The novel ... Milano 1932. The "Madonna of sleepings" had only a quick appearance on Italian screens. The reputation of the novel Dekobra had been a call for the film it did arise, but this was not enough evidence to determine a resounding success. Some benevolent curiosity aroused only the "lookouts" who had an important part, the blonde Claude France. around which, moreover, the French company that had launched had not been able to beat a discreet advertisement. It was said che questa giovane ed attraente attrice poteva essere ritenuta come una vera rivelazione dell'arte francese e che una carriera gloriosa le era riservata: una nuova stella di prima grandezza che avrebbe sicuramente oscurato quelle che allora splendevano a Hollywood. Lanciata dalla grande organizzazione degli «Studios Réunis», Claude France già si apprestava a due nuove superbe interpretazioni, a due incarnazioni che avrebbero fatto tremar le vene dei polsi alle più grandi attrici: «Giovanna d'Arco» e «Madame Récamier».
Quando ecco che il primo giorno dell'anno 1928 poche righe apparse sui giornali francesi fecero sapere che Claude France era stata trovata morta nella sua camera. Poi non se ne parlò più. Nel mondo art is forgotten soon. Other stars automatically replace those off.
But now, after four years after his death, the name of Claude France came back from the shadows. There had been too hastily, then, to draw a veil over everything to do with this young actress as there was a concern not to talk more about her, not to disclose those details in the life of an artist who is always a sort of delicacy for the audience.
What was not done then it is instead revealed today by the news that the Masson who have talked to at the time the case with those who knew intimately the life of this star, a very strange life that also has side dark and mysterious.
First of all, Claude France, despite having a name that was to represent the quintessence of the nearby Latin nation was not French. It was, so we say the opposite, namely German, pure and genuine Germanic origin.
But obviously she loved more than France, that his country of origin, before it took its name and because most of his life he saw in Paris. Neither the French hesitated to declare their own thing, so much so that some newspapers have presented it as a future glory of their cinema.
Moreover, the evidence of his love for the country that his friend was not home the girl, whose name was Joan Wittig, had already given during World War II. On this point does not have that information very discrete. It just says that circumstances led the Wittig to support the war important enough to service a part of France. She settles in Paris in an apartment set up with a lot of luxury in the way of Faisanderie, where people gathered around him considerable period. Apart from these brief references we know nothing. Vague phrases, perhaps: that the renamed Claude France plays his part magnificently, who spends two thousand francs a day (two thousand of the time). As for the origin of money, water in the mouth. Certainly no one is missing then, during the war, the beautiful German-French wishes. The revelations as they tell us that she suffered a lot for the means by which this danaro era procurato. Ne soffriva tanto che tentò ben due volte di sparire non solo dalla Francia ma dal mondo.
Né quest'ultima informazione può maravigliare perché quelli che l'han conosciuta son sempre rimasti sorpresi della stranezza del suo temperamento: un impasto di arditezza morale e di estremo sentimentalismo. Pareva che ella accettasse quasi fatalmente, le situazioni più scabrose, meno chiare e anche meno confessabili e fosse nello stesso tempo capace di grandi sacrifici, di disinteressati abbandoni, di tormentose crisi d'animo. Nessuno ha mai visto donna più varia, più mutevole, più stravagante. Passava rapidamente dalle più chiassose follie ai più cupi dolori, dal male al bene e viceversa con la più astonishing ease.
Since the end of the war until the beginning of 1927 the life of Claude France does not arouse any interest. It is one of many beautiful women who does not lack the money and know how to maintain good relations in society, thanks to their attractiveness and comfort of their living room. The company that she has met during the war and she is always faithful to us can count.
As we counted, it seems, also Brunet, a young enterprising and daring trying, make his way in the world film industry. The Brunet had great ideas, he wanted to buy some 'studies', he wanted to merge the company, wanted to create a large new house, wanted to launch 'films' spectacular and world famous stars.
At the same time Claude was taken by a strong desire to try their hand on the screen. It was no longer young at 32, but it was fine and blonde, she was still able to present himself as a twenty, and then lacked the intelligence to support a new part in life. It was enough so that he and Brunet were known to be clear, to try to merge their aspirations and their efforts to create an association in fact: he will put his entrepreneurial spirit, she is a bit 'of his money and a little' the money of others that could assure its relationship very extensive. In fact, she was able to bring together the large sums, which serve to form a working capital facility.
Claude of France in the film The Virgin Mary sleepings
rose so the 'REUNIS Studios' and the new star rose with the "Madonna of Sleepings. High hopes and big dreams. Claude already saw the sum of the scale of art, especially deluded by advertising jokes of his friend who had become so associated with her to live on Rue de la Faisanderie. For his part, Brunet, who had more imagination than that of quenching businessman, was project after project. Already said that a consortium of all the French film companies were being formed and that he would have been the leader and that art and beauty Claude would dominate everything. dreams and projects that were losing sight of reality. Which was a disaster. The 'REUNIS Studios' were going from bad to worse, ruined by the inexperience of Brunet. Who tries to bring new money to the company doing other wondrous promises.
But the capitalists knew things better than the fantastic Brunet and held hard. A dry bankruptcy of 'REUNIS Studios' finally came to truncate all hope.
And with the failure of the House failed even the love of Brunet. Maybe even for ill of him, but because the circumstances were more serious idyll.
was the last day of the year. Claude France, a large dresser at night, waiting for his friend to go to a dance party with dinner on at midnight. But the friend did not come. In its place came a messenger with a letter and a bouquet of flowers sent Brunet. The letter was pathetic and heartfelt: the beautiful dream had vanished, the reality of life resumed its rights and Brunet was forced to run other routes leaving the flexibility for the young. Claude
read it and did not blink. Not a tear, not a gesture of despair.
He went to the ball and participated in the dinner. Those who saw in the New Year's Eve say that Claude had never been so unbridled, so charming, so flirtatious. Launched with brio jokes, teasing a lot of people, danced, drank merrily many glasses of champagne. At dawn he left the party. After a few hours the maid found her dead. It was said that the cause of death was an escape of gas.
few pitiful telegraphed their parents, Wittig, who came from Berlin. Two old poor who had no means to decent funeral. We tried everywhere, including friends, some newspaper alluded to the idea of \u200b\u200ba subscription, but up to Brunet, back from Bordeaux, better to pay the contractor saw to the funeral home. Only after a few days before his death the coffin, followed by a few intimate friends, was taken to the cemetery.
and later sold at auction the furniture and fine linen of the deceased. So
was lost, all memory of a star even though he thought someone destined for a great future.
Version 1950 ...
France 1923. Grazia-Aldo Rossano (nee GR Aldo) yet did not become one of the great Italian film directors of photography, just wants to make movies. Party to Nice and found a job by Rex Ingram. A few months later in Paris, succeeds in writing from the director Jean Durand. Before France and Claude actress with her Aldo (born Aldo Rossi) works in some movies. Always with France and Pierre Batchef interprets "L'île d'amour", a work that achieved some success, so that the protagonist is invited to Berlin for a series of film. Aldo is also required, but a tragedy, however, dissolve the contracts and career of Grace. On the eve of leaving for Germany, France Claude shuts himself up in his apartment and opens the gas valve, the causes that drove the suicide remain unknown. The dead movie star is suspended and Aldo is in Paris, again in search of work.
(continued. ..)
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