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Panic (1946 Film)
''Panic'' (french: Panique) is a 1946 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Michel Simon and Viviane Romance. The screenplay is based on the novel ''Les Fiançailles de M. Hire'' by Georges Simenon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice, with sets designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. In 1989 Patrice Leconte made a second film based on the same novel ''Monsieur Hire'' with Michel Blanc in the title role. Plot Alice is a young woman who has just been released from prison after taking the rap for a robbery committed by her boyfriend, Alfred. She arrives in town the night after a woman's murder. The next morning, Alice and Alfred pretend they are meeting for the first time, as the police know she covered up a crime for someone and are eager to discover the real criminal. Alice's neighbor, the eccentric and misanthropic loner Monsieur Hire, immediately falls for her. He warns her about Alfred, advising that she should ask him about the murder. Although Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Duvivier
Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ''Pépé le Moko'', ''Little World of Don Camillo'', ''Panic (1946 film), Panic (Panique)'', ''Voici le temps des assassins'' and '':fr:Marianne de ma jeunesse, Marianne de ma jeunesse''. Jean Renoir called him, a "great technician, [a] rigorist, a poet". Early years It was as an actor, in 1916 at the Théâtre de l'Odéon under the direction of André Antoine, that Duvivier's career began. In 1918 he moved on to Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont, as a writer and assistant of, amongst others, André Antoine, Louis Feuillade and Marcel L'Herbier. In 1919 he directed his first film. In the 1920s several of his films had a religious concern: ''Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes'', ''The Abbot Constantine (1925 film), L'abbé Constantin'' and ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot (film), Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Suzanne (1932 film), Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Night Shift (1932 film), Night Shift'' (1932) * ''Clochard (1932 film), Clochard'' (1932) * ''Ciboulette (film), Ciboulette'' (1933) * ''600,000 Francs a Month (1933 film), 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1933) * ''Madame Bovary (1934 film), Madame Bovary'' (1934) * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Lady Killer (1937 film), Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''The House Opposite (1937 film), The House Opposite'' (1937) * ''Return at Dawn'' (1938) * ''Barnabé (film), Barnabé'' (1938) * ''There's No Tomorrow (film), There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ''The Porter from Maxim's (1939 film), The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * ''Coral Reefs (film), Coral Reefs'' (1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Works By Georges Simenon
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Belgian Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s French-language Films
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French Black-and-white Films
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1946 Films
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1946 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 14 - Charles Vidor's ''Gilda'' starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford shows audiences one of the most famous scenes of the 20th century: Rita Hayworth singing "Put The Blame On Mame". *November 21 – William Wyler's ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell. *December 20 – Frank Capra's ''It's a Wonderful Life'', featuring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, and Thomas Mitchell opens in New York. Awards Notable films released in 1946 United States unless stated A * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' * '' Anna and the King of Siam'', starring Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell * ''Aru yo no Tonosama'' B * ''Bad Bascomb'', starring Wallace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scholars, cinephiles and public and academic libraries. Criterion has helped to standardize certain aspects of home-video releases such as film restoration, the letterboxing format for widescreen films and the inclusion of bonus features such as scholarly essays and commentary tracks. Criterion has produced and distributed more than 1,000 special editions of its films in VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray formats and box sets. These films and their special features are also available via an online streaming service that the company operates. History The company was founded in 1984 by Robert Stein, Aleen Stein and Joe Medjuck, who later were joined by Roger Smith. In 1985, the Steins, William Becker and Jonathan B. Turell f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais De Chaillot
The Palais de Chaillot () is a building at the top of the in the Trocadéro area in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th ''arrondissement'' of Paris, France. For the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937), Exposition Internationale of 1937, the old 1878 Palais du Trocadéro was partly demolished and partly rebuilt to create the Palais de Chaillot. It was designed in classicising "Streamline Moderne, moderne" style by architects Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azéma. The Palais consists of two separate wings shaped to form a wide arc, which are those of the former building with new taller portions built in front. The pair of larger central pavilions are also those of the former palais, encapsulated in new construction. The large central hall and towers of the old palais were demolished, leaving only the basement, with a wide esplanade created on top, establishing an open view from the place du Trocadéro to the Eiffel Tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scapegoating
Scapegoating is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and consequent negative treatment. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against individuals (e.g. "he did it, not me!"), individuals against groups (e.g., "I couldn't see anything because of all the tall people"), groups against individuals (e.g., "He was the reason our team didn't win"), and groups against groups. A scapegoat may be an adult, child, sibling, employee, peer, ethnic, political or religious group, or country. A whipping boy, identified patient, or "fall guy" are forms of scapegoat. At the individual level A medical definition of scapegoating is: Scapegoated groups throughout history have included almost every imaginable group of people: genders, religions, people of different races, nations, or sexual orientations, people with different political beliefs, or people differing in behaviour from the majority. However, scapegoating may also be applied to organizations, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Desprès
Suzanne Desprès (16 December 1875 – 1 July 1951) was a French actress who was born at Verdun, Meuse and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she obtained the first prize for comedy, and the second for tragedy. She then became associated with, and subsequently married, Lugné-Poe, the actor-manager, who had founded a new school of modern drama at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre. She achieved marked success in several of his plays there. In succeeding years she played at the Gymnase and at the Porte Saint-Martin, and in 1902 made her debut at the Comédie-Française, appearing in ''Phèdre'' and other important parts. Selected filmography * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) * ''Maria Chapdelaine'' (1934) * ''The Woman Thief'' (1938) * ''The Pretty Miller Girl ''The Pretty Miller Girl'' (French: ''La Belle Meunière'') is a 1949 French musical film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Pagnol and Raoul Marco. It is part of the tradition of operett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bernard (actor)
Paul Bernard (21 December 1898 – 4 May 1958) was a French actor. He appeared in thirty-five films, including '' A Friend Will Come Tonight '' (1946).Siehlohr p.35 Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * ''Pension Mimosas'' (1935) * ''The Phantom Gondola'' (1936) * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * '' Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne'' (1945) * ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * ''The Revenge of Roger'' (1946) * ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * ''Panic (Panique)'' (1947) * '' The Damned'' (1947) * ''Dark Sunday'' (1948) * ''White Paws'' (1949) * '' The Man Who Returns from Afar'' (1950) * ''Mystery in Shanghai ''Mystery in Shanghai'' (French: ''Mystère à Shanghai'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Roger Blanc and starring Paul Bernard, Hélène Perdrière and Maurice Teynac. It is based on the novel ''La Nuit du 12 au 13'' by Stanislas-Andr ...'' (1950) * '' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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