Etienne Decroux
notum enim: Acting
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Beautiful Star
Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved by Jean-Pierre, another candidate for suicide, and...
release : 1938.11.24popularis : 1.215
Gambling Hell
In Macao, where places of pleasure and arms trafficking are concentrated, a tragedy opposes an adventurer and his daughter whom he has brought up in...
release : 1942.04.11popularis : 2.249
Cristobal's Gold
Dupuy, the first officer of the Cristobal, a French merchant ship, is informed by cabaret dancer La Rubia that the Cristobal carries a priceless...
release : 1940.04.22popularis : 1.582
L'Escalier sans fin
An untiring lady social worker, Émilienne, has as one of her charges a stableman who was wounded by his mistress. Unfortunately,...
release : 1943.08.25popularis : 1.183
Adieu Léonard
A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cousin, a wealthy eccentric who is considered the...
release : 1943.09.01popularis : 0.922
The Traveler Without Luggage
Having lost his memory due to serving in World War I, Gaston has spent the past 15 years in a psychiatric hospital. Due to his large disability...
release : 1944.02.23popularis : 1.351
Messieurs Ludovic
Anne-Marie meets three men bearing the first name of Ludovic. Each of them has a very different character than the other two. The young woman will...
release : 1946.05.03popularis : 0.899
Dreams of Love
Paris, 1833. The famous composer Franz Liszt is friends with Chopin who introduces him to Countess Marie d'Agout. Very quickly Liszt falls in love...
release : 1947.01.29popularis : 0.665
Mystery Tour
The basic premise: A retired bus driver fulfills his lifelong dream of providing an extended "voyage surprise" (the title is translated as "Mystery...
release : 1947.05.21popularis : 1.075
Captain Blomet
Returning from the cemetery where he has just buried his wife, Captain Blomet is on the point of committing suicide, when his valet reveals to him...
release : 1947.12.10popularis : 0.619
Keep an Eye on Amelia
Young Amélie is currently enjoying life as the kept woman of her reasonably well off boyfriend Étienne. But when Étienne is...
release : 1949.12.16popularis : 3.809
It's in the Bag
Benjamin Déboisé, a hatter, his salesman and a young man want to kidnap an American millionaire, put him in a bag and hold him to...
release : 1932.11.25popularis : 1.159
The Last Turning
Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and...
release : 1939.05.17popularis : 2.751
Crazy in the Noodle
Pierre Cousin, a depressive compositor, wants to die. After five vain attempts at committing suicide, he decides to hire professional hit men to do...
release : 1957.05.14popularis : 2.346
Children of Paradise
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious...
release : 1945.03.15popularis : 7.683
The Lafarge Case
Based on true facts, a news item which was widely talked about in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a wife who might have poisoned her...
release : 1938.03.08popularis : 2.76
The Companions of Baal
Journalist Claude Leroy (Jacques Champreux) reports that a secret society, The Companions of Baal, is behind a hold-up in the small town of...
release : 1970.06.11popularis : 1.464
Decroux Film
In 1953, Shirley Clarke went to make a film about French mime Ettiene Decroux. The legend goes that he had left town and instead, she created In...
release : 2016.11.15popularis : 1.482
Scandals of Clochemerle
A little town erupts in turmoil about the construction of a public urinal. The army is sent in to restore order, but the military add to the...
release : 1948.06.09popularis : 2.532
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
release : 1953.05.29popularis : 3.688
The Mime of Etienne Decroux
Bilingual film study from the Baylor Theatre in Texas. French mime Étienne Decroux is shown performing various routines, including man of...
release : 1960.01.01popularis : 2.195