• Source: Villerville

Villerville (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁvil] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The commune is located towards the eastern end of the 40 km (25 mi) coastline called the Côte Fleurie (Flowery Coast).




In entertainment


In the summer of 1923 the American art collector and patron Peggy Guggenheim rented a villa in the village and entertained, amongst others, the American photographer Man Ray and his partner, the French model, singer, artist and 'Queen of Montparnasse' Alice Prin, also known as 'Kiki'. According the recently published biography of Kiki, Peggy would encourage her guests to paint in the villa's garden, and Peggy "picked up a brush for the first and last time of her life."
Composer Francis Bayer (1938–2004) was born in Villerville.
The film A Monkey in Winter Un singe en hiver, starring Jean Gabin and Jean-Paul Belmondo, was shot there in 1962. Villerville celebrated the film's 50th anniversary with special events from 30 June to 20 October 2012.
La Baleine Theatre (The Whale Theater) operated between July and November 1894. The brainchild of Simon-Max, who managed Villerville's Casino for a time, he purchased the remains of a beached whale at auction and had it converted into a theater seating 80–100, where he himself performed in various revues.
The attraction was so successful it was moved first to Trouville, then to the Casino de Paris, where it served the dual function of a museum and theater. It was destroyed by fire on the night of February 25–26, 1895, causing the Casino substantial damage.
The "Friends of the Villerville Whale" was founded in 2013 with the aim of reviving the town's casino. In July 2014 they commemorated the 120th anniversary of The Whale Theater.




Population






International relations


Villerville is twinned with:

Hausen bei Würzburg (in Bavaria, Germany)




See also


Communes of the Calvados department




References






External links



Official site Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Extraordinary history of the theatre inside a whale, at Villerville

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Calvados (M-Z)
• Patrick Grainville
• Komune di departemen Calvados (A-L)
• Eugène Boudin
• Édouard Joseph Dantan
• Daftar komune di Calvados
• Barbeville
• Cuverville, Calvados
• Asnières-en-Bessin
• Arondisemen Vire
• Villerville
• Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville
• Argile de Villerville
• A Monkey in Winter (film)
• Édouard Joseph Dantan
• Charles-François Daubigny
• Cantique de Jean Racine
• Eugène Boudin
• Clair de lune (Fauré)
• Culey-le-Patry