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Les Monstres Sacrés
''Les Monstres sacrés'' is a three-act play written by French dramatist Jean Cocteau, premiered on 17 February 1940 at the Michel Theater in Paris. Original cast * Yvonne de Bray Esther * Jany Holt Liane * Suzanne Dantès Charlotte * Claire Gérard Loulou * Morgane The old lady * André Brulé André Brulé ( 6 September 1879 – 14 February 1953), was a French theatre and film actor. He created the character Arsène Lupin for the French stage in 1908. He had a relationship with Ghislaine Dommanget, a French comedy actress, with who ... Florent * Jean Hubert The Speaker Plays by Jean Cocteau {{1940s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements; and one of the most influential figures in early 20th-century art as a whole. The ''National Observer'' suggested that, “of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man.” He is best known for his novels ''Le Grand Écart'' (1923), ''Le Livre blanc'' (1928), and '' Les Enfants Terribles'' (1929); the stage plays ''La Voix Humaine'' (1930), '' La Machine Infernale'' (1934), ''Les Parents terribles'' (1938), '' La Machine à écrire'' (1941), and ''L'Aigle à deux têtes'' (1946); and the films ''The Blood of a Poet'' (1930), ''Les Parents Terribles'' (1948), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1946), ''Orpheus'' (1950), and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Theater
Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), Spanish former footballer and manager * ''Michel'' (TV series), a Korean animated series * German auxiliary cruiser ''Michel'' * Michel catalog, a German-language stamp catalog * St. Michael's Church, Hamburg or Michel * S:t Michel, a Finnish town in Southern Savonia, Finland People * Alain Michel (other), several people * Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer. * André Michel (director), French film director and screenwriter * André Michel (lawyer), human rights and anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader in Haiti * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress * Anneliese Michel (1952 - 1976), German Catholic woman undergone exorcism * Annett Wagner-Michel (born 1955), German Woman Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne De Bray
Yvonne de Bray (12 May 1889 – 1 February 1954) was a French stage and film actress. She was born Yvonne Laurence Blanche de Bray in Paris and died there. In 1939, she and her partner Violette Morris invited Jean Cocteau to stay with them at their houseboat docked at Pont de Neuilly where he wrote the three-act play '' Les Monstres sacrés''. She was a successful stage actress but it was Cocteau who introduced her as a film actress in his 1943 film, ''L'Éternel retour''. Selected filmography 1952 – ''We Are All Murderers'' 1950 – ''Olivia'' 1949 – '' Gigi'' 1948 – ''L'Aigle à deux têtes'' 1948 – ''Les Parents terribles'' 1943 – ''L'Éternel Retour ''The Eternal Return'' (French: ''L'Éternel retour'') is a 1943 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau as a retelling of Tristan and Iso ...'' References Yvonne de Bray Film Biography – Film – Time Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jany Holt
Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early silent film actress Gabrielle Réjane and director Paul Porel; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the Nazi occupation. During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the French Resistance, later receiving the '' Croix de Guerre'' from General de Gaulle. Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995. Selected filmography * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) *''The Green Domino'' (1935) *''Le Golem'' (1936) *''The Lower Depths'' (1936) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) *'' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * ''The Alibi'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''The Phantom Baron'' (1943) *''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'' (1943) (segment "Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Dantès
Suzanne Dantès (1888–1958) was a French stage and film actress.Abecassis p.96 Selected filmography * ''The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''La Grande Meute'' (1945) * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) * ''Two Doves'' (1949) * ''Their Last Night ''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit'') is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban.Harriss p.196 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and ...'' (1953) * '' The Gambler'' (1958) References Bibliography * Michaël Abecassis. ''The Representation of Parisian Speech in the Cinema of the 1930s''. Peter Lang, 2005. External links * 1888 births 1958 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses People from Aisne {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Gérard
Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricketer * "Clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Brulé
André Brulé ( 6 September 1879 – 14 February 1953), was a French theatre and film actor. He created the character Arsène Lupin for the French stage in 1908. He had a relationship with Ghislaine Dommanget, a French comedy actress, with whom he had a son. She later married Louis II, Prince of Monaco. Filmography * ''Werther (1910 film), Werther'' (1910): Werther * '' Le club des élégants'' (1912): John Veryle * '' Les frères corses'' ''The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * '' People Who Travel'' a.k.a. ''Les gens du voyage'' (1938): Fernand * '' Vidocq'' (1938): Vidocq * '' L' étrange nuit de Noël'' (1939): Doctor Carter * ''Metropolitan Metropolitan may refer to: * Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories * Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England * Metropolitan county, a typ ...'' (1939): Zoltini * '' Le château des quatre obèses'' (1939) * '' Retour de flamme'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
