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Beaumarchais (film)
''Beaumarchais'' (french: Beaumarchais l'insolent) is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. It is based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry. Cast * Fabrice Luchini – Pierre Beaumarchais, clockmaker, adventurer, arms dealer, libertine, playwright * Sandrine Kiberlain – Marie-Thérèse Willermaulaz, Beaumarchais' partner and muse * Manuel Blanc – Paul-Philippe Gudin de La Brenellerie, Beaumarchais' admirer, colleague and biographer * Michel Aumont – Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil * Jean-François Balmer – Antoine de Sartine, lieutenant general of the police then Navy minister, friend of Beaumarchais * Jean-Claude Brialy – Abbot * Patrick Bouchitey – Monsieur Lejay, a publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar'', '' Hibernatus''), '' My Uncle Benjamin'' (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), '' Dracula and Son'' (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated '' La Cage aux Folles'' (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television. In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work. Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013. He was 85. Filmography (as director) *''Les Alchimistes'' (1957, short) *' (''Back to the Wall'', ''Evidence in Concrete'', 1958) — based on a novel by Frédéric Dard *' (''The Road to Shame'', 1959) — based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Beaumarchais
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier and revolutionary (both French and American). Born a Parisian watchmaker's son, Beaumarchais rose in French society and became influential in the court of Louis XV as an inventor and music teacher. He made a number of important business and social contacts, played various roles as a diplomat and spy, and had earned a considerable fortune before a series of costly court battles jeopardized his reputation. An early French supporter of American independence, Beaumarchais lobbied the French government on behalf of the American rebels during the American War of Independence. Beaumarchais oversaw covert aid from the French and Spanish governments to supply arms and financial assistance to the rebels in the years before France's formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Godrèche
Judith Godrèche (born 23 March 1972) is a French actress and author. She has appeared in more than 30 films. Early life Godrèche was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Her father is a psychoanalyst, and her mother a child therapist. Her parents separated when she was eight years old. Her father is Jewish; his parents were Holocaust survivors from Poland and Russia who changed their surname from Goldreich. After being discovered for her first role at the age of 14, Godrèche left school and moved away from her parents to begin her acting career. In 1990, at the age of 17, she was in a relationship with director Benoît Jacquot, 25 years her senior, who was directing her in ''The Disenchanted''. Career Her early work included commercial modeling for a Japanese chocolate maker, as well as a teen magazine. Her first film appearance was as Claudia Cardinale's daughter in ''L'été prochain''. At 14, she obtained her first major role, in Jacquot's ''Les mendiants,'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XVIII Of France
Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (), was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. He spent twenty-three years in exile: during the French Revolution and the First French Empire (1804–1814), and during the Hundred Days. Until his accession to the throne of France, he held the title of Count of Provence as brother of King Louis XVI. On 21 September 1792, the National Convention abolished the monarchy and deposed Louis XVI, who was later executed by guillotine. When his young nephew Louis XVII died in prison in June 1795, the Count of Provence proclaimed himself (titular) king under the name Louis XVIII. Following the French Revolution and during the Napoleonic era, Louis XVIII lived in exile in Prussia, England, and Russia. When the Sixth Coalition finally defeated Napoleon in 1814, Louis XVIII was placed in what he, and the French royalists, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Chabat
Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. He was originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of ''La Cité de la peur'' (1994). He has since then become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'', ''RRRrrrr!!!'', ''Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami'' and ''Santa & Cie''. He also appeared in '' French Twist'', ''The Taste of Others'', ''The Science of Sleep'', '' Happily Ever After'' and the television series ''Kaamelott''. Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the ''Shrek'' franchise. Life and career Chabat was born in Oran, French Algeria. He is Jewish. His media career began in 1987 when he founded the comedy group "Les Nuls" (The Lame-os) with Bruno Carette, Chant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Garcia (actor)
José Doval Garcia (; born 17 March 1966), sometimes credited as José Luis Garcia, is a Spanish-French film and television actor. Early life and education He was born as José Doval in Paris, France. At age 20, he received two years of training in the ''Classe libre'' ("Free Class") for actors at the Cours Florent in Paris, with Francis Huster as a teacher. He completed his training through the Annie Fratellini Circus School (where he met his future wife Isabelle Doval) and taught in France following an Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founde ... course. He also holds a degree in accounting. Career Since 1989, Garcia has made acting appearances in over forty-five films. Additionally, he has made appearances, some in acting roles but mostly as himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Carré
Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six times for ''Beau fixe'' (1992), '' Le Hussard sur le toit'' (1995), ''La Femme défendue'' (1997), '' Les Sentiments'' (2003), ''Entre ses mains'' (2005) and ''Anna M.'' (2007). Since 26 August 2006, she has been married to film producer Bruno Pésery, with whom she has a son, Antoine, born on 11 October 2008. Her brother, Benoît Carré, is a member of the band Lilicub. Selected filmography Theatre * 1990: ''Une nuit de Casanova'' * 1990: ''The Cherry Orchard'' * 1992: ''L'École des Femmes'' * 1993: '' On ne badine pas avec l'amour'' * 1993: '' Il ne faut jurer de rien'' * 1993: ''Le Mal court'' * 1995: ''Dostoïevsky va à la plage'' * 1995: ''Le Père humilié'' * 1995: ''Arloc'' * 1996: ''Slaves'' * 1999: ''Mademoiselle Else'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (; 16 April 1755 – 30 March 1842), also known as Madame Le Brun, was a French portrait painter, especially of women, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Her artistic style is generally considered part of the aftermath of Rococo with elements of an adopted Neoclassical style. Her subject matter and color palette can be classified as Rococo, but her style is aligned with the emergence of Neoclassicism. Vigée Le Brun created a name for herself in Ancien Régime society by serving as the portrait painter to Marie Antoinette. She enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities. Vigée Le Brun created 660 portraits and 200 landscapes. In addition to many works in private collections, her paintings are owned by major museums, such as the Louvre Paris, Uffizi Florence, Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg, National Gallery in London, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bouchitey
Patrick Bouchitey (born 11 August 1946) is a French actor and film director. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1972. His film '' Cold Moon'' was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''La Meilleure façon de marcher'' (1976) * '' Cold Moon'' (1991 - directed) * '' 1, 2, 3, Sun'' (1993) * ''Neuf mois'' (1994) * ''Beaumarchais'' (1996) * ''Que la lumière soit'' (1998) * ''Les Naufragés de la D17'' (2002) - Paul Braud, le pilote * ''Corto Maltese, la cour secrète des arcanes'' (2002) - Raspoutine (voice) * ''Imposture'' (2005) - Serge Pommier * ''Les Rois maudits'' (2005, TV Mini-Series) - Maître Evrard * ''Les Aiguilles rouges'' (2006) - Le père d'Eric * '' Max & Co'' (2007) - Rodolfo (voice) * ''Tricheuse'' (2009) - Lavoisier * ''My Afternoons with Margueritte'' (2010) - Landremont * ''Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du monde'' (2011) - Charles Prévost * ''Sea, No Sex and Sun'' (2012) - Serge * ''Edmond Was a Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. Career In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film ''Le coup du berger'' ('' Fool's Mate'') by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French '' nouvelle vague'' and a star. He appeared in films of ''nouvelle vague'' directors such as Claude Chabrol ('' Le Beau Serge'', 1958; '' Les Cousins'', 1959), Louis Malle ('' Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'', 1958; '' Les Amants'', 1958), François Truffaut (''Les 400 Coups'', 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (''Une femme est une femme'', 1961), Éric Rohmer ('' Claire's Knee'', 1970), as well as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine De Sartine
Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, comte d'Alby (12 July 1729 – 7 September 1801) was a French statesman who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris (1759–1774) during the reign of Louis XV and as Secretary of State for the Navy (1774–1780) under King Louis XVI. Origins Antoine de Sartine was born in Barcelona in 1729, the son of Antoine Sartine, a French-born financier who arrived in Spain with the troops of King Philip V of Spain and served as ''intendente'' (i.e. governor) of Catalonia from 1726 to 1744. His mother was Catherine White, Countess of Alby (the daughter of Ignatius White, Marquess of Albeville, who served as Secretary of State to James II of England). The title Count of Alby was apparently inherited from his mother, a secondary title to that of Marquis of Albeville, granted to Ignatius White, his father Dominick White, and their descendants, by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1679. First years in France After the death of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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