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Léonce-Henri Burel
Léonce-Henri Burel (23 November 1892 – 21 March 1977) was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white."Léonce-Henri Burel", a''Ciné-Ressources'' etrieved 24 May 2015./ref> Career After studying at the University of Nantes, he initially worked as a photoengraver before becoming a camera operator. At the Film d'Art company in 1915 he was noticed by Abel Gance and began a collaboration with him which extended over 16 films, including ''J'accuse'', ''La Roue'', and ''Napoléon''. In the period of silent films he also worked on several productions with Jacques Feyder. During the 1930s he worked regularly with Jean Dréville and Henri Decoin. With '' Le Journal d'un curé de campagne'', for which he won the best cinematography award at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, Burel began another important collaboration with the direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indre, Loire-Atlantique
Indre (; br, Antr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Etymology The name Indre, pronounced in French, derives from that of Latin ''Antrum''. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre. The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as ''indrais'' . Administration Mayors Population Sights File:Iliz Endrez (Bro-Naoned).JPG File:Eglise Indre (44).JPG File:Eglise_saint-hermeland_basse-indre.jpg File:Eglise basse-indre porte.JPG File:Eglise basse-indre vue rue françois mabit.JPG See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Pouctal
Henri Pouctal (21 October 1860 – 2 February 1922) was an early French silent film director and actor best known for his silent films of the 1910s, notably ''Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...'' or '' Chantecoq'', and his directorship of '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' serials in 1918. Pouctal directed about 100 films between 1908 and 1922. External links * 1860 births 1922 deaths People from La Ferté-sous-Jouarre French film directors Silent film directors French male silent film actors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male actors 20th-century French male writers {{france-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Princes (1930 Film)
''Nights of Princes'' (French: ''Nuits de princes'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Gina Manès, Jaque Catelain and Harry Nestor. It is an adaptation of the 1927 novel of the same title by Joseph Kessel. The story was remade as a 1938 film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Serge Piménoff and Pierre Schild. Plot A White Russian woman working as a dancer in a Paris nightclub finds her past returning to haunt her when her husband, an engineer long believed dead in the Russian Civil War, reappears to seek her help. Cast *Gina Manès as Helene Vronsky *Jaque Catelain as Prince Vassia Heridze *Harry Nestor as Prince Fedor Achkeliani *Alice Tissot as Mlle. Mesureux *Dimitri Dimitriev as Anton Irtych *Alexandre Mihalesco as Stéphane *Walia Ostermann as Nathalia Vronsky *Jean Toulout Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mercanton
Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) co-director * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1913) co-director * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' Miarka'' (1920) * '' The Call of the Blood'' (1920) * ''Possession'' (1922) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * ''Les Deux Gosses'' (1924) adaptation of the novel by Pierre Decourcelle * ''Monte Carlo'' (1925) * ''The Maid at the Palace'' (1927) * ''Croquette'' (1927) * ''Venus'' (1929) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Nipper'' (1930) * ''Octave'' (1930) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''A Man of Mayfair'' (1931) * ''These Charming People'' (1931) * ''Cognasse'' (1932) * '' Students in Paris'' (1932) * '' The Fish Woman'' (1932) * ''He Is Charming ''He Is Charming'' (French: ''Il est charma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus (1929 Film)
''Venus'' (French:''Vénus'') is a 1929 French silent drama film directed by Louis Mercanton, and starring Constance Talmadge, André Roanne, and Jean Murat. It is based on a story by Jean Vignaud.Goble p. 1003 Cast * Constance Talmadge as Princess Beatrice Doriani * André Roanne * Jean Murat as Le capitaine Franqueville * Max Maxudian as Le prince Mario Zarkis * Charles Frank * Louis Baron fils as Le capitaine de Venus * Frédéric Mariotti as Le chef des dockers * Jean Mercanton as L'enfant * Maurice Schutz * Julio de Romero * Anthony Hankey * Desdemona Mazza Desdemona Mazza (born 3 October 1901, date of death unknown) was an Italian film actress of the silent era.Paietta p.119 Selected filmography * '' Miarka'' (1920) * '' The Call of the Blood'' (1921) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * ''The Lo ... See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Ingram (director)
Rex Ingram (born Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock, 15 January 1892 – 21 July 1950) was an Irish film director, producer, writer, and actor. Director Erich von Stroheim once called him "the world's greatest director".Soares, André. ''Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro'', New York: Macmillan, 2002, p. 27; Early life Born in 58 Grosvenor Square, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland, (where a plaque commemorates his birth), Ingram was educated at Saint Columba's College, near Rathfarnham, County Dublin. He spent much of his adolescence living in the Old Rectory, Kinnitty, Birr, County Offaly, where his father, Reverend Francis Hitchcock, was the Church of Ireland rector. Ingram emigrated to the United States in 1911. His brother Francis joined the British Army and fought during World War I, during which he was awarded the Military Cross. Career Ingram studied sculpture at the Yale University School of Art, where he contributed to campus humour magazine ''The Yale Record'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Passions
''The Three Passions'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry, Iván Petrovich and Shayle Gardner. It was made as a quota film for Allied ArtistsLow p.160 and was based on a novel by Cosmo Hamilton. It was filmed on the French Riviera. Cast * Alice Terry as Lady Victoria Burlington * Iván Petrovich as Philip Burlington * Shayle Gardner as Lord Bellamont * Clare Eames as Lady Bellamont * Leslie Faber as Father Aloysius * Gerald Fielding as Bobbie * Andrews Engelmann Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in a number of British films during his career. He was born as ... as Hairless Man References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links *Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Three Passions''at silentera.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint * Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau * Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crew (1928 Film)
''The Crew'' (French: ''L'équipage'') is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jean Dax and Camille Bert.Waldman p.142 The film's sets were designed by Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Claire de Lorez as Denise Maury * Jean Dax as Capitaine Maury * Georges Charlia as Lieutenant Herbillon * Camille Bert as Berthier * Pierre de Guingand as Thélis * Daniel Mendaille as Deschamps * René Donnio as Mécanicien * Robert Astruc as Neuville * Charles Barrois as Marbot * Belleville * Robby Guichard as Georges * Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ... as Le médecin * Henri Monteux as Mathieu * Thèvenet References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Volkoff (actor)
Alexandre Volkoff (Russian Александр Александрович Волков, transliteration Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Volkov, 1885–1942) was a Russian actor, screenwriter, and film director. Aleksandr Volkov established his film career in Russia, and was one of a significant number of film artists who fled Russia following the Bolshevik takeover.Phillips p.39 The bulk of his output was in France where he was known as Alexandre Volkoff. He also made films in Germany and later Italy. He directed several films starring his fellow Russian exile Ivan Mozzhukhin. Selected filmography Director Features unless otherwise specified: * '' The Fugitive'' - a short film, Russia, France * ''The Green Spider'' (1916) - a short film, Russia * ''Father Sergius'' (1917) - co-director, Russia * '' People Die for Metal'' (1919) - Russia * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) - France * '' Les Ombres qui passent'' (1924) - France * '' Kean'' (1924) - France * ''The Loves of Casanova'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loves Of Casanova
''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798). Many of those involved with the film were Russian emigres who had come to France following the Russian Revolution. Cast *Ivan Mosjoukine as Casanova *Suzanne Bianchetti as Catherine II *Diana Karenne as Maria, Duchess de Lardi *Jenny Jugo as Thérèse *Rina De Liguoro as Corticelli *Nina Koshetz as Countess Vorontzoff *Raymond Bouamerane as Djimmy *Olga Day as Lady Stanhope *Albert Decoeur as Duke of Bayreuth *Dimitri Dimitriev as Lord Stanhope *Paul Franceschi *Paul Guidé as Gregori Orloff *Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Czar Peter III * Nathalie Lissenko *Michel Simon as henchman *Carlo Tedeschi as Menucci *Maria Ivogün as soprano Costume design Boris Bilinsky designed with Barbara Karinska Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Tourjansky
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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