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Jacques Bernard (actor)
Jacques Bernard (7 May 1929–18 February 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in '' Les Enfants terribles'' (1950) by Jean-Pierre Melville and '' Darling Caroline'' (1951). He was born in Paris. His mother, Josyane, was a motion picture actress active from the end of the 1920s until the beginning of sound film. Bernard died on 18 February 2024, at the age of 94. Theatre Author * 1961: ''Niki-Nikou'' by Jacques Bernard, directed by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Théâtre Tristan-Bernard
The théâtre Tristan-Bernard is a private List of theatres and entertainment venues in Paris, Parisian theatre located at 64 rue du Rocher in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. History Built in 1911 by the foundation Léopold-Bellan (which still owns it today) to host meetings and educational shows of its institution of young girls, the venue opened in 1919 to the public under the name Théâtre Albert-I, in honor of Albert I of Belgium, king of Belgium. Tristan Bernard took the lead in 1930. He renamed it Théâtre Tristan-Bernard and presented his comedies for a season. After his departure, the theater regained its name Théâtre Albert-Ier. In 1936, the comedian Charles de Rochefort, on his return from the United States where he worked for Cecil B. de Mille, reopened the theater, which became the Théâtre Charles-de-Rochefort with ''Allo, Police-secours'', a police play under the pseudonym Chas D. Strongstone. The success incited him to present many police and suspense pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1955 In The Movies
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States. Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America. Events * January 7 – UK release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. *February 24 - 12th Golden Globe Awards announced: ''On The Waterfront'', Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win * March 18 – The film adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel ''Blackboard Jungle'' previews in New York City, featuring the single "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets over the opening credits, the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to it. * June 1 – Premiere of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of Marily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jack Pinoteau
Jack Pinoteau (20 September 1923 – 6 April 2017) or Jacques Pinoteau was a French film director born at Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. A brother of Claude Pinoteau and Arlette Merry, he is mostly known for his direction of the film ', after a novel by René Fallet which made Darry Cowl famous. Pinoteau died on 6 April 2017, aged 93. Filmography Cinema Film director * 1952 : ''They Were Five'' with Jean Carmet, Jean Gaven * 1954 : '' The Big Flag'' with Jean Chevrier, Nicole Courcel * 1956 : '' A Friend of the Family'' with Darry Cowl * 1957 : '' The Tricyclist'' with Darry Cowl * 1958 : '' Chéri, fais-moi peur'' with Darry Cowl * 1960 : '' Robinson et le triporteur'' with Darry Cowl * 1963 : '' People in Luck'' * 1964 : '' Les Durs à cuire'' with Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and Roger Pierre * 1965 : '' Me and the Forty Year Old Man'' with Dany Saval, Paul Meurisse and Michel Serrault Assistant director * 1948 : '' Rapide de nuit'' by Marcel Blistène * 1949 : ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
René Jayet
René Jayet (20 May 1906 – 31 October 1953) was a French film director and producer. He made his debut in 1928 in film, 1928 with ', starring Camille Bardou among others. Followed ''Des quintuplés au pensionnat'', ''Moumou (film), Moumou'', ''Les Aventuriers de l'air'', ''Une nuit de noces'' and ''Le Cabaret du grand large''. Filmography Director * ''Une femme a passé'' (1928) * ''Casaque damier... toque blanche'' (1928) * ''Couturier de mon cœur'' (1935) * ''Le Champion de ces dames'' (1935) * ''Passeurs d'hommes'' (1937) * ''Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur'' (1939) * ''Retour au bonheur'' (1940) *''Ici l'on pêche'' (1941) * ''Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur'' (1943) * ''Le Cabaret du grand large'' (1946) * ''Le Testament'' (1946, short) * ''Cinq à sept'' (1946, short) * ''Mandrin (1947 film), Mandrin'' (1947) * ''L'Homme de la nuit'' (1947) * ''Bichon (film), Bichon'' (1948) * ''Le dernier quart d'heure'' (1949, short) * ''My Aunt from Honfleur (1949 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quintuplets In The Boarding School
''Quintuplets in the Boarding School'' (French: ''Des quintuplés au pensionnat'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by René Jayet and starring Valentine Tessier, Armand Bernard and Maurice Escande.Rège p.534 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Cast * Valentine Tessier as La directrice du pensionnat * Armand Bernard as L'Inspecteur d'Académie * Maurice Escande as Le comte * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mlle Adélaïde * Sophie Leclair as Gisèle, une élève du pensionnat * Jean Brochard as Florentin * Jean Carmet as Antoine * Jacques Bernard as Francis * Philippe Richard as Le maire * Mona Dol as Mlle Georgette, la surveillante générale * Liliane Maigné as Cécile, une élève du pensionnat * Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (8 September 1901 – 30 March 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on 8 September 1901 as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean Dréville
Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969. Selected filmography * (1928) * '' A Man of Gold'' (1934) * '' The Chess Player'' (1938) * '' White Nights in Saint Petersburg'' (1938) * '' His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * '' President Haudecoeur'' (1940) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' Business Is Business'' (1942) * '' A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * '' The Visitor'' (1946) * '' The Spice of Life'' (1948) * '' Return to Life'' (1949) * '' The Girl with the Whip'' (1952) * '' The Secret of the Mountain Lake'' (1952) * '' Endless Horizons'' (1953) * '' Queen Margot'' (1954) * '' Stopover in Orly'' (1955) * '' The Suspects'' (1957) * '' A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik'' (1958) * '' Nights of Farewell'' (1965) * ''The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is an 1826 historical romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Horizons Sans Fin
''Endless Horizons'' (French: ''Horizons sans fin'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Giselle Pascal, Jean Chevrier and René Blancard. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Bessy & Chirat p.186 Location shooting took place at the Enghien Moisselles Airfield. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti. Synopsis The film is a biopic of the pioneering French aviator Hélène Boucher who broke a number of woman's flying records before her death in a crash in 1934. Cast * Giselle Pascal as Hélène Boucher * Jean Chevrier as André Danet * René Blancard as René Gaudin * Paul Frankeur as Soupape * Maurice Ronet as Marc Caussade * Marie-France Planeze as Geneviève Gaudin * Hubert de Malet as Brunel * Christiane Barry as Jacqueline * Jacques Bernard as Pigeon * Lisette Lebon as Jacquotte * Pierre Trabaud as Pierre Castel * Marcel André as Dusmesnil * Micheline Gary * Guy Derlan as Fougères * François Joux as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1953 In The Movies
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. *February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership with RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. *February 25 – Jacques Tati's film '' Les Vacances de M. Hulot'' is released in France, introducing the ''gauche'' character of Monsieur Hulot. *July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Richard Pottier
Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' (1934) * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''Guilty Melody'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (1937) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''The World Will Tremble'' (1939) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * ''No Love Allowed (film), No Love Allowed'' (1942) * ''Picpus (film), Picpus'' (1943) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * ''Destiny (1946 film), Destiny'' (1946) * ''The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic'' (1946) * ''Vertigo (1947 film), Vertigo'' (1947) * ''The White Night'' (1948) * ''Barry (1949 film), Barry'' (1949) * ''Two Loves (1949 film), Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Murders (film), Murders'' (1950) * ''Casimir (film), Casimir' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1951 In The Movies
The following events in film occurred in the year 1951. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events * February 15 – new management takes over at United Artists with Arthur B. Krim, Robert Benjamin and Matty Fox now in charge. * April – French magazine '' Cahiers du cinéma'' is first published. * July 26 – Walt Disney's ''Alice in Wonderland'' premieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the biggest cult classics in the anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
