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Gaby Bruyère
Gaby Bruyère (3 June 1924 - 30 August 1978) was a French actress, dancer, dramatist, and playwright. Career Films * 1946: ''Un beau contrat'', short film by * 1946: '' Symphonies'', short film by Jean-Devaivre * 1946: ', by Jean Boyer, ''Les Chevaliers de l'aventure'' first part: a comedian * 1947: ' by Jacques Daniel-Norman * 1947: ' by Maurice de Canonge as Ginette * 1947: ''Par la fenêtre'' by Gilles Grangier * 1948: ''Les Casse Pieds'' or ''Parade du temps perdu'' by Jean Dréville * 1948: ' by Jacques Daroy as Colette Marly * 1948: ''Three Boys, One Girl'' by Maurice Labro as Gilbert's friend * 1948: ''Un cas sur mille'' - short film by Jean-Pierre Feydeau * 1951: ''Le Plaisir'' by Max Ophüls (sketch : '' Le Masque'') as Frimousse * 1951: ''La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' by Henri Decoin as the girl in the taxi * 1952: '' The Long Teeth'' by Daniel Gélin as Maud * 1952: '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' by Émile Couzinet * 1952: ''Mort en sursis'' - short film ...
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Mende, Lozère
Mende (, ) is a communes of France, commune and the prefectures in France, prefecture of the departments of France, department of Lozère, in the regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Its demonym, inhabitants are called the ''Mendois''. The city, including the first traces of dwellings date back to 200 BC, was originally named ''Mimata'', probably in reference to the mountains that surround it. Mende is located between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, but also on the axis of Lyon–Saint-Étienne–Albi–Toulouse. The other important nearby towns are Aurillac and Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flour (Cantal), Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), Rodez, Millau (Aveyron) and Alès and Nîmes (Gard). Even though Mende remains a relatively sparsely populated city (approximately 12,000 inhabitants), it remains the most important of the Lozère Department. In addition, it is the city-centre of the unique urban area of this department. It i ...
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Three Boys, One Girl
''Three Boys, One Girl'' (French: ''Trois garçons, une fille'') is a 1948 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Jean Marchat, Gaby Morlay and Suzy Carrier.Goble p.154 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Carré and Raymond Nègre. Cast * Jean Marchat as Georges Dourville * Gaby Morlay as Hélène Dourville * Suzy Carrier as Christine Dourville * Bernard La Jarrige as Michel Dourville * François Patrice as Gilbert Dourville * Maurice Favières as Bernard Dourville * Luce Fabiole as Anna * Gaby Bruyère as ami de Gilbert * Marcel Loche as Huissier * Nelly Wick as Dame * Harry-Max * Paul Clérouc * Jacqueline Dor Jacqueline Dor (1929–1972) was a French film actress.Goble p.328 Selected filmography * '' Monsieur de Falindor'' (1947) * '' Scandals of Clochemerle'' (1948) * ''Three Boys, One Girl'' (1948) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949) * '' Emile the African' ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''Th ...
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Jean Perdrix
Jean Perdrix was a French film director who was a member of the committee for short films at the Festival de Cannes in 1955 and 1956. Filmography ;Director * 1951 : ' (short film) * 1952 : ''Mort en sursis'' (short film) * 1949 : ''L'Enfer des fards'' * 1948 : ''Au pays des grands p̢turages'' ;Unit production manager * 1955 : ' * 1953 Events January * January 6 РThe Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 РEstonian ̩migr̩s found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ... : ' External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perdrix, Jean French film directors French film producers ...
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Émile Couzinet
Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director. Biography The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino. In the 1920s, he decided to invest in the of movie theatres, including those of . In 1930, due to the unbridled competition of the barriers of Bordeaux, he acquired his own studios, the "Studios de la Côte de Beauté", a cinema complex installed in the seaside resort of Royan. After the destruction of the city at the end of World War II, he recreated his studios in Bordeaux, which then took the name ''Studios de la Côte d'Argent''. The infrastructures were developed near the castle Tauzin which became its main residence He produced himself vaudevilles, of which he was also the screenwriter (occasionally under the name of Robert Eyquem) sometimes at the first degree or a little grivois, often adapted from boulevard theatre. Thus, ' is an adaptation of ' b ...
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When Do You Commit Suicide? (1953 Film)
''When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (French:''Quand te tues-tu?'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Jean Tissier, Frédéric Duvallès and Daniel Sorano. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same title.Goble p.920 Cast * Jean Tissier as Vicomte Xavier du Venoux * Frédéric Duvallès as Gripasou * Daniel Sorano as Midol * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Virginie * Arlette Sauvage as Gaby * René Génin as Le maire * Gaby Bruyère * Léonce Corne as Le notaire * Carmen Amaya as Herself * Georges Coulonges * Maurice Lambert * Marcel Roche as Duradin * Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' ... as Petavey References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyte ...
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Daniel Gélin
Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, his family moved to Saint-Malo where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc Allégret's film '' Entrée des artistes'' that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in ''Miquette'' and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich in ''Martin Roumagnac'' (1946). Career He won his first leading role in ''Rendez-vou ...
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The Long Teeth
''The Long Teeth'' (original title "Les Dents longues") is a French comedy drama film from 1953, directed by Daniel Gélin, written by Michel Audiard. It features Danièle Delorme, Louis de Funès, Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot. The story is based on Jacques Robert's novel "Les dents longues". Cast * Danièle Delorme: Eva Commandeur (Louis Commandeur's wife) * Daniel Gélin: Louis Commandeur (Eva's husband) * Jean Chevrier: Mr Walter (editor-in-chief of "Paris-France") * Louis Seigner: Antoine Josserand (director of weekly journal "Le Canut") * Olivier Hussenot: André Maurienne (the legal correspondent) * Jean Debucourt: Mr Goudal (Mr Walter's close colleague) * René Hiéronimus: Mr Renoir (Mr Walter's colleague) * Colette Mars: Carmen (the party organiser) * Louis de Funès: the employee in the photographic laboratory * Gaby Bruyère: Maud (Mr Bruni's teacher) * Louis Bugette: "Papa" (the press photographer) * Robert Rollis: Bob (the barman in the dance hall) * Joëlle ...
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1952 In The Movies
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events *January 10 – Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. * March 27 – The MGM musical ''Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. * September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, James P. Mc ...
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Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 Р4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography During World War I, Decoin served as a pilot. After that he worked as a sports journalist for '' L'Auto'', ''L'Intransigeant'' and '' Paris-Soir''. In 1926 he published his first book, influenced by Dadaism, the experimental and prize-winning ''Quinze Combats'' (''Fifteen Rounds''), in which a boxing match is seen subjectively by a boxer, and in 1933 directed his first film, ''Les requins du p̩trole'' (''The Oil Sharks''). He was known for tackling many genres; with adaptations of Georges Simenon as The Strangers in the House (1942) - featuring Raimu in one of his famous roles, and The Tru ...
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La Vérité Sur Bébé Donge
''La V̩rit̩ sur B̩b̩ Donge'' (aka ''The Truth About Bebe Donge'' or UK title: ''The Truth of Our Marriage'') is a 1952 French film directed by Henri Decoin, and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin. The plot is essentially the analysis of a couple's marriage that has broken down; the film is based on the novel by Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 Р4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, and was the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Early life and education .... References External links * *''La V̩rit̩ sur B̩b̩ Donge''at filmsdefrance.com 1952 films French black-and-white films Films based on Belgian novels Films based on works by Georges Simenon French thriller drama films 1950s thriller drama films 1950s French-language films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ...
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Max Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable: ''La Ronde (1950 film), La Ronde'' (1950), ''Le Plaisir'' (1952), ''The Earrings of Madame de…'' (1953) and ''Lola Montès'' (1955). He was credited as Max Opuls on several of his American films, including ''The Reckless Moment'', ''Caught (1949 film), Caught'', ''Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film), Letter from an Unknown Woman'', and ''The Exile (1947 film), The Exile''. The annual Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken is named after him. Life Youth and early career Max Ophüls was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, the son of Leopold Oppenheimer, a Jewish textile manufacturer and owner of several textile shops in Germany, and his wife Helene Oppenheimer (née Bamber ...
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Le Plaisir
''Le Plaisir'' (English title, ''House of Pleasure'') is a 1952 French comedy-drama anthology film by German-born film director Max Ophüls (1902–1957) adapting three short stories by Guy de Maupassant — " Le Masque" (1889), " La Maison Tellier" (1881), and " Le Modèle" (1883). ''Le Plaisir'' was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction, going to Ophüls. This was the last of Ophüls' two Oscar nominations in his career. Plot ''Le Masque'' A masked young dandy goes to an ornate dance hall, where he finds a young woman to be his dance partner. When he faints from the exertion, a doctor is called. He discovers that the dandy's mask hides his aged appearance. The doctor takes the old man home to his patient wife. She explains that her husband Ambroise used to attract the ladies who frequented the hairdresser salon where he worked, but in the space of two years, he lost his looks. He goes out in disguise in an attempt to recapture his youth. ''La Maison Tellier'' Ju ...
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