EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: Vintage en Rare postcards from Didier
We've got mail again from Spain! This time, Didier Hanson sent us scans of interesting rare vintage postcards of the Russian Empire of Vera Karalli and , but also great Ross postcards of Polish...
View ArticleGeorges Flamant
French film actor Georges Flamant (1903-1990) started his career as a petty thief with an ignoble smile in Jean Renoir's La Chienne (1931) and the image of bad guy and womanizer stuck. During the late...
View ArticleEmlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams (1905-1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. He became an overnight star with his thriller Night Must Fall (1935), in which he also played the lead role of a psychopathic murderer....
View ArticleOskar Sima
Corpulent, balding Oskar Sima (1896-1969) was the king of the supporting roles of the Austrian and German cinema. From the 1920s to the late 1960s, the Austrian actor played character roles in over 250...
View ArticleAnnie Bos
Every year in early autumn, the Dutch film industry and public gather at the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) to see, assess, discuss and celebrate the Dutch cinema. From 21 till 30 September 2016,...
View ArticleDe familie van mijn vrouw (1935)
From 21 till 30 September 2016, during the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF), and traditionally EFSP organises its own little festival, the UNFPF (Unofficial Netherlands Film Postcard Festival). Today a...
View ArticleLouis Borel
Every year in early autumn, the Dutch film industry and public gather at the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) to see, assess, discuss and celebrate the Dutch cinema. From 21 till 30 September 2016,...
View ArticleHappy 75, Anna Karina!
Today is the birthday of the queen of the Nouvelle Vague, film actress, singer and director Anna Karina (1940). French, but Danish-born Karina was the muse of director Jean-Luc Godard and starred in...
View ArticleTruus van Aalten
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleAnton Geesink
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleJohannes Heesters
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleLouis Bouwmeester
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleDolly Mollinger
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleDe Big van het regiment (1935)
Every year in early autumn, the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) takes place. For ten days, the city of Utrecht is the cinema capital of the Netherlands, and we join the fun with our own Unofficial...
View ArticleLien Deyers
During the Netherlands Film Festival, EFSP presents the traditional Unofficial Dutch Film Star Postcards Festival. Today's post is about Lien Deyers (1910-1965?). She was discovered by famous director...
View ArticleJohnny Kraaykamp
Today is the final day of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF), and also of EFSP's Unofficial Netherlands Film Postcard Festival (UNFPF). Today's star is John Kraaykamp, Sr. (1925–2011), one of The...
View ArticleEFSP's Dazzling Dozen: At Home in Antiquity
Today is the opening of the exhibition Alma-Tadema, At Home in Antiquity at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The Dutch-born painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was the most...
View ArticleThe Polish silent cinema
The 35th Pordenone Silent Film Festival, Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (1-8 October 2016) opens tonight with the screening of The Mysterious Lady (Fred Niblo, 1928) starring Greta Garbo. The silent film...
View ArticleSusanne Cramer
Beautiful German actress Susanne Cramer (1936-1969) was known for her film career in German, French and American films, but also for her tumultuous private life.German postcard by Ufa (Universum-Film...
View ArticleMarianna Vertinskaya
Beautiful Marianna Vertinskaya (1943) is a Russian stage actress, who starred in several good Soviet films of the 1960s and 1970s. She is the sister of film star Anastasiya Vertinskaya.Russian...
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