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Léon Walther
Léon Walther (2 June 1874 – 2 March 1973) was a French film and stage actor who played on numerous occasions in Sacha Guitry's films and plays. Filmography * 1935: ''Odette / Déchéance'' by Jacques Houssin – Count Hubert de Clermont-Latour * 1937: ''The Pearls of the Crown'' by Sacha Guitry and Christian-Jaque – Anne de Montmorency * 1938: '' Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' by Sacha Guitry and Robert Bibal – a lord * 1939: ''Nine Bachelors'' by Sacha Guitry – ''Le maître d'hôtel'' * 1941: ''Le fabuleux destin de Désirée Clary'' by Sacha Guitry – Count Morner * 1941: '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' by Roger Richebé – Despréaux * 1941: '' Ne bougez plus'' by Pierre Caron – Le grand chambellan *1942: '' Prince Charming'' by Jean Boyer – Count Danrémont * 1942: '' The Guardian Angel'' by Jacques de Casembroot – Molignon * 1942: '' Une étoile au soleil'' by André Zwoboda – Adalbert de Merlerault * 1943: '' Donne-moi tes yeux'' by Sacha Guitry – the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorgues (Vaucluse)
Sorgues (; oc, Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse, run through the commune. Sorgues, which had a population of 18,680 in 2017, is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard. History According to ''The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas'' by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War. Gertrude Stein, ''The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas ''The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas'' is a book by Gertrude Stein, written in October and November 1932 and published in 1933. It employs the form of an autobiography authored by Alice B. Toklas, her life partner. In 1998, Modern Library r ...'', Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201 Population See also * Communes of the Vaucluse department * Château ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Casembroot
Jacques de Casembroot (1903–1988) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter who settled and worked in France.Rège p.186 Which much of his work was in the documentary field, he also directed or scripted several feature films A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall .... Selected filmography * '' Le perroquet vert'' (1929) * '' The Last Night'' (1934) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * '' Jericho'' (1946) * '' Third at Heart'' (1947) * '' Mystery in Shanghai'' (1950) * '' Jocelyn'' (1952) References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1903 births 1988 deaths Belgian film directors French film directors Belgian emigrants to France People from Brussels {{Belgium-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lame Devil (film)
''The Lame Devil'' (UK: ''The Devil Who Limped'';Tertiary sources: BFI, ''The Lame Devil''. original title: ', French for "the devil with a limp") is a 1948 French black-and-white historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838), it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censor and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages. Film Description The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron. The movie is often noted for its opening sequence: after showing the birthpla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Cuny
Louis Cuny (24 November 1902 – 24 July 1962) was a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, production designer, and film editor. Filmography * 1936 : ''La Voie triomphale'' ( SF) * 1936 : ''Le Lycée Papillon'' (SF) * 1938 : ''Le Violon'' (SF) * 1939 : ''Au jardin de la France'' (SF) * 1942 : ''Matin de France'' (SF) * 1943 : ''Hommage à Georges Bizet'' (SF) * 1943 : ''L’Arlésienne'' (SF) * 1943 : ''La Musique à travers les âges'' (SF) * 1943 : '' Mermoz'' * 1945 : '' Rouen, martyre d'une cité'' (SF) * 1945 : ''Croisière extra muros'' (SF) * 1945 : ''Panorama musical'' (SF) * 1946 : ''Maman de secours'' (SF) * 1946 : '' Strange Fate'' * 1947 : ''Si j'avais la chance'' (SF) * 1947 : '' The Woman in Red'' * 1947 : '' Le Beau Voyage'' * 1949 : ''Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée'' (SF) * 1949 : '' Tous les deux'' * 1951 : ''Demain nous divorçons'' * 1952 : '' Plume au vent'' * 1957 : '' Bonjour Toubib'' * 1958 : ''Gentleman cambrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cayatte
André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include ''Justice est faite'' (''Justice is Done''; 1950), ''Nous sommes tous des assassins'' (''We Are All Murderers''; 1952), and ''Le passage du Rhin'' ('' Tomorrow Is My Turn''; 1960). In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: ''Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'') and ''Françoise ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise''). These two films tell the same story from two different points of view. His 1973 film, '' Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu'', won the Silver Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger La Honte (1946 Film)
''Roger la Honte'' is a 1946 French historical drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Lucien Coëdel, María Casares and Paul Bernard. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jules Mary. It was followed by a sequel ''The Revenge of Roger'' featuring many of the original cast and released the same year.Goble p.311 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Lucien Coëdel as Roger Laroque * María Casares as Julia de Noirville * Paul Bernard as Luversan * Renée Devillers as Mme Laroque * Rellys as Tristot * Jean Tissier as Le baron de Cé * Louis Salou as Le commissaire Lacroix * André Gabriello as Pivolot * Josée Conrad as La petite Suzanne * Jean Debucourt as Monsieur de Noirville * Paulette Dubost as Victoire * Léon Walther as Le président du tribunal * Léonce Corne * Paul Demange * Bernard Hubrenne * Philippe Lemaire * Charles Lemontier * Marcel Pérès * Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Baroncelli
Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying a building in the centre of Avignon then called the Baroncelli Palace (now the Palais du Roure). His father's side of the family were of Tuscany, Tuscan origin and part of the Guelphs and Ghibellines, Ghibelline tradition, and they were hereditary Marquis of Javon, Marquises of Javon. Though somewhat aristocratic, the family spoke Provençal (dialect), Provençal, which was rather controversial at a time when it was considered to be a language of the common people. His older brother was Folco de Baroncelli-Javon, He directed well over 80 films between 1915 and 1948 and in the 1940s released numerous films in the United States and Italy. One of his films, a version of the Pierre Louÿs novel ''La Femme et le pantin'' (1928) was filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Long As I Live (1946 Film)
''As Long as I Live'' (French: ''Tant que je vivrai'') is a 1946 French-Italian drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Berthier and Jean Debucourt.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.167 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. A wild-living woman on the run from the police falls in love with a consumptive pavement artist. Main cast * Edwige Feuillère as Ariane * Jacques Berthier as Bernard Fleuret * Jean Debucourt as Jean Marail * Marguerite Deval as La marquise * Germaine Kerjean as Madame Levallois * Georges Lannes as Miguel Brennan * Margo Lion as L'infirmière * Germaine Michel as Aubergiste * Maurice Nasil as Jacquelin * Freddy Alberti as Band Leader * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin (1908–1968) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * ''Marie-Martine'' (1943) * ''The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1948) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) * ''Destination Rome ''Destination Rome'' (French : ''Tempo di Roma'', Italian: ''Esame di guida'') is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Charles Aznavour, Serena Vergano, Marisa Merlini and Arletty. It was one of a larg ...'' (1963) References 1908 births 1968 deaths People from La Louvière Belgian screenwriters Belgian film directors 20th-century screenwriters {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vie De Plaisir
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maliban (film)
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |