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Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Joseph-Louis Mundwiller (1886–1967) was a cinematographer. He was born in Mülhausen in Alsace following the region's annexation into the German Empire after the Franco-Prussian War. He worked in the Cinema of France, French cinema. In 1909 he directed an early Travel documentary, travelogue ''Moscow Clad in Snow''.Lewis p.211 Selected filmography * ''Moscow Clad in Snow'' (1909) * ''The Duel (1910 film), The Duel'' (1910) * ''Princess Tarakanova (1910 film), Princess Tarakanova'' (1910) * ''Novel with a Double Bass (1911 film), Novel with a Double Bass'' (1911) * ''The House of Mystery (1923 film), The House of Mystery'' (1923) * ''Le Brasier ardent'' (1923) * ''A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * ''Chotard and Company'' (1933) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''Odette (1934 film), Odette'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment (1935 French film), Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''The Man from Nowhere (1937 film), The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Thérèse Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mülhausen
Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the (also known as the , 'National Museum of the Automobile') and the (also known as , 'French Museum of the Railway'), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester", Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society is found. Administration Mulhouse is a commune with a population of 108,312 in 2019.Téléchargement du fichie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Mystery (1923 Film)
''La Maison du mystère'' (English: ''The House of Mystery'') is a French silent serial film directed by Alexandre Volkoff for the Albatros film company. It was made during 1921 and 1922 and was first shown in 1923. It was co-written by and starred Ivan Mosjoukine. Plot Julien Villandrit is the owner of the estate of Les Basses-Bruyères and its textile factory, where the manager is his childhood friend Corradin. Julien marries his neighbour Régine, unaware that Corradin also loves her. Julien is sent to gaol for a murder actually committed by Corradin. The only witness to the truth is the woodsman Rudeberg and Corradin buys his silence by paying for the education of his son Pascal. Julien's struggle to clear his name and to rescue Régine and their daughter Christiane from Corradin's scheming extends over many years and faces many setbacks. Cast *Ivan Mosjoukine as Julien Villandrit *Charles Vanel as Henri Corradin *Hélène Darly as Régine de Bettigny *Francine Mussey as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch '' Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species '' Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse Martin (film)
''Thérèse Martin'' is a 1939 French biographical drama film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Irène Corday, Madeleine Soria and Marthe Mellot.Rège p.170 It portrays the life of the Roman Catholic saint Thérèse of Lisieux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Cast * Irène Corday as Thérèse Martin * Geneviève Callix as Elisabeth d'Estranges * Madeleine Soria as Mme. d'Estranges * Marthe Mellot as La supérieure * André Marnay as M. André Martin * Marthe Mancelle as Mme. Martin * Lucien Gallas as Le docteur Dartès * Camille Bert as Le docteur Carnière * Noël Roquevert as Le colonel d'Estranges * Raymond Aimos as Joseph * Georges Saillard as L'abbé * Colette Borelli as Thérèse enfant * Pierre Feuillère as Maître Moumelon * Yvonne Broussard as Céline Martin * Janine Borelli as Pauline * Solange Turenne as Pauline enfant * Robert Moor as M. Guérin * Geno Ferny Geno may refer to: __NOTOC__ People *Geno (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Nowhere (1937 Film)
''The Man from Nowhere'' (French: ''L'Homme de nulle part'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Catherine Fonteney.Goble p.800 It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome, and based on Luigi Pirandello's 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal''. A separate Italian-language version of the film was also produced. It was a popular success, and was re-released in 1942. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis * Isa Miranda as Louise Paléari * Catherine Fonteney as La veuve Pescatore * Ginette Leclerc as Romilda Pescatore Pascal * Maximilienne as Tante Scholastique * Palau as Le chevalier Titus * Marcel Vallée as Le maire * Charles Granval as Octavio Meis * Pierre Alcover as Malagna * Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as Angelica Bonafede Pascal * Jean Hébey as Pomino * René Génin as L'ivrogne * Georges Douking as Le domestique simplet de la pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime And Punishment (1935 French Film)
''Crime and Punishment'' (French: ''Crime et châtiment'') is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and produced by Michel Kagansky starring Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Ozeray. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The same year a separate American film adaptation was made featuring Peter Lorre. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Chenal rejected Bazin's original designs as too realistic and historically faithful, as he wished to create a more expressionist ambience for the film. Critical reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a moderately good review, praising the direction and the camerawork particularly during the murder scene, the fidelity of the film to the text upon which it was based, and the acting of Pierre Blanchar in portraying Raskolnikov. Of Harry Bauer's portrayal of Porphyrius, Greene described the acting as "a lovely performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette (1934 Film)
''Odette'' is a 1934 Italian drama film based upon the play by Victorien Sardou, directed by Jacques Houssin and Giorgio Zambon and starring Francesca Bertini, Samson Fainsilber, Jacques Maury. Bertini had appeared in two previous versions of the story, the first a 1916 silent film ''Odette (1916 film), Odette''.Goble p.892 Cast * Francesca Bertini as Odette * Samson Fainsilber as Dario d'Alhucemas * Jacques Maury as Philippe d'Armande * Claude May as Jacqueline * Yolanda Marcus as Sarah * May Muriel as Mitza * Léon Walther as Il conte Hubert de Clermont-Latour * Henri Trévoux as Béchamel * Maurice Maillot as Jean de Bordes * Henri Fabert as Morizet References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1934 films 1934 drama films Italian drama films 1930s Italian-language films Italian films based on plays Films based on works by Victorien Sardou Italian black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris-Deauville
''Paris-Deauville'' is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Marguerite Moreno, Monique Rolland and Germaine Sablon.Gordon p.39 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Caccia. Cast * Marguerite Moreno as La duchesse de Latour Lupé * Monique Rolland as Gilberte * Germaine Sablon as Baronne Paulette de Sempé * André Roanne as Jacques Duplan * Armand Bernard as Sosthène * Tichadel as Cruchadouze, le compositeur gaffeur * Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ... as Joseph References Bibliography * Bertram M. Gordon. ''War Tourism: Second World War France from Defeat and Occupation to the Creation of Heritage''. Cornell University Press, Nov 2018. External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Without A Name
''Street Without a Name'' (French: ''La Rue sans nom'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Constant Rémy, Gabriel Gabrio and Paule Andral. It is based on the 1930 novel '' La Rue sans nom'' by Marcel Aymé.Goble p.936 Cast * Constant Rémy as Méhoul * Gabriel Gabrio as Fiocle * Paule Andral as Louise Johannieu * Paul Azaïs as Manu * René Bergeron as Schobre * René Blech * Roger Blin * Gérard Dagmar as La Jimbre * Max Dalban * Marcel Delaître as Johannieu * Georges Douking * Fréhel as La Méhoul * Enrico Glori as Cruseo * Pola Illéry as Noa * Marcel La Montagne as Le cordonnier * Pierre Labry as Minche * Pierre Larquey * Robert Le Vigan as Vanoël * Charles Lemontier as Cloueur * Teddy Michaud Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore (given name), Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chotard And Company
''Chotard and Company'' (French: ''Chotard et Cie'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jeanne Boitel, Fernand Charpin and Jeanne Loury.Faulkner p.17 It was released by the French subsidiary of Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri .... Cast References Bibliography * Christopher Faulkner. ''The Social Cinema of Jean Renoir''. Princeton University Press, 2014. External links * 1933 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Renoir 1933 comedy films French comedy films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Foolish Maiden
''A Foolish Maiden'' (French: ''La vierge folle'') is a 1929 French silent comedy film directed by Luitz-Morat and starring Emmy Lynn, Jean Angelo and Suzy Vernon.Crisp p.121 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Cast * Emmy Lynn as Fanny Armaury * Jean Angelo as Armaury * Suzy Vernon as Diane de Charance * Maurice Schutz as Le duc de Charance * Pierre Fresnay as Gaston de Charance * Simone Judic as Kerty * Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) ... as La duchesse du Charance References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1929 films Films directed by Luitz-Morat French silent feature films French come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
