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Jeanne Balibar
Jeanne Balibar (born 13 April 1968) is a French actress and singer. Life and career Balibar was born in Paris, the daughter of Marxist philosopher Étienne Balibar and physicist Françoise Balibar. She started her career as a student in the famous French theater school "Cours Florent", in Paris, with her friends, actor Eric Ruf and photographer & actor Gregory Herpe. She began her acting career on the stage, in "Don Juan" at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film ''The Sentinel''. She continues to perform in both spheres. She has supported François Hollande's 2012 presidential campaign. She starred in '' Ne change rien'' (2009) directed by Pedro Costa. Among other films, she appeared in '' 17 Times Cécile Cassard'' (2002), directed by Christophe Honoré, with Béatrice Dalle and Romain Duris; ''All the Fine Promises'' (2003), directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, with Bulle Ogier and Valérie Crunchant; and '' Clean'' (2004), directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich (2005 film), Munich'', Wes Anderson's ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The French Dispatch'', and for his lead performance in ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', for which he drew critical acclaim. He has also won several César Awards and the Lumières Award. Early life Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, the son of journalists Nicole Zand, a literary critic for ''Le Monde'', and Jacques Amalric, who worked as a foreign affairs editor for ''Le Monde'' and ''Libération''. Amalric's father was French, while his mother was born in Poland, to Jewish parents, and moved to France at the outbreak of World War II. Career Amalric first gained fame in the film ''My Sex L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clean (2004 Film)
''Clean'' is a 2004 drama film directed by French director Olivier Assayas, starring Maggie Cheung and Nick Nolte. It was jointly funded by Canada, France, and United Kingdom sources. It was released in the United States in 2006. Plot Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung), a former video jockey, who has been in a tempestuous relationship for several years with Lee Hauser (played by James Johnston of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), a rock musician. Lee's friends feel that Emily is bad for him, describing her as a junkie. Their young son, Jay, is living in Vancouver with Lee's parents. As the film opens, the pair have arrived in Hamilton, Canada, to see Metric perform. Following an argument in their motel room, Emily walks out and, after taking heroin, falls asleep in her car. When she returns the following morning, she finds that Lee has died of a drug overdose, and the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating. As Emily attempts to force her way into the room, the police find heroin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duchess Of Langeais
''The Duchess of Langeais'' is a 2007 French-Italian period drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. Its original French title is ''Ne touchez pas la hache'' ("Don't touch the axe"). It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac. The film stars Jeanne Balibar and Guillaume Depardieu as lovers in the 1820s, who are involved in a tormented and frustrating relationship. Plot Armand de Montriveau, a general under Napoleon but of no account under the Restoration régime, has traced Antoinette de Langeais, the woman he loves, to a convent in Majorca where she has hidden herself as a nun. He asks for an interview, which is granted when Antoinette claims he is her brother. When they meet, she shrieks that he is her lover and he is hustled out. The scene shifts back to their first meeting at a party in Paris, where she is entranced by his tales of exploits in Egypt. She encourages him to visit the town house where she lives alone, her husband being elsewhere. She e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code 46
''Code 46'' is a 2003 British film directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton. Produced by BBC Films and Revolution Films, the film is a dystopian sci-fi love story, exploring the implications of current trends in biotechnology. The soundtrack was composed by David Holmes and Stephen Hilton under the name "Free Association". Filmed on location in Shanghai, Dubai and Rajasthan, with interiors done onstage in London, the mesh of foreign locations was chosen due to the juxtaposition of elements in these cities offering a believable futuristic setting. Plot In the future, the world is divided between those who live "inside", in high-density cities, and the underclass who live "outside." Access to the cities is highly restricted and regulated through the use of health documents, known as "papeles" in the global pidgin language of the day. William Geld, an insurance fraud investigator, is sent to Shanghai to inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard
''Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard'' (french: 17 fois Cécile Cassard) is a 2002 French drama film directed by Christophe Honoré. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Béatrice Dalle as Cécile Cassard * Romain Duris as Matthieu * Jeanne Balibar as Edith * Ange Ruzé as Erwan * Johan Oderio-Robles as Lucas * Tiago Manaïa as Tiago * Jérôme Kircher as Thierry * Julien Collet as Stéphane * Jérémy Sanguinetti as Julien * Marie Bunel as The teacher * Assaad Bouab Assaad Bouab ( ar, أسعد بواب, born July 31, 1980) is a French-Moroccan actor whose first co-starring role was in ''Whatever Lola Wants'', directed by Nabil Ayouch and co-starring Laura Ramsey as Lola. The film premiered on 11 December 20 ... as The waiter * Fabio Zenoni as The porch man * Robert Cantarella as The cemetery man References External links * 2002 films 2002 drama films French drama films 2000s French-language films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Private Affair (2002 Film)
''A Private Affair'' (french: Une affaire privée) is a 2002 French crime mystery thriller film written and directed by Guillaume Nicloux. The film premiered at the Festival du Film Policier de Cognac on 13 April 2002 and was released theatrically in France on 30 April 2002. Plot François Manéri is a private detective in charge of the whereabouts of a young missing woman, Rachel Siprien. Six months have passed since the disappearance. At the request of the mother of the latter, François took over the business. The multifaceted personality of the young woman draws a complex web between her best friend, Clarisse, her ex-boyfriend, her stepfather, neighbors and those who knew her from near and far. Cast * Thierry Lhermitte as François Manéri * Marion Cotillard as Clarisse Entoven * Samuel Le Bihan as Vincent Walt * Aurore Clément as Madame Siprien * Niels Arestrup as Monsieur Siprien * Jeanne Balibar as Sylvie * Clovis Cornillac as Freddy * Philippe Nahon as Mathieu * Bruno T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Va Savoir
''Va savoir'' (Who Knows?) is a 2001 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Hélène de Fougerolles, and Catherine Rouvel. In the normal version, ''Va Savoir'' is 154 minutes. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. The story of the three couples in the film sometimes parallels the Pirandello play''Come tu mi vuoi'', a lesser known work that was adapted into the film As You Desire Me starring Greta Garbo. in which the two principals, Camille and Ugo, are performing each night and follows the structure of a Goldoni comedy, in which couples undergo misunderstandings and attraction for others until the final resolution. In the film's ending, the three couples waltz in a circle to the tune ''Senza fine'' (''Endless''), implying that the dance of young people in love will go on forever. Plot After three years away, the actress Camille returns to Paris in an Italian troupe run by her husb ... [...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] |
Tomorrow's Another Day (2000 Film)
''Tomorrow's Another Day'' (french: Ça ira mieux demain) is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Jeanne Labrune. Cast * Nathalie Baye - Sophie * Isabelle Carré - Marie * Jeanne Balibar - Elisabeth * Jean-Pierre Darroussin - Xavier * Sophie Guillemin - Annie * Didier Bezace - Franck * Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ... - Eva * - Céline References External links * 2000 comedy films 2000 films French comedy films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Of Innocence
''Comedy of Innocence'' (french: Comédie de l'innocence) is a 2000 French drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz and starring Isabelle Huppert. It is co-scripted by Ruiz and Françoise Dumas. The film is produced by Mact Productions, distributed by Canal+, CNC, TF1, Les Films du Camelia. As Michael Goddard indicates in his book, ''The Cinema of Raul Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies'', the film was loosely adapted from Massimo Bontempelli novella "Il Figilio del Due Madri", or "The Child of Two Mothers" The music is composed by Jorge Arriagada, a Chilean composer who collaborated with Ruiz on other films such as ''Shattered Image'' and ''Three Lives and Only One Death'', indicating a common practice for Ruiz to collaborate with the same core crew members over multiple films. Plot Camille is a child who lives with his parents, Ariane and Pierre, and housekeeper Hélène. Camille often speaks of a friend of his, Alexandre, who he meets with frequently. In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late August, Early September
''Late August, Early September'' (french: Fin août, début septembre) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Mathieu Amalric. Plot Several lovers and friends come to make decisions on how to live their lives, finding a job more in harmony with one's ideals, committing to a lover, giving up a lover that no longer loves you: grown-ups growing up. Cast * Mathieu Amalric as Gabriel * Virginie Ledoyen as Anne * François Cluzet as Adrien * Jeanne Balibar as Jenny * Alex Descas as Jérémie * Arsinée Khanjian as Lucie * Mia Hansen-Løve as Véra * Nathalie Richard as Maryelle * Éric Elmosnino as Thomas * Olivier Cruveiller as Axel * Jean-Baptiste Malartre as Editeur * André Marcon as Hattou * Elisabeth Mazev as Visiteuse de l'appartement * Olivier Py as Visiteur de l'appartement * Jean-Baptiste Montagut as Joseph Costa References External links * *Late August, Early September' at Zeitgeist Films Zeitgeist Films is a New York-based distribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sex Life
''My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument'' (french: Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)) is a 1996 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It won the César Award for Most Promising Actor (Mathieu Amalric) and was also nominated for Most Promising Actress (Emmanuelle Devos and Jeanne Balibar). The film ensured Desplechin's and Amalric's career launches in the 90s as respected director and actor respectively (although they had both initially worked towards the reverse). Historically it also marks one of Marion Cotillard's very first roles in the industry. ''My Sex Life...'' follows the story of a PhD student and lecturer in philosophy, Paul Dédalus, as he struggles to break up with his longtime girlfriend, has conflicted feelings about his two mistresses - who are also his friends' partners -, and has a difficult time facing a new colleague, appointed head of the "epistemology depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
