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Marcel Lattès
Marcel Lattès (11 December 1886 – 12 December 1943) was a French composer of film scores.Waldman p.154 He worked in French cinema during the 1930s. In 1940 following the German defeat of France, the Jewish Lattès was interned before being moved to Auschwitz Concentration Camp and killed. Opera * ''Le Diable à Paris'' Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) * ''Make-Up'' (1932) * '' Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1932) * '' Suburban Melody'' (1933) * '' Number 33'' (1933) * '' Primerose'' (1934) *''Fedora'' (1934) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1935) * ''Adémaï in the Middle Ages'' (1935) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' Helene'' (1936) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' Death on the Run'' (1936) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * ''In Venice, One Night'' (1937) * ''Balthazar'' (1937) * ''Peace on the Rhine'' (1938) * ''Entente cordiale'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionDemographia: World Urban Areas , Demographia.com, April 2016 on an area of . Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the , at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adémaï In The Middle Ages
''Adémaï in the Middle Ages'' (French: ''Adémaï au Moyen-Âge'') is a 1935 French historical comedy film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Noël-Noël, Michel Simon and Suzy Vernon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It was the second feature film for Adémaï, a character Noël-Noël had developed on the music hall stage, following the previous year's hit ''Skylark''. The Corsican singer and future film star Tino Rossi appears as a troubadour. Synopsis In 1429, shortly after the Siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War between France and England, the peasant Adémaï's new bride Tiennette is captured by an English lord who coverts her for himself. She is imprisoned in a castle, then rescued by a French force in which two men also desire her and fight each other in a tournament. Adéma meanwhile keeps getting caught up in the fighting between the English and French. When he sees Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Data
Data ( , ) are a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted formally. A datum is an individual value in a collection of data. Data are usually organized into structures such as tables that provide additional context and meaning, and may themselves be used as data in larger structures. Data may be used as variables in a computational process. Data may represent abstract ideas or concrete measurements. Data are commonly used in scientific research, economics, and virtually every other form of human organizational activity. Examples of data sets include price indices (such as the consumer price index), unemployment rates, literacy rates, and census data. In this context, data represent the raw facts and figures from which useful information can be extracted. Data are collected using technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Were Twelve Women
''They Were Twelve Women'' (French: ''Elles étaient douze femmes'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Gaby Morlay, Françoise Rosay and Micheline Presle.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Andrejew. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Madame Marion * Françoise Rosay as La duchesse de Vimeuse * Micheline Presle as Lucie * Betty Stockfeld as La princesse Kadikoff * Simone Berriau as Madame Bernier * Nina Myral as La bonne * Simone Renant as Gaby * Marion Delbo as Madame de Bélières * Mila Parély as Madame de Vitrac * Primerose Perret as Janine de Vimeuse * Pamela Stirling as Madame de Turgis * Blanchette Brunoy as Geneviève References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. (2009) ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire In The Straw
''Fire in the Straw'' (French: ''Le feu de paille'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Lucien Baroux, Orane Demazis and Gaby Basset.Rège p.365 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Antoine Vautier * Orane Demazis as Jeanne Vautier * Gaby Basset as Reine Roy * Jean Fuller as Christian Vautier * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Madame Goulevin, la concierge * Florence Luchaire as La petite Caroline * Jeanne Helbling as Monica * Henri Lanoë as Désiré, le fils de la concierge * Raymond Aimos as Guérétrain * Henri Nassiet as Despagnat * Stéphane Audel * Edmond Beauchamp * Andrée Brabant * Albert Broquin * Robert Brunet * Claire Gérard * Jane Pierson * Pierre Sarda Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan (1939 Film)
''Metropolitan'' (French: ''Métropolitain'') is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Albert Préjean, Ginette Leclerc and André Brulé. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was remade in Britain the following year as '' A Window in London'' with the setting moved to the London Underground.Hodgson p.37 Synopsis While travelling on the Paris Métro The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ..., a man spots what looks like a murder being committed. Cast * Albert Préjean as Pierre * Ginette Leclerc as Viviane * André Brulé as Zoltini * Albert Duvaleix as Chef de l'information * Yvonne Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entente Cordiale (film)
''Entente cordiale'' is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen and Pierre Richard-Willm. The film depicts events between the Fashoda Incident, Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordiale creating an alliance between Britain and France and ending their historic rivalry. It was based on the book ''King Edward VII and His Times'' by André Maurois. It was made with an eye to its propaganda value, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938 and in anticipation of the outbreak of a Second World War which would test the bonds between Britain and France in a conflict with Nazi Germany. Cast * Gaby Morlay ... Victoria of the United Kingdom, La reine Victoria * Victor Francen ... Edward VII, Édouard VII * Pierre Richard-Willm ... Capitaine Charles Roussel * André Lefaur ... Lord Clayton * Arlette Marchal ... Queen Alexandra, La reine Alexandra * Junie Astor ... Une actrice / An actress * Nita Raya ... Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace On The Rhine
''Peace on the Rhine'' (French: ''Paix sur le Rhin'') is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Françoise Rosay, Dita Parlo and John Loder. Rège p.893 The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. It is based on a novel of the same title by Pierre Claude. It was made to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 and promote reconciliation between France and Germany. Synopsis A family from Alsace are deeply divided by the First World War, with one son joining the French Army and another fighting in the German Army. The two brothers return after the war, one married to a German nurse, and ultimately overcome their resentments. Cast * Françoise Rosay as Françoise Schaefer * Dita Parlo as Edwige Schaefer * John Loder as Émile Schaefer * Abel Jacquin as Fritz Muller * Georges Péclet as Édouard Schaefer * Michèle Alfa as Suzanne Schaefer * Pauline Carton as Anna - la servante * Rolla Norman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balthazar (1937 Film)
''Balthazar'' is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Jules Berry, Danièle Parola and André Alerme. It was based on the play of the same title by Léopold Marchand.Goble p.306 It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. Synopsis On the coast of Provence Germaine Philippe knocks down a man and then assists him. Soon afterwards the stranger is revealed to be the eccentric millionaire Balthazar Lemonnier who then purchases an island just across the villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the f ... where she lives with her husband. Everyone in the area tries to ingratiate themselves with the wealthy newcomer. However a rumour spreads that he is in fact a lunat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Venice, One Night
''In Venice, One Night'' (French: ''À Venise, une nuit'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Albert Préjean, Elvire Popesco and Roger Karl.Crisp p.409 It was made at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Location shooting took place in Nice and Venice. Synopsis A wealthy man wishes to gain a divorce from his wife Nadia, so that he can marry an American woman. He hired a private detective Robert to seduce his wife and gain enough compromising evidence to secure the divorce. However Robert really falls in love with Nadia, and he turns the table on his employer by exposing him as a jewellery thief. Cast * Albert Préjean as Robert - un détective * Elvire Popesco as Nadia Mortal * Marcel Mouloudji as Le jeune Toto * Roger Karl as Mortal - le mari de Nadia * Pauline Carton as La concierge * Héléna Manson as Julie * Régine Dancourt as La maharanée * Anthony Gildès as Oms * Marce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Jacket
''The Green Jacket'' (French: ''L'habit vert'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Elvire Popesco, Victor Boucher and Jules Berry. It is based on a play by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers.Forman p.56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. The film is a farce set against the backdrop of the Académie française. Cast * Elvire Popesco as La duchesse de Maulévrier * Victor Boucher as Le comte Hubert de Latour-Latour * Jules Berry as Parmeline * André Lefaur as Le duc de Maulévrier * Pierre Larquey as Pinchet - le secrétaire perpétuel de l'Institut * Meg Lemonnier as Brigitte Touchard - la secrétaire du duc * Bernard Blier as Le fils Pinchet * Abel Tarride as Jacques Durand - le nouveau Président de la République * Robert Seller as Saint-Gobain * Palau Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death On The Run (1936 Film)
''Death on the Run'' (French: ''Le mort en fuite'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jules Berry, Michel Simon and Marie Glory.Nowell-Smith p.246 It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. It was remade two years later in Britain as '' Break the News'' starring Jack Buchanan and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France. Synopsis Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand. Cast * Jules Berry as Hector Trignol * Michel Simon as Achille Baluchet * Marie Glory as Myrra * Fernande Albany as Olga Stefany * Gaston Mauger as Le directeur du théâtre * Gabrielle Fontan as La concierge * Paul Gury as Ivan * Claire Gérard as Madame Irma * Paul Faivre as Le gardien * Jean Diéner * Hugues de Bagratide as Le juge de Sergarie * Georges Paulais as Un policier * Pierre Mind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
