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Gisèle Pascal
Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes, France. Her first movie role was in 1942's '' L'Arlésienne''. For six years, she was involved in a relationship with Prince Rainier, and lived together in a villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy, Rainier's sister, seeking to obtain the throne of Monaco for her own son, spread malicious rumors that Pascal was incapable of bearing children. A contemplated marriage was called off when a medical examination mistakenly reported that she was infertile. Pascal subsequently married actor Raymond Pellegrin on 8 October 1955 and had a daughter, Pascale Pellegrin, on 12 September 1962. Stage credits * ''Amour, Délices et orgues'' (also known as ''Collège Swing'') (1947) * ''Véronique'' (1949) * ''Boum sur Paris'' (1954) Partial filmography * '' L'Arlésienne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 Before Christ, BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a Reed (plant), reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chocolate Girl (1950 Film)
''The Chocolate Girl'' (French: ''La petite chocolatière'') is a 1950 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Giselle Pascal, Claude Dauphin and Henri Genès. It is based on a play by Paul Gavault. An earlier adaptation ''The Chocolate Girl'' was released in 1932.Goble p.176 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The art director Raymond Nègre designed the film's sets. Main cast * Giselle Pascal as Benjamine Lapistolle * Claude Dauphin as Paul Normand * Henri Genès as Félicien Bédarride * Jeannette Batti as Rosette * Bernard Lajarrige as Raoul Pinglet * Georges Lannes as Lapistolle * Henri Crémieux as Mingassol * Paulette Dubost as Julie * Charles Bouillaud as Le maître d'hôtel * Max Elloy as Le garçon * Colette Georges as Simone * Jean Hébey as Le fêtard * Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Public Woman
''The Public Woman'' (french: La femme publique) is a 1984 French erotic drama film inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1872 novel ''Demons'' and directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Valérie Kaprisky, Lambert Wilson and Francis Huster as the lead actors. The film had a total of 1,302,425 admissions in France where it was the 28th highest-grossing film of the year. Plot summary An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoevsky's novel ''Demons''. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into committing a political assassination. Awards César Awards, France, 1985 ;Nominated *Best Actress - Valérie Kaprisky *Best Supporting Actor - Lambert Wilson *Best Writing - Adaptation - Andrzej Żuławski and Dominique Garnier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Compères
''Les Compères'' (; English title: ComDads) is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard and Anny Duperey. The film had 4,847,229 admissions in France. In 1997, this movie was remade as '' Fathers' Day'' in the US. When it was released in the U.S. in the summer of 1984, it received negative reviews from many critics. Siskel & Ebert gave it two resounding "thumbs down" marks on their TV show, stating that the movie was "basically a French sitcom" and had too many stupid characters. Plot A teenaged boy has run away from home. His father is ineffective at finding him, so his mother contacts two former lovers from around the time her son was conceived, telling them both that the child is their son and asking them to look for him. One of them (Depardieu) is a tough journalist investigating the Mafia, while the other (Richard) is a timid former teacher who was on the verge of committing suicide when he received t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Top Of The Stairs
''At the Top of the Stairs'' (french: En haut des marches) is a 1983 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Paul Vecchiali. It tells the story of a widow, who returns to a former house that had been hers 18 years after her husband was killed. Cast *Danielle Darrieux as Françoise Canavaggia * Hélène Surgère as Suzanne *Françoise Lebrun as Michele *Gisèle Pascal as Rose * Sonia Saviange as Catherine * Christine Laurent as Christine *Micheline Presle Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ... as Mathilde External links * * 1983 films 1983 drama films French drama films Films directed by Paul Vecchiali 1980s French films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Caso Di Coscienza
''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collection ''Il mare colore del vino''. Plot On the train home (fictitious town of Madda in Sicily) from one of his work trips in Rome, Advocate Salvatore Vaccagnino (Lando Buzzanca) comes across the women's magazine ''Lady Signora''. On the page ''Ask Father Lucchesini'' there is a letter about the moral dilemma of a married woman who has committed an act of infidelity in spite of loving her husband. Caught between the pain of guilt and the risks of confessing to her husband, she asks for Father Lucchesini's help. Due to the gravity of the situation, Father Lucchesini recommends her to stay silent till the next issue until he puts more thought into the matter. In order to put his peers in the city council club to shame, Vaccagnino reads them th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Masque De Fer
''Le Masque de fer'' ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based on the 1850 novel '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, ''The Man in the Iron Mask''; which in turn is based on the real-life story of the Man in the Iron Mask. Synopsis Mazarin gives d'Artagnan the mission to rescue the imprisoned brother of Louis XIV. In a scene not in the original book, d'Artagnan grabs Isabelle de Saint-Mars, pulls up her dress, and spanks her to punish her for not keeping a promise she had made. Technical details * Director: Henri Decoin * Writer: Laurent Devries, Gérald Devriès, Cécil Saint-Laurent after the works of Alexandre Dumas * Producer: Roger de Broin * Director of photography: Pierre Petit * Music: Georges Van Parys * Editing: Louisette Hautecoeur * Scenery: Olivier Girard and Paul-Louis Boutié * Genre: Adventure * Length: 127 min * Date of release: France, 1962 Starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pity For The Vamps
''Pity for the Vamps'' (French: ''Pitié pour les vamps'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Jean Josipovici and starring Viviane Romance, Geneviève Kervine and Yves Vincent.Rège p.541 Cast * Viviane Romance as Flora Davis * Geneviève Kervine as Anne Davis *Josette Arno as Nicole * Yves Vincent as André Larcher * Gabrielle Dorziat a sÉléonore Davis * Jane Marken as Mme Edith * Jean Meyer as Pierre * Roland Bailly as Julien * Félix Marten as Paul Duke * Marcel Charvey as Marcel-Marcel * France Roche as Laure Fontaine * Jacqueline Noëlle as Yvette * Eliane Saint-Jean * Aram Stephan as Le producteur * Jacques Bézard * Jean-Daniel Ehrmann * Jannick Arvel * Monique Vivin * Gisèle Pascal as Jany Cristal-Davis * Gina Manès as L'actrice âgée * Max Montavon as Le modiste * Bernard Musson Bernard Musson (1925–2010) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) * '' The Slave'' (1953) * '' On Trial'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Paris Were Told To Us
''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (french: Si Paris nous était conté) is a 1956 French historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry. The admissions in France were 2,813,682 people.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048616/business Principal cast *Françoise Arnoul as Duchesse de L... *Jeanne Boitel as Mme Geoffrin / Sarah Bernhardt *Gilbert Bokanowski as Louis XVI *Julien Carette as Un cocher *Danielle Darrieux as Agnès Sorel *Sophie Desmarets as Rose Bertin *Clément Duhour as Aristide Bruant * Sacha Guitry as Louis XI *Odette Joyeux as La Passementiere *Robert Lamoureux as Latude *Jacques Dumesnil as Cardinal Richelieu *Pierre Larquey as Pierre Broussel *Jean Marais as François Ier *Jean Martinelli as Henri IV / Firmin *Lana Marconi as La reine Marie-Antoinette *Michèle Morgan as Gabrielle d'Estrées *Jean Parédès as Un médecin *Giselle Pascal as Comtesse de G... *Gérard Philipe as Le Trouvère *Odile Rodin as the Princess of Essling * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle From Paris
''Mademoiselle from Paris'' (French: ''Mademoiselle de Paris'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gisèle Pascal and Nadine Basile. The film was one of several films set in the work of high fashion made during the decade, popularising the New Look of Christian Dior.Shingler p.70 It was shot using Eastmancolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. Synpsis Micheline works hard to keep the struggling fashion house of her employer, Maurice, afloat. When it goes out of business she accepts an offer to tour the country as an accompanist to the singer Jacqueline François. In Nice she encounters both her sister and Maurice who is now planning to start a new fashion house. Cast * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Maurice Darnal * Gisèle Pascal as Micheline Bertier * Nadine Basile as Léa Berthier * Jean Lara as Pierre Rollin * Raphaël Patorni as Max, le fournisseur * René Blancard as Le père de Micheline * Jacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars (1955 Film)
''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Giselle Pascal, Jean Gaven and Erich von Stroheim. The film is an adaptation of the 1925 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra, though the plot has been changed somewhat, and the action brought into the 1950s and set in Latin America rather than the Black Sea coast of the USSR.Goble p.121 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Piérac. Location shooting took place in Paris and elsewhere. Cast * Giselle Pascal as Lady Diana Wynham * Jean Gaven as Don Armando Félix * Erich von Stroheim as Dr. Siegfried Traurig (final film) * Philippe Mareuil as Gérard Dextrier * Denise Vernac as Anna * Berthe Cardona * Fernand Rauzéna as Le Queledec * Jacqueline Dane as Clara * Joé Davray as L'ingénieur * Jackie Blanchot * Jacques Jouanneau as Henri - le chauffeur * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Affairs In Versailles
''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it tells some episodes through portrayal of the personalities who lived in the Palace of Versailles. Its sister films are ''Napoléon'' (1955) and ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956). The film is notable for the presence of a great number of well-known French actors, often appearing in short parts. One unknown actor playing a major character is Gilbert Bokanowski (credited as Gilbert Boka) portraying Louis XVI. Bokanowski was actually the film's production manager and was cast because of his strong resemblance to the monarch. Its English translation title is ''If Versailles Were Told to Me''. Despite French production, the film is best known by its English title ''Royal Affairs in Versailles''. Plot Historical human stories in connection wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
