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Guslagie Malanda
Guslagie Malanda (born 1990) is a French actress and art curator. She has starred in the films ''My Friend Victoria'' (2014) and '' Saint Omer'' (2022). Life and career Raised in France, Malanda had an interest in theater and cinema from a young age. She studied art history in college and has worked in art curation since graduation. Malanda made her screen debut in 2014, playing the title role of Jean-Paul Civeyrac's ''My Friend Victoria''. She got the part after a friend working on the film recommended that she audition. Her acting was well-received; a '' New York Times'' review noted her "pensive performance" as Victoria, a young mother who gets back in contact with the family that once took her in. However, after ''My Friend Victoria'', Malanda went many years without acting professionally; as a Black Frenchwoman, she refused to accept roles she considered stereotypical (criminals, immigrants, terrorists, etc.), which comprised almost all the parts she was offered. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
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Los Angeles Daily News
The ''Los Angeles Daily News'' is the second-largest-circulating paid daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Southern California News Group, a branch of Colorado-based Digital First Media. The offices of the ''Daily News'' are in Chatsworth, and much of the paper's reporting is targeted toward readers in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Its stories tend to focus on issues involving local San Fernando Valley businesses, education, and crime. The editor currently is Frank Pine. History Earlier titles The ''Daily News'' began publication in Van Nuys as the ''Van Nuys Call'' in 1911, morphing into the ''Van Nuys News'' after a merger with a competing newspaper called the ''News''. In 1953, the newspaper was renamed the ''Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet''. The front page was produced on green newsprint. During this period, the newspaper was delivered four times a week for free to readers in 14 zoned editions in the San Fernando Valley. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black French Actors
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21st-century French Actresses
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Living People
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1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Première (magazine)
''Première'' is a French film magazine based in Paris and published by Hachette Filipacchi since 1976. Editions are, or have been, published in other markets. History The French film magazine ''Première'' was launched in November 1976 by Jean-Pierre Frimbois and Marc Esposito and originally published by the Lagardère Group. From 2016, it has been published by Hildegarde. US edition The U.S. version of the magazine was launched by News Corporation, based in New York City and Los Angeles, with its July/August 1987 edition. Their mission was to "reflect The Second Golden Age of the Movies". Susan Lyne was the founding editor, and among those working for the magazine was Peter Biskind, who spent a decade at the magazine as executive editor. He said that, early on, the magazine "gave us a lot of freedom to do hard-hitting, in-depth reporting." Critic Glenn Kenny joined the US staff in June 1996, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast (2023 Film)
''The Beast'' (french: La Bête) is an upcoming French-Canadian science fiction romantic drama film directed by Bertrand Bonello from a screenplay by Bonello, Guillaume Bréaud and Benjamin Charbit, freely inspired by Henry James' 1903 novella '' The Beast in the Jungle''. It stars Léa Seydoux and George MacKay. The film is expected to be released in 2023. Plot In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will plunge her into her past lives and rid her of all strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had always known him. The story unfolds over three distinct periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044. Cast * Léa Seydoux as Gabrielle * George MacKay as Louis Production Development On 20 January 2021, French magazine ''Les Inrockuptibles'' reported that on 14 January 2021, Arte France Cinéma had allocated support for Bertrand Bonello's next film, ''La Bête'', a sci-fi melodra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello (; born 11 September 1968) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and composer. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. His work has also been associated with the New French Extremity. Career His directorial debut ''The Pornographer'' won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His next effort ''Tiresia'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. His film ''House of Tolerance'', a depiction of daily life in a fin-de-siècle Parisian bordello, premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. His 2014 film ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'', a biopic of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent, competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and received ten César Award nominations, including César Award for Best Film, Best Film and César Award for Best Director, Best Director. The film wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Most Promising Actress
The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) 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 actress 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 actresses previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee. In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actress" or "Newcomer, female". 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 Actress 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th César Awards
The 48th César Awards ceremony, presented by the , took place on 24 February 2023 at the Olympia (Paris), Olympia in Paris, to honour the best French films of 2022. Actor Tahar Rahim presided over the ceremony, which was hosted by actors Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Ahmed Sylla, Jamel Debbouze, Alex Lutz and Raphaël Personnaz. American director David Fincher received the Honorary César. The nominations were announced on 25 January 2023, with the drama film ''The Innocent (2022 film), The Innocent'' leading with eleven nominations, followed by ''The Night of the 12th'' with ten and ''Pacifiction'' and ''Rise (2022 French film), Rise'', both with nine. ''The Night of the 12th'' went on to win six awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including César Award for Best Film, Best Film. Marion Cotillard was featured in the official poster for the ceremony in a still from the 2021 film ''Annette (film), Annette''. The Cé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
