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Les Monstres Sacrés
''Les Monstres sacrés'' is a play written by French dramatist Jean Cocteau, premiered February 1940 at the Michel Theater in Paris. Original cast * Yvonne de Bray Esther * Jany Holt Liane * Suzanne Dantès Charlotte * Claire Gérard Loulou * Morgane The old lady * André Brulé André Brulé (26 September 1879 – 14 February 1953), was a French theatre and film actor. He created the character Arsène Lupin for the French stage in 1908. He had a relationship with Ghislaine Dommanget, a French comedy actress, with who ... Florent * Jean Hubert The Speaker Plays by Jean Cocteau References {{1940s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( , ; ; 5 July 1889 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-century and hugely influential on the surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer (United States), ''National Observer'' suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man". He is best known for his novels (1923), (1928), and (1929); the stage plays (1930), (1934), (1938), (1941), and (1946); and the films ''The Blood of a Poet'' (1930), (1948), ''Beauty and the Beast (1946 film), Beauty and the Beast'' (1946), ''Orpheus (film), Orpheus'' (1950), and ''Testament of Orpheus'' (1960), which alongside ''Blood of a Poet'' and ''Orpheus'' constitute the so-called Orphic Trilogy. He was described as "one of [the] avant-gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Theater
Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), Spanish former footballer and manager * ''Michel'' (TV series), a Korean animated series * German auxiliary cruiser ''Michel'' * Michel catalog, a German-language stamp catalog * St. Michael's Church, Hamburg or Michel * S:t Michel, a Finnish town in Southern Savonia, Finland * ''Deutscher Michel'', a national personification of the German people People * Alain Michel (other), several people * Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer. * André Michel (director), French film director and screenwriter * André Michel (lawyer), human rights and anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader in Haiti * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress * Anneliese Michel (1952 - 1976), German Catholic woman underg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne De Bray
Yvonne de Bray (12 May 1889 – 1 February 1954) was a French stage and film actress. She was born Yvonne Laurence Blanche de Bray in Paris and died there. In 1939, she and her partner Violette Morris invited Jean Cocteau to stay with them at their houseboat docked at Pont de Neuilly where he wrote the three-act play '' Les Monstres sacrés''. She was a successful stage actress but it was Cocteau who introduced her as a film actress in his 1943 film, '' L'Éternel retour''. Selected filmography * '' L'Éternel Retour'' (1943) * '' L'Aigle à deux têtes'' (1948) * '' Les Parents terribles'' (1948) * '' Gigi'' (1949) * '' Agnes of Nothing'' (1950) * '' Chéri'' (1950) * '' Olivia'' (1951) * ''We Are All Murderers ''We Are All Murderers'' (French: ''Nous sommes tous des assassins'', Italian: ''Siamo tutti assassini'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime drama film written and directed by André Cayatte and starring Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin and Cla ...'' (1952) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jany Holt
Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. In 1940, Holt married author Jacques Porel, the son of stage and early silent film actress Gabrielle Réjane and director Paul Porel; Holt and Porel stayed in France during the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation. During that period, Holt continued acting in films while she also worked with the French Resistance, later receiving the ''Croix de Guerre'' from Charles de Gaulle, General de Gaulle. Holt appeared in 48 films and television productions between 1931 and 1995. Selected filmography * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) *''The Green Domino'' (1935) *''Le Golem'' (1936) *''The Lower Depths (1936 film), The Lower Depths'' (1936) * ''Southern Mail (film), Southern Mail'' (1937) *''Beethoven's Great Love'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Dantès
Suzanne Dantès (1888–1958) was a French stage and film actress.Abecassis p.96 Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * '' Arlette and Her Fathers'' (1934) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Chiffon's Wedding'' (1942) * '' Sideral Cruises'' (1942) * ''The Great Pack ''The Great Pack'' (French: ''La Grande Meute'') is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Aimé Clariond and Jacqueline Porel. The film recorded admissions in France of 1,754,414. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Gérard
Claire Gérard (1889–1971) was a Belgian stage and film actress. She appeared regularly in French cinema in supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * '' If I Were Boss'' (1934) * '' Hotel Free Exchange'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' School for Journalists'' (1936) * '' Three Days Leave'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * '' Madelon's Daughter'' (1937) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * ''A Foolish Maiden'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared'' (1938) * '' Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''La Bête Humaine'' (1938) * '' The City of Lights'' (1938) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Brotonneau'' (1939) * ''Place de la Concorde'' (1939) * '' Whirlwind of Paris'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Brulé
André Brulé (26 September 1879 – 14 February 1953), was a French theatre and film actor. He created the character Arsène Lupin for the French stage in 1908. He had a relationship with Ghislaine Dommanget, a French comedy actress, with whom he had a son. She later married Louis II, Prince of Monaco. Filmography * ''Werther (1910 film), Werther'' (1910): Werther * ''Le club des élégants'' (1912): John Veryle * ''The Corsican Brothers (1917 film), Les frères corses'' ''The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * ''People Who Travel (1938 French-language film), People Who Travel'' a.k.a. ''Les gens du voyage'' (1938): Fernand * ''Vidocq (1938 film), Vidocq'' (1938): Vidocq * ''L' étrange nuit de Noël'' (1939): Doctor Carter * ''Metropolitan (1939 film), Metropolitan'' (1939): Zoltini * ''Le château des quatre obèses'' (1939) * ''Retour de flamme'' (1943): Mr. De Nogrelles External links * References 1879 births 1953 deaths French male film actors French male silent fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
