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Marianne (other)
Marianne is the national personification of France. Marianne may also refer to: Film and television * Marianne (1929 silent film), ''Marianne'' (1929 silent film), an American film directed by Robert Z. Leonard * Marianne (1929 musical film), ''Marianne'' (1929 musical film), a remake of the above, also directed by Leonard * Marianne (1953 film), ''Marianne'' (1953 film), Swedish drama film directed by Egil Holmsen * Marianne (1955 film), ''Marianne'' (1955 film), or ''Marianne of My Youth'', a French-West German drama film * Marianne (2011 film), ''Marianne'' (2011 film), a Swedish horror film * Marianne (TV series), ''Marianne'' (TV series), a 2019 French horror streaming series Songs * Marianne (Sergio Endrigo song), "Marianne" (Sergio Endrigo song), representing Italy at Eurovision 1968; covered by Cliff Richard, 1968 * Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song), "Marianne" (Terry Gilkyson song), written by Roaring Lion; covered by Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders, and by the Hilltopper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne
Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed in many places in France and holds a place of honour in town halls and law courts. She is depicted in the ''Triumph of the Republic'', a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris, as well as represented with another Parisian statue on the Place de la République. Her profile stands out on the official government logo of the country, appears on French euro coins and on French postage stamps. She was also featured on the former franc currency and is officially used on most government documents. Marianne is a significant republican symbol; her French monarchist equivalent is often Joan of Arc. As a national icon Marianne represents opposition to monarchy and the championship of freedom and democracy against all forms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Stills 2
''Stephen Stills 2'' is the second solo album by Stephen Stills, released on Atlantic Records in 1971. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified as a gold record by the RIAA. Two singles were released from the album, both just missing the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Change Partners" peaked at number 43; while "Marianne" peaked at number 42. Background and recording After the break up of CSNY, being busted on a swathe of possession charges, overdosing on pills, and his loss of Rita Coolidge to Graham Nash, Stills became extremely prolific and wrote and recorded 23 songs for this album. It was originally intended to be a double album that included songs such as "Johnny's Garden", "Love Story", "So Begins the Task", "The Treasure", "Colorado", "Fallen Eagle", and "Rock and Roll Crazies". However, Atlantic executive Ahmet Ertegun insisted it be a single album. Stills, was influenced by the recent success of bands with horn sections, including Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more renowned than both Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era, with more than 70 novels to her credit and 50 volumes of various works including novels, tales, plays and political texts. Like her great-grandmother, Louise Dupin, whom she admired, George Sand stood up for women, advocated passion, castigated marriage and fought against the prejudices of a conservative society. Personal life Childhood Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, the future George Sand, was born on 1 July 1804 in Paris on Meslay Street to Maurice Dupin de Francueil and Sophie-Victoire Delaborde. She was the paternal great-granddaughter of the Marshal of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Island
Marianne Island is a small Granitic Seychelles, granitic island of the Seychelles. in size, it is located 3.8 km ESE of Félicité Island. The island was a former coconut plantation, and on the western side of the island is a long beach. The southern tip of Marianne is known as a world-class diving location. The tallest peak on the island is Estel Hill, at 130 meters. Presently, Marianne Island is uninhabited but is routinely visited by tourists and boaters. For much of the 19th and 20th century, farming and copra production took place on Marianne. There was a former settlement called La Cour, and in 1940 the island had 60 inhabitants. There are a few species of gecko on Marianne, including the La Digue day gecko (''Phelsuma sundbergi ladiguensis'') and ''Phelsuma astriata semicarinata''. Reportedly, the rare Seychelles paradise flycatcher (''Terpsiphone corvina'') is occasionally spotted on the island. Also, it was once home to the extinct Seychelles chestnut-sided white-ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne, Pennsylvania
Marianne is a census-designated place located in Paint Township and Elk Township, Clarion County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located at the intersections of Pennsylvania Route 66 and U.S. Route 322, approximately east of the borough of Shippenville and northwest of Clarion, the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st .... As of the 2010 census the population of Marianne was 1,167. Demographics References External links * Census-designated places in Clarion County, Pennsylvania {{ClarionCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne (magazine)
''Marianne'' () is a weekly Paris-based French news magazine founded in 1997 by Jean-François Kahn and Maurice Szafran. Its political lean has been described as left-wing sovereigntist. Its redaction chief has been Natacha Polony since 2018. History and profile ''Marianne'' was created in 1997 by Jean-François Kahn with Maurice Szafran as editorialist. It takes its name from an earlier, now defunct magazine. The main shareholder was the company of Robert Assaraf with 49.4% of the shares. Czech Media Invest, owner of Czech News Center, acquired most of the magazine from Yves de Chaisemartin in 2018. ''Marianne'' claims a circulation of 300,000 copies per week, reaching a peak of 580,000, with the French news magazine record-breaker "The Real Sarkozy" in April 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932-40)
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne (given Name)
Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam ( מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: ''Mariam''). In late ''Marianna'' (''Μαριάννα'') was used. In 18th century France Marianne became a popular name as a variant of , . It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and |
Marianne (candy)
Marianne is a Finland, Finnish mint chocolate candy originally developed in 1949 by Chymos, now produced by Fazer.Marianne 60 vuotta – siniraitainen Marianne palasi kuluttajien toiveesta press release, Fazer. Accessed on 1 April 2014.Kauria, Leena (ed.): ''Meidän tehdas Chymos'', history of Chymos, pp. 24-25 and 130. {{ISBN, 978-952-93-4571-5. Marianne candies have a hard peppermint-flavoured shell and a chocolate filling. Fazer bought Chymos in 1993 and Marianne moved to Fazer's product line. History Production of Marianne started in 1949 at the Chymos factory in Toijala under instruction of master candymaker Aimo Martikainen. After the war, the Finnish people's appetite for candy wa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys For Pele
''Boys for Pele'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on January 22, 1996, in the United Kingdom, on January 23 in the United States, and on January 29 in Australia. Despite the album being Amos's least radio friendly material to date, ''Boys for Pele'' debuted at number two on both the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the UK Albums Chart, making it her biggest simultaneous transatlantic debut, her first ''Billboard'' top 10 debut, and the highest-charting US debut of her career to date. ''Boys for Pele'' was recorded in rural Ireland and Louisiana and features 18 songs that incorporate harpsichord, clavichord, harmonium, gospel choirs, brass bands and full orchestras. Amos wrote all of the tracks, and for the first time, she served as sole producer for her own album. For Amos, the album was a step into a different direction, in terms of singing, songwriting, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday '80
''Holiday '80'' is an EP released by the original line-up of the British synthpop band The Human League. The EP was issued in the UK by Virgin Records in April 1980, a month before the release of the band's second album ''Travelogue''. The EP peaked at no. 56 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1980, but was later reissued and returned to the chart, peaking at no. 46 in February 1982. The recordings were produced with John Leckie, who had also been working with new wave bands such as Simple Minds and XTC. The principal song on the EP was "Marianne", however Virgin felt the band's preferred version of the track was not strong enough and refused to release it. The EP also featured a new, more elaborate recording of the band's debut single "Being Boiled", which would subsequently be included on the ''Travelogue'' album. The last track was a medley consisting of a cover of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" (titled "Rock 'n' Roll" in the track listings) seguéing into the Iggy Pop track " Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne (1929 Silent Film)
''Marianne'' is a 1929 American silent romantic-drama film about a French farm girl who, despite already having a French fiancé, falls in love with an American soldier during World War I. It was made first as a silent film, then as a musical with a different cast, but Marion Davies starred in both versions. Plot summary Cast * Marion Davies as Marianne * Oscar Shaw as Stagg * Fred Solm as André (as Robert Castle) * Robert Ames as Soapy * Scott Kolk as Lieutenant Frane * Émile Chautard as Père Joseph * Mack Swain as General * Oscar Apfel as Major Production In her 30th and final silent film, Marion Davies starred for director Robert Z. Leonard in this World War I story about a French girl who falls for an American soldier ( Oscar Shaw). Davies was rushed into this project after production of the ill-fated ''The Five O'Clock Girl'' shuttered. The film was remade as a sound film. This silent version survives but was long thought lost. When Fred Lawrence Guiles wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
