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La Forteresse (film)
''Whispering City'' (also known as ''Crime City'') is a 1947 Canadian black-and-white film noir directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Paul Lukas, Mary Anderson, and Helmut Dantine.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 239. It was filmed on location in Quebec City and Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada in both English and French. A French language version entitled ''La Forteresse'', with different actors but with the same director, was made simultaneously. Plot Taking place in Quebec City, the film tells the story of a lawyer and a patron of the arts, Albert Frédéric, who, earlier in life, caused a murder and made it look like an accident for financial gain. Later in life, a dying woman tells a reporter the tale of how she thinks the accident was actually murder. The young American reporter, Mary Roberts, begins investigating the case, unaware that the charming lawyer may be behind it all. Meanwhile, Michel Lacoste, a classical composer, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedor Ozep
Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (, ''Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep''; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important early writer on film and film theory, he served as dramaturge for the Mezhrabpomfilm-Rus company and wrote a number of films for directors such as V.I. Pudovkin and Yakov Protazanov before turning to directing in 1926. Ozep was born into a Jewish merchant family in Moscow; his parents Khonon and Basya Otsep owned an umbrella factory. During the production of ''The Living Corpse (1929 film), The Living Corpse'' in Germany, he decided to remain and worked throughout Europe during the 1930s, enjoying international acclaim for films including ''The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov'' and ''Amok (1934 film), Amok''. With the advent of World War II he moved to Hollywood but was unable to establish a career there, directing only one film. His last two films were made in Canada. He died of a heart attack in Los Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dupuis
Paul Dupuis (August 11, 1913 – January 23, 1976) was a French Canadian film actor who was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and who performed in British films during the late 1940s. The roles he played were mainly as the romantic leading man. He died in Saint-Sauveur in Quebec. His films include '' Johnny Frenchman'' (1945), ''The White Unicorn'' (1947), '' La Forteresse'' (1947), ''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' (1948), ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949), '' The Romantic Age'' (1949), ''The Reluctant Widow'' (1950), and ''Tit-Coq'' (1953). He was also seen in the popular Quebec television series ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut'' (''The Beautiful Stories of the Upper Countries'') is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Radio-Canada from October 8, 1956, to June 1, 1970. One of the longest-running programs in the his ...''. Filmography References External links * 1913 births 1976 deaths Canadian male telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man And His Sin
''A Man and His Sin'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Paul Gury and released in 1949.Charles-Henri Ramond"Un homme et son péché – Film de Paul Gury" ''Films du Québec'', August 6, 2012. Adapted from Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel ''Un homme et son péché'', the film stars Hector Charland as Séraphin Poudrier, the wealthy but miserly mayor of the village of Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, Nicole Germain as Donalda Laloge, a village resident who was given in marriage to Séraphin as payment for a family debt even though she is actually in love with her boyfriend Alexis Labranche (Guy Provost), and Ovila Légaré as the village priest Antoine Labelle. However, the film did not replicate the plot of the original novel, in which Séraphin's miserliness led directly to Donalda's death; instead, it tells a story in which Séraphin loans Alexis $200 to buy a farm, but then uses his power to prevent Alexis from getting a job to repay him so that Alexis will remain indebted and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Germain
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Naple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Productions
Quebec is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the French colony of ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was confederated with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867. Until the early 1960s, the Catholic Church played a large role in the social and cultural institutions in Quebec. However, the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to 1980s increased the role of the Government of Queb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Canadian Film Awards
The 2nd Canadian Film Awards were presented on April 19, 1950 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 9-11. The ceremony was hosted by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. The number of entries for this year's awards rose to 43, from 21 producers. Only one feature-length theatrical film was entered—Quebec Productions' ''Le Curé de village''. The quality of all entries was so high, the jury could not choose a Film of the Year, instead opting to award Special Citations. Winners * Film of the Year: ''Not awarded'' *Theatrical Short: ''La terre de Caïn ( North Shore)'' — National Film Board of Canada, James Beveridge producer, Pierre Petel director ::Honourable Mention: ''Summer Is for Kids'' — National Film Board of Canada, Sydney Newman producer, Stanley Jackson director *Non-Theatrical, Open: ''Family Circles'' — National Film Board of Canada, Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's "newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, ''The Globe (Toronto newspaper), The Globe'' and ''The Daily Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and ''The Empire (Toronto), The Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the p ... [...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] |
Wallflower Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. Founded in 1893, it is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology, religion, film, and international studies. History Columbia University Press was founded in May 1893. In 1933, the first four volumes of the ''History of the State of New York'' were published. In the early 1940s, the Press' revenues rose, partially thanks to the ''Encyclopedia'' and the government's purchase of 12,500 copies for use by the military. Columbia University Press is notable for publishing reference works, such as ''The Columbia Encyclopedia The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi D'Estée
Mimi or MIMI may refer to: People and fictional characters * Mimi (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Constantin Mimi (1868–1935), Bessarabian politician and winemaker * Mimi (footballer, born 1996), Bissau Guinean footballer * Mohanad Ali (born 2000), Iraqi footballer commonly known as Mimi * Mariah Carey (born 1969), with the personal nickname "Mimi" used in some of her albums * Mimí (born 1962), Mexican singer * Mimi Mariani (1928–1971), Indonesian actress, model, and singer * Mimiyuuuh (born 1996), Filipino model and YouTuber * Priyanka Chopra (born 1982), Indian actress, sometimes informally referred to as "Mimi" Places * Mimi, Nepal, a village and municipality * Mimi, New Zealand, a locality in Taranaki, New Zealand * Mimi River (other) * Mimi Islet, part of the Bourke Isles between Australia and New Guinea * Mimi Temple, a temple in China * 1127 Mimi, an asteroid Arts and entertainment * "Mimi" (song), a popular song by Rodgers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Poitras
Lucie is the French and Czech form of the female name Lucia. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucie Ahl (born 1974), British tennis player * Lucie Arnaz (born 1951), American actress * Lucie Aubrac (1912–2007), member of the French Resistance * Lucie Balthazar (born 1958), Canadian handball player * Lucie Berger (1836–1906), French educator * Lucie Bílá (born 1966), Czech pop singer * Lucie Blue Tremblay (born 1958), Canadian singer-songwriter * Lucie Böhm (born 1974), Austrian orienteer * Lucie Boissonnas (1839–1877), French writer * Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet * Lucie Campbell, American composer * Lucie Cave, British journalist * Lucie Charlebois, Canadian politician * Lucie Daouphars (1922-1963), French model known as Lucky * Lucie de la Falaise, Welsh-French former model and socialite * Lucie Décosse, French judoka * Lucie Dejardin, Belgian politician * Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, French writer * Lucie Edwards, Canadian diplomat * Lucie Grang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
