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The Bureaucrats (1959 Film)
''The Bureaucrats'' (French: ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline. Partial cast * Noël-Noël as M. de la Hourmerie * Philippe Clay as Letondu * Jean Richard as Boudin * Jacques Grello as Chavarax * Paul Demange as Ovide * Bernard Lavalette as Van Der Hogen * Lucien Baroux as Le père Soupe * Pierre Brasseur as M. Nègre * Pierre Doris as Léonce * Jean Poiret as René Lahrier * Micheline Dax as Gaby * Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Nègre * Robert Burnier as Rodolphe Salis * Madeleine Suffel as Mme de La Hourmerie * Hubert Deschamps as Le curé dans le train * Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Diamant-Berger
Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenplays between 1916 and 1971. Biography Born in Paris, to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career when he co-directed the 1913 silent film short ''De film... en aiguilles'' with André Heuzé. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period from 1916 to 1919, Diamant-Berger also published and edited a film magazine and books about the movies. In 1918, he was hired by Pathé and sent to the United States to help set up the company's film laboratory at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Upon his return to France, Pathé had him set up a laboratory in Vincennes, as well as organize a film studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1921, Diamant-Berger directed the film serial ''Les Trois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Demange (actor)
Paul Demange (12 April 1901 – 28 November 1983) was a French film actor who had roles in over 200 films from 1933 to 1977. Selected filmography *''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) *''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''Three Waltzes'' (1938) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1941) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * ''Malaria'' (1943) *'' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) *'' St. Val's Mystery'' (1945) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * ''Pamela'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) *'' Back Streets of Paris'' (1946) *''Her Final Role'' (1946) *''Jericho'' (1946) *'' Roger la Honte'' (1946) *''Women's Games'' (1946) * ''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (1946) *'' Man About Town'' (1947) *'' Cab Number 13'' (1948) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' Night Express'' (1948) * '' Doctor Laennec'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor.Hayward p.145 Selected filmography * ''Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Bréval * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) - Albert - le garçon de café * ''La Charrette fantôme'' (1939) - Un salutiste (uncredited) * ''Night in December'' (1940) - Un figurant * ''Les musiciens du ciel'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Max de Vatremont * ''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) - Kappel, le sacristain * '' Caprices'' (1942) - Constant * ''La Nuit fantastique'' (1942) - Cadet * ''Signé illisible'' (1942) - Robert Bigard * ''Lettres d'amour'' (1942) - Désiré Ledru * ''The White Truck'' (1943) - Ernest * ''Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs'' (1944) - Zéphyr dit Le Ténor sans Voix * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - Paul Roulet * ''L'extravagante mission'' (1945) - Hipplyte Castrito * ''La Vie de Bohème'' (1945) - Le vicomte / Il visconte * ''120, rue de la Gare'' (1946) - Marc Covet * ''Trente et quarante'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps (13 September 1923 – 29 December 1998) was a French actor. He was the son of the museum curator Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) and uncle of the French stage director Jérôme Deschamps. Selected filmography * ''The Strollers'' (1950) * '' Street Without a King'' (1950) - Le monsieur qui vend son assiette (uncredited) * ''Bernard and the Lion'' (1951) - François, le domestique du baron * ''Atoll K'' (1951) - Le fonctionnaire (uncredited) * ''Les amours finissent à l'aube'' (1953) * '' Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça'' (1954) - L'homme fortuné / Un marcheur * ''Les Impures'' (1954) - Le gendarme à l'hôtel Stella (uncredited) * ''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (1954) - Le spectateur qui n'a pas dîné (uncredited) * ''Stopover in Orly'' (1955) - Un douanier * ''French Cancan'' (1955) - Isidore, le garçon de café (uncredited) * ''Fernand cow-boy'' (1956) - Le maire * ''Short Head'' (1956) - Le serveur 'Gay Paris' * ''L'ami de la famille'' (1951) * ''Nous a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Suffel
Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * ''Good Luck'' (1935) * ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * '' The Murderer is Not Guilty'' (1946) * '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' (1947) * '' Naughty Martine'' (1947) * ''Love Around the House'' (1947) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' Miquette'' (1950) * ''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (1950) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burnier
Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Miche'' (1932) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''Dakota 308'' (1951) * ''L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) * ''The Women Couldn't Care Less'' (1954) * ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (1954) * ''Rasputin'' (1954) * ''Leguignon the Healer'' (1954) * ''Your Turn, Callaghan'' (1955) * ''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1955) * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1959) * ''La Belle Américaine'' (1961) * ''All the Gold in the World '' (1961) * '' Landru'' (1963) * ''Ophelia'' (1963) * ''The Counterfeit Constable'' (1964) * ''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha ''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha'', also known as ''Blue Panther'', is a 1965 spy film directed by Claude Chabrol. based on the character in a series of novels by Jacques Chazot. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.Goble p.95 Partial filmography * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - L'Agitée * ''La part de l'ombre'' (1945) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) - Adélaïde Epantchine * ''The Murdered Model'' (1948) - Madame Malaise * ''Tous les deux'' (1949) - La cliente * ''Marlene'' (1949) - Betty * ''Au royaume des cieux'' (1949) - Madame Barattier la Patronne de l'Auberge * '' Branquignol'' (1949) - Suzanne * ''Le Roi Pandore'' (1950) - Marika * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) - Mademoiselle Thomas * ''Le Plaisir'' (1952) - Madame Louise dite Cocotte (segment "La Maison Tellier") * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953) - Prudence * ''The Air of Paris'' (1954) - Voyageuse * ''Ce soir les jupons volent...'' (1956) - Madame Pommeau * '' Gervaise'' (1956) - Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse * '' Burning Fuse'' (1957) - Mimi * ''Me and the Colonel'' (1958) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''Love Is My Profession'' (1958) - Anna - la patronne du restaurant (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Dax
Micheline Dax (3 March 1924 – 27 April 2014) was a French film and stage actress and singer. She did the voice to Ursula in the French dub in Disney's "The Little Mermaid". The Paris-born actress was born Micheline Josette Renée Etevenon. She died on 27 April 2014, aged 90, near Paris. Filmography Selected filmography * ''Branquignol'' (1949) .... Aurélie de la Molette * ''Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) ... Denise * ''Women of Paris'' (1953) .... La snob indécise * ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' (1954) .... Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Pas de souris dans le business'' (1955) * ''La villa Sans-Souci'' (1955) .... Mme Jarewski * ''M'sieur la Caille'' (1955) * ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) .... Yvette Guilbert * ''Don Juan'' (1956) .... Doña Elvira * ''Short Head'' (1956) ... Lola d'Héricourt * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) .... La brune remplaçante * ''Printemps à Paris'' (1957) * ''Miss Catastrophe'' (1957) .... Olga * ''L'Ami de la famille'' (1957) .... Tante Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poiret was born in Paris, and first rose to prominence in 1951 playing the role of Fred Transport, one of the heroes of Pierre Dac and Francis Blanche's radio series ''Malheur aux Barbus''. In 1952, he met his future co-star of ''La Cage'' Michel Serrault at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Together, they starred in the sketch "Jerry Scott, Vedette Internationale". In 1961, Poiret, as a member of the French cinematic society Pathé, wrote and recorded ''La Vache à Mille Francs'', a parody of ''La Valse à Mille Temps'' by Jacques Brel. In 1973, he married actress Caroline Cellier, with whom he had one child. ''La Cage aux Folles'' In 1973, Poiret wrote and starred in the stage play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Its film adaptation in 1978 eventually brought Poiret immense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Doris
Pierre Doris (1919–2009) was a French actor and humorist. Selected filmography * ''Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' (1957) - Le chasseur du 'Néant' * ''Love Is at Stake'' (1957) - Le publiciste * ''Le triporteur'' (1957) - Le voyageur à la deux-chevaux * ''En légitime défense'' (1958) - Le patron de Dora / Adrienne * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) - Le présentateur * ''Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (1959, by Maurice Régamey) - Gustave * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1959) - Léonce *''Julie the Redhead'' (1959) - L'hôtelier / Hotel Manager * ''Business'' (1960) - Papillon * ''Fortunat'' (1960) - M. Dubroc * ''Le Sahara brûle'' (1961) - Joubert * ''Dans la gueule du loup'' (1961) * ''In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles!...'' (1961) - Le boy-scout camionneur * ''L'empire de la nuit'' (1962) - Le chef du gang des cabarets * ''People in Luck'' (1963) - Sam Chips (segment "Une nuit avec une vedette") * ''Le motorizzate'' (1963) - Lola's Client (segment "La Roulotte Squillo") * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |