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Raimu Tanaka
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', ''Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in Toulon in the Var department, Muraire made his stage debut there in 1899. After coming to the attention of the great music hall star Félix Mayol who was also from Toulon, in 1908 he was given a chance to work as a secondary act in the Paris theatre scene. He worked primarily in comedy. In 1916, writer/director Sacha Guitry gave him significant parts in productions at the Folies Bergère and other major venues. In addition to his appearances on stage, Raimu also developed a successful career in films, sometimes under the name ''Jules Raimu''. He starred in the premiere of André Messager's operetta ''Coups de roulis'' in 1928. The following year, already a leading actor, he gained wide acclaim for his starring role in the stage production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is the prefecture of the Var department. The Commune of Toulon has a population of 176,198 people (2018), making it France's 13th-largest city. It is the centre of an urban unit with 580,281 inhabitants (2018), the ninth largest in France. Toulon is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice. Toulon is an important centre for naval construction, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes, and electronic equipment. The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'' and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. While in his 20s, Welles directed high-profile stage productions for the Federal Theatre Project, including an adaptation of ''Macbeth'' with an entirely African-American cast and the political musical '' The Cradle Will Rock''. In 1937, he and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions on Broadway through 1941, including ''Caesar'' (1937), an adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar''. In 1938, his radio anthology series ''The Mercury Theatre on the Air'' gave Welles the platform to find international fame as the director and narrator of a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel ''The War of the Worlds'', which caused s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King (1936 Film)
''The King'' (French: ''Le roi'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Victor Francen, Raimu and Gaby Morlay.Andrews p.355 King Jean IV of Cerdagne visits Paris to sign an important treaty where he becomes involved with an actress and a dishonest Senator. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Victor Francen as Le roi Jean IV de Cerdagne - en visite à Paris * Raimu as M. Bourdier - un riche industriel et sénateur qui reçoit le Roi * Gaby Morlay as Marthe Bourdier - la femme de l'industriel * Elvire Popesco as Thérèse Marnix - une actrice célèbre * Hélène Robert as Suzette Bourdier * Christian Argentin as Gabrier * Paul Amiot as Lelorrain * Gaston Dubosc as L'évêque * Albert Duvaleix as Cormeau * Jean Gobet as Rivelot * Philippe Hersent as Sernin de Chamarande * Georges Péclet as Fouchart * Frédéric Duvallès as M. Blond * Marguerite de Morlaye as La marquise de Chamarande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brighton Twins
''The Brighton Twins'' (French: ''Les jumeaux de Brighton'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim.Crisp p.407 It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard. Twins are separated at birth in 1890, with one being raised in the United States and the other in France. More than forty years later they encounter each other for the first time. Cast * Raimu as Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille * Michel Simon as Labrosse * Suzy Prim as Clémentine Beaugérard * Charlotte Lysès as Madame Tupin - La belle-mère * Pierre Finaly as L'avocat * Marcel Maupi as Le garde du corps * Jacques Bousquet as L'oncle d'Amérique * Georges Paulais as Le docteur Paulard * Mila Parély as Antoinette - La bonne de Nancy * Pierre Piérade as Le président du tribunal * Mansuelle as L'huissier * Lucienne Masset as La nourrice * Madeleine Milhaud as Madame Achille Beaugérard * Paul Velsa as ... [...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] |
School For Coquettes (1935 Film)
''School for Coquettes'' (French: ''L'école des cocottes'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * ''La Marraine ... and starring Raimu, André Lefaur and Renée Saint-Cyr.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242 It is based on the 1918 play ''School for Coquettes (play), School for Coquettes'' by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont. In Edwardian Paris, a young working-class girl attends an academy which teaches her the arts of a coquette to enable her to rise in society. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier (art director), Jacques Colombier. Future star Ginette Leclerc had a small supporting role. Cast * Raimu as Labaume * André Lefaur as Stanislas de la Ferronnière * Renée Saint-Cyr as Ginette * Henry Roussel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlemagne (film)
''Charlemagne'' is a 1933 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Léon Belières and Marie Glory. ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 24 July 2015. A group of upper-class passengers on a ship are saved by a stoker who takes them to an island, where he soon rises to be their monarch. The film is based on the 1902 play '''' by . Cast |
Fun In The Barracks
''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron '' or ''Les Gaietés de l'escadron'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores. Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913. The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit.Waldman p.146 Synopsis The film is set in 1885. It focuses on a group of troops, a mix of regulars and reservists, and their different responses to the daily military routines. A crisis emerges when a General pays a visit while two deserters are still absent. Cast * Raimu as Le capitaine Hurluret * Jean Gabin as Fricot * Fernandel as Vanderague * René Donnio as Laplote * Charles Camus as Adjudant Flick * Pierre Labry as Potiron * Frédéric Munié as Lieutenant Mousseret * Lucien Nat as Maréchal des Logis chef Barnot * Pierre Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chocolate Girl (1932 Film)
''The Chocolate Girl'' (French: ''La petite chocolatière'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Raimu, Jacqueline Francell and Pierre Bertin.James Robert Parish. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977, pg. 526 It is an adaptation of Paul Gavault's play ''The Chocolate Girl''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Cast * Raimu as Félicien Bédarride * Jacqueline Francell as Benjamine Lapistolle * Pierre Bertin as Paul Normand * Jean Gobet as Hector * André Dubosc as M. Lapistolle * Michèle Verly as Rosette * Simone Simon as Julie * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ... as Mingassol References External links * 1932 films French comedy films 1932 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mam'zelle Nitouche
''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' is a Opérette vaudeville, vaudeville-opérette in three acts by Hervé (composer), Hervé. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Albert Millaud. This story of a respectable musician, transforming himself into a songwriter at night, is partly inspired by the life of the composer of the piece Hervé, who as Florimond Ronger, his real name, was the organist at the important church of Saint-Eustache, Paris by day and wrote the music for and starred in satirical, irreverent operettas under a stage name at night. Performance history It was first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés, Paris on 26 January 1883. The piece was a great success and the work remained in the repertoire of French theatres for many years. ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' was presented by Palazzetto Bru Zane in a production by Olivier Py, who also appeared in the cast, on a nationwide tour of France from 2017 to 2019. Roles Synopsis Scene: Provincial France sometime in the 19th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White (1931 Film)
''Black and White'' (French: ''Le blanc et le noir'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and Robert Florey and starring Raimu, André Alerme and Louis Baron fils. Described as a "feeble racist comedy" it was the feature screen debut to the comedian Fernandel.Crisp p.238 It is an adaptation of the 1922 play of the same title by Sacha Guitry, who wrote the screenplay. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Marc Allégret also worked as art director, designing the film's sets. Cast * Raimu as Marcel Desnoyers * André Alerme as George Samoy * Louis Baron fils as H. Massicourt - Le père de Marguerite' * Charles Lamy as Le docteur Leclerc * Louis Kerly as Arthur * Fernandel as Le groom vierge * Paul Pauley as M. Timiriou - le chef de bureau * Suzanne Dantès as Marguerite Desnoyers * Irène Wells as Peggy Samoy * Charlotte Clasis as Mme Massicaut * Pauline Carton as Marie - la bonne * Monette Dinay Monette Dinay (1906–1986) was a French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Var (department)
Var (, ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which flowed along its eastern boundary, until the boundary was moved in 1860 and the department is no longer associated with the river. The Var department is bordered on the east by the department of Alpes-Maritimes, to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône, to the north of the river Verdon by the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 1,076,711 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 83 Var INSEE is the largest city and administrative capital ( |
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