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Andréa Ferréol
Andréa Ferréol (born Andrée Louise Ferréol; January 6, 1947) is a French actress and officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2009). Her debut was in the 1973 film ''La Grande bouffe'', which made a big scandal at the Cannes Film Festival. She was the last partner of Egyptian actor Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreol, Andrea 1947 births French film actresses Living people People from Aix-en-Provence Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aix-en-Provence, France
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix (Old Occitan, medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called ''Aixois'' or, less commonly, ''Aquisextains''. History Aix (''Aquae Sextiae'') was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Sextius Calvinus, who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gauls, Gallic oppidum at Entremont (oppidum), Entremont. In 102 BC its vicinity was the scene of the Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Girod
Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film '' L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Slogan'', directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and Melvin Van Peebles * ' (1974) * ''Rene the Cane'' (1977) * ''The Savage State'' (1978) * '' The Lady Banker'' (1980) * ' (1982) * ''Le Bon Plaisir'' (1984) * '' Descente Aux Enfers'' (1986) * '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'', directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor * '' L'enfance de l'art'' (1988) * ''Lumière and Company ''Lumière and Company'' (original title: ) is a 1995 anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors. The project consists of short films made by each of the filmmakers using the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Of Fortune (1976 Film)
''Soldier of Fortune'' ( it, Il soldato di ventura) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film tells of the challenge of Barletta in a comic and grotesque style. Plot summary In 1503, while wandering southern Italy in search for employment, soldier of fortune Ettore Fieramosca and his troupe - Bracalone (the group's chronicler), Graiano, Romanello und Fanfulla - run into a siege of the city of Barletta and its Spanish garrison by the French army. Despite his moral code of aiding the underdog, his starving men persuade him to seek their fortune with the French; but when the French commanders, Charles La Motte and the Duke of Namur, contemptuously dismiss them, Ettore sides with the beleaguered Spanish. By single-handedly routing a French assault on the city walls, they win the trust of the city's administrator, Gonzalo Pedro di Guadarrama. However, with Barletta's provisions nearly depleted and Spanish reinforcements still underway, the situati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Drach
Michel Drach (18 October 1930 in Paris – 14 February 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. Life and career Drach was born in Paris, France, the son of Yvonne (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewish. After studying painting at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, he became involved in cinema as an assistant to his cousin Jean-Pierre Melville. He directed three short films under his production company Port Royal Films, including the ''Poor Man's Soliloquies'' (1951) and ''Auditorium'' (1957), then made his feature film debut with ''On n'enterre pas le dimanche'' (1959), a study on the existential solitude of a black person in Paris, which coincided with the French New Wave and earned him the Louis Delluc Prize. He married Marie-José Nat who starred in his 1961 film ''Amelie or The Time to Love'', a film which further displayed his humanism. He returned to auteur cinema with ''Elise, or Real Life'' in 1970, which tells the story of a Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speak To Me Of Love (1975 Film)
''Speak to Me of Love'' (French: ''Parlez-moi d'amour'') is a 1975 French drama film directed by Michel Drach and starring Louis Julien, Nathalie Roussel and Andréa Ferréol.Rège p.388 Cast * Louis Julien as Daniel * Nathalie Roussel as Anne * Andréa Ferréol as La voisine * Michel Aumont as Le père de Daniel * Joëlle Bernard as La mère de Daniel * Nelly Borgeaud as La belle mère * Zouc as La soeur d'Anne * Jean Topart as Le quinquagénaire * Jacques Canselier as Le jockey * Pierre Destailles as M. Osaye * Monique Lejeune as Mme Bourget * Gérard Hérold as M. Bourget * Philippe Clévenot as Le psychologue * Patrick Le Mauff as Le 'Prince charmant' * André Valardy André Valardy (born André Knoblauch, '17 May 1938 – 30 April 2007) was a Belgian actor, director and humorist A humorist (American) or humourist (British spelling) is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking ... as Le directeur du théâtre 'Chocolat' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Broca
Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio, That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique)'' and ''On Guard (1997 film), On Guard (Le Bossu)''. His works include historical, romantic epics such as ''Chouans!'' and ''King of Hearts (1966 film), King of Hearts (Le Roi de cœur)'', as well as comedies with a charismatic, breezy hero ready to embark upon any adventure which comes his way, so long as it means escaping everyday modern life: ''Practice Makes Perfect (Le Cavaleur)'', ''The Devil by the Tail (Le Diable par la queue)'', ''The African (L'Africain)''. He had links with the actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, with whom he made six films, as well as with Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret and Jean Rochefort. Biography Philippe de Broca was born on 15 March 1933 in Paris, France. He was the son of a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incorrigible (1975 Film)
''Incorrigible'' ( French: ''L'Incorrigible'') is a 1975 French comedy film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold and Capucine. Plot Victor Vauthier, a lovable rogue and mythomaniac who does not want to give up his ways, leaves prison, causing great sadness to his guards, who had come to like him during his three-month imprisonment. He immediately pulls off a series of thefts and frauds. Meanwhile, he has to report to his parole officer, Marie-Charlotte Pontalec. Victor and Marie-Charlotte immediately hit it off. This does not prevent Victor, encouraged by his father figure, uncle Camille, from trying to profit from his proximity to Marie-Charlotte in order to steal a triptych by El Greco. The picture is located in the Senlis Museum, where Marie-Charlotte's father works as a custodian. However, she ends up figuring out Victor's plan. Main cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo as Victor Vauthier * Geneviève Bujold as Marie-Charlotte Pontalec * Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Nasca
Sergio Nasca (1 August 1937 – 14 August 1989) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Nasca started his career in 1965 as assistant director of Enzo Battaglia in ''Idoli controluce'', then he worked as a production manager. He made his film debut in 1974 with '' Il saprofita'', a film which raised several controversities for its violence. His cinema was initially characterized by violent provocations gradually tempered by bittersweet tones. He died at the age of 52 of an incurable disease. Filmography * 1974: '' Il saprofita'' * 1975: '' Malía (vergine e di nome Maria)'' * 1977: ''Stato interessante'' * 1982: ''Il paramedico ''Il paramedico'' (''The Paramedic'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Nasca. Plot Mario Miglio, a penniless nurse, accidentally wins a Fiat Argenta. The new machine helps him to conquer Vittoria, the beautiful wife of the banke ...'' * 1985: '' D'Annunzio '' * 1987: '' La posta in gioco'' Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vergine E Di Nome Maria
''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed under the title ''Malía''. Cast * Turi Ferro: Don Vito * Andréa Ferréol: Maddalena * Cinzia De Carolis: Maria * Alvaro Vitali: Rocco * Clelia Matania: Anna * Renato Pinciroli: Giuseppe * Leopoldo Trieste: Nicola * Enzo Cannavale: Simone * Jean Louis: Luca * Sandro Dori: Matteo * Marino Masè: Gabriele * Tino Carraro: the Bishop * Giancarlo Badessi Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cob ... References External links * 1975 films Italian comedy-drama films 1975 comedy-drama films 1975 comedy films 1975 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Supporting Actress
The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie. History Superlatives As of 2019, 137 actresses have been nominated in the category, with a total of 34 different winners. The average age at first nomination is 41 and the average age of winners at first win is 38. With three wins (1991, 1993, 1999), Dominique Blanc holds the record of most César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Eight actresses have won the César twice: Marie-France Pisier (1976, 1977), Nathalie Baye (1981, 1982), Suzanne Flon (1984, 1990), Annie Girardot (1996, 2002), Valérie Lemercier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Galettes De Pont-Aven
''Cookies'' (french: Les Galettes de Pont-Aven, "The Galettes of Pont-Aven") is a French drama film directed by Joël Séria. Plot Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle) is a middle-aged travelling umbrella salesman from Saumur who lives a sexless and unhappy married life with his puritan wife (Gisèle Grimm) and two children. Painting is the only true passion of Henri but he also has an affection for female buttocks. One night, on the roads of Brittany he hits a boar with his car. Émile (Bernard Fresson), a rude and carefree painter who lives in a cottage near Riec-sur-Belon meets Henri and invites him to stay at his house while the car is being fixed. Henri falls in love with Émile's Canadian live-in girlfriend Angela (Dolores McDonough) who draws Henri's attention with her beautiful buttocks. Henri and Angela leave Émile after a violent confrontation and move to Pont-Aven, 'the city of painters'. Angela encourages Henri to continue his life as a painter and he sees this as an o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Benayoun
Robert Benayoun (12 December 1926 in Kenitra, Morocco – 20 October 1996, Paris) was a French film critic and author, and one-time member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival of 1980. He wrote books on Tex Avery, Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, and Alain Resnais. He wrote screenplays for and directed three films. Benayoun was one of comedian Jerry Lewis's greatest supporters and directed a film about him called ''Bonjour Mr. Lewis''. He also directed the 1975 film ''Serious as Pleasure ''Serious as Pleasure'' (french: Sérieux comme le plaisir) is a 1975 French drama film directed by Robert Benayoun. Cast * Jane Birkin - Ariane Berg * Richard Leduc - Bruno * Raymond Bussières - The fisherman * Georges Mansart - Patrice * ...''. References External links * 1926 births 1996 deaths 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers French film directors People from Kenitra Moroccan emigrants to France {{France-non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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