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Pierre Dux
Pierre Dux (21 October 1908 – 1 December 1990) was a French stage director, stage actor, and film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Filmography References External links * * 1908 births 1990 deaths Burials at Montmartre Cemetery Male actors from Paris French male film actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française 20th-century French male actors Administrators of the Comédie-Française French male stage actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni {{france-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades.New York Times He was elected to the Académie française in 1959. Themes and variations within a philosophical outlook A native of the Rhône département's Urban Community of Lyon, France's second largest metropolitan area, Marcel-Auguste Ferréol was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, one of the city's suburbs, and adopted his pen name at the start of his writing career in the early 1920s. Able to absorb knowledge quickly, he became, in 1916, in the midst of World War I, a village schoolteacher at the age of 17. In 1919, a few months after the end of the war, the 20-year-old aspiring writer arrived in Paris and found jobs as a prompter at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier and as a journalist for various publications, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clair
René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Clair's best known films include '' Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (''The Italian Straw Hat'', 1928), '' Sous les toits de Paris'' (''Under the Roofs of Paris'', 1930), ''Le Million'' (1931), ''À nous la liberté'' (1931), ''I Married a Witch'' (1942), and ''And Then There Were None'' (1945). Early life René Clair was born and grew up in Paris in the district of Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Maneuver
''The Grand Maneuver'' (french: Les Grandes Manœuvres) is a 1955 French drama film written and directed by René Clair, and starring Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as ''Summer Manoeuvres'', and in the United States under the title ''The Grand Maneuver''. It is a romantic comedy-drama set in a French provincial town just before World War I, and it was René Clair's first film to be made in colour. Plot Armand de la Verne, a lieutenant in the French cavalry and a notorious seducer, undertakes a bet that he will "obtain the favours" of a woman selected secretly by lot, before his company departs for its summer manoeuvres in a month's time. His target turns out to be Marie-Louise Rivière, a Parisian divorcée who runs a milliner's shop, and who is also being courted by the serious and respectable Victor Duverger. Marie Louise's growing attraction towards Armand is tempered by her discoveries about his reputation, while Armand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he was 41 years old.Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul, ''Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers (2002), p. 46 She acted in several of his films. Filmography * '' La Vie tragique d'Utrillo'' (1949) * '' L'Herbe à la Reyne'' (1951) * '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) (co-directed with Roger Richebé) * ''The Little Czar'' (1954) * '' Sophie et le Crime'' (1955) * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (1956) * ''Les Lavandières du Portugal'' (1957) * ''Christine'' (1958) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1961) * '' Shéhérazade'' (1963) * ''Gibraltar'' (1964) * ''Living It Up'' (1966) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1968) (co-directed with Jean Dréville and Serg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film '' Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He had the most number of successful films at the French box office between 1945 and 2001 with 42 of his films having admissions of 500,000 or more, more than any other. Selected filmography *''Trente et Quarante'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) *''Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * '' Woman Without a Past'' (1948) * ''The Straw Lover'' (1951) * ''L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) * '' Poisson d'avril'' (1954) * ''Gas-Oil'' (1955) * ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (1955) * '' Blood to the Head'' (1956) * ''Le rouge est mis'' (1957) * ''Three Days to Live'' (1957) * ' (1958) * '' Le désordre et la nuit' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Fools' Day (1954 Film)
''April Fools' Day'' or ''Poisson d'avril'', is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Michel Audiard, starring Bourvil, Annie Cordy, and Louis de Funès. Plot Honest garage mechanic, faithful husband and good father, Emile Dupuy was persuaded by the patter of a salesman at a bazaar to buy a cane fishing model with the money intended for his wife Charlotte's dream: a washing machine. Not daring to tell her, he will lie, small lies, wholesale lies, and finds himself in an inextricable situation. Cast * Bourvil : Emile Dupuy * Annie Cordy : Charlotte Dupuy * Louis de Funès : The gamekeeper * Denise Grey : Clémentine Prévost * Pierre Dux : Gaston Prévost * Jacqueline Noëlle : Annette Coindet * Paul Faivre : Louis * Charles Lemontier : M. André * Jean Hébey : M. Dutreille * Nono Zammit : M. Gauthier * Guy Loriquet : Léon * Gérard Sabatier : Jacky * Zeimet : Germain * Louis Bugette : The garage's owner * Maurice Biraud : The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Joffé
Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris. at IMDb Filmography Director * 1946 : '' Six heures à perdre'' st ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Letter (film)
''Open Letter'' (French: ''Lettre ouverte'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Alex Joffé and starring Robert Lamoureux, Geneviève Page and Jean-Marc Thibault.Bessy & Chirat p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Location shooting took place around Paris. Synopsis Martial Simonet is very jealous of his wife Colette and when he sees her writing a letter he demands to know who it is to she refuses to tell him. After she has posted it he bribes the postman to allow him to have it, but has so borrow the money from his parents in law. In cahoots with Colette, the postman has actually passed him a fake letter. It is only in the end that Martial becomes assured of his wife's fidelity. Cast * Robert Lamoureux as Martial Simonet * Geneviève Page as Colette Simonet * Jean-Marc Thibault as Gaston * Paul Bonifas as Honoré - le beau-père * Rosy Varte as La concierge - Madame Pépin * Sophie Mallet as La bonne - Hortense * Jacques Hilling as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Richebé
Roger Richebé (3 December 1897, Marseille - 10 July 1989 in Ville-d'Avray), born Roger Gustave Richebé, was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography * ' (1930) (producer) * ''La donna di una notte'' (1930) (producer) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) (producer - uncredited) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''La Chienne'' (1931) (producer - as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) * ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' (1931) (producer) * ''American Love'' (1931) (producer) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) (producer) * '' Fanny'' (1932) (producer) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) (director) * '' Minuit, place Pigalle'' (1934) (director) * '' J'ai une idée'' (1934) (director) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) (producer) * '' L'amant de Madame Vidal'' (1936) (producer) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) (producer) * '' Le mort en fuite'' (1936) (producer) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) (producer) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) (producer) * ''A Picnic on the Grass'' (1937) (pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Vitrac
Roger Vitrac (; 17 November 1899 – 22 January 1952) was a French surrealist playwright and poet. Early life Roger Vitrac was born in Pinsac on 17 November 1899, before his family moved to Paris in 1910.:527 As a young man, he was influenced by the period's theatre and poetry, in particular the works of Lautréamont and Alfred Jarry.:527 In the late 1920s he married Kitty Cannell, a dancer and actress who performed at the Provincetown Playhouse.:265 Career In 1919 he published his first collection of poems, ''Le Faune noir''. In 1920 he began his obligatory three-year military service.:527 While serving, he was introduced to Dadaist performances in Paris and became interested in the movement. He even 'took to distributing Dada manifestos in the barracks'.:358 He also 'presented a play in Dadaistic character' entitled ''La Fenêtre Vorace,'' which has since been lost.:358 It was during this time that he met Marcel Arland, François Baron, Georges Limbour and René Crevel, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Sabre De Mon Père
''Le Sabre de mon père'' () is a surrealist play by Roger Vitrac which premiered at Théâtre de Paris in 1951. Original cast * Mise-en-scène : Pierre Dux * Settings : Félix Labisse * Costumes : Rosine Delamare * Roles and interpreters : ** Françoise Dujardin : Sophie Desmarets ** Édouard Dujardin : Pierre Dux ** Pierre Martignac : Max Palenc ** Adélaïde Poinsot : Claire Gérard ** Boussu : Noël Roquevert ** Albert Feuillade : Jean Lagache ** Docteur Laborderie : Charles Dechamps ** Nini : Anne Vitrac ** Clémence : Luce Clament ** Simon : Serge Lecointe ** Flore Médard : Marcelle Arnold ** Diane Condé : Geneviève Berney ** Popaul : Jean-Jacques Duverger ** Isabelle Laborderie : Janine Liezer ** Pierril: René Génin Critics Initially the play was unsuccessful and disliked by critics, even by those who were at the time supporting surrealist arts of this kind. Some of those critics said that the title was not explicit as they had wished. The play was defende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
