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Firmine Richard
Firmine Richard (born 25 September 1947 Pointe-à -Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French actress. Her film credits include ''8 Women'' and ''Hunting and Gathering''. Personal life In February 2009, Richard took part in demonstrations in Paris in support of the 2009 French Caribbean general strikes in Guadeloupe and Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th .... Theater Filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people People from Pointe-à -Pitre Guadeloupean actors French film actresses French television actresses French people of Guadeloupean descent European Film Award for Best Actress winners Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite 20th-century French actresses 21st-century Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. Twenty films from thirteen countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 23 May. The film ''The White Ribbon'' (''Das weiße Band''), directed by Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or. The festival opened with Pixar's film '' Up'', directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. This marked the first time that an animated film or a film in 3-D opened the festival. The festival closed with ''Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky'' directed by Jan Kounen. American director Clint Eastwood became the second recipient of the Honorary Palme d'Or, an award given to directors who had established a significant body of work without ever winning a competitive Palme d'Or. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 2009 Official Selection: * Isabelle Huppert (French actress) Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odéon-Théâtre De L'Europe
The Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe ( en, European Music Hall) (formerly the Théâtre de l'Odéon ( en, Music Hall)) is one of France's six national theatres. It is located at 2 rue Corneille in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, next to the Luxembourg Garden and the Luxembourg Palace, which houses the Senate. First theatre The original building, the Salle du Faubourg Saint-Germain, was constructed for the Théâtre Français between 1779 and 1782 to a Neoclassical design by Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre. The site was in the garden of the former Hôtel de Condé. The new theatre was inaugurated by Marie-Antoinette on April 9, 1782. It was there that Beaumarchais' play ''The Marriage of Figaro'' was premiered two years later. On April 27, 1791, during the Revolution, the company split. The players sympathetic to the crown remained in the theatre in the Faubourg Saint-Germain. They were arrested and incarcerated on the night of September 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Becker (director)
Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He is son of the director Jacques Becker. Accessed 18 March 2014. Filmography References External links * 1933 births Living people Film directors from Paris French male film actors French male television actors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French people of Irish descent French people of Lorrainian descent 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors {{France-film-director-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisa (film)
''Élisa'' is a French drama film directed by Jean Becker and starring Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Firmine Richard and Florence Thomassin. It was released in 1995. Plot Marie is a teenage girl living a criminal life with her friends on the streets of Paris. Her mother, Élisa, suffering from poverty, abandoned by her husband and estranged from her parents, had tried to kill her when she was very young and subsequently committed suicide, while her father has never been part of her life. One day she decides to find and take revenge on her father for not helping her when she was a child. When she finds him she realises that she cannot kill her own father, at least not before he has had the chance to explain. Cast *Vanessa Paradis as Marie Desmoulin *Gérard Depardieu as Jacques 'Lébovitch' Desmoulin *Clotilde Courau as Solange *Sekkou Sall as Ahmed *Florence Thomassin as Élisa Desmoulin *Michel Bouquet as Samuel *Philippe Léotard as Gitane Smoker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Risi
Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an older brother, Fernando, a cinematographer, and a younger brother, Nelo Risi, Nelo (1920–2015), a director and writer. At the age of twelve, Risi became an orphan and was looked after by relatives and friends of his family.Italian director Dino Risi dies BBC.co.uk; accessed 19 November 2015. He studied medicine but refused to become a psychiatrist, as his parents wished Risi started his career in Film, cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolgo Il Disturbo
''Tolgo il disturbo'', internationally released as ''I'll Be Going Now'', is a 1990 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Dino Risi.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il castoro, 1995 Plot Augusto Scribani is an old retired, cultured and genteel, who comes to Rome to visit his children and his granddaughter Rosa. The child and Augusto soon become attached to time, causing the anger and jealousy of parents. In fact, the couple are two business people and do not care much to small, and so Augusto shows his disappointment. The old man so completely quarrels with his son, and is out of the house, while the little Carla droops in pain. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Augusto Scribani * Elliott Gould: Alcide * Dominique Sanda: Carla * Eva Grimaldi: Ines * Firmine Richard Firmine Richard (born 25 September 1947 Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French actress. Her film credits include '' 8 Women'' and ''Hunting and Gathering''. Personal life In February 2009, Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coline Serreau
Coline Serreau (born 29 October 1947) is a French actress, film director and writer. Early life and education She was born in Paris, the daughter of theatre director Jean-Marie Serreau and actress Geneviève Serreau. In Paris, Serreau studied literature, music and theatre as well as the circus. Career In 1970, she made her debut as an actress at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. Serreau wrote her first screenplay in 1973. Her first film, the documentary film ''Mais qu'est-ce qu'elles veulent?'' (1978), literally: ''But What Is It That They Want?'', was a compilation of interviews with women from various backgrounds. The frankness of the statements shocked parts of the public. Her biggest commercial success was the comedy film ''Three Men and a Cradle'' (''Trois hommes et un couffin''; 1985), for which she received three César Awards in 1986. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1986, her first drama for the stage ''Lapin Lapin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama, There's A Man In Your Bed
''Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed'' (french: Romuald et Juliette) is a 1989 light French comedy built around an interracial romance. Its French title is ''Romuald et Juliette'' (also the title of its British DVD release). The film was directed by Coline Serreau, of '' Three Men and a Cradle'' fame and stars Daniel Auteuil and Firmine Richard.Encyclopedia of European Cinema, ''Coline Serreau'', by Ginette Vincendeau Cast *Daniel Auteuil - Romuald Blindet *Firmine Richard - Juliette Bonaventure *Pierre Vernier - Blache * Maxime Leroux - Cloquet *Giles Privat - Paulin *Catherine Salviat - Francoise Blindet *Muriel Combeau - Nicole *Alexandre Basse - Benjamine *Aissatou Bah - Félicité *Mamadou Bah - Désiré *Pascal N'Zonzi - Douta *Marina M'Boa Ngong - Claire *Sambou Tati - Aimé *Alain Tretout - Vidal * Fabienne Chaudat - Madame Salgado * Emil Abossolo-Mbo - Husband 2 * José Garcia - Worker *Carole Franck Carole Franck (born 1970 in Paris) is a French actress. Filmography Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folies Bergère
The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872, named after nearby Rue Bergère. The house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' ''Belle Époque'' through the 1920s. Revues featured extravagant costumes, sets and effects, and often nude women. In 1926, Josephine Baker, an African-American expatriate singer, dancer and entertainer, caused a sensation at the Folies Bergère by dancing in a costume consisting of a skirt made of a string of artificial bananas and little else. The institution is still in business, and is still a strong symbol of French and Parisian life. History Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival D'Avignon
The ''Festival d'Avignon'', or Avignon Festival, is an annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations of the city. Founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, it is the oldest existent festival in France. Alongside the official festival, the "In" one, a number of shows are presented in Avignon at the same time of the year and are known as the "Off". In 2008, some 950 shows were performed during three weeks. The Birth of a Festival 1947, The Week of Scenic Arts Art critic Christian Zervos and poet René Char organized a modern art exhibition held in the main chapel of the Pope's Palace in Avignon. In that setting, they asked Jean Vilar, actor, director, theater director, and future festival founder, to present ''Meurtre dans la cathédrale'' which he adapted in 1945. After refusing, Vilar proposed three plays: Shakespeare's Richard II, a play almost unknown in France at that time, La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryse Condé
Maryse Condé (née Boucolon; February 11, 1937) is a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. Condé is best known for her novel ''Ségou'' (1984–85).Condé, Maryse, and Richard Philcox. ''Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood.'' New York: Soho, 2001. Her novels explore the African diaspora that resulted from slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean. Her novels, written in French, have been translated into English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. She has won various awards, such as the Grand Prix Littéraire de la Femme (1986), Prix de l’Académie française (1988), Prix Carbet de la Carraibe (1997)"Author Profile: Maryse Condé" ''World Literature Today'' (September–December 2004), 78 (3/4), p. 27. and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Of Life (novel)
''Tree of Life: A Novel of the Caribbean'' (Original: ''La vie scélérate'') is a 1987 novel by the Guadeloupean writer, Maryse Condé, translated into English in 1992 by Victoria Reiter. The novel tells a multigenerational story about the emergence of the West Indian middle class. Plot summary ''Tree of Life'' is narrated by Coco, the great granddaughter of Albert Louis, a Guadeloupean man who tries to raise himself out of poverty. Albert Louis travels to Panama, to work on the construction of the Panama Canal and escape, and later to San Francisco to realize his ambitions. After a decade of travelling, Albert Louis returns to Guadeloupe. Albert Louis marries his first wife, Liza, and has a son, Albert (Bert). Liza dies giving birth to Bert. Bert grows up and moves to San Francisco with his friend/business partner, Jacob. While in San Francisco Jacob is murdered and Bert then returns to Guadeloupe. Albert marries his second wife, Elaise, who gives him two more children; Jacob a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
