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Gisèle Préville
Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the British films ''Against the Wind (1948 film), Against the Wind'' (1948) and ''The Dancing Years (film), The Dancing Years'' (1950).Hayward p.242 Partial filmography * ''Adventure in Paris'' (1936) - Solange Surnisse * ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''White Cargo (1937 film), White Cargo'' (1937) - Béatrice Blanco * ''Trois artilleurs au pensionnat'' (1937) * ''Prison sans barreaux'' (1938) - Alice * ''Trois artilleurs en vadrouille'' (1938) - Monique Chabert * ''Mother Love (1938 film), Mother Love'' (1938) - La jeune fille * ''Cocoanut (film), Cocoanut'' (1939) - Nathalie * ''Nightclub Hostess'' (1939) - Lucienne Noblet * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) - Jane Billingham * ''Melody for You'' (1942) - Irène Daniel * ''Two Timi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris-New York
''Paris-New York'' (French: ''Paris New-York'') is a 1940 French comedy crime film directed by Yves Mirande, Claude Heymann and Georges Lacombe. It stars Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon and André Lefaur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and aboard the . The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was produced during the Phoney War period and released shortly before the Fall of France. Synopsis During an Atlantic crossing aboard a liner, a variety of passengers interact including an Inspector escorting a precious diamond, another Sûreté officer on an investigation, several criminals, a journalist in love with the daughter of an American banker A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ... and her disapproving fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Time For Loving
''A Time for Loving'' is a 1972 British film directed by Christopher Miles and starring Joanna Shimkus and Mel Ferrer. The screenplay was by the French playwright Jean Anouilh. It is a bitter-sweet nostalgic look at Paris just before and during the second World War as seen by three couples, who over the years rent the same artist's studio in Montmartre. Plot At the same time as an English man, Geoff arranges a rendezvous with his first love, Patricia, to recapture their first affair in a Montmartre studio, the son of the concierge persuades his first love Simone to climb up to the same studio bedroom window thinking it would be empty for the night. Meanwhile, Geoff finds Patricia has grown bitter over the years, and that the warmth has gone from their relationship, but when they disturb the two young lovers in the bedroom, the evening ends in a humorous and more light-hearted manner, as they are forced to crawl under the concierge's door to leave unseen. Running late to scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Miles To Midnight
''Five Miles to Midnight'' (French: ''Le Couteau dans la plaie'', literally ''The Knife in the wound'') is a 1962 Franco-Italian international co-production drama film produced and directed by Anatole Litvak. It starred Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins. It was produced through Filmsonor S.A., Dear Film Produzione and Mercury, and distributed by United Artists. Plot Immediately after Lisa (Loren) declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert (Perkins), he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor ( Gig Young), Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt. Eventually the stress of putting up with Robert is too much for Lisa, and she runs over him and disposes of the body and car in a lake. The suitor realizes what she did as she has a mental breakdown and calls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The President (1961 Film)
''The President'' () is a 1961 French political thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and based on, though altering, the ending of, the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It tells the story of a French prime minister ( Jean Gabin), a lifelong proponent of the national good, who is twice betrayed by an opportunistic younger politician (Bernard Blier) but in the end gets his revenge. The film's title refers to the former French term for prime minister, which was ''président du conseil des ministres'' (chairman of the cabinet), but has since been replaced by the term ''premier ministre'' (prime minister). Plot Aged 73 and in ill-health, a former prime minister of France, the widower Émile Beaufort, spends his days in his country house near Evreux dictating his memoirs to his secretary. He gets to the point, some twenty years earlier, when he had to devalue the currency. After secretly meeting the governor of the central bank and the minister of finance, he agreed to mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Happened All Night
''It Happened All Night'' (in French: ''Affaire d'une nuit'') is a 1960 French film directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Pascale Petit, Roger Hanin, Pierre Mondy and with the participation of Brigitte Bardot. Cast * Pascale Petit : Christine Fiesco * Roger Hanin : Michel Ferréol * Pierre Mondy : Antoine Fiesco * Robert Dalban : Lenormand * Gabriel Gobin : Sergeant * Émile Genevois : drunkard * Micheline Luccioni : Mireille Luccioni * Bernard Musson : pharmacist * Claude Piéplu : salesman * Gisèle Préville : Madame Lenormand * Brigitte Bardot : a woman in the restaurant (uncredited) * Jacques Charrier : a man in the restaurant (uncredited) * Henri Verneuil : a man in the restaurant (uncredited) * Christine Gouze-Rénal : a woman in the restaurant (uncredited) * Guy Henry : librarian (uncredited) * Félix Marten : a man in the restaurant (uncredited) * Darío Moreno David Arugete (; 3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turkey (film)
''The Turkey'' (French: ''Le Dindon'') is a 1951 French period comedy film directed by Claude Barma and starring Nadine Alari, Jacqueline Pierreux and Denise Provence. It is an adaptation of Georges Feydeau's 1896 play ''Le Dindon''. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Henri Schmitt. Synopsis In Paris during the Belle Epoque, Monsieur Pontagnac loves his wife but also has a wandering eye that gets him into trouble. This happens particularly when he becomes entangled with Lucienne Vatelin, the wife of a lawyer. A variety of other characters have various suspicions and intrigue and all gather at the same hotel with farcical results. Cast * Nadine Alari as Lucienne Vatelin, the notary's wife * Jacqueline Pierreux as Armandine * Denise Provence as Clotilde Pontagnac * Gisèle Préville as Maggy Pacarel * Jane Marken as Mrs Pinchard * Louis Seigner as Mr Pinchard * Jacques Charon as Mr Pontagnac * Robert Hirsch as Mr R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Life (film)
''Return to Life'' () is a 1949 French drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Dréville (who directed the last two parts). It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Paul Azaïs as the captain * Bernard Blier as Gaston * Jean Brochard as the Hotel tender * Léonce Corne as Virolet * Janine Darcey as Mary * Max Elloy as the old barman * Louis Florencie as the chief of police * Paul Frankeur as the maire * Jacques Hilling as a soldier * Louis Jouvet as Jean Girard * Léon Larive as Jules, the guard * Héléna Manson as Simone * Marie-France Plumer as Aunt Berth * Noël-Noël as René * Jeanne Pérez as the mother * François Périer as Antoine * Serge Reggiani as Louis, the husband of the young German * Patricia Roc as Lieutenant Evelyne * Noël Roquevert as the commander * Maurice Schutz as the old man See also * Henri-Georges Clouzot filmography Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal Brigade (1947 Film)
''Criminal Brigade'' (French: ''Brigade criminelle'') is a 1947 French thriller film directed by and starring Gilbert Gil. The cast also included Gisèle Préville, Jean Davy and Maurice Teynac.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.47 It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris. The film's set were designed by the art director Nordès Bartau. Synopsis Enemy agents attempt to gain control of information about a secret defence system. Commissioner Chabrier attempts to stop them before they can pass the information to their embassy. Cast * Jean-Louis Allibert as Inspecteur * Ellen Bernsen as Myriam * Michel Bouquet as Le tueur * Raymond Cordy as Mérignac * Jean Davy as Commissaire Chabrier * Jacques Dufilho as Lucien * Gilbert Gil as Michel Perrin * Daniel Ivernel as Jean-Jacques * Jean-Max Jean-Max (1895–1970) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Selected filmography * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''Le cap perdu'' (1931) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror (1947 Film)
''Mirror'' (French: ''Miroir'') is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Raymond Lamy and starring Jean Gabin, Daniel Gélin and Martine Carol. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. It was Gabin's second film following his return to his homeland after serving in the Free French forces after the poorly-received '' Martin Roumagnac'' (1946) alongside Marlene Dietrich. The film marks a shift from the doomed men of the pre-war poetic realism that established Gabin as a star to the powerful figures he played from the 1950s onwards. Plot A prominent, respected businessman Pierre Lussac leads a double life as a top Paris-based gangster operating out of a flourishing nightclub and casino with a large number of public officials in his pocket. A smooth operator he acts as a fixer for his various associates. In his home life his adopted son is taking his first steps as a lawyer and becomes engaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter Investigation (1947 Film)
''Counter Investigation'' (French: ''Contre-enquête'') is a 1947 French crime drama film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou and Jany Holt.Martin p.76 It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Roger Briaucourt and René Moulaert. Synopsis A man wrongly accused of murdering his wife escapes from prison just before his execution and goes on the run. He begs the retired gangster Monsieur Charles to launch his own investigation into the crime to uncover the real culprit. He embarks on this mission with the help of his wife Ginette and two former associates. Cast * Lucien Coëdel as Monsieur Charles * Louis Salou as Ludovic Bresson dit Paragraphe * Jany Holt as Ginette * Maurice Teynac as Serge de Souquières * Abel Jacquin as Alain Marchal * Paul Frankeur as Teddy Coffre-Fort * Pierre-Louis as Ouverture-Eclair * Lise Topart as Michèle Marchal * Marguerite Pierry as Tante Brigitte * Gisèle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Casanova
''The Adventures of Casanova'' (French: ''Les aventures de Casanova'') is a 1947 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Georges Guétary, Aimé Clariond and Noëlle Norman. Curti p.59 It was shot at the Epinay Studios and the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Inspired by the '' Memoirs of Jacques Casanova'' by Giacomo Casanova, it was released in two parts. Cast * Georges Guétary as Le chevalier Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt * Aimé Clariond as Don Luis * Noëlle Norman as Clotilde du Manoir * Gisèle Préville as Esther Van Hope * Jacqueline Gauthier as La danseuse Coraline * Albert Dinan as Esprit Jasmin * Gisèle Casadesus as Geneviève de Cerlin * Jean Tissier as Van Hope * Hélène Dassonville as Henriette de Labzac * Georges Tourreil as Piquebise * Luce Feyrer as La Borelli * Claudette Falco as La fille du juge * Lucien Pascal as François * Marcel Pérès as Le serge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
