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Francine Sandberg
Francine Sandberg is a French film editor. She is known for working as an editor for several films directed by Chantal Akerman and Cédric Klapisch, including '' News from Home'' (1977), ''L'Auberge Espagnole'' (2002), '' Russian Dolls'' (2005), and ''Paris'' (2008), and has been nominated three times for the César Award for Best Editing. Biography Francine Sandberg was born as the daughter of Suzanne Sandberg, a film editor whose works include the 1959 film ''Head Against the Wall''. Her grandfather Serge Sandberg was a film editor who worked on such films as ''Confessions of a Cheat'' and ''The Pearls of the Crown''. Her brother Marc is a film historian. She was the editor of '' News from Home'' (1977), directed by Chantal Akerman. Later, she was the editor of three more Chantal Akerman films: ''Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (1978), ''Les Années 80'' (1983), and '' Night and Day'' (1991). She also worked with Cédric Klapisch on several other films he directed, namely ''Riens du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News From Home
''News from Home'' is a 1977 avant-garde documentary film directed by Chantal Akerman. The film consists of long takes of locations in New York City set to Akerman's voice-over as she reads letters that her mother sent her between 1971 and 1973 when Akerman lived in the city. Production In November 1971, at the age of 21, Belgian film director Chantal Akerman moved to New York City. There she took petty jobs, made films and befriended filmmakers such as Jonas Mekas and the cinematographer Babette Mangolte, who became one of her recurring collaborators. According to Akerman, she spent the period living "like a vagabond." Principal photography for ''News from Home'' took place in the summer of 1976, three years after Akerman had returned to Belgium and after she had achieved critical success with the 1975 film ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles''. Locations chosen for ''News from Home'' correspond to the areas where Akerman used to take walks, which include the Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th César Awards
The 28th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2002 in France and took place on 22 February 2003 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was hosted by Géraldine Pailhas. '' The Pianist'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees See also * 75th Academy Awards * 56th British Academy Film Awards * 15th European Film Awards * 8th Lumières Awards External links Official website* 28th César Awardsat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Awards 2003 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... 2003 film awards 2003 in French cinema 2003 in Paris February 2003 events in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Piece Of The Pie
''My Piece of the Pie'' (french: Ma part du gâteau) is a 2011 French comedy-drama film directed by Cédric Klapisch. Plot Filmed in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and exploring themes of globalization, class distinctions and income inequality, the film opens in the French seaside town of Dunkirk. France (Karin Viard), a middle-aged divorcée, has just been laid off after 20 years at the same shipping company. She takes an overdose of pills but is rushed to hospital and makes a complete recovery. Desperate for employment to support her three children, she moves to Paris where she connects with Ahmed (Zinedine Soualem), the father of a former co-worker. France pretends to be a low-skilled immigrant to find menial work, but is then offered the chance to be the housekeeper for Stéphane Delarue (Gilles Lellouche), a wealthy French banker who has returned to Paris after 10 years in London. The relationship between the pair is initially tense, but Stéphane eventually w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Father's Guests
''My Father's Guests'' (french: Les Invités de mon père) is a 2010 French comedy film written, directed by, and starring Anne Le Ny, along with Karin Viard, Fabrice Luchini and Michel Aumont. Plot Lucien Paumelle, retired physician, is a longtime activist (Resistance, abortion rights). By conviction, he decided to host a clandestine and her daughter from Moldova. But the relationship between Tatiana and Lucien Paumelle aren't well regarded by his children, Babette and Arnaud. Cast * Karin Viard as Babette Paumelle * Fabrice Luchini as Arnaud Paumelle * Michel Aumont as Lucien Paumelle * Valérie Benguigui as Karine Paumelle * Veronica Novak as Tatiana * Raphaël Personnaz as Carter * Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin (born 3 March 1959) is a French film actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1985. In 2010 he was nominated for a French César Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle) ... as Rémy * Flore Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Milk Of Human Kindness (film)
''The Milk of Human Kindness'' (original title: ''Le Lait de la tendresse humaine'') is a 2001 French-Belgium drama film directed by Dominique Cabrera. Plot Christelle, a mother, disappears without a trace. Cast * Patrick Bruel as Laurent * Marilyne Canto as Christelle * Dominique Blanc as Claire * Sergi López as Serge * Claude Brasseur as Jean-Claude * Mathilde Seigner as Josiane * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Josiane * Yolande Moreau as Babette * Olivier Gourmet as Doctor Gérard Cafarelli * Jacques Boudet as Jean-François * Marthe Villalonga Marthe Villalonga (born 20 March 1932) is a French actress. She was born in Fort-de-l'Eau, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capit ... as Marthe * Antoine Chappey as Guy-Michel * Bruno Salvador as Rémi * Antoine Bonnaire as Cédric * Nour Gana as Cendrine * Léna Breban as Sonia * Edmée Doroszlai as Véronique A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Resemblances
''Family Resemblances'' (french: Un air de famille) is a 1996 French comedy film. It was directed by Cédric Klapisch, and written by Klapisch, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. The film stars Bacri, Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Wladimir Yordanoff, Claire Maurier and Zinedine Soualem. It won the César Award for Best Writing, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. Plot An average French family ostensibly celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce. Indeed, poking each other's sore spots turns out to be the main order of business. Henri (Bacri) runs a saloon that he inherited from his father called "The Even Tempered Dad," and in the near-empty bar, he plays host to several members of the family as they mark the 35th birthday of his sister-in-law, Yolande (Frot). Henri's sister, Betty (Jaoui), is 30, single, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Eighties
''Golden Eighties'' (also known as ''Window Shopping'') is a 1986 musical comedy film co-written and directed by Chantal Akerman. The film explores themes such as consumerism, feminism, and Jewish identity through the lens of a shopping mall. Plot The film follows the romantic lives of an ensemble of retail employees at a shopping mall. Sylvie, a coffee shop employee, pines for her boyfriend who has traveled to Labrador seeking fortune. Her customer Eli, an American man, reencounters Jeanne, a Jewish woman from Poland who had been his lover in the wake of World War II when he was stationed in France. He pursues her in an attempt to start a new life with her, but ultimately, Jeanne cannot bring herself to leave the life she built with her shopkeeper husband and her son Robert. Meanwhile, Pascale, a hairdresser, pines for Robert despite his love for the salon's manager Lili. Robert is rejected by Lili for Monsieur Jean, the wealthy married man who owns the salon. Robert instead re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Reine
Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224–1275), second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier Born in 1600s and 1700s * Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729–1796), later Empress Catherine II of Russia * Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway * Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist * Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828), second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia * Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères ( 1795–1840), English baroness * Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician * Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess * Sophie Schröder (1781–1868), German actress * Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807), German author Born 1790–1918 * Sophie, Duchess of Alenco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life (film)
''The First Day of the Rest of Your Life'' (french: Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Rémi Bezançon. The film received 9 César Award nominations, winning three (Best Editing, Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress). Cast *Jacques Gamblin as Robert Duval *Zabou Breitman as Marie-Jeanne Duval * Déborah François as Fleur Duval *Marc-André Grondin as Raphaël Duval *Pio Marmaï as Albert Duval * Roger Dumas as Pierre * Cécile Cassel as Prune * Stanley Weber as Éric * Sarah Cohen-Hadria as Clara * Camille De Pazzis as Moïra * François-Xavier Demaison as Doctor Marcaurel * Gilles Lellouche as The white rasta Awards and nominations *César Awards (France) **Won: Best Editing (Sophie Reine) **Won: Most Promising Actor (Marc-André Grondin) **Won: Most Promising Actress (Déborah François) **Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jacques Gamblin) **Nominated: Best Director (Rémi Bezançon) **Nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th César Awards
The 34th César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour its selection of the best films of 2008 on 27 February 2009. Canal+ broadcast the event, which took place again at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The nominations for the Awards were announced on 23 January. The ceremony was chaired by Charlotte Gainsbourg and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. '' Séraphine'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Viewers The show was followed by 2.1 millions of viewers. This corresponds to 11.4% of the audience. See also * 81st Academy Awards * 62nd British Academy Film Awards * 21st European Film Awards * 14th Lumières Awards The 14th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 19 January 2009. The ceremony was presided by Jeanne Balibar. '' The Class'' won the award for Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awa ... References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliette Welfling
Juliette Welfling is a French film editor. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work in the 2007 movie '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly''. She has received the César Award for Best Editing for her work on this film as well as for five Jacques Audiard films: '' Regarde les hommes tomber'' (1994), ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (2005), ''A Prophet'' (2009), ''Rust and Bone'' (2012), and ''The Sisters Brothers'' (2018). Filmography Feature films * ''See How They Fall'' (1994) * '' A Self Made Hero'' (1996) * ''Déjà mort'' (1998) * '' Read My Lips'' (2001) * ''Aram'' (2002) * ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (2005) * ''The Science of Sleep'' (2006) * ''I Do'' (2006) * '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' (2007) * '' A Simple Heart'' (2008) * ''A Prophet'' (2009) * '' The Big Picture'' (2010) * ''Miral'' (2010) * ''Love and Bruises'' (2011) * ''Rust and Bone'' (2012) * ''The Hunger Games'' (2012) * '' The Past'' (2013) * ''Far from Men'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (french: De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté) is a 2005 French neo-noir drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris. It is a remake of the 1978 American film ''Fingers'', and tells the story of Tom, a shady realtor torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. The film premiered on 17 February 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival. The film was given limited release to theaters in North America and grossed $1,023,424 and $10,988,397 worldwide. Plot Intense young "tough" Thomas Seyr is a 28-year-old real estate broker involved in shady business deals. His business partners, Fabrice and Sami, spend much of their time ruthlessly chasing squatters and illegal immigrants out of the buildings they have procured and trying to work their way around government housing regulations. Thomas is born to this kind of work; his father, Robert, is involved in dodgy endeavors and sometimes calls upon Thomas to beat up peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
