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Piédalu Works Miracles
''Piédalu Works Miracles'' (French: ''Piédalu fait des miracles'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Loubignac and starring Ded Rysel, Félix Oudart and Mary Marquet.Bessy & Chirat p.157 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. It was one of a trilogy of films featuring the character Piédalu, following on from '' Piédalu in Paris''. Synopsis In a rural French settlement, the inhabitants are deeply divided over the construction of a new swimming pool. Both female and male swimming societies claim supremacy over the new pool. It falls to the well-meaning Piédalu to broker a deal between them. Cast * Ded Rysel as Piédalu * Félix Oudart * Clara Tambour * Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Biography He was born on February 14, 1901 in Paris 5th, at his paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Loubignac
Jean Alexandre Loubignac (23 November 1901 - 4 March 1991) was a French film director. sur lesGensduCinema.com A specialist of popular comedies, Jean Loubignac is well known for the film ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' which he directed in 1955, written and performed by Robert Dhéry and Francis Blanche. Filmography ;Director * 1938 in film, 1938 : ''Sommes-nous défendus ?'' * 1948 in film, 1948 : ''Le voleur se porte bien'' * 1948 : ''Le Barbier de Séville (film), Le Barbier de Séville'' * 1949 in film, 1949 : ''Piège à hommes'' * 1949 : ''The Martyr of Bougival'' * 1950 in film, 1950 : ''Piédalu voyage'' * 1950 : ''Le Gang des tractions-arrière'' * 1951 in film, 1951 : ''Piédalu in Paris'' * 1952 in film, 1952 : ''Foyer perdu'' * 1952 : ''Piédalu Works Miracles'' * 1954 in film, 1954 : ' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Arnold
Marcelle Arnold (4 May 1917 – 31 March 2010) was a French film, stage and television actress.Turk p.441 Selected filmography * '' Dédée d'Anvers'' (1948) - Magda - la prostituée au perroquet * '' All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949) - Hermine * '' Keep an Eye on Amelia'' (1949) - La dame en mauve * '' No Pity for Women'' (1950) - (uncredited) * '' Le Sabre de mon père'' (1951) - Flore Médard * '' Without Leaving an Address'' (1951) - Marguerite Forestier - la femme du dentiste * '' Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' (1951) - Germaine * ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' () is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a play by Georges Neveux. Cast * Gérard Philipe as Michel Grandier * Suzanne Clou ...'' (1951) - La femme acariâtre * '' Miracles Only Happen Once'' (1951) - La patronne du bar * '' The Night Is My Kingdom'' (1951) - Germaine Latour * '' Piédalu in Paris'' (1951) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier (1894–1965) was a French film actor.Aping p.76 Selected filmography * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' Rigolboche'' (1936) * '' School for Journalists'' (1936) * '' When Midnight Strikes'' (1936) * '' You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' The Assault'' (1936) * '' Seven Men, One Woman'' (1936) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * '' Gigolette'' (1937) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * '' In the Sun of Marseille'' (1938) * '' Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared'' (1938) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Prince Bouboule'' (1939) * '' My Aunt the Dictator'' (1939) * ''Case of Conscience'' (1939) * ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (1942) * ''Malaria'' (1943) * '' The White Truck'' (1943) * ''Shot in the Night'' (1943) * '' Lucrèce'' (1943) * '' White Wings'' (1943) * ''The Ménard Collection'' (1944) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * '' The Eternal Husba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Le Fort
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, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hiéronimus
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 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hell
René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Mirror A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of it, which is then focused through the lens of the eye or a camera ...'' (1947) * '' City of Hope'' (1948) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * ''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (1948) * ''After Love (1948 film), After Love'' (1948) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * ''The Red Angel (film), The Red Angel'' (1949) * ''The Unexpected Voyager'' (1950) * ''Quay of Grenelle'' (1950) * ''The New Masters'' (1950) * ''One Only Loves Once'' (1950) * ''Rome Express (1950 film), Rome Express'' (1950) * ''Mammy (1951 film), Mammy'' (1951) * ''Sweet Madness'' (1951) * ''Piédalu in Paris'' (1951) * ''The Real Culprit'' (1951) * ''Passion (1951 film), Passion'' (1951) * ''Piédalu Works Miracles'' (1952) * ''Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Dalban
Max Dalban (27 May 1908 – 9 February 1958) was a French film actor.Macdonald p.244 Selected filmography * ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (1932) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Toni'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) * ''The Alibi'' (1937) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Secrets'' (1943) * ''The Ménard Collection'' (1944) * '' The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * '' Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * ''Panic (Panique)'' (1947) * '' Clochemerle'' (1948) * ''Maya'' (1949) * '' The Sinners'' (1949) * '' Street Without a King'' (1950) * '' Véronique'' (1950) * '' My Wife Is Formidable'' (1951) * '' Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) * '' Piédalu in Paris'' (1951) * '' Judgement of God'' (1952) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) * '' Piédalu Works Miracles'' (1952) * '' The Slave'' (1953) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) * '' Sins of Paris'' (1953) * ''Leguignon the Healer ''Leguignon the Healer'' (French: ''Leguignon guérisseur'') is a 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bonifas
Paul Bonifas (3 June 1902 – 9 November 1975) was a French actor, born in Paris. Career In the 1920s, while working for the French customs service, Bonifas took classes in acting at the Conservatoire de Paris in his spare time. He left with the first prize for comedy, which allowed him to join the Odéon Theatre in 1933, then the Comédie-Française in 1938. He made his first film appearance in 1935 in a version of Dostoyevsky's ''Crime and Punishment'', directed by Pierre Chenal. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the artillery, was badly wounded, and evacuated from Dunkirk with his unit. In London he joined the Free French, and worked for ''Radio Londres'' broadcasting to occupied France. In 1942 he appeared in the film ''The Foreman Went to France''. In 1943 he formed "The Molière Players", who staged a repertoire of mainly Molière works in London theatres, as well as in regional towns and at French army barracks. He came to the Comedy Theatre, Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Blin
Roger Blin (22 March 1907 – 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'' in 1953 and ''Endgame'' in 1957. Biography Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.:35 He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives ''The Company of Five'' and ''The October Group''. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of '' Les Cenci'' (''The Cenci'') at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935.:35 Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.':46 During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army. His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Duvaleix
Albert Duvaleix (1893-1962) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy & Chirat p.138 A character actor he appeared in a number of supporting roles in French comedies and drama films. His son Christian Duvaleix also became an actor. Selected filmography * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' Juanita'' (1935) * '' The Coquelet Affair'' (1935) * '' The Imberger Mystery'' (1935) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * '' The King'' (1936) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * '' Les Femmes collantes'' (1938) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' The Five Cents of Lavarede'' (1939) * '' Metropolitan'' (1939) * '' At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' White Patrol'' (1942) * ''Home Port'' (1943) * ''Night Shift'' (1944) * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1947) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * '' Thus Finishes the Night'' (1949) * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * '' The Widow and the Innocent'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Soulié
Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the English Frances or Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress * Françoise Adnet (1924-2014), French figurative painter * Françoise Ardré (1931-2010), French phycologist and marine scientist * Françoise Arnoul (1931–2021), French actress * Françoise Atlan (born 1964), Moroccan singer * Françoise Balibar (born 1941), French physicist and science historian * Françoise Ballet-Blu (born 1964), French politician * Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (born 1947), virologist and Nobel Prize winner * Françoise Basseporte (1701–1780), French painter * Françoise Bertaut de Motteville (c. 1621–1689), French memoir writer * Françoise Beaucournu-Saguez (1936–2000), French entomologist * Françoise Bertin (1925-2014), French actress * Françoise Boivin (born 1960), Canadian politician * Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Mathot
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural populated place in the United States * Olivier (crater), on the Moon * Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine * ''Olivier'' (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras * The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre * The Laurence Olivier Awards, a theatrical award * Olivier (comics) Olivier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the antihero the Punisher. Olivier was created by Bernie Wrightson, Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegos ..., a foe of the Punisher See also * '' Olivier, Olivier'', a 1992 drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
