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Gilles (other)
The Gilles are the primary group of participants in the Carnival of Binche. Gilles may also refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Gilles (given name), a list of people with the given name * Gilles (surname), a list of people with the surname * Stage name of Jean Villard (1895–1982) as part of the Swiss cabaret duo "Gilles et Julien" Arts and entertainment * Gilles (novel), ''Gilles'' (novel), a 1939 novel by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle * Gilles (stock character), French stock character of farce and commedia dell'arte * Gilles (2008 film), ''Gilles'' (2008 film), a Canadian short drama film directed by Constant Mentzas Other uses * Gilles, Eure-et-Loir, a town in France See also * Giles (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles
The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. They go out on Shrove Tuesday from 4 am until late hours and dance to traditional songs. Other cities, such as La Louvière and Nivelles, have a tradition of Gilles at carnival, but the Carnival of Binche is by far the most famous. In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.Logan p.223 Costume Around 1000 Gilles, all male, some as young as three years old, wear the traditional costume of the Gille on Shrove Tuesday. The outfit features a linen suit with red, yellow, and black heraldic designs (the colours of the Belgian flag), trimmed with large white-lace cuffs and collars. The suit is stuffed with straw, giving the Gille a hunched back. Gilles also wear wooden clogs and have bells attached to their belts. In the morning, they wear a wax mask of a particular design. After reaching the town hall, they r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (given Name)
Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles."qui avoit nom Giles de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil." People with the name Gilles include: *Gilles, Count of Montaigu (fl. 12th-century), French nobleman * Saint-Gilles (ca. 650–ca. 710), Greek Christian hermit *Gilles Aillaud (1928–2005), French painter, set decorator, and scenographer * Gilles Alé (or Hallet; 1620–1694), Flemish painter * Gilles Allou (1670–1751), French painter *Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989), Malagasy general and political figure *Gilles Andruet (1958–1995) French chess International Master *Gilles Apap (born 1963), French classical violinist *Gilles Archambault (born 1933) Canadian novelist *Gilles Archambault (1934–2009), Canadian gridiron footballer * Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu (13??–13??), French cardinal, bishop, and diplomat * Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi (born 1949), French psychosociologist *Gille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (surname)
Gilles is the surname of: * Alexe Gilles (born 1992), American figure skater, sister of Piper and Todd Gilles * Eve Gilles (born 2003), French model, beauty pageant titleholder, and Miss France 2024 * Herbert Michael Gilles (1921–2015), British-Maltese physician and professor of tropical medicine * Jean Gilles (composer) (1668–1705), French composer * Jean Gilles (French Army officer) (1904–1961), French general * Osmond Gilles (1788–1866), settler, pastoralist, mine owner and first colonial treasurer of South Australia * Piper Gilles (born 1992), American figure skater, sister of Alexe and Todd Gilles * Todd Gilles Todd Gilles (born April 14, 1986) is an American former ice dancer. With Trina Pratt, he won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals and the 2005 U.S. national junior title, and placed sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. With Jane Summerse ... (born 1986), American figure skater, brother of Alexe and Piper Gilles {{surname French-language surnames [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Villard
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon, USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (novel)
''Gilles'' is a 1939 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. It follows the life of Gilles Gambier, a Frenchman who is disgusted with the bourgeois world, during World War I and the interwar period. After returning from the war, Gilles marries a Jewish woman for her wealth, becomes involved with the surrealism, surrealist movement, develops his own fusion of Christianity and fascism, and joins the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist faction to fight in the Spanish Civil War. The novel is partially autobiographical. Drieu La Rochelle himself considered it to be his greatest book. Reception The French critic Gaëtan Picon wrote: "''Gilles'' (1939) is, without any doubt, one of the greatest novels of the century—and one of those books in which the disarming sincerity of a man rises to the grandeur usually reserved to literary transpositions." References 1939 French novels French autobiographical novels French-language novels Novels by Pierre Drieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (stock Character)
Gilles ()—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and ''commedia dell'arte''. He enjoyed his greatest vogue in 18th-century France, in entertainments both at the fairgrounds of the capital and in private and public theaters, though his origins can be traced back to the 17th century and, possibly, the century previous. A Zanni, or comic servant, he is a type of bungling clown, stupid, credulous, and lewd—a character that shares little, problematically, with the sensitive figure in Watteau's famous portrait that, until the latter half of the 20th century, bore his name alone. Gilles fades from view in the 19th century, to persist in the 20th and 21st as the Belgian Gilles of Binche Carnival. 16th–17th centuries Gilles' origins are obscure. There was a Zanni Giglio in the Italian troupe of the academic ''Intronati'' as early as 1531, and some historians link him to Gilles. But no line of succession has been traced. The French expression "''faire gilles''", meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (2008 Film)
''Gilles'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Constant Mentzas and released in 2008. The film stars Hélène Loiselle as an elderly woman who has spent her life caring for her developmentally disabled son Gilles (Réjean Lefrançois), but who is now terminally ill and struggling to prepare him for the day he will have to move into assisted living. The film was the last significant acting role for Loiselle, one of Quebec's major actresses of the 20th century, before her own death in 2013. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.Linda Barnard"Drama rules as Genie nominations announced" ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...'', March 1, 2010. References External links * 2008 films 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles, Eure-et-Loir
Gilles () is a Communes of France, commune in the Eure-et-Loir Departments of France, department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department References Communes of Eure-et-Loir {{EureLoir-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
