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Louisette Hautecoeur
Louisette Hautecoeur (1914–2004) was a French film editor. McGerr p.229 Active from the 1930s to the 1970s, she worked on productions by directors such as René Clair, Jean Grémillon, André Berthomieu, Luis Buñuel, Georg Wilhelm Pabst and Marcel L'Herbier. She was married to fellow film editor Henri Taverna. Selected filmography * ''The Last Billionaire'' (1934) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * ''The Kiss of Fire'' (1937) * ''The Shanghai Drama'' (1938) * ''Girls in Distress'' (1939) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * ''The Acrobat'' (1941) * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941) * ''Prince Charming'' (1942) * ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) * ''Bolero'' (1942) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) *''Farandole'' (1945) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' Man About Town'' (1947) * ''White Paws'' (1949) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevran
Sevran () is a commune in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris. Geography Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues " ''''. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014. Demographics Immigration As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquette (1940 Film)
''Miquette'' is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux and André Lefaur. It was one of two films made in France by the Anglo-German star Harvey, after emigrating from Nazi Germany.Ascheid p. 243 It was her final film appearance, although she continued to act on stage. The film is based on the play '' Miquette et sa mère'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, which was later adapted into the 1950 film '' Miquette''. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Miquette Grandier * Lucien Baroux as Monchablon * André Lefaur as Le marquis de la Tour-Mirande * Daniel Clérice as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande * Marguerite Pierry as Madame Grandier * Léon Belières as Lahirel * Suzanne Dantès as Mademoiselle Émilienne * Agnès Capri as Madame Mercadier * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Daniel Gélin * Eliane Charles * Jean Brochard * Hugues de Bagratide * Yvonne Yma * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 ... [...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] |
Man About Town (1947 Film)
''Man About Town'' (french: Le silence est d'or, lit=Silence is golden) is a 1947 romantic comedy film written and directed by René Clair. It was released in a shortened version in the United States as ''Man About Town''. The film marked Clair's return to working in France after 12 years abroad in the United Kingdom and the United States. Premise The setting is Paris in the early 1900s ("1906, perhaps") and much of the action takes place in a silent film studio. Émile, a director, advises his shy young employee Jacques to adopt his own carefree attitude towards women ("one lost, ten found"). Émile takes under his wing Madeleine, the daughter of his old friend Célestin, when she arrives from the country; he offers her a place to stay and a job at his studio, and he starts to fall in love with her. When Jacques returns from military service, he and Madeleine are drawn to each other but they feel guilty about betraying the fatherly Émile. Émile finally realises the truth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gringalet (1946 Film)
''Gringalet'' is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Charles Vanel, Marguerite Deval and Suzy Carrier.Goble p.474 It was based on the play of the same title by Paul Vandenberghe, who co-wrote the screenplay and also appears in the title role. The film was later remade as the 1959 Argentine film '' Gringalet'' The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis A widowed industrialist discovers that he has a secret second son, a painter Francis known as " Gringalet". He insists on inviting him to come and live with the family, to the resentment of the elder son Philippe and his grandmother. However the young man has such charm that he wins them all over. Cast *Charles Vanel as Lucien Ravaut * Marguerite Deval as Madame Bachelet * Suzy Carrier as Josette Blanchard * Jimmy Gaillard as Philippe Ravaut * Paul Vandenberghe as Francis Ravaut dit Gringalet * Paul Faivre as Emile Moret * Alain Romans as Le pianiste * Marcelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Go Lucky (1946 Film)
''Happy Go Lucky'' (French: ''Au petit bonheur'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Danielle Darrieux, André Luguet and François Périer.Rège p.604 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Martine Carignol * André Luguet as Alain Plessis * François Périer as Denis Carignol * Jacques-Henry Duval as Archibald * Paulette Dubost as Brigitte Ancelin * Henri Crémieux as Le commissaire * Fred Pasquali as Germain * Robert Seller as Benjamin * Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Iro ... as Le gargiste * Claudette Falco as Sophie * Paul Barge * Rolande Haumont * Cécyl Marcyl * Odette Talazac References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farandole (film)
''Farandole'' is a 1945 French comedy film directed by André Zwoboda and starring André Luguet, Lise Delamare, Gaby Morlay.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.307 It takes its title from the Farandole, a traditional dance from Provence whose structure the plot follows. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was filmed following the Liberation but released while the Second World War was still being fought. Synopsis The film is structurally similar to Arthur Schnitzler's ''La Ronde'' with a series of stories all linked together. Cast * André Luguet as Maxime Théric * Lise Delamare as Blanche * Gaby Morlay as Elizabeth * Paulette Dubost as Raymonde "Milienne", la prostituée * Louis Salou as Auguste Moine * André Alerme as Pascal Bondieu, l'escroc * Jany Holt as Marianne, la dactylo qui tue la femme de son amant * Bernard Blier as Sylvestre Clarel, l'amant * Maurice Escande as Me Monestier, l'avocat a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Who Dared (1944 Film)
''The Woman Who Dared'' (French title: ''Le Ciel est à vous'') ( en, The Sky is Yours) is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Madeleine Renaud and Charles Vanel. In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The mechanic Pierre Gauthier runs his own garage until he gets disappropriated because his grounds are required for a new airport. Together with his wife Thérèse, their two children and his moody mother-in-law he has to move. Due to his friendly nature he renders all kinds of services to everybody who asks him for a favour. When he helps a businessman whose car has broken down in the middle of the night, he and his wife are offered a new job, managing an auto dealership and service business in another town. Thérèse takes the new job on a trial basis, leaving Pierre to care for their children. During her absence, Pierre, an ex WWI flyer, returns to hi ... [...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] |
Bolero (1942 Film)
''Bolero'' (French: ''Boléro'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Arletty, André Luguet and Jacques Dumesnil.Hayward p.4 It takes its name from the Bolero, a Latin American dance and the composer Maurice Ravel's piece of music inspired by the style of it. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was made by Pathé at the company's Francoeur Studios. Future star Simone Signoret had a small, uncredited role in the film. Cast * Arletty as Catherine * André Luguet as Rémi * Jacques Dumesnil as Georges * Meg Lemonnier as Miquette * Christian Gérard as Paul Bardot * André Bervil as Laurent * Louis Salou as Professeur Archaimbaud * Paul Ollivier as Le deuxième témoin * Jacques Roussel as Horace * Guita Karen as La bonne * Denise Grey as Anne-Marie * Lucienne Legrand * Nathalie Alexeeff * Janine Berry * Marguerite de Morlaye as Dame à la présentation de la collection * Robert Le Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murderer Is Afraid At Night
''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (French: ''L'assassin a peur la nuit'') is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti. A film noir it was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice in Vichy-controlled France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It may have also acted as an allegory for Occupied France to look forward to a future when it is free after its Liberation.Walker-Morrison p.34-35 Synopsis In the South of France Olivier a professional burglar is on the run after a job goes wrong. He takes shelter in the countryside after befriending a quarry worker and has a romantic encounter with his sister Monique. However his former lover the vampish Monique, who he has robbed to support her materialistic demands, tracks him down and threatens to shoot him. He ultimately surrenders to the police in the knowledge that once he has served a spell in prison he can look fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Charming (1942 Film)
''Prince Charming'' (French: ''Le prince charmant'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lucien Baroux, Renée Faure and Jimmy Gaillard.Hayward p.4 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris which was then under German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Ambroise Bréchaud * Renée Faure as Rosine * Jimmy Gaillard as Thierry * Christian Gérard as Arsène * Robert Arnoux as Ernest * Sabine André as Ginette * Germaine Lix as Madame Bréchaud * Germaine Godefroid as La comtesse * Louis Florencie as François * Jean-Louis Allibert as Valentin * André Ekian as Et son orchestre * Pierre Ferval * Guita Karen * Lucienne Legrand * Jacqueline Marbaux * Franck Maurice * Maurice Salabert as Le patron du café * Simone Signoret * Renée Thorel * André Varennes * Léon Walther Léon Walther (2 June 1874 – 2 March 1973) was a French film and stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |