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Raymond Bernard
Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Miracle des loups'' (''The Miracle of the Wolves'') and '' Le Joueur d'échecs'' (''The Chess Player'') and in the 1930s '' Les Croix de bois'' (''Wooden Crosses'') and a highly regarded adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. Biography Raymond Bernard was born in Paris in 1891, the son of the author and humorist Tristan Bernard and younger brother of the playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard. He began his career as an actor appearing on stage in plays written by his father, including ''Jeanne Doré'' (1913) alongside Sarah Bernhardt (also filmed in 1916). In 1917, Bernard began to work behind the camera as assistant to Jacques Feyder at Gaumont and then continued as a director, principally adapting plays by his father. In these popular entertainmen ... [...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 Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Secret De Rosette Lambert
) , image = , alt = , caption = , director = Raymond Bernard , producer = Adolphe Osso , writer = , narrator = , starring = Lois Meredith Sylvia Grey Paul AmiotCamille BertCharles Dullin Henri Debain Jacques Roussel , music = , cinematography = , editing = , studio = , distributor = , released = , runtime = , country = France , language = French , budget = , gross = ''The Secret of Rosette Lambert'' (french: Le Secret de Rosette Lambert) is a 1920 French film directed by Raymond Bernard. Cast * Lois Meredith as Rosette Lambert * Sylvia Grey as Claire * Paul Amiot as Lambert * Camille Bert as Branchu * Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first trou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in German Empire, Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **German Empire, Germany takes formal possession of its new African territories. * January 2 – A. L. Drummond of New York City, New York is appointed Chief of the Treasury Secret Service. * January 4 – The Earl of Zetland issues a declaration regarding the famine in the western counties of Ireland. * January 5 **The 1891 Australian shearers' strike, Australian shearers' strike, that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party, begins. **A fight between the United States and Indians breaks out near Pine Ridge agency. **Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court. **A fight between railway strikers and police breaks out at Motherwell, Scotland. * January 6 &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Commandment (1957 Film)
''The Seventh Commandment'' (French: ''Le septième commandement'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Dumesnil and Jacques Morel.Krawc p.84 The title is a reference to the seventh of the Ten Commandments in the Roman Catholic tradition, "Thou shalt not steal". It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist, working with her two partners to targets likely suspects. However things go awry when she falls in love with her latest mark. With his help she turns the tables on her former associates. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa * Jacques Dumesnil as Gilbert Odet * Jacques Morel as Pilou * Maurice Teynac as Labaroche * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Tante Amélie * Micheline Dax as La brune remplaçante * Jean Nergal as Van Roosebeck * Jean Lefebvre as Edouard, le fils d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Of Cadiz
''The Beauty of Cadiz'' (French: ''La belle de Cadix'', Spanish: ''La bella de Cádiz'') is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean Tissier.Alberto Mira, ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, page 280. It is an operetta film, based on the 1945 operetta of the same title. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Plot A French cinema company is shooting a picture requiring real gypsies, so they hire a whole bunch and choose beautiful María Luisa to team with famed singer Carlos Molina. The plot includes a marriage and María Luisa believes it has been a real one. Cast * Luis Mariano as Carlos * Carmen Sevilla as Maria-Luisa * Jean Tissier as Auguste Legrand * Claude Nicot as Robert * Claire Maurier as Alexandrine Dupont * Thérèse Dorny as Blanche * J.A. Pierj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judgement Of God
''Judgement of God'' (french: Le Jugement de Dieu), is a French drama film from 1952, directed by Raymond Bernard, written by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Andrée Debar and Louis de Funès. The screenplay was based on the German legend from the 15th century. The German title is ''Agnes Bernauer''. Cast * Andrée Debar : Agnes Bernauer * Jean-Claude Pascal : Albert III, Duke of Bavaria * Pierre Renoir : Ernest, Duke of Bavaria * Gabrielle Dorziat : Josepha, Prince Albert's aunt * Jean Barrère : Count Törring * Olivier Hussenot : Mr Bernauer, the father of Agnès and Marie (the barber) * Louis Seigner : the burgomaster (mayor) * André Wasley : the captain * Jacques Dynam : a soldier * Max Dalban : a butcher * Jean Clarieux : the leader of the outlaws * Marcel Raine : the minister * Louis de Funès : the burgomaster's emissary * Georges Douking Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Cap De L'espérance
''The Cape of Hope'' (French: ''Le Cap de l'espérance'') is a 1951 French-Italian crime film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard and Jean Debucourt.Parish p.231 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location at various place in the Department of Var. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238 Selected filmography * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * '' The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * '' Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * ''The Dream'' (1931) * ' .... Cast References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1951 films 1951 crime drama films 1950s heist films French crime drama films Italian crime drama films French heist films Italian heist films Film noir French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films French films b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya (1949 Film)
''Maya'' is a 1949 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Viviane Romance, Marcel Dalio and Jean-Pierre Grenier. It is based on a 1924 play of the same title by Simon Gantillon.Goble p.173 It was shot at the Studio François I in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Cast * Viviane Romance as Bella dite Maya * Marcel Dalio as Le steward * Jean-Pierre Grenier as Jean * Jacques Castelot as Ernest * Georges Douking as Un soutier * Valéry Inkijinoff as Cachemire * Georges Vitray as Le commandant * Maurice Régamey as Michel * Max Dalban as Le gros homme * Françoise Hornez as Fifine * Fréhel as Notre Mère * Philippe Nicaud as Albert * Jane Morlet as La vieille * Marthe Sarbel as La logeuse * Yette Lucas as La bouquetière * Jean Clarieux Jean Clarieux (April 3, 1911 – February 11, 1970) was a French film and television actor. Generally a supporting actor appearing in smaller parts, he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Darling
''Goodbye Darling'' (French: ''Adieu chérie'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Danielle Darrieux, Louis Salou and Gabrielle Dorziat.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Chérie * Louis Salou as Maxime * Gabrielle Dorziat as Constance * Jacques Berthier as Bruno Betillac * Germaine Stainval * Rolande Forest * Palmyre Levasseur * Robert Seller * Pierre Sergeol * Edouard Hemme * Jacques Janvier * Pierre Larquey as Édouard * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Ricardo * Alice Tissot as Mademoiselle Chomelette * Charles Aznavour as Le duettiste * Robert de France * Marguerite de Morlaye * René Fluet * Jean Gabert * Marie Guilhène * Johnny Marchand * Marcel Roche Production Guy Lefranc Guy Lefranc (21 October 1919 - 1 February 1994) was a French director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or sce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Friend Will Come Tonight
''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (French: ''Un ami viendra ce soir'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Cast * Michel Simon as Michel Lemaret * Madeleine Sologne as Hélène Asselin * Paul Bernard as Le docteur Maurice Tiller * Louis Salou as Le commissaire Louis Martin * Saturnin Fabre as Philippe Prunier * Marcel André as Le docteur Lestrade * Lily Mounet as Alexandrine Jeanne Constance Létitia, baronne de Pontignac * Yvette Andréyor as Mademoiselle Béatrice * Jacques Clancy as Jacques Leroy, le pianiste * Daniel Gélin as Pierre Ribault * Claude Lehmann as Le docteur Pigaut * Cécilia Paroldi as Claire, la postière * Howard Vernon as Robert Langlois, le muet * Jane Marny as Madame Belin * Raoul Marco as Le maire * Pierre Sergeol as Charles Levallier * Odette Barencey as Une se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Cavalcade
''Love Cavalcade'' (french: Cavalcade d'amour) is a 1940 French film directed by Raymond Bernard and written by Jean Anouilh. Plot Three episodes show how the owners of a certain French castle experience dramatic issues with their love interests. The plot spans three centuries. Cast * Claude Dauphin : ''Léandre, Hubert & Georges'' * Michel Simon : ''Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret'' * Janine Darcey : ''Julie'' * Simone Simon : ''Juliette'' * Corinne Luchaire : ''Junie'' * Saturnin Fabre : ''Lacouret'' * Alfred Baillou : ''Un comédien'' * Charles Vissières : ''Le maître d'hôtel'' * Marcel Melrac : ''L'employé du gaz'' * Jacques Castelot : ''Un danseur'' * Pierre Labry : ''Le baron de Maupré'' * Trubsky : ''Le marquis de Longuyon'' * Henri Richard : ''Anthelme'' * Christian Argentin : ''Le chapelin'' * Henri Monteux : ''Joseph'' * Hubert Daix : ''an actor'' * Blanchette Brunoy : ''Léonie de Maupré'' * Dorville : ''father of Junie'' * Léon Larive : ''co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was An Adventuress (1938 Film)
''I Was an Adventuress'' (French: ''J'étais une aventurière'') is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat and Jean-Max. It was remade in 1940 as an American film of the same title. It was part of a growing trend of English-language remakes of major French films.Crisp p.326 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier. Main cast * Edwige Feuillère as Véra Vronsky * Jean Murat as Pierre Glorin * Jean-Max as Désormeaux * Guillaume de Sax as Le marquis Koréani * Félix Oudart as Rutherford * Milly Mathis as Une paysanne * André Numès Fils as Le cousin Édouard * Christian Argentin as Van Kongen * Mona Goya as Une jeune femme * Louis Vonelly as Texter * Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
