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Christian Barbier (animateur)
Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor. Barbier was born at Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis), France. During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in drama rather than comedy. In film, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in ''Army of Shadows'' by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1969. Appearing in a number of soaps and TV shows of the late 1960s to early 1980s, Barbier gained a certain notoriety thanks to the character of Joseph Durtol, bounded and proud hero of ''The Man of Picardy'', the legendary French television series. He died in Manosque (Alpes de Haute-Provence), aged 85. Filmography Films *1956: ''Alerte au deuxième bureau'' (Jean Stelli) - Le professeur Verdier *1964: ''Lucky Jo'' (Michel Deville) - Le commissaire Odile *1964: ''Weekend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny. In 2019, it had a population of 1,644,903 across 40 communes.Populations légales 2019: 93 Seine-Saint-Denis INSEE In French, the learned but rarely used demonym for the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis is ; more common is . Geography The department is surrounded by the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, |
Maigret à Pigalle
Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret. Between 1931 and 1972, 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published, starting with ''Pietr-le-Letton'' ("Peter the Lett") and concluding with ''Maigret et Monsieur Charles'' ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months; the project was begun in November 2013 by translators David Bellos, Anthea Bell, and Ros Schwartz. Character Creation The character of Maigret was invented by Simenon while drinking in a cafe and imagining a Parisian policeman: "a large powerfully built gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Grangier
Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film '' Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He had the most number of successful films at the French box office between 1945 and 2001 with 42 of his films having admissions of 500,000 or more, more than any other. Selected filmography *''Trente et Quarante'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) *''Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * '' Woman Without a Past'' (1948) * ''The Straw Lover'' (1951) * ''L'Amour, Madame'' (1952) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) * '' Poisson d'avril'' (1954) * ''Gas-Oil'' (1955) * ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (1955) * '' Blood to the Head'' (1956) * ''Le rouge est mis'' (1957) * ''Three Days to Live'' (1957) * ' (1958) * '' Le désordre et la nuit' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boisrond
Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with ''Cette Sacrée Gamine'' starring Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the .... His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres. Filmography References External links * French film directors 1921 births 2002 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters French television directors People from Eure-et-Loir {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Aurel
Jean Aurel (6 November 1925 in Rastolita, Romania – 24 August 1996 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French film director and scriptwriter. Notably, he co-wrote ''La Femme d'à côté'' ('' The Woman Next Door'') with François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman. Selected filmography * ''Mata Hari's Daughter'' (1954) * '' Frou-Frou'' (1955) * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * ''Women's Club'' ( 1956) * ''It Happened in Aden'' ( 1956) * '' Gates of Paris'' (1957) * ''Une Parisienne'' (1957) * '' Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida'' ( 1958) * ''Le Trou'' ( 1960) * ''Please, Not Now!'' (1961) * '' 14-18'' (1963) * ''De l'amour'' (1964) * ''Lamiel'' ( 1967) * ''Manon 70'' ( 1968) * ' ( 1969) * ''Vivre ensemble'' ( 1973 – actor) * ''Like a Pot of Strawberries'' (1974) * '' Love on the Run'' ( 1979) * '' The Woman Next Door'' (1981) * ''Confidentially Yours ''Confidentially Yours'' (french: Vivement dimanche !; known as ''Finally, Sunday!'' in other English-speaking markets) is a 1983 French comedy mys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamiel
''Lamiel'' is a 1967 French historical film, historical drama film. It was directed by Jean Aurel and stars Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, and Jean-Claude Brialy. The film is based on Stendhal's unfinished last novel, ''Lamiel (novel), Lamiel''. A costume drama set in the 19th century, it centers on the young orphan Lamiel (Karina) as she rises from poverty into high society under the guidance of a doctor (Bouquet), who lives vicariously through her. She eventually marries a bankrupt ''Count, comte'' (Brialy), but falls for a thief who breaks into her bedroom one night. Cast * Anna Karina as Lamiel * Michel Bouquet as Le docteur Sansins * Denise Gence as La duchesse de Miossens * Marc Eyraud as M. Hautemare * Denise Péron as Mme. Hautemare * Pierre Clémenti as Fedor * Jean-Claude Brialy as Le comte d'Aubigné * Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin as Le marquis d'Orpiez * Robert Hossein as Valber * Bernadette Lafont as Pauline * Jean-Pierre Moulin as Le facteur * Alice Sapritc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
