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Gervaise (film)
''Gervaise'' is a 1956 French film directed by René Clément based on the 1877 novel ''L'Assommoir'' by Émile Zola. It depicts a working-class woman in the mid-nineteenth century (played by Maria Schell) trying to cope with the descent of her husband (played by François Périer) into alcoholism. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards. Schell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 1956 Venice Film Festival for her performance. It won the 1957 BAFTA for Best Film and Best Actor. Cast * Maria Schell: Gervaise Macquart Coupeau, a patient and courageous laundrywoman * François Périer: Coupeau, Gervaise's husband, a roofer * Suzy Delair: Virginie Poisson, an old rival who hates Gervaise * Armand Mestral: Lantier, Gervaise's former lover * Jany Holt: Mme Lorilleux, Coupeau's ill-tempered sister * Mathilde Casadesus: Mme Boche, the concierge * Florelle: Maman Coupeau, Coupeau's aged mother * Micheline Luccioni: Clémence, a laundrywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clément
René Clément (; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Clément studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20-minute short written by and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations to film a documentary film, documentary, the first ever of that country and one that includes the only known film image of Imam Yahya. Almost ten years passed before Clément directed a feature but his French Resistance film, ''La Bataille du rail'' (1945), gained much critical and commercial success. From there Clément became one of his country's most successful and respected directors, garnering numerous awards including two films that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volpi Cup
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Six" International film festivals worldwide, which include the Big Three European Film Festivals, alongside the Toronto Film Festival in Canada the Sundance Film Festival in the United States and the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia. The Festivals are internationally acclaimed for giving creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. In 1951, FIAPF formally accredited the festival. Founded by the National Fascist Party in Venice in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice Biennale, one of the world's oldest exhibitions of art, created by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. The range of work at the Venice Bienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert De Lapparent
250px, De Lapparent in 2006 Hubert de Lapparent (19 April 1919 – 14 September 2021) was a French actor. Early life and education Hubert Cochon de Lapparent was born in 1919. He was the son of the geologist Jacques de Lapparent and nephew of the painter Paul de Lapparent. In the 1930s, he entered the conservatory. He participated in the resistance during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References
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Philippe De Chérisey
Philippe Louis Henri Marie de Chérisey, 9th marquess de Chérisey (13 February 1923 – 17 July 1985) was a French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and supporting actor (using the stage name Amédée). He is best known for his creation of fake parchments published in the 1967 book ''L'Or de Rennes'' by Gérard de Sède, as part of his involvement in the Priory of Sion hoax between 1962-1983. Early life Coming from a wealthy family in the Lorraine, de Chérisey decided to become an actor against his family's wishes. He enrolled in the René Simon drama school in 1946 where he started his actor's training, and his most notable film appearance was in '' Jeux interdits'' in 1952. He was known as a bon viveur, regularly enjoyed wine and frequented public libraries where his natural curiosity made him follow up anything that took his fancy. Surrealism Philippe de Chérisey was a follower of the surrealist movement. He claimed acquaintance with Eugene Ionesco and was like hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Tossy
Helene or Hélène may refer to: People *Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name *Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (Amazon), a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her *Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in ''Adversus Haereses'' * Hélène (given name), a feminine given name, the French version of Helen *Hélène (singer), Hélène Rollès Astronomy *Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn Books and film * ''Hélène'' (drama), an 1891 play by Paul Delair * ''Helene'', English edition of German novel by Vicki Baum * ''Hélène'' (film), a 1936 French drama film, based on the novel by Baum Music * ''Hélène'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns 1904 *Polka Hélène in D minor for piano 4 hands by Borodin * ''Hélène'' (album), an album by Roch Voisine 1989 * Hélène (Hélène Rollès album) album by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling (26 May 1922 – 16 February 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1949 and 1975. Selected filmography * ''Return to Life'' (1949) - Un soldat (segment 4 : "Le retour de René") (uncredited) * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bit part (uncredited) * '' The Red Rose'' (1951) - M. Guillet * ''Good Enough to Eat'' (1951) - Pou - le frère de Madame de Mergrand * ''Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le Maire'' (1951) - Le docteur * ''La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) - L'ivrogne du night-club * ''Open Letter'' (1953) - Le flic - M. Pépin * '' Les Compagnes de la nuit'' (1953) - Le concierge (uncredited) * ''Thérèse Raquin'' (1953) * '' Virgile'' (1953) - Le professeur * '' Le Guérisseur'' (1953) - Un journaliste * '' Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça'' (1954) - Le roi Dagobert / Un marcheur * '' Les Diaboliques'' (1955) - L'employé de la morgue * ''French Cancan'' (1955) - Le chirurgien (uncredited) * '' Bedevilled'' (1955) - Taxi D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Harden
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Hubert
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name *Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member of Delta-S *Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon *Lucien Bouchard, French-Canadian politician *Lucien Bourjeily, Lebanese writer and director *Lucien Carr, member of the original New York City circle of the Beat Generation *Lucien Dahdah, Lebanese politician *Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council *Lucien Ginsburg, birth name of Serge Gainsbourg *Lucien Greaves, social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple *Lucien Jack, the real name of British singer Jack Lucien *Lucien Lagrange, a French-born, Chicago-based architect *Lucien Laurin, race horse trainer of Secretariat *Lucien Littlefield, an American actor in the silent film era (who later also appeared on televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Luccioni
Micheline Luccioni (1930–1992) was a French stage, film and television actress.Cowie & Elley p.127 Her son, José Luccioni, is also an actor. Partial filmography * '' Gervaise'' (1956) - Clémence - une blanchisseuse, ouvrière chez Gervaise * ''Baratin'' (1956) - Brigitte * '' Lovers of Paris'' (1957) - Valérie Vabre * ''Back to the Wall'' (1958) - La postière * ''Maxime'' (1958) - Liliane d'Aix * ''Guinguette'' (1959) - Une amie de Guinguette * ''Un témoin dans la ville'' (1959) - Germaine - une radio taxi * ''Croquemitoufle'' (1959) - Nénette * '' Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre'' (1959) - Arlette - une prostituée * ''Way of Youth'' (1959) - Solange, la secrétaire de Charles Michaud * ''Tête folle'' (1960) - Suzanne * ''La brune que voilà'' (1960) - Paulette - la secrétaire * ''It Happened All Night'' (1960) - La fille du bois de Boulogne * ''Les livreurs'' (1961) - Madame Bellanger * ''Le puits aux trois vérités'' (1961) - La radio-reporter * ''Le Tracassin'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florelle
Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numerous other film roles. In the 1940s, she retired from the stage, but continued to make film appearances during the war. Early life She was born as Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau on 9 August 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She came from a wealthy family living in the district of La Chaume, the oldest in the town of Sables-d'Olonne. Her father, an employee of the town hall, left his job to go into business and the family came to live in Paris; her mother worked at the café ''La Cigale''. Career Odette began her stage career at the age of 13, singing at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Moulin Rouge. She is notably the partner of Raimu beginning in a sketch entitled "Le Marseillais et la Parigote". She worked i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.Goble p.95 Partial filmography * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - L'Agitée * ''La part de l'ombre'' (1945) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) - Adélaïde Epantchine * ''The Murdered Model'' (1948) - Madame Malaise * ''Tous les deux'' (1949) - La cliente * ''Marlene'' (1949) - Betty * ''Au royaume des cieux'' (1949) - Madame Barattier la Patronne de l'Auberge * '' Branquignol'' (1949) - Suzanne * ''Le Roi Pandore'' (1950) - Marika * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) - Mademoiselle Thomas * ''Le Plaisir'' (1952) - Madame Louise dite Cocotte (segment "La Maison Tellier") * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953) - Prudence * ''The Air of Paris'' (1954) - Voyageuse * ''Ce soir les jupons volent...'' (1956) - Madame Pommeau * '' Gervaise'' (1956) - Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse * '' Burning Fuse'' (1957) - Mimi * ''Me and the Colonel'' (1958) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''Love Is My Profession'' (1958) - Anna - la patronne du restaurant (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Mestral
Armand Mestral (born ''Armand Serge Zelikson''; 25 November 1917 - 17 September 2000) was a French actor and singer. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1945 to 1992. Filmography References External links * 1917 births 2000 deaths French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
