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The Gentleman From Epsom
'' The Gentleman from Epsom'' (French: ''Le Gentleman d'Epsom'') is a 1962 French–Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Frank Villard.Harriss p.197 The film was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. Racetracks scenes were shot at the Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy and Longchamp Racecourse on the outskirts of the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis Richard Briand-Charmery is an older gentleman who frequents the racetracks of Paris, selling tips to customers while always looking to make himself a profit out of the dealings. Circumstances generally conspire to prevent his fortune, and he is forced to rely on assistance of his family, partly by threatening to embarrass them by being sent to jail for failure to settle his losses. One day he encounters Maud, an old flame who he once come close to marrying before having to abandon her following a heavy loss at the Epsom Derby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film ''Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He had the most number of successful films at the French box office between 1945 and 2001 with 42 of his films having admissions of 500,000 or more, more than any other. Selected filmography *''Trente et Quarante'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) *''Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * ''Woman Without a Past'' (1948) * ''The Straw Lover'' (1951) * '' L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) * '' Poisson d'avril'' (1954) * ''Gas-Oil'' (1955) * ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (1955) * ''Blood to the Head'' (1956) * ''Le rouge est mis'' (1957) * ''Three Days to Live'' (1957) * ' (1958) * '' Le désordre et la nuit'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas and inconsistencies be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Fournier (actress)
Camille Fournier is known for being the former chief technology officer of Rent The Runway, former vice president of technology at Goldman Sachs, and author of ''The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change''. She is a managing director at JPMorgan Chase. Career Fournier earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating, she worked at Microsoft for 18 months. In 2005, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a master's degree in computer science. She moved on to work at Goldman Sachs in New York for over six years, originally as an engineer working on credit risk A credit risk is risk of default on a debt that may arise from a borrower failing to make required payments. In the first resort, the risk is that of the lender and includes lost principal and interest, disruption to cash flows, and increased ... software and eventually as a vice president of technology. In 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aline Bertrand
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Marie-Hélène Dasté
Marie-Hélène is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marie-Hélène Amiable (born 1960), French politician, Mayor of Bagneux *Marie-Hélène Arnaud (1934–1986), French model and actress * Marie-Hélène Aubert (born 1955), French politician, Member of the European Parliament for the West of France * Marie-Hélène Beaulieu (born 1979), Canadian glass artist * Marie-Hélène Mathey Boo Lowumba (born 1943), ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United States * Marie-Hélène Chisholm (born 1979), Canadian judoka *Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Canadian film director and producer * Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton (born 1960), Belgian politician, member of the Belgian Senate * Marie-Hélène Descamps (1938–2020), French politician, Member of the European Parliament for Central France *Marie-Hélène Dozo, Belgian film editor with more than forty film credits *Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx (born 1950), French politician, member of the Senate of France *Marie- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Steiner
Josée is a given name and can refer to: * Josée Auclair (born 1962), Canadian explorer * Josée Beaudin (born 1961), Canadian politician *Josée Chouinard (born 1969), Canadian figure skater * Josée Corbeil (born 1973), retired female volleyball player from Canada * Josée Dupuis, Canadian and American biostatistician * Josée France, former Canadian pairs figure skater *Josée Legault (born 1966), Canadian journalist * Josée Piché (born 1974), Canadian ice dancer *Josée Verner, PC, MP (born 1959), Canadian politician *Marie-Josée Croze (born 1970), Canadian actress * Marie-Josée Drouin (born 1949), economist (University of Ottawa) from Montreal, Quebec *Marie-Josée Frank (born 1952), Luxembourgian politician * Marie-Josée Gilbeau-Ouimet (born 1972), Canadian sprint canoeist * Marie-Josée Houle, accordionist who lives in Ottawa, Canada * Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 1950), politician from Luxembourg * Marie-Josée Roig (born 1938), French politician and the current mayor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joëlle Bernard
Joëlle Bernard (1928–1977) was a French film and television actress.Turk p.442 Partial filmography * ''Lunegarde'' (1946) * ''Quai des Orfèvres'' (1947) - Ginette (uncredited) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Miquette'' (1950) - Lili - une comédienne * '' Here Is the Beauty'' (1950) - (uncredited) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Une entraîneuse (uncredited) * ''Les maîtres-nageurs'' (1951) - Dorothy * ''Si ça vous chante'' (1951) * ''Casque d'Or'' (1952) - Une fille à la guinguette (uncredited) * ''Desperate Decision'' (1952) - La femme ivre * ''The Long Teeth'' (1953) - Raymonde Josserand * '' Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) - La voisine de Robert (uncredited) * ''Horizons sans fin'' (1953) - (uncredited) * '' The Slave'' (1953) - Jenny * ''Children of Love'' (1953) - Dolly * ''Stain in the Snow'' (1954) - Une fille * ''The Price of Love'' (1955) - Suzy * ''Sophie et le crime'' (1955) - La fille au restaurant (uncredited) * ''Le Long des trottoirs'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Villard
Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited) * ''Cartacalha, reine des gitans'' (1942) * ''Feu sacré'' (1942) - Jean Delmas * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - Jean * '' The Faceless Enemy'' (1946) - Inspecteur Wens / Inspector Wens * ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (1947) - Georges Baermann * '' The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) - Ancelin * ''Fausse identité'' (1947) - L'inspecteur Rolle * ''Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'' (1948) - François d'Anthar * ''Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre'' (1948) - Jean * ''Le signal rouge'' (1949) - Ing. Nicolas Riedel * '' Gigi'' (1949) - Gaston * ''Vient de paraître'' (1949) - Maréchal * '' Manèges'' (1950) - François * ''Minne'' (1950) - Antoine * ''Fusillé à l'aube'' (1950) - Rudolf Hennings * ''Les amants de Bras-Mort'' (1951) - Jean Michaut * ''The Beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati ('' Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and '' The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited as Paul Francoeur. Selected filmography * ''Nous les gosses'' (1941) - Le secrétaire du commissaire (uncredited) * ''Croisières sidérales'' (1942) - Le premier bonimenteur * '' Fantastic Night'' (1942) - Le patron du bistrot * ''Le mariage de Chiffon'' (1942) - Le mécanicien de Max * ''Une étoile au soleil'' (1943) * ''Le voyageur de la Toussaint'' (1943) - (uncredited) * ''Madame et le mort'' (1943) * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) - Edouuard - le cordonnier (uncredited) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) - Un réparateur de ligne * '' Children of Paradise'' (1945) - L'inspecteur de police * '' A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) - (uncredited) * '' Girl with Grey Eyes'' (1945) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) - Le reporter * ''Devil's Daughter'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lefebvre
Jean Marcel Lefebvre (3 October 1919Some sources indicate he was born in 1922. – 9 July 2004) was a French film actor. His erratic studies were interrupted by World War II. Taken prisoner and then requisitioned as a laborer, he escaped to join his family evacuated near Châteauroux and Neuvy-Saint-Sépulcre. He was a tram driver time in Limoges and seller of underwear. At the end of the war he returned to his home, in his house in Valenciennes, where he worked briefly for his father, and then entered the Conservatoire in Paris in 1948. Selected filmography *1934: ''Judex'' – Roger de Trémeuse *1947: ''Un flic'' – Un jeune homme chez le coiffeur (uncredited) *1951: ''Bouquet de joie'' – Georges *1952: ''Une fille sur la route'' – Loulou – le pianiste *1952: ''L'amour toujours l'amour'' – Jacques *1955: '' Les Diaboliques'' – Le soldat *1955: ''La villa Sans-Souci'' *1955: ''Cherchez la femme'' – Joe *1955: '' Gas-Oil'' – Le chauffeur de car *1955: ''Une fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and tics. A considerable part of his best-known acting was directed by Jean Girault. One of the most famous French actors of all time, Louis de Funès also enjoys widespread international recognition. In addition to his immense fame in the French-speaking world, he is also still a household name in many other parts of the world, including German-speaking countries, the former Soviet Union, former Eastern Bloc, Italy, Spain, Greece, Albania, ex-Yugoslavia, as well as Turkey, Iran, Israel, and Mauritius. Despite his international fame, Louis de Funès remains almost unknown in the English-speaking world. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
