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Lionel Cazaux
Lionel Cazaux (1906-1970) was a French composer of film scores.Blakeway p.197 In the early 1930s he worked at Paramount Pictures's Joinville Studios in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' Delphine'' (1931) * ''Holiday'' (1931) * '' Alone'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' Miche'' (1932) * ''A Star Disappears ''A Star Disappears'' (French: ''Une étoile disparaît'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Robert Villers and starring Suzy Vernon, Constant Rémy and Alexandre Dréan.Crisp p.459 It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the Fre ...'' (1932) * '' The Accomplice'' (1932) * '' Happy Days'' (1941) References Bibliography * Claire Blakeway. ''Jacques Prévert: Popular French Theatre and Cinema''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1990. External links * 1906 births 1970 deaths French composers Musicians from Le Havre {{France-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The name ''Le Havre'' means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as ''Havrais'' or ''Havraises''. The city and port were founded by King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the Early modern period was hampered by religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. It was from the end of the 18th century that Le Havre started growing and the port took off first with the slave trade then other international trade. After the 1944 bombings the firm of Auguste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday (1931 Film)
''Holiday'' (French: ''Vacances'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Florelle, Lucien Gallas and Georges Charlia.Goble p.39 The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. Plot summary Cast * Florelle as Paulette * Lucien Gallas as Jacques Sarmette * Georges Charlia as Millet * Rachelly as La servante de l'auberge * Pierre Juvenet Pierre Juvenet (1883–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Powrie p.231 A character actor, he appeared in more than a hundred films frequently portraying officials and authority figures. Selected filmography * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Ro ... as Le Hubleau-Mornac References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1931 films French comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Boudrioz French films based on plays Gaumont Film Company fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) 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 Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', denouncing the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. ** Two British members of a poll tax collecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Days (1941 Film)
''Happy Days'' (French: ''Les jours heureux'') is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, François Périer and Juliette Faber.Rège p.683 It is based on a play of the same name by Claude-André Puget. It was remade as an Italian film ''Happy Days'' the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Cast * Pierre Richard-Willm as Michel * François Périer as Bernard * Juliette Faber as Pernette * Monique Thibaut as Marianne * André Bervil as Olivier * Janine Viénot as Francine * Jean Clarieux * Paul Barré Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ... * Léonce Corne References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accomplice (1932 Film)
''The Accomplice'' (French: ''La complice'') is a 1932 French crime film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Régine Poncet, Jean Bradin and Gilbert Périgneaux.Crisp p.393 Cast * Régine Poncet * Jean Bradin * Gilbert Périgneaux * Paul Menant * Philippe Richard Philippe Richard (24 June 1891 – 24 December 1973) was a French film and theater actor. Richard was born in Saint-Étienne and began his film career in the early 1920s in silent film. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under S ... * Brunell * Guitarre References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1932 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Giuseppe Guarino French black-and-white films 1930s French films 1932 crime films French crime films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Star Disappears
''A Star Disappears'' (French: ''Une étoile disparaît'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Robert Villers and starring Suzy Vernon, Constant Rémy and Alexandre Dréan.Crisp p.459 It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the French branch of Paramount Pictures. Cast * Suzy Vernon as Rosine * Constant Rémy as Santerre * Alexandre Dréan as Claudius * Edith Méra as Liane Baxter * Rolla Norman as Roland Mercier * Marcel Vallée as Inspector Hulot * René Worms as Ricot * Sandra Ravel as Arlette * Marie Glory as Herself * Meg Lemonnier as Herself * Madeleine Guitty as Herself * Louise Dauville as Herself * Lucien Brulé as Himself * Christian Argentin as Himself * Noël-Noël as Himself * Saint-Granier as Himself * Henri Garat as Himself * Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miche (film)
''Miche'' is a 1932 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Suzy Vernon, Robert Burnier and Marguerite Moreno.Crisp p.392 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. Cast * Suzy Vernon as Micheline * Robert Burnier as Jacques de Peyriére * Marguerite Moreno as Madame Sorbiet * Edith Méra as Countess Esera * Magdeleine Bérubet as Madame Carpezaud * Armand Dranem as Maître Raphael Demaze * Pierre Moreno Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ... * Sam Pierce as L'américain References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama films French drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne (1932 Film)
''Suzanne'' is a 1932 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon and Raymond Rouleau and starring Pauline Carton, Louis Florencie and Yves Gladine.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.385 Cast * Pauline Carton as Mme Batonné * Louis Florencie * Yves Gladine * Jean-Max * Joachim * Yolande Laffon * Véra Markels * Raymonde Mickel * Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ... References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1932 drama films French drama films 1932 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Léo Joannon Films directed by Raymond Rouleau French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alone (1931 French Film)
''Alone'' (French: ''Sola'') is a 1931 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Marie-Louise Damien, Henri Rollan and Ginette Maddie.Knight & Robertson Wojcik p.151 A cabaret singer is stranded in Singapore, struggling to raise the funds for her passage back to France. The film is still extant, unlike a number of productions of the era. Cast * Marie-Louise Damien as Sola * Henri Rollan as Jeff * Ginette Maddie as Marianne * Jean-Louis Allibert as Yvon * Marguerite Moreno as Ellane * Nadine Picard as Nadia * Marcel Vallée as Célestin * Pierre Moreno as Auguste * Habib Benglia as L'Hindou * Henri Lévêque as Albert * Louis Merlac as Le docteur * Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ... as Le comandant * Jean Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delphine (1931 Film)
''Delphine'' is a 1931 French romantic comedy film directed by Roger Capellani and starring Henri Garat, Alice Cocéa and Jacques Louvigny.Crisp p.391 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. Cast * Henri Garat as André Bernard * Alice Cocéa as Colette Bernard * Jacques Louvigny as Gaston Chavannes * Clara Tambour as Delphine Chavannes * Alexandre Dréan as Papillon * Antonio Brancato as Le ténor * Jean Granier as Le réceptionnaire * Henry Harment as Le directeur du theâtre * André Brévannes André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ... as Le valet de chambre References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1931 films 1930s Frenc ... [...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] |
