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Rencontres Francophones Du Québec
''Rencontres'' (English title: ''Meetings'') is a 1962 French language motion picture drama directed by Philippe Agostini who co-wrote screenplay with Odette Joyeux and Bertram L. Lonsdale. Synopsis The film depicts the holiday love affair in which a woman has a disabled brother. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Bella Krasner * Gabriele Ferzetti as Ralph Scaffari * Pierre Brasseur as Carl Krasner * Diana Gregor as Laurence Krasner * Jacques Morel as David * Nico Pepe as José * Véronique Vendell as Micky References External links''Rencontres''at the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ... * French drama films Films directed by Philippe Agostini 1960s French films 1962 films Films scored by Marcel Stern {{1960s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Agostini
Philippe Agostini was a French cinematographer, director and screenwriter born 11 August 1910 in Paris (France), died 20 October 2001. He was married to Odette Joyeux until the end of her life. Biography Founder of École Louis-Lumière (situated on rue de Vaugirard), Philippe Agostini debuted as assistant to the chief operators Georges Périnal and Armand Thirard.Jean Tulard, ''Dictionnaire du cinéma'', Volume 2 In the 1930s, he began a fruitful career as director of photography, working with directors with such differing styles as Robert Bresson, Marcel Carné, Max Ophüls, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Grémillon, Yves Allégret, Jules Dassin and even Julien Duvivier. His career as a director was much less remarkable. Filmography As cinematographer * 1934 : '' Itto'' * 1936 : '' Forty Little Mothers'' * 1936 : '' Hélène'' * 1936 : '' Aventure à Paris'' * 1936 : '' À nous deux, madame la vie'' * 1936 : '' Baccara'' * 1937 : '' Hercule'' * 1937 : '' Life Dances On' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux (5 December 1914 – 26 August 2000) was a French actress, playwright and novelist. Biography She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 1931. Her first notable film was Marc Allégret's ''Entrée des artistes'' (1938). During the 1940s she established herself as one of France's most popular cinema actresses; however, she made few film appearances after the 1950s. Joyeux is the author of some plays and essays on dance as well as a book on the life of inventor ''Nicéphore Niépce''. She also wrote two novels aimed to inspire dance: ''L'Âge heureux'' (which was adapted to a television series) and ''Côté jardin''. Additionally, Joyeux wrote ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (1956) (adapted to film). She married actor Pierre Brasseur from 1935 until their divorce in 1945, by whom she had one child, Claude Brasseur, who is the father of Alexandre Brasseur. In 1958 she ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was the inaugural winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, she was given an honorary César Award for her contributions to French cinema. Early life Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris. She grew up in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France. Career Morgan left home at the age of 15 for Paris determined to become an actress. She took acting lessons from René Simon while serving as an extra in several films to pay for her drama classes. It was then that she took the stage name "Michèle Morgan". She argued that she did not have the body type of a Simone, and "Morgan" sounded more Hollywood-friendly. Morgan was first n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Stern (composer)
Marcel Stern (4 October 1909 – 2 August 1989) was a French composer and violinist. Life Born in Paris, Stern studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1936 with the cantata ''Gisèle''. After his stay at the Villa Medici in Rome, the Société Nationale performed his Divertissement for Orchestra in Paris in 1939. The Second World War interrupted his musical career, but during this time he composed the ''Symphony "La Libération"'', which was premiered on the radio in 1945 and by the Concerts Colonne in 1948 at the Théâtre du Châtelet under the direction of Paul Paray. Among his other works are the ''Deux pièces pour flûte seule: Bucolique, Iberica'' (1964) and the ''Concerto pour piano et orchestre'' (1968). He also composed several transcriptions of works by other composers for violin and orchestra, including George Enescu's First Romanian Rhapsody. Compositions Classical works (selection) *1935: Cantata ''Le Château endor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertram L
Bertram may refer to: Places *Bertram, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Australia *Bertram, Iowa, United States, a city *Bertram, Texas, United States, a city *Bertram Glacier, Palmer Land, Antarctica Other uses *Bertram (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * ''Bertram'' (play), an 1816 play by Irish writer Charles Maturin *Operation Bertram, an Allied deception operation leading up to the Second Battle of El Alamein *Bertram-class air-sea rescue boat, a Royal Australian Navy class of two vessels disposed of in 1988 *Bertram Building, a historic building in Austin, Texas *Bertram Hall (Radcliffe College), a dormitory building *Bertram Yacht, a subsidiary of the Ferretti Group Ferretti S.p.A. (trading as Ferretti Group) is a Multinational corporation, multinational shipbuilding company headquartered in Forlì which specialises in the design, construction and sale of luxury motor yachts. Its products are sold under the ... See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role was in the film ''Lo Zappatore'' (1950). He portrayed Puccini twice in the films ''Puccini (film), Puccini'' (1953) and ''House of Ricordi'' (1954). He made his international breakthrough in Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial ''L'Avventura'' (1960) as a restless playboy. After a series of romantic performances, he acquired a reputation in Italy as an elegant, debonair, and somewhat aristocratic looking leading man. Ferzetti starred as Lot (biblical person), Lot in John Huston's biblical epic, ''The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966), and played railroad baron Morton in Sergio Leone's ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968). Perhaps his best known role, internationally, was in the James Bond movie ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
