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Jean Guitton (dramatist)
Jean Guitton (29 March 1887 - 8 April 1973) was a French dramatist, librettist, lyricist and screenwriter. Filmography *''Les Dévoyés'', directed by Henri Vorins (France, 1926, based on the play ''La Nuit du 3'') *', directed by Nicolas Rimsky and Roger Lion (France, 1926, based on the play ''Jim la Houlette, roi des voleurs'') *', directed by Léo Joannon (France, 1934, based on the play ''On a trouvé une femme nue'') *', directed by André Berthomieu (France, 1935, based on the play ''Jim la Houlette, roi des voleurs'') *', directed by Maurice Cammage (France, 1937, based on the play ''Fallait pas m'écraser'') *''Forty Little Mothers'', directed by Busby Berkeley (1940, remake of the 1936 film ''Forty Little Mothers'') *', directed by Jean Loubignac (France, 1949, based on the play ''Et la police n'en savait rien'') * '' One Hundred Little Mothers'', directed by (Italy, 1952, remake of the 1936 film ''Forty Little Mothers'') *', directed by Émile Couzinet (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan-les-Pins
Juan-les-Pins (; oc, Joan dei Pins) is a town in the commune of Antibes in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera, it is situated between Nice and Cannes, to the southwest of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. Juan-les-Pins is a major holiday destination popular with the international jet set, with a casino, nightclubs and beaches. It is served by Juan-les-Pins station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. History Situated west of the town of Antibes on the western slope of the ridge, halfway to the old fishery village of Golfe-Juan (where Napoleon landed in 1815), it had been an area with many stone pine trees ( in French), where the inhabitants of Antibes used to go for a promenade, for a picnic in the shadow of the stone pine trees or to collect tree branches and cones for their stoves. The village was given the name Juan-les-Pins on 12 March 1882. The spelling ''Juan'', used instead of the customary French spelling, ''Jean'', derives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Ciampi
Yves Ciampi (; 9 February 1921 – 5 November 1982) was a French film director. He was married to Japanese people, Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film ''Heaven on One's Head'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. Filmography *1950: ''Suzanne and the Robbers'' *1950: ''A Certain Mister, Un certain monsieur'' *1951: ''Un grand patron'' *1952: ''Le Plus heureux des hommes'' *1953: ''The Slave (1953 film), The Slave'' *1954: ''Le Guérisseur'' *1955: ''Les héros sont fatigués'' *1957: ''Typhoon Over Nagasaki'' *1959: ' *1961: ''Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?'' *1961: ''Liberté I'' *1965: ''Heaven on One's Head, Le Ciel sur la tête'' *1969: ''A quelques jours près'' References External links * 1921 births 1982 deaths Film directors from Paris {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco De Gastyne
Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying painting, he worked at la Villa Médicis from 1911 to 1913. He also became an illustrator for the French journal ''La Baïonnette''. Then he turned to cinema directing more than a dozen films between 1922 and 1962. His debut film co-directed with Franz Toussaint was ''Inch'Allah'' in 1922. His most known film is ''La Merveilleuse Vie de Jeanne d'Arc'' which he directed in 1929. He discovered Dalida and promoted her in his film ''Le Masque de Toutankhamon'' in 1954. Personal life He was the son of French writer Jules Benoist, better known by his literary name Jules de Gastyne and his brother was the chief designer Guy de Gastyne. In 1914, he married Mary Christian, a lyrical singer, and they had a daughter before divorcing after ten years of marriage. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothchild (film)
''Rothchild'' is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Marco de Gastyne and starring Harry Baur, Fred Pasquali and Paul Pauley. It was remade as a 1935 British film '' The Guv'nor'' starring George Arliss.Cook p.189 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis Rothchild, a tramp, is assumed by a number of people to be a member of the famous banking family because of his surname. Cast * Harry Baur as Rothchild * Fred Pasquali as Flip * Claudie Clèves as Madeleine * Paul Pauley as Barsac * Christian Casadesus as Marcel * Germaine Michel as Mademoiselle Fallot * Germaine Auger as Gaby Barsac * Philippe Hériat as Diégo * Georges Paulais as Marty * 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 Fil de Fer * Jean d'Yd as Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lacombe (film Director)
Georges Lacombe (1902 – 1990) was a French film director. Filmography *1928: '' La Zone'' (short) *1931: '' Boule de gomme'' *1932: ' *1933: '' La Femme invisible'' *1933: '' Un jour d'été'' *1934: ''Youth'' *1935: '' Épousez ma femme'' *1935: '' La Route heureuse'' *1936: '' Le cœur dispose'' *1938: ''Café de Paris'' *1939: ''Behind the Facade'' *1939: ''Musicians of the Sky'' *1940: ''Paris-New York'' *1940: ''They Were Twelve Women'' *1941: ''The Last of the Six'' *1941: '' Montmartre-sur-Seine'' *1942: '' Le Journal tombe à cinq heures'' *1942: ''Monsieur La Souris'' *1943: ''The Stairs Without End'' *1944: '' Florence est folle'' *1946: ''Land Without Stars'' *1946: ''Martin Roumagnac'' *1947: '' Les Condamnés'' *1948: '' Prélude à la gloire'' *1951: ''The Night Is My Kingdom'' *1952: ''Les Sept Péchés capitaux'', segment ''Le Huitième péché'' *1953: '' The Call of Destiny'' *1953: ''Their Last Night ''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Desagneaux
Jacques Desagneaux (born 1905) was a French film editor, active between 1930 and 1967.Mitchell p.40 He was also an occasional actor, appearing in a handful of films. Selected filmography * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * ''To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1934) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' Fire in the Straw'' (1939) * '' Berlingot and Company'' (1939) * ''Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * '' Carmen'' (1942) * ''La Symphonie fantastique'' (1942) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * '' The Battle of the Rails'' (1946) * '' A Lover's Return'' (1946) * ''Man to Men'' (1948) * '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) * ''Lost Souvenirs'' (1950) * '' Adorable Creatures'' (1952) * ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952) * ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (1954) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * ''Nana'' (1955) * ''Nathalie'' (1957) * ''The Law Is the Law'' (1958) * '' Dynamite Jack'' (1961) * ''The Gentleman from Epsom'' (1962) * ''The Black Tulip ''The Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work ''John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer'' by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post-impressionism, post impressionist Painting, painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on ''Mare Nostrum (1926 film), Mare Nostrum'' in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1933. His credits include ''Down Our Street (1932 film), Down Our Street'', ''Baby Take a Bow'', ''Dante's Inferno (1935 film), Dante's I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man At Midnight
''The Man at Midnight'' (French: ''Le monsieur de minuit'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.Cook p.514 It was the French-language version of the British film '' Almost a Honeymoon''. Cast * Jean Weber as Raoul de Saint=Auban * Josseline Gaël as Arlette * Marcel Simon as Jean * Jules Moy as Isaac Dupont * Odette Talazac as Poupette * Jean Gobet as Durand-Toucourt * Jean Guilton as Le chauffeur * Louis Vonelly as Le monsieur * Manzoni as Le chanteur * Stephen Weber as Le chansonnier * Léon Courtois Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ... as L'huissier References Bibliography * Cook, Samantha. ''Writers and production artists''. St James Press, 1993. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile. Biography Early life Robert Wiene was born in Breslau, in the German Province of Silesia (now the city of Wrocław in Poland), as the elder son of the successful theatre actor Carl Wiene. His younger brother Conrad Wiene, Conrad also became an actor, but Robert Wiene at first studied law at the University of Berlin. Career in Germany In 1908 he also started to act, at first in small parts on stage. His first involvement with film was in 1912, writing and (possibly) directing ''Die Waffen der Jugend''. His most memorable feature films are the horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prosecutor Hallers
''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (French: ''Le procureur Hallers'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Jean-Max, Colette Darfeuil and Suzanne Delmas. It was the French-language version of the German film ''The Other'' based on the play '' Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. The two films were made at the same studio in Berlin, with Wiene beginning work on the French version immediately after finishing the German film.Jung & Schatzberg p.163 Cast * Jean-Max as Le procureur Hallers * Colette Darfeuil as Marion * Suzanne Delmas as Emma * Florelle as Agnès * Georges Colin as Miniatur * Henry Krauss as Le psychiatre Köhler * Charles Barrois as Le commissaire * Bill Bocket as Fil de Fer See also * ''The Other'' (1913) * ''The Haller Case ''The Haller Case'' (Italian: ''Il caso Haller'') is a 1933 Italian thriller film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Marta Abba, Memo Benassi and Camillo Pilotto.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Mesnier
Paul Mesnier (3 August 1904 in Saint-Étienne – 7 July 1988) was a French film director. He was married to the actress Andrée Servilanges. Filmography ;Director * 1937 : ''Le Chemin de lumière'' * 1938 : ''La Belle revanche'' * 1941 : '' Le Valet maître'' * 1942 : ''Patricia'' * 1943 : ''Madly in Love'' * 1947 : '' La Kermesse rouge'' * 1952 : ''Poil de carotte'' * 1956 : ''Babes a GoGo'' * 1957 : ''Une nuit aux Baléares'' * 1960 : '' Le Septième Jour de Saint-Malo'' * 1962 : '' Cargo pour la Réunion'' ;Actor * 1950 : ''Olivia'' by Jacqueline Audry * 1950 : '' Casabianca'' by Georges Peclet * 1951 : '' They Were Five'' by Jack Pinoteau * 1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yug ... : '' It Happened in Paris'' by Henri Lavorel and John Berry * 1953 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Légère Et Court Vêtue
''Légère et court vêtue'' ( en, Light and court dressed), is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Jean Laviron, written by Jean Guitton, starring Madeleine Lebeau and Louis de Funès. The scenario was based on the work of Jean Guitton – "Un amour fou" (''A crazy love''). Cast * Madeleine Lebeau : Jacqueline Vermorel, wife of Jacques * Jean Parédès : Gaétan, the unknown "madman" * Jacqueline Pierreux : Simone, Pierre's lover * Jacques-Henri Duval : Pierre Plouvier, an admirer of Jacqueline * Pierre Destailles : Maître Jacques Vermorel, advocate * Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ... : Paul Duvernois, the alleged detective * Nicole Jonesco : Hélène, advocate's maid * Verlor et Darvil : the singers of the generic song References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
