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Germaine Kerjean
Germaine Kerjean (1893–1975) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.306 She spent a decade with the Comédie-Française. In films she frequently played character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...s. Filmography References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940-1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015. External links * 1893 births French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Actresses from Le Havre 1975 deaths 20th-century French actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The name ''Le Havre'' means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as ''Havrais'' or ''Havraises''. The city and port were founded by King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the Early modern period was hampered by religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. It was from the end of the 18th century that Le Havre started growing and the port took off first with the slave trade then other international trade. After the 1944 bombings the firm of Auguste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1951 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as '' Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'' (1953) and ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot During her birthday in France, July 1782, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It is love at first sight, but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the French Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Film Actresses
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1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime On A Summer Morning
''Crime on a Summer Morning'' (french: Par un beau matin d'été) is a 1965 French crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. The film is based on the 1963 novel ''One Bright Summer Morning'' written by James Hadley Chase. Plot Francis and his sister Monique have a shady method for earning money; Monique lures men into her bedroom and shortly after her brother ends up storming in angrily claiming that she is underage. The men then have to pay them off to keep their reputation. They receive an offer from the bandit Frank Kramer to join in on a kidnapping operation in Spain. Francis and Monique are promised a huge sum which means that they could retire from their petty con games. The target is the daughter of the American billionaire Van Willie. They manage to kidnap her and confine her in with a retired painter along with his wife and son in Andalusia. But not everything goes according to plan. Cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo as Francis * Sophie Daumier as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codine
''Codine'' is a 1963 French-Romanian crime film directed by Henri Colpi. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Cast * Alexandru Virgil Platon as Codine * Françoise Brion as Irène * Nelly Borgeaud as Zoitza Zograffi * Maurice Sarfati as Alexis * Răzvan Petrescu as Adrian Zograffi (as Razvan Petresco) * Germaine Kerjean as Anastasia * Graziela Albini * * Nicolae Bodescu * (as Dorine Dron) * Mihai Fotino Mihai Fotino (; 14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolific Romanian actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years. Born in Bucharest, he spent his early years in Brașov, where his f ... as Cotoiul * as Catrina * as Anton References External links * 1963 films 1963 crime films Romanian crime films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Henri Colpi French crime films 1960s French films {{1960s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil And The Ten Commandments
''Le Diable et les Dix Commandements'' ( en, The Devil and the Ten Commandments) is a French film from 1962 directed by Julien Duvivier that consists of seven sketches (eight in the versions shown in Germany and Japan) played by an ensemble cast that includes Michel Simon, Micheline Presle, Françoise Arnoul, Mel Ferrer, Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura, Fernandel, Alain Delon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Louis de Funès. The film contrasts a series of human failings with the ever-present hope of redemption and a snake (voiced by Claude Rich) adds the Devil's comments. Plot Episode 1 Jérôme, the old handyman at a convent, is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to take the name of the Lord in vain, but is saved when the visiting bishop proves to be an old school friend. Episode 2 To obtain a beautiful necklace, Françoise succumbs to the wealthy Philip, husband of her friend Micheline. Her husband Georges finds the necklace she had hidden and gives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1958 Film)
''Women's Prison'' (French: ''Prisons de femmes'') is a 1958 French drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Danièle Delorme, Jacques Duby and Vega Vinci. It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco previously made into the 1938 French film ''Women's Prison'' and the 1947 Swedish film ''Two Women''.Goble p.70 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani and Jean Mandaroux. Cast * Danièle Delorme as Alice Rémon ou Dumas * Jacques Duby as René * Vega Vinci as Gigi * Jane Marken as Mme Rémon, la belle-mère d'Alice * Mireille Perrey as Mme Vertin - la mère de René * Gabriel Cattand as L'avocat * Germaine Kerjean as La directrice * Louis Arbessier as Le directeur de la prison * Joëlle Bernard as Une détenue * George Cusin as Le juge d'instruction * Dominique Davray as Une collègue d'Alice * Jacques Dynam as Le médecin * Michel Etcheverry as Le substitut * Henri-Jacques Huet as Mario * Nicolas Amato as Un journaliste * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl And The River
''Girl and the River'' (french: L'Eau vive) is a 1958 French drama film directed by François Villiers. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast In alphabetical order * Henri Arius - The uncle from Cavaillon * Pascale Audret - Hortense * Odette Barencey - Joséphine * Charles Blavette - L'oncle Simon * Jean Clarens - Le notaire * Andrée Debar - The cousin from Rochebrune * Hubert de Lapparent - Elie, a peasant * Hélène Gerber - La femme d'Elie * Jean Giono - Le récitant (voice) * Harry-Max - Le juge de paix * Germaine Kerjean - The aunt from Rochebrune * Robert Lombard - Le cousin de Rochebrune * Milly Mathis - The aunt from Cavaillon * Pierre Moncorbier - L'oncle vigneron * Jean Panisse - The butcher * Maurice Sarfati - The cousin from Cavaillon * Dany Saval * Jean-Marie Serreau - Le Jéhovah de Perthuis * Madeleine Sylvain Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau (July 5, 1905 –1970) was a pioneering Haitian sociologist and educator. In 1934, she was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadlier Than The Male (1956 Film)
''Voici le temps des assassins'' (French for "This is the time for murderers") is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of ''Matinée d'ivresse'' - part of ''Illuminations'' by Arthur Rimbaud. The film was released as ''Deadlier Than the Male'' in the United States and as ''Twelve Hours to Live'' in the UK. It is a dark tale of a young and pretty femme fatale who ruins the life of a man and kills his best friend. Plot In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the long-divorced André Chatelin, an honest and respected man who runs a successful restaurant, is visited by an unknown young woman. She says she is Catherine, the daughter of his ex-wife Gabrielle, who has died leaving her homeless and penniless. André gives her a room and a job, but she soon starts abusing his kindness. She sows discord between André and his young friend Gérard, a medical student who is like a son to him. And she starts stealing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proibito
''Proibito'' (''Forbidden'') is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Mel Ferrer. Cast * Mel Ferrer as Don Paolo Solinas * Amedeo Nazzari as Costantino Corraine * Lea Massari as Agnese Barras * Henri Vilbert as Niccodemo Barras * Germaine Kerjean as Maddalena Solinas * Paolo Ferrara as Maresciallo Taddei * Eduardo Ciannelli as Vescovo * Decimo Cristiani as Antonio * Ornella Spegni as La vedova Casu * Memmo Luisi as Antioco * Marco Guglielmi Marco Guglielmi (6 October 1926 – 28 December 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and author. Life and career Born Augusto Guglielmi in Sanremo, he graduated from ragioneria, then he enrolled at the university in the faculty of economi ... as Mareddu References External links * 1954 films 1954 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films scored by Nino Rota Films based on works by Grazia Deledda Films shot in Sardinia Films directed by Mario Monicelli Films set in Sardinia Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana (1955 Film)
''Nana'' is a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque starring Martine Carol and Charles Boyer. An adaptation of the 1880 novel ''Nana'' by Émile Zola, it tells the story of two French aristocrats who are fatally ruined by their obsession for Nana, a mediocre actress and prostitute. Using the ancient theme of a worthless woman beguiling powerful men, the film portrays the moral corruption of the nominally Catholic court and nobility under the Second Empire. Plot Nana, who appears nightly at a downmarket Parisian theatre where her impudence and the scantiness of her costumes make up for her lack of dramatic talent, supplements her income by assignations with admirers. She catches the eye of Muffat, a faithful Catholic husband who is a trusted aide of the Emperor. By perseverance and heavy expenditure, he makes her his exclusive mistress in a palatial private residence. His wife leaves him, his daughter's fiancé breaks off their engagement, and his fortune has gone. Vandeuvres, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
