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Les Grandes Manœuvres
''The Grand Maneuver'' () is a 1955 French comedy-drama romance film written and directed by René Clair, and starring Michèle Morgan and Gérard Philipe. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as ''Summer Manoeuvres'', and in the United States under the title ''The Grand Maneuver''. It is a romantic comedy-drama set in a French provincial town just before World War I, and it was René Clair's first film to be made in colour. Plot Armand de la Verne, a lieutenant in the French cavalry and a notorious seducer, undertakes a bet that he will "obtain the favours" of a woman selected secretly by lot, before his company departs for its summer manoeuvres in a month's time. His target turns out to be Marie-Louise Rivière, a Parisian divorcée who runs a milliner's shop, and who is also being courted by the serious and respectable Victor Duverger. Marie Louise's growing attraction towards Armand is tempered by her discoveries about his reputation, while Armand's calculated st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clair
René Clair (; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (), was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1960. Clair's best known films include ''The Italian Straw Hat (1928 film), Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (''The Italian Straw Hat'', 1928), ''Under the Roofs of Paris, Sous les toits de Paris'' (''Under the Roofs of Paris'', 1930), ''Le Million'' (1931), ''À nous la liberté'' (1931), ''I Married a Witch'' (1942), and ''And Then There Were None (1945 film), And Then T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Delamare
Lise Delamare (born Jolyse Effrey Jeanne Delamare; 9 April 1913 – 25 July 2006) was a French stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''George and Georgette'' (1934) * ''Les précieuses ridicules'' (1934) * '' Pension Mimosas'' (1935) – Nelly * ''Notre-Dame d'amour'' (1936) – Roseline * '' The Cheat'' (1937) – Denise Moret * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) – La Reine Marie-Antoinette * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) – Madeleine * ''The Duchess of Langeais'' (1942) – Madame de Serizy * '' La Symphonie fantastique'' (1942) – Harriet Smithson * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) – Hélène * ''Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary'' (1942) – Joséphine de Beauharnais * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) – Haydée (French version only) * '' The White Waltz'' (1943) – Hélène Madelin * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1944) – Fernande *''Farandole'' (1945) – Blanche * '' Father Goriot'' (1945) – Madame de Beauséant * '' Lunegarde'' (1946) – Madame de Vertumne * '' Rabol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Rich
Claude Rich (8 February 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a French stage and screen actor. He began his career in the theater before his film debut in 1955. Personal life He married actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959. They had two daughters, Delphine (an actress) and Nathalie (a painter), and an adopted son, Remy. Career In 1996, he was a member of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography Theater Awards * 2002 : Honorary César The César Award is France's national film award. Recipients are selected by the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of ... * 2008 : Prix Henri-Langlois Actor References External links *Alain Resnais sur la côte belge {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Claude 1929 births 2017 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors Male actors from Strasbourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Palau
Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) * '' Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' Knock'' (1933) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * '' The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Hotel Free Exchange'' (1934) * '' If I Were Boss'' (1934) * '' Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' The Heart Disposes'' (1936) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' The Beauty of Montparnasse'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * '' Paid Holidays'' (1938) * '' The Duraton Family'' (1939) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Morel (actor)
Jacques Morel (; 29 May 1922 in Paris – 9 April 2008 in Paris) was a French film and television actor. He was the French language voice of the cartoon character Obelix in the animated adaptation of the Asterix comic book. He was a graduate of HEC Paris. Jacques Morel died in Paris, France, on 9 April 2008, at the age of 85. Partial filmography * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - L'homme mystérieuse * '' Alone in the Night'' (1945) - Melor * ''Toute la famille était là'' (1948) - Villediou * '' Between Eleven and Midnight'' (1949) - Bouture * '' The Little Zouave'' (1950) - Félix Lambert * '' Voyage for Three'' (1950) - Maurice * '' The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) - Le docteur Petypon * '' The Happy Man'' (1950) - Edouard Jolivet * '' Les joueurs'' (1951, TV Movie) * '' Topaze'' (1951) - Régis Castel-Vernac * '' Victor'' (1951) - Jacques Genoust * '' Le Dindon'' (1951) - Vatelin * ''La poison'' (1951) - (voice) * ''Au fil des ondes'' (1951) - Himself * ''We A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Jouanneau
Jacques Jouanneau (3 October 1926 – 19 July 2011) was a French actor. He was born in Angers, France. Filmography *1953: '' Capitaine Pantoufle'' - Le barman du Goéland (uncredited) *1954: '' Les Intrigantes'' - Le Reporter (uncredited) *1954: ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' - Joseph Delmar, le régisseur aux Folies-Méricourt *1954: '' One Step to Eternity'' - Le flic *1955: '' French Canacan'' - Bidon *1955: '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' - Henri - le chauffeur *1955: ''Les Grandes manœuvres'' - L'ordonnance de Félix *1956: '' The Road to Paradise'' - Robert *1956: '' Elena et les hommes'' - Eugène Martin-Michaud *1956: '' En effeuillant la marguerite'' - Edouard, friend of Daniel *1956: '' Paris, Palace Hôtel'' - Le laquais de l'entrée *1957: '' Le Colonel est de la revue'' - Van Molpen *1957: ''Let's Be Daring, Madame'' - Dédé la Matraque *1957: '' Comme un cheveu sur la soupe'' - Amédée *1957: '' Love Is at Stake'' - Damiano *1958: '' (Le Tombeur)'' - Edouard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Hussenot
Olivier Hussenot (10 September 1913 – 25 August 1978) was a French theatre and film actor. Career The actor appeared in French, Italian and American films. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussenot, Olivier 1913 births 1978 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de billard * '' Everybody Wins'' (1930) - Le pochard * ''Maison de danses'' (1931) * '' Le Million'' (1931) - Le chauffeur de taxi * '' Departure'' (1931) * ''Montmartre'' (1931) - Le boulanger du village (uncredited) * ''Atout coeur'' (1931) - Finois * '' A nous la liberté'' (1931) - Louis * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) - Le machiniste * '' Amourous Adventure'' (1932) * ''Pour un sou d'amour'' (1932) - Antoine - le chauffeur * '' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) - Soldat Vairon * ''L'affaire de la rue Mouffetard'' (1932) - L'accusé * '' That Scoundrel Morin'' (1932) * ''Pomme d'amour'' (1932) - Bayard * ''Le petit Babouin'' (1932) - Petitrone * ''Le bidon d'or'' (1932) - Boulot * ''L'homme qui ne sait pas dire non'' (1932) * ''Bastille Day'' (1933) - Jean's Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Thomas
Arlette Thomas (1927–2015) was a French stage, film and television actress. She also worked frequently as a voice actress, dubbing foreign films for their French release. She was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1949. She is the mother of the actor Pierre Jolivet.Rège p.539 Selected filmography * '' Land Without Stars'' (1946) * ''White Paws'' (1949) * '' Le paradis des pilotes perdus'' (1949) * '' The Strange Madame X'' (1951) * '' Huis clos'' (1954) * ''The Grand Maneuver'' (1955) * ''Girl and the River'' (1958) * '' Naked Hearts'' (1966) * '' A Time for Dying'' (1969) * ''Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...'' (1982) References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Magre
Judith Magre (born 20 November 1926) is a French actress, born in Montier-en-Der, Haute-Marne. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magre, Judith 1926 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses People from Haute-Marne Actresses from Grand Est Signatories of the 1971 Manifesto of the 343 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * '' The Lighthouse Keepers'' (1929) * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Coquecigrole'' (1931) * '' Dainah the Mulatto'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' Gold in the Street'' (1934) * ''Partie de campagne'' (1936) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''First Ball'' (1941) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * '' Love Story'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * '' The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dany Carrel
Yvonne Suzanne Chazelles du Chaxel, better known as Dany Carrel, (born 20 September 1932) is a French actress. She was born in Tourane, today Đà Nẵng (Vietnam - then French Indochina) to French father ''Marie Yves'' Aimé du Chaxel, a local Customs general manager, and his Vietnamese mistress, Kam., lettre de Huân, frère utérin de Dany Carrel à sa demi-sœur : « Maman a rencontré votre père lorsqu'elle avait dix-neuf-ans. Un jour, une superbe voiture s'est arrêtée juste devant la maison de maman, rue Hûng-Vuong. Maman est sortie pour la contempler. Votre père a aussitôt remarqué maman et l'a regardée avec un certain sentiment. Il était directeur général des douanes. Il a demandé à un ami vietnamien de lui présenter maman. Ainsi a commencé leur grand amour et leur vie conjugale... Maman avait vingt ans à la naissance d'Yvonne et dix-huit mois plus tard est née Alice. » [Translation : letter from Huân, uterine brother of Dany Carrel to her half-sister: "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |