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Véra Flory
Véra Flory (1907–2006) was a German-born French film actress of the silent and early sound eras. Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * '' Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' Cousin Bette'' (1928) * '' The Feather'' (1929) * ''The Unknown Dancer'' (1929) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) * ''Motherhood'' (1935) * ''The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decemb ...'' (1937) * '' The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (1938) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. ''Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema''. Edinburgh University Press, 2009. External links * 1907 births 2006 deaths French film actresses German fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jena
Jena (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of about 110,000. Jena is a centre of education and research. The University of Jena (formally the Friedrich Schiller University) was founded in 1558 and had 18,000 students in 2017 and the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena serves another 5,000 students. Furthermore, there are many institutes of the leading German research societies. Jena was first mentioned in 1182 and stayed a small town until the 19th century, when industry developed. For most of the 20th century, Jena was a world centre of the optical industry around companies such as Carl Zeiss AG, Carl Zeiss, Schott AG, Schott and Jenoptik (since 1990). As one of only a few medium-sized cities in Germany, it has some high-rise buildings in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get Married (1931 Film)
''Let's Get Married'' (French: ''Marions-nous'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Alice Cocéa, Fernand Gravey and Marguerite Moreno. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures as a remake of the company's 1930 film ''Her Wedding Night''. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound film before dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing became commonplace. Cast * Alice Cocéa as Gisèle Landry * Fernand Gravey as Francis Latour * Marguerite Moreno as Madame Marchal * Robert Burnier as Claude Mallet * Pierre Etchepare as Adolphe * Jacqueline Delubac as Simone * Helena D'Algy as Lolita * Véra Flory as Maroussia Reception The film was judged "mediocre" and very similar to Chérie (film), ''Chérie''. It is remembered for its songs. References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Film Actresses
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French Film Actresses
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2006 Deaths
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1907 Births
Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The " Mud March", the first large procession organised by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS), takes place in London. * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. * February 12 – The steamship ''Larchmont'' collides with the ''Harry Hamilton'' in Long Island Sound; 183 lives are lost. * February 16 – SKF, a worldwide mechanical parts manufacturing brand (mainly, bearings and seals), is founded in Gothenburg, Sweden. * February 21 – The English mail steamship ''Berlin'' is wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives are lost. * February 24 – The Austrian Lloyd steamship ''Imperatrix'', from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives are lost. March * March ** The steamship ''Congo'' collide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (1938 Film)
''The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (French: ''La plus belle fille du monde'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff and starring Véra Flory, Georges Rollin and Nadia Sibirskaïa. Bessy & Chirat p.274 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Jaquelux. Cast * Véra Flory as Geneviève & Mary * Georges Rollin as Franklin Le Roy * Nino Constantini as Jacques * Nadia Sibirskaïa as Une fille * Pierrette Audry as La sorcière Yaga * Gaby Ducros as La fille en deuil * Lyne Lassalle as Ginette * Janine Darcey as Une midinette * Léo Mora as Le majordome * Anthony Gildès as Le président du jury * Jean Riveyre Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ... as Philippe References Bibliography * Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alibi (1937 Film)
''The Alibi'' (French: ''L'Alibi'') is a 1937 French mystery film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean and Jany Holt. It has been described as a precursor to film noir. The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios and Epinay Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Trilport on the River Seine. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eugène Lourié and Serge Piménoff The film was well received by critics on its release.Andrew p.134 It was released in the United States in April 1939 by Columbia Pictures. It was remade as the 1942 British film ''Alibi'' starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason. Synopsis Professor Winckler, a stage thought reader, encounters an old enemy and kills him. He pays one of the hostesses at the nightclub he performs at to give him an alibi. A police detective is convinced that Winckler is the murderer and sets out to break the alibi. Cast * Erich von Stroheim as Le professeur Winckler * Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherhood (1935 Film)
''Motherhood'' (French: ''Maternité'') is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Françoise Rosay, Félix Oudart and Thérèse Reignier. https://en.unifrance.org/movie/38811/maternite Synopsis A young peasant and single mother gives up her child Jean to the Duchemins, an older couple who cannot have children, so that he will have the benefits in life she cannot offer him. Jean grows up unaware of the great sacrifice his mother made for him. Cast * Françoise Rosay as Mme Duchemin * Félix Oudart as Monsieur Duchemin * Hella Müller as Marthe * Alain as Jean - 4 ans * Henri Presles as Jean - 20 ans * Thérèse Reignier * Odette Talazac Odette Pauline Talazac (; 6 May 1883 – 29 March 1948) was a French singer and stage and film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing ... * Jean Lavorel * Véra Flory References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Love (film)
''American Love'' (French: ''L'amour à l'américaine'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Pál Fejös and starring Andrée Spinelly, André Luguet and Suzet Maïs.Goble p.670 Based on a play of the same name, it portrays the romantic escapades of a young American woman in France who falls in love with a married man. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Cast * Andrée Spinelly as Maud Jennings * André Luguet as Gilbert Latour * Suzet Maïs as Geneviève Latour * Pauline Carton as Pauline * Julien Carette as Lepape * Andrée Champeaux as Hélène, la bonne * Véra Flory as La femme de chambre * Isabelle Kloucowski as Ursule Lepape * Ragson as La chanteuse * Romain Bouquet as L'avocat * Roger Blum as L'officier de marine * Pierre Darteuil as Un monsieur * Anthony Gildès as Un client * Lucas Gridoux as Le fakir Habib Khan * Pierre Pradier as L'entrepreneur des pombes funèbres * Raymond Rognoni as Le beau-p� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Dancer
''The Unknown Dancer'' (French: ''Le danseur inconnu'') is a 1929 French silent film directed by René Barberis and starring Véra Flory, André Nicolle and André Roanne. It is based on a play by Tristan Bernard.Rège p.51 Cast * Véra Flory as Louise * André Nicolle as Balthazar * André Roanne as Henri Calvel * Janet Young as Bertha * Maryanne as Mme. Edmond * Paul Ollivier François Hilarion Paul Olivari, stage name Paul Ollivier (10 February 1876 - 10 June 1948) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''Prince Charming'' (1925) * ''The Queen of Moulin Rouge'' ... as Gonthier * Georges Herric as Herbert * Labusquière as Gonzales * Jean Godard as Thiraudel * Charles Frank as Berthier * Albert Broquin as Remy * Major Heitner as Vieux Monsieur References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich; . from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the German revolution of 1918–1919, November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a Weimar Republic, republic. The German Empire consisted of States of the German Empire, 25 states, each with its own nobility: four constituent Monarchy, kingdoms, six Grand duchy, grand duchies, five Duchy, duchies (six before 1876), seven Principality, principalities, three Free imperial city, free Hanseatic League, Hanseatic City-state, cities, and Alsace–Lorraine, one imperial territory. While Prussia was one of four kingdoms in the realm, it contained about two-thirds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
