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Hervé Pierre (actor)
Hervé Pierre (born 22 April 1955) is a French actor and theatre director. He joined the Comédie-Française in 2007 and became a member in 2011. On 14 June 2009, Pierre was awarded the title of Best French Actor by critics. In 2011, he was promoted chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 2011, Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Theatre career Hervé Pierre began to play in theatre troupes first in Les Fins, where he was born, then in the Pontarlier lycee. He followed, from 1974 to 1977, the teachings of Claude Petitpierre, Jean-Pierre Vincent, Jean Dautremay, and Jean-Louis Hourdin at the National Theatre of Strasbourg. In 1977, he formed the Théâtre du Troc with his TNS promotion company, leading it until 1981. Personal life Pierre is married to French actress Clotilde Mollet Clotilde Mollet is a French actress. Theatre Filmography References External links * * French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Fins
Les Fins () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Doubs {{Doubs-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lautrec (film)
''Lautrec'' is a 1998 French biographical film about the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The film focuses on his love affair with painter Suzanne Valadon. Cast * Régis Royer - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec * Elsa Zylberstein - Suzanne Valadon * Anémone - Comtesse Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec * Claude Rich - Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec * - La Goulue * - Hélène * Alex Pandev - La Grande Charlotte * Amanda Rubinstein - Mireille * - Rose la Rouge * Jean-Marie Bigard - Aristide Bruant * Karel Vingerhoets - Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ... References External links * 1990s biographical drama films French biographical drama films Biographical films about painters Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris Films set in the 1890s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Officer And A Spy (film)
''An Officer and a Spy'' (french: J'Accuse, link=no) is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski about the Dreyfus affair, with a screenplay by Polanski and Robert Harris based on Harris's 2013 novel of the same name. The name J'Accuse has its origins in Émile Zola's bold article in ''l'Aurore'' in January 1898 in which the famous author accused many persons of France of continuing to support the increasingly blatantly erroneous accusations against Dreyfus. The film had its premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2019, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize. It received twelve nominations for the 45th César Awards, the most nominations of any eligible film, and eventually won the awards for Best Adaptation, Best Costume Design, and Best Director. The film was also nominated in four categories at the 32nd European Film Awards, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenwriter, ultimately win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sense Of Wonder
''The Sense of Wonder'' (original title: ''Le Goût des merveilles'') is a 2015 French romance film written and directed by Éric Besnard. It stars Virginie Efira and Benjamin Lavernhe. Plot A widow with two young children discover a new lease of life after she nearly runs over a stranger with her car. Cast * Virginie Efira as Louise Legrand * Benjamin Lavernhe as Pierre * Lucie Fagedet as Emma Legrand * Léo Lorléac'h as Félix Legrand * Hervé Pierre as Jules * Hiam Abbass as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza * Laurent Bateau Laurent Bateau is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1992. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateau, Laurent Living people French male film actors French male television ac ... as Paul * François Bureloup as bar owner References External links * 2015 films 2015 romance films 2010s French-language films French romance films Films about autism Films directed by Éric Besna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diary Of A Chambermaid (2015 Film)
''Diary of a Chambermaid'' (french: Journal d'une femme de chambre) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot, and written by Jacquot and Hélène Zimmer. It is an adaptation of Octave Mirbeau's 1900 novel of the same name and stars Léa Seydoux as Célestine, a young and ambitious woman who works as a chambermaid for a wealthy couple in France during the early twentieth century. Mirbeau's original novel was adapted into films multiple times before, notably Jean Renoir's 1946 film and Luis Buñuel's 1964 film. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and was released on 1 April 2015, by Mars Distribution. Synopsis In Normandy at the end of the 19th century, a beautiful and ambitious young chambermaid named Célestine (Léa Seydoux) enters the service of her new employers, the Lanlaire family, which consists of a bitter wife and her perverted husband. Monsieur Lanlaire has a reputation for molesting and im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Accessory
''The Ultimate Accessory'' (french: 100% cachemire) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Valérie Lemercier. Cast * Valérie Lemercier as Aleksandra Cohen-Le Foulon * Gilles Lellouche as Cyrille Cohen * Marina Foïs as Sophie * Brigitte Roüan as Martine * Chantal Ladesou as Danielle * Gérard Darmon as The doctor * Bruno Podalydès as Pierre Dutertre * Brigitte Roüan as Martine * Anne Benoît as The DDASS lady * Pierre Vernier * Olivier Broche Olivier Broche (born 18 December 1963) is a French actor and producer. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he play alongside Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) i ... Reception Judith Prescott from Frenchcinemareview.com objected in her review "clichès" and judged altogether the film would not "do justice" to Valérie Lemercier's "talent". References External links * 2013 films French comedy films 2013 comedy films 2010s French films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me, Myself And Mum
''Me, Myself and Mum'' (french: Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table !) is a 2013 French autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film written, directed by and starring Guillaume Gallienne. Based on his stage show of the same name, it follows Guillaume as a boy as he develops his own identity and his relationship with his mother. The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was released in France on 20 November 2013. In January 2014, the film was nominated for ten César Awards and won five, including awards for Best Film and Best First Feature Film. Plot In a theatre, Guillaume recounts how his life developed as a youth. As a young effeminate boy, his mother casually dismisses his antics. When he asks to go and learn Spanish, his mother sends him to La Línea de la Concepción. There he stays with Paqui, a Spanish woman unable to speak French. As they awkwardly try to communicate, she suggests teaching him how to dance the sevillanas. Becoming proficient, Guillaume da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute Cuisine (film)
''Haute Cuisine'' is a 2012 French comedy-drama film based on the true story of Danièle Mazet-Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand. The original French title is ''Les Saveurs du Palais''. Plot Hortense Laborie (Catherine Frot), a renowned chef from Périgord, is astonished when the President of the Republic (Jean d'Ormesson) appoints her his personal cook, responsible for creating all his meals at the Élysée Palace. Despite jealous resentment from the other kitchen staff, Hortense quickly establishes herself, thanks to her indomitable spirit. The authenticity of her cooking soon seduces the President, but the corridors of power are littered with traps... The story is framed by Laborie's later role cooking at a French Antarctic research station. Cast * Catherine Frot as Hortense Laborie * Arthur Dupont as Nicolas Bauvois * Jean d'Ormesson as The Président * Hippolyte Girardot as David Azoulay * Jean-Marc Roulot as Jean-Marc Luche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstar (2012 Film)
''Superstar'' is a 2012 French comedy film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Martin Kazinski (Kad Merad) is a middle-aged working stiff who, on the train to work one morning, discovers he has inexplicably become a celebrity. His simple life is turned upside down. As he asks "Why?" his life becomes more and more complicated. He sees a lawyer for help in getting people to leave him alone, and is put in contact with a media agent, Fleur Arnaud, whose efforts inadvertently make him more and more famous. When he appears on Fleur's television show, everything he says is twisted into a symbolic statement, and the more he pleads for his privacy, the more famous he becomes. He is told he is causing disruption at his job and is pursued by well-wishers and paparazzi. Others are jealous and resent his "success." Fleur and he grow close, though she is having an affair with the manipulative pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18 Years Old And Rising
''18 Years Old and Rising'' (french: J'aime regarder les filles, ) is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Frédéric Louf. The original French title of the film is taken from a 1981 Patrick Coutin hit song called "J'aime regarder les filles". Plot Primo, son of Province florists, struggles paying his rent. He spends his tray for the second time. On the eve of 10 May 1981 he meets Gabrielle and he falls madly in love with her at first sight. Unfortunately they don't take to the same people. Primo then will try anything to get a place in this Parisian bourgeois society that seems so difficult to access. In order to show his passion and love for Gabrielle he doesn't hesitate to take risks, even if that requires him to become illicit and put his life in danger. Cast * Pierre Niney as Primo Bramsi * Lou de Laâge as Gabrielle * Audrey Bastien as Delphine * Ali Marhyar as Malik * Victor Bessière as Paul * Michel Vuillermoz as Pierre Bramsi * Catherine Chevallier as Françoise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towards Zero (film)
''Towards Zero'' (french: L'Heure zéro) is a 2007 French mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring François Morel, Danielle Darrieux and Melvil Poupaud. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel ''Towards Zero'' by Agatha Christie. Cast * François Morel - Commissaire Martin Bataille * Danielle Darrieux - Camilla Tressilian * Melvil Poupaud - Guillaume Neuville * Laura Smet - Caroline Neuville * Chiara Mastroianni - Aude Neuville * Alessandra Martines Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian-French dancer and actress mainly working in the English, French and Italian speaking-worlds. She started young in ballet on opera stages in Switzerland, France, the United States and t ... - Marie-Adeline * Clément Thomas - Thomas Rondeau * Xavier Thiam - Frédéric Latimer * Hervé Pierre - Ange Werther * Vania Plemiannikov - Pierre Leca * Jacques Sereys - Charles Trevoz * Valériane de Villeneuve - Emma * Paul Minthe - Heurtebise * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Je T'aime
''Paris, je t'aime'' (; ''Paris, I love you'') is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements (districts). The 22 directors include Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Isabel Coixet, Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Nobuhiro Suwa, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles, Yolande Moreau, and Gus Van Sant. Production Julio Medem was attached to the project for a long time. He was supposed to direct one of the segments starring Javier Bardem et Maria Valverde, but this finally fell through because of scheduling conflicts with the filming of '' Caótica Ana'' (2007). ''Paris, je t'aime'' is the first feature film to be fully scanned in 6K and mastered in 4K in Europe (as opposed to the normal 2K). Encoding the image took about 24 hours per reel (at Laboratoires Éclair). Both Emmanuel Benbihy and Gilles Caussade served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |