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Bossu
Le Bossu (French for "''The Hunchback''") may refer to: * René Le Bossu (1631–1680), French critic * ''Le Bossu'' (novel), a French historical adventure novel by Paul Féval * ''Le Bossu'' (1944 film) * ''Le Bossu'' (1959 film), a film directed by André Hunebelle, starring Jean Marais and Bourvil * ''Le Bossu'' (1997 film), a film directed by Philippe de Broca, starring Daniel Auteuil and Fabrice Luchini * Adam de la Halle (1237–1288), also known as Adam le Bossu * Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104–1168), also known as Robert le Bossu * Le Bossu, a secondary supervillain in the Batman R.I.P. storyline See also * Hunchback (other) * Bertrand Bossu (born 1980), French footballer * Jean Bernard Bossu Jean Bernard Bossu (1720–1792) was a captain in the French navy, adventurer and explorer. He travelled several times to New France, where he explored the regions along the Mississippi. Life and work Bossu was born on 1720-9-29 into a family of su ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Bossu
Bertrand Bossu (born 14 October 1980) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town. Career France Born in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Bossu started out as a boy at small French amateur club US Blériot-Plage, before joining Calais RUFC. When he was 16 he moved to RC Lens but never managed to play for the professional team there as he was confined to the third and fourth teams. Barnet and Hayes Bossu joined Barnet in March 2000. He made his debut and subsequently only first team appearance for Barnet on 17 May 2000 in the second leg of the play-off semi-final. Barnet were trailing 2–0 (4–1 on aggregate) away to Peterborough United when Bossu replaced the injured Lee Harrison in the Barnet goal. He conceded one more goal, giving David Farrell his hat-trick and confirming Peterborough's place in the final. He joined Conference side Hayes on loan in December 2000. His one-man heroics in the 1–0 win away to Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bossu (1944 Film)
Le Bossu (French for "''The Hunchback''") may refer to: * René Le Bossu (1631–1680), French critic * ''Le Bossu'' (novel), a French historical adventure novel by Paul Féval * ''Le Bossu'' (1944 film) * ''Le Bossu'' (1959 film), a film directed by André Hunebelle, starring Jean Marais and Bourvil * ''Le Bossu'' (1997 film), a film directed by Philippe de Broca, starring Daniel Auteuil and Fabrice Luchini * Adam de la Halle (1237–1288), also known as Adam le Bossu * Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104–1168), also known as Robert le Bossu * Le Bossu, a secondary supervillain in the Batman R.I.P. storyline See also * Hunchback (other) * Bertrand Bossu (born 1980), French footballer * Jean Bernard Bossu Jean Bernard Bossu (1720–1792) was a captain in the French navy, adventurer and explorer. He travelled several times to New France, where he explored the regions along the Mississippi. Life and work Bossu was born on 1720-9-29 into a family of su ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bossu (1997 Film)
''On Guard'' (french: Le Bossu) is a 1997 French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez, and Marie Gillain. Adapted from the 1858 historical novel '' Le Bossu'' by Paul Féval, the film is about a skilled swordsman named Lagardère who is befriended by the Duke of Nevers. When the duke is attacked by his evil cousin Gonzague, the duke in his dying moments asks Lagardère to avenge him and look after his infant daughter. ''On Guard'' was released on 3 December 1997 in France. The film had 2,385,688 admissions in France and grossed $96,750 in the United States. ''On Guard'' received the César Award for Best Costume Design, and eight César Award Nominations for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music, and Best Production Design in 1998. The film also received a BAFTA Film Award Nomination for Best Film in 1999. Plot In 1700 in Nevers, France, a skil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Le Bossu
René Le Bossu or (16 March 163114 March 1680) was a French literary critic. Le Bossu was born in Paris, studied at Nanterre, and in 1649 became one of the regular canons of the Abbey of St Genevieve. His published his first book, , in 1674. The book aimed to show that the principles of Aristotle and René Descartes were more similar than generally thought. This book was indifferently received. His second book, , was published in 1675 on epic poetry. It was highly praised by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (; 1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), often known simply as Boileau (, ), was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the .... Its leading doctrine was that the subject should be chosen before the characters, and that the action should be arranged without reference to the personages who are to figure in the scene. This book was reprinted in several editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bossu (novel)
''Le Bossu'' (''The Hunchback'') is a French historical adventure novel by Paul Féval, first published in serial parts in Paris in 1858. Loosely based on real events, the story is set in France in two distinct periods, 1699 and 1717, and incorporates real historical characters such as Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. Plot summary ''Si tu ne viens pas à Lagardère, Lagardère ira à toi!'' ("If you don't come to Lagardère, Lagardère will come to you!") Such is the oath given by the adventurer Lagardère to the wicked Prince de Gonzague, who has plotted to murder the daughter and seize the fortune of the dashing Duc de Nevers. In the first volume, ''Le Petit Parisien'', the Prince de Gonzague murders the Duc de Nevers. Henri Lagardère rescues Nevers' daughter Aurore and raises her in exile, where she makes friends with a gypsy girl named Flor. The second volume, ''Le Chevalier de Lagardère'', describes Lagardère's triumph over the Prince de Gonzague. Influence The novel i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bossu (1959 Film)
''Le Bossu'' is a French-Italian adventure film starring Jean Marais and directed by André Hunebelle. The film also featured Bourvil, possibly the most popular French comedian of the time. So successful was the formula that Hunebelle teamed up the same two actors for his next adventure film, ''Captain Blood (1960 film), Captain Blood''. Plot Duke Philippe de Nevers (Hubert Noël) is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Isabelle (Sabine Sesselmann). His rival Philippe de Gonzague (François Chaumette) hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompanied by Henri de Lagardère (Jean Marais) when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil (Bourvil) he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Beaumont, 2nd Earl Of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155–1168. The surname "de Beaumont" was given to him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count Robert". Henry Knighton, a fourteenth-century chronicler, calls him Robert "Le Bossu" (meaning "Robert the Hunchback" in French). The manuscript ''Genelogies of the Erles of Lecestre and Chest' states that he was "surnamed Boissu", and mentions him by the names Robert Boissu, Robert Beamond and Robert Beaumonde. Early life and education Robert was an English people, English nobleman of Norman-French ancestry. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester, and Elizabeth de Vermandois, and the twin brother of Waleran de Beaumont. It is not known whether they were identical or fraternal twins, but the fact that they are remarked on by contemporaries as twins probably indicates that they were identical. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunchback (other)
Hunchback is a descriptive yet derogatory term for a person who has severe kyphosis (from Greek κυφός ''kyphos'', a hump). Hunchback or The Hunchback may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hunchback'' (video game), an arcade and computer game from 1983 * ''The Hunchback'' (1914 film), featuring Lillian Gish * ''The Hunchback'' (1997 film) directed by Peter Medak * ''The Hunchback'' (EP), an EP by Kurt Vile & the Violators * ''The Hunchback'' (play), an 1832 London play by James Sheridan Knowles * ''Le Bossu'' (novel) (English: ''The Hunchback''), an 1858 French historical adventure novel by Paul Féval Other uses * List of people known as the Hunchback * "The Hunchback", a nickname of the Ilyushin Il-2, a Soviet World War II ground-attack aircraft * , a steam-powered gunboat used by the United States Navy * "The Hunchback", a nickname for the city of Mosul, Iraq (due to the leaning of the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri) * Hunchback gene product, involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam De La Halle
Adam de la Halle (1245–50 – 1285–8/after 1306) was a French poet-composer ''trouvère''. Among the few medieval composers to write both monophonic and polyphonic music, in this respect he has been considered both a conservative and progressive composer, resulting in a complex legacy: he cultivated admired representatives of older trouvère genres, but also experimented with newer dramatic works. Adam represented the final generation of the ''trouvère'' tradition and "has long been regarded as one of the most important musical and literary figures of thirteenth-century Europe". Adam's literary and musical works include chansons and jeux-partis (poetic debates) in the style of the ''trouvères''; polyphonic rondel and motets in the style of early liturgical polyphony; and a musical play, '' Jeu de Robin et Marion'' (), which is considered the earliest surviving secular French play with music. He was a member of the Confrérie des jongleurs et bourgeois d'Arras, a frat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman R
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American Playboy lifestyle, playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Origin of Batman, Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a Batsuit, bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with List of Batman supporting characters, supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin (character), Robin and Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
