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Alain Levent
Alain Levent (15 September 1934 – 28 August 2008) was a French cinematographer and film director. He worked on 80 films between 1960 and 2007. His 1972 film ''The Bar at the Crossing'' was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (1962) * '' The Thief of Tibidabo'' (1964) * '' The Nun'' (1966) * ''It Rains in My Village'' (1968) * ''Les Gauloises bleues'' (1968) * ''L'amour fou'' (1969) * '' Atlantic Wall'' (1970) * ''The Bar at the Crossing'' (1972 - directed) * '' Far West'' (1973) * ''Dracula and Son ''Dracula and Son'' (french: Dracula père et fils) is a 1976 French comedy horror film directed and written by Édouard Molinaro. The film is about a vampire father and son. Christopher Lee reprises his role as Count Dracula from the Hammer Fi ...'' (1976) References External links * 1934 births 2008 deaths French cinematographers Film directors from Paris {{Cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bar At The Crossing
''The Bar at the Crossing'' (french: Le bar de la fourche) is a 1972 French adventure film directed by Alain Levent. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. It stars Belgian singer Jacques Brel. Plot Vincent Van Horst (Jacques Brel) is a hard-drinking bon viveur who loves his freedom and his women. In 1916, he leaves Europe, which is torn apart by the war, and moves to Canada, intending to meet up with Maria, the only woman he ever loved. On the way to Canada, he meets a young boy who dreams about fighting in the European war. When Vincent arrives at the Bar de la fourche, managed by Maria, he finds her looking older. He finds consolation in another woman, Annie, who looks down on him and drives Vincent and Olivier to fight a duel against each other. Cast * Jacques Brel as Vincent van Horst * Rosy Varte as Maria * Pierre-François Pistorio as Olivier * Isabelle Huppert as Annie * Malka Ribowska as Jane Holly * Bernard La Jarrige as Nicky Holly * Gabriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film '' I racconti di Canterbury'' directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Eleanor Perry, writer and screenwriter (United States) - Jury President * Fritz Drobilitsch-Walden, writer, journalist and critic (Austria) * Francis Cosne, writer and producer (France) * Rita Tushingham, actress (United Kingdom) * Tinto Brass, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Yukichi Shinada, film critic (Japan) * Julio Coll, director and screenwriter (Spain) * Hans Hellmut Kirst, writer (West Germany) * Herbert Oberscherningkat, journalist and producer (West Germany) Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Key : Awards The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' I racconti di Canterbury'' by Pier Paolo Pasolini * Silver Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cléo From 5 To 7
''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (french: Cléo de 5 à 7 ) is a 1962 French New Wave film written and directed by Agnès Varda. The film follows a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, from 5 p.m. on June 21, until 6:30 p.m. as she waits to hear the results of a medical test that will possibly confirm a diagnosis of cancer. The film handles several themes such as existentialism, including discussions of mortality and despair. The film has a feminine viewpoint and raises questions about how women are perceived, especially in French society. The film includes cameos by Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine and Jean-Claude Brialy as characters in the silent film Raoul shows Cléo and Dorothée, while composer Michel Legrand, who wrote the film's score, plays "Bob the pianist". It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Singer Cléo Victoire is having a tarot card reading with a fortune teller, who tells her there is an evil force in Cléo's life, and that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thief Of Tibidabo
''The Thief of Tibidabo'' ( es, La vida es magnífica, french: Le voleur de Tibidabo) is a 1964 Spanish-French crime-comedy film directed by Maurice Ronet and starring Anna Karina. Cast * Luis Ciges * Enrique Herreros * Anna Karina * José Nieto * Jesús Puche * Maurice Ronet * Amparo Soler Leal * Salvador Soler Marí Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ... References External links * 1964 films Spanish crime comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films French crime comedy films French black-and-white films Films directed by Maurice Ronet 1960s French films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nun (1966 Film)
''The Nun'' (french: La Religieuse; also known as french: Suzanne Simonin, la Religieuse de Denis Diderot) is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean Gruault, based on the novel of the same title by Denis Diderot. Plot Suzanne, a young woman in a wedding gown, prepares to take her vows of chastity, obedience, and poverty and make herself a nun. However, she refuses at the last moment and instead begs her parents not to force her to take them. This does not work, and later Suzanne learns much about her family and her heritage – or her lack thereof. She discovers that her mother's husband is not her father, and that her mother is shutting her up in the convent because she does not want her husband to know that the girl was not his daughter. She also does not want to see her sin in the flesh, for she says bearing the girl was her only sin. The father sends the priest to convince her, who reveals her heritage, but it fell on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Rains In My Village
''It Rains in My Village'' ( sh, Biće skoro propast sveta, ) is a 1968 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović, partly inspired by the novel Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot A mentally challenged girl is defended by a young man who takes care of pigs. He gets into a fight with the local saloon keeper, prompting the man to get the boy drunk and bribe a priest into marrying the boy to the unfortunate girl. A female teacher arrives in town to teach women how to paint. She uses the young boy as a model and then as a toy for her pleasure. The teacher subsequently takes another lover and abandons the young man, claiming that she was unaware of his marriage. The young boy eventually kills his wife, but his father takes the blame for the crime and confesses his sins before he dies in prison. As a conclusion to this sad movie, the townspeople punish the young boy for what he has done. Themes Typical "film noire" plot of the film is not the main message of the film. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Gauloises Bleues
''Les Gauloises bleues'' is a 1968 French drama film directed by Michel Cournot. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. Cast * Annie Girardot – La mère * Jean-Pierre Kalfon – Ivan à 30 ans * Nella Bielski – Jeanne * Bruno Cremer – Le père * Georges Demestre – Ivan à 6 ans * Anne Wiazemsky – L'infirmière * Tanya Lopert – La Mort * Karina Gondy – L'assistante sociale * Henri Garcin – L'ambulancier rabatteur * Tsilla Chelton – La directrice * Liza Braconnier – Infirmière * Jean Lescot – Un chasseur * Marcello Pagliero – Le marchand bohémien * François Périer François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'amour Fou (1969 Film)
''L'Amour fou'' is a 1969 French film directed by Jacques Rivette, who also co-wrote the script with Marilù Parolini. Plot ''L'Amour fou'' follows the dissolution of the marriage between Claire, an actress (played by Bulle Ogier), and Sebastien, her director (Jean-Pierre Kalfon). It is black and white with two different film gauges ( 35 mm and 16 mm) employed at different times throughout the film. The film focuses on a long cycle of self-destruction in Claire and Sebastien's relationship. The central event in the film's narrative is a three-week period of preparation by a theater group for a production of Racine's version of ''Andromaque''. A crew films the preparations of the theater company in handheld 16 mm, while the rest of the film is shot in 35 mm. This framework allows Rivette to focus on the act of direction, in the formation of an artwork and the dissolution of a relationship. Significance The film is pivotal in Rivette's career as a precursor to his va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Wall (film)
''Atlantic Wall'' (french: Le Mur de l'Atlantique, it, Un elmetto pieno di... fifa) is a 1970 French-Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Marcel Camus and starring Bourvil and Peter McEnery. It was Bourvil's last film. Plot The story is set during the Second World War, under the occupation of France, and shortly before the Battle of Normandy. Léon Duchemin is a peaceful restaurateur whose wife left him twenty years earlier. He lived in the company of his eccentric sister Maria, and his young adult daughter Juliette. His clients represent the whole of society in the village, ranging from Rommel's driver, to resistance fighters and black market traffickers. One evening, during an air raid, Jeff, a British aviator whose plane was shot down, almost falls into Juliette's room. The next day, Leon hangs out with Charlus, the craftsman responsible for repainting his storefront. Leon is misidentified as the painter in question and is taken to the Kommandantur, where they hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far West (film)
''Le Far West'' ( The Wild West) is a 1973 Belgian-French comedy film directed by Jacques Brel. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. This was Brel's ninth feature film, and his second directorial effort. Brel was obsessed with "le Far West" (the Wild West). The film was released 15 May 1973. Plot Jacques, a 40-year-old citizen of Brussels, meets the fakir, Abracadabra who, before dying, gives him a special power. Jacques then meets Gabriel, a generous man, who dresses up as Davy Crockett, and who follows Jacques without asking questions. The two companions and other new friends set out to conquer the wild west, their childhood - just as Voltaire sought Eldorado, and Saint-Exupéry the unknown planet. The wild west they seek cannot be found, because it is an imaginary place, a piece of happiness buried in our hearts. Cast * Jacques Brel as Jacques * Danièle Évenou as Danièle * Gabriel Jabbour Gabriel Jabbour (Arabic: غبريال جبّور) (7 November 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
