Viviane Romance
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| + | '''Viviane Romance''' (born '''Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns'''; July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress. | ||
| - | '''''Les Fiançailles de M. Hire''''' (1933, ''Monsieur Hire's Engagement'') is a [[roman dur ]] by | + | Viviane Romance was born in [[Roubaix]], [[France]]. She began her career as a dancer at the [[Moulin Rouge]] in [[Paris, France|Paris]] and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in ''La Chienne.'' Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in ''[[La belle équipe]]'' (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of [[femme fatale]]s, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and [[Vamp (woman)|vamps]]. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974. |
| - | Belgian writer [[Georges Simenon]]. | + | |
| - | ==Plot== | + | |
| - | Mr. Hire, a small time [[mail order]] [[swindler]] of Jewish origin, without social relationships, without a female relationship (apart from his visits to the brothel), little loved by his neighbors, is the ideal suspect of the murder of a woman whose body was found in a vacant lot near his home. Followed by the police, he strives to shake off his pursuers, which only reinforces the suspicions. | + | Romance was offered, and rejected, a [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]] film contract in the 1930s. She preferred to make films in her native France. However, she also resided for many years in [[Italy]] where she made several Italian language films. |
| - | Apart from his passion for bowling, at which he excels, his main extra-professional occupation is the voyeuristic observation of his neighbor Alice. During his nocturnal observations, he was able to identify the author of the crime who is none other than Alice's friend. Believing himself loved by the latter, he does not denounce the culprit. At the time of his arrest, the populace wanting to lynch him, he takes refuge on the roofs, falls, catches up with the gutter which threatens to give way. He dies in the arms of firefighters called for help. | + | She was married three times, including to the actor [[Georges Flamant]] and the film director [[Jean Josipovici]] who directed her in three films. |
| - | ==English language editions== | + | She died in [[Nice, Alpes-Maritimes]], France. |
| - | ''Les Fiançailles de M. Hire'' has been translated into English twice: once by [[Daphne Woodward]] as ''Mr. Hire's Engagement'' for [[Hamish Hamilton]] in 1956, and a second time by [[Anna Moschovakis]] as ''The Engagement'' for [[New York Review Books]] in 2007. The former version also appeared as ''The Sacrifice, comprising Mr. Hire's Engagement and Young Cardinaud'' as well as in one of the Simenon Omnibuses; the latter edition contains an afterward by [[John N. Gray]]. | + | |
| - | ==Film versions== | + | ==Selected filmography== |
| - | The book has been filmed as ''[[Panique]]'' by [[Julien Duvivier]] in 1947 and stars [[Michel Simon]] and [[Viviane Romance]].<br /> | + | * ''[[Paris' Girls]]'' (1929) |
| - | The book has also been filmed by [[Ladislao Vajda]] in 1947 in Spanish as ''[[Barrio (1947 film)|Barrio]]'' and, with a different cast, in Portuguese as ''Viela (Rua Sem Sol)''. <br /> | + | * ''[[La Chienne]]'' (1931) |
| - | The book has also been filmed as ''[[Monsieur Hire]]'' by [[Patrice Leconte]] in 1989 and stars [[Michel Blanc]] and [[Sandrine Bonnaire]] | + | * ''[[He Is Charming]]'' (1932) |
| + | * ''[[L'Épervier]]'' (1933) | ||
| + | * ''[[Ciboulette (film)|Ciboulette]]'' (1933) | ||
| + | * ''[[Liliom (1934 film)|Liliom]]'' (1934) | ||
| + | * ''[[Zouzou (film)|Zouzou]]'' (1934) | ||
| + | * ''[[Return to Paradise (1935 film)|Return to Paradise]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[La Bandera (film)|La Bandera]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Justin de Marseille]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Princesse Tam-Tam]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Second Bureau (1935 film)|Second Bureau]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Merchant of Love]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[Les yeux noirs (film)|Les yeux noirs]]'' (1935) | ||
| + | * ''[[La belle équipe]]'' (1936) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Club of Aristocrats]]'' (1937) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Kiss of Fire]]'' (1937) | ||
| + | * ''[[Street of Shadows (1937 film)|Street of Shadows]]'' (1937) | ||
| + | * ''[[ The Strange Monsieur Victor]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | * ''[[Women's Prison (1938 film)|Women's Prison]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | * ''[[Gibraltar (1938 film)|Gibraltar]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Puritan (film)|The Puritan]]'' (1938) | ||
| + | * ''[[Angelica (1939 film)|Angelica]]'' (1939) | ||
| + | * ''[[The White Slave (1939 film)|The White Slave]]'' (1939) | ||
| + | * ''[[Vénus aveugle]]'' (1941) | ||
| + | * ''[[Carmen (1942 film)|Carmen]]'' (1942) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Woman in the Night]]'' (1943) | ||
| + | *''[[La route du bagne]]'' (1945) | ||
| + | * ''[[Box of Dreams (film)|Box of Dreams]]'' (1945) | ||
| + | * ''[[Panique]]'' (1946) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Queen's Necklace (1946 film)|The Queen's Necklace]]'' (1946) | ||
| + | * ''[[Crossroads of Passion]]'' (1948) | ||
| + | * ''[[Maya (1949 film)|Maya]]'' (1949) | ||
| + | * ''[[Passion (1951 film)|Passion]]'' (1951) | ||
| + | * ''[[Heart of the Casbah]]'' (1952) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (1952 film)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (1952) | ||
| + | * ''[[Women Are Angels]]'' (1952) | ||
| + | * ''[[Man, Beast and Virtue]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | * ''[[Dangerous Turning]]'' (1954) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Affair of the Poisons (film)|The Affair of the Poisons]]'' (1955) | ||
| + | * ''[[Pity for the Vamps]]'' (1956) | ||
| + | * ''[[Any Number Can Win (film)|Any Number Can Win]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | * ''[[Nada (1974 film)|Nada]]'' (1974) | ||
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Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress.
Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.
Romance was offered, and rejected, a Hollywood film contract in the 1930s. She preferred to make films in her native France. However, she also resided for many years in Italy where she made several Italian language films.
She was married three times, including to the actor Georges Flamant and the film director Jean Josipovici who directed her in three films.
She died in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Selected filmography
- Paris' Girls (1929)
- La Chienne (1931)
- He Is Charming (1932)
- L'Épervier (1933)
- Ciboulette (1933)
- Liliom (1934)
- Zouzou (1934)
- Return to Paradise (1935)
- La Bandera (1935)
- Justin de Marseille (1935)
- Princesse Tam-Tam (1935)
- Second Bureau (1935)
- Merchant of Love (1935)
- Les yeux noirs (1935)
- La belle équipe (1936)
- The Club of Aristocrats (1937)
- The Kiss of Fire (1937)
- Street of Shadows (1937)
- The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
- Women's Prison (1938)
- Gibraltar (1938)
- The Puritan (1938)
- Angelica (1939)
- The White Slave (1939)
- Vénus aveugle (1941)
- Carmen (1942)
- A Woman in the Night (1943)
- La route du bagne (1945)
- Box of Dreams (1945)
- Panique (1946)
- The Queen's Necklace (1946)
- Crossroads of Passion (1948)
- Maya (1949)
- Passion (1951)
- Heart of the Casbah (1952)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
- Women Are Angels (1952)
- Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
- Dangerous Turning (1954)
- The Affair of the Poisons (1955)
- Pity for the Vamps (1956)
- Any Number Can Win (1963)
- Nada (1974)
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