|
White Paws
''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristocratic owner of an estate on the French coast. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location in Erquy in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq. Grémillon had attempted to produce several film projects since the financial failure of '' The Woman Who Dared'' in 1944, but this was the first feature he had managed to make. Similar in plot and atmosphere to his wartime film '' Summer Light'', this resulted in another commercial failure and Grémillon's eclipse as a leading French director by other filmmakers such as Henri Georges-Clouzot.Williams p.286 Synopsis In Brittany, inn owner Jock Le Guen brings his mistress Odette back to town with him, but she soon takes up with the aristocratic eccen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959)Note that, despite attempts at correction, thIMDb entry on the directorlists his date of birth erroneously as 4 March 1898. The correct date is given in his standard biography, by Geneviève Sellier, and confirmed by other leading sources including Katz's ''Film Encyclopedia'' and Wakeman's ''World Film Directors''. was a French film director. Biography After directing a number of documentaries during the 1920s, many now lost, Grémillon had his first substantial success with the dramatic feature ''Maldone'' in 1928. Over the next quarter-century, he directed twenty more feature films, of which he is best known for five made between 1937 and 1944: '' Gueule d'amour'' (1937), '' L'Étrange Monsieur Victor'' (1938), ''Remorques'' (1941), ''Lumière d'été'' (1943), and '' Le ciel est à vous'' (1944), all but the first starring Madeleine Renaud. Grémillon rejected what he referred to as "mechanical naturalism" in favor of "t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erquy
Erquy (; ; Gallo: ''Erqi'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Erquy is located in a cove of the Penthièvre coast bordered by cape Erquy on one side and a volcanic rock formation called ''pointe de la Heussaye'' on the other. Erquy harbour shelters a flotilla of about 80 trawlers and the town is known as the scallop "capital". The shellfish are collected in the Saint-Brieuc bay. With its ten fine sand beaches and lovely pink sandstone houses, Erquy is a popular summer tourist destination. It is also to note that Erquy claims to be the inspiration behind the village for the Asterix comics as it is also in Armorica which is modern day Brittany in France. Population Inhabitants of Erquy are called ''Réginéens'' or ''Erquiais'' in French. Geography Erquy offers a variety of natural landscapes: pink sandstone cliffs and rocks, wild heathland, pinewoods, beaches, dunes and a transparent emerald sea. Some coastal paths run alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Sergeol
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Daussmond
Betty Daussmond (1873–1957), born Marguerite Anne Bettina Doneau, was a French stage and film actress. In 1914 she played the leading female part in Georges Feydeau's last full-length farce, '' Je ne trompe pas mon mari!''. The author commented that she brought "joie de vivre" to the role on "her pretty Columbine lips".Gidel, p. 240 Selected filmography * '' All for Love'' (1933) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * '' Poliche'' (1934) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * ''The New Testament'' (1936) * '' Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' Cocoanut'' (1939) * ''White Paws ''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristoc ...'' (1949) * '' Three Women'' (1952) References Bibliography * * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Barge
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church *Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist *Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer *Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice, By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Morel
Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.Bessy & Chirat p.233 Selected filmography * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' Secrets of a Ballerina'' (1943) * '' Cecile Is Dead'' (1944) * ''Dropped from Heaven'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * ''The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (1946) * ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) * '' Dreams of Love'' (1947) * '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' (1947) * '' Monelle'' (1948) * ''Manon'' 1949) * ''White Paws'' (1949) * ''Night Round'' (1949) * '' Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) * ''Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck'' (1950) * '' Miquette'' (1950) * '' A Love Under an Umbrella'' (1950) * ''Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * ''Thirst of Men'' (1950) * '' Le roi des camelots'' (1951) * ''Paris Still Sings'' (1951) * ''The Strange Madame X'' (1951) * ''Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) * ''Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for '' Toto the Hero'' in 1991 and two Best Actor Césars for ''How I Killed My Father'' (2001) and ''The Last Mitterrand'' (2005). He also received the Molière Award for Best Actor for ''Les côtelettes'' in 1998, then again for ''Exit the King'' in 2005. In 2014, he was awarded the Honorary Molière for the sum of his career. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2018. Biography Michel François Pierre Bouquet was born on 6 November 1925 in Paris. When he was seven years old, he was sent to a boarding school where he stayed until the age of 14. He aspired to become a doctor but had to quit school at the age of 15 after his father had been taken prisoner during World War II. Bouquet worked as a baker's apprentice, then a bank clerk, to provide for the family. After a short stay i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Thomas
Arlette Thomas (1927–2015) was a French stage, film and television actress. She also worked frequently as a voice actress, dubbing foreign films for their French release. She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1949. She is the mother of the actor Pierre Jolivet.Rège p.539 Selected filmography * ''Land Without Stars'' (1946) * ''White Paws'' (1949) * '' Le paradis des pilotes perdus'' (1949) * ''The Strange Madame X'' (1951) * ''Huis clos'' (1954) * ''The Grand Maneuver'' (1955) * ''Girl and the River'' (1958) * '' Naked Hearts'' (1966) * ''A Time for Dying'' (1969) * ''Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...'' (1982) References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Georges-Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', which are critically recognized as among the greatest films of the 1950s. He also directed documentary films, including ''The Mystery of Picasso'', which was declared a national treasure by the government of France. Clouzot was an early fan of the cinema and, desiring a career as a writer, moved to Paris. He was later hired by producer Adolphe Osso to work in Berlin, writing French-language versions of German films. After being fired from UFA studio in Nazi Germany due to his friendship with Jewish producers, Clouzot returned to France, where he spent years bedridden after contracting tuberculosis. Upon recovering, he found work in Nazi-occupied France as a screenwriter for the German-owned company Continental Films. At Continental, Clou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Light (film)
''Summer Light'' (French: ''Lumière d'été'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Brasseur and Madeleine Robinson.Crisp p.65 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location at Soursac on the Dordogne. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq. Cast * Madeleine Renaud as Cricri * Pierre Brasseur as Roland * Madeleine Robinson as Michèle * Paul Bernard as Patrice Le Verdier * Georges Marchal as Julien * Léonce Corne as Tonton * Charles Blavette as Vincent * Jane Marken as Louise Martinet * Henri Pons as Amédée * Gérard Lecomte as Dany * Marcel Lévesque as Monsieur Louis * Raymond Aimos Raymond Aimos (4 February 1889 – 22 August 1944) was a French film actor.Capua p.127 Selected filmography * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * ''Under the Roofs of Paris'' (1930) * ''Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''The ... as Ernest References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinee programs, especially in the US and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. The first narrative feature film was the 60-minute ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906, Australia). Other early feature films include ''Les Misérables'' (1909, U.S.), ''L'Inferno'', ''Defence of Sevastopol'' (1911), '' Oliver Twist'' (American version), '' Oliver Twist'' (British version), '' Richard III'', ''From the Manger to the Cross'', ''Cleopatra'' (1912), '' Quo Vadis?'' (1913), ''Cabiria'' (1914) and ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Description The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Who Dared (1944 Film)
''The Woman Who Dared'' (French title: ''Le Ciel est à vous'') ( en, The Sky is Yours) is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Madeleine Renaud and Charles Vanel. In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The mechanic Pierre Gauthier runs his own garage until he gets disappropriated because his grounds are required for a new airport. Together with his wife Thérèse, their two children and his moody mother-in-law he has to move. Due to his friendly nature he renders all kinds of services to everybody who asks him for a favour. When he helps a businessman whose car has broken down in the middle of the night, he and his wife are offered a new job, managing an auto dealership and service business in another town. Thérèse takes the new job on a trial basis, leaving Pierre to care for their children. During her absence, Pierre, an ex WWI flyer, returns to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
