Francis Lopez (1916–1995) was a French composer of
film score
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s.
[Powrie & Cadalanu p.113] He also wrote a number of
operettas, many of which starred
Luis Mariano. He was married several times including to the actress
Sylvia Lopez
Sylvia Lopez (November 10, 1933 – November 20, 1959) was a French model and actress.
Career as a model
Born Tatjana Bernt, she was raised in Paris, where she began a career in modelling. Eventually she modeled for couturier Jacques Fath, ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Black Cavalier'' (1945)
* ''
Alone in the Night'' (1945)
* ''
The Three Cousins'' (1947)
* ''
Fandango
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating from Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Marlene
Marlene may refer to:
People
* Marlene (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Marlene (Burmese businesswoman), Nang Kham Noung (born 1991)
* Marlene (Japanese singer) (born 1960), a Filipina jazz singer active in Japan
Film
* ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Eve and the Serpent'' (1949)
* ''
I Like Only You
''I Like Only You'' (French: ''Je n'aime que toi'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Luis Mariano, Martine Carol and André Le Gall. Powrie & Cadalanu p.114 It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in P ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Red Angel'' (1949)
* ''
The Dream of Andalusia'' (1951)
* ''
Rendezvous in Grenada'' (1951)
* ''
Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman'' (1952)
* ''
Imperial Violets'' (1952)
* ''
The Blonde Gypsy
''The Blonde Gypsy'' (French: ''La caraque blonde'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Tilda Thamar, Roger Pigaut and Gérard Landry.Pallister & Hottell p.78
Cast
* Tilda Thamar as Myra Milagros
* Roger ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Their Last Night
''Their Last Night'' (French: ''Leur dernière nuit'') is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson and Robert Dalban.Harriss p.196 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Cheerful Caravan
''The Cheerful Caravan'' (Spanish: ''La alegre caravana'') is a 1953 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Paquita Rico, Tito Sirgo and Félix Fernández.de España p.240
Cast
* Paquita Rico
* Tito Sirgo
* Fél ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Saluti e baci
''Saluti e baci'' is a Franco-Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli
Giorgio Simonelli (14 November 1901 Birth name: Giorgio Simonelli. – 3 October 1966), was an Italian film director, editor, screenwrit ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Beauty of Cadiz'' (1953)
* ''
The Lady of the Camellias
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'' (1953)
* ''
Adventures of the Barber of Seville
''Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' (French: ''L'aventurier de Séville'', Spanish: ''Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla'') is a 1954 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla and Danielle ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Four Days in Paris
''Four Days in Paris'' (French: ''Quatre jours à Paris'') is a 1955 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Geneviève Kervine and Jane Sourza.Shiri p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulog ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Love in Jamaica
''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work composed by ...
'' (1957)
* ''
Irresistible Catherine
''Irresistible Catherine'' (French: ''L'irrésistible Catherine'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by André Pergament and starring Michel Auclair, Marie Daëms and Fernand Sardou.Goble p.814
Cast
* Michel Auclair as Georges Bartone
* Mari ...
'' (1957)
* ''
A Night at the Moulin Rouge
''A Night at the Moulin Rouge'' (French: ''Une nuit au Moulin-Rouge'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Jean-Claude Roy and starring Tilda Thamar, Noël Roquevert and Jean Tissier.St. Pierre p.209 Much of the film is portrayed as taking pla ...
'' (1957)
* ''
The Singer from Mexico'' (1957)
* ''
Serenade of Texas'' (1958)
* ''
The Bureaucrats'' (1959)
* ''
The Game of Truth
''The Game of Truth'' (French: ''Le jeu de la vérité'') is a 1961 French mystery film directed by Robert Hossein and starring Hossein, Françoise Prévost and Paul Meurisse.Rège p.509
Cast
* Robert Hossein as L'inspecteur de police
* F ...
'' (1961)
References
Bibliography
* Creekmur, Corey & Mokdad, Linda. ''The International Film Musical''. Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
* Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . ''The French Film Musical''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
External links
*
1916 births
1995 deaths
People from Montbéliard
French composers
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