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Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes (6 September 1894 – 8 November 1958) was a French film actor who appeared in around seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1938 historical film '' The Patriot''.Waldman p.156 Selected filmography * ''Les amours de minuit'' (1931) - Gaston Bouchard * ''The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) - Charlie Thorne * ''Fra Diavolo'' (1931) - Viani * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) - Robert Fournier * ''Le disparu de l'ascenseur'' (1932) - Alfred Tortoran * ''Criez-le sur les toits'' (1932) * ''Antoinette'' (1932) - M. de Saurin * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) - Henri Corradin * ''Une nuit de folies'' (1934) - Julot * ''Chansons de Paris'' (1934) - Bermasse * ''Brevet 95-75'' (1934) - Pierre Violey * '' Little Jacques'' (1934) - Daniel Mortal * ''Le bossu'' (1934) - Le prince de Gonzague * ''Jim la houlette'' (1935) - Maitre Clisson * ''Le bébé de l'escadron'' (1935) * ''Un soir de bombe'' (1935) - Paulo * ''Un de la légion'' (1936) - Durand * ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantes-la-Jolie
Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, from the centre of the capital. Mantes-la-Jolie is a subprefecture; in 2016, it had a population of 44,231. History Mantes was halfway between the centres of power of the dukes of Normandy at Rouen and the Kings of France at Paris. Along with most of northern France, it changed hands frequently in the Hundred Years' War. Philip Augustus died at Mantes, 14 July 1223. Louis XIV instituted the manufacture of musical instruments in Mantes, and it was chosen as the centre of brass and woodwind instrument manufacture. In the 19th century, painters were attracted to the town, particularly Corot, whose paintings of the bridge and the cathedral are celebrated. Prokofiev spent the summer of 1920 there orchestrating the ballet '' Chout''. Originally officially called Mantes-sur-Seine (meaning "Mantes upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela (film)
''Pamela'' (French: ''Paméla'') is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal. It is based on an 1898 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882. at Box Office Story Cast * as Paul Barras * |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs .... * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant ... [...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] |
Maid In Paris
''Maid in Paris'' (French: ''Paris canaille'') is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin and Tilda Thamar. The screenplay concerns a young woman from the countryside who visits Paris and falls in love with a police officer there. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. Cast * Dany Robin as Penny Benson * Daniel Gélin as Antoine du Merlet * Tilda Thamar as Gloria Benson * Mary Marquet as Mme. Bernemal * Marie Daëms as Claude * Maryse Martin as Germaine * François Guérin as Jean-Pierre * Robert Murzeau as Le monsieur fauché * Micheline Gary as Une pensionnaire * Michel Etcheverry as Le commissaire des mineurs * Roger Pierre as Gérard Destremeaux, le gigolo * Darry Cowl as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes * Yoko Tani as Une élève * Sophie Daumier as Une élève * Renée Passeur as La dame au gigolo * Roger Dumas as Un jeune dragueur au jardin * Jackie Sardou Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon (1955 Film)
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the ''de facto'' leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy endures to this day, as a highly celebrated and controversial leader. He initiated many liberal reforms that have persisted in society, and is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His wars and campaigns are studied by militaries all over the world. Between three and six million civilians and soldiers perished in what became known as the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, not long after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Diaboliques (film)
''Les Diaboliques'' (, released as ''Diabolique'' in the United States and variously translated as ''The Devils'' or ''The Fiends'') is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. It is based on the novel '' She Who Was No More'' (''Celle qui n'était plus'') by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man. The film was the 10th-highest grossing film of the year in France, with a total of 3,674,380 admissions. The film also received the 1954 Louis Delluc Prize. Clouzot, after finishing ''The Wages of Fear'', optioned the screenplay rights, preventing Alfred Hitchcock from making the film. This movie helped inspire Hitchcock's '' Psycho''. Robert Bloch, the author of the novel '' Psycho'', stated in an interview that his all-time favo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red And The Black (1954 Film)
''The Red and the Black'' (french: Le rouge et le noir) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost, based on the novel ''The Red and the Black'' by Stendhal. The film starred Gérard Philipe, Antonella Lualdi and Danielle Darrieux, and won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics award for the best film of 1955 and the Grand Prix de l'Académie du Cinéma the same year. It was shot the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Shown in various versions, the film's length is generally given as 113 minutes. In Canada it was 171 minutes; a longer version in France was 185 minutes（or 194 minutes in 2 parts and at its New York opening it was 137 minutes. Cast *Gérard Philipe as Julien Sorel *Danielle Darrieux as Madame de Rénal *Antonella Lualdi as Mathilde de la Mole *Jean Mercure as Marchese de la Môle *Jean Martinelli as Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Trial (1954 Film)
''On Trial'' (French: ''L'Affaire Maurizius''; Italian: ''Il caso Mauritius'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Daniel Gélin, Madeleine Robinson and Anton Walbrook. It was based on a 1928 novel by Jakob Wassermann. Synopsis Etzel, the son of the great prosecutor Andergast, wants to look over the file for the Maurizius case, in which the accused was condemned on the basis of suppositions. This was the case which allowed his father, 18 years earlier, to get a head start in his career, but Etzel has some doubts. Cast * Daniel Gélin : Léonard Maurizius * Madeleine Robinson : Elisabeth Maurizius * Anton Walbrook: Grégoire Waremme * Charles Vanel : Wolf Andergast * Eleonora Rossi Drago : Anna Jahn * Bernard Musson : le greffier * Jean d'Yd : le président * Jacques Varennes : le juge d'instruction * Claude Arlay * Pierre Asso : Le maître-chanteur * Paola Borboni : Mme Bobika * Berthe Bovy : La grand-mère * Jacques Chabassol : ... [...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] |
La Poison
''La Poison'' is a 1951 French comedy drama film, written and directed by Sacha Guitry, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. Cast *Michel Simon: Paul Louis Victor Braconnier, the gardener *Germaine Reuver: Blandine Braconnier, Paul's wife *Jean Debucourt: Maître Aubanel, the famous lawyer *Louis de Funès: André Chevillard, a citizen of Remonville * Marcelle Arnold: Germaine Chevillard, André's wife *Georges Bever: Mr Gaillard, the chemist of Remonville *Nicolas Amato: Victor Boitevin, an inhabitant * Jacques Varennes: the prosecutor *Jeanne Fusier-Gir: Mrs Tyberghen, the florist *Pauline Carton: Mrs Michaud, the grocer *Albert Duvaleix: Abbot Méthivier * Léon Walther: a senior magistrate * Henry Laverne: Judiciary President * Harry Max: Henri, an inhabitant Remake The film was remade by Jean Becker as ''A Crime in Paradise'' in 2001. References External links * * ''La Poison''at the ''Films de France''''La poison—or, How to Kill Your Wife''an essay by ... [...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] |
