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Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc. Then Josiane Balasko and Marie-Anne Chazel joined them. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema and was extremely successful in films such as ''Les Bronzés'' (1978), ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979) and ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982). Jugnot gained international fame for his lead role in ''Les choristes, Les Choristes'' in which he played Clément Mathieu. The last movie he directed was (2017). Jugnot is the father of comedian Arthur Jugnot, born in 1980 to Jugnot and wardrobe designer Cécile Magnan. He was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2004. Life and career Jugnot met Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc when att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Splendid
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded in Paris by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s: Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine), Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine), Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin. The members of the company went on to become some of the most significant actors and directors in French cinema from the 1980s onwards and have collectively won many César Awards. Anémone, Dominique Lavanant and Martin Lamotte have often worked with the troupe on stage and in films, but are not part of the collective. The café-théâtre was located in the Rue des Lombards in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Members Principal members * Josiane Balasko * Michel Blanc * Marie-Anne Chazel * Christian Clavier * Gérard Jugnot * Thierry Lhermitte Collaborators * Anémone * Dominique Lavanant * Bruno Moynot * Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinot Simple Flic
''Pinot simple flic'' is a French crime-comedy film directed by Gérard Jugnot and released in 1984. Plot The film starts in the 13th arrondissement of Paris in 1984. Robert Pinot is a police officer as ordinary as clumsy. One day, he stops a certain Josyane, a young drug addict who is also doubled as a pickpocket, nicknamed Marylou. Having discovered that she comes from the same village, Nanteuil, then him, he takes compassion for the young girl and decides to take her under his wing to keep her away from Tony, a dangerous dealer with whom she is in love. Cast * Gérard Jugnot as Robert Pinot * Fanny Bastien as Josyane Krawczyk / Marylou * Patrick Fierry as Tony * Pierre Mondy as Rochu * Jean-Claude Brialy as Morcy * Jean Rougerie as Vaudreuil * Gérard Loussine as Blanchard * Claire Magnin as Craquette * Jean-Claude Islert as Grimaldi * Dane Porret as Ferrand * Alain Doutey as Jeoffroy * Pascal Légitimus as Tom * Raymond Aquilon as Dom * Carole Jacquinot as Ziton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Joy Reign Supreme
''Que la fête commence...'' (English title ''Let Joy Reign Supreme'') is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence centring on the Breton Pontcallec Conspiracy. It won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Prix Méliès, and the César Award for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation and Best Production Design, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music. Plot In France in 1719, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans is the regent for the young Louis XV. He is sophisticated, gentle, a liberal and a libertine. He endeavours to keep his subjects cultured and happy—mainly to stop the peasants from rising up—but he knows he has no real royal authority. To assist him, Philippe enlists the aid of an atheistic and venal priest named Guillaume Dubois, another libertine who does not care for anyone except him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Suspects (1974 Film)
A suspect is a person suspected of committing a crime. Suspect or suspects may also refer to: Film and television * ''Suspect'' (1960 film), a British thriller directed by Roy and John Boulting * ''Suspect'' (1961 film), an Australian television play * ''Suspect'' (1987 film), an American legal thriller starring Cher and Dennis Quaid * "Suspect", an episode of American television series ''Smallville'' * ''Suspect'', a 2007 made-for-TV film directed by Guy Ritchie * ''Suspect'' (game show), a 2007 British children's TV series featuring mystery solving * ''Suspect'' (2008 film), a German short film * ''Suspect'' (TV series), a 2022 British police procedural TV series * ''Suspects'' (TV series), a 2014 British police procedural TV series * ''The Suspect'' (1916 film), an American silent film * ''The Suspect'' (1944 film), an American film directed by Robert Siodmak * ''The Suspect'' (1975 film), an Italian thriller-drama film * ''The Suspect'' (1981 film), an Egyptian roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Places (1974 Film)
''Going Places'' is a 1974 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Bertrand Blier, and based on his own novel with the same title. Its original title is ''Les Valseuses'', which translates into English as "the waltzers", a vulgar French slang term for "the testicles". It stars Miou-Miou, Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere, who all had their breakthrough roles with this film. It is one of the most controversial films in French cinema due to its vulgarity, depiction of sexual acts, nudity and amorality. However, Blier's later acclaim for the rest of his filmography made it a cult film for modern critics. Plot Jean-Claude and Pierrot harass and sexually assault an older woman in a banlieue, steal her purse and run away. After they evade their pursuers, they loot the purse but are disappointed to find almost no money. They steal a Citroën DS for a joyride. When they bring it back at night, the owner awaits them with his gun drawn. Pierrot runs away but is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail The Artist
''Hail the Artist'' (, ) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Yves Robert. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Nicolas Montei * Françoise Fabian as Peggy * Jean Rochefort as Clément * Carla Gravina as Elisabeth Montei * Evelyne Buyle as Bérénice * Henri-Jacques Huet as The director * Lise Delamare as Lady Rosemond * Sylvie Joly as The photographer's wife * Hélène Vallier as The script * Simone Paris as The theater director * Maurice Barrier as Al Capone * Dominique De Keuchel as Rodrigue * Gérard Jugnot as The camera operator (uncredited) * Bernadette Robert * Betty Beckers * Claire Nadeau Claire Nadeau (; born 1 June 1945) is a French actress. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadeau, Claire French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from ... * Lucienne Legrand * Elizabeth Teissier (as Elisabeth Teissier) References External links * 1973 films 1973 com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Year 01
The Year 01 () is a French comedy film, directed by Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch released in 1973. It is based on the eponymous comic strip by Gébé and has gained cult film status. Synopsis The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of resolutions, beginning with "Let's stop everything," and the second "After a period of total stoppage, let's bring back — reluctantly — just the services and products we can't do without. Probably : water to drink, electricity for reading at night, the radio to say 'This is not the end of the world, this is Year 1, and now a page of Celestial Mechanics." The implementation of these resolutions is the first day of a new era, Year 1. ''L'An 01'' is emblematic of the challenge of the 1970s and covers such diverse topics as ecology, negation of authority, free love, communal living, rejection of private property and labor. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendez-vous En Terre Inconnue
''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue'' (formerly ''En terre inconnue'') is a French television program broadcast first on France 5 and then on the France 2 network. It was hosted by Frédéric Lopez (who is also the originator of the concept) for years and is now hosted by Raphaël de Casabianca, and involves taking a French celebrity to an unknown destination to live with an ethnic minority for two weeks. The show aims to provide the viewer with a new outlook on a foreign group, whose culture and traditions are being threatened by the modern world. Series References {{Reflist 2000s French television series 2010s French television series 2004 French television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Dutourd
Jean Gwenaël Dutourd (; 14 January 192017 January 2011) was a French novelist. Biography Dutourd was born in Paris. His mother died when he was seven years old. At the age of twenty, he was taken prisoner fifteen days after Germany's invasion of France in World War II. He escaped six weeks later and returned to Paris where he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He entered the Resistance and was again arrested in early 1944. He escaped and took part in the Liberation of Paris. He was a candidate for the Democratic Union of Labour (UDT) in the legislative elections of 1967. His first work, ''Le Complexe de César'', appeared in 1946 and received the Prix Stendhal. He was elected to the Académie française on 30 November 1978. In 1997 he was elected as a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in the Department of Language and Literature. Dutourd died in Paris on 17 January 2011, at the age of 91. Bibliography *1946 ''Le Complexe de César'' (Gallimard) *1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Martin (TV Host)
Jacques Martin (; 22 June 1933 – 14 September 2007) was a French television host and producer. Life and career Martin was born in Lyon. In the late 1960s, he formed a comical duet of hosts on radio Europe 1 with French actor Jean Yanne. In the early 1970s, he was the sidekick of Danièle Gilbert, the host of ''Midi Première''. Martin created and hosted such popular satirical TV shows such as ''Le Petit Rapporteur'' ("The Little Snitch, 1975–1976, TF1) and ''La Lorgnette'' ("The Opera Glasses", 1976–1977, Antenne 2). He also tried a film career, writing and directing one film (''Na !'', 1973) and playing in others such as '' La Passante du Sans-Souci'', without great success. An operetta fan, he enjoyed presenting TV shows mixing popular and classical music, such as ''Musique and music'', which he prepared with the help of French composer , invariably singing a few operetta arias himself during the show. He was a great discoverer of talents throughout his career, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
