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Suzy Prim
Suzy Prim (11 October 1896 – 7 July 1991) was a French actress. She was born Suzanne Mariette Arduini in Paris and died in 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt. She began her screen career as a child actress during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Carmen'' (1914) * ''Madame Coralie & C.'' (1914) * ''Les écrits restent'' (1917) * ''Le Noël d'Yveline'' (1918) * ''Haine'' (1918) * ''Appassionatamente'' (1919) * ''Passionnément'' (1920) * ''Il suo destino'' (1921) * ''La reine Lumière'' (1921) - Huguette Landry ' Reine Lumière ' * ''Un drame d'amour'' (1921) - Diane d'Évremont * ''L'aiglonne'' (1922) - Madame de Navailles * ''Mon coeur et ses millions'' (1931) - Marguerite Mirgaudon * ''Un petit trou pas cher'' (1934) * '' La Bandera'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''Le bébé de l'escadron'' (1935) - Mathilde * ''Marie des angoisses'' (1935) - Marfa * ''Mayerling'' (1936) - La comtesse Larisch * ''Samson'' (1936) - Grace Ritter * '' La Peur'' (1936) - L'actrice * ''Moutonn ... [...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] |
The Lower Depths (1936 Film)
''The Lower Depths'' (french: Les Bas-fonds) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Renoir, based on the 1902 play of the same title by Maxim Gorky. Its scenes contrast the life of the upper and lower classes to comedic effect. The film is an example of the poetic realism. It received the first Louis Delluc Prize in 1937. The National Board of Review in the United States considered it a Top Ten Foreign Film for 1937. Plot A wealthy baron (Jouvet) becomes bankrupt through gambling. Contemplating suicide, he finds his gun missing and confronts the thief Pépel (Gabin) who plans to rob him. Instead they share "a drink between colleagues" in a scene played as light comedy and become friends. The baron allows Pépel to leave with a bronze sculpture. Creditors seize the baron's household furnishings. The Baron tells his servant Félix that he hopes all that Félix has stolen from him will cover his unpaid wages, to which Félix agrees. Pépel is arrested for stealing the bronz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Man
''The Man from London'' or ''The London Man'' (French: ''L'homme de Londres'') is a 1943 French thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Prim and Jules Berry. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, which was later turned into the 1947 British film ''Temptation Harbour''.Goble p.800 It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis A railway worker at a ferry port discovers a suitcase containing a large sum of money, the proceeds of a crime recently committed in London. He chooses to keep it rather than turn it over to the police, but it ends up luring him into a downwards spiral that eventually ends in murder. Cast * Fernand Ledoux as Maloin * Suzy Prim as Camélia * Jules Berry as Brown * Mony Dalmès as Henriette Maloin * Blanche Montel as Madame Brown * René Génin as Maënnec * Made Siamé as La patronne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shop Girls Of Paris
''Shop Girls of Paris'' or ''The Ladies' Delight'' (French: ''Au Bonheur des Dames'') is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Michel Simon, Albert Préjean and Blanchette Brunoy.Lanzoni p.110 It is an adaptation of the 1883 novel ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Émile Zola. The film was made by the German-backed company Continental Films. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris with location filming taking place at the Bon Marché department store. The film's sets were created by the art director Andrej Andrejew. The costumes were designed by Rosine Delamare It was the second film adaptation of Zola's ''Au Bonheur des Dames'', after ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' in 1930. Plot M. Baudu, an irascible old man, runs a small fabric shop in 1860s Paris. A large department store, the first of its kind, opens nearby, putting Baudu's business in peril. Things get even more complicated for him when his niece and two nephews, all recently orphaned, leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of A Nation
''The Heart of a Nation'' (french: Untel père et fils) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet. Plot The film follows a family in Montmartre from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II. An American release featured an introduction by Charles Boyer and scenes of the German entry into Paris. Principal cast *Raimu as L'oncle Jules Froment *Michèle Morgan as Marie Froment-Léonard * Louis Jouvet as Pierre Froment / Félix Froment * Suzy Prim as Estelle Froment adulte *Renée Devillers as Gabrielle Froment *Louis Jourdan as Christian (uncredited) Production Louis Jourdan played the on screen brother of his real life brother, Pierre. Filming started in late 1939 but was interrupted by the war. Release The film was released in New York before France. On January 25, 2005, the American version of the film that is dubbed into English and featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benefactor (1942 Film)
''The Benefactor'' (French: ''Le bienfaiteur'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey.Hayward p.240 The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis This film portrays a man who leads a double life. In his home town in the provinces he is a respected citizen, but in Paris he is an underworld gang leader. Cast * Raimu as Monsieur Moulinet * Suzy Prim as Irène Berger * Pierre Larquey as Noblet * Lucienne Delyle as La chanteuse * René Bergeron as Le conservateur des hypothèques * Yves Deniaud as Vinchon * Alexandre Rignault as Le patron * Héléna Manson as Gertrude, la bonne * André Fouché as Claude de Vitrac * Pierre Jourdan as Le type du bar * Louis Salou as Deltouche - le bijoutier * Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Noblet * Rosine Luguet as Noémie * Anne Vandène as Simone * Made Siamé as Madame Barraton - la patronne du bar * Georges Jamin as Gras-Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Suzy
''Strange Suzy'' (French: ) is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring Suzy Prim, Claude Dauphin and Marguerite Moreno. Made in the southern zone of Vichy France, the film was a commercial success. Along with another hit '' The Well Digger's Daughter'', it was banned by the Nazi authorities in the Occupied Zone in retaliation for a Vichy ban on the German film ''Bel Ami''.Winkel & Welch p.142 Cast * Suzy Prim as Suzy * Claude Dauphin as Jacques Hébert * Marguerite Moreno as La tante * Albert Préjean as Henri Berger * Pierre Stéphen as Joseph * Gaby André as Aline * Fernand Charpin * Marcel Delaître * Lisette Didier * Lysiane Rey * Marthe Sarbel * Jacques Tarride Jacques Tarride (10 March 1903 – 5 October 1994) was a French actor. Biography He was born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and died in La Loupe, Eure-et-Loir. He was the son of the actor Abel Tarride and the brother of the director Jean T ... References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlingot And Company
''Berlingot and Company'' (French: ''Berlingot et compagnie'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Fernandel, Suzy Prim and Fernand Charpin.Crisp p.415 It was shot at Marcel Pagnol's Marseille Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Fernandel as François, vendeur de berlingots * Fernand Charpin as Victor, l'associé de François * Suzy Prim as Isabelle Granville * Fréhel as Bohémia * Jean Brochard as Le directeur de l'asile * Rivers Cadet as Le lutteur * Monique Bert as Thérèse * Édouard Delmont as Courtepatte * Jean Témerson as Un client du café * Josselyne Lane as Lisa * René Alié as Dédé * Marco Behar as Le fou * Jacques Servière as Gaston * Fernand Flament as Paulo * Le petit Jacky as La petite Gisèle * 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 filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossroads (1938 Film)
''Crossroads'' (French: ''Carrefour'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Charles Vanel, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim. It inspired two English-language remakes, the 1940 British film '' Dead Man's Shoes'' and Hollywood's ''Crossroads'' in 1942.Barton p.128 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis A wealthy industrialist is accused in court of being in reality a petty criminal who deserted from the French Army twenty years before during the First World War. Cast * Charles Vanel as Roger de Vétheuil * Jules Berry as Lucien Sarroux * Suzy Prim as Michèle Allain * Tania Fédor as Anna de Vétheuil * Marcelle Géniat as Mme. Pelletier * Jean Claudio as Paul de Vétheuil * Annie France as L'entraîneuse * Pierre Palau as Leduc - le 1er maître-chanteur * Marcel Melrac as Un gendarme * Paul Amiot as Le prési ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Patriot (1938 Film)
''The Patriot'' (French: ''Le patriote'') is a 1938 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir and Suzy Prim. The film was based on a novel by Alfred Neumann which had previously been turned into a 1928 American silent film '' The Patriot'' starring Emil Jannings. It was made by the French subsidiary of the German company Tobis Film. The sets were designed by the Russian-born art director Alexandre Lochakoff. The film portrays the life of Tsar Paul I of Russia.Waldman p.156 Cast * Harry Baur as Le tsar Paul 1er * Pierre Renoir as Pahlen * Suzy Prim as Anna Ostermann * Jacques Varennes as Panin * Elmire Vautier as La tsarine * Geller * Nicolas Rimsky as Yocov * André Carnège as Zoubov * Fernand Mailly as L'amiral * Jacques Mattler as Le commandant disgrâcié * Robert Seller as Narichkine * André Varennes as Le ministre de la guerre * Victor Vina * Paula Clère as L'espionne * Gérard Landry as Le tsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Tarakanova (1938 Film)
''Princess Tarakanova'' (Italian: ''La principessa Tarakanova'') is a 1938 French-Italian historical film directed by Fyodor Otsep and Mario Soldati and starring Annie Vernay, Pierre Richard-Willm and Roger Karl.Moliterno p.303 It portrays the life of the 18th century pretender to the Russian throne Princess Tarakanova. The story has been turned into films a number of times including a 1930 film, ''Tarakanova''. The film's sets were designed by Andrej Andrejew, Guido Fiorini and Ettore Corsi. The film was released in the USA under the title ''Betrayal''. Cast * Annie Vernay as Élisabeth Tarakanova - la prétendante au trône de Russie * Pierre Richard-Willm as Il conte Alexis Orloff / Le comte Alexis Orloff - le favori de Catherine II * Roger Karl as Il principe Radziwill / Le prince Radziwill * Suzy Prim as L'imperatrice Caterina II / L'impératrice Catherine II * Memo Benassi as L'ambasciatore russo ''(In the Italian version)'' * Georges Paulais as L'ambassadeur ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Pirates
''Rail Pirates'' (French: ''Les pirates du rail'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.Goble p.180 Synopsis Henri Pierson, an engineer on a railway running through Yunnan in China, tries to resist a series of bandit attacks on the train. Things come to a head when his wife Marie is taken as a hostage but the local warlord. Cast * Charles Vanel as Henri Pierson * Suzy Prim as Jeanne Rolland * Erich von Stroheim as Tchou King * Marcel Dalio as Le mercenaire * Simone Renant as Marie Pierson * Héléna Manson as Madame Teysseire * Lucas Gridoux as Le général Tsai * Georges Tourreil as Teysseire * Jean Périer as Le Docteur Bure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
