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Pierre Renoir
Pierre Renoir (March 21, 1885 – March 11, 1952) was a French stage and film actor. He was the son of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and elder brother of the film director Jean Renoir. He is also noted for being the first actor to play Georges Simenon's character Inspector Jules Maigret in ''Night at the Crossroads'', directed by his brother. Life and career Pierre Renoir was born on March 21, 1885, in Paris, at 18 rue Houdon, about a hundred meters from place Pigalle, to painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Aline Charigot. He was married to actress Véra Sergine from 1914 to 1925. For his best remembered role, as Jėricho the ragman in '' Children of Paradise'' (''Les Enfants du Paradis'', 1945), he was cast at short notice to replace the collaborator Robert Le Vigan; Jėricho's scenes had to be reshot after Le Vigan fled. Renoir was briefly the director of the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris, taking over after the death of Louis Jouvet in 1951. Pie ... [...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] |
Théâtre De L'Athénée
The Théâtre de l'Athénée is a theatre at 7 rue Boudreau, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 1996 and classified a historical monument, the Athénée inherits an artistic tradition marked by the figure of Louis Jouvet who directed the theatre from 1934 to 1951. During the period when he was director, it became known as the Athenée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet. History The current Théâtre de l'Athénée was constructed from a foyer (part of the former Éden-Théâtre), which was converted into an intimate theatre in 1893 by the architect Stanislas Loison with further modifications carried out by the architect Paul Fouquiau in 1894. It opened on 31 December 1894 under the name Théâtre de la Comédie-Parisienne. Oscar Wilde's play '' Salomé'' (originally written in French) was premiered there on 11 February 1896 in a staging by Lugné-Poe's theatre group, the Théâtre de l'Œuvre. The location had become rather unsafe, as demolition work on the Éden-Théâtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lafarge Case
''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly portrayed in flashback.Andrew p.164 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié Eugène Lourié (russian: Евгений Лурье; 8 April 1903 – 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for .... Cast References Bibliography * Andrews, Dudley. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995. External links * 1938 films 1930s French-language films French crime drama films Films directed by Pierre Chenal 1938 crime drama films French historical films 1930s historical films Films set in the 19th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollenard
''Mollenard'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of ''Hatred'' and ''Capitaine Corsaire''. The film's sets were designed by Alexandre Trauner. It is based on the novel of the same name by the Belgian writer . The film's plot divides sharply into halves, with the first an action thriller set in China while the second is a social drama with the title character struggling to cope with what he regards as the suffocating atmosphere of his home port in France. The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location. An English-language version starring Victor McLaglen and Ruth Chatterton was planned but never made. Plot Captain Mollenard is an uncouth, almost piratical, commander of a merchant ship sailing out of Dunkirk. When the ship's owners discover that Mollenard has been selling arms on his own account, they decided to suspend him for six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Marseillaise (film)
''La Marseillaise'' is a French film of 1938, directed by Jean Renoir. A vast political, social, and military panorama of the French Revolution up to the autumn of 1792, its many episodes range from the life of ordinary working people through the committed bourgeois struggling for change up to those in the upper echelons of society defending the status quo. Plot Centred on characters from the rebellious city of Marseille, most of the great events of the Revolution from 1789 to 1792 occur offstage. In Marseille, citizens capture the royal fortress of Fort Saint-Jean and set up a revolutionary council. When war is declared against Austria in April 1792, the city raises a force of 500 volunteers who march to Paris. Entertained there to a banquet, a man from Alsace sings a patriotic ballad which moves the men from Marseille. Adopting it as their marching song, it is soon known as La Marseillaise. In July Prussia joins forces with Austria and the people, enraged by the threats in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel Of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Annabella (actress), Annabella as Viana * Pierre Renoir as Stepan * Bernard Lancret as César Birsky * Gilberte Géniat as Catherine * Pauline Carton as La logeuse * Pierre Larquey as Bartek * Paul Amiot as Vladorowsky * Robert Le Vigan as Granoff * Roger Blin as Officier * Pierre Alcover as Le gouverneur de Varsovie * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La fille du majordome * Alexandre Rignault as Le gardien * Mady Berry as Patronne de l'hôtel * Georges Melchior as Nevitzky * Lucas Gridoux as L'espion * José Squinquel as Le capitaine * Claire Gérard as La nounou * Marguerite Pierry as La logeuse * Marthe Mellot as Joséphine * Denise Jovelet as Vania enfant * Georges S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veille D'armes
''Veille d'armes'' ("eve of battle") is a 1935 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella and Victor Francen. Synopsis 1935. Captain de Corlaix is the respected commander of a French naval cruiser, the ''Alma'', anchored at Toulon and awaiting orders to depart on a secret mission. A celebratory ball is held on board at which de Corlaix's young wife Jeanne is introduced to his officers. These include the newly-arrived Lieutenant d'Artelles with whom Jeanne had an abruptly terminated love-affair before her marriage, and in her confusion at seeing him again she tells her husband the lie that she has never met d'Artelles before. Jeanne seeks to speak privately to d'Artelles to make clear that she now loves her husband, but she finds herself accidentally locked in his cabin when the ship unexpectedly puts to sea to join the hunt for a foreign renegade cruiser. A naval engagement ensues in which the ''Alma'' is sunk. Jeanne in disguise escapes in a lifeboat; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Bovary (1934 Film)
''Madame Bovary'' is a 1934 French historical film, historical drama film directed by Jean Renoir, starring Max Dearly, Valentine Tessier and Pierre Renoir, and adapted from Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel ''Madame Bovary''. Plot summary Cast Critical reception On the film's original release, ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' wrote that in interpreting the novel for film, "Renoir has done an exceptionally commendable job. Regardless of its snail-like pace, the production, combines a straight simple narrative with a fine sense of background authenticity and dramatic understanding." The reviewer doubted however, that box office appeal would extend much beyond readers of the book, "despite the better than average quality of the film." References Bibliography * Donaldson-Evans, Mary. ''Madame Bovary at the Movies: Adaptation, Ideology, Context''. Rodopi, 2009. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Agony Of The Eagles (1933 Film)
''The Agony of the Eagles'' (French: ''L'agonie des aigles'') is a 1933 French historical film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Annie Ducaux, Pierre Renoir and Constant Rémy.Klossner p.13 Cast * Annie Ducaux as Lise Dorian * Pierre Renoir as Le colonel de Montander * Constant Rémy as Le capitaine Doguereau * Jean Debucourt as Le lieutenant Pascal de Breuilly * Marcel André as Le préfet de police * Berthe Fusier as La comtesse d'Ormesson * Gustave Berthier as Le président du tribunal * Christian Argentin as Le ministre Villèle * Léon Courtois as Goglu * Georges Prieur as Grandaye * Antoine Balpêtré as Le commandant Thiéry * Philippe Rolla as Le lieutenant Huguenin * Marc Valbel as Le lieutenant Triaire * Louis Zellas as Le capitaine Chouard * Denic as Le commandant Foure * Romain Bouquet as L'avocat * Henry Darbray as Le commissaire du gouvernement * Geymond Vital as Le messager de Nantes * Daniel Lecourtois as Le jeune aristocrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgane, The Enchantress
''Morgane, the Enchantress'' (French: ''Morgane la sirène'') is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Claire de Lorez, Iván Petrovich and Pierre Renoir.Rège p.640 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques-Laurent Atthalin. The future British director Michael Powell worked as a still photographer on the film. Cast * Claire de Lorez as Morgane * Iván Petrovich as Georges de Kerduel * Josyane as Annette Le Foulon * Georges Charlia * Damorès as Le Foulon - Bankier * Flore Deschamps * Rachel Devirys as Madame Le Foulon * Félix Dupont * André Liabel * Alexandre Mathillon * Pierre Renoir * Alice Tissot * Georges Térof Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whirlpool Of Fate
''The Whirlpool of Fate'' or ''The Girl of the Water'' (French: ''La Fille de l'eau'') is a 1925 French silent drama film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Catherine Hessling as its heroine. All of the French copies of this film have been lost but English copies continue to exist with complete copies of the intertitles (albeit in English). The intertitles have been translated back into French so that modern viewers in France can still enjoy the film in a way that is as close as possible to the original as it originally screened. Plot In an age of canals and barges, the movie takes place in the late 19th century. The scene opens with the slow progress of a barge making its way down a canal that is lined with oak trees. The heroine's brutish father, a pole man, is somehow knocked off the barge, where he disappears under the serene and still surface of the water. The camera lingers on the water, perhaps to detect a bubble or two rise from below, but nothing can be seen of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Delorme (film)
''Marion Delorme'' is a 1918 French silent historical drama film directed by Henry Krauss and starring Pierre Renoir, Nelly Cormon and Jean Worms. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's play '' Marion de Lorme'', itself inspired by the life of the courtesan Marion Delorme.Goble p.233 Albert Capellani had directed an earlier short film version of the play in 1912. Main cast * Pierre Renoir as Le roi Louis XIII * Nelly Cormon as La courtisane Marion Delorme * Jean Worms as Didier * Armand Tallier as Gaspard de Saverny * Pierre Alcover Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor. He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943. In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ... as Laffemas References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films French silent films 1910s Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
