Tag: 4th arrondissement
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Objet 60 – Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (COMÉDIENNES)2 Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île, 75004 Paris, France Film and theatre actress Michèle Morgan was a leading lady for three decades in both French and Hollywood films. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was first noticed by director Marc Allégret, who offered her a major…
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Objet 59 – Pont Saint-Louis
The pont Saint-Louis is a pedestrian bridge across the River Seine that t links the Île de la Cité with the Île Saint-Louis. The present bridge is the seventh to link the two islands since 1630. The pont Saint-Landry (1630–1634) was the first of these. In 1717 a wooden bridge was rebuilt, with seven arches,…
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Objet 58 – Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson (REALISATEURS DE CINEMA)49 Quai de Bourbon, 75004 Paris, France Robert Bresson is among the most highly regarded filmmakers of all time. His works Un condamné à mort s’est échappé (1956), Pickpocket (1959) and Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) are ranked amongst the best films in cinema history. Jean-Luc Godard once wrote, “He is the…
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Objet 57 – Paulette Dynalix
Paulette Dynalix (PROFESSEURS DE DANSE)10 Rue Chanoinesse, 75004 Paris, France Ballet dancer and educator Paulette Dynalix studied under the expert guidance of Italian dancer Carlotta Zambelli. She was a principal dancer of the Opéra de Paris and participated in many productions by Serge Lifar including Les Créatures de Prométhée (1942), Sylvia (1942), Suite en blanc…
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Walk 60 – Pont de Sully
Théâtre de l’Île-Saint-Louis39 Quai d’Anjou, 75004 Paris, France The Théâtre de l’Ile Saint-Louis Paul Rey is one of the smallest performance halls in Paris. It showcases a broad range of genres, from music to theatre, from poetry to variety. It seats a total of about 30 people on plush, red velvet theatre seats. The box…
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Walk 59 – Pont Saint-Louis
Andre Harris (PRODUCTEURS ET PRESENTATEURS DE L’O.R.T.F.)30 Quai d’Orléans, 75004 Paris, France Journalist, director and producer André Harris began his journalistic career at the radio station Europe 1 in 1960, before becoming head of the political department of the television news. In 1966, along with Alain de Sédouy, he launched the TV news programme Zoom.…
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Walk 57 – Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Point zéro des routes de FranceParvis Notre-Dame – Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France Marked by an octagonal brass plate in Place Jean-Paul II (outside the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris) you’ll find the French Point Zero. It’s the geographic marker from which distances from Paris to all other places are judged. There are several rituals…
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