Stolen Kisses is a 1968 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Delphine Seyrig, and Claude Jade. It continues the story of the character Antoine Doinel, whom Truffaut had previously depicted in The 400 Blows (1959) and the short film Antoine and Colette (1962). In this film, Antoine begins his relationship with Christine Darbon, which is depicted further in the last two films in the series, Bed & Board (1970) and Love on the Run (1979).
Constantin "Tino" Rossi was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin.
"Core 'ngrato", also known by the first words "Catarì, Catarì", is a 1911 Neapolitan song by emigrant American composer Salvatore Cardillo with lyrics by Riccardo Cordiferro.
Michel Simon was a Swiss actor of German origin. He appeared in many notable French films, including La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).
Flame and the Flesh is a 1954 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Lana Turner, Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson and Bonar Colleano. It was made and distributed by MGM and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch based on the 1924 novel French Naples au baiser de feu by Auguste Bailly. The music score was by Nicholas Brodszky and the cinematography by Christopher Challis. It was shot at M-G-M British Studios near London and on location around Positano and Naples in Southern Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.
Pierre Delanoë, born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, Johnny Hallyday, Joe Dassin, Michel Sardou and Mireille Mathieu. Delanoë was his grandmother's maiden name.
Panique, also released as Panic, is a 1946 French film directed by Julien Duvivier starring Michel Simon and Viviane Romance. The screenplay is based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon.
Feu Mathias Pascal is a 1925 French silent film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was the first film adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's novel Il fu Mattia Pascal.
Henri Bourtayre was a French composer.
L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù, internationally released as Man, Beast and Virtue, is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It starred Italian comedian Totò and famed actor Orson Welles. The film was originally shot in Gevacolor, but only black-and-white prints exist today.
Mireille Césarine Balin was a French-Italian actress.
Girls of Paris is a 1936 French comedy drama film directed by Claude Vermorel and starring Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Paul Azaïs. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
Paris Still Sings is a 1951 French musical comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel and starring Lucien Baroux, Clément Duhour and Madeleine Lebeau with performances from a large number of leading French singers.
Jack Ledru was a French song and operetta composer.
Return to Paradise is a 1935 French film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Claude Dauphin, Mary Morgan and Marcel André. The film's sets were designed by Pierre Schild.
Malaria is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean Gourguet and starring Mireille Balin, Sessue Hayakawa and Jacques Dumesnil.
Maya is a 1949 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Viviane Romance, Marcel Dalio and Jean-Pierre Grenier. It is based on a 1924 play of the same title by Simon Gantillon. It was shot at the Studio François I in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.
The White Slave is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marc Sorkin and starring Viviane Romance, John Lodge and Marcel Dalio. German director Georg Wilhelm Pabst acted as a supervisor on the production. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne, while the costumes were by Marcel Escoffier. It is a loose remake of the 1927 German silent film of the same title.
Adémaï in the Middle Ages is a 1935 French historical comedy film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Noël-Noël, Michel Simon and Suzy Vernon. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. It was the second feature film for Adémaï, a character Noël-Noël had developed on the music hall stage, following the previous year's hit Skylark. The Corsican singer and future film star Tino Rossi appears as a troubadour.
Justin de Marseille is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey and Alexandre Rignault. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris and on location around Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.
