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Pierre Laroche
Pierre Laroche (1902–1962) was a French journalist, screenwriter and novelist. He was active in the French film industry from the 1940s to the 1960s. Laroche collaborated with Jacques Prévert on the script of '' Les Visiteurs du Soir'' (1942).Lanzoni p.132 He was married to the film director Jacqueline Audry with whom he collaborated a number of times. Selected filmography * '' L'enfer des anges'' (1941) * '' Une femme disparaît'' (1942) * '' Les Visiteurs du Soir'' (1942) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * ''Father Serge'' (1945) * ''Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * ''The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (1946) * '' Coïncidences'' (1947) * ''Noah's Ark'' (1947) * ''The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1948) * ''Dark Sunday'' (1948) * ''The Woman I Murdered'' (1948) * '' Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'' (1948) * ''Clochemerle'' (1948) * '' Gigi'' (1949) * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949) * '' The Red Angel'' (1949) * '' Chéri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of France
French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia. France continues to have a particularly strong film industry, due in part to protections afforded by the French government. In 2013, France was the second largest exporter of films in the world after the United States. A study in April 2014 showed that French cinema maintains a positive influence around the world, being the most appreciated by global audiences after that of America. France currently has the most successful film industry in Europe, in terms of number of films produced per annum, with a record-breaking 300 feature-length films produced in 2015. France is also one of the few countries where non-American productions have the biggest share: American films only represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Were Five (1952 Film)
''They Were Five'' (French: ''Ils étaient cinq'') is a 1952 French drama film directed by Jack Pinoteau and starring Marcel André, Jean Carmet and Jean Gaven.Marie p.23 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis Following the Second World War, five inseparable comrades return home and swear eternal friendship. However this proves to be harder than they expect in peacetime. It ends tragically for several of the characters, one of whom is killed in the War in Indochina. Cast * Marcel André as the commissioner * Jean Carmet as Jean, the postal worker * Jean Gaven as Marcel, the boxer * Michel Jourdan as Roger Courtois, the actor * François Martin as André Lamberay, the student * Jean-Claude Pascal as Philippe, heir of a rich family * Jean Marchat as Frédo, the director of the cabaret "La joie de vivre" * Arlette Merry as Valérie, Roger's sister * André Versini as Serge, Valérie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérénade Au Bourreau
In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian word , which itself derives from the Latin . Sense influenced by Italian ''sera'' "evening," from Latin ''sera'', fem. of ''serus'' "late." Early serenade music In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a musical greeting performed for a lover, friend, person of rank or other person to be honored. The classic usage would be from a lover to his lady love through a window. It was considered an evening piece, one to be performed on a quiet and pleasant evening, as opposed to an aubade, which would be performed in the morning. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval era, and the word "serenade" as commonly used in current English is related to this custom. Music performed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammy (1951 Film)
''Mammy'' is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, Pierre Larquey and Françoise Arnoul.Rège p.939 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. Synopsis Madame Pierre, known as Mammy, dotes on her grandson Maurice. He has been away in Canada for ten years, and is a disreputable lowlife. However her husband has created a false image of a decent, happily-married architect for her benefit. When news comes of Maurice's disappearance in a plane crash, Mammy is so distraught that her husband hires a young couple to pose as Maurice and his invented wife Marthe, in the hope that his wife will accept them as real. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Mme Pierre dite Mammy * Pierre Larquey as Dr. André Pierre * Françoise Arnoul as Marthe Roux * Andrée de Chauveron as Geneviève * Claude Nicot as Le petit ami * Micheline Gary as Lucette * Solange Varenne as Marie * Michel Jourdan as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Madame X
''The Strange Madame X'' (french: L'Étrange Madame X) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Marcelle Maurette, Pierre Laroche (dialogue) and Albert Valentin (adaptation). It stars Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal. It tells the story of a housemaid who marries an aristocrat, then falls in love with a low-born laborer and becomes pregnant by him. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Irene * Henri Vidal as Etienne * Maurice Escande as Jacques * Arlette Thomas as Jeanette * Louise Conte as Angèle * Robert Vattier Robert Vattier (2 October 1906 – 9 December 1982) was a French actor. He was the father of the comedic actress Bérangère Vattier. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) - Albert Brun * '' Fanny'' (1932) - Albert Brun * ''Vers l'abîme ... as Moissac * Paul Barge as uncle Léon * Roland Alexandre as Marcel External links''L'Étrange Madame X''at Films de France * * 1951 drama films 1951 films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messalina (1951 Film)
''Messalina'' or ''The Affairs of Messalina'' is a 1951 historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring María Félix, Georges Marchal and Memo Benassi.Winkler p.232-33 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Gastone Medin and Vittorio Nino Novarese. It was part of a growing trend of epic historical films of 1950s. The film portrays the story of the Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Main cast * María Félix as Messalina * Georges Marchal as Caio Silio / Gaius Silius * Memo Benassi as Claudio / Claudius * Delia Scala as Cinzia * Erno Crisa as Timo / Timus * Carlo Ninchi as Tauro / Taurus * Camillo Pilotto as Ottavio / Octave * Jean Tissier as Mnester * Jean Chevrier as Valerio / Valerius Asiaticus * Germaine Kerjean as Ismene * Ave Ninchi as Locusta / Locuste * Michel Vitold as Narciso / Narcissus * Giuseppe Varni as Pallante * Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia (1951 Film)
''Olivia'' (also known as ''The Pit of Loneliness'') is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry, and based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation". Plot In the late 19th century, Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. Olivia finds comfort in the school which differs greatly from her former restrictive English boarding school and where the students and faculty are welcoming. The majority of the pupils in the school are divided into two camps: those that are devoted to the headmistress, Mlle Julie, and those who follow Mlle Cara, an emotionally manipulative invalid who is obsessed with Mlle Julie. Olivia becomes an immediate favourite of Mademoiselle Cara, who shows her a photograph album full of pictures of the history of the school. When Olivia admires a girl in the pictures, Laura, Mlle Cara becomes angry and withdrawn; another pupil later expla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cape Of Hope
''The Cape of Hope'' (French: ''Le Cap de l'espérance'') is a 1951 French-Italian crime film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard and Jean Debucourt.Parish p.231 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location at various place in the Department of Var. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238 Selected filmography * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' The Dream'' (1931) * '' .... Cast References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1951 films 1951 crime drama films 1950s heist films French crime drama films Italian crime drama films French heist films Italian heist films Film noir French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films French film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quay Of Grenelle
''Quay of Grenelle'' (French: ''Quai de Grenelle'') is a 1950 French crime drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban and Françoise Arnoul.Goble p.275 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film takes its title from a Paris street of the same name. Synopsis A young man is wrongly accused of taking part in a robbery and is hunted by the police across Paris. Cast * Henri Vidal as Jean-Louis Lavalade * Maria Mauban as Mado * Françoise Arnoul as Simone Lamy * Micheline Francey as Janine Crioux * Margo Lion as Madame Chotard * Robert Dalban as L'inspecteur Corbès * Jean Hébey as Monsieur Chotard * Gabrielle Fontan as La vieille dame * Eliane Saint-Jean as Gisèle Pourqueux * Michel Salina as Le commissaire * Pierre Asso as Le vieux du village * Hennery as Lorillon - le préposé du commissaire * Georges Paulais as Le chef de rayon de l'Unipr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chéri (1950 Film)
Cheri or Chéri may refer to: People Given name * Cheri Blauwet (born 1980), American wheelchair racer * Cheri Dennis (born 1979), American singer * Cheri DiNovo (born 1950), Canadian United Church minister and social democratic politician * Cheri Elliott (born 1970), old school American champion female bicycle motocross racer * Cheri Gaulke (born 1954), contemporary artist * Cheri Huber (born c. 1944), independent American Zen teacher * Cheri Keaggy (born 1968), gospel singer and songwriter * Cheri Maracle (born 1972), Indigenous Canadian actor and musician * Cheri Oteri (born 1962), American actress and comedian * Cheri Register (born 1945), American author and teacher * Cheri Yecke, American politician * Cheri Jo Bates (1948–1966), American murder victim of the Zodiac Killer Surname * Fernand J. Cheri III (born 1952), American Catholic bishop Places * Cheri, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran * Cheri, Niger, a town in Niger * Cheri Monastery, Bhutan Oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Angel (film)
''The Red Angel'' (French: ''L'ange rouge'') is a 1949 French crime film, crime drama film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval.Rège p.957 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. Synopsis A former gangster returns from Argentina with a new girlfriend and opens a nightclub called The Red Angel. Her singing performances make it a success, but trouble arrives when one of his former associates on the run from the law takes shelter in the nightclub. Cast * Paul Meurisse as Pierre Ravignac * Tilda Thamar as Rita Tyndar * Antonin Berval as Antonin Baretta * Paul Demange (actor), Paul Demange as Loulou * Ketty Kerviel as Plume * Alexander D'Arcy as Ocelli * Nana DeHerrera as Lola * Serge Grave as Roger * Roland Armontel as Le commissaire Martin * Rivers Cadet as Le gardien-chef * Albert Dinan as Max * René Hell as Harpin * Jacques Henley as Le directeur de la prison * Charles Lemontier as L'insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
