Gina Manès
French actress (1893–1989)
Gina Manès
Gina Manés
Born Blanche Moulin
(1893-04-07 ) 7 April 1893Died 6 September 1989(1989-09-06) (aged 96) Occupation Actress Years active 1916–1966
Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin ; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein , including Cœur fidèle .
Career
Gina Manés
In Abel Gance 's Napoléon , she took the part of Joséphine de Beauharnais , and then played the title role in Jacques Feyder 's Thérèse Raquin . She made the transition to sound films but during the 1930s her popularity faded, and periods of residence in Morocco took her further from the public eye. She continued to take small roles in films, and also worked in the circus and in the theatre. In total, Manès appeared in over 90 films between 1916 and 1966.[ 1] [ 2]
Selected filmography
L'Homme sans visage (1919), directed by Louis Feuillade
The Red Inn (L'Auberge rouge ) (1923), directed by Jean Epstein
Cœur fidèle (1923), directed by Jean Epstein
Heart of an Actress (Âme d'artiste ) (1924), directed by Germaine Dulac
Sables (1927), directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff
Napoléon (1927), directed by Abel Gance
Sin (Synd ) (1928), directed by Gustaf Molander
The Saint and Her Fool (Die Heilige und ihr Narr ) (1928), directed by William Dieterle
Thérèse Raquin (1928), directed by Jacques Feyder
Looping the Loop (Die Todesschleife ) (1928), directed by Arthur Robison
The Little Slave (Die kleine Sklavin ) (1928), directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck
Ship in Distress (S.O.S. Schiff in Not ) (1929), directed by Carmine Gallone
Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin ) (1929), directed by Augusto Genina
Le Train sans yeux (1929), directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
Nights of Princes (Nuits de princes ) (1930), directed by Marcel L'Herbier
The Shark (Le Requin ) (1930), directed by Henri Chomette
Salto Mortale (1931), directed by Ewald André Dupont
Under the Leather Helmet (Sous le casque de cuir ) (1932), directed by Albert de Courville
A Man's Neck (La Tête d'un homme ) (1933), directed by Julien Duvivier
La Voie sans disque (1933), directed by Léon Poirier
The Pont-Biquet Family (La Famille Pont-Biquet ) (1935), directed by Christian-Jaque
Divine (1935), directed by Max Ophüls
The Devil in the Bottle (Le Diable en bouteille ) (1935), directed by Raoul Ploquin
The Mysterious Lady (La Mystérieuse Lady ) (1936), directed by Robert Péguy
Mayerling (1936), directed by Anatole Litvak
Wolves Between Them (Les Loups entre eux ) (1936), directed by Léon Mathot
Maria of the Night (Maria de la nuit ) (1936), directed by Willy Rozier
The Forsaken (Les Réprouvés ) (1937), directed by Jacques Séverac
Temptation (La Tentation ) (1936), directed by Pierre Caron
Mollenard (1938), directed by Robert Siodmak
Fort Dolorès (1938), directed by René Le Hénaff
Véréna's Wedding (1938), directed by Jacques Daroy
The Postmaster's Daughter (Nostalgie ) (1938), directed by Viktor Tourjansky
Coral Reefs (Le Récif de corail ) (1939), directed by Maurice Gleize
Majestic Hotel Cellars (Les Caves du Majestic ) (1945), directed by Richard Pottier
The Dancer of Marrakesh (La Danseuse de Marrakech ) (1949), directed by Léon Mathot
The Count of Bragelonne (Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ) (1954), directed by Fernando Cerchio
Women Without Hope (Marchandes d'illusions ) (1954), directed by Raoul André
Crime at the Concert Mayol (Crime au Concert Mayol ) (1954), directed by Pierre Méré
Paris, Palace Hotel (1956), directed by Henri Verneuil
Pity for the Vamps (Pitié pour les vamps ) (1956), directed by Jean Josipovici
A Certain Monsieur Jo (Un certain monsieur Jo ) (1958), directed by René Jolivet
First of May (Premier mai ) (1958), directed by Luis Saslavsky
Mimi Pinson (1958), directed by Robert Darène
References
^ Dictionnaire du cinéma français , sous la direction de Jean-Loup Passek. Paris: Larousse, 1987. p. 286.
^ Obituary of Gina Manès, in The Times (London) 14 September 1989, p. 18; Issue 63499.
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