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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. Biography Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu studied theater and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making appearances with acclaimed directors. He notably appeared in ''The Tenant'' by Roman Polanski, '' The Professional'' by Georges Lautner, ''The Return of Martin Guerre'' by Daniel Vigne and '' The Vanishing'' by George Sluizer. He had appeared in more than 100 movies for the big screen and television. Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu grew up with his sister, Agnes Donnadieu, a Chicago photographer, in Canada after their parents divorced while living in France. After the separation, the youngest brother, Philippe, moved with his mother to Australia where she remarried. Pierre Donnadieu their father was also a great painter and sculptor unknown to the world. Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61. He left behind his daughter Ingrid Donnadieu, also a ... [...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] |
Un Si Joli Village
''Un si joli village'' (''Such a Lovely Town...'') is a 1979 French film directed by Étienne Périer. Cast and roles *Jean Carmet as Judge Fernand Noblet *Victor Lanoux as Stéphane Bertin *Valérie Mairesse as Muriel Olivier *Michel Robin as Gaspard *Gérard Jugnot as Fréval, the hotel manager *Francis Lemaire as maître Demaison, Bertin's lawyer *Alain Doutey as Debray *Gérard Caillaud as Larsac * Jacques Richard as Maurois, the unionist * Anne Bellec as Nelly Bertin, Stéphane's sister * Maurice Vallier as the doctor * Jacques Canselier as Javel * Jacques Chailleux as Riffaud * Étienne Périer: Nelly's husband *Mado Maurin as Élodie * Lionel Vitrant as Delteil * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Arnoux * Christian de Tillière as le procureur * Jean Vigny as Priest Borie *Raymond Loyer Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druids (film)
''Druids'' (french: Vercingétorix: La Légende du druide roi) is a 2001 epic historical drama film directed by Jacques Dorfmann. It stars Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Inés Sastre, Maria Kavardjikova, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, and Max von Sydow. The film tells the story of the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix, from his childhood through to his battle to save Gaul from Roman domination at the hands of Julius Caesar. The film culminates with the decisive Battle of Alesia. The novel ''The Druid King'' by Norman Spinrad is a derivative work of an early version of the ''Druids'' script. Plot In 60 B.C. Gaul, Druid chieftain Gutuart and his tribe witness the passing of a comet and interpret it as the sign of the coming of a new king for Gaul. Guttuart goes to Gergovia, the capital of the Arvernes tribe, for a gathering of chieftains. The young boy Vercingetorix, along with the young girl Eponia, sneak into the cavern where Celtill, Vercingetorix's father and chieftain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of The Firstborn
''Tower of the Firstborn'' ( it, I Guardiani del Cielo) is a 2000 Italian-French adventure television film directed by Alberto Negrin and starring Ben Cross, Peter Weller, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Marco Bonini, Ione Skye and Heino Ferch. It was based on the novel ''La torre della solitudine'' by Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Plot Young and attractive archaeologist Diane Shannon intends to unravel the mystery linked to her father, who disappeared in Africa during the search for the "Tower of the First Born", a mysterious place that according to ancient legends would keep the secret of space and time, and would bestow knowledge and wisdom. Diane embarks on the journey ignoring the warnings of her friends and overcoming various dangers, clashing with a sheikh and his horde of savage desert marauders, and meeting the brave officer Léon in command of the foreign legion. Finally, together with Rashid, a mysterious prince of the desert and a friend of her missing father, Diane finds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of The Wolf
''Shadow of the Wolf'' (French title: ''Agaguk'') is a 1992 Canadian-French adventure film directed by Jacques Dorfmann and Pierre Magny and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Toshiro Mifune, Jennifer Tilly, and Donald Sutherland. It is based on the novel '' Agaguk'' by Yves Thériault. Plot Agaguk has become isolated from his fellow Inuit after he was disowned by his father, the ''angakkuq'' (shaman), Kroomak, for challenging the latter's chosen wife. Brown, a white man, comes to do business in the territory. Agakuk is forced to go on the run after a dramatic altercation with Brown and flee from the pursuing police, impacting the stability of his community. Cast * Lou Diamond Phillips as Agaguk * Toshiro Mifune as Kroomak * Jennifer Tilly as Igiyook * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Brown * Donald Sutherland as Henderson * Nicholas Campbell as Scott * Raoul Trujillo as Big Tooth * Qalingo Tookalak as Tulugak * Jobie Arnaituk as Nayalik * Tamussie Sivuarapik as Korok * Harry H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szwadron
''Szwadron'' is a Polish historical film directed by Juliusz Machulski. It was released in 1993. The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Period war drama. A highly fictionalised account on the exploits of the Russian Imperial Army Regiment of Dragoons of Novorossia and Don Cossacks during Polish January Uprising in 1863. A young Russian Count Fyodor Yeryiomin joins his regiment as a lieutenant in May 1863. He finds friends, enemies and love ... but, above all, he finds doubts. Historical inaccuracies Apart from being generally inaccurate on the actual history of any of the squadrons of the Regiment of Dragoons of Novorossia itself, the movie shows total lack of historical accuracy on technical, tactical and political levels. Apart from the regiment's uniforms (but not the hue of the horses, which was all black at the time), the only half-truth is that the commander of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Violent Life
''A Violent Life'' ( it, Una vita scellerata, also known as ''Cellini: A Violent Life'') is a 1990 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Cast *Wadeck Stanczak as Benvenuto Cellini *Max von Sydow as Pope Clement VII *Ennio Fantastichini as Cosimo de' Medici *Pamela Villoresi as Fiore *Ben Kingsley as The Governor *Sophie Ward as Sulpizia * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Francis I of France *Amanda Sandrelli as Pantasilea *Maurizio Donadoni as Rosso Fiorentino *Tony Vogel as Baccio *Lorenza Guerrieri as Faustina *Florence Thomassin Florence Thomassin (born 24 June 1966) is a French actress and sculptor. In 2001, Thomassin was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Beatrice in Bernard Rapp's ''A Question of Taste ''A Question of Taste'' ... as Madame d'Estampes References External links * 1990 films Italian biographical drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Shadow Of The Wind
''In the Shadow of the Wind'' (french: Les Fous de Bassan) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1986."Les Fous de Bassan: Psychological insights missing; Ambitious Les Fous a mixed success". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 22, 1986. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. Based on the novel by Anne Hébert, the film depicts a small town in the Gaspésie region of Quebec shaken by a rape and murder in 1936. The story is depicted from the perspective of Stevens Brown, played by Steve Banner in the 1936 storyline and by Jean-Louis Millette as an old man in the present day reflecting on the events. The cast also includes Charlotte Valandrey, Laure Marsac, Marie Tifo and Lothaire Bluteau. The film was originally slated to be directed by Francis Mankiewicz, but he left the production due to a creative dispute with the producers. The community in Hébert's novel was an Anglo-Quebecer village, but the film's primary expected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max, Mon Amour
''Max, Mon Amour'' ''Max, My Love'' is a 1986 film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Pierre Étaix and Milena Vukotic. The screenplay was written by Ōshima and Jean-Claude Carrière, and the film was produced by Serge Silberman. Plot The movie follows the story of a British diplomat in France whose wife takes a chimpanzee for her lover. Cast * Charlotte Rampling as Margaret Jones * Anthony Higgins as Peter Jones * Victoria Abril as Maria * Anne-Marie Besse as Suzanne * Nicole Calfan as Hélène * Pierre Étaix as Le détective / Detective * Bernard Haller as Robert * Sabine Haudepin as Françoise, la prostituée * Christopher Hovik as Nelson Jones * Fabrice Luchini as Nicolas * Diana Quick as Camille * Milena Vukotic as Margaret's Mother * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Archibald (as Bernard Pierre Donnadieu) * Ailsa Berk as Max (uncredited) Production Co-writer Carriere, producer Silberman and actor Vukotic were all fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Among Wolves
''Among Wolves'' (or ''Les Loups entre eux'') is a French drama, crime film directed by José Giovanni. Plot A group of terrorists kidnap a US general of NATO. The viewer follows the recruitment of a commando of mercenaries (by the Secret Service) to deliver the training of the latter and the conduct of the mission. Cast * Claude Brasseur : Lacier * Jean-Hugues Anglade : Richard Avakian * Robert Arden : General Lee W. Simon * Niels Arestrup : Mike * Gérard Darmon : The Cavale * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu : De Saintes * Daniel Duval : The Gitan * Paul Giovanni : Paul * Lisa Kreuzer : Carla * Jean-Roger Milo : Bastien * Gabriel Briand : Spartacus * Manuel Cauchi : The Italian * : Jennifer * * Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ... References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Of Mario Ricci
''The Death of Mario Ricci'' (french: La mort de Mario Ricci) is a 1983 Swiss-French drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival where Gian Maria Volonté won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Gian Maria Volonté - Bernard Fontana * Magali Noël - Solange * Heinz Bennent - Henri Kremer * Mimsy Farmer - Cathy Burns * Jean-Michel Dupuis - Didier Meylan * Michel Robin - Fernand Blondel * Lucas Belvaux - Stephane Coutaz * Claudio Caramaschi - Giuseppe Cardetti * Roger Jendly - Francis * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - Jacky Vermot * Michel Cassagne - Armand Barbezat * Michael Hinz Michael Hinz (28 December 1939 – 6 November 2008) was a German actor. Life and career Hinz came from an acting family, his parents were Werner Hinz and Ehmi Bessel, both actors, as well as his brother Knut and half-sister Dinah. After gro ... - Otto Schmidhauser * Marblum Jequier - Odette Simonet * Jean-Claude Perrin - Edgar Simonet * André Schmidt - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Belle (film)
''Liberty Belle'' is a 1983 French drama film and is also Juliette Binoche's film debut. The film premiered at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Some students get entangled with a group which opposes the French-Algerian war. Cast * Jérôme Zucca as Julein * Dominique Laffin as Elise * André Dussolier as Vival * Philippe Caroit as Gilles * Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Brinon * Anouk Ferjac as the mother * Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Yvon * Maurice Vallier as Censeur * Fred Personne as Pasteur * Anne-Laure Meury as Corinne * Marcel Ophüls as German Teacher * Juliette Binoche as girl at the rally * Luc Béraud Luc Béraud (born 30 October 1945) is a French director, screenwriter and actor. Career He started as assistant director for Patrice Leconte, Jean Eustache and Alain Robbe-Grillet. He was nominated three times at the César Award for Best Writ ... as The supervisor References External links * 1983 films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Pascal Kanà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
