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French Films Of 1994
A list of films produced in France in 1994. Notes See also * 1994 in France External links French films of 1994at the Internet Movie DatabaseFrench films of 1994at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1994 1994 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... Lists of 1994 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Film
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was ''The Lion King'', becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by ''Forrest Gump'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated its 70th anniversary in 1994. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1994 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 15 - Viacom acquired 50.1% of Paramount Communications Inc. for $9.75 billion, following a five-month battle with QVC. *March 21 - Steven Spielberg wins his first Academy Award for Best Director for ''Schindler's List''. *April 14 - ''Gone with the Wind'' becomes the first movie ever to air on the cable channel Turner Classic Movies. *June 7 - Pierce Brosnan is officially announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond. *June 15 - ''The Lion King'' opens in New York and Los Angeles and goes on to become Buena Vista's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Farrugia
Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette. Life and career Farrugia was born in Vichy, France, to a Jewish pied-noir and Maltese family.Statement on the 8 March 2011 ''Les Grosses Têtes'' show Since the launching of Canal+, in 1984, he works in editing trailers and as a broadcast production assistant on the ''Tous en scène'' show. Thus he meets Canal+ first weatherman, Alain Chabat, with whom he would form the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette in 1986. In 1987 he is included in the writing of the TV series '' Objective: nul'' (7 d'Or for best comedy TV show), the first parody by ''Les Nuls''. He hosts a parodic weather forecast in the ' JTN' of ' Nulle part ailleurs' from 1987 to 1988. Initially, he did not want to act, but rath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félicité Wouassi
Félicité may refer to: Geography *Félicité (island), Seychelles *Sainte-Félicité (other) **Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec **Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec People *Félicité Carrel, Italian mountaineer *Félicité Fernig (1770–1841) sister who enlisted in the French army dressed as a man during the French revolutionary wars *Félicité Du Jeu Félicité du Jeu is a French actress. She is best known for her role as DC Stella Goodman in the BBC drama '' Waking the Dead''. Early life Du Jeu studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 1992 to 1996, and took ..., French actress Film * ''Félicité'' (1979 film), Christine Pascal * ''Félicité'' (2017 film), Alain Gomis Other * French frigate ''Félicité'' (1785) {{DEFAULTSORT:Felicite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer (born 16 January 1942) is a French actor. Personal life Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, to a French mother and a German father. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has three other children, Mathieu, Richard and Lou. Career Besides acting Bohringer is also a musician, writer, and poet who has produced and directed several films. Bohringer won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985, and the César Award for Best Actor This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor (french: César du meilleur acteur). History Superlatives Winners 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following indiv ... in 1988. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohringer, Richard 1941 births Living people People from Moulins, Allier French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors Best Actor César Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart's Cry
''The Heart's Cry'' (french: Le Cri du cœur) is a 1994 Burkinabé/French drama film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo. Plot Moctar is a young boy who, although born in France, has grown up in Mali. At the age of eleven, he moves with his family to live in Paris. Moctar struggles to adjust to life in France, and is homesick for Africa. He begins to see visions of a hyena in the street. When he tells people, nobody believes him. He is laughed at by his schoolmates and sent to the school psychologist. He meets a man in the street called Paulo who helps Moctar to understand his visions. Cast *Richard Bohringer as Paulo * Saïd Diarra as Moctar *Félicité Wouassi as Saffi *Alex Descas as Ibrahim Sow *Clémentine Célarié as Deborah * Jean-Yves Gautier as Paul Guerin * Cheik Doukouré as Mamadou * Adama Ouédraogo as Adama * Ginette Fabet as Firmine * Adama Kouyaté as Grandfather * Valérie Gil as Miss Romand * Grégoire Le Du as Olivier Reception It won the OCIC Award - Honorable Ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Wilson (actor)
Stuart Conan Wilson (born 25 December 1946) is an English actor of film, television, and stage who is best known for his villainous and supporting roles in popular films like ''Lethal Weapon 3, The Age of Innocence, No Escape, Death and the Maiden, The Mask of Zorro, Enemy of the State'', and ''Hot Fuzz''. Early life Wilson was born in Guildford, Surrey, to an RAF family, and consequently had a varied educational history, spending much of his early childhood in Rhodesia where his father worked as a mining engineer. Having moved to London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After leaving RADA he played in theatres during the 1960s and 1970s. He has played major roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, London's West End, regional, touring and many Fringe productions, most particularly at London's Bush Theatre. Career Wilson's first break was when he was chosen for the leading role of Johann Strauss II in the 1972 ITV costume drama ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the British film industry. In 2010, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2013, he received the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. Born to an English mother and an Indian Gujarati father with roots in Jamnagar, Kingsley began his career in theatre, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 and spending the next 15 years appearing mainly on stage. His starring roles included productions of ''As You Like It'' (his West End debut for the company at the Aldwych Theatre in 1967), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Richard III'', '' The Tempest'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (including Peter Brook's 1970 RSC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time. Weaver rose to fame when she was cast as Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott directed science fiction film ''Alien'' (1979), which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She reprised the role with a critically acclaimed performance in James Cameron's ''Aliens'' (1986), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She returned to the role in two more sequels: ''Alien 3'' (1992) and ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997). The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death And The Maiden (film)
''Death and the Maiden'' is a 1994 mystery drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson. It was based on the 1990 play of the same name by Ariel Dorfman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rafael Yglesias. Plot Paulina Escobar (Weaver) is a housewife married to a prominent lawyer in an unnamed South American country (implied to be Chile). One day a storm forces her husband Gerardo (Wilson) to ride home with a charming stranger, while the power at his home is cut. She is convinced that the stranger, Dr. Miranda (Kingsley), was part of the old regime and that he tortured and raped her for weeks while she was blindfolded. Paulina takes him captive to determine the truth. Despite attempts by both her husband and Miranda to convince her that he is innocent, Paulina is certain that he is the one, and forces her husband to be Miranda's "attorney" in the "trial" she arranges for him. Miranda conspires with Gerardo to agree to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Luchini
Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Potiche'', ''The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. For his role in the 2015 film '' Courted'' he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, into an Italian immigrant family from Assisi who were greengrocers. He grew up around the neighbourhood of Goutte d'Or in Paris's 18th arrondissement. When he was 13, his mother apprenticed him to a hairdresser in a trendy parlour in Avenue Matignon, where he would take the name of the hairdresser's son, Fabrice, in place of his real name, Robert. His first film role was in ''Tout peut arriver'' in 1969. He then appeared in Éric Rohmer's ''Le Genou de Claire'' in 1970 playing a small role as an adolescent. He went on to appear in Rohmer's ''Perceval le Gallois'' and ''Les Nuits de la pleine lune'', and also in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Ardant
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, to a military attaché father. She grew up in Monaco until age 17, when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to study at the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. In her early twenties, her interest turned to acting and in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage. Career By the early 1980s, Ardant was a major film star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite Gérard Depardieu in ''La Femme d'à côté'' (''The Woman Next Door''). The film, directed by François Truffaut, brought Ardant her first César Award nomination for best actress in 1982 and in 1984 she was nominated again for '' Vivement dimanche!''. Eventually, she became Truffaut's partner, giving birth to their daughter, Joséphine Truffaut, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
