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Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959)Note that, despite attempts at correction, thIMDb entry on the directorlists his date of birth erroneously as 4 March 1898. The correct date is given in his standard biography, by Geneviève Sellier, and confirmed by other leading sources including Katz's ''Film Encyclopedia'' and Wakeman's ''World Film Directors''. was a French film director. Biography After directing a number of documentaries during the 1920s, many now lost, Grémillon had his first substantial success with the dramatic feature ''Maldone'' in 1928. Over the next quarter-century, he directed twenty more feature films, of which he is best known for five made between 1937 and 1944: '' Gueule d'amour'' (1937), '' L'Étrange Monsieur Victor'' (1938), ''Remorques'' (1941), ''Lumière d'été'' (1943), and '' Le ciel est à vous'' (1944), all but the first starring Madeleine Renaud. Grémillon rejected what he referred to as "mechanical naturalism" in favor of "t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Sadoul, Dieterle, Fourre Cormeray, Jean Grémillon - Film Nr 21 - 1947-07-01
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Valse Royale
''Royal Waltz'' (French: ''Valse royale'') is a 1936 French-German historical film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Henri Garat, Renée Saint-Cyr and Christian-Gérard.Crisp p.409 It is the French-language version of the German film '' Königswalzer'', made in Berlin by UFA. The film's art direction was by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Raoul Ploquin, who specialised in co-productions acted as supervisor. Cast * Henri Garat as Michel de Thalberg * Renée Saint-Cyr as Thérèse Tomasoni * Christian-Gérard as Pilou * Adrien Le Gallo as Le roi Max de Bavière * Mila Parély as Annie Tomasini * Bernard Lancret as L'empereur François Joseph d'Autriche * Alla Donell as La princesse Elisabeth de Bavière, nommée Sissi * Gustave Gallet as Ludwig Tomasoni * Lucien Dayle as Gargamus * Geymond Vital as René * Edmond Beauchamp as Maps * Georges Prieur as Le comte Thalberg * Jean Aymé Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Deaths
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1901 Births
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Dudley Andrew
James Dudley Andrew (born July 28, 1945) is an American film theorist. He is R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at Yale University, where he has taught since the year 2000. Before moving to Yale, he taught for thirty years at the University of Iowa. Andrew has been called, on the occasion of one of his invited lecture series, "one of the most influential scholars in the areas of theory, history and criticism". He particularly specializes in world cinema, film theory and aesthetics, and French cinema. He has also written on Japanese cinema, especially the work of Kenji Mizoguchi. He has been given a Guggenheim Fellowship and was named an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. In 2011, he received the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Distinguished Career Achievement Award. Also he has been honored in some countries where his works ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Of A Woman
''The Love of a Woman'' (French: ''L'amour d'une femme'', Italian: ''L'amore di una donna'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti and Gaby Morlay.The A to Z of French Cinema p.194 It was Grémillon's final feature film as director, although he made a handful of documentaries and short films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location on the Île d'Ouessant off Finistère. Synopsis A young female doctor settles in a village on an island off the coast of Brittany, where she engages in a relationship with an engineer working on a project on the island. Main cast * Micheline Presle as Dr. Marie Prieur * Massimo Girotti as André Lorenzi * Gaby Morlay as Germaine Leblanc * Paolo Stoppa as Le curé * Marc Cassot as Marcel * Marius David as Lulu, l'adjoint d'André * Yvette Etiévant as Fernande de Malgorny * Roland Lesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Étrange Madame X
''The Strange Madame X'' (french: L'Étrange Madame X) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Marcelle Maurette, Pierre Laroche (dialogue) and Albert Valentin (adaptation). It stars Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal. It tells the story of a housemaid who marries an aristocrat, then falls in love with a low-born laborer and becomes pregnant by him. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Irene * Henri Vidal as Etienne * Maurice Escande as Jacques * Arlette Thomas as Jeanette * Louise Conte as Angèle * Robert Vattier Robert Vattier (2 October 1906 – 9 December 1982) was a French actor. He was the father of the comedic actress Bérangère Vattier. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) - Albert Brun * '' Fanny'' (1932) - Albert Brun * ''Vers l'abîme ... as Moissac * Paul Barge as uncle Léon * Roland Alexandre as Marcel External links''L'Étrange Madame X''at Films de France * * 1951 drama films 1951 films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Paws
''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristocratic owner of an estate on the French coast. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location in Erquy in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Grémillon had attempted to produce several film projects since the financial failure of '' The Woman Who Dared'' in 1944, but this was the first feature he had managed to make. Similar in plot and atmosphere to his wartime film '' Summer Light'', this resulted in another commercial failure and Grémillon's eclipse as a leading French director by other filmmakers such as Henri Georges-Clouzot.Williams p.286 Synopsis In Brittany, inn owner Jock Le Guen brings his mistress Odette back to town with him, but she soon takes up with the aristocratic eccen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Light (film)
''Summer Light'' (French: ''Lumière d'été'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Brasseur and Madeleine Robinson.Crisp p.65 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location at Soursac on the Dordogne. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq. Cast * Madeleine Renaud as Cricri * Pierre Brasseur as Roland * Madeleine Robinson as Michèle * Paul Bernard as Patrice Le Verdier * Georges Marchal as Julien * Léonce Corne as Tonton * Charles Blavette as Vincent * Jane Marken as Louise Martinet * Henri Pons as Amédée * Gérard Lecomte as Dany * Marcel Lévesque as Monsieur Louis * Raymond Aimos Raymond Aimos (4 February 1889 – 22 August 1944) was a French film actor.Capua p.127 Selected filmography * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * ''Under the Roofs of Paris'' (1930) * ''Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''The ... as Ernest References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Sorrows (film)
''Our Lady of Sorrows'' (Spanish: ''La Dolorosa'') is a 1934 Spanish musical drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Rosita Díaz Gimeno, Agustín Godoy and Mary Amparo Bosch. It is an adaptation of the 1930 zarzuela ''La dolorosa''. The film was made at the leading Spanish CEA Studios and shot on location in Aragon with 1500 extras. It was a box office hit on its release. The film was part of a popular European trend of operetta films during the 1930s. Plot When Dolores abandons Rafael for a cadet, a sensitive young painter becomes a monk. But when Dolores realizes what she have done, she abandons her child whom she had with another man. Will Rafael be able to help a woman who made a foolish choice? Cast * Rosita Díaz Gimeno as Dolores *Agustín Godoy as Rafael *Mary Amparo Bosch as Nicasia * Pilar Garcia as Dolores's mother * Eva López as Juanica *María De Araya as Sirvienta *Maruja Berges as Inés *Ramón Cebrián as Perico *José María Linares-Rivas Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misdeal (1928 Film)
''Misdeal'' (French: ''Maldone'') is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Charles Dullin, Marcelle Dullin and Geymond Vital.Levine p.190 The film's sets were designed by art director André Barsacq. The film tells the story of a wealthy young man flees from his family's estate, and finds employment as a canal worker. He falls in love with a gypsy girl, but when a death in the family requires him to return home and run his estate, he marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later, he becomes obsessed with his old lover after a chance meeting. Cast * Charles Dullin as Olivier Maldone * Marcelle Dullin as Missia, la voyante * Geymond Vital as Marcellin Maldone * André Bacqué as Juste Maldone, l'oncle * George Seroff as Léonard, le serviteur * Annabella as Flora Lévigné * Roger Karl as Lévigné père * Mathilde Alberti as L'épicière * Lucien Arnaud as Le voyageur * Genica Athanasiou as Zita * Edmond Beauchamp as Le gitan * Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Lise
''Little Lise'' (French: ''La petite Lise'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Nadia Sibirskaïa.Andrew p.107 It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Pierre Alcover as Victor Berthier * Joe Alex as Le danseur noir * Alex Bernard as Un client de Lise * Julien Bertheau as André * Raymond Cordy as Un joueur de billiard * Lucien Hector as Un bagnard * Alexandre Mihalesco as L'usurier * Pierre Piérade Pierre Piérade (died 1937) was a Belgian stage and film actor.Hardt p.242 Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * '' To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * ''Here's Berlin'' (1932) * ' ... as M. Bazet * Nadia Sibirskaïa as Lise Berthier * Ernest Léardée as Le violoniste dans la rue References Bibliography * Andrews, Dudley. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
