Alexis Manenti
Alexis Manenti (born 12 February 1982) is a French actor and screenwriter, most noted for the 2019 film '' Les Misérables''. He was the winner of the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the 45th César Awards,Melanie Goodfellow"César awards: ‘Les Miserables’ wins best film, Polanski takes best director" ''Screen Daily'', 28 February 2020. and the Lumières Award for Best Male Revelation at the 25th Lumières Awards,Scott Roxborough"France’s Lumiere Awards: ‘Les Misérables’ Wins Best Film, Roman Polanski Tapped as Best Director" '' The Hollywood Reporter'', 27 January 2020. for his performance. With co-writers Ladj Ly and Giordano Gederlini, he won the Lumières Award for Best Screenplay, and was nominated for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay and the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. He is slated to appear in ''Les Indésirables'', Ly's forthcoming second feature film.Michael Rosser"Ladj Ly’s ‘Les Indésirables’ to world premiere at ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Les Misérables (2019 Film)
''Les Misérables'' is a 2019 French crime thriller film directed by Ladj Ly in his full-length feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti, based on Ly's 2017 short film of the same name. Manenti stars alongside Damien Bonnard, Djebril Zonga, Issa Percia, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientcheu, Almany Kanoute and Nizar Ben Fatma. The film, set in the commune of Montfermeil in the aftermath of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is based on a real-life occurrence of police violence which took place in the city on 14 October 2008, and was observed and filmed by Ly. The story follows several characters within the commune, as a theft from a teenager spirals into the threat of a large crisis. The film's title is a reference to the Victor Hugo 1862 novel of the same name, written in Montfermeil and partially set in it; in the novel, Montfermeil is also the setting of the meeting of Jean Valjean and Cosette, a girl abused by her adoptive parents. The film de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Just A Breath Away
''Just a Breath Away'' (french: Dans la brume) is a Canadian-French co-produced thriller film, directed by Daniel Roby and released in 2018. The film stars Romain Duris and Olga Kurylenko as Mathieu and Anna, parents trying to protect their daughter (Fantine Harduin) from a toxic gas cloud that is enveloping Paris. The film was released in France on 4 April 2018. It screened on opening night at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Plot Parisian girl Sarah is one of a group of children who has a mysterious 'total allergy' Autoimmune disease, auto-immune syndrome that forces them to live in hermetically-sealed capsules, while her parents, scientists Mathieu and Anna, desperately search for a cure. Soon after Mathieu returns from Canada with news of a possible breakthrough. A while later, there is an apparent earthquake, followed by the release of a deadly gas which emerges from the ground and begins to spread through the streets, killing everyone who is caught in it and inhaling ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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21st-century French Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Eddy
''The Eddy'' is a French–American musical drama streaming television miniseries, set in Paris. The first two episodes are directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Jack Thorne. Its music was scored by Glen Ballard and Randy Kerber. The series is unusual in that its dialogue is mainly in French and English and partly in Arabic and Polish. It was released on Netflix on May 8, 2020. The show stars André Holland as Elliot Udo, an American former jazz musician who moved to Paris to run a club, The Eddy, after the death of his son, Fred. Each episode focuses on Elliot and a different member of the band as they struggle to stay afloat following the murder of Farid, Elliot's best friend and business partner. Cast Main * André Holland as Elliot Udo, the owner of the club, a former pianist and Julie's father. * Joanna Kulig as Maja, the lead singer of the club's band. * Leïla Bekhti as Amira, Farid's wife. * Adil Dehbi as Sim, the bartender of the club. * Tahar Rahim as Farid, El ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clash Of Futures
''Clash of Futures'' is a documentary drama series by Jan Peter and Gunnar Dedio. The series is the continuation of ''14 - Diaries of the Great War'' (2014) and tells the personal stories of thirteen people from all over Europe during the interwar period. The series was part of the eponymous project Clash of Futures. In addition to the series, the project included a theatrical and a radio piece, a book, various Europe-wide special exhibitions and a social media campaign. In the anniversary year of the end of the First World War, the eight-part series first aired September 11, 2018 on Arte. Plot ''Clash of Futures'' depicts the history of Europe between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. The multilingual, documentary drama series condenses history into the subjective experience of individuals. It focuses on the fate of thirteen people from nine nations. The protagonists include the Communist Hans Beimler, the silent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Les Petits Meurtres D'Agatha Christie
is a French (comedic Police procedural, police crime drama) television program consisting of two series based loosely on Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie's works of detective fiction, first broadcast on France 2 on 9 January 2009 in television, 2009. In English-speaking countries, Series One is titled “The Little Murders of Agatha Christie” and Series Two is titled “Agatha Christie's Criminal Games.” Series One takes place in the 1930s with (approximately Chief inspector#United Kingdom, DCI) Larosière (Antoine Duléry) and Lampion (Marius Colucci). Series Two is set in the mid-1950s through early 1960s with Commissaire Swan Laurence (Samuel Labarthe), journalist Alice Avril (Blandine Bellavoir), and Laurence's secretary, Marlène Leroy (Élodie Frenck). Series One streams with English subtitles in the United States on Acorn TV and MHz Choice, Series Two streams with English subtitles in the United States on MHz Choice and in Australia on Special Broadcasting Service, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Last Panthers
''The Last Panthers'' is a Franco-British crime drama television series created by Jack Thorne and directed by Johan Renck. It is a fictional story inspired by the notorious Balkan jewel thieves the Pink Panthers. The six-part series premiered on Canal+ on 26 October 2015 in France and on Sky Atlantic on 12 November 2015 in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria. It first aired in the US on SundanceTV in April 2016. Premise The show opens with a diamond heist bearing a resemblance to those of a gang of thieves known as the Pink Panthers, before quickly delving into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and 'banksters' now rule. Cast *Samantha Morton as Naomi Franckom *John Hurt as Tom Kendle *Tahar Rahim as Khalil Rachedi *Goran Bogdan as Milan Celik *Camélia Jordana as Samira *Corinne Masiero as The Judge *Igor Benčina as Zlatko Mladić Music On 6 October 2015, international news media announced that David Bowie had arranged his new track " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
''The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent'' ( hr, Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti) is a Croatian short drama film, directed by Nebojša Slijepčević and released in 2024.Borislav Visnjic"Bosnia Train Massacre: Cannes Film Hails ‘Forgotten Hero’ Who Confronted Killers" ''Balkan Insight'', 24 May 2024. The film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 24 Bosniak Muslims were pulled off a train by the Serbian White Eagles paramilitary group and massacred; it centres on Tomo Buzov ( Dragan Mićanović), the sole non-Bosniak passenger on the train who tried to stand up against the attackers. The cast also includes Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Martin Kuhar, Robert Ugrina, Jakov Zovko, Lara Nekic, Dusan Gojic, Priska Ugrina, Silvio Mumelas, Mijo Pavelko and Nebojsa Pop Tasic. The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or.Rebecca Leffler"Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or at 2024 Cannes Film Festival" ''Scr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georges Mathé
Georges Mathé (9 July 1922 – 15 October 2010) was a French oncologist and immunologist. In November 1958, he performed the first successful allogeneic bone marrow transplant ever performed on unrelated human beings. In 1963, he applied the bone marrow graft technique to cure a leukemic patient. Biography Georges Mathé was born in 1922 in the village of Sermages, France, from a rural family. Selected by his village school master, he was sent to study in a boarding school in Moulins, Allier. Education and early career During World War II, he participated in the French Resistance, and studied to become a medical doctor in Paris. He graduated in 1950–51 with honors. Oncology and bone marrow transplants He engaged in medical research in the early fifties, and took an internship in immunology and oncology in the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York. He specialised in hematology when working with Pr. Paul Chevallier and Pr. Jean Bernard, and devoting himself t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guardians Of The Formula
''Guardians of the Formula'' (Serbian language, Serbian: ''Čuvari formule,'' Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ''Чувари формуле'') is a 2023 Serbia, Serbian drama film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić and written by Vuk Ršumović. It is based on the novel ''The Case of Vinča'' by Goran Milašinović, who was also a collaborator on the screenplay. The film follows the aftermath of the Vinča Nuclear Institute#1958 reactor incident, 1958 reactor incident at Vinča Nuclear Institute and the subsequent treatment of irradiated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav physicists at the Curie Institute (Paris), Curie Institute in Paris, which involved the first Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, bone marrow grafts between unrelated donors and hosts ever made in the world. Plot In the midst of the Cold War crisis in October 1958, a group of scientists at the Vinča Nuclear Institute implemented a secret project led by professor Dragoslav Popović. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |