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Raymond Agnel
Raymond Agnel (1893–1967) was a French cinematographer. Taranow p.273 Agnel began working during the silent era and was active until the 1950s, collaborating with directors such as Jean Renoir and Maurice Tourneur. Selected filmography * '' Sarati the Terrible'' (1923) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * '' Terror'' (1924) * '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925) * ''The Nude Woman'' (1926) * ''Palaces'' (1927) * ''Marquitta'' (1927) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Levy Department Stores'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' Buridan's Donkey'' (1932) * ''Southern Cross'' (1932) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' Arlette et ses papas'' (1934) * ''Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * ''The West'' (1938) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * ''Love Around the Clock'' (1943) * ''Father Serge'' (1945) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars (1928 Film)
''Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (French: ''La madone des sleepings'') is a 1928 French silent film directed by Marco de Gastyne and Maurice Gleize and starring Claude France, Olaf Fjord and Maurice Dekobra. It is an adaptation of Maurice Dekobra's 1925 novel of the same title, which was later turned into a 1955 sound film.Goble p.121 Cast * Claude France as Lady Diana Wynham * Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * Henri Valbel * Maurice Dekobra as Jail Warden * Boris de Fast as Varichkine * Mary Serta as Madame Mouravieff * Annette Benson * Nat Carr * Michèle Verly * Sergey Efron as Prisoner See also * '' Change of Heart'' (1928), with Juliette Compton as Lady Winham and Olaf Fjord as Prince Seliman * '' The Phantom Gondola'' (1936), with Marcelle Chantal as Lady Diana Wyndham * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955), with Gisèle Pascal Gisèle Pascal (17 September 1921 – 2 February 2007) was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The West (1938 Film)
''The West'' (French: ''L'occident'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Charles Vanel, José Noguéro and Hélène Robert.Kennedy-Karpat p.78 It is a remake of the director's own 1928 silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Synopsis The film portrays the relationship between a female Moroccan student, who has been forced to leave her studies at the Sorbonne for financial reasons and works as a dancer in a Paris nightclub, and a French naval officer. However, on returning to Casablanca she is tricked into believing that he had the led attack on her village that wiped out her family. She begins to plot her revenge. Cast See also *''Eye for Eye ''Eye for Eye'' (1987) is a science fiction novella by Orson Scott Card. It first appeared in the March 1987 issue of ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine. In 1990 it appeared in Card's short story collection ''Maps in a Mirror'' and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest The Rebel
''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Pierre Alcover, Mona Goya and Arthur Devère.Blakeway p.198 It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Jacques Perret. Location shooting took place on the Côte d'Azur around Nice, while interiors were filmed at the city's Victorine Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Synopsis The accordionist working on a cruise liner is accidentally left behind in a South American port and gets involved in a series of adventures. Cast * Fernandel as Ernest Pic * Pierre Alcover as Tonio * Mona Goya as Suzanne * Arthur Devère as L'amiral * René Génin as Démosthène * Raoul Marco as Sam * Montero as Le Noir * Rosita Montenegro as Rosita * Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Et Ses Papas
''Arlette and Her Fathers'' (French: ''Arlette et ses papas'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Henry Roussel and starring Max Dearly, Jules Berry and Renée Saint-Cyr. It is based on the 1932 play ''Avril'' by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.Goble p.38 It was shot at the Joinvile Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Max Dearly as Mérové * Jules Berry as Pierre de Pérignon * Renée Saint-Cyr as Arlette * Pierre Stéphen as Lecouturier * Christiane Delyne as Nadine * Pierre Butin as Amédée Pépin * Suzanne Dantès as Gabrielle * Christian Argentin as Le professeur * Robert Clermont as François * Lucien Pardies as Victor * Adrienne Trenkel Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the city Hadria." * Adrienne Albert (born 1941), composer * Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American actress * Adrienne Armstrong (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toto (1933 Film)
''Toto'' is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Albert Préjean, Renée Saint-Cyr and Félix Oudart.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.387 It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Cast * Albert Préjean as Toto * Renée Saint-Cyr as Ginette * Robert Goupil as Carotte * Félix Oudart as L'agent * Jim Gérald as Bruno * Mercédès Brare as Concurente Miss Occasion * Gabrielle Fontan as La logeuse * Édouard Francomme as Un prisonnier * Anthony Gildès as Le président du jury * Pierre Juvenet as Le présentateur du concours * Ginette Leclerc Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981. She was born in Ile-de-France, France ... as La petite femme References Bibliography * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Southern Cross (1932 Film)
''Southern Cross'' (French: ''La croix du sud'') is a 1932 French drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Charles de Rochefort, Suzanne Christy and Alexandre Mihalesco. It was filmed at the Joinville Studios and on location in Africa.Slow Fade to Black by Thomas Cripps page 212 The film's sets were designed by the art director Christian-Jaque. The storyline includes "miscegnation" and an African chief who chooses an African woman over a white woman. Synopsis Aftan, a Berber leader, rescues a young Frenchwoman Madeleine Ménard from an attack by bandits. She falls in love with him and a marriage is arranged, but he concludes that the cultural barrier is too great and returns to the beautiful native woman who he had loved before. Cast * Charles de Rochefort as Aftan * Kaissa Robba as Dassine * Alexandre Mihalesco as Arbi * Suzanne Christy as Madeleine Ménard * Jean Toulout as Le professeur Ménard * Jean Heuzé as Lieutenant Darsène * Tahar Hanache as Le ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buridan's Donkey (film)
''Buridan's Donkey'' (French: ''L'âne de Buridan'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Alexandre Ryder and starring René Lefèvre, Colette Darfeuil and Mona Goya.Crisp p.394 It takes its title from the fable of Buridan's donkey. The film's art direction was by Guy de Gastyne. Cast * René Lefèvre as Georges * Colette Darfeuil as Vivette * Mona Goya as Micheline * Charles Prince as Adolphe * Simone Deguyse as Fernande * Mauricet as Lucien * Francine Mussey as Odette * Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * ''On the W ... as Le photographe * Jean Bara as Un petit garçon * Jeanne Bernard * Olga Lord * Maximilienne References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful Day (1932 Film)
''The Wonderful Day'' (French: ''La merveilleuse journée'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Wyler and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Florelle and Milly Mathis.Crisp p.395 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film of the same title. A further adaptation '' The Wonderful Day'' was released in 1980. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. Cast In alphabetical order * André Alerme as Le docteur * Jean Aquistapace as M. Pinède - le pharmacien * Jeanne Bernard * Lucien Brulé as Felloux * Marguerite de Morlaye * Frédéric Duvallès as Blaise - l'aide-pharmacien * Fichel as Le bijoutier * Florelle as Gladys * Mona Goya as La jeune femme * Christian Gérard * Anna Lefeuvrier * Milly Mathis as Mme Pinède - la pharmacienne * Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Levy Department Stores
''The Levy Department Stores'' (French: ''Les galeries Lévy et Cie'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Léon Belières, Charles Lamy and Alexandre Mihalesco.Rège p.511 It was the first of three sequels to the 1930 film '' Levy and Company''. The film's sets were designed by Christian-Jaque. Cast * Léon Belières as Salomon Lévy * Charles Lamy as Moïse Lévy *Alexandre Mihalesco as Le vieux Lévy * Simone Bourday as Rachel Meyer * Christiane Dor as Paulette * Doumel Louis Alfred Doumet, known by his stage name of Doumel, (born 2 December 1889 in Marseille; died 23 May 1954 in Reillanne) was a French actor and comedian active in the inter-war years. Biography Having moved to Paris thanks to the passion for t ... as César Patenolle * Rodolphe Marcilly * Micheline Masson * Émile Saint-Ober as Le garçon * Georges Zwingel See also * '' Moritz Makes His Fortune'' (German version, 1931) References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenderness (1930 Film)
''Tenderness'' (French: ''La tendresse'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Marcelle Chantal, Jean Toulout and André Dubosc.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.339 The film's sets were designed by the art director Christian-Jaque. It is based on the 1922 play of the same title by Henry Bataille. A separate German-language version '' Zärtlichkeit'' was also produced. Synopsis A celebrated member of the Académie Française believes that his much younger wife believes that she is in love with him. However, he comes to suspect he is wrong and falls seriously ill. Yet her care and concern for him as she nurses him back to health convinces him of her tenderness. Cast * Marcelle Chantal as Marthe Dellières * Jean Toulout as L'académicien Paul Barnac * André Dubosc as Genine * José Noguéro as Jarville, L'amant * Pierre Juvenet as Jaliguy * Lucien Baroux as Carlos Jarry * Micheline Masson as Le petite Jacquot * Jean Bara Jean may refer to: People * Jean (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
