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Suzanne Dantès
Suzanne Dantès (1888–1958) was a French stage and film actress.Abecassis p.96 Selected filmography * ''The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''La Grande Meute'' (1945) * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) * ''Two Doves'' (1949) * ''Their Last Night ''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit'') is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban.Harriss p.196 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and ...'' (1953) * '' The Gambler'' (1958) References Bibliography * Michaël Abecassis. ''The Representation of Parisian Speech in the Cinema of the 1930s''. Peter Lang, 2005. External links * 1888 births 1958 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses People from Aisne {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Saint-Quentin (; pcd, Saint-Kintin; nl, label=older Dutch, Sint-Kwintens ) is a city in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It has been identified as the ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin of Amiens, who is said to have been martyred there in the 3rd century. Administration Saint-Quentin is a sub-prefecture of Aisne. Although Saint-Quentin is by far the largest city in Aisne, the capital is the third-largest city, Laon. Mayors The mayor of Saint-Quentin is Frédérique Macarez, a member of the centre-right LR Party. History The city was founded by the Romans, in the Augustean period, to replace the ''oppidum'' of Vermand (11 km away) as the capital of ''Viromandui'' (Celtic Belgian people who occupied the region). It received the name "''Augusta Viromanduorum''", ''Augusta'' of the ''Viromandui'', in honor of the emperor Augustus. The site is that of a ford across the River Somme. During the late Roman pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Meute
''La Grande Meute'' is a 1945 French film directed by Jean de Limur. The title refers to a pack of dogs inherited by Côme de Lambrefaut through the family mansion on the death of his father. Everything else apart from the 110 hunting dogs has been mortgaged. He marries Agnès de Charençay, who shares his enthusiasm for the hunt, but this leads to the death of their son and hopes of descendants. Agnès divorces and marries a man whose wealth helps her to humiliate Côme, by buying his debts, slowly acquiring everything. In September 1939, the house is destroyed by gunfire and the dogs all escape. The film recorded admissions in France of 1,754,414. at Box Office Story Cast * |
French Film Actresses
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1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler (1958 Film)
''The Gambler'' (French: ''Le joueur'') is a 1958 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Gérard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver and Françoise Rosay.Monaco p.30 It is an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel '' The Gambler''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. It was made in Eastmancolor. Cast * Gérard Philipe as Alixei Ivanovitch * Liselotte Pulver as Pauline Zagorianski * Françoise Rosay as La tante Antonia * Jean Danet as Marquis des Grieux * Jean-Max as Le directeur de la banque * Nadine Alari as Blanche de Cominges * Sacha Pitoëff as Afpley * Suzanne Dantès as Mme de Cominges * Paul Esser * Pierre Jourdan * Julien Carette as Bagdovitch * Bernard Blier as Le Général Zagoriensky * Georges Bever as Un majordome au bal * Corrado Guarducci as Un joueur italien * Mona Dol as La baronne * Richard Francoeur as Le portier de l'hôtel * Gib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Their Last Night
''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit'') is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban.Harriss p.196 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Synopsis Madeleine, a young teacher from the provinces, arrives in Paris and encounters Pierre Ruffin a seemingly respectable librarian who lives at the same lodging as her in Montmartre. However he comes in one night wounded by a bullet and admits to her that he leads a double life as a gangster. After killing one of his accomplices who has betrayed him, the police net closes in on him. He returns to spend one final night of love with Madeleine before fleeing to Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Doves
''Two Doves'' (French: ''Aux deux colombes'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Pauline Carton, Lana Marconi, and Marguerite Pierry. It was based on a play of the same title by Guitry.Goble p.199 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by art director Louis Le Barbenchon. Synopsis The respectable Jean-Pierre Walter is warned by telephone one day that he has a big surprise coming. It turns out to be his first wife Marie-Jeanne, long thought dead in South America, who happens to be the sister of his second wife Marie-Thérèse. Cast * Sacha Guitry as Maitre Jean-Pierre Walter * Lana Marconi as La grande duchesse Christine * Marguerite Pierry as Marie-Jeanne - la première épouse * Pauline Carton as Angèle - la servante * Suzanne Dantès as Marie-Thérèse - la deuxième épouse * Robert Seller as Charles - le valet de chambre References Bibliography * Bernard, André & Paucard, Alain. ''Sacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cupid Club
''The Cupid Club'' (French: ''Bal Cupidon'') is a 1949 comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Yves Vincent.Rège p.913 It was shot during 1948, but released the following year. It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Delfau. Synopsis Flip, an amateur detective is arrested for speeding and is prosecuted by the lawyer Isabelle and convicted. When shortly afterwards a man is murdered the two join forces to investigate. Much of the mystery surrounds a nightclub Bal Cupidon whose owner was having an affair with the dead man's wife. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Flip * Simone Renant as Isabelle * Yves Vincent as Morezzi * Marcelle Praince as Mme Chanut * Suzanne Dantès as Mme Delacroix * Henri Crémieux as Cresat * Maria Mauban as Anne-Marie * René Blancard as Turnier * André Bervil as Tonio * Marion Tourès as Christine * Germaine Michel as Clémence * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquette (1940 Film)
''Miquette'' is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux and André Lefaur. It was one of two films made in France by the Anglo-German star Harvey, after emigrating from Nazi Germany.Ascheid p. 243 It was her final film appearance, although she continued to act on stage. The film is based on the play '' Miquette et sa mère'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, which was later adapted into the 1950 film '' Miquette''. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Miquette Grandier * Lucien Baroux as Monchablon * André Lefaur as Le marquis de la Tour-Mirande * Daniel Clérice as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande * Marguerite Pierry as Madame Grandier * Léon Belières as Lahirel * Suzanne Dantès as Mademoiselle Émilienne * Agnès Capri as Madame Mercadier * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Daniel Gélin * Eliane Charles * Jean Brochard * Hugues de Bagratide * Yvonne Yma * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 ... [...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] |
Extenuating Circumstances (film)
''Extenuating Circumstances'' (French: ''Circonstances atténuantes'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer (director), Jean Boyer and starring Michel Simon, Suzanne Dantès and Arletty.The A to Z of French Cinema p.294 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier (art director), Jacques Colombier. Synopsis A retired judge known for his harsh views on law and order, leaves for a Seaside resort, seaside holiday with his wife. However just outside Paris their car breaks down and they are forced to spend the night in a hotel which is a notorious haunt for criminals. Cast * Michel Simon as M. Gaetan Le Sentencier, 'La Sentence' * Suzanne Dantès as Mme Nathalie Le Sentencier * Dorville as Jules Le Bouic * Arletty as Marie Qu'a-d'ça * François Simon (actor), François Simon as La poupée * Andrex (actor), Andrex as Môme de Dieu * Robert Arnoux as Gabriel, the chauffeur * Jeanine Roger as Gabriel's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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