Marthe Vinot
Acting
Biography
Marthe Vinot (née Lagrange; 8 December 1894 – 13 July 1974) was a French actress whose film career began in the early years of silent film and lasted until the early 1920s. Marthe Vinot was born Marthe Lagrange in Paris. She was married to French film and stage actor Maurice Vinot who was killed in an aeroplane crash in 1916 during World War I whilst enlisted in the French military. She then married actor and director Pierre Blanchar, with whom she had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. Her sister was fellow actress Louise Lagrange who married Maurice Tourneur. She made a career in the early days of silent films and retired from the screen in 1924. Her first film role was in the Louis Feuillade-directed film André Chénier in 1909 for Gaumont Film Company. It would be the first of many collaborations with Feuillade. Marthe Vinot died in Paris in 1974. Source: Article "Marthe Vinot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Charming Mimi-Trottin is in love with typographer Louis Chausson, nicknamed Godasse. She meets Doudou, actually a Vicomte, estranged with his parents who are rich automobile manufacturers. Godasse abandons Mimi because of his professional ambitions and Doudou rescues her from a suicide. After making peace with his parents, the young man has Mimi hired as a typist at the factory. After winning a race with one of his father's car, he soon wins the heart and the hand of Mimi.
Vingt ans après
Georges Méliès's first attempt at Cinderella was in 1899. That film was extraordinary then for having multiple scenes and a semblance of a narrative; additionally, the use of dissolves as transitions in it influenced other filmmakers for years to do the same. Méliès was the cinema world's preeminent leader then. By 1912, however, that was no longer the case; frankly, as evidenced by this feature, his style had become dated. Moreover, Méliès had begun to adopt techniques from other filmmakers, such as direct cuts instead of dissolves, and there's even a match on action shot during the slipper trying-on scene.
Cinderella or The Glass Slipper
Madam Berre, the widow of an African traveler, has a lion and two lionesses in her conservatory. Fred, a servant who abuses her beasts, is sent away by her. Under the pretense of haven forgotten his hat, he comes back while Mrs. Berre receives guests that evening and takes his revenge.
La Maison des lions
A manuscript delivered to a playhouse is eventually turned into a major hit with critics and audience alike. The only problem is that no one knows who wrote it. The actress of the play receives a call from the author and the two quickly becomes friends, but the man won't give any details about himself- He has a secret.
The Dwarf
A 1916 french silent film.
Twilight of the Heart
Pisa, 1494. Young Severo, who has sworn to stab the tyrant in his town, learns that it is his own father.
Severo Torelli
French horror short from 1913.
The Fear
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The Living Dead
A French silent film directed by Louis Feuillade.