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Jean André (art Director)
Jean André (1916–1980) was a French art director, active as a production designer in French cinema.Slide p.97 es: Jean André (director de arte) Selected filmography * ''Elena and Her Men'' (1956) * '' And God Created Woman'' (1956) * '' Toi... le venin'' (1958) * ''The Ravishing Idiot'' (1964) * ''La Grande Vadrouille'' (1966) * ''The Game Is Over'' (1966) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1968) * ''Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman'' (1973) * '' Someone Is Bleeding'' (1974) * '' On aura tout vu'' (1976) * '' Violette & François'' (1977) * ''La Carapate'' (1978) * ''The Umbrella Coup ''The Umbrella Coup'' (french: Le Coup du parapluie) is a 1980 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Pierre Richard, Gordon Mitchell and Gert Fröbe. The creation of the film was inspired by several assassinations of Bulgarian ...'' (1980) References Bibliography * Slide, Anthony. ''Fifty Classic French Films, 1912-1982: A Pictorial Record''. Dover Publications, 1987. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Juan, Or If Don Juan Were A Woman
''Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman'' (french: Don Juan ou Si Don Juan était une femme...) is a 1973 erotic drama film directed by Roger Vadim. It sees Vadim reunite with his leading lady and ex-wife Brigitte Bardot for their fifth film together. Bardot achieved international stardom and Vadim got his break when he directed her in the 1956 film '' And God Created Woman''. Premise Jeanne believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan and prides herself in the destruction of men who have fallen for her charms. She confesses murder to her cousin, a priest named Paul, to whom she also frankly details her past sexual encounters. Cast * Brigitte Bardot as Jeanne * Robert Hossein as Louis Prévost * Mathieu Carrière as Paul * Michèle Sand as Léporella * Robert Walker Jr. as the guitarist * Jane Birkin as Clara * Maurice Ronet as Pierre Gonzague Production Vadim said in an interview after the film came out: My attitude to women is accepted today in a way that it wasn't when I star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Births
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Umbrella Coup
''The Umbrella Coup'' (french: Le Coup du parapluie) is a 1980 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Pierre Richard, Gordon Mitchell and Gert Fröbe. The creation of the film was inspired by several assassinations of Bulgarian dissidents where the so-called Bulgarian umbrella was used as a weapon. The working title of the film was ''Le Coup du Parapluie Bulgare''. It was shot the Epinay Studios and on location around Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean André. Plot The unsuccessful actor Grégoire Lecomte is heading for a casting but then he takes a wrong turn. While he thinks he talks to casting director who wants an actor to play a henchman, he actually talks to a mafia don who wants a real killer. Lecomte's performance is convincing and consequently he receives a contract to finish off arms dealer Otto Krampe. He is supposed to kill Krampe with an umbrella containing a built-in syringe full of potassium cyanide at his birthday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Carapate
''La Carapate'' is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Gérard Oury. Plot In May 1968, Jean-Philippe Duroc, a lawyer accused of ultra-leftism, visits his client, Martial Gaulard, sentenced to death for a murder he has not committed. At that moment, a mutiny happens inside the prison. Gaulard takes the opportunity and, stealing the clothes of his lawyer, achieves to escape. The police is convinced that Duroc has contributed at the evasion and the two men are wanted by all the police stations of France. Cast * Pierre Richard ... Maître Jean-Philippe Duroc, lawyer of Martial Gaulard * Victor Lanoux ... Martial Gaulard, the accused, fascist and anti-soixante-huitard * Raymond Bussières ... Marcel Duroc, vieux père de Jean-Philippe * Jean-Pierre Darras ... Jacques Panivaux, the Bourgeois * Yvonne Gaudeau ... Gisèle Panivaux, the Bourgeoise * Jacques Frantz ... Rocheteau * Claire Richard ... Blanche Hirondelle "Bach Yen", the Vietnamese fiancée of Gaulard * Blanche Ravalec . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violette & François
Violette is a female given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name * Violette Cordery (1900–1983), British racing driver * Violette Huck (born 1988), French tennis player * Violette Lecoq (1912–2003), French nurse, illustrator and resistance member during World War II * Violette Leduc (1907–1972), French author * Violette Morris (1893–1944), French multi-sport athlete, and spy and collaborator for the Germans during World War II * Violetta Napierska (1890–1968), sometimes spelled Violette, actress in German silent films * Violette Szabo (1921–1945), British Second World War agent in German-occupied France * Violette Trépanier (born 1945), politician in Quebec, Canada * Violette Verdy (1933–2016), French ballerina and director of dance companies * Violette Wautier (born 1993), Thai singer-songwriter and actress Surname * Banks Violette (born 1973), American artist * Cyndy Violette (born 1959), American poker player * Dave Violette (born 1963), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Aura Tout Vu
''On aura tout vu'' is a French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner and released in 1976. Plot François Perrin (Pierre Richard), a photographer desirous to get into filming, wrote with his friend Henri, a script titled ''Le miroir de l'âme''. Having not found any producer, François transmits the script to a producer of pornographic films, Bob Morlock (Jean-Pierre Marielle), who retitles the project into ''La vaginale''. The only thing is that this setting becomes a source of conflict between François and his partner Christine (Miou-Miou). Cast * Pierre Richard ... François Perrin, advertising photographer * Jean-Pierre Marielle ... Bob Morlock, producer of pornographic films * Miou-Miou ... Christine Lefèbvre, friend of François * Gérard Jugnot ... Ploumenech, Morlock's assistant * Henri Guybet ... Henri Mercier, pasta maker and co-author with François * Renée Saint-Cyr : Madame Ferroni, director of the pasta brand "Ferroni" * Sabine Azéma ... Claude Ferroni, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone Is Bleeding
''Icy Breasts'' (french: Les seins de glace, it, Esecutore oltre la legge, also known as ''Someone Is Bleeding'') is a 1974 French-Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. It is based on Richard Matheson's 1953 novel ''Someone Is Bleeding''. Plot A French widow Peggy, played by Mireille Darc, meets a writer François Rollin, played by Claude Brasseur. After they meet, François Rollin tries to get romantically involved with Peggy. Peggy turns François down and eventually he stalks her to where she is shopping. François gets into Peggy's car while she was shopping. Peggy finds him in her car asks him to leave but he refuses. Peggy drops him off a few miles down the road. She ends up writing her number on her window. François gets on his motorcycle and shows up at her house. Peggy tells François about being divorced from her husband. When François leaves her home, he is followed by someone. He is asked to speak to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1968 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline chérie'') is a 1968 historical drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring France Anglade, Vittorio De Sica and Bernard Blier.Caldiron & Hochkofler p.181 Made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany, it was based on the novel of the same title by Jacques Laurent which had previously been adapted into a film in 1951. It was shot at the Epinay Studios near Paris. The film's sets were by the art director Jean André. The costumes were designed by Jacques Fonteray. It was shot in widescreen and Eastmancolor. Cast * France Anglade as Caroline de Bièvre - une jolie aristocrate aux nombreuses aventures * Vittorio De Sica as Le comte de Bièvre - le père de Caroline * Bernard Blier as Georges Berthier * Karin Dor as Isabelle de Loigny * François Guérin as Gaston de Salanches * Charles Aznavour as Jules, le Postillon * Giorgio Albertazzi as Albencet, le géologiste * Françoise Christophe as Madame C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game Is Over
''The Game Is Over'' (original title ''La Curée'', "The Kill") is a 1966 French-Italian French language drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda, Michel Piccoli and Peter McEnery. The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871-72 novel ''La Curée'' by Émile Zola. Synopsis In Paris, Maxime Saccard visits his wealthy industrialist father Alexandre and his beautiful young Canadian wife, Renée. Alexandre fathered Maxime years ago in a prior marriage and Maxime has come to stay with them after studying in England. Renée tells Maxime that she married Alexandre when she was pregnant following an unhappy love affair; the child was stillborn and the passion between the two has faded. Renée and Maxime begin an affair and fall in love with each other. Renée, who came from a wealthy family, asks Alexandre for a divorce. He agrees, on the condition that she leaves the fortune she brought to their marriage invested in his business. Renée accepts this and goes to Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
