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Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in '' Little White Lies''. From 2002 to 2013, Lellouche was in a relationship with actress Mélanie Doutey. They have a daughter named Ava, born on 5 September 2009. His brother Philippe Lellouche is also an actor and director. Early life Lellouche was born in Savigny-sur-Orge, France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish descent, and to a mother of Irish Catholic background. '' |
Gilles Delouche
Gilles Delouche (3 August 1948 – 20 January 2020) was a French scholar of classical literature of the Rattanakosin Kingdom ( Thai language). Delouche, who was born in Orléans, was Professor at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) since 1987, having taught from 1971 to 1987 at the Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University (Thailand), which awarded him an honorary degree An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad hon .... Gilles Delouche served as president of the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales from 2001 to 2005. His teaching focused on introductory Thai syntax, but also more particularly on Siamese versification and classical works, from their origins to the seventeenth century. He was the author of some fifty articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me If You Dare (film)
''Love Me If You Dare'' (french: Jeux d'enfants, lit=Children's games) is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Yann Samuell. It stars Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard as best friends Julien Janvier and Sophie Kowalsky who begin playing a game of dares as children and find themselves unable to stop as they grow older, even when the game threatens to destroy their lives. Plot The film begins where a little girl, Sophie, is being bullied by other children. Only a bus driver and a boy, Julien, help her collect her books that the others have thrown into a puddle. To cheer Sophie up, Julien gives her a small tin box, a gift from his fatally ill mother. Because it is important to him, he asks her to lend it back to him from time to time. As Julien wants the box back at the moment he gave it to her, Sophie demands proof of how important it is to him. Julien disengages the handbrake of the bus without hesitation, and the bus full of children rolls down a hill. Their game ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesrine (2008 Film)
''Mesrine'' is a two-part 2008 French biographical crime film on the life of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part, ''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'', was based on Mesrine's autobiographical book ''L'instinct de mort'', while the second part, ''Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One'', detailed Mesrine's criminal career. The film has earned comparisons to the American film '' Scarface'', and Vincent Cassel earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Mesrine. Parts The film is divided into two parts, with various titles: #''Mesrine: L'instinct de mort'' ( French for "Mesrine: Instinct for Death"); known in English as ''Public Enemy Number One (Part One)'', ''Mesrine: Part 1 - Death Instinct'' and ''Mesrine: Killer Instinct'' #''Mesrine: L'ennemi public No 1'' ( French for "Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1"); known in English as ''Public Enemy Number One (Part Two)'', ''Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Klapisch
Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII. He was rejected on two occasions by the French film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), now known as La fémis. He later attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985. During the 1980s, he started to shoot short films such as ''In transit'' or ''Ce qui me meut''. He subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and he became a director for feature films. He has also directed a nature documentary for French television. In 1992, Klapisch shot his first feature film, ''Riens du tout''. A year later, a TV channel asked him to make a film about high school life, set in 1975, ''Le péril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (2008 Film)
''Paris'' is a 2008 French film by Cédric Klapisch concerning a diverse group of people living in Paris. The film began shooting in November 2006 and was released in February 2008. Its UK release was in July 2008. Commentators have noted the similarity in style of this film to Woody Allen's ''Manhattan'' and Robert Altman's ''Short Cuts''. Plot The film is set principally in Paris, with one thread of the story set in Africa. Over the course of several months, various stories are intertwined, with different characters and plot threads intersecting. * Pierre is a cabaret dancer who learns from a cardiologist that he has a severe heart condition. The only potential cure is a heart transplant. Unable to dance any more, he retires to his apartment, and waits to hear if a donor becomes available. He becomes reflective on his condition and his past life. He watches old film of him as a dancer on stage, and calls an old girlfriend from his school days. He refuses to tell his parents of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Zeitoun
Ariel Zeitoun (born 26 September 1949) is a French director, producer, and screenwriter. Zeitoun started as a producer in 1979 with '. Later, he wrote the script for and directed ''Souvenirs, souvenirs''. In 2013 Zeitoun directed the historical drama '' Angélique'', loosely based on the book of "Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels" by Anne Golon, which earned him international recognition by the critics and the public alike. Filmography * 1984 : ''Souvenirs, Souvenirs'' * 1987 : '' Saxo'' * 1988 : ''L'enfance de l'art'' (producer) * 1990 : '' Baby Blood'' (producer) * 1993 : '' Le Nombril du monde'' * 1997 : ''Une femme très très très amoureuse'' * 1997 : '' XXL'' * 1998 : ''Bimboland ''Bimboland'' is a 1998 French comedy film directed by Ariel Zeitoun and written by Roselyne Bosch. The film stars Judith Godrèche, Aure Atika, Gérard Depardieu, Sophie Forte, Armelle and Dany Boon. The film was released on December 23, 1998, ...'' * 2001 : '' Yamakasi'' * 2007 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room Of Death
''Room of Death'' (french: La Chambre des morts) is a 2007 French crime film based on the novel ''La Chambre des morts'' by Franck Thilliez. Cast * Mélanie Laurent as Lucie Hennebelle * Éric Caravaca as Moreno / Pierre Norman * Gilles Lellouche as Sylvain * Jonathan Zaccaï as Vigo * Céline Sallette as Annabelle * Laurence Côte as Alex * Jean-François Stévenin as Léon * Fanny Cottençon as La mère de Lucie * Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard (born 6 January 1963) is a French actress. Richard was born in Paris, France. She received the Prix Michel Simon film prize for most promising actress/actor for her role in the 1988 Jacques Rivette film ''Gang of Four''. Fi ... as Raphaelle * Lola Créton as Eléonore References External links * 2000s crime films French crime films Films scored by Nathaniel Méchaly 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell No One
''Tell No One'' (french: Ne le dis à personne) is a 2006 French thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. Written by Canet and Philippe Lefebvre and starring François Cluzet, the film won four categories at the 2007 César Awards in France: Best Director (Guillaume Canet), Best Actor (François Cluzet), Best Editing and Best Music Written for a Film. Plot Dr. Alexandre Beck has been slowly putting his life back together since his wife, Margot, was apparently murdered by a serial killer eight years previously. However, Alex finds himself implicated in a double homicideeven though he knows nothing of the crimes. The same day, he receives an email that appears to be from Margot, which includes a link to surveillance footage that shows his wife looking alive and well; the message warns Alex that they are both being watched. As Alex struggles to stay one step ahead of the law, henchmen intimidate his acquaintances into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Most Promising Actor
The César Award for Most Promising Actor (french: César du meilleur espoir masculin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a young actor who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie, within a group of 16 actors previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee. In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actor" or "Newcomer, male". Winners and nominees Following the AATC's practice, the films below are listed by year of ceremony, which corresponds to the year following the film's year of release. For example, the César Award for Most Promising Actor of 2010 was awarded on 27 February 2010 for a performance in a film released between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. As with the other César ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémi Bezançon
Rémi Bezançon (born 25 March 1971) is a French director and screenwriter. Life and career Rémi Bezançon studied at the Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA) in Paris and the École du Louvre. In 2005, he released his first feature film ''Ma vie en l'air'' with Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche and Vincent Elbaz before meeting with success in 2008 with ''The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (film), The First Day of the Rest of Your Life''. In 2011, he directed ''Un heureux événement'', his third feature film adapted from the autobiographical best-seller by Eliette Abécassis, with Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï and Josiane Balasko. The soundtrack, as with his previous films, is composed by Sinclair (singer), Sinclair. Filmography Awards * César Awards 2009, Césars 2009: nominated for César Award for Best Writing for'' The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (film), The First Day of the Rest of Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is In The Air (2005 Film)
''Love Is in the Air'' (french: Ma vie en l'air) is a 2005 French comedy film directed by Rémi Bezançon. Synopsis Yann is a boy full of contradictions. All his life is marked by airplanes. A brilliant engineer from the SUPAERO school, he works in aeronautics as an expert in aviation safety. But he developed, following the tragic death of his mother during his birth in flight, an insurmountable fear of flying. It is this phobia that made him lose his first great love, Charlotte, who went to study in the antipodes and which he never had the courage to join, as he had nevertheless promised her. Since then, he has made a series of conquests but all his stories end in disappointments because he lives in the secret hope of seeing Charlotte one day again. As he approaches his thirties, events rush and Yann loses control. Ludo, his childhood friend whom he was to host for one night, moved into his living room and in the apartment next door Alice, a surprising young woman, a romantic rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Salle
Jérôme Salle (born 1971) is a French film director and screenwriter. Salle directed the films ''Anthony Zimmer'', the Belgian comic book adaptation '' Largo Winch'', and its sequel ''Largo Winch II''. His 2013 film '' Zulu'' was selected as the closing film at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and .... The film '' The Tourist'' (2010), written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, was based on Salle's screenplay for ''Anthony Zimmer'' and grossed US$278 million worldwide. Filmography References External links * * French film producers French male screenwriters French screenwriters Living people French film directors 1967 births {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |