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La Belle De Cadix
''The Beauty of Cadiz'' (French: ''La belle de Cadix'', Spanish: ''La bella de Cádiz'') is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean Tissier.Alberto Mira, ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, page 280. It is an operetta film, based on the 1945 operetta of the same title. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Plot A French cinema company is shooting a picture requiring real gypsies, so they hire a whole bunch and choose beautiful María Luisa to team with famed singer Carlos Molina. The plot includes a marriage and María Luisa believes it has been a real one. Cast * Luis Mariano as Carlos * Carmen Sevilla as Maria-Luisa * Jean Tissier as Auguste Legrand * Claude Nicot as Robert * Claire Maurier as Alexandrine Dupont * Thérèse Dorny as Blanche * J.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Miracle des loups'' (''The Miracle of the Wolves'') and '' Le Joueur d'échecs'' (''The Chess Player'') and in the 1930s '' Les Croix de bois'' (''Wooden Crosses'') and a highly regarded adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. Biography Raymond Bernard was born in Paris in 1891, the son of the author and humorist Tristan Bernard and younger brother of the playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard. He began his career as an actor appearing on stage in plays written by his father, including ''Jeanne Doré'' (1913) alongside Sarah Bernhardt (also filmed in 1916). In 1917, Bernard began to work behind the camera as assistant to Jacques Feyder at Gaumont and then continued as a director, principally adapting plays by his father. In these popular entertainments, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Flourens (actor)
Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (13 April 1794 – 6 December 1867), father of Gustave Flourens, was a French physiologist, the founder of experimental brain science, and a pioneer in anesthesia. Biography Flourens was born at Maureilhan, near Béziers, in the '' département'' of Hérault. At fifteen he began studying medicine at Montpellier, where he received the degree of doctor in 1813. In the following year he went to Paris, carrying an introduction from A. P. de Candolle, the botanist, to Georges Cuvier, who received him kindly, and took an interest in him. In Paris, Flourens engaged in physiological research, occasionally contributing to publications; and, in 1821, at the Athénée, he gave a course of lectures on the physiological theory of the sensations, which attracted much attention amongst men of science. In 1815, Flourens pioneered the experimental method of carrying out localized lesions of the brain in living rabbits and pigeons and carefully observing their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Wasley
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 of the Greek name '' Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Torres (actor)
José "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born American professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA and lineal light heavyweight championships. Torres trained with the legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. In 1997, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Amateur career Born in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Torres began boxing when he joined the United States Army as a teenager (he was 17 years old). His only amateur titles had come in Army and Inter-Service championships, several of which he had won. Torres was still in the Army when he won the Silver Medal in the light middleweight division at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, where he lost to László Papp of Hungary in the final. Torres trained at the Empire Sporting Club in New York City with trainer Cus D'Amato. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonce Corne
Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974. Selected filmography * ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Premature Father'' (1933) * ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Wells in Flames'' (1937) * ''Return at Dawn'' (1938) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941) * ''At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' Forces occultes'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * ''Domino'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' Father Goriot'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * ''Under the Cards'' (1948) * ''Return to Life'' (1949) * ''Monsieur Octave'' (1951) * ''Alone in Paris'' (1951) * ''Two Pennies Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse Dorny
Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 – 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress. Biography Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child to Gaudence Jean Baptiste Marie Longo-Dorni (born 1859) and Marie Antonia Longo-Dorni (née Junghanss, born 1865). She began her career as a stage actress in 1913, and made her debut as a film actress in the 1930 film The Sweetness of Loving. She was best known for her roles in Cognasse (1932) and Les Diaboliques (1955). Dorny married the French painter and graphic artist André Dunoyer de Segonzac on 19 December 1964 in Viroflay, Île-de-France, France, who she remained with until his death in 1974. Dorny died on 14 March 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France. Filmography *1930: '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (by René Hervil) - Lorette *1932: ''Cognasse'' (by Louis Mercanton) - Mme. Cognasse *1933: ''Knock'' (by Roger Goupillières a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier (born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon; March 27, 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947. Life and career Maurier was born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon on March 27, 1929 in the French commune of Céret, in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, which is in the southwest of France. She started her acting career in small film roles at the end of the 1940s. Her first 'main' role came when she portrayed Gilberte Doinel, the mother of the main character in François Truffaut's 1959 film ''The 400 Blows''. Another notable early role of hers was as Christiane Colombey, the bigamist wife of the main character in the 1963 film '' La Cuisine au beurre''. In 1978, she had a notable role in Édouard Molinaro's film '' La Cage aux Folles'' as Simone. In 1981, she was nominated the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''A Bad Son''. She played Madeleine, a seductive older woman. In 2001, she gained international recognition w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Nicot
Claude Nicot (12 February 1925 – 17 November 2003) was a French film actor.Goble p.199 Selected filmography * '' Great Man'' (1951) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * '' The Beauty of Cadiz'' (1953) * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953) * '' Thirteen at the Table'' (1955) * ''Adorable Liar ''Adorable Liar'' (french: Adorable Menteuse) is a 1962 French romantic comedy film directed by Michel Deville, starring Marina Vlady, Macha Méril and Jean-Marc Bory.''The A to Z of French Cinema'' p.138 Cast * Marina Vlady as Juliette * Macha ...'' (1962) * '' The Gardener of Argenteuil'' (1966) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1925 births 2003 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Barsacq
Léon Barsacq (18 October 1906 – 23 December 1969) was a Russian-born and naturalized French production designer, art director and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film '' The Longest Day''. He was the brother of French theatre director André Barsacq and the father of film actor Yves Barsacq. Selected filmography * '' Compliments of Mister Flow'' (1936) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' I Was an Adventuress'' (1938) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * ''Children of Paradise'' (1945) * ''The Last Vacation'' (1948) * ''Eternal Conflict ''Eternal Conflict'' (French: ''Éternel conflit'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Annabella, Fernand Ledoux and Michel Auclair.Driskell p.62 The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. S ...'' (1948) * '' White Paws'' (1949) * '' Maya'' (1949) * '' The Glass Castle'' (1950) * '' Two Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...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] |
