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Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche (11 September 1904 – 29 September 1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often associated with the screenwriter Pierre Bost, with whom he had a fertile partnership from 1940 to 1975. The Early Years In the 1920s and 1930s, Jean Aurenche was friends with some members of the surrealist groups. His sister Marie-Berthe was the wife of Max Ernst and Max Ernst soon became friend with Jean Aurenche. Later, he even appeared in some film commercials directed by Jean Aurenche (for the "Nicolas" Wine, the "Barbes" stores and so on...). Jean Aurenche was also a close friend of Jean Cocteau who helped him publish several of his short stories in the famous "NRF". In 1933, Jean Aurenche co-directed two short documentaries with Pierre Charbonnier: ''Pirates du Rhône'' and ''Bracos de Sologne''. He later co-wrote the short film ' ...
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René Clément
René Clément (; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Clément studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20-minute short written by and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations to film a documentary film, documentary, the first ever of that country and one that includes the only known film image of Imam Yahya. Almost ten years passed before Clément directed a feature but his French Resistance film, ''La Bataille du rail'' (1945), gained much critical and commercial success. From there Clément became one of his country's most successful and respected directors, garnering numerous awards including two films that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ...
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Maurice Lehmann
Maurice Lehmann (1895–1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film '' Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role. In 1956 he was appointed President of the Jury in the Cannes Film Festival. Biography He entered as a boarder at the Comedie-French from 1916 to 1919. He then managed theaters in the Porte Saint-Martin, the Ambigu, the Renaissance, Mogador, Edward VII and the Empire. Selected filmography * '' Koenigsmark'' (1923) * ''Pasteur'' (1935) * ''The Lady of the Camellias ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1895 births 1974 deaths French film directo ...
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Romance à Trois
Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, a subgroup of the Italic languages ** Romance studies, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places * Romance, Arkansas, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media Film * Romance film, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists ** Romantic comedy ** Romantic thriller * ''Romance'' (1920 film), silent film, directed by Chester Withey * ''Romance'' (1930 film), starring Greta Garbo * ''Romance'' (1936 film), an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond * ''Romance'' (1983 film), a Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar * '' ...
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Roger Richebé
Roger Richebé (3 December 1897, Marseille - 10 July 1989 in Ville-d'Avray), born Roger Gustave Richebé, was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography * ' (1930) (producer) * ''La donna di una notte'' (1930) (producer) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) (producer - uncredited) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''La Chienne'' (1931) (producer - as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) * ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' (1931) (producer) * ''American Love'' (1931) (producer) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) (producer) * '' Fanny'' (1932) (producer) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) (director) * '' Minuit, place Pigalle'' (1934) (director) * '' J'ai une idée'' (1934) (director) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) (producer) * '' L'amant de Madame Vidal'' (1936) (producer) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) (producer) * '' Le mort en fuite'' (1936) (producer) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) (producer) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) (producer) * ''A Picnic on the Grass'' (1937) (pr ...
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1941 Film)
Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to: * Marie-Thérèse Figueur (1774–1861), French female soldier * Catherine Hübscher (1753–1835), wife of Marshal of France François Joseph Lefebvre, whose life has been dramatised in: ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (play), an 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (opera), a 1915 opera by Umberto Giordano ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1911 film), starring Gabrielle Réjane ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925 film), starring Gloria Swanson ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1941 film), by Roger Richebé ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1945 film), featuring José Maurer ** ''Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1961 film), starring Sophia Loren See also * ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by Un ...
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Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin (1908–1968) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * ''Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1948) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * ''Destination Rome ''Destination Rome'' (French : ''Tempo di Roma'', Italian: ''Esame di guida'') is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Charles Aznavour, Serena Vergano, Marisa Merlini and Arletty. It was one of a larg ...'' (1963) References 1908 births 1968 deaths People from La Louvière Belgian screenwriters Belgian film directors 20th-century screenwriters {{Belgium-bio-stub ...
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The Mondesir Heir
''The Mondesir Heir'' (French: ''L'héritier des Mondésir'') is a 1940 French-German comedy film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Fernandel, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry. It was shot in Berlin by the German studio UFA in a co-production arrangement with its own French subsidiary ACE. Made before the Second World War broke out, it was the last of twenty one such productions.Fiss p.136 Cast * Fernandel as Bienaimé de Mondésir, le baron de Mondésir & ses aïeux * Elvire Popesco as Erika Axelos * Jules Berry as Waldemar * Gaby André as Janine Richard - La postière * Monette Dinay as Rosette * Jacques Derives as L'ordonnateur * Yves Deniaud as Gaston * Hugues Wanner as Lepetit * Henri Beaulieu as Le colonel * Lucien Dayle as Le notaire * Marfa d'Hervilly as La cliente de Waldemer * Fernand Flament as Martinot * Frédéric Mariotti as Costecalde * Edmond Ardisson as Justin - Le chauffeur * Simone Gauthier as La première jeune fille du ...
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The Emigrant (1940 Film)
''The Emigrant'' (French: ''L'émigrante'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier and Georges Lannes.Monaco p.484 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Christiane Vallier * Jean Chevrier as François Champart * Georges Lannes as Tino * Foun-Sen as L'Annamite aux béquilles * Palmyre Levasseur as La religieuse de l'hospice de Lisbonne * Jacques Vitry as Le commissaire * Edmond Van Daële as Un émigrant * Philippe Richard as Le médecin-chef * Serge Nadaud as Un officier * Marcel Pérès as Gaston - un émigrant * Marcel Duhamel * Duluard * Robert Brunet * Paul Lluís * Génia Vaury as Madame Vermeersch * Hélène Dassonville as Eliane * Gaston Jacquet as Un officier * Roger Capellani as Un émigrant * Emile Saulieu * Jean d'Yd as L'ingénieur-chef * Åke Engfeldt as L'émigrant suédois * Pierre Juvenet as Le représentant de ...
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Love Cavalcade
''Love Cavalcade'' (french: Cavalcade d'amour) is a 1940 French film directed by Raymond Bernard and written by Jean Anouilh. Plot Three episodes show how the owners of a certain French castle experience dramatic issues with their love interests. The plot spans three centuries. Cast * Claude Dauphin : ''Léandre, Hubert & Georges'' *Michel Simon : ''Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret'' *Janine Darcey : ''Julie'' *Simone Simon : ''Juliette'' *Corinne Luchaire : ''Junie'' * Saturnin Fabre : ''Lacouret'' * Alfred Baillou : ''Un comédien'' * Charles Vissières : ''Le maître d'hôtel'' * Marcel Melrac : ''L'employé du gaz'' * Jacques Castelot : ''Un danseur'' * Pierre Labry : ''Le baron de Maupré'' * Trubsky : ''Le marquis de Longuyon'' * Henri Richard : ''Anthelme'' * Christian Argentin : ''Le chapelin'' * Henri Monteux : ''Joseph'' * Hubert Daix : ''an actor'' * Blanchette Brunoy : ''Léonie de Maupré'' * Dorville : ''father of Junie'' * Léon Larive : ''coo ...
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La Tradition De Minuit
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ...
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Hôtel Du Nord
''Hôtel du Nord'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné that stars Arletty, Louis Jouvet, Annabella, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. It tells the story of two couples in Paris, one being a prostitute and her pimp and the other two young lovers without regular jobs. A work of poetic realism, cinematography, music, and dialogue add a poetic dimension to the lives and surroundings of working-class people. Plot At the Hôtel du Nord in a working-class district of Paris, a first communion party unites many of the occupants. Among them is the prostitute Raymonde, whose pimp Edmond stays in their room to develop some photographs he has taken. A young couple, Renée and Pierre, enter and take a room for the night. Once alone they run through their plan to kill themselves, as they can't afford to marry and set up home. Pierre shoots Renée with a pistol, but can't then kill himself. Hearing the shot, Edmond breaks into the room and tells the boy to flee. Later, he finds the pisto ...
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