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Gisèle Grimm
Gisèle Grimm (née Gisèle Paule Klavatz, born 31 March 1929) is a French actress who has appeared in French films since 1950s. Life Grimm was born on 31 March 1929 in Paris into a modest family. Her father was an ironworker, in 1938 he started work in a factory, while her mother was a nurse at the hospital. She finished her studies at the age of 17 with a elementary certificate, with a complementary course. Faced with the need to quickly learn a trade, she began working as a secretary and, within a year, was promoted to the position of shorthand typist at Maritime Messengers in Paris. Dissatisfied with the monotony of her life and her low salary, she improved her English and, after passing a relatively easy competitive exam, was hired by the United Nations, prompting her move to New York. She remained there for two and a half years, during which she joined an amateur theatre group in Greenwich Village during her spare time. She also managed to save enough money to attend cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Vitaly
Georges Vitaly, real name Vitali Garcouchenko, (15 January 1917 – 2 January 2007), was a 20th-century French actor, theater director and theater manager. The son of immigrants from the Russian Revolution, he trained as actor from 1934. In 1947, he won the concours des jeunes compagnies with ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti with Suzanne Flon. In 1947 he founded the Théâtre de la Huchette which he directed until 1952. Then, from 1954 to 1970, he was director of the Théâtre La Bruyère, in Paris. From 1970 to 1975, he was director of the Maison de la culture in Nantes. He was married to the comedian Monique Delaroche. Filmography Cinema * 1959: ''La Nuit des espions'' by Robert Hossein * 1960: ''Les Canailles'' by Maurice Labro * 1964: '' L'Enfer'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot (unfinished) Television * 1970: ''La Hobereaute'' (spoken opera by Jacques Audiberti), directed by Georges Vitaly, en différé de l'Hôtel de Sully dans le cadre du Festival du Marais, TV di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookies (film)
''Cookies'' (, "The Galettes of Pont-Aven") is a French drama film directed by Joël Séria. Plot Henri Serin (Jean-Pierre Marielle) is a middle-aged travelling umbrella salesman from Saumur who lives a sexless and unhappy married life with his puritan wife (Gisèle Grimm) and two children. Painting is the only true passion of Henri but he also has an affection for female buttocks. One night, on the roads of Brittany he hits a boar with his car. Émile (Bernard Fresson), a rude and carefree painter who lives in a cottage near Riec-sur-Belon meets Henri and invites him to stay at his house while the car is being fixed. Henri falls in love with Émile's Canadian live-in girlfriend Angela (Dolores McDonough) who draws Henri's attention with her beautiful buttocks. Henri and Angela leave Émile after a violent confrontation and move to Pont-Aven, 'the city of painters'. Angela encourages Henri to continue his life as a painter and he sees this as an opportunity to leave his earlier l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (; born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television, and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for ''Every Man for Himself (1980 film), Every Man for Himself'' (1980), ''Strange Affair (1981 film), Strange Affair'' (1981), ''La Balance'' (1982), and ''The Young Lieutenant'' (2005). Her other films include ''Day for Night (film), Day for Night'' (1973), ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), ''Tell No One'' (2006), and ''The Assistant (2015 film), The Assistant'' (2015). In 2009, she was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Early life Baye was born in Mainneville, Eure, Normandy to Claude Baye and Denise Coustet, two painters. At 14, she joined a school of dance in Monaco. Three years later she went to the United States. On returning to France, she continued with dance but also registered for the Simon Course and was admitted to the Conservatoire, from wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Provinciale (1981 Film)
''La provinciale'' is a 1981 French-Swiss drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Nathalie Baye as Christine * Angela Winkler as Claire * Bruno Ganz as Remy * Patrick Chesnais as Pascal * Jean Davy as B. de Larive * Jacques Lalande as the promoter * Jean Obé as Trabert * Dominique Paturel as Ralph * Jean Valmont as Dargeol * Pierre Vernier as the publisher * Paul Andrieu as Dangelle * Jean Bollery as Jacques Legean * Vincent Grass Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' in 1973. Grass played Fia ... References External links * 1981 films Swiss drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films 1981 drama films Films directed by Claude Goretta French-language Swiss films 1980s French films French-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include '' Breathless'' (1960), '' That Man from Rio'' (1964), '' Pierrot le Fou'' (1965), '' Borsalino'' (1970), and '' The Professional'' (1981). An undisputed box-office champion like Louis de Funès and Alain Delon of the same period, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million spectators in his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982 he played four times in the most popular films of the year in France: '' The Brain'' (1969), '' Fear Over the City'' (1975), ''Animal'' (1977), '' Ace of Aces'' (1982), being surpassed on this point only by Louis de Funès. Belmondo frequently played heroic, brave, and virile characters, which made him popular with a wide audience both in France an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937), '' La grande illusion'' (1937), '' Le Quai des brumes'' (1938), '' La bête humaine'' (1938), '' Le jour se lève'' (1939), and '' Le plaisir'' (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema. Biography Early life Gabin was born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, the son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cafe owner and cabaret entertainer whose stage name was Gabin, which is a first name in French. He grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archimède Le Clochard
''Archimède le clochard'' is a 1959 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier. It is also known as ''The Magnificent Tramp''. The film was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. Plot A sophisticated tramp lives during summer in a half-finished construction site. Because he doesn't want to be cold in the winter, he decides to get imprisoned on time. Therefore, he demolishes a bar but he is only incarcerated for a single week. He promises he will find a way to come back. Cast * Jean Gabin as Joseph Hugues Guillaume Boutier-Blainville aka Archimède * Paul Frankeur as Monsieur Grégoire, the first inn keeper * Darry Cowl as Arsène, the second inn keeper * Bernard Blier as Monsieur Pichon, the new inn keeper * Dora Doll as Madame Pichon * Gaby Basset as Mme Grégoire * Sacha Briquet as Jean-Loup, the English guest * Guy Decomble as the RATP station manager * Albert Dinan as the caterer * Noël Roqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Cordy
Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman (16 June 1928 – 4 September 2020), also known by her stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of ''" La Ballade de Davy Crockett"'' was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements. Early life Cordy was born in the Brussels suburb of Laken, Belgium, the daughter of Maria de Leeuw and Cornelius January Cooreman. She had a brother, Louis, and a sister, Jeanne. At the age of eight, her mother enrolled her in a dance class. She learned piano and music theory, while pursuing her studies, and participated in charity galas. Between the dance numbers, she sang the hits of the day. Artistic director of Le Lido encouraged he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cigarettes, Whiskey And Wild Women
''Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women'' (French: ''Cigarettes, Whisky et P'tites Pépées'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Maurice Régamey and starring Annie Cordy and Pierre Mondy. Premise To bail out their club on the French Riviera, a group of young and pretty sportswomen do not hesitate to exploit whiskey and cigarettes found in the cellar during resounding celebrations. Cast * Jean Carmet as Martial * Annie Cordy as Martine * René Havard as Fernand * Pierre Mondy as Max * Pierre Doris as Gustave * Franco Interlenghi as Mario * Reinhard Kolldehoff as Van Dorfelt * Alessandra Panaro as Micheline * Sylvie Adassa as Michèle * Armande Navarre as Juliette * Nadine Tallier as Arlette * Micheline Gary as Véronique * Gisèle Grimm as Élisabeth * Christian Méry as Angelo * Arielle Coignet as Isabelle * Dominique Darsac as Jacqueline * Pierre Mirat as Abadie * Jean Richard as The client * Albert Rémy as The customs * Pierre Moncorbier as The notary * Jeanne Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of France
The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia. The Lumière brothers launched cinematography in 1895 with their '' L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat''. By the early 1900s, French cinema led globally, with pioneers like Méliès creating cinematic techniques and the first sci-fi film, ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902). Studios like Pathé and Gaumont dominated, with Alice Guy-Blaché directing hundreds of films. Post-WWI, French cinema declined as U.S. films flooded Europe, leading to import quotas. Between the wars, directors like Jean Renoir, Jean Vigo and Marcel Carné shaped French Poetic Realism. Renoir’s '' La Règle du Jeu'' (1939) and Carné’s '' Les Enfants du Paradis'' (1945) remain iconic, showcasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy (born Pierre Cuq; 10 February 1925 – 15 September 2012) was a French film and theatre actor and director. Personal life Born on 10 February 1925, he was married four times: to Claude Gensac, Pascale Roberts, Annie Fournier, and Catherine Allary, all actresses. He died on 15 September 2012, aged 87, from lymphoma. Career Mondy's first on-screen appearance was in 1949 in Jacques Becker's '' Rendez-vous de juillet'' and he appeared in over 140 films over the course of his career. In 1960, he received international recognition for the role of Napoléon Bonaparte in the film '' Austerlitz'' directed by Abel Gance. In the 1970s, his most successful film was the comedy '' Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?''. From 1992 until 2005, he appeared in the French television series . As a voice actor, he voiced Caius Obtus in ''Asterix et la Surprise de Cesar'' (''Asterix vs. Caesar''; 1985) and Cetinlapsus in ''Asterix Chez Le Bretons'' (''Asterix in Britain''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
