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Jacques Companeez
Jacques Companeez (Russian: Яков Компанеец, ''Yaakov Kompanéyets'', born in Nizhyn, Russian Empire 1906–1956) was a Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter in Paris. He arrived in Paris in 1936 after study in Berlin, and wrote 80 screenplays, one of his first being co-writing Les Bas-fonds for Jean Renoir (1936). His older daughter is the contralto Irène Companeez, who recorded with Maria Callas and was married to great Italian baritone Dino Dondi. His younger daughter Nina Companeez was also a screenwriter.Françoise Audé ''Ciné-modèles cinéma d'elles.: Situations de femmes dans le cinéma'' 1981 Page 77 " ichel Deville.. Il ne se lance alors pas seul dans l'aventure : avec lui, une scénariste-dialoguiste brillante, Nina Companeez. Elle était la fille de Jacques Companeez qui fut le scénariste de Jacques Becker. Elle était, en outre, monteuse." Selected screenplays * '' A Thousand for One Night'' (1933) * ''The Lower Depths'' (''Les Bas-fonds''), di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhyn
Nizhyn ( uk, Ні́жин, Nizhyn, ) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the administration of Nizhyn urban hromada which is one of the hromadas of Ukraine and was once a major city of the Chernigov Governorate. Nizhyn has a population of History The earliest known references to the location go back to 1147, when it was briefly mentioned as Unenezh. In the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Nizhyn was granted Magdeburg rights (1625) as a self-governing town. In 1663 Nizhyn was the place of the Black Council of Ukrainian Cossacks, which elected Bryukhovetsky as the new Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host thus conditionally dividing Ukraine (Cossack Hetmanate) into left-bank Ukraine and right-bank Ukraine. It was also the seat of a major Cossack regiment (until 1782). Nizhyn was once a major c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was An Adventuress (1938 Film)
''I Was an Adventuress'' (French: ''J'étais une aventurière'') is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat and Jean-Max. It was remade in 1940 as an American film of the same title. It was part of a growing trend of English-language remakes of major French films.Crisp p.326 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier. Main cast * Edwige Feuillère as Véra Vronsky * Jean Murat as Pierre Glorin * Jean-Max as Désormeaux * Guillaume de Sax as Le marquis Koréani * Félix Oudart as Rutherford * Milly Mathis as Une paysanne * André Numès Fils as Le cousin Édouard * Christian Argentin as Van Kongen * Mona Goya as Une jeune femme * Louis Vonelly as Texter * Jean Tissier as Paulo * Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter Investigation (1947 Film)
''Counter Investigation'' (French: ''Contre-enquête'') is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou and Jany Holt.Martin p.76 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Roger Briaucourt and René Moulaert. Synopsis A man wrongly accused of murdering his wife escapes from prison just before his execution and goes on the run. He begs the retired gangster Monsieur Charles to launch his own investigation into the crime to uncover the real culprit. He embarks on this mission with the help of his wife Ginette and two former associates. Cast * Lucien Coëdel as Monsieur Charles * Louis Salou as Ludovic Bresson dit Paragraphe * Jany Holt as Ginette * Maurice Teynac as Serge de Souquières * Abel Jacquin as Alain Marchal * Paul Frankeur as Teddy Coffre-Fort * Pierre-Louis as Ouverture-Eclair * Lise Topart as Michèle Marchal * Marguerite Pierry as Tante Brigitte * Gisèle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Darling
''Goodbye Darling'' (French: ''Adieu chérie'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Danielle Darrieux, Louis Salou and Gabrielle Dorziat.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Chérie * Louis Salou as Maxime * Gabrielle Dorziat as Constance * Jacques Berthier as Bruno Betillac * Germaine Stainval * Rolande Forest * Palmyre Levasseur * Robert Seller * Pierre Sergeol * Edouard Hemme * Jacques Janvier * Pierre Larquey as Édouard * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Ricardo * Alice Tissot as Mademoiselle Chomelette * Charles Aznavour as Le duettiste * Robert de France * Marguerite de Morlaye * René Fluet * Jean Gabert * Marie Guilhène * Johnny Marchand * Marcel Roche Production Guy Lefranc Guy Lefranc (21 October 1919 - 1 February 1994) was a French director and screenwriter. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefranc, Guy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil And The Angel
''Devil and the Angel'' (French: ''La foire aux chimères'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Madeleine Sologne, Erich von Stroheim and Louis Salou.Lennig p.437 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Cast * Madeleine Sologne as Jeanne * Erich von Stroheim as Frank Davis * Louis Salou as Furet * Yves Vincent as Robert * Claudine Dupuis as Clara * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Lenoir * Margo Lion as Marie-Louise - la gouvernante de Frank * Pierre Labry as Gardel - un inspecteur * Georges Vitray as Le directeur de la banque * Marcel Mérovée as Doudou * Gustave Gallet as Le secrétaire de Frank Davis * Annette Poivre as La remplaçante * Eugène Frouhins as Le domestique * Dora Doll as La secrétaire de Lenoir * Howard Vernon as Un homme de main de Furet * Line Renaud Line Renaud (born 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist. Early life Line Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Miracle des loups'' (''The Miracle of the Wolves'') and '' Le Joueur d'échecs'' (''The Chess Player'') and in the 1930s '' Les Croix de bois'' (''Wooden Crosses'') and a highly regarded adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. Biography Raymond Bernard was born in Paris in 1891, the son of the author and humorist Tristan Bernard and younger brother of the playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard. He began his career as an actor appearing on stage in plays written by his father, including ''Jeanne Doré'' (1913) alongside Sarah Bernhardt (also filmed in 1916). In 1917, Bernard began to work behind the camera as assistant to Jacques Feyder at Gaumont and then continued as a director, principally adapting plays by his father. In these popular entertainments, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Friend Will Come Tonight
''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (French: ''Un ami viendra ce soir'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Michel Simon as Michel Lemaret * Madeleine Sologne as Hélène Asselin * Paul Bernard as Le docteur Maurice Tiller * Louis Salou as Le commissaire Louis Martin * Saturnin Fabre as Philippe Prunier * Marcel André as Le docteur Lestrade * Lily Mounet as Alexandrine Jeanne Constance Létitia, baronne de Pontignac * Yvette Andréyor as Mademoiselle Béatrice * Jacques Clancy as Jacques Leroy, le pianiste * Daniel Gélin as Pierre Ribault * Claude Lehmann as Le docteur Pigaut * Cécilia Paroldi as Claire, la postière * Howard Vernon as Robert Langlois, le muet * Jane Marny as Madame Belin * Raoul Marco as Le maire * Pierre Sergeol as Charles Levallier * Odette Barencey as Une serveuse ... [...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] |
The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois
''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (French: ''L'Inévitable Monsieur Dubois'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Germaine Reuver.Neupert p.315 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Similar in style to screwball comedy, it was produced and released during the German Occupation and was a popular success. It was subsequently remade as the 1947 Swedish film '' Dinner for Two''. Synopsis Hélène Mareuil a successful businesswoman running a luxury perfume factory in Southern France. One day she accidentally knocks down the artist Claude Dubois from his bicycle. He sets out to court her, which is a far from easy task. Cast * Annie Ducaux as Hélène Mareuil * André Luguet as Claude Dubois * Germaine Reuver as Sophie * Sinoël as Honoré * Jean Morel as Le valet de chambre * Marcel Melrac as Le garagiste * Janine Viénot as La vendeuse * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman In The Night
''A Woman in the Night'' (French: ''Une femme dans la nuit'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Claude Dauphin.Rège p.469 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Cast * Viviane Romance as Denise Lorin * Georges Flamant as Armand Leroy * Claude Dauphin as François Rousseau * Henri Guisol as Gustave * Marion Malville as Nicole Serin-Ledoux * Andrex as Le charbonnier * Pierre Stéphen as Campolli * Lysiane Rey as Lucie Février * Édouard Delmont as Le père Rousseau * Yves Deniaud as Maxime * Jacqueline Hervé as L'ouvreuse * Jane Marken as Madame Béghin * Robert Moor as Le baron Hochecorne * Marcelle Naudia as Madame Serin-Ledoux * Gaston Orbal as La Douleur * Félix Oudart as Monsieur Serin-Ledoux * Gilberte Prévost as La serveuse * Jacques Tarride as Un comédien * Vanda Gréville * Jean-François Martial Jean-François Martial (12 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Boyer (director)
Jean Boyer (26 June 1901 – 10 March 1965) was a French film director and songwriter. He was born in Paris. Selected songs * 1930: "Un regardé", in ''Flagrant délit'' (Hanns Schwarz, 1930, music by F. Hollaender) * 1931: "Les Gars de la marine", in '' Le Capitaine Craddock'' (music by W. R. Heyman) * 1932: "Totor t'as tort" (music by René Mercier) - "Un homme" - "L'amour est un mystère" - "Maintenant, je sais ce que c'est" - "Quand ça m'prend" (music by Michel Levine) * 1934: "C’est peu de chose" (music by R. Ervan) * 1936: "Y'a toujours un passage à niveau" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1939: " Comme de bien entendu" - "Ça c'est passé un dimanche" - "Mimile" - "Ça fait d'excellents Français" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1945: " Pour me rendre à mon bureau" (words and music) * 1950: "La Pagaïa" and "Je cherche un cœur" (music by Henri Betti) Filmography Director * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''La Pouponnière'' (1932) * ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade (1940 Film)
''Serenade'' or ''Schubert's Serenade'' (french: Sérénade) is a 1940 French historical film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lilian Harvey, Louis Jouvet and Bernard Lancret. It portrays a fictional romance between the Austrian composer Franz Schubert and an English dancer. The film was the first of two the Anglo-German actress Lillian Harvey made in France, after leaving Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ....Ascheid p. 243 Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1940 films French historical romance films French black-and-white films 1940s historical romance films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean Boyer Films set in Vienna Films set in the 19th century Films about composers Films about classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
