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Adrienne Lecouvreur (play)
''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' () is a French tragic play written by Ernest Legouvé and Eugène Scribe. It portrays the life of the leading French actress of the eighteenth century Adrienne Lecouvreur and her mysterious death. It was produced April 14, 1849. Adaptations In 1902 the play was used as the basis for the libretto of the opera ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' by Francesco Cilea and Arturo Colautti. It was also the basis of the operetta ''Adrienne'' with music by Walter W. Goetze, produced in Hamburg in 1926. There have been a number of film versions of the play including '' Dream of Love'' (1928) an American film starring Joan Crawford and ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1938) a Franco-German co-production directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Yvonne Printemps. Films *', directed by Henri Desfontaines and Louis Mercanton (France, 1913, short), starring Sarah Bernhardt *''Adriana Lecouvreur'', directed by Ugo Falena (Italy, 1919), starring *'' The Faces of Love'', directed by Carmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Bernhardt In Adrienne Lecouvreur Cph
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mercanton
Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss people, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Vaud, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) co-director * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur (1913 film), Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1913) co-director * ''Infatuation (1918 film), Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * ''Miarka (1920 film), Miarka'' (1920) * ''The Call of the Blood (1920 film), The Call of the Blood'' (1920) * ''Possession (1922 film), Possession'' (1922) * ''The Gardens of Murcia (1923 film), The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * ''Les Deux Gosses'' (1924) adaptation of the novel by Pierre Decourcelle * ''Monte Carlo (1925 film), Monte Carlo'' (1925) * ''The Maid at the Palace'' (1927) * ''Croquette (film), Croquette'' (1927) * ''Venus (1929 film), Venus'' (1929) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Nipper'' (1930) * ''Octave (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Plays Adapted Into Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1849 Plays
Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in the Hungarian capitals, Buda and Pest. The Hungarian government and parliament flee to Debrecen. * January 8 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Romanian armed groups massacre 600 unarmed Hungarian civilians, at Nagyenyed.Hungarian HistoryJanuary 8, 1849 And the Genocide of the Hungarians of Nagyenyed/ref> * January 13 ** Second Anglo-Sikh War – Battle of Tooele: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. ** The Colony of Vancouver Island is established. * January 21 ** General elections are held in the Papal States. ** Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Battle of Nagyszeben – The Hungarian army in Transylvania, led by Josef Bem, is defeated by the Austrians, led by Anton Puchner. * January 23 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays By Eugène Scribe
Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone * Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices Film * ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Bengali film Literature and publications * ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was born in Milan to a family from Stresa, Piedmont. In 1940, she met conductor Victor de Sabata, who was 31 years older and married with children. She left high school to follow him to Rome, and there she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art. They separated in 1948. Cortese married Richard Basehart, her co-star in '' The House on Telegraph Hill'', in 1951, and had one son with him, the actor Jackie Basehart; they divorced in 1960. She never remarried. Jackie Basehart died in Milan in 2015, predeceasing Cortese. Cortese died on 10 July 2019, aged 96. Career Cortese made her screen debut in Italian films in 1940, leading to her first internationally acclaimed roles in Riccardo Freda's 1948 Italian film ''Les Misérables'' with Gino Cervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Salvini (director)
Guido Salvini (12 May 1893 – 4 May 1965) was an Italian film director. He directed seven films from 1937 to 1955. Filmography References External links * 1893 births 1965 deaths Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Lecouvreur (film)
''Adriana Lecouvreur'' is a 1955 Italian biographical film about 18th-century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Valentina Cortese: Adriana Lecouvreur * Gabriele Ferzetti: Maurizio di Sassonia * Olga Villi: Principessa di Bouillon * Annibale Ninchi: Principe di Bouillon * Memo Benassi: Michonnet * Leonardo Cortese: Conte di Chazeul * Valeria Valeri: La Duclos * Monica Vitti * Carlo Tamberlani * Renato Malavasi * Silvano Tranquilli * Luciana Paluzzi * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * ''Don C ... References External links *''Adriana Lecouvreur''at Variety Distribution 1955 films Italian biographical drama films Italian historical films 1950s biographical drama films 1950s Italian-language films Italian films b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Lecouvreur (film)
''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' is a 1938 French- German biographical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Junie Astor. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play ''Adrienne Lecouvreur'' by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Anton Weber. Plot A famous actress and a Polish prince have an ill-fated love affair. Cast * Yvonne Printemps as Adrienne Lecouvreur * Pierre Fresnay as Maurice de Saxe * Junie Astor as the Duchess of Bouillon * André Lefaur as the Duke of Bouillon * Jaque Catelain as d'Argental * Madeleine Sologne as Flora * Pierre Larquey as Pitou * Thomy Bourdelle as Pauly * Jacqueline Pacaud as Fanchon * Gabrielle Robinne as la Duclos * Véra Pharès as little Adrienne * Michèle Alfa as Amour * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Niblo
Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in York, Nebraska to a French mother and a father who had served as a captain in the American Civil War and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Using the stage name Fred Niblo, Liedtke began his show business career performing in vaudeville and in live theater. After more than 20 years doing live performing as a monologist, during which he traveled extensively around the globe, he worked in Australia from 1912 through 1915, where he turned to the burgeoning motion picture industry and made his first two films. On June 2, 1901, Niblo married Broadway actress Josephine Cohan, the older sister of George M. Cohan. He managed the Four Cohans in their two big successes: ''The Governor's Son'' and ''Running for Office''. From 1904 to 1905, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soava Gallone
Soava Gallone, née Stanisława Winawerówna (1880 – 30 May 1957) was a Polish and later Italian film actress who appeared in early Italian cinema. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1931. She was the wife of film director Carmine Gallone. Her mother was the Polish writer Regina Winawer. Her younger brother Józef Bruno Winawer (known in Italy by the stage name Giuseppe Varni) was also an actor. Selected filmography * '' Il bacio di Cirano'' (1913) * '' Senza colpa!'' (1915) * '' Sotto le tombe'' (1915) * ''Avatar'' (1916) * '' La storia di un peccato'' (1918) * '' A Doll Wife'' (1919) * ''On with the Motley'' (1920) * ''Nemesis In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personifies retribution, a central concept in the Greek world view. Etymology The ...'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963. Life and career Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on 10 September 1885 in Taggia (in the province of Imperia), but grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, from Sorrento, and his mother was French, from Nice.G. Martini, ''Patchwork: 100 anni di cinema in Italia : un viaggio attraverso le regioni'', Finzioni, 1997, p. 168 He began writing plays at 15 and in 1911 won first prize at a national drama competition for his drama ''Brittanico''. He later moved to Rome where in 1912 he was hired as a general worker by the Teatro Argentina company, all the while continuing to write plays. In the same year he had his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
