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Ginette Leclerc
Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981. She was born in Ile-de-France, France and died in Paris. She was married to the actor Lucien Gallas. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as ''Le Corbeau'' (1943), ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938), '' Cab Number 13'' (1948), and ''Tropic of Cancer'' (1970). Selected filmography * ''L'enfant du miracle'' (1932) * ''Pomme d'amour'' (1932) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) - Une girl * '' Toto'' (1933) - La petite femme (uncredited) * ''Cette vieille canaille'' (1933) - (uncredited) * ''Adieu les beaux jours'' (1933) - Marietta * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) - Une cocotte * ''Les surprises du sleeping'' (1933) * ''Minuit... place Pigalle'' (1934) - Irma * ''L'hôtel du libre échange'' (1934) - Victoire * ''Dédé'' (1934) - Une ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan (1939 Film)
''Metropolitan'' (French: ''Métropolitain'') is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Albert Préjean, Ginette Leclerc and André Brulé. The film was remade in Britain the following year as ''A Window in London'' with the setting moved to the London Underground.Hodgson p.37 Synopsis While travelling on the Paris Métro, a man spots what looks like a murder being committed. Cast * Albert Préjean as Pierre * Ginette Leclerc as Viviane * André Brulé as Zoltini * Anne Laurens as Suzanne * Albert Duvaleix * Maxime Fabert * Pierre Sergeol * Paul Demange * Georgette Tissier * Yvonne Yma Yvonne Yma (1887–1959) was a French stage and film actress.Phillips p.212 Selected filmography * '' Take Care of Amelie'' (1932) * '' A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * ''Student's Hotel'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''The Br ... References Bibliography * Hodgson, Michael. ''Patricia Roc''. Author House, 2013. External links * 1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goto, Island Of Love
''Goto, Island of Love'' (french: Goto, l'île d'amour) is a 1968 French drama film directed by Walerian Borowczyk and starring Pierre Brasseur. Cast * Pierre Brasseur - Goto * Ligia Branice - Glossia * - Gono * Ginette Leclerc - Gonasta * - L'instituteur / Professor * - Grymp * Pierre Collet Pierre Collet (10 March 1914 – 30 October 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1943 and 1977. Selected filmography * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) - Le marchand d'habits (uncredite ... * - General Gwino * - Le juge d'instruction References External links * 1968 films 1968 drama films Dystopian films Films about capital punishment Films about suicide French drama films 1960s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Walerian Borowczyk 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Chant Du Monde (film)
''Le Chant du monde'' is a 1965 Italian film directed by Marcel Camus. It is based on the novel '' The Song of the World'' (Fr. ''Le Chant du monde'', 1934) by French author Jean Giono Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. First period Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a .... References External links * 1965 films Films based on works by Jean Giono Films directed by Marcel Camus Films about feuds Films set in France Films set in the Alps French drama films 1960s French-language films Italian drama films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Band Of Honest Men
''The Band of Honest Men'' (original title: ''La banda degli onesti'') is a 1956 black and white Italian comedy film. The film is known as ''Die Bande der Ehrlichen'' in West Germany, and ''Totó e as Notas Falsas'' in Portugal. It was filmed in Rome. Synopsis Antonio Bonocore, caretaker of a building in Rome with a German wife, is to attend the passing of Mr. Andrea, an elderly tenant who, before dying, tells him to be in possession of a suitcase inside with a few original clichés of the Bank of Italy, of which he had long been an employee, and the watermarked paper to print the 10,000 liras banknote. Mr. Andrea had stolen this material with the intention of "revenge" of his retirement and make fake money. But he never had the courage to succeed in its intention and, therefore, asked Bonocore to throw the bag into the river to destroy the contents. Bonocore, however, is going through a bad time: basically an honest person, has refused to become an accomplice of accountant Casoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas-Oil
''Gas-Oil'' is a 1955 French crime drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location at a variety of places. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was one of a number of films portraying tough truck drivers made in the wake of the success of the 1953 film ''The Wages of Fear''. It was the first of many films in which Gabin appeared in written by his fellow Parisian Michel Audiard.Harriss p.174 Synopsis While driving home one night after meeting his girlfriend, trucker Jean Chape encounters a dead body lying in the road. He reports it the police but they suspect that he is responsible. Cast * Jean Gabin as Jean Chape * Jeanne Moreau as Alice * Gaby Basset as Camille Serin * Ginette Leclerc as Mme Scoppo * Simone Berthier as Annie, une serveuse * Charles Bouillaud as Le gendarme dactylographe * Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Lisbon
''The Lovers of Lisbon'' (french: Les amants du Tage) is a 1955 Cinema of France, French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Daniel Gélin, Françoise Arnoul, Trevor Howard and Betty Stockfeld. Two French exiles in Lisbon fall in love after each has murdered their respective spouse. It was based on a novel by Joseph Kessel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The soundtrack included the Portuguese singer Amália Rodrigues singing "Solidão" which is the initial version of what is popular as "Canção do Mar", a song written by Frederico de Brito and Ferrer Trindade. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Pierre Roubier * Françoise Arnoul as Kathleen Dinver * Trevor Howard as Inspector Lewis * Marcel Dalio as Porfirio * Amália Rodrigues as Amália * Jacques Moulières as Manuel * Ginette Leclerc as Maria * Georges Chamarat as L'avocat * Betty Stockfeld as Maisie References External links *Les Amants du Tageo 1955 films French drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House On The Dune (1952 Film)
''The House on the Dune'' (French: ''La maison dans la dune'') is a 1952 French drama film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Ginette Leclerc, Jean Chevrier and Roger Pigaut.Rège p.605 It was a remake of the 1934 film of the same title, which was in turn based on the 1932 novel '' The House on the Dune'' by Maxence Van Der Meersch Maxence Van der Meersch (4 May 1907 – 14 January 1951) was a French Flemish writer. Life Maxence, of delicate health, came from a relatively well off family — his father was an accountant. On 27 October 1918, he lost his sister, Sarah, who w .... The film's sets were designed by Maurice Colasson. Cast References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1952 films 1952 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lampin Remakes of French films French black-and-white films 1950s French films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Walks In The City
''A Man Walks in the City'' (French: ''Un homme marche dans la ville'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero, and starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Dalban.Magnan, Henry (27 March 1950). "Un homme marche dans la ville". ''Le Monde''. The film's sets were designed by art director Maurice Colasson. Cast * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Sauviot * Ginette Leclerc as Madeleine * Robert Dalban as Laurent * Grégoire Aslan as Ambilarès * Yves Deniaud as Albert * André Valmy as Le commissaire * Dora Doll as La fille * Fréhel Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress. Biography Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sord ... as La femme de Buck * Sylvie Deniau as La soeur de Madeleine * Christiane Lénier as Georgette * Maryse Paillet as Tantine * Fabien Loris as Dago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millionaires For One Day
''Millionaires for One Day'' (French: ''Millionnaires d'un jour'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It was produced and distributed by Pathé.Kermabon p.305 Synopsis Due to an error printed in a newspaper, a number of people wrongly believe they have won the lottery. When the mistake is revealed, it transpires that they are all better off anyway. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Hélène Berger, Pierre's wife * Jean Brochard as Pierre Berger, Hélène's husband * Ginette Leclerc as Greta Schmidt * Pierre Brasseur as Francis, the gangster * Yves Deniaud as Antoine Bergas * André Valmy as Marcel, an accomplice of Francis * André Gabriello as Le maire de Villeneuve * Bernard Lajarrige as Philippe Dubreuil, journalist * Pierre Larquey as Jules Martin * Louis de Funès as Philippe's advocate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |