DisCina was a French
film production
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and
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company established in 1938 by
Michel Safra
Michel Safra (1899–1967) was a Russian-born French film producer. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire. After working in the German cinema for a decade during the silent era, during the early 1930s he began ...
and
André Paulvé
André Paulvé (30 October 1898 – 8 July 1982) was a French film producer. He established his own production and distribution company DisCina with Michel Safra in 1938. During the German Occupation of France after 1940 he based himself at Nice i ...
. It reached its peak during the 1940s and early 1950s, remaining active during the
Occupation of France.
It also operated a distribution company in the United States to release its French films on the American
art house
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market.
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Selected filmography
* ''
Conflict'' (1938)
* ''
Gibraltar
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'' (1938)
* ''
Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938)
* ''
Angelica'' (1939)
* ''
La Loi du Nord'' (1939)
* ''
Serge Panine'' (1939)
* ''
The Fatted Calf
''The Fatted Calf'' (French: ''Le veau gras'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Armand Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.353 It is based on a play by Bernard Zimmer. The film's s ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Personal Column'' (1939)
* ''
Beating Heart'' (1940)
* ''
Thunder Over Paris
''Thunder Over Paris'' (French: ''Tempête'') is a 1940 French film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Arletty, Marcel Dalio and Annie Ducaux.Lennig p.400
Cast
* Arletty as Ida
* Marcel Dalio as Barel
* Annie Ducaux as Jeann ...
'' (1940)
* ''
First Ball
''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Murderer is Afraid at Night
''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (French: ''L'assassin a peur la nuit'') is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti. A film noir it was shot at the Victorine S ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Summer Light'' (1943)
* ''
The Eternal Return'' (1943)
* ''
The Mysteries of Paris
''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Bellman'' (1945)
* ''
Box of Dreams'' (1945)
* ''
Mademoiselle X
''Mademoiselle X'' is a 1945 French drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Madeleine Sologne, André Luguet and Ketti Gallian.
It was partly shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Father Goriot'' (1945)
* ''
Beauty and the Beast'' (1946)
* ''
Sylvie and the Ghost
''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (French: ''Sylvie et le fantôme'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Odette Joyeux, François Périer and Pierre Larquey.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The fil ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947)
* ''
The Sharks of Gibraltar
''The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (French: ''Les requins de Gibraltar'') is a 1947 French spy film, spy thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Annie Ducaux, Louis Salou and Yves Vincent.Alberca p.154
Cast
See also
*''Gibraltar (1938 f ...
'' (1947)
* ''
The Great Dawn'' (1947)
* ''
Ruy Blas'' (1948)
* ''
Rocambole'' (1948)
* ''
The Revenge of Baccarat'' (1948)
* ''
The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948)
* ''
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 aristocra ...
'' (1949)
* ''
All Roads Lead to Rome
"All Roads Lead to Rome" is a proverb of medieval origin that may refer to:
* A proverb in a number of languages referring to Roman roads, especially the Milliarium Aureum
* ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949 film), a French film
* ''All Roads Lea ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Dancer of Marrakesh
''The Dancer of Marrakesh'' (French: ''La danseuse de Marrakech'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Yves Vincent, Katia Lova and Aimé Clariond.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279
It was made at the Victorine Studios in Ni ...
'' (1949)
* ''
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* Charles III (born 1948), King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms since 2022
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'' (1949)
* ''
Manèges
''Manèges'' is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret (married at the time to Allégret, although the marriage came to an end soon after), Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in black ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Lady Paname'' (1950)
* ''
Orpheus'' (1950)
* ''
The Red Needle
''The Red Needle'' (French: ''L'aiguille rouge'', German: ''Verträumte Tage'') is a 1951 French-West German drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Michel Auclair, Michèle Philippe and Jean Marchat.Krautz p.39 It was shot at the ...
'' (1951)
* ''
My Seal and Them'' (1951)
* ''
The Night Is My Kingdom
''The Night Is My Kingdom'' (French: ''La nuit est mon royaume'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Simone Valère and Gérard Oury.Aitken p.754 Gabin was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Great Man'' (1951)
* ''
Casque d'Or'' (1952)
* ''
Alone in the World'' (1952)
* ''
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' (1953)
* ''
The Merchant of Venice'' (1953)
* ''
The Big Flag
''The Big Flag'' (French: ''Le grand pavois'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Jean Chevrier, Marc Cassot and Marie Mansart.Lemonier p.81 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Mourez, nous ferons le reste'' (1954)
* ''
The Great Bulwark
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'' (1954)
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993
* Slide, Anthony. ''The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry''. Routledge, 2014.
French film studios
Film production companies of France
Film distributors of France
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