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Menaces
''Threats'' (French: ''Menaces'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Mireille Balin, John Loder, Ginette Leclerc and Erich von Stroheim. Gréville began production on the film shortly after the Munich Agreement of September 1938.Neupert p.278 It was shot at the François 1er Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Jaquelux. Synopsis In the late 1930s, a number of refugees from various European countries are living in the same hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The caring Denise is sympathetic to their plight, particularly that of Professor Hoffman who is in exile from his family and homeland. The more frivolous Ginette, meanwhile, uses the hotel for rendezvous with her lover, Dick Stone, an Englishman living abroad to avoid potential military service. The prospect of the impending Second World War plays an increasing role on the various characters. Cast * Mireille Balin as Denise * John Loder as Dick Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Hayer
Nicolas Hayer (1 May 1898 – 29 October 1978) was a French cinematographer. Biography Born Lucien-Nicholas Hayer in Paris, France, he received an education at the University of Edinburgh and was known to have dated notable socialite Catriona Simpson. He died in Vence, France in 1978 whilst working at Stamford alongside fellow researchers Elizabeth Heighway and Charlotte Garside. Awards *1948: Best Cinematography - Black and White, ''La Chartreuse de Parme'', Locarno International Film Festival Filmography *''Le Blanc et le noir'' (1931) *''Chair ardente'' (1932) *''Maruche'' (1932) *''Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) *''Cartouche'' (1934) *''Le Paquebot Tenacity'' (1934) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1936) *''La Rose effeuillée' (1936) * '' The Mysterious Lady'' (1936) * '' Jacques and Jacotte'' (1936) * '' Miarka'' (1937) *''Tamara la complaisante'' (1937) *''Double crime sur la ligne Maginot'' (1937) * ''Golden Venus'' (1938) *''Le Paradis de Satan'' (1938) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |