The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the Frenchman Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North America in a Montreal theatre room. However, it would have to wait until the 1960s before a genuine Quebec cinema industry would emerge. Approximately 620 feature-length films have been produced, or partially produced by the Quebec film industry since 1943.
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is a Golden Globe Award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications outside North America, since its institution in 1947.
Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.
Jean-Jacques Charles Grunenwald, also known by his pseudonym Jean Dalve, was a French organist, composer, architect, and pedagogue.
Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Denise Rosemonde "Rosine" Delamare was a French costume designer. She was co-nominated for an Academy Award for her work on the film The Earrings of Madame de… (1953).
Yves Hyacinthe Deniaud was a French comic actor and musical comedian.
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 is a 1942 French comedy thriller film by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Adapted by Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman and Clouzot from Steeman's 1939 book of the same title, it was Clouzot's debut feature film as a director. The film is about the hunt by detective Wens for the murderer Monsieur Durand, who leaves calling cards and manages to be everywhere at once. With the aspiring singer Mila Malou, Wens follows clues to a seedy boarding house where he hopes to find the murderer.
André Roanne was a French actor. He began his career playing in short films, and acted in 91 films in total, most notably those of Fernandel. Most of his films were French; he did, however, also appear in German and Italian works, especially co-productions with French companies. He also served occasionally as an assistant director, screenwriter, technician, and film editor.
The Voyage to America is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Lavorel and starring Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps and Jean Brochard. The film contrasts the prosperity of France and the United States in the post-Second World War era It replaced the Laurel and Hardy film Atoll K at the Olympia cinema in Paris, and was much more successful.
Édouard Delmont was a French actor born Édouard Marius Autran in Marseille. He died in Cannes at age 72.
Three Waltzes is a 1938 French historical musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Henri Guisol. It is an operetta film, based on music by Oscar Straus. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne, Raymond Gabutti and Jacques Gut.
The Puritan is a 1938 French crime film directed by Jeff Musso and starring Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault and Viviane Romance.
Paul Madeux was a French film director, film producer and screenwriter.
Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist.
The Stairs Without End is a 1943 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Renaud and Suzy Carrier.
The Théâtre de la Michodière is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, rue de La Michodière in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by Auguste Bluysen in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre.
The Last of the Six is a 1941 French mystery thriller film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michèle Alfa and Suzy Delair. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It is based on the 1931 novel The Six Dead Men by the Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman.
Chéri-Bibi is a 1938 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Marcel Dalio. It was based on the Chéri-Bibi series of novels by Gaston Leroux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The character had previously appeared in the 1931 American film The Phantom of Paris and would return in a 1955 French film Chéri-Bibi and a 1974 television series of the same title.
It Is Midnight, Doctor Schweitzer is a 1952 French biographical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring Pierre Fresnay, Raymond Rouleau and Jean Debucourt. The film was adapted from a play of the same title by Gilbert Cesbron based on the life of Albert Schweitzer. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Gabon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was released the same year that Schweitzer was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.
