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Pierre Wolff
Pierre Wolff (1 January 1865, in Paris – 1944) was a French playwright. Biography Pierre Wolff was a Jewish writer, who wrote numerous plays, as well as some libretti for operettas. He was the nephew of journalist Albert Wolff. His dramas were characterized by bitingly ironic observation of contemporary life, and by witty dialogue.Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams, editors (1918) "Wolff, Pierre"''The New International Encyclopædia'', Vol. 23, p. 671 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York One of his earliest plays, ''Jacques Bouchard'' (1890) which was performed at Théâtre Libre, was such a flop that even his famous uncle lambasted it, but his subsequent plays were received with enthusiasm. He had great success with the adultery-themed comedy '' The Secret of Polichinelle'', which played in over 80 cities including in the United States, and also with ''Le Ruisseau''. Nazimova performed in ''Les Marionnettes'' when it was produced in the United States. Works Plays * ''Le Cheval d'Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hervil
René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée Campton. Selected filmography * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...'' (1930) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * '' Un Train dans La Nuit'' (1934) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), Breton abbot and saint * Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211) *Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish cleric who became a bishop *Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612) *Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632) *Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681) *Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau * Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Love (1948 Film)
''After Love'' (French: ''Après l'amour'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Giselle Pascal. The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. Tourneur shot it in five weeks and came in under budget.Waldman p.167 It was the director's penultimate film, followed by ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' the same year. The film's sets were designed by the art director's Paul-Louis Boutié and Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis Betrayed by his wife, a teacher proceeds to have an affair with a young and pretty student. The two women both find themselves expecting a child. The girl dies during childbirth. In a spirit of revenge and to keep his real son, the scorned husband exchanges the babies. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as François Mézaule * Simone Renant as Nicole Mézaule * Giselle Pascal as Germaine * Gabrielle Fontan as Catou * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Lehmann
Maurice Lehmann (1895–1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film '' Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role. In 1956 he was appointed President of the Jury in the Cannes Film Festival. Biography He entered as a boarder at the Comedie-French from 1916 to 1919. He then managed theaters in the Porte Saint-Martin, the Ambigu, the Renaissance, Mogador, Edward VII and the Empire. Selected filmography * '' Koenigsmark'' (1923) * ''Pasteur'' (1935) * ''The Lady of the Camellias ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1895 births 1974 deaths French film directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander (1892–1966). He was the father of director and producer Harald Molander from his first marriage to actress Karin Molander and father to actor Jan Molander from his second marriage to Elsa Fahlberg (1892–1977). Gustaf Molander was born in Helsinki, Helsingfors (now Helsinki) in the Grand Duchy of Finland (in the Russian Empire), where his father was working at the Swedish Theatre. He studied in the school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm 1907–1909, acted at the Swedish theatre in Helsingfors 1909–1913, and then at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1913 to 1926. The last years there he headed the school; his students included Greta Garbo. Molander wrote several screenplays for Victor Sjöströ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Polichinelle (1936 Film)
''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (French: ''Le secret de Polichinelle'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raimu, Françoise Rosay and André Alerme.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.361 It is based on a play of the same name by Pierre Wolff, which had previously been turned into a silent film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923). Cast * Raimu as M. Jouvenel * Françoise Rosay as Mme Jouvenel * André Alerme as M. Trévoux * Janine Crispin as Marie * Ginette Darcy * Jeanne de Fava * Jean Diéner * Gaston Dubosc * Vincent Hyspa * Bernard Lancret as Henri Jouvenel * Alain Michel as Le petit Robert Jouvenel * Gaston Secrétan * Made Siamé * André Siméon André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ... References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film '' A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * ''My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * ''The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the Sleeve'' (1948) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''His Father's Portrait'' (1953) * ''Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) * ''The Last Robin Hood'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonce Perret
Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema. Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor. He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company. His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography. Until his emigration to the United States in 1917, he was a fixture of the Gaumont Film Company. On American soil, he produced several popular films, the most notable being ''Lest We Forget'' (''N'oublions jamais'') in 1918. After returning to France, he directed the successful ''Koenigsmark (1923 film), Koenigsmark'' in 1923. His film ''Madame Sans-Gene (1925 film), Madame Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Love Is Over
''When Love Is Over'' (French: ''Après l'amour'') is a 1931 French drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen and Tania Fédor.The A to Z of French Cinema p.339 It is based on the 1924 play '' After Love'' by Henri Duvernois and Pierre Wolff. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Germaine * Victor Francen as Pierre Meyran * Tania Fédor as Madame Meyran * as Madame Stivié * Jacques Varennes as Robert Fournier * Jean Joffre as Ferrand * Henri Richard as Mertelet * Raymond Guérin-Catelain as Gérard * Claude Borelli as Petit garçon * Jean Borelli as Petit garçon * Jean Bara as Petit garçon * Jacqueline Brizard as Trèfle * Laurette Fleury * Marcelle Monthil Marcelle Monthil (8 June 1892 – 8 November 1950) was a French film actress. Born Marcelle Madeleine Montalenti in the Principality of Monaco, she died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) * ... References Bibliography * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Schertzinger
Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include ''Paramount on Parade'' (co-director, 1930 in film, 1930), ''Something to Sing About (1937 film), Something to Sing About'' (1937 in film, 1937) with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures ''Road to Singapore'' (1940 in film, 1940) and ''Road to Zanzibar'' (1941 in film, 1941). His two best-known songs are "I Remember You (1941 song), I Remember You" and "Tangerine (1941 song), Tangerine", both with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and both featured in Schertzinger's final film, ''The Fleet's In'' (1942 in film, 1942). Life and career Schertzinger was born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, the child of musical parents of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, and attracted attention as a violin Child prodigy, prodigy at the age of four. As a child of eight, he appeared as a violinist with several orchestras, including the Victor Herbert Orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
