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Catherine Fonteney
Catherine Fonteney (23 June 1879– 29 April 1966) was a French film actress.Goble p.386 Catherine Fonteney was born Marie Alexandrine Catherine Fontaine in Paris and died in Dijon. Selected filmography * '' Romain Kalbris'' (1923) * ''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * '' The Red Head'' (1932) * ''Poliche'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Divine'' (1935) * '' The Tender Enemy'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Nightclub Hostess'' (1939) * '' The Lost Woman'' (1942) * ''Wicked Duchess'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * '' Mahlia the Mestiza'' (1943) * '' Shop Girls of Paris'' (1943) * '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) * ''Dear Caroline ''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laur .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicked Duchess
''The Duchess of Langeais'' (French: ''La Duchesse de Langeais'') is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Aimé Clariond. It is also known as ''Wicked Duchess''.Rège p.59 It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Antoinette de Langeais * Pierre Richard-Willm as Armand de Montriveau * Aimé Clariond as Ronquerolles * Lise Delamare as Madame de Serizy * Charles Granval as Le vidame de Pamiers * Irène Bonheur as Caroline * Marthe Mellot as La mère supérieure * Simone Renant as La vicomtesse de Fontaines * Hélène Constant as Paméla * Madeleine Pagès as Suzette * Dorothée Luss as Madame de Lestorade * Jacques Varennes as Le duc de Langeais * Catherine Fonteney as La princesse de Blamont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Film Actresses
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 * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communism, Communist aggression there is e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global adoption of standard time. * March 3 – United States Geological Survey is founded. * March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Absence
''The Long Absence'' (french: Une aussi longue absence, "Such a long absence") is a 1961 French film directed by Henri Colpi. It tells the story of Therese (Alida Valli), a Puteaux café owner mourning the mysterious disappearance of her husband sixteen years earlier. A tramp arrives in the town and she believes him to be her husband. But he is suffering from amnesia and she tries to bring back his memory of earlier times. ''The Long Absence'' shared the ''Palme d'Or'' prize with the Luis Buñuel film '' Viridiana'' at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Sixteen years after the end of World War II, Thérèse Langlois owns a pub in Puteaux, Paris. Wrapping up the season, she plans her annual vacation in Chaulieu with her lover, but is growing emotionally distant towards him. At the pub, a tramp walks by daily singing ''The Barber of Seville'' aria and other opera songs. Intrigued, Thérèse has her bartender Martine call the tramp in for a drink. The tramp, who says he lives by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Marianne
''The Lovers of Marianne'' (French: ''Les amoureux de Marianne'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, André Luguet and Jean Debucourt.Rège p.939 The film's sets were designed by Raymond Gabutti Raymond Gabutti (1908-1985) was a French art director.Turk p.439 Selected filmography * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * '' Children of Paradise'' (1945) * '' The Seventh Door'' (1947) *''Judicia .... Cast References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1953 films 1953 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Stelli French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Caroline (1951 Film)
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as '' Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels '' Un caprice de Caroline chérie'' (1953) and '' Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot During her birthday in France, July 1782, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It is love at first sight, but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Sky Of Paris
''Under the Sky of Paris'' (French: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. The song of the same name, later recorded by Édith Piaf and others, was written for this film by Hubert Giraud (music) and Jean Dréjac (lyrics). In the film it was sung by Jean Bretonnière. Plot Under the sky of Paris, during a day, we see large and small events that occur in the lives of several people whose fates will intertwine. A poor old lady, after searching in vain all day to feed her cats, receives an unexpected reward from a mother whose daughter she had found. A young girl, dreaming of love, refuses the advances of her childhood friend to be stabbed to death by a sadistic sculptor. The latter is shot by a policeman who accidentally injured a worker who was returning home after the successful conclusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Love (film)
''Beautiful Love'' (French: ''Bel amour'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by François Campaux and starring Giselle Pascal, Antonio Vilar and Odile Versois.Rège p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. Main cast * Giselle Pascal as Suzanne Gérard-Moulin * Antonio Vilar as Dr. Claude Moulin * Odile Versois as Helga Jorgensen * Catherine Fonteney as Mme Moulin * Marie-France as Petit-Pierre * Charlotte Ecard as Mme Girard * Adrienne D'Ambricourt as La vieille dame sourde * Madeleine Barbulée as L'assistante du docteur Moulin * Antoine Balpêtré as M. Moulin père * Michel Salina Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ... as Dr. Bettinger References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Caroline
''Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Caroline Chérie'') is a 1951 French historical comedy film in black and white, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, and Marie Déa.Nowell-Smith p.352 It is based on Jacques Laurent's historical novel "The loves of Caroline Cherie: A novel". It was remade as '' Darling Caroline'' in 1968. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was followed by two sequels ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'' (1953) and ''Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955). While Carol reprised her role for the first film, the second starred Brigitte Bardot playing a different character. Plot During her birthday in France, July 1782, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It is love at first sight, but Gaston does not wish to make a commitment because a military career waits for him. Caroline marries then a politician but the French Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lame Devil (film)
''The Lame Devil'' (UK: ''The Devil Who Limped'';Tertiary sources: BFI, ''The Lame Devil''. original title: ', French for "the devil with a limp") is a 1948 French black-and-white historical film written and directed by Sacha Guitry. A biography of the titular French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838), it stars Guitry in the lead role. Originally forbidden by the French censor and turned into a play, the film went on to be released into six languages. Film Description The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), who served for 50 years under five different French regimes: the Absolute Monarchy, the Revolution, the Consulate, the Empire, and the Constitutional Monarchy. Its title comes from one of the main historical nicknames for Talleyrand, that he shares with demon king Asmodeus and English poet Lord Byron. The movie is often noted for its opening sequence: after showing the birthplace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
