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Simone Sylvestre
Simone Marie Jeanne Berger (16 September 1923 – 29 March 2020), better known as Simone Sylvestre, was a French film actress. Sylvestre died on 29 March 2020, at the age of 96. Filmography * 1941: '' Ne bougez plus'' by Pierre Caron * 1941: ''Premier rendez-vous'' by Henri Decoin: a resident of the orphanage * 1942: '' The Strangers in the House'' by Henri Decoin: a journalist * 1944: ''Les Petites du quai aux fleurs'' by Marc Allégret: Édith * 1945: '' Félicie Nanteuil'' by Marc Allégret: Mme de Ligny * 1946: ''Twilight'' by Jean Dréville: Simone * 1946: '' Pétrus'' by Marc Allégret: Francine * 1947: '' La Femme en rouge'' by Louis Cuny: Irmène * 1949: ''Between Eleven and Midnight'' by Henri Decoin : Léone * 1955: ''Frou-Frou'' by Augusto Genina: Ketty * 1955: '' M'sieur la Caille'' by André Pergament: a girl * 1955: ''Razzia sur la chnouf'' by Henri Decoin: the man's partner with the gun * 1956: ''Elena and Her Men'' by Jean Renoir: a friend of Henri * 1957: '' L ... [...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] |
Louis Cuny
Louis Cuny (24 November 1902 – 24 July 1962) was a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, production designer, and film editor. Filmography * 1936 : ''La Voie triomphale'' ( SF) * 1936 : ''Le Lycée Papillon'' (SF) * 1938 : ''Le Violon'' (SF) * 1939 : ''Au jardin de la France'' (SF) * 1942 : ''Matin de France'' (SF) * 1943 : ''Hommage à Georges Bizet'' (SF) * 1943 : ''L’Arlésienne'' (SF) * 1943 : ''La Musique à travers les âges'' (SF) * 1943 : '' Mermoz'' * 1945 : '' Rouen, martyre d'une cité'' (SF) * 1945 : ''Croisière extra muros'' (SF) * 1945 : ''Panorama musical'' (SF) * 1946 : ''Maman de secours'' (SF) * 1946 : '' Strange Fate'' * 1947 : ''Si j'avais la chance'' (SF) * 1947 : '' The Woman in Red'' * 1947 : '' Le Beau Voyage'' * 1949 : ''Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée'' (SF) * 1949 : '' Tous les deux'' * 1951 : ''Demain nous divorçons'' * 1952 : '' Plume au vent'' * 1957 : '' Bonjour Toubib'' * 1958 : ''Gentleman cambrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Blanc
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films ''La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the List of films considered the best, greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the British Film Institute, BFI's ''Sight & Sound'' poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time. Among numerous honours accrued during his lifetime, he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Awards, Academy Award in 1975 for his contribution to the motion picture industry. Renoir was the son of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the uncle of the cinematographer Claude Renoir. He was one of the first filmmakers to be known as an ''auteur''. Early life and early career Renoir was born in the Montmartre district of Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena And Her Men
''Elena and Her Men'' is a 1956 in film, 1956 film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Ingrid Bergman and Jean Marais. The film's original French title was ''Elena et les Hommes'', and in English-speaking countries, the title was ''Paris Does Strange Things''. It is the third addition to the trilogy, preceded by ''The Golden Coach'' (1953) and ''French Cancan'' (1955). A restored copy has been released in the 21st century. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around the city including in Saint-Cloud and the Castle of Ermenonville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean André (art director), Jean André. Plot Produced in 1956, and set in 1890 France, ''Elena and Her Men'' tells the story of a young, beautiful, and free-spirited Polish princess in fin de siècle Paris who specializes in granting people good luck. Elena's family has run out of money, and in order to save them, she agrees to marry a wealthy, older family fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razzia Sur La Chnouf
''Razzia sur la chnouf'' (French for "Raid on the Dope") is a 1955 French gangster film directed by Henri Decoin that stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Lila Kedrova and Magali Noël. The screenplay, based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton, explores the contemporary drug scene in Paris and the efforts of the police to limit it. The film was released as ''Razzia'' in the United States, distributed by Kassler Films Inc. with English subtitles by Herman G. Weinberg. Plot After a spell in the US, master criminal Henri "le Nantais" returns to Paris and is recruited by Paul Liski, head of a major narcotics ring, to improve efficiency of distribution. Merchandise has been disappearing and unreliable dealers must be eliminated. For the latter purpose he is assigned two hit men, Catalan and Bibi. As his cover, he is made manager of a restaurant, Le Troquet, much favoured by the underworld. As soon as he walks in, he catches the eye of the cashier, Lisette, who resolves to be his girl. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Pergament
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei, |
Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua eccellenza". In 1929 Genina moved to France to direct Louise Brooks in sonorized film ''Miss Europe''. He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy. He won Venice Film Festival Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by ''Lo squadrone bianco'' and in 1940 by ''The Siege of the Alcazar'', both Fascist propaganda films. In 1953, he filmed ''Three Forbidden Stories'', another version of the real accident depicted by Giuseppe De Santis one year before in '' Rome 11 o'clock'' (''Roma ore 11''). Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frou-Frou (1955 Film)
''Frou-Frou'', is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Augusto Genina, written by A. E. Carr, starring Dany Robin and Louis de Funès. The film is also known as "A Girl from Paris". Plot Frou-Frou is a 16-year-old peddler. She comes to the attention of four gentlemen who, Pygmalion-like, agree on helping her to improve her situation. They teach her to behave like a lady and introduce her to the upper class. But she falls in love with an unsuccessful artist who commits suicide after he has befathered her with a daughter... Cast * Dany Robin as Antoinette Dubois called "Frou-Frou" * Louis de Funès as Colonel Cousinet-Duval, one of Frou-Frou's mentors * Gino Cervi as Prince Vladimir Bilinsky, one of Frou-Frou's mentors * Philippe Lemaire as Michel Arthus, the young painter * Ivan Desny as Henri de Gaspard, Frou-Frou's first lover * Mischa Auer as Grand duke Alexis * Jean Wall as Jean Sabatier, one of Frou-Frou's mentors * Umberto Menalti as Count Sigismond Meursault, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
