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Guy Tréjan
Guy Tréjan (18 September 1921 – 25 January 2001) was a French film, stage and television actor.Bradby p.124 He was the nephew of the Swiss singer and dancer Flore Revalles. Selected filmography * '' Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (1956) * '' I'll Get Back to Kandara'' (1956) * ''Women's Club'' (1956) * ''Escapade'' (1957) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1961) * '' Heaven on One's Head'' (1965) * '' Jo'' (1971) * '' Night Flight from Moscow'' (1973) * '' Piaf'' (1974) * ''Conversation Piece'' (1974) * '' La Bête'' (1975) * '' Stranger in the House'' (1992) * ''Fidelity Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of '' fealty''. Both derive from the Latin word , meaning "faithful or loyal". In the City of London financial m ...'' (2000) * '' The Officers' Ward'' (2001) References Bibliography * Bradby, David. ''Modern French Drama 1940-1990''. Cambridge University Press, 1991. Extern ... [...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] |
Night Flight From Moscow
''Night Flight from Moscow'' (), also known as ''The Serpent'', is a 1973 Cold War spy thriller film produced, co-written and directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret and Michel Bouquet. The score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Plot Aleksey Teodorovic Vlassov, a high-ranking KGB official who defects while he is in France, possesses highly classified information as part of a deal with Western intelligence for his arrival in the United States. The debriefing is held at Langley by DCI Allan Davies and MI6 representative Philip Boyle. Vlassov hands a list that he has of enemy agents in Western Europe, including a deep penetration into NATO. Davies wants to begin operations to arrest the agents, but those on the list suddenly begin to die off. The CIA also has suspicions over the authenticity of Vlassov's claims. The CIA discovers that a defection photo of Vlassov had been taken in the Soviet Union, not in Turkey, because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Stage Actors
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices 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), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) Frenching may refer to: * Frenching (automobile), recessing or moul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Births
Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks in two and sinks off Villa Garcia, Mexico, with the loss of 244 of the 300 people on board. * January 16 – The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa. * January 17 – The first recorded public performance of the illusion of "sawing a woman in half" is given by English stage magician P. T. Selbit at the Finsbury Park Empire variety theatre in London. * January 20 – British K-class submarine HMS K5, HMS ''K5'' sinks in the English Channel; all 57 on board are lost. * January 21 – The full-length Silent film, silent comedy drama film ''The Kid (1921 film), The Kid'', written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Officers' Ward (film)
''The Officers' Ward'' (), is a 2001 French film, directed by François Dupeyron and starring Eric Caravaca as the central character. It was based on the novel by Marc Dugain, which in turn was based on the experiences of one of the author's own ancestors during World War I. The film received nine nominations at the 27th César Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor for André Dussollier and Best Cinematography for Tetsuo Nagata. Plot The film concentrates more on the period spent in hospital than the novel, and emphasizes the horror of the friends' injuries. On Adrien's arrival at the ward, all the mirrors are removed and staff are instructed not to give him one, but we see from the faces of others how bad the damage is. Adrien becomes increasingly desperate to see the damage done to his face, even asking a visitor to draw him. Dupeyron ensures that we do not see the horrifying extent of Adrien's injuries until he does - by seeing his reflection in a window. There is a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidelity (2000 Film)
''Fidelity'' () is a 2000 French drama film written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sophie Marceau, Pascal Greggory and Guillaume Canet. Based on Madame de La Fayette's 1678 novel ''La Princesse de Clèves'', the film follows a talented photographer who lands a lucrative job in Paris with a scandal-mongering tabloid and becomes romantically involved with an eccentric children's book publisher while resisting the sexual advances of another photographer. Filmed on location in Paris, ''Fidelity'' received the Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actress (Marceau) and the Golden Swann Award (Zulawski). Plot Talented Canadian photographer Clélia lands a lucrative job in Paris with a tabloid called ''La Verite'' run by scandal-mongerer Rupert MacRoi. Clélia's mother once dated MacRoi years ago while working as a cabaret singer. Once she became pregnant with Clélia, she stopped seeing MacRoi and married Clélia's father. Accompanying her daughter to Paris, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger In The House (1992 Film)
''Stranger in the House'' () is a 1992 French crime drama directed by Georges Lautner and starring Jean Paul Belmondo. It is based on a novel by Georges Simenon, previously filmed by Henri Decoin in 1942. The film marked the director's fifth and last collaboration with Belmondo, and was a commercial failure on its release. It had 413,794 admissions in France. at Box Office Story Plot Cast * : Lawyer Jacques Loursat * |
La Bête (film)
''The Beast'' () is a 1975 French erotic horror film written, edited, and directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Although sometimes compared with ''Beauty and the Beast'', there are no parallels in the plot except that it features the relationship between a beast (monster) and a woman. The film was noted for its explicit sexual content, including teratophilia (attraction to monsters), upon its initial release. It has become a cult film. A loose adaptation of the novella '' Lokis'' by Prosper Mérimée was originally conceived in 1972 as a film on its own. However, Borowczyk later rendered ''Lokis'' as a story () in '' Immoral Tales'' (1974), which was envisaged to be a film of six stories. After ''Immoral Tales'' was remastered as a film of four stories, the footage became the dream sequence of ''The Beast''. Plot Businessman Philip Broadhurst dies and leaves his estate to his daughter, Lucy, on the condition that she marries Mathurin, Marquis Pierre de l'Esperance's son, within six m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conversation Piece (film)
''Conversation Piece'' () is a 1974 drama film directed, co-written, and produced by Luchino Visconti. It stars Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, and Romolo Valli; with cameo appearances by Claudia Cardinale and Dominique Sanda. The film explores such themes as the collision between old and new, imminence of death, existential crises, and the sociopolitical gap between generations. The title refers to an informal group portrait, especially those painted in Britain in the 18th century, beginning in the 1720s. Plot A retired American professor lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome, surrounded by pieces of art and books. He barely maintains contact with people other than his long-time housekeeper Erminia, but even that contact is characterized by detachment. One day, the rich but vulgar Countess Brumonti (her husband is a right-wing industrialist who does not appear) rings his doorbell. She manages to talk the Professor into renting the empty apartment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaf (film)
''Piaf'' is a 1974 French musical film, musical biographical film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Brigitte Ariel, Pascale Christophe and Guy Tréjan.Armstrong & Armstrong p.158 It is based on the early career of the singer Edith Piaf. The film's sets were designed by the art director François de Lamothe. Cast * Brigitte Ariel as Edith Gassion, dite Edith Piaf * Pascale Christophe as Momone * Guy Tréjan as Louis Leplée * Pierre Vernier (actor), Pierre Vernier as Raymond Asso * Jacques Duby as Julien * Anouk Ferjac as Madeleine * Sylvie Joly as Lulu * Yvan Varco as Félix * Michel Bedetti as Constantini * François Dyrek as Henri References Bibliography * Richard B. Armstrong & Mary Willems Armstrong. ''Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series''. McFarland, 2009. * David Looseley. ''Édith Piaf: A Cultural History''. Oxford University Press, 2016. External links * 1974 films French biographical drama films 1974 drama films 1970s French-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
