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Impossible Is Not French
''Impossible Is Not French'' (French: ''Impossible... pas français'') is a 1974 French comedy film directed by Robert Lamoureux and starring Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy and Pierre Tornade.Rège p.589 Cast * Jean Lefebvre as Louis Brisset * Pierre Mondy as Antoine Brisset * Pierre Tornade as Albert Lombard * France Dougnac as Catherine Brisset * Robert Lamoureux as The Gardener * Michel Creton as Francky * Hubert Godon as Bernard * Jacques Marin as Dussautoy * Claire Maurier as Mauricette Brisset * Jean-Paul Moulinot as De Sica * Louison Roblin as Madeleine * Gabriele Tinti as Count Jean-Charles de Bonfort * Magali Vendeuil as Francine Brisset * Yves Vincent as Nadar * Marthe Villalonga Marthe Villalonga (born 20 March 1932) is a French actress. She was born in Fort-de-l'Eau, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capit ... as La gardienne d'immeuble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film ''The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. He was married to the actress Magali Vendeuil. Partial filmography *''Le roi des camelots'' (1951) - Robert *' (1951) - Himself *''Chacun son tour'' (1951) - Robert Montfort *''Au fil des ondes'' (1951) - Himself *''Allô... je t'aime'' (1952) - Pierre Palette * ''Open Letter'' (1953) - Martial Simonet * ''The Enchanting Enemy'' (1953) - Roberto Mancini *''Saluti e baci'' (1953) - Himself *''Women of Paris'' (1953) - Himself - Animateur de spectacle *'' Virgile'' (1953) - François Virgile * '' Service Entrance'' (1954) - François Berthier *''Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) - Robert Langlois *'' Magic Village'' (1955) - Robert *''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' (1955) - Robert Langloi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Life and career Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the southwest of France. She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film ''The 400 Blows''. Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film '' La Cuisine au beurre''. In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film '' La Cage aux Folles'' as Simone. In 1981, she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''A Bad Son''. She played Madeleine, a seductive older woman. In 2001, she gained international recognition w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s French-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Comedy Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marthe Villalonga
Marthe Villalonga (born 20 March 1932) is a French actress. She was born in Fort-de-l'Eau, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... Theatre Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villalonga, Marthe 1932 births Living people French film actresses People from Bordj El Kiffan Pieds-Noirs 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French television actresses French stage actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Vincent
Yves Vincent (5 August 1921 – 6 January 2016) was a French film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Devil and the Angel'' (1946) - Robert * ''La taverne du poisson couronné'' (1947) - Pierre Astor * '' The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (1947) - André Duval * ''La renégate'' (1948) - Jean Costa * ''Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'' (1948) - Simon de Chabre * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) - Morezzi * ''La maternelle'' (1949) - Dr. Libois * ''La femme nue'' (1949) - Pierre Bernier * ''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (1949) - Jean Portal * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Luigi Costelli * ''Oriental Port'' (1950) - Vaucourt * ''Captain Ardant'' (1951) - Le capitaine Pierre Ardant * ''Tapage nocturne'' (1951) - Frank Varescot * '' My Wife Is Formidable'' (1951) - Le trompettiste (uncredited) * ''Si ça vous chante'' (1951) * ''Ouvert contre X...'' (1952) - L'inspecteur Richard * ''Grand Gala'' (1952) - Pierre Bouvais * ''Sins of Rome'' (1953) - Octavius * '' Monsieur Scrupule, Gangster'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magali Vendeuil
Magali Vendeuil (18 September 1926 – 12 January 2009) was a French stage and film actress who also appeared in television productions. She was a member of the Comédie-Française between 1950 and 1961. She played the female lead in several films including the 1955 thriller ''More Whiskey for Callaghan''.Goble p.82 She was married to fellow actor Robert Lamoureux. Selected filmography * '' Drôle de noce'' (1952) * '' Procès au Vatican'' (1952) * '' Beauties of the Night'' (1952) * ''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) * ''Une fille épatante'' (1955) * '' Jugez-les bien'' (1961) * ''Impossible Is Not French ''Impossible Is Not French'' (French: ''Impossible... pas français'') is a 1974 French comedy film directed by Robert Lamoureux and starring Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy and Pierre Tornade.Rège p.589 Cast * Jean Lefebvre as Louis Brisset * Pie ...'' (1974) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Tinti (actor)
Gabriele Tinti (22 August 1932 – 12 November 1991) was an Italian actor who was married to actress and model Laura Gemser. Biography Tinti was born in Molinella, Emilia-Romagna. He started his career in the 1948 movie ''Difficult Years'', and eventually got his first major starring role in the 1954 movie ''Chronicle of Poor Lovers''. He often played the role of a friendly and vigorous young man. He made an appearance, in 1968, in the last episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. The episode, ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', served as the transition episode of the then new TV series of the same name. In 1964, he played in the French movie ''The Troops of St. Tropez''. In 1971, he played the seducing ''Don César'' in the French movie ''Delusions of Grandeur''. The French press would refer to him as the "Italian Alain Delon". By the end of the 1960s, he used his playboy looks to shift his acting career towards erotic movies, and featured in many of the ''Emmanuelle'' movie series. He was mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louison Roblin
Louison is both a surname and a French masculine/feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Shemel Louison (born 1990), Grenadian footballer *Louison Bobet Louis "Louison" Bobet (; 12 March 1925 - 13 March 1983) was a French professional road racing cyclist. He was the first great French rider of the post-war period and the first rider to win the Tour de France in three successive years, from 1953 t ... (1923–1983), French cyclist * Louison Moreau (before 1668–after 1692), French opera singer {{given name, type=both French unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Jean-Paul Moulinot (30 June 1912 – 3 December 1989) was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. Elisabeth (Yvette) Hardy (1917-2000), a comedian at the TNP, was his wife. Close to Jean Vilar, he took part to the first Festival d'Avignon in 1947 and from 1951, the year the TNP reopened, he belonged to the troupe where he remained during all the years Jean Vilar was the director, then joined the Comédie-Française until his death. Career at the Comédie-Française * Admission at the Comédie-Française in 1966 * Sociétaire in 1989 * 481st sociétaire *1937: ''Business is business'' by Octave Mirbeau, directed by Fernand Ledoux *1938: ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand, directed by Pierre Dux *1966: ''Les Femmes savantes'' by Molière, directed by Jean Meyer *1966: '' Le commissaire est bon enfant'' by Georges Courteline and Jules Lévy, directed by Robert Manuel *1967: ''Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard'' by Marivaux, directed by Maurice Escande *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
