Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government. His plays are less experimental than those of his contemporaries, having clearly organized plot and eloquent dialogue. One of France's most prolific writers after World War II, much of Anouilh's work deals with themes of maintaining integrity in a world of moral compromise.
Dany Robin was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.
Yvette Etiévant (1922–2003) was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962.
Thérèse Raquin is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Marcel Carné and starring Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone and Jacques Duby. The story is loosely based on the 1867 novel of the same title by Émile Zola but with the setting updated to 1953. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location in Lyon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion.
The Mysteries of Paris is a French-Italian film from 1962, set in Paris. It was directed by André Hunebelle, written by Diego Fabbri and Pierre Foucaud, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was written on the basis of the novel Les Mystères de Paris. It has several precursors including The Mysteries of Paris (1912), The Mysteries of Paris (1935).
The Blue Veil is a 1942 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, Elvire Popesco and André Alerme. The film was remade in 1951.
Love and the Frenchwoman is the US title of a 1960 French anthology film originally entitled La française et l'amour. It starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Dany Robin.
Mimi Pinson is a 1958 French comedy-drama film directed by Robert Darène and starring Dany Robin, Raymond Pellegrin and Micheline Dax. It draws some inspiration from the poem of the same name by Alfred de Musset.
The Faceless Voice is a 1933 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.
Imperial Violets is a 1932 French historical film directed by Henry Roussel and starring Raquel Meller, Suzanne Bianchetti and Georges Péclet. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same title.
Jacques Clancy was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française.
Quadrille is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Gaby Morlay and Jacqueline Delubac.
Ménilmontant is a 1936 French comedy drama film directed by René Guissart and starring Gabriel Signoret, Pierre Larquey and Josette Day. It takes its name from the Ménilmontant area of Paris.
Madeleine Barbulée was a French film, stage and television actress.
Madelon is a 1955 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Jean Richard and Roger Pierre. It is inspired by the popular song of the First World War "La Madelon" about Madelon, a waitress working in a country inn encountered by a group of soldiers.
Georges Baconnet (1892–1961) was a French stage and film actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1946 to his death.
Charming Boys is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Daniel Gélin and Henri Vidal. It was one of two Hollywood-style musicals made by Decoin around this time along with Folies-Bergère.
Mandrin is a 1962 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Georges Rivière, Silvia Monfort, Jeanne Valérie and Dany Robin. It is based on the life of the celebrated smuggler and brigand Louis Mandrin who operated during the reign of Louis XV.
The Unexpected Voyager is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Lucienne Le Marchand. It is a remake of the 1934 film Mauvaise Graine. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Branquignol is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and starring Colette Brosset, Julien Carette and Annette Poivre. It takes its name from a comedy troupe of the same name. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt.
