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Michèle Alfa
Michèle Alfa (born Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignot; August 20, 1911 – August 24, 1987) was a French stage and film actress. After appearing mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s she starred in a number of films during the 1940s. During the German occupation of France she became the lover of a German propaganda officer stationed in Paris. She used her influence to secure the release of fellow actor Charles de Rochefort from an internment camp. She also hid leaders of the French Resistance.Riding Selected filmography * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1938) * '' Le Corsaire'' (1939) * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * ''Le Lit à colonnes'' (1942) * '' The Secret of Madame Clapain'' (1943) * '' Jeannou '' (1943) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) * '' The Secret of Madame Clapain'' (1944) * '' Chinese Quarter'' (1947) * ''Dark Sunday'' (1948) *''Judici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras (; oc, Gujan e Mestràs) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is twinned with Santa María de Cayón, Spain Population Geography Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is home to seven ports, which are from west to east: *The Port of La Hume which focuses both on oyster farming and yachting, *The Port of Meyran, *The Port of Gujan, *The Port of Larros which offers a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding, *The Port of the Canal, *The Port of La Barbotière, a major oyster farming center close to the Technical High School for Maritime Science and Technologies *The Port of La Mole which has neither been dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. From the former windmill bordering the port, only a millstone has withstood time. It gave its name to the Port of La Mole, “mole” meaning millstone in Gascon. Neighbourhin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Lecouvreur (film)
''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' is a 1938 French-German biographical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Junie Astor. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Anton Weber. Plot A famous actress and a Polish prince have an ill-fated love affair. Cast * Yvonne Printemps as Adrienne Lecouvreur * Pierre Fresnay as Maurice de Saxe * Junie Astor as the Duchess of Bouillon * André Lefaur as the Duke of Bouillon * Jaque Catelain as d'Argental * Madeleine Sologne as Flora * Pierre Larquey as Pitou * Thomy Bourdelle as Pauly * Jacqueline Pacaud as Fanchon * Gabrielle Robinne as la Duclos * Véra Pharès as little Adrienne * Michèle Alfa as Amour * Andrée Berty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrimonial Agency (1952 Film)
''Matrimonial Agency'' (French: ''Agence matrimoniale'') is a 1952 French comedy drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, and starring Bernard Blier and Louis de Funès.The A to Z of French Cinema p.241 The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Plot An average man inherits a marriage agency. He isn't prepared in any way to deal with this situation but step by step he lives up to the expectations. Partial cast *Bernard Blier as Noël Pailleret (the modest bank clerk) *Louis de Funès as Monsieur Charles *Michèle Alfa as Gilberte Jolivet *Julien Carette as Jérôme *Jean-Pierre Grenier as Jacques *Yolande Laffon as Madame Pailleret (Noël's mother) *Anne Campion as Viviane Galey *Marcelle Praince as Madame Martin *Pierre Mondy Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winner's Circle (1950 Film)
''The Winner's Circle'' (French: ''Premières armes'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by René Wheeler and starring Michèle Alfa, Julien Carette and Paul Frankeur.Crisp p.309 The film takes place in a stable for aspiring young jockeys. Cast * Michèle Alfa as Yvonne * Julien Carette as Simon * Guy Decomble as Émile * Paul Frankeur as Victor * Serge Grave as Michel * Henri Poupon as Le père Lelarge * Roger Rafal as Barrymore * Santa Relli as Lucienne * Jean Cordier as René * Palmyre Levasseur Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Aping p.234 Selected filmography * ''Culprit (1937 film), Culprit'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ' ... as La concierge * Suzanne Maury as La duchesse * Albert Plantier as Josito * Serge Soltani as Bobo References Bibliography * Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judicial Error
''Judicial Error'' (French: ''Erreur judiciaire'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Michèle Alfa, Jimmy Gaillard and Lucienne Le Marchand.Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. (in French) Pygmalion, 1986. p. 172. . The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis After a banker is driven to suicide by his wife's reckless spending, an innocent cashier is wrongly implicated in a crime. Cast *Michèle Alfa as Janine Heurteaux *Jimmy Gaillard as Bob Richard *Lucienne Le Marchand as Suzanne Gauthier-Duvergne *Jean Davy as Me Lenoir * Marcel Dalio as Dinari *Robert le Béal as Gauthier-Duvergne *Nicolas Amato as the money changer *Yves Brainville as Jacques Heurteaux *Jean-Jacques Delbo as Stefano *Agnès Laury as "Hen" *Robert Seller as Monsieur de Berville *Jacques Berlioz as the prosecutor *Géno Ferny as Joseph *Jacques Henley as American *Gaston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Sunday
''Dark Sunday'' (French: ''Sombre dimanche'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Michèle Alfa, Paul Bernard and Marcelle Derrien.Bessy & Chirat p.451 The film takes its name from the French title of the song "Gloomy Sunday". The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. Synopsis In pre-war France, a Hungarian immigrant musician is left so saddened when he is rejected by the woman he loves that he writes an incredibly gloomy piece of music. A music publisher is impressed with it and decides to promote using a marketing gimmick. He will get a woman to pretend to attempt suicide because she is so moved by the song. Cast * Michèle Alfa as Michèle * Paul Bernard as Bob * Jacques Dacqmine as Jan Laszlo * Marcel Dalio as Max - l'éditeur * Marcelle Derrien as Maria * Colette Mars as Colette - une chanteurse * Charles Lemontier as Le commissaire de police * Edmond Ardisson as Le portier * Alfred Baillou as Toni * Jean Debra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Quarter (film)
''Chinese Quarter'' (French: ''Quartier chinois'') is a 1947 French crime film directed by René Sti and starring Michèle Alfa, Sessue Hayakawa and Alfred Adam.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. Synopsis A female singer becomes involved with an opium-smuggling gang. Cast * Michèle Alfa as Nata * Sessue Hayakawa as Tchang * Alfred Adam as Léo Seller * Paul Azaïs as Toni * Robert Pizani as Le chef de la police * Martine Lancel as La boutiquière * Bernard Amiot * René Marc * Raymondis * Marie-Thérèse Teng References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers set- and costume designers in film''. Saur, 1983. External links * 1947 films French crime films 1947 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by René Sti French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Monte Cristo (1943 Film)
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (French: ''Le comte de Monte Cristo'') is a 1943 French-Italian film directed by Robert Vernay with Ferruccio Cerio as the supervising director. Based on the classic 1844 novel ''Le Comte de Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas père, this two-part film stars Pierre Richard-Willm in the title role. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast *Pierre Richard-Willm as Edmond Dantès *Michèle Alfa as Mercédès *Aimé Clariond Aimé Clariond (10 May 1894 – 31 December 1959) was a French stage and film actor. Clariond was born in Périgueux, Dordogne, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (1931) - Ivan Karamazoff * '' Amourous ... as Monsieur de Villefort *Marcel Herrand as Bertuccio *Ermete Zacconi as L'abbé Faria *Alexandre Rignault as Caderousse * as Fernand, le comte de Morcerf *Jacques Baumer as Noirtier *André Fouché as Benedetto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannou
''Jeannou'' is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Michèle Alfa, Saturnin Fabre and Thomy Bourdelle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. It was partly shot on location in Mouzens in the Dordogne region. The film was made during the German occupation of France and is notable for its Vichyist theme of returning to the land. Poirier had already displayed his Nationalist sympathies with his patriotic films ''Verdun'' and ''The Call of Silence''.Crisp p.84 Cast * Michèle Alfa as Jeannou * Saturnin Fabre as Frochard * Thomy Bourdelle as Peyrac * Roger Duchesne as Pierre Levasseur * Pierre Magnier as Le marquis de Cantagril * Maurice Schutz as Éloi des Farges * Henri Poupon * Henri Arius * Pierre Labry * Maurice Salabert * Lyne Carrel as Albertine * Marcelle Géniat as Marceline * Mireille Perrey Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Perrey played some leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Madame Clapain
''The Secret of Madame Clapain'' (French: ''Le secret de Madame Clapain'') is a 1943 French crime film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raymond Rouleau, Line Noro and Michèle Alfa.Rège p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff Serge Piménoff (1895–1960) was a Russian-born French art director. He designed the sets for the 1958 film ''Les Misérables''.Hayward p.232 Selected filmography * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * '' Sailor's Song .... Cast References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1943 films French crime films 1943 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Lit à Colonnes
''Le Lit à colonnes'' ( en, The Four-poster) is a French drama film from 1942, directed by Roland Tual, written by Charles Spaak, starring Fernand Ledoux and Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Louise de Vilmorin. In Finland the film was distributed under the title "Ristikon sävel" (realisation 7 February 1947). Cast * Fernand Ledoux: Porey-Cave * Michèle Alfa: Aline * Odette Joyeux: Marie-Dorée * Jean Marais: Rémi Bonvent * Jean Tissier: Jacquot * Pierre Larquey: Ten-Fingers * Mila Parély: Yada * Georges Marchal: Olivier de Verrières * Emmy Lynn: the Countess of Verrières * Valentine Tessier Valentine Tessier (5 August 1892 – 11 August 1981) was a French actress who appeared in around thirty films during her career. She played the title role in Jean Renoir's 1934 film version of ''Madame Bovary''.Donaldson-Evans p.193 Selected fi ...: Madame Porey-Cave * Jacqueline Champi: Marguerite de Verrières * Huguette Donga: Elise * Georges Cadix: L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
