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Jeanne Brindeau
Jeanne Brindeau (1860–1946) was a French stage and film actress.Capua p.129 Selected filmography * ''Ramuntcho'' (1919) * ''Enemies of Women'' (1923) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * '' The Fiery Cavalcade'' (1925) * '' The Hearth Turned Off'' (1925) * ''Michel Strogoff'' (1926) * '' End of the World'' (1931) * ''Les yeux noirs Les Yeux Noirs is the name of a French band combining elements of jazz manouche and other Romani music, Yiddish, and Klezmer music. The group was founded by two brothers, Eric and Olivier Slabiak, who both play violin. Other members of the band ...'' (1935) References Bibliography * Michelangelo Capua. ''Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1860 births 1947 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses Actresses from Paris {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Ramuntcho (1919 Film)
''Ramuntcho'' is a 1919 French silent film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Jacques Roussel, Jeanne Brindeau and Yvonne Annie.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.38 It is based on Pierre Loti Pierre Loti (; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.This article is derived largely from the ''Encyclopædia Britannica El ...'s 1897 novel of the same title. Synopsis The young Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, whose mother formally opposes their union. Ramuntcho leaves to do his military service in Indochina. On his return, decided to leave for America, he discovers that his lover has taken orders. He then plans to remove her but gives up at the last moment when he sees her immersed in her prayers. Cast * Jacques Roussel as Ramuntcho * Jeanne Brindeau as Dolores * Yvonne Annie as Gracieuse * René Lorsay References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies Of Women
''Enemies of Women'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Lionel Barrymore, Alma Rubens, Gladys Hulette, Pedro de Cordoba (actor), Pedro de Cordoba, and Paul Panzer. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst through his Cosmopolitan Productions. Pre-fame actresses Clara Bow and Margaret Dumont have uncredited bit roles. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Alicia, an Femme fatale, adventuress, has occasion to befriend a Russian prince with whom she flees to France. They are happily living together when the Prince sees her with her young son and, knowing nothing of his existence, mistakes him for a youthful lover and quits her. He and several friends form a club known as the "Enemies of Women'' and plan to have nothing more to do with them. However, circumstances finally reunite Alicia and the prince and they find happiness tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clairvoyant (1924 Film)
''The Clairvoyant'' (French: ''La voyante'') is a 1924 French silent drama film directed by Leon Abrams and starring Sarah Bernhardt, Georges Melchior and Harry Baur. It was based on a play by Sacha Guitry. This was the final film of the celebrated stage actress Sarah Bernhardt who died during production.Menefee p.39 Plot Jean is thrown out of the house by his father, a remarried politician, out of jealousy for his friendship with his mother-in-law. He finds refuge at an artist's apartment. In the same building lives a famous fortune teller that the mother-in-law just happens to consult. With her help, Jean will be able to marry his young sweetheart and his father will solve his political troubles. Cast * Sarah Bernhardt as Madame Gainard * Georges Melchior as Jean Detaille * Harry Baur as Monsieur Detaille * Mary Marquet as Madame Detaille * Jean-François Martial as André Renaud * Lili Damita as Suzanne * Pâquerette as La concierge * Jeanne Brindeau as Madame Gainard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fiery Cavalcade
''The Fiery Cavalcade'' (Italian: ''La cavalcata ardente'') is a 1925 Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Emilio Ghione.Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 150. . Cast *Soava Gallone *Emilio Ghione *Jeanne Brindeau *Americo de Giorgio *Gabriel de Gravone * Ciro Galvani *Umberto Ledda * Ignazio Lupi *Alfredo Martinelli *Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * '' Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The ... *Fosco Risturi *Marcella Sabbatini * Raimondo Van Riel References External links * Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hearth Turned Off
''The Hearth Turned Off'' (Italian:''Il focolare spento'') is a 1925 Italian silent film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni.Stewart p.52 Cast * Jeanne Brindeau as The mother * Ubaldo Cocchi as The Father * Arnold Kent as François Gaspari - the son * Carmen Boni as Marie * Carlo Tedeschi as Professor Antonio Mazzara * Rina De Liguoro Rina De Liguoro (24 July 1892 – 15 April 1966) was an Italian film actress. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she changed her name after marrying film actor and director Wladimiro De Liguoro in 1918. She appeared in leading roles in a number of It ... as Manoela * Dolly Grey * Marcella Sabbatini * Giorgio Bianchini References Bibliography * Stewart, John. ''Italian film: a who's who''. McFarland, 1994. External links * 1925 films 1920s Italian-language films Films based on works by Edmondo De Amicis Films directed by Augusto Genina Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films {{Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Strogoff (1926 Film)
''Michel Strogoff'' is a 1926 French silent historical adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Kovanko and Acho Chakatouny.Dixon p.48 It is an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1876 novel ''Michael Strogoff''. Production A number of filmmakers involved were exiles from the Russian Revolution of 1917. The film's art direction was by Eduardo Gosch, César Lacca, Alexandre Lochakoff, Vladimir Meingard and Pierre Schild who recreated the atmosphere of the mid-nineteenth century Russian Empire. Cast * Ivan Mozzhukhin as Michael Strogoff * Nathalie Kovanko as Nadia Fedor * Acho Chakatouny as Ivan Ogareff * Jeanne Brindeau as Maria Strogoff * Marie-Louise Vois as Zaugara * M. Debas as Enur Feifar * Vladimir Gajdarov as Tzar Alexandre of Russia * Micolas Kougoucheff as General Kissoff * Henri Debain as Harry Blount * Boris de Fast as Féofar-Khan * Gabriel de Gravone as Alcide Jolivet * Vladimir Kvanin as Wassili Feodor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of The World (1931 Film)
''End of the World'' (french: La Fin du monde) is a 1931 French science fiction film directed by Abel Gance based on the novel ''Omega: The Last Days of the World'' by Camille Flammarion. The film stars Victor Francen as Martial Novalic, Colette Darfeuil as Genevieve de Murcie, Abel Gance as Jean Novalic, and Jeanne Brindau as Madame Novalic. The plot concerns a comet hurtling toward Earth on a collision course and the different reactions people have to the impending disaster. Scientist Martial Novalic who discovers the comet, seeks a solution to the problem and becomes a fugitive after skeptical authorities blame him for starting a mass panic. ''End of the World'' was director Abel Gance's first sound film. The original film was to be over three hours long, but the backing production took the film from Gance, and cut it to be 105 minutes. It was again cut on its release in the United States under the title of ''Paris after Dark''. Neither abridged version of the film was well re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Yeux Noirs (film)
''Dark Eyes'' (French: ''Les yeux noirs'') is a 1935 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Harry Baur, Simone Simon and Jean-Pierre Aumont.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.318 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. Cast * Harry Baur as Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff * Simone Simon as Tania * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Karpoff * Jean-Max as Roudine * Christiane Ribes as Une demi-mondaine * Jeanne Brindeau as La gouvernante * Max Maxudian * Pierre Labry as Le noceur * André Dubosc as Le maître d'hôtel * Guy Sloux as Le fêtard * Nine Assia as Lucie * Viviane Romance as La comtesse * Georges Paulais * Jacques Berlioz as Le directeur * Adrienne Trenkel * Maxime Fabert as Un convive * Claude Lehmann as Un jeune officier * Marguerite de Morlaye * Émile Genevois * Léon Arvel as Un serveur du restaurant * Raymond Aimos as Un serveur du restaurant * Rodolphe Marcilly * Pierre Athon Pierre is a masculine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1860 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 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 * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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