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Firmin Gémier

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Firmin Gémier

Born February 21, 1869 · Aubervilliers, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France], France

Died November 26, 1933 · aged 64

Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine…

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La fuséeLa fusée · 1933
La fusée
★ 8.01933
MovieDrama
The rise of a canning maker and then his abandonment of the factory because his ideal of social progress for his workers is undermined by the Board of Directors.
The Torture of SilenceThe Torture of Silence · 1917
The Torture of Silence
★ 5.21917
MovieDrama
A doctor, specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.
The MagicianThe Magician · 1926
The Magician
★ 6.11926
MovieDramaHorror
A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.
La branche morteLa branche morte · 1926
La branche morte
★ 9.01926
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