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Georges Lourau
Georges Lourau (1898–1974) was a French film producer active from the 1930s to the 1960s. During the 1930s he was the director of Tobis Filmsonor, the French subsidiary of Germany company Tobis Film based at Epinay Studios in Paris. In the postwar era he was associated with the distribution outfit Cinédis, producing four films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. He was also a president of Unifrance.Segrave p.94 He was a member of the jury at the 1937 Venice Film Festival and the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Here's Berlin'' (1932) * '' Final Accord'' (1938) * '' Patrie'' (1946) * '' Under the Sky of Paris'' (1951) * '' Messalina'' (1951) * '' Holiday for Henrietta'' (1952) * '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) * '' The Wages of Fear'' (1953) * ''Wild Fruit'' (1954) * ''Madame du Barry'' (1954) * '' Marianne of My Youth'' (1955) * '' Madelon'' (1955) * '' Les Diaboliques'' (1955) * '' Women's Club'' (1956) * '' Le secret de soeur Angèle'' (1956) * '' Les Esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located from the Atlantic Ocean and from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees, especially from its landmark "Boulevard des Pyrénées", as well as the hillsides of Jurançon AOC, Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday For Henrietta
''Holiday for Henrietta'' (french: La fête à Henriette) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier, and starring Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, and Hildegard Knef. While urgently trying to develop a screenplay for a new film, two screenwriters make it up as they bicker. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location around Paris including at the Gaumont-Palace cinema. ''Holiday for Henrietta'' was remade in English as the 1964 film ''Paris When It Sizzles'', starring William Holden and Audrey Hepburn.Crisp p.243 Cast * Dany Robin as Henriette * Michel Auclair as Marcel * Hildegard Knef as Rita Solar * Louis Seigner as script writer * Micheline Francey as Nicole, script girl * Henri Crémieux as script writer * Michel Roux as Robert * Daniel Ivernel as detective * Odette Laure as Valentine * Jeannette Batti as Gisèle * Liliane Maigné as the cigarette girl * Geneviève Morel Geneviève Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nina B
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Gold In The World
''All the Gold in the World'' (French: ''Tout l'or du monde'') is a 1961 French-Italian comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Bourvil, Alfred Adam and Philippe Noiret. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Léon Barsacq. Cast * Bourvil as Dumont and his sons: Mathieu, 'Toine, Martial *Alfred Adam as Alfred * Philippe Noiret as Victor Hardy * Claude Rich as Fred * as Stella *Annie Fratellini as Rose * Max Elloy as the country guard * Jean Marsan as speaker *Pascal Mazzotti as speaker *Albert Michel as Mayor of Cabosse * Michel Modo as Tony * Françoise Dorléac as journalist * Yves Barsacq as photographer * Paul Bisciglia as photographer * Robert Burnier as magazine's director *Catherine Langeais as speaker *René Hell René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Parisienne (film)
''La Parisienne'' (original French title: ''Une parisienne'') is a 1957 Technicolor French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer and Henri Vidal, directed by Michel Boisrond. Bardot plays the daughter of the French President who marries her father's secretary, but the couple become jealous of each other's purported sexual flings. Costumes are by Pierre Balmain. Dialogue is in French, with dubbed versions in other languages. Plot Brigitte Laurier (Brigitte Bardot), daughter of the President of France, is madly in love with Michel Legrand (Henri Vidal), the chief of staff of her father. He tries to evade her, but she follows him to the airport as he meets his mistress, Mrs. Wilson (Madeleine Lebeau), who intends to divorce her husband to marry Michel. He continues to shut down Brigitte's repeated sexual advances, but he finds that hard to do, as she has just appointed herself to an internship as Michel's secretary. She creates a ruse whereby Michel is tricked into d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Espions
''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The music was composed by Georges Auric. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Plot The plot concerns a doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital, who is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is. Cast * Curd Jürgens as Alex * Peter Ustinov as Michel Kaminsky * O. E. Hasse as Hugo Vogel * Sam Jaffe as Sam Cooper * Paul Carpenter as Le colonel Howard * Véra Clouzot as Lucie * Martita Hunt as Connie Harper * Gérard Séty as Le docteur Malic * Gabrielle Dorziat as Madame Andrée - I'infirmière * Louis Seigner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Club (1956 Film)
''Women's Club'' (French: ''Club de femmes'') is a 1956 French-Italian drama film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Nicole Courcel, Dany Carrel and Ivan Desny.Bock & Bergfelder p.84 Cast * Nicole Courcel as Nicole Leroy * Dany Carrel as Sylvie * Ivan Desny as Laurent Gauthier * Jean-Louis Trintignant as Michel * Giorgia Moll as Gina * Vanja Orico * Guy Bertil as Daniel * Jean Martinelli as M. Mouss * Jean-Marc Tennberg as M. Morel * Noël Roquevert as Le notaire * Maurice Gardett as Le voisin * Béatrice Altariba as Dominique * Françoise Delbart as Chounette * Vega Vinci as Françoise * Chantal de Rieux as Françoise * Sophie Grimaldi as Jacqueline * Jacqueline Dorian as Geneviève * Claudine Bleuse as Mireille * Margaret Rung * Fédora as Fédora * Mijanou Bardot as Micheline * Pierre Repp as L'huissier * Agnès Laurent * Daniel Ceccaldi * Marie-José Nat * Dominique Boschero Dominique Boschero (born 27 April 1937) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Diaboliques (film)
''Les Diaboliques'' (, released as ''Diabolique'' in the United States and variously translated as ''The Devils'' or ''The Fiends'') is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. It is based on the novel '' She Who Was No More'' (''Celle qui n'était plus'') by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. The film was the 10th-highest grossing film of the year in France, with a total of 3,674,380 admissions. The film also received the 1954 Louis Delluc Prize. Clouzot, after finishing ''The Wages of Fear'', optioned the screenplay rights, preventing Alfred Hitchcock from making the film. This movie helped inspire Hitchcock's '' Psycho''. Robert Bloch, the author of the novel '' Psycho'', stated in an interview that his all-time favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madelon (film)
''Madelon'' (French: ''La Madelon'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Jean Richard and Roger Pierre.The A to Z of French Cinema p.140 It is inspired by the popular song of the First World War "La Madelon" about Madelon, a waitress working in a country inn encountered by a group of soldiers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Synopsis In the First World War, Madeleine, a singing waitress who has become of the idol to the French Army travels up to Paris and the Western Front searching for her lover, encountering on the way a variety of different nationalities who make up the Allied forces. Cast * Line Renaud as Madeleine Thullier, dite La Madelon * Jean Richard as Antoine Pichot * Roger Pierre as Le caporal Georges Beauguitte * Pierre Larquey as Le curé * Georges Chamarat as Auguste Thullier * André Valmy as Le capitaine Van Meulen * Gilbert Gil as Un commandant d'aviation chez Maxim's * Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Of My Youth
''Marianne of My Youth'' (French: ''Marianne de ma jeunesse'', German: ''Marianne'') is a 1955 French–West German romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marianne Hold, Horst Buchholz and Pierre Vaneck.McCann p.174 It was released in separate French language and German language versions. It is based on a 1932 novel ''Schmerzliches Arkadien'' by Peter von Mendelssohn. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location at Hohenschwangau Castle and at Schloss Fuschl in Salzburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Willy Schatz. Marcel Ophüls was the assistant director on the production. Plot summary Cast * Marianne Hold as Marianne * Horst Buchholz as Vincent Loringer (German version) * Pierre Vaneck as Vincent Loringer (French version) * Gil Vidal as Manfred (French version) * Udo Vioff as Manfred (German version) * Jean Yonnel as Der Freiherr * Friedrich Domin as Professor * Jean Galland as Capitaine von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Du Barry (1954 Film)
''Madame du Barry'' is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Martine Carol, Daniel Ivernel, Gianna Maria Canale and Jean Parédès.Hayward p.109-10 The film depicts the life of Madame du Barry, mistress to Louis XV in the eighteenth century. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. Cast * Martine Carol as Jeanne Bécu * Daniel Ivernel as Jean du Barry * Gianna Maria Canale as Duchesse de Grammont * Jean Parédès as Lebel * Denis d'Inès as Duc d'Richelieu * Marguerite Pierry as Comtesse de Médarne * Isabelle Pia as Marie-Antoinette * Pascale Roberts as Jeanne's friend * Nadine Alari as La Maréchale de Guichelais * Giovanna Ralli as Cadette * Georgette Anys as La citoyenne * Nadine Tallier as Loque * Nane Germon as Bitchi du Barry * Suzanne Grey as Chon du Barr * Claude Sylvain as Une fille * Paul Demange as Un citoyen * André Bervil as Un musicie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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