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Guy De Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne (1888–1972) was a French art director. He was the brother of the film director Marco de Gastyne.Andrew p.184 Selected filmography * ''Little Lise'' (1930) * ''Orange Blossom'' (1932) * '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932) * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1933) * '' Miquette'' (1934) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * ''Samson'' (1936) * ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (1937) * ''The Kiss of Fire'' (1937) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''The Shanghai Drama'' (1938) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * ''The Acrobat'' (1941) * '' Strangers in the House'' (1942) * ''Cecile Is Dead'' (1944) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * '' As Long as I Live'' (1946) * ''Naughty Martine'' (1947) * '' Man About Town'' (1947) * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' The King'' (1949) * ''Blonde Blond (male) or blonde (female), also referred to as fair hair, is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residential neighbourhoods, as well as many corporate headquarters and a handful of foreign embassies. It is the wealthiest and most expensive suburb of Paris. Together with the 16th and 7th arrondissement of Paris, the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine forms the most affluent and prestigious residential area in the whole of France. It has the 2nd highest average household income in France, at €112,504 per year (in 2020). History Originally Pont de Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on the banks of the Seine, was mentioned for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel Of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Annabella (actress), Annabella as Viana * Pierre Renoir as Stepan * Bernard Lancret as César Birsky * Gilberte Géniat as Catherine * Pauline Carton as La logeuse * Pierre Larquey as Bartek * Paul Amiot as Vladorowsky * Robert Le Vigan as Granoff * Roger Blin as Officier * Pierre Alcover as Le gouverneur de Varsovie * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La fille du majordome * Alexandre Rignault as Le gardien * Mady Berry as Patronne de l'hôtel * Georges Melchior as Nevitzky * Lucas Gridoux as L'espion * José Squinquel as Le capitaine * Claire Gérard as La nounou * Marguerite Pierry as La logeuse * Marthe Mellot as Joséphine * Denise Jovelet as Vania enfant * Georges S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King (1949 Film)
''The King'' (French: ''Le roi'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Maurice Chevalier, Annie Ducaux and Sophie Desmarets.Goble p.14 It is a remake of the 1936 film ''The King (1936 film), The King''. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis It follows the adventures of King Jean IV of Cerdagne when he visits Paris to sign an important treaty. Cast * Maurice Chevalier as The King Jean IV de Cerdagne * Annie Ducaux as Therese Marnix * Sophie Desmarets as Mme Youyou Bourdier * Alfred Adam as Bourdier * Jean Wall as Le Lorrain * Robert Murzeau as Blond * Henri Charrett as Cormeau, Minister of Commerce * Marcel Delaître as Count Martin de Mortier * Félix Paquet as Gabrier, Postmaster General * François Joux as Marcel Rivelot * Lucien Callamand as Dominique * Roger Monteaux as Aubergiste * Albert Michel as Un inspecteur * Jacqueline Noël ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Love (1948 Film)
''After Love'' (French: ''Après l'amour'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal. The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.Waldman p.167 It was the director's penultimate film, followed by ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' the same year. The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule * Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule * Giselle Pascal as Germaine * Gabrielle Fontan as Catou * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man About Town (1947 Film)
''Man About Town'' (french: Le silence est d'or, lit=Silence is golden) is a 1947 romantic comedy film written and directed by René Clair. It was released in a shortened version in the United States as ''Man About Town''. The film marked Clair's return to working in France after 12 years abroad in the United Kingdom and the United States. Premise The setting is Paris in the early 1900s ("1906, perhaps") and much of the action takes place in a silent film studio. Émile, a director, advises his shy young employee Jacques to adopt his own carefree attitude towards women ("one lost, ten found"). Émile takes under his wing Madeleine, the daughter of his old friend Célestin, when she arrives from the country; he offers her a place to stay and a job at his studio, and he starts to fall in love with her. When Jacques returns from military service, he and Madeleine are drawn to each other but they feel guilty about betraying the fatherly Émile. Émile finally realises the truth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naughty Martine
''Naughty Martine'' or ''The Fan'' (French: ''L'éventail'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Dany Robin, Claude Dauphin and Lucien Baroux.Krautz p.54 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Dany Robin as Martine * Claude Dauphin as Jacques Brévannes * Lucien Baroux as Le baron Saint-Yves * Marguerite Moreno as Mme. de Stakelberg * Henri Vidal as Pierre * Jacqueline Cadet as Madeleine Catinat * Robert Pizani as Le consul Alvaro Gomez * Pierre Dudan * Fritzi Scheff * Rose Avril as Vocal * Nita Berger as Vocal * Camille Bert as Le professeur de musique * Colette Georges * Suzanne Grey * Jacqueline Huet * Albert Michel as Gustave * Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Long As I Live (1946 Film)
''As Long as I Live'' (French: ''Tant que je vivrai'') is a 1946 French-Italian drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Berthier and Jean Debucourt.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.167 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. A wild-living woman on the run from the police falls in love with a consumptive pavement artist. Main cast * Edwige Feuillère as Ariane * Jacques Berthier as Bernard Fleuret * Jean Debucourt as Jean Marail * Marguerite Deval as La marquise * Germaine Kerjean as Madame Levallois * Georges Lannes as Miguel Brennan * Margo Lion as L'infirmière * Germaine Michel as Aubergiste * Maurice Nasil as Jacquelin * Freddy Alberti as Band Leader * Pierre Juvenet Pierre Juvenet (1883–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Powrie p.231 A character actor, he appeared in more than a hundred films frequently portraying officials and authority figures. Selected filmography * ''The Mystery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestic Hotel Cellars
''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (French: ''Les caves du Majestic'') is a 1945 French mystery film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim and Denise Grey. It is based on the Maigret novel '' Maigret and the Hotel Majestic'' by Georges Simenon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film earned admissions in France of 1,870,814. at Box Office Story It was the last production of the German-controlled French film production company , which was dissolved after the |
Cecile Is Dead
''Cecile Is Dead'' (French: ''Cécile est morte!'') is a 1944 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Albert Préjean, Santa Relli and Germaine Kerjean. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. The film was made by the German-controlled Continental Films. Main cast * Albert Préjean as Le commissaire Maigret * Santa Relli as Cécile * Germaine Kerjean as Madame Boynet * Luce Fabiole as Madame Petitot, la concierge * Liliane Maigné as Nouchi * André Gabriello as Lucas * Jean Brochard as Dandurand * André Reybaz as Gérard Pardon * Yves Deniaud as Machepied * Marcel Carpentier as Dr. Pierre * Marcel André as Le directeur de la P.J. * Henry Bonvallet as Le juge d'instruction * Charles Blavette Charles Blavette (24 June 1902 – 21 November 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers In The House
''The Strangers in the House'' (''Les Inconnus dans la maison'') is a 1942 French drama film by Henri Decoin after the novel by the same name by Georges Simenon in 1940. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Plot Hector Loursat, attorney at law, lives with his daughter, Nicole, in a vast and shabby mansion in a provincial town. Their conversation with each other is limited, each somehow holding the other one responsible for the situation: Hector Loursat used to be one of the great attorneys until his wife left him for another man eighteen years ago. He has been drinking ever since, and given up living altogether, intoxicated every night. Hector did not care much about his daughter, who was brought up by Fine, the old woman servant in the house. One night, gunshots are heard upstairs in the house and Hector spots a shadow running away. Hector goes upstairs with Nicole and finds a dead man lying on an old bed in the attic. The police arrive and investigate. Hector soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Acrobat
''The Acrobat'' (French: ''L'acrobate'') is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Jean Tissier and Thérèse Dorny.Lorcey p.208 It was made at the Victorine Studios in Nice, in the Unoccupied Zone of France. The film's art direction was by Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Fernandel as Ernest Sauce * Jean Tissier as Briquet * Thérèse Dorny as Pauline * Marcel Carpentier as Le dîneur * Jean Brochard as Le commissaire * Paulette Berger as La comtesse de Puypeux * Lucien Callamand as Le médecin-chef * Pierre Labry as Dubier * Fernand Flament as Un infirmier * Nicolas Amato * Les Zemgano as Les frères Brindisi * Charles Dechamps as Le comte de Puypeux * Gaby Wagner Gaby may refer to: People Gaby is short for Gabrielle, Gabriella or Gabriel, and in particular may refer to: * Gaby (singer) (born 1965), Panamanian Reggae en Español and Reggaeton singer and rapper *Gaby, a Spanish clown, one of Los Pay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Slave (1939 Film)
''The White Slave'' (French: ''L'esclave blanche'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marc Sorkin and starring Viviane Romance, John Lodge and Marcel Dalio. German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst acted as a supervisor on the production. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne, while the costumes were by Marcel Escoffier. It is a loose remake of the 1927 German silent film of the same title.Slavin p.93-94 Synopsis At the beginning of the twentieth century a Frenchwoman marries a westernised Turkish diplomat and travels with him to his homeland with romantic expectations of an Arabian Nights lifestyle. However she is shocked on getting there by the repressive attitude towards woman. Worse her husband falls out of favour with the Sultan, who faces growing dissent from the Young Turk movement. Cast * Viviane Romance as Mireille * John Lodge as Vedad Bey * Marcel Dalio as Le sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
