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Pierre De Hérain
Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director. de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France. His father, François de Hérain, was a painter. His mother, Eugénie Pétain, Eugénie Hardon, later married Marshal Philippe Pétain, who became his stepfather. De Hérain began his career in film as an assistant director of ''Itto'', a 1934 film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein. In 1935, he was an assistant director to ''Divine (1935 film), Divine'', directed by Max Ophüls. In 1938, he was an assistant director of ''Monsieur Coccinelle'', directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps. De Hérain directed five films in the 1940s. One of them, ''Monsieur des Lourdines'', was based on a novel by Alphonse de Châteaubriant. De Hérain died on 25 September 1972 in Paris. Filmography *''Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) * ''Pamela (film), Pamela'' (1945) * ''Love Around the House'' (1947) * ''The Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avilly-Saint-Léonard
Avilly-Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025): References External links Official site Communes of Oise {{SenlisArrondissement-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English, Deckers recorded versions in Dutch, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese. It was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. Commercial performance "Dominique" reached the Top 10 in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964, topping the chart in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Top 5 in Norway, Denmark, Ireland and South Africa, with the song making it into the lower reaches of the Top 10 in the Netherlands, West Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached and stayed at No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene (1949 Film)
''Marlene'' (French: ''Marlène'') is a 1949 French musical crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Tino Rossi, Micheline Francey and Lily Fayol.Bessy & Chirat p.461 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Cast * Tino Rossi as Manuel Ceccaldi * Micheline Francey as Marie-Hélène * Lily Fayol as Suzy * Raymond Bussières as Harris * Jacques Castelot as Breteville * Paul Azaïs as Le barman * José Artur as La Puce * Michel Barbey as Michel * Pauline Carton as La vieille dame * Mathilde Casadesus as Betty * Pierre Duncan * René Lacourt as Le pépiniériste * Francis Lopez as Le pianiste * Jean-Pierre Lorrain * Robert Lussac The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ... as Le commissaire * Julien Maffre as Un Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murdered Model
''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The Murdered Model'' by Stanislas-André Steeman. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It marked the screen debut of Anne Vernon who went on to star in French and British films. Synopsis A mannequin stolen from the a shop window is found stabbed to death. It bears a curious resemblance to a man who was killed a year before. Cast * Blanchette Brunoy as Laure * Gilbert Gil as Armand * Julien Carette as Léonisse * Daniel Gélin as Léopold * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Jérôme * Anne Vernon as Irène * Jacques Castelot as Emile * Jacques Sevrannes as Gilbert * Robert Balpo as Le chef de train * Geneviève Callix as Rose * André Gabriello as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Around The House
''Love Around the House'' (French: ''L'amour autour de la maison'') is a 1947 French-Belgian drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Pierre Brasseur, María Casares and Julien Carette.Thys p. 301 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Finistère. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Arnstam. Synopsis Two sisters live in an isolated house in the countryside of Brittany where the lonely life leads to jealousy and ultimately a death. Cast * Pierre Brasseur as Douze Apôtres - le braconnier * María Casares as Thérèse * Claude Larue as Nicole * Julien Carette as Le père Jus * Serge Andréguy as Bernard * Jean Crédoz as Le garde * Paul Faivre as Albert * Micheline Gilbert as Paulette * Jean Heuzé as Norière * Palmyre Levasseur as Madame Le Moal * Robert Lussac as Le docteur Coulon * Jane Marken as Madame Jobic * Denyse Réal as Rachel * Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela (film)
''Pamela'' (French: ''Paméla'') is a 1945 French historical film, historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Fernand Gravey, Renée Saint-Cyr and Georges Marchal. It is based on an 1898 play of the same title by Victorien Sardou which portrays an attempt to rescue the young Louis XVII from prison during the French Revolution. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It recorded admissions in France of 1,649,882. at Box Office Story Synopsis In Paris during the French Revolution, revolutionary French Directory, Directory period a scheme is hatched to rescue the young son and heir of the executed French king. Pamela, owner of a fashion house, is one of they participants while the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse De Châteaubriant
Alphonse Van Bredenbeck de Châteaubriant (; 25 March 1877 – 2 May 1951) was a French writer who won the Prix Goncourt in 1911 for his novel ''Monsieur de Lourdines'' and Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française for '' La Brière'' in 1923. After a visit to Germany in 1935 he became an enthusiastic advocate for Nazism. Along with other Breton nationalists he supported fascist and anti-semitic ideas in opposition to the French state. In 1940 he founded the pro-Nazi weekly newspaper La Gerbe and served as President of the Groupe Collaboration.David Littlejohn, '' The Patriotic Traitors'', Heinemann, 1972, p. 222 During World War II, he was a member of the central committee of the '' Légion des Volontaires Français contre le Bolchévisme'', an organisation founded in 1941 by Fernand de Brinon and Jacques Doriot to recruit volunteers to fight alongside the Germans in the USSR. In 1945 he fled to Austria, where he lived under the alias Dr. Alfred Wolf until his death a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Des Lourdines
''Monsieur des Lourdines'' is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Raymond Rouleau, Germaine Dermoz and Mila Parély. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is an adaptation of Alphonse de Chateaubriant's 1911 novel of the same title. The film's director was the stepson of Marshal Pétain and its themes are supportive of Vichyite policy.Butler p.52-53 Synopsis A young man from an aristocratic family tires of the country life and moves to Paris where he squanders his inheritance. Returning to his home with remorse, he reconciles with his father and becomes engaged to his true love. Cast * Raymond Rouleau as Anthime des Lourdines * Germaine Dermoz as Madame des Lourdines * Mila Parély as Nelly * Constant Rémy as Monsieur des Lourdines * Jacques Varennes as La Marzelière * Jean Debucourt as Le docteur * Louis Salou as Muller * Pierre Jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Coccinelle
''Monsieur Coccinelle'' is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Pierre Larquey, Jane Loury and Jeanne Provost. The film's sets were designed by Boris Bilinsky. The plot was based on an original story written by Bernard-Deschamps himself. It is notable for its break with conventional realism, with several scenes that push towards outright fantasy.Crisp p.246 The film had trouble securing distribution and initially premiered at an art house venue. It was only during wartime, when it benefited from a national shortage of films, that it received a general release. Synopsis An average worker who feels downtrodden at work and home, dreams of becoming a dictator. His aunt has her own fantasy that the love-of-her-life, a fairground magician, will return to her once more. Main cast * Pierre Larquey as Alfred Coccinelle * Jane Loury as Mélanie Coccinelle * Jeanne Provost as La tante Aurore * René Bergeron as Dutac * Yette Lucas as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oise
Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 60 Oise INSEE History Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of and[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
