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Haroun Tazieff (11 May 1914 – 2 February 1998) was a Franco-Belgian volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books on volcanoes. [1] He was also a government adviser and French cabinet minister. He also served in the Belgian resistance during World War II .
Comedy. Swiss-Austrian co-production. The Postman from Longjumeau. Carl Lamac. Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner. Musical comedy. Swiss-Austrian co-production. Die Schmierkobolde. Julius Pinschewer.
3 Suisses. 3 Suisses is a French mail order and e-commerce company, with headquarters in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. It is the biggest of the 16 e-commerce brands of Groupe 3SI [ fr; de]. Everett Hutt is the current CEO as of 2022. Since 1981, Otto GmbH owned a 51% share in the company and has been its only shareholder since January 2014.
The Cinémathèque suisse (Swiss Cinematheque), formerly the Archives cinématographiques suisses (Swiss Film Archive), is a Swiss state-approved non-profit foundation headquartered in Lausanne. It aims to collect, protect, study and present film archives. [1] [3] The Swiss Cinematheque has its archives in Penthaz and a branch office in Zürich .
Simone Chapuis-Bischof (born 16 March 1931) – head of the Association Suisse Pour les Droits de la Femme (ADF) and the president of the journal Femmes Suisses; Caroline Farner (1842–1913) – the second female Swiss doctor; Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin (1826–1899) – Swiss doctor and campaigner for the Swiss women's movement
Père Fouettard ( French for 'Father Whipper' / 'Old Man Whipper'; pronounced [pɛʁ fwɛtaʁ]) is a character who accompanies Saint Nicholas on his rounds during Saint Nicholas Day (6 December) dispensing lumps of coal and/or beatings to naughty children while St. Nicholas gives gifts to the well behaved. [1] He is known mainly in the far ...
Culture of Switzerland. The film industry based in Switzerland dates to the 1930s. It is influenced by the neighboring countries of France, Germany and Italy, with which it shares languages. Before the mid-1960s Swiss films were often sentimental, but the French New Wave led to more experimental cinema. [6]
The Cassandra Crossing. The Challenge (1938 film) The Champion of Pontresina. Chaplin (film) The Cheese Factory in the Hamlet. Chi lavora è perduto. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. Cinerama Holiday. Cloak and Dagger (1946 film)