extravagante mission'' (1945) - Hipplyte Castrito * ''La Vie de Bohème'' (1945) - Le vicomte / Il visconte * ''120, rue de la Gare'' (1946) - Marc Covet * ''Trente et quarante'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Jouanneau
Jacques Jouanneau (3 October 1926 – 19 July 2011) was a French actor. He was born in Angers, France. Biography Filmography *1953: '' Capitaine Pantoufle'' - Le barman du Goéland (uncredited) *1954: ''Les Intrigantes'' - Le Reporter (uncredited) *1954: ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' - Joseph Delmar, le régisseur aux Folies-Méricourt *1954: ''One Step to Eternity'' - Le flic *1955: '' French Canacan'' - Bidon *1955: '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' - Henri - le chauffeur *1955: ''Les Grandes manœuvres'' - L'ordonnance de Félix *1956: ''The Road to Paradise'' - Robert *1956: '' Elena et les hommes'' - Eugène Martin-Michaud *1956: ''En effeuillant la marguerite'' - Edouard, friend of Daniel *1956: '' Paris, Palace Hôtel'' - Le laquais de l'entrée *1957: '' Le Colonel est de la revue'' - Van Molpen *1957: ''Let's Be Daring, Madame'' - Dédé la Matraque *1957: ''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' - Amédée *1957: ''Love Is at Stake'' - Damiano *1958: '' (Le Tombeur)'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Gabaroche
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422–1472) *Gaston I, Viscount of Béarn (died circa 980) *Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn (circa 951 – 1012) *Gaston III, Viscount of Béarn (died on or before 1045) *Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn (died 1131) *Gaston V, Viscount of Béarn (died 1170) *Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn (1173–1214) *Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn (1225–1290) *Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana (1444–1470) * Gaston, Count of Marsan (1721–1743) *Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660), French nobleman *Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher *Gaston Balande (1880–1971), French painter and illustrator *Gaston Browne (born 1967), Antiguan politician and Prime Minister *Gaston Caperton (born 1940), American politician *Gaston Chev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giani Esposito
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a FrenchDeath certificate n° 7/1974 oGiani Esposito on French site Les Gens du Cinéma/ref> film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is ''The Clowns'' (''Les Clowns'', 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers. He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television. Partial filmography * ''Maître après Dieu'' (1951) – Un passager juif (uncredited) * ''My Wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Doll
Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (1954) and as Genisse in Jean Renoir's ''French Cancan'' (1955). In 1976, she appeared on television in the French series ''Hôtel Baltimore'' in the role of Suzy. In 1977, she appeared in Fred Zinnemann's ''Julia'' as the woman passenger accompanying Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) when Lily smuggled $50,000 through Nazi Germany for her friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave). In 1982, she played in Ettore Scola's ''That Night in Varennes''. In the late 1990s, she played the grandmother Louise Chantreuil in the TV series ''Tide of Life''. Personal life She was married twice. Her first husband was the actor Raymond Pellegrin, and they had a daughter, Danielle. She was later married to François Deguelt. In 1993, Dora Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Jean-Roger Caussimon (24 July 1918 – 19 October 1985) was a French singer-songwriter and film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 and 1985 but is better known for having worked with poet-singer Léo Ferré. Discography Studio albums * ''Jean-Roger Caussimon chante Jean-Roger Caussimon'' (1970) * ''À la Seine'' (1972) * ''Musique légère'' (1974) * ''Il fait soleil'' (1975) * ''Chanson de l'homme heureux'' (1977) * ''Papy rock'' (1979) Live albums * ''Au théâtre de la Ville'' (1978) Posthumous releases * ''En public à l'Olympia 74'' (1992) * ''Jean-Roger Caussimon au cabaret du Lapin Agile'' (2003) Selected filmography * ''François Villon'' (1945) - Le grand écolier * '' The Last Judgment'' (1945) * ''Pétrus'' (1946) - Milou * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1946) - Marcel * ''Captain Blomet'' (1947) - Clodomir * ''La fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Le mannequin assassiné'' (1948) - Jérôme * ''Scandals of Clochemerle'' (1948) - Samotras * ''The Murdered Model'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Amendola
Anna Amendola (December 23, 1931 - August 31, 2019) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1952 to 1958. Amendola died on August 31, 2019, in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., Italy. Selected filmography References External links * 1927 births 2019 deaths Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Douy
Max Douy (June 20, 1913 – July 2, 2007) was a French art director.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939) * ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * ''Paris Frills'' (1945) * ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1949) * ''Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * ''Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) * ''A Woman in White'' (1965) * ''Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins) ...'' (1977) * '' The Roaring Forties'' (1982) References Bibliography * Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010. External links * 1913 births 2007 deaths French art directors {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
