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A Man and His Sin (French: Un homme et son péché) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Paul Gury and released in 1949. [1] Adapted from Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel Un homme et son péché, the film stars Hector Charland as Séraphin Poudrier, the wealthy but miserly mayor of the village of Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, Nicole Germain as Donalda Laloge, a village resident who was given in ...
The film won six Prix Jutra for Best Actor (Pierre Lebeau), Best Actress (Karine Vanasse), Cinematography, Art Direction, Musical Score and Sound. An earlier film, A Man and His Sin (Un homme et son péché) , based on the same novel, was released in 1949; the same novel was also the basis for the long-running dramatic television series Les ...
The novel has also been adapted as a film three times, including 1949's A Man and His Sin, the 1950 sequel Séraphin, and 2002's Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché), [8] as well as the 2016-21 television series Les Pays d'en haut. Grignon later served as mayor of Sainte-Adèle from 1941 to 1951.
That Man from Rio (French: L'Homme de Rio) is a 1964 French-Italian international co-production adventure film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise Dorléac. It was the first film to be made by the French subsidiary of United Artists, Les Productions Artistes Associés. The film was a huge success with a ...
The Prettiest Sin in the World (French: Le plus joli péché du monde) is a 1951 French romantic comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Marthe Mercadier. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex .
Devil in the Flesh (French: Le diable au corps) is a 1947 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara, based on the 1923 novel of the same name by Raymond Radiguet. [2] The film stars Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe , with Palau , Jean Varas, Jacques Tati , Denise Grey and Jean Debucourt in supporting roles.
The Measure of a Man (French: La Loi du marché) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] At Cannes, Vincent Lindon won the award for Best Actor [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and the film won a commendation awarded by the Ecumenical Jury .
Les Sept péchés capitaux is a 1962 French film composed of seven different segments, one for each of the seven deadly sins, each being by different directors and featuring different casts. At the time it served as a showcase for rising directors and stars, many of whom achieved later fame.