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Jacques Bernard (actor)
Jacques Bernard (born 7 May 1929) is a French actor. His mother, Josyane, was a motion picture actress active from the end of the 1920s until the beginning of sound film. He appeared in '' Les Enfants terribles'' (1950) by Jean-Pierre Melville and ''Dear Caroline'' (1950). He was born in Paris. Theatre Author * 1961: ''Niki-Nikou'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Potinière * 1977: ''Une femme presque fidèle'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by Claude Brosset, Élysée Montmartre Comedian * Fin des années 1950: tournées classiques, festivals * 1958 : ''Faust'' by Paul Valéry, directed by Yves Gasc, Théâtre Gramont * 1961 : ''Horace'' by Pierre Corneille, directed by Jean-François Rémi, Alliance française * 1961 : ''Niki-Nikou'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre de la Potinière * 1973 : ''Seul le poisson rouge est au courant'' by Jean Barbier and Dominique Nohain, directed by Dominique Nohain, Théâtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound-on-disc systems, and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate. Innovations in sound-on-film led to the first commercial screening of short motion pictures using the technology, which took place in 1923. The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid-to-late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as "talking pictures", or "talkies", were exclusively shorts. The earliest feature-length movies with recorded sound included only music and effects. The first feature film originally presented as a talkie (although it had only limited so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Des Capucines
The Théâtre des Capucines was a former theatre on the boulevard des Capucines in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built in 1889 by architect Édouard-Jean Niermans, it was taken over by two brothers, Émile Isola and Vincent Isola, in 1892 to become the Théâtre Isola. They managed the theatre until 1897. Berthez Armand was an early director and the actress-dancer Gaby Deslys (1881-1920) appeared there. The actress, singer and film star Arletty made her debut there in October 1919 and performed there regularly for ten years, especially in operettas. It was also the venue of the 1941 musical comedy ''Une femme par jour'', (with music by Georges Van Parys and text by Pierre Véber and Jean Boyer). Serge Gainsbourg inaugurated a series of popular concerts at the theatre in 1963, including an appearance by the singer Barbara. The theatre finally closed in 1970 and was taken over by the perfume company Fragonard. Fragonard preserved the building as a perfume museum, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In The Movies
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States. Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America. Events * January 7 – U.K. release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. *February 24 - 12th Golden Globe Awards announced: '' On The Waterfront'', Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win * March 18 – The film adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel ''Blackboard Jungle'' previews in New York City, featuring the single " Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets over the opening credits, the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to it. * June 1 – Premiere of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Pinoteau
Jack Pinoteau (20 September 1923 – 6 April 2017) or Jacques Pinoteau was a French film director born at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. A brother of Claude Pinoteau and Arlette Merry, he is mostly known for his direction of the film ', after a novel by René Fallet which made Darry Cowl famous. Pinoteau died on 6 April 2017, aged 93. Filmography Cinema Film director * 1952 : '' They Were Five'' with Jean Carmet, Jean Gaven * 1954 : '' The Big Flag'' with Jean Chevrier, Nicole Courcel * 1956 : '' L'Ami de la famille'' with Darry Cowl * 1957 : '' Le Triporteur'' with Darry Cowl * 1958 : '' Chéri, fais-moi peur'' with Darry Cowl * 1960 : '' Robinson et le triporteur'' with Darry Cowl * 1963 : ''People in Luck'' * 1964 : '' Les Durs à cuire'' with Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and Roger Pierre * 1965 : '' Me and the Forty Year Old Man'' with Dany Saval, Paul Meurisse and Michel Serrault Assistant director * 1948 : '' Rapide de nuit'' by Marcel Blistène * 1949 : ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Jayet
René Jayet (20 May 1906 – 31 October 1953) was a French film director and producer. He made his debut in 1928 with ', starring Camille Bardou among others. Followed '' Des quintuplés au pensionnat'', '' Moumou'', '' Les Aventuriers de l'air'', '' Une nuit de noces'' and '' Le Cabaret du grand large''. Filmography Director * '' Une femme a passé'' (1928) * ''Casaque damier... toque blanche'' (1928) * ''Couturier de mon cœur'' (1935) * ''Le Champion de ces dames'' (1935) * '' Passeurs d'hommes'' (1937) * '' Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur'' (1939) * ''Retour au bonheur'' (1940) *'' Ici l'on pêche'' (1941) * '' Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur'' (1943) * '' Le Cabaret du grand large'' (1946) * ''Le Testament'' (1946, short) * ''Cinq à sept'' (1946, short) * '' Mandrin'' (1947) * '' L'Homme de la nuit'' (1947) * ''Bichon'' (1948) * '' Le dernier quart d'heure'' (1949, short) * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1949) * '' Une nuit de noces'' (1950) *'' Les Aventuriers de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Quintuplés Au Pensionnat
Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (other), several people * Des Hasler (born 1961), Australian rugby league player-coach * Desmond Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist * Desmond Des Lynam (born 1942), British television presenter * Desmond Des Lyttle (born 1971), English footballer * Desmond Des O'Connor (1932–2020), British entertainer * Des O'Connor, Australian rugby league player in the 1970s * Desmond Des O'Grady (born 1953), Irish retired Gaelic footballer * Des O'Hagan (1934–2015), Irish communist * Desmond O'Malley (1939–2021), Irish politician, government minister and founder and leader of the Progressive Democrats * Desmond Des O'Neil (1920–1999), Australian politician * Des O'Reilly (1954–2016), Australian rugby league player * Desmond Smith (general) (1911–199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Dréville
Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Autour de L'Argent'' (1928) * ''A Man of Gold'' (1934) * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''President Haudecoeur'' (1940) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * ''Return to Life'' (1949) * ''The Girl with the Whip'' (1952) * ''The Secret of the Mountain Lake'' (1952) * '' Endless Horizons'' (1953) * '' Queen Margot'' (1954) * ''Stopover in Orly'' (1955) * '' A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik'' (1958) * ''Nights of Farewell'' (1965) * ''The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...'' (1968) References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizons Sans Fin
''Endless Horizons'' (french: Horizons sans fin) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Giselle Pascal as Hélène Boucher * Jean Chevrier as André Danet * Paul Frankeur as Soupape * Marie-France Planeze as Geneviève Gaudin * René Blancard as René Gaudin * Maurice Ronet as Marc Caussade * Hubert de Malet as Brunel * Christiane Barry as Jacqueline * Jacques Bernard as Pigeon * Lisette Lebon as Jacquotte * Pierre Trabaud as Pierre Castel * Marcel André as Dusmesnil * Micheline Gary * Guy Derlan as Fougères * François Joux François Joux (born 11 July 1912, date of death unknown) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.15 Selected filmography * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * '' The Duchess of Langeais'' (1942) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''Paris Frills'' ( ... as 1er actionnaire References External links * * 1953 films 1953 drama films 1950s biographical drama films French biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In The Movies
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * '' The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry'' (1949) * '' Two Loves'' (1949) * '' Meutres?'' (1950) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1951) * ''Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) * ''The Beautiful Otero'' (1954) * ''The Lebanese Mission'' (1956) *'' The Singer from Mexico'' (1957) * ' (1958) * ''Tabarin'' (1958) * ''David and Goliath Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1951 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as '' Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'' (1953) and ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot During her birthday in France, July 1782, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It is love at first sight, but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the French Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
