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Xavier De Montépin
Xavier Henri Aymon Perrin, Count of Montépin (10 March 1823 in Apremont, Haute-Saône – 30 April 1902 in Paris) was a popular French novelist.''Merriam Webster's Biographical Dictionary'' (1995) The author of serialised novels (feuilletons) and popular plays, he is best known for the 19th-Century best-seller, '' La Porteuse de pain'' ('' The Bread Peddler''), which was first published in '' Le Petit Journal'', from 1884 to 1889, and underwent many adaptations for theatre, film and television. ''Le Médecin des pauvres'' (''Physician to the Poor''), appeared in 1861 and was the subject of a plagiarism suit by author Louis-Étienne Jousserandot. Although the evidence was strongly in favour of Jousserandot, neither party prevailed and both parties were ordered to pay the court costs. ''Les Filles de plâtre'' (''The Daughters of the Plasterer''), appearing in 1855, was condemned as obscene and Perrin was tried and sentenced to three months in prison and a fine of 500 Francs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Portrait Of Xavier De Montépin
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, radio or television production broadcasting or the making of music. The term is also used for the workroom of dancers, often specified to dance studio. The word ''studio'' is derived from the , from , from ''studere'', meaning to Wiktionary:study, study or zeal. The French term for studio, ''atelier'', in addition to designating an artist's studio is used to characterize the studio of a fashion designer. ''Studio'' is also a metonym for the group of people who work within a particular studio. :uz:Studiya Art studio The studio of any artist, especially from the 15th to the 19th centuries, characterized all the assistants, thus the designation of paintings as "from the workshop of..." or "studio of..." An art studio is sometimes cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gero Zambuto
Gero Zambuto (1887 – 1944) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.236 Selected filmography * ''Fedora'' (1913) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1916) * '' La Moglie di Claudio'' (1918) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (1920) * ''Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * ''Hands Off Me!'' (1937) * ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * ''Music on the Run'' (1943) * ''Macario Against Zagomar ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (Italian: ''Macario contro Zagomar''; also known as ''Macario Against Fantomas'') is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Erminio Macario. Plot In Paris, the dreaded Zagomar kidnapped the ...'' (1944) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1887 births 1944 deaths People from Grotte, Sicily Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Roudès
Gaston Roudès (born 24 March 1878, Béziers, Hérault, France; d. 5 November 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ..., France) was a French actor, movie director and screenwriter best known for his silent movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He directed more than 60 movies between 1911 and 1939. Selected filmography * '' House in the Sun'' (1929) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) * '' Little Jacques'' (1934) References * ''Catalogue des films français de fiction de 1908 à 1918'', by Raymond Chirat and Eric Le Roy (Cinémathèque Française, 1995). External links * French film directors Silent film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Silent film screenwriters 1878 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Sti
René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Nap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bread Peddler (1934 Film)
''The Bread Peddler'' (French: ''La porteuse de pain'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by René Sti and starring Germaine Dermoz, Jacques Grétillat and Simone Bourday.Goble p.913 It is based on Xavier de Montépin's novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by Eugène Lourié. Cast * Germaine Dermoz as Jeanne Fortier * Jacques Grétillat as Garaud * Simone Bourday as Louise * Fernandel as Billenbuis * Mona Goya as Mary * Madeleine Guitty as Rose * Jeanne Marie-Laurent as Madame Darrier * François Rozet as Lucien Labroue * Samson Fainsilber as Castel * Roger Dann as Georges Darrier * Georges Paulais as L'avocat général * Paul Clerget as L'abbé Laugier * Alexandre Dréan as Cricri * Daniel Mendaille Daniel Mendaille (27 November 1885 – 17 May 1963) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly sixty years. Early life Born Daniel Henri Elie Mendaille in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Mendaille studied architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent. Curtiz was already a well-known director in Europe when Warner Bros. invited him to Hollywood in 1926, when he was 39 years of age. He had already directed 64 films in Europe, and soon helped Warner Bros. become the fastest-growing movie studio. He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations. James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction. He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis. He himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burguet
Charles Burguet (26 May 1878 – 9 June 1946) was a French director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He directed well over 30 films between 1912 and 1929. Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * ''Montmartre'' (1925) * ''Barocco'' (1925) * ''Martyr'' (1927) * ''The Veil Dancer ''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter v ...'' (1929) References Bibliography * External links * French film directors Silent film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 1878 births 1946 deaths 20th-century French male writers {{france-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Le Somptier
René Eugène Le Somptier (12 November 1884 in Caen – 23 September 1950 in Paris) was a French filmmaker and journalist. He made his first short film, ''Poum à la chasse'', in 1908 with his father as an actor. He was injured in World War I and after the war together with Charles Burguet made his first full-length film, ''La sultane de l’amour'' (1918). In 1922 he produced ''La dame de Montsoreau'' based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, starring Geneviève Félix. A colorized version was released in 1925. Films *''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) *''Un drame de l'air'' (1913) *''La sultane de l’amour'' (1918) *''La montée vers l'Acropole'' (1920) *''La dame de Montsoreau'' (1922) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) *''La forêt qui tue'' (1926) *''Le p'tit Parigot'' (1926) - a movie serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bread Peddler (1923 Film)
''The Bread Peddler'' (French:''La porteuse de pain'') is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by René Le Somptier and starring Suzanne Desprès, Gabriel Signoret and Geneviève Félix.Goble p.913 It is based on Xavier de Montépin's novel of the same title. Cast * Suzanne Desprès as Jeanne Fortier * Gabriel Signoret as Ovide Soliveau * Geneviève Félix as Lucie Fortier * Germaine Rouer as Mary Hartman * Henri Baudin as Jacques Garraud * Jacques Guilhène as Lucien Labroue * René Koval as Cri-Cri * Ernest Maupain as L'abbé Laugier * Jacques Faure as Etienne Castel * Pierre Almette as Georges Darrier * Lucien Bataille * Sylviane de Castillo as La bonne du curé * Charles Dechamps * Louis Kerly as Tête de Buis * Peggy Vère Peggy may refer to: People * Peggy (given name), people with the given name or nickname Arts and entertainment * ''Peggy'' (musical), a 1911 musical comedy by Stuart and Bovill * ''Peggy'' (album), a 1977 Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Consalvi
Achille Consalvi was an Italian actor and film director of the silent era.Bullaro p.51 Selected filmography * ''Fedora (1913 film), Fedora'' (1913) * ''The Three Musketeers (1913 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1913) References Bibliography * Grace Russo Bullaro. ''Beyond "Life is Beautiful": Comedy and Tragedy in the Cinema of Roberto Benigni''. Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2005. External links * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo De Riso
Camillo De Riso (1854–1924) was an Italian actor and film director.Goble p.216 Camillo De Riso, a native from Naples died in Rome on 2 July 1924. With a mention that he was born in Naples. Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1913) * ''The Lady of the Camellias ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...'' (1915) * '' Odette'' (1916) * '' Niniche'' (1918) * '' Mariute'' (1918) * '' Take Care of Amelia'' (1925) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1854 births 1924 deaths Italian film directors Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 19th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
