The history of French animation is one of the longest in the world, as France has created some of the earliest animated films dating back to the late 19th century, and invented many of the foundational technologies of early animation.
Papa Beaver's Storytime is an animated television series based on the Père Castor series of children's story books produced by French publisher's editor Paul Faucher. The series which was produced by Cinar, originally aired from 1993 to 1995 and 2002 on the French channels Canal J and France 3, and later on the American channel Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block between 1994 and 1997.
Paul Frankeur was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati and Luis Buñuel. He was sometimes credited as Paul Francoeur.
René Blancard was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965.
Jean-Michel Rouzière was a French comic actor and theatre head.
Poil de carotte is a long short story or autobiographical novel by Jules Renard published in 1894 which recounts the childhood and the trials of a redheaded child. It is probably in this miserable childhood story where one should look for the origins of Renard's skepticism and irony, his skill in using litotes, his dense and precise styles.
Under the Sky of Paris is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier.
Jacques Datin was a French composer.
Robert Lynen was a French actor. A child star of French cinema, he joined the French Resistance during his country's occupation during World War II, was arrested and deported to Germany, and shot by a Nazi firing squad after repeated escape attempts.
The Man of the Hour is a 1937 French musical film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Maurice Chevalier, Elvire Popesco and Josette Day. The film was shot at the Joinville Studios, with sets designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
The Red Head is a 1925 French silent drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Henry Krauss, Charlotte Barbier-Krauss and André Heuzé. Duvivier remade it as a sound film of the same name in 1932.
The Red Head is a 1952 French drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Raymond Souplex, Germaine Dermoz and Pierre Larquey. It is based on the novel Poil de carotte by Jules Renard which had previously adapted into films twice by Julien Duvivier before the Second World War.
Life Dances On or Christine or Dance Program is a 1937 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marie Bell, Françoise Rosay and Louis Jouvet. It was partly shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Jean Douarinou. Duvivier's American film Lydia (1941) is to some extent a remake of this one.
Buridan's Donkey is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Alexandre Ryder and starring René Lefèvre, Colette Darfeuil and Mona Goya. It takes its title from the fable of Buridan's donkey.
I'll Get Back to Kandara is a 1956 French drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring François Périer, Daniel Gélin and Bella Darvi.
Albert Vidalie was a French writer, screenwriter, and songwriter.
The Little King is a 1933 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Robert Lynen, Arlette Marchal and Béatrice Bretty.
T. Trilby, pseudonym of Thérèse de Marnyhac, was a French novelist. She also used the pseudonyms Mme Louis Delhaye and Marraine Odette.
His Other Love is a 1934 French drama film directed by Alfred Machard and Constant Rémy and starring Rémy, Jeanne Boitel, Saturnin Fabre and Alice Tissot. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
