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Robert Clavel
Robert Clavel (1912–1991) was a French art director.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) * ''Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950) * ''The Paris Waltz'' (1950) * '' Passion'' (1951) * '' She and Me'' (1952) * '' Virgile'' (1953) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1954) * ''Yours Truly, Blake'' (1954) * ''Charming Boys'' (1957) * ''Nathalie, Secret Agent'' (1959) * '' Belle de Jour'' (1967) * ''Under the Sign of the Bull ''Under the Sign of the Bull'' (French: ''Sous le signe du taureau'') is a 1969 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon and Colette Deréal.Harriss p.197 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Par ...'' (1969) References Bibliography * Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010. External links * 1912 births 1991 deaths French art directors Film people from Paris {{France-film- ... [...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] |
The Count Of Monte Cristo (1954 Film)
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (French: ''Le Comte de Monte-Cristo'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Jean Marais, Lia Amanda and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas. at the ''Films de France'' It was first aired in France and Italy, in 1954, in 2 parts. France : 1) ''La Trahison'', 2) ''La Vengeance'' Italy : 1) ''Il tesoro di Montecristo, 2) La vendetta di Montecristo''. It was shot at the in and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Deaths
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, 1991 Russian presidential election, elected as Russia's first President of Russia, president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet Union, Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, erupts in the Philippines, making it the List of large historical volcanic eruptions, second-largest Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Flag of the Soviet Union, Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Sign Of The Bull
''Under the Sign of the Bull'' (French: ''Sous le signe du taureau'') is a 1969 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Suzanne Flon and Colette Deréal.Harriss p.197 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Cast * Jean Gabin as Albert Raynal - un constructeur de fusées * Suzanne Flon as Christine Raynal - sa femme * Colette Deréal as Rolande - une restauratrice * Raymond Gérôme as Jérôme Laprade - le beau-frère d'Albert * Fernand Ledoux as Le juge * Jacques Monod as L'industriel Marchal * Alfred Adam as Vacher - le ferrailleur * Michel Auclair as Le banquier Magnin * Marthe Alycia as Mme Laprade Mère * Louis Arbessier as Aupagneur * Etienne Bierry as Lambert - un technicien * Jean-Paul Moulinot as Pierre - le valet d'Augagneur * Max Amyl as Le commissaire de Rouen * Yves Arcanel as Le chef-mécanicien de Raynal * André Badin as Un cuisinier * René Bouloc as Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle De Jour (film)
''Belle de Jour'' () is a 1967 drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, and Michel Piccoli. Based on the 1928 novel '' Belle de jour'' by Joseph Kessel, the film is about a young woman who spends her midweek afternoons as a high-class prostitute, while her husband is at work. The title of the film is a play on words on the French term ''belle de nuit'' ("beauty of the night", i.e., a prostitute), as Séverine works during the day under the pseudonym "Belle de Jour". Her nickname can also be interpreted as a reference to the French name of the morning glory (''Convolvulaceae''), meaning "beauty of heday", a flower that blooms only during the day. ''Belle de Jour'' is one of Buñuel's most successful and famous films with many film historians calling Deneuve's performance her finest. It won the Golden Lion and the Pasinetti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in 1967. Plot Séverine Serizy (Catherine Deneuve), a young and bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie, Secret Agent
''Nathalie, Secret Agent'' (French: ''Nathalie, agent secret'' US: ''Atomic Agent'') is a 1959 French-Italian comedy thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Martine Carol, Félix Marten and Darío Moreno.Goble p.306 It is a sequel to the 1957 film ''Nathalie'' starring Carol in the title role with Dany Saval also reprising her role as Pivoine. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Synopsis After her friend falls in love with an engineer, Parisian model Nathalie attends a demonstration at the top secret factory at which he works. She is then arrested by the security services who believe she is working as a spy for a foreign power. Escaping she enlists the help of a friendly police officer and sets out to trap the real spies. Cast * Martine Carol as Nathalie Princesse * Félix Marten as Jacques Fabre * Darío Moreno as Docteur Alberto / Don José * Noël Roquevert as Pierre Darbon * Howard Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charming Boys
''Charming Boys'' (French: ''Charmants Garçons'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Daniel Gélin and Henri Vidal. It was one of two Hollywood-style musicals made by Decoin around this time along with '' Folies-Bergère.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.120 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It was made using Technicolor. Synopsis Lulu, a nightclub entertainer, has many male admirers who all turn out to be completely unreliable. Cast * Zizi Jeanmaire as Lulu Natier * Daniel Gélin as Alain Cartier * Henri Vidal as Jo, dit Kid Chabanne - le boxeur * François Périer as Robert * Gert Fröbe as Edmond Petersen * Marie Daëms as Germaine * Renaud Mary as Henri * Anne Carrère as Lili * Albert Médina as Le client volé au palace palace * René Alié as Le policier au théâtre * Marius David as Le maître d'hôtel du relais * André Chanu as Le spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yours Truly, Blake
''Yours Truly, Blake'' (French: ''Votre dévoué Blake'') is a 1954 French comedy crime film directed by Jean Laviron and Jerome Epstein and starring Eddie Constantine, Danielle Godet and Simone Paris.Marie p.20 The film's sets were designed by Robert Clavel. Plot While spending a night out in Paris an American airline pilot gets entangled with a beautiful nightclub performer and soon finds himself under suspicion of murder. Cast * Eddie Constantine as Larry Blake - un pilote de ligne américain * Danielle Godet as Michèle Marley aka Marion Miller * Simone Paris as Elyane de Broussac * Gil Delamare as Georges * Colette Deréal as Stella * Dora Doll as Isabelle * Jacques Dynam as Gaston * Robert Dalban as L'inspecteur Tessier * Henri Cogan as Sam * Jack Ary as L'inspecteur Brevan * Marcel Charvey as Laurent * Henry Belly as L'assistant * Maurice Chevit as Un complice * Robert Hirsch as Saganoff * Bob Ingarao as Le premier complice * Palmyre Levasseur a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgile (film)
''Virgile'' is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Robert Lamoureux, Yves Robert and Fernand Sardou.Krautz p.268 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel Robert Clavel (1912–1991) was a French art director.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) * ''Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950) * ''The Paris Waltz'' (1950) * '' Passion'' (1951) * ' .... Main cast References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1953 films French comedy films 1950s French-language films 1953 comedy films Films directed by Carlo Rim French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She And Me (film)
''She and Me'' (french: Elle et moi) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Guy Lefranc from a screenplay by Michel Audiard and , based on Duché's 1952 novel ''Elle et lui''. It stars François Périer and Dany Robin, with Jacqueline Gauthier, Jean Carmet and Noël Roquevert. The film's sets were designed by art director Robert Clavel. Cast * François Périer as Jean Montaigu * Dany Robin as Juliette Capulet * Jean Carmet as Gaston, Jean's friend * Jacqueline Gauthier as Irène Duval (nicknamed "Biquette") * Noël Roquevert as Mr Belhomme, the eccentric owner * Paul Faivre as Jean's uncle * as Marie, Jean's aunt * Michel Nastorg as Juliette's father * as Juliette's mother * Louis de Funès as café waiter * as mayor * Geneviève Morel Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
