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Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903, in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres – 3 April 1987, in Paris) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in French cinema for many decades. Selected filmography *1934: ''Gold in the Street'' (by Curtis Bernhardt) - L'homme à la gare (uncredited) *1937: ''Passeurs d'hommes'' *1939: '' Deuxième bureau contre Kommandantur'' (by René Jayet et Robert Bibal) - Un officier allemand *1945: '' Boule de suif'' by Christian-Jaque : Prussian man called Oskar *1945: '' The Last Judgment'' *1947: ''Quai des Orfèvres'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot : car thief Paulo *1947: ''Les jeux sont faits'' by Jean Delannoy : Georges' *1949: ''Berlin Express'' by Jacques Tourneur : chief of the French secret service' *1949: '' Manon'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot : hotel keeper *1949: ''The Walls of Malapaga'' by René Clément : mariner *1950: ''A Man Walks in the City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celles-sur-Belle
Celles-sur-Belle () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is the site of an abbey dating from the 11th Century which was reconstructed between 1660 and 1685 on the orders of Louis XIV. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Médard was merged into Celles-sur-Belle. 25 October 2018 See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Les Jeux Sont Faits (film)
''Les jeux sont faits'', known in English as ''The Chips are Down'', is a 1947 French fantasy film directed by Jean Delannoy, based on the screenplay of the same name by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In a country very similar to France under German military occupation, two people are murdered at the same moment. Ève is poisoned by her influential husband, who wants her money and her naïve younger sister, Lucette. Pierre, a worker and a leader of the resistance, is shot by an informer. Meeting in the afterlife, the two fall in love. As they were fated to do so, but prevented by others, they are granted 24 hours back on earth. Their first mission is to do a favour to a dead man who was worried about his young daughter. Then, after brief sex, they address unfinished business. Ève confronts her evil husband and tries to convince her sister of his treachery. Pierre goes to a meeting of resisters and tries to convinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952 Film)
''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (French: ''Les Sept Péchés capitaux'') is a 1952 French/Italian co-production motion picture drama. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Françoise Rosay, Viviane Romance, Maurice Ronet, Louis de Funès, Isa Miranda, Henri Vidal and Gérard Philipe. It has seven separate sections: ("Pride/L'Orgueil", "Lust/La Luxure", "Sloth/La Paresse", "Envy/L'Envie", "Avarice and Anger/L'Avarice et la colère", "Gluttony/La Gourmandise", "The Eighth Sin/Le Huitième péché") with five episodes from France, and two episodes from Italy. Director *Claude Autant-Lara (segment "Pride") *Yves Allégret (segment "Lust") *Jean Dréville (segment "Sloth") *Roberto Rossellini (segment "Envy") *Eduardo De Filippo (segment "Avarice and Anger") *Carlo Rim (segment "Gluttony") * Georges Lacombe (segment "The Eighth Sin") Writer *Diego Fabbri *Liana Ferri *Léo Joannon *Turi Vasile *René Wheeler *Claude Autant-Lara (segment "Pride") *Jean Aurenche (segments "Pride", "Lust", "The Eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Pinoteau
Jack Pinoteau (20 September 1923 – 6 April 2017) or Jacques Pinoteau was a French film director born at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. A brother of Claude Pinoteau and Arlette Merry, he is mostly known for his direction of the film ', after a novel by René Fallet which made Darry Cowl famous. Pinoteau died on 6 April 2017, aged 93. Filmography Cinema Film director * 1952 : '' They Were Five'' with Jean Carmet, Jean Gaven * 1954 : '' The Big Flag'' with Jean Chevrier, Nicole Courcel * 1956 : '' L'Ami de la famille'' with Darry Cowl * 1957 : '' Le Triporteur'' with Darry Cowl * 1958 : '' Chéri, fais-moi peur'' with Darry Cowl * 1960 : '' Robinson et le triporteur'' with Darry Cowl * 1963 : ''People in Luck'' * 1964 : '' Les Durs à cuire'' with Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and Roger Pierre * 1965 : '' Me and the Forty Year Old Man'' with Dany Saval, Paul Meurisse and Michel Serrault Assistant director * 1948 : '' Rapide de nuit'' by Marcel Blistène * 1949 : ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Were Five (1952 Film)
''They Were Five'' (French: ''Ils étaient cinq'') is a 1952 French drama film directed by Jack Pinoteau and starring Marcel André, Jean Carmet and Jean Gaven.Marie p.23 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis Following the Second World War, five inseparable comrades return home and swear eternal friendship. However this proves to be harder than they expect in peacetime. It ends tragically for several of the characters, one of whom is killed in the War in Indochina. Cast * Marcel André as the commissioner * Jean Carmet as Jean, the postal worker * Jean Gaven as Marcel, the boxer * Michel Jourdan as Roger Courtois, the actor * François Martin as André Lamberay, the student * Jean-Claude Pascal as Philippe, heir of a rich family * Jean Marchat as Frédo, the director of the cabaret "La joie de vivre" * Arlette Merry as Valérie, Roger's sister * André Versini as Serge, Valérie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Calef
Henri Calef (20 July 1910 – 18 August 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Jericho (1946 film), Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Royalists'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion'' (1948) * ''Shadow and Light'' (1951) * ''The Passerby (1951 film), The Passerby'' (1951) * ''The Secret of Helene Marimon'' (1954) Writer * ''The Lafarge Case'' (1938) External links * 1910 births 1994 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Film people from Plovdiv 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passerby (1951 Film)
''The Passerby'' (French: ''La Passante'') is a French drama film from 1951, written and directed by Henri Calef, starring Henri Vidal and Louis de Funès.Vincendeau p. 153 The scenario is based on Serge Groussard's novel ''La Femme sans passé''. Cast * Henri Vidal: François Malard, captain of the houseboat * Maria Mauban: Madeleine Lemoine - "Mado" * Daniel Ivernel: Jeanjean, the seaman on the houseboat * Jane Marken: Mrs Pomont * Noël Roquevert: Mr Pomont * Dora Doll: Irma * Marcelle Géniat: Mrs Iturbe * Jean Marchat: Maître Darbel * Annette Poivre: Jeannette * Robert Dalban: the trafficker * Pierre Sergeol: the policeman * Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...: the lockmaster * Colette Georges: Miss Pomont * Solange Certain: Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Pagliero
Marcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Roberto Rossellini film ''Rome, Open City'' (1945). He moved to France in 1947, and continued to work in film until 1960 and in French television after that. In 1949, he was nominated with six other co-writers for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the Rossellini film ''Paisan''. Selected filmography Director * ''Mist on the Sea'' (1944) * ''Desire'' (1946) * ''A Man Walks in the City'' (1950) * '' The Red Rose'' (1951) * ''La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) * '' Vestire gli ignudi'' (1953) * '' Daughters of Destiny'' (1954) * ''Modern Virgin'' (1954) * ''Walk Into Paradise'' (1956) * '' 20,000 Leagues Across the Land'' (1961) Screenwriter * ''The Two Tigers'' (1941) * ''Souls in Turmoil'' (1942) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''Paisan'' (1946) Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Walks In The City
''A Man Walks in the City'' (French: ''Un homme marche dans la ville'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero, and starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Dalban.Magnan, Henry (27 March 1950). "Un homme marche dans la ville". ''Le Monde''. The film's sets were designed by art director Maurice Colasson. Cast * Jean-Pierre Kérien as Jean Sauviot * Ginette Leclerc as Madeleine * Robert Dalban as Laurent * Grégoire Aslan as Ambilarès * Yves Deniaud as Albert * André Valmy as Le commissaire * Dora Doll as La fille * Fréhel Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress. Biography Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sord ... as La femme de Buck * Sylvie Deniau as La soeur de Madeleine * Christiane Lénier as Georgette * Maryse Paillet as Tantine * Fabien Loris as Dago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clément
René Clément (; 18 March 1913 – 17 March 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Clément studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. In 1936, he directed his first film, a 20-minute short written by and featuring Jacques Tati. Clément spent the latter part of the 1930s making documentaries in parts of the Middle East and Africa. In 1937, he and archaeologist Jules Barthou were in Yemen making preparations to film a documentary film, documentary, the first ever of that country and one that includes the only known film image of Imam Yahya. Almost ten years passed before Clément directed a feature but his French Resistance film, ''La Bataille du rail'' (1945), gained much critical and commercial success. From there Clément became one of his country's most successful and respected directors, garnering numerous awards including two films that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Of Malapaga
''The Walls of Malapaga'' ( it, Le mura di Malapaga, french: Au-delà des grilles (''Beyond the Gates'')), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi. Plot summary Gabin is Pierre Arrignon, a French criminal, on the run who finds himself in Genoa, Italy, and falls in love with Marta Manfredini (Isa Miranda), a local woman. The film is set in Italy, and the dialogue is primarily in French. Cast * Jean Gabin as Pierre Arrignon * Isa Miranda as Marta Manfredini * Vera Talchi as Cecchina, Marta's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon (film)
''Manon'' () is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair and Cécile Aubry. It is a loose adaptation of the 1731 novel ''Manon Lescaut'' by Abbé Prévost.Lloyd, p. 64 The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was a popular success with over three million tickets sold in France. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. Synopsis Clouzot updates the setting to World War II, making the story about a French Resistance fighter who rescues a woman from villagers convinced she is a Nazi collaborator. Cast * Serge Reggiani as Leon Lescaut * Michel Auclair as Robert Dégrieux * Cécile Aubry as Manon Lescaut * Andrex as Le trafiquant * Raymond Souplex as M. Paul * André Valmy as Lieutenant Besnard / Bandit Chief * Henri Vilbert as Le commandant du navire / Ship's Captain * Héléna Manson as La commère * Dora Doll as Juliette * Simone Valèr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
