Tag: Philadelphia

Les Grands Boulevards (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Les Grands Boulevards (The Grands Boulevards) 1875 Oil on canvas, 52.1 × 63.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Perhaps Renoir‘s most famous view of Paris is this archetypical image of its newest and most fashionable district in…

Jeune fille au chapeau de paille (c.1866)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune fille au chapeau de paille (Young Woman in a Straw Hat) c.1866 Oil on canvas, 47 x 38.4 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model is Renoir‘s mistress, Lise Tréhot, who wears a day dress and straw hat…

Pêcheuses de moules à Berneval (1879)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Pêcheuses de moules à Berneval, côte normand (Mussel-Fishers at Berneval) 1879 Oil on canvas, 176.2 x 130.2 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Mussel-Fishers at Berneval was the last Renoir to enter Albert Barnes‘s collection. He bought the painting in 1942…

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Director: George Cukor Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart Based on: The Philadelphia Story (1939) by Philip Barry Genre: Comedy | Romantic Music: Franz Waxman Country: United States Language: English Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date: 1940 Running time: 112 minutes…

High Society (1956)

Director: Charles Walters Producer: Sol C. Siegel Screenplay: John Patrick Based on: The Philadelphia Story (1939) by Philip Barry Genre: Comedy | Musical | Romantic Music: Cole Porter Country: United States Language: English Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date: 1956 Running time:…

Richard Lester

(1932) Richard Lester Liebman Filmography as Director: Robin and Marian 1976 Director: Richard Lester Starring: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn   Born January 19 1932 Philadelphia, PA (USA) Occupation Film director Awards Kristián Award Palme d’Or

Blythe Danner

(1943) Blythe Katherine Danner Filmography as Actress: Alice 1990 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna     Meet the Parents 2000 Director: Jay Roach Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller     Meet the Fockers 2004 Director: Jay Roach Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller    …

Les Poseuses (1886-1888)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Les Poseuses (The Models) 1886–1888 Oil on canvas, 200 x 249.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia In this scene set inside the artist’s studio, Seurat depicts models posing in front of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 (1884–86;…

Norman Fell

(1924–1998) Norman Noah Feld Filmography as Actor: The Graduate 1967 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman   Born March 24 1924 Philadelphia, PA (USA) Died December 14 1998 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Actor Awards Golden…

Richard Gere

(1949) Richard Tiffany Gere Filmography as Actor: Breathless 1983 Director: Jim McBride Starring: Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky     Pretty Woman 1990 Director: Garry Marshall Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts     First Knight 1995 Director: Jerry Zucker Starring: Sean Connery, Richard Gere    …