Alain Romans

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Alain Romans

Born January 13, 1905 · Czestochowa, Slaskie, Poland

Died December 19, 1988 · aged 83

Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt. Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel temps fait-il a Paris?", …

Known For

Monsieur Hulot's HolidayMonsieur Hulot's Holiday · 1953
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
6.91953
MovieComedy
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Mon OncleMon Oncle · 1958
Mon Oncle
7.41958
MovieComedy
Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.
A CoupleA Couple · 1960
A Couple
3.51960
MovieDrama
After testing their love, Pierre and Anne decide to leave each other.
FadilaFadila · 1960
Fadila
10.01960
MovieRomanceFamily
Fadila is a short film shot in the Casbah of Algiers during the Algerian War by a young French army conscript with the young Fadila Tizraoui and Djamel Bendeddouche who would become filmmakers after independence. The film depicts the friendship of two children in the streets of the Casbah and their encounter one day in December with Santa Claus... Fadila won the Grand Prix du Cinéma at the 1959 Children's Fair, was awarded a prize by the National Center for Cinematography (CNC) and was successfully exported.
The Slappiest Days of Our LivesThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives · 1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
MovieComedy
Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson. Although trailed by the latter, Stan, who is reporting on the movie world, manages to be hired by Mack Sennett. He makes his debut in Nevada, in the middle of gold diggers. After managing to clear his name he becomes, with Oliver Hardy, a big comedy star.
ZouzouZouzou · 1934
Zouzou
6.21934
MovieComedyMusic
Aspiring stage actress Zou Zou tries to help her childhood friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murder.
Princess Tam TamPrincess Tam Tam · 1935
Princess Tam Tam
5.21935
MovieDramaComedy
A French novelist passes off an African shepherdess as a princess.
Tonight We KillTonight We Kill · 1959
Tonight We Kill
4.01959
MovieCrimeAction
In Antwerp, Belgium, in 1959, a succession of Interpol agents are gunned down without obtaining what they're looking for: a list of all the influential crooks. Only one remains, Larry Laine, who is about to show them what he's made of.

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