Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a
Louis Feuillade
Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...
film, she had significant roles in films of
Germaine Dulac
Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early chil ...
and
Jean Epstein, including ''
Cœur fidèle''.
Career
In
Abel Gance's ''
Napoléon
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'', she took the part of
Joséphine de Beauharnais
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, and then played the title role in
Jacques Feyder
Jacques Feyder (; 21 July 1885 – 24 May 1948) was a Belgian actor, screenwriter and film director who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930 ...
's ''
Thérèse Raquin
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''. She made the transition to sound films but during the 1930s her popularity faded, and periods of residence in
Morocco
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took her further from the public eye. She continued to take small roles in films, and also worked in the circus and in the theatre. In total, Manès appeared in over 90 films between 1916 and 1966.
[Obituary of Gina Manès, in ''The Times'' (London) 14 September 1989, p. 18; Issue 63499.]
Selected filmography
* ''L'Homme sans visage'' (1919), directed by
Louis Feuillade
Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...
* ''L'Auberge rouge'' (1923), directed by
Jean Epstein
* ''
Cœur fidèle'' (1923), directed by Jean Epstein
* ''
Heart of an Actress
''Heart of an Actress'' (French: ''Âme d'artiste'') is a 1924 French silent drama film directed by Germaine Dulac and starring Iván Petrovich, Nicolas Koline and Mabel Poulton. Poulton had almost been cast in Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'', but a ...
'' (''Âme d'artiste'') (1924), directed by
Germaine Dulac
Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early chil ...
* ''
Sables'' (1927), directed by
Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff (russian: Димитрий Кирсанов, né Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan, Маркус Давид Зусманович Каплан; 6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was an early film-maker working in France, somet ...
* ''
Napoléon
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'' (1927), directed by
Abel Gance
* ''
Sin
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'' (1928), directed by
Gustaf Molander
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* ''
The Saint and Her Fool
''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...
'' (''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') (1928), directed by
William Dieterle
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* ''
Thérèse Raquin
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'' (1928), directed by
Jacques Feyder
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* ''
Looping the Loop
''Looping the Loop'' (German: ''Die Todesschleife'') is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward.Bock & Bergfelder p.228 The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at t ...
'' (''Die Todesschleife'') (1928), directed by
Arthur Robison
Arthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.
Selected filmography
* '' A Night of Horror'' (1916)
* '' What Belongs to Darkne ...
* ''
The Little Slave
''The Little Slave'' (German: ''Die kleine Sklavin'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Grete Mosheim, Fritz Richard and Trude Hesterberg.Krautz p.170
The film's art direction was by Er ...
'' (''Die kleine Sklavin'') (1928), directed by
Jacob Fleck
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and
Luise Fleck
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* ''
Ship in Distress'' (''S.O.S. Schiff in Not'') (1929), directed by
Carmine Gallone
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* ''
Latin Quarter
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Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistro ...
'' (''Quartier Latin'') (1929), directed by
Augusto Genina
* ''Le Train sans yeux'' (1929), directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti
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Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a ...
* ''
Nights of Princes'' (''Nuits de princes'') (1930), directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
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* ''
The Shark'' (''Le Requin'') (1930), directed by
Henri Chomette
* ''
Salto Mortale'' (1931), directed by
Ewald André Dupont
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Early career
A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont became a screenwri ...
* ''
Under the Leather Helmet
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'' (''Sous le casque de cuir'') (1932), directed by
Albert de Courville
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Career
In abo ...
* ''
A Man's Neck'' (''La Tête d'un homme'') (1933), directed by
Julien Duvivier
* ''La Voie sans disque'' (1933), directed by
Léon Poirier
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* ''
Divine
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'' (1935), directed by
Max Ophüls
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* ''
The Devil in the Bottle'' (''Le Diable en bouteille'') (1935), directed by
Raoul Ploquin
* ''
The Mysterious Lady'' (''La Mystérieuse Lady'') (1936), directed by
Robert Péguy
* ''
Mayerling
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'' (1936), directed by
Anatole Litvak
Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (russian: Анатолий Михайлович Литвак; 21 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), better known as Anatole Litvak, was a Ukrainian-born American filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in vari ...
* ''
Mollenard
''Mollenard'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of ''Hatred'' and ''Capitaine Corsaire''. The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1938), directed by
Robert Siodmak
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* ''
Fort Dolorès
''Fort Dolorès'' (French: ''Fort-Dolorès'') is a 1939 French western film directed by René Le Hénaff and starring Roger Karl, Gina Manès and Pierre Larquey.Crisp p.378
The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.
Cast
* ...
'' (1938), directed by
René Le Hénaff
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* ''
Coral Reefs
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Co ...
'' ('' Le Récif de corail'') (1939), directed by
Maurice Gleize
Maurice Gleize (1898–1974) was a French screenwriter and film director.Hayward p.201
Selected filmography Director
* '' The Red Night'' (1923)
* '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928)
* '' A Hen on a Wall'' (1936)
* ''Coral Reefs
A co ...
* ''
Majestic Hotel Cellars
''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (French: ''Les caves du Majestic'') is a 1945 French mystery film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim and Denise Grey. It is based on the Maigret novel '' Maigret and the Hotel Majest ...
'' (''Les Caves du Majestic'') (1945), directed by
Richard Pottier
* ''
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 i ...
'' (''La Danseuse de Marrakech'') (1949), directed by
Léon Mathot
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He appeared in the ...
* ''
The Count of Bragelonne
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'' (''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'') (1954), directed by
Fernando Cerchio
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Selected filmography
* '' Men of the Mountain'' (1943)
* ''Mistress of the Mountains'' ...
* ''
Paris, Palace Hotel
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'' (1956), directed by
Henri Verneuil
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* ''
Pity for the Vamps
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Cast
* Viviane Romance as Flora Davis
* Geneviè ...
'' (''Pitié pour les vamps'') (1956), directed by
Jean Josipovici
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* ''
A Certain Monsieur Jo'' (''Un certain monsieur Jo'') (1958), directed by
René Jolivet
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Selected filmography
* '' Women's Prison'' (1938)
* ''Angelica'' (1939)
* ''La traditio ...
* ''
First of May'' (''Premier mai'') (1958), directed by
Luis Saslavsky
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Personal life
Saskavsky was born in Rosar ...
* ''
Mimi Pinson'' (1958), directed by
Robert Darène
Robert Darène (10 January 1914 – 15 January 2016) was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in twelve films between 1934 and 1959, and directed nine films between 1951 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' Le Chevalie ...
References
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French film actresses
French silent film actresses
1893 births
1989 deaths
20th-century French actresses
Actresses from Paris
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