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Joséphine De La Baume
Joséphine de La Baume (born 8 October 1984) is a French actress, singer, film director, and model. In 2018, she started the rock and garage group Film Noir. Career In 2010 she worked with Romain Gavras on his debut film ''Our Day will come'' and later was cast in Bertrand Tavernier's ''The Princess of Montpensier,'' selected in the main competition of Cannes Film Festival 2011. She then started working in the UK on features such as ''One Day'' by Lone Scherfig, ''Johnny English Reborn'' by Oliver Parker, ''Titanic'' written for ITV by Julian Fellowes, ''Mr Selfridges'' and Ron Howard's ''Rush.'' From 2012, she started working in the US on projects such as ''Kiss of The Damned'' directed by Xan Cassavetes and ''Listen Up Philip'' directed by Alex Ross Perry. Most recently, she appeared in Abner Pastoll's '' Road Games (Fausse Route)'' in which Dread Central described her as "sultry and enigmatic." The film was released theatrically in the US by IFC Films. Singtank De La Baume is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, France
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, Fashion capital, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day (2011 Film)
''One Day'' is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by David Nicholls, based on Nicholls' 2009 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, with Patricia Clarkson, Ken Stott and Romola Garai in supporting roles. It was released in the United States on 19 August 2011 by Focus Features and in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2011 by Universal Pictures. Plot The film follows Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley on the same day—15 July, St. Swithin's day—over 20 years. On 15 July 1988, after their graduation from the University of Edinburgh, Dexter and Emma spend a platonic night together and agree to “just be friends”. One year later, Dexter helps Emma move to London to become a writer. Finding little success by 1990, she ends up a waitress in a Mexican restaurant, where she meets Ian, an aspiring comedian. Meanwhile, Dexter travels the world, staying in touch. He visits her on 15 July 1991 and suggests they take a holiday. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame (2017 Film)
''Madame'' is a 2017 French comedy-drama film directed by Amanda Sthers. The film is a satire of the class divide in today's Paris. Plot Anne and Bob, an American couple living in Paris, organize a dinner party and invite twelve friends. Bob's son arrives by surprise and the total number of guests is now 13. The superstitious Anne asks her maid, Maria, to pretend to be a rich Spanish friend and join the table. Maria meets David, a British aristocrat. Bob’s son, who is not a fan of his stepmother Anne, tells David that Maria is actually royalty but will not admit it. They both like each other and start a relationship. When David tells Maria he knows who she really is, she believes he knows she is a maid. Anne is furious when she learns her maid has entered a relationship with David. Anne, who is not ashamed of her own classism, is herself worried that she has outgrown her role as a younger wife and takes the blooming relationship with her friend and maid personally. Cast * Harve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva & Leon
''Eva & Leon'' (French title: ''L'Echappée Belle'') is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel. The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot The movie is about a privileged woman and an orphaned boy who become friends. Leon and his older brother, Arnaud, were abandoned in a park in Lyon. They are seen as outcasts by a social worker, who considers both the brothers mentally ill and the only solution is sending them to a children’s home. With the help of two teachers, Leon and Arnaud are put in an English-language school run by a kind but rough-around-the-edges teacher called Isabelle (Nicole Delecroix). Cast * Clotilde Hesme as Eva * Florian Lemaire as Léon * Peter Coyote as The father * Keziah Jones as John * Clotilde Courau as Lucie * Yannick Choirat as Simon * Idit Cebula as Madame Agostini * Grégoire Bonnet as a psychiatrist * Joséphine de La Baume Joséphine de La Baume (born 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen Up Philip
''Listen Up Philip'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Alex Ross Perry. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014, and won the Special Jury Prize at the 2014 Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Philip (Jason Schwartzman) is an acclaimed but abrasive young writer waiting for the publication of his second novel. He feels bored of his daily life and his shaky relationship with photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss). In all of this chaos, his idol, veteran novelist Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce), offers him accommodation at his summer home, an isolated place where he might find peace. Cast * Jason Schwartzman as Philip Lewis Friedman * Elisabeth Moss as Ashley Kane * Krysten Ritter as Melanie Zimmerman * Joséphine de La Baume as Yvette * Jonathan Pryce as Ike Zimmerman * Eric Bogosian as Narrator * Jess Weixler as Holly * Flo Ankah as Brandy * Brandy Burre as Flo * Daniel London as Seth * Dree Hemingway a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Don't, I Will
''If You Don't, I Will'' (french: Arrête ou je continue) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Sophie Fillières. The film had its premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Emmanuelle Devos as Pomme * Mathieu Amalric as Pierre * Anne Brochet as Sonja * Joséphine de La Baume Joséphine de La Baume (born 8 October 1984) is a French actress, singer, film director, and model. In 2018, she started the rock and garage group Film Noir. Career In 2010 she worked with Romain Gavras on his debut film ''Our Day will come'' an ... as Mellie * Nelson Delapalme as Romain * Julia Roy as Simone * David Clark as John * Laurent Poitrenaux as Marouani * Anthony Paliotti as "La mort" * Alexandre Pous as Tom References External links * 2014 films 2014 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy De V
The word joy refers to the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune, and is typically associated with feelings of intense, long lasting happiness. Dictionary definitions Dictionary definitions of joy typically include a sense of it being a reaction to an external happening, e.g. a physical sensation experienced, or receiving good news. Distinction vs similar states saw a clear distinction between joy, pleasure, and happiness: "I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy", and "I call it Joy, which is here a technical term and must be sharply distinguished both from Happiness and Pleasure. Joy (in my sense) has indeed one characteristic, and one only, in common with them; the fact that anyone who has experienced it will want it again... I doubt whether anyone who has tasted it would ever, if both were in his power, exchange it for all the pleasures in the world. But then Joy is never in our power and Pleasure often is." Michela Summa say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quai D'Orsay (film)
''The French Minister'' (french: link=no, Quai d'Orsay) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Based on ''Quai d'Orsay'', a comic strip by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac, the film takes an initially comedic look at the French Foreign Ministry under Dominique de Villepin but moves into more serious territory as France, in co-operation with Germany, opposes the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2014, the film received three nominations at the 39th César Awards, with Niels Arestrup winning the award for Best Supporting Actor. Plot After graduating from the ''École nationale d'administration'', which trains France's leaders in the public and private sectors, Arthur Vlaminck lands a job as speechwriter in the Foreign Ministry. Existing senior advisers do not welcome a talented newcomer who may become a competitor but his abilities are recognised by the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film ''The Music Man'' (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film ''American Graffiti'' (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom ''Happy Days'', a role he would play from 1974 to 1980.Stated on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', 1999 In 1980, Howard left ''Happy Days'' to focus on directing, producing and sometimes writing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Cassavetes
Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Greek-American actor-director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is the granddaughter of actress Katherine Cassavetes. She is the sister of actor-director Nick Cassavetes and actor-screenwriter-director Zoe Cassavetes. Cassavetes directed 2004 documentary, '' Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession'', which explores the historic influence of the cable television station Z Channel. The film won acclaim, and screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, Cassavetes wrote and directed her first dramatic feature, vampire tale ''Kiss of the Damned ''Kiss of the Damned'' is a 2012 American vampire horror film, written and directed by Xan Cassavetes. The film played at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was released in theaters on May 3, 2013. The filming locations were New York City and New Fa ...''. Filmography ;Actress ;Writer and director References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Of The Damned
''Kiss of the Damned'' is a 2012 American vampire horror film, written and directed by Xan Cassavetes. The film played at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was released in theaters on May 3, 2013. The filming locations were New York City and New Fairfield, Connecticut. Plot Paolo, a screenwriter staying in Connecticut to write a screenplay, meets and falls in love with Djuna (Joséphine de La Baume), only to discover that she is a vampire who survives by consuming the blood of animals. She confesses to him, but he refuses to believe her, so she requests for him to chain her up so she can prove it to him. Revealed in her true form, Paolo is unafraid. He releases the chains that bind her and joins her, receiving her "kiss of death" and is turned into a vampire. The two continue to live in Djuna's large summer house which is actually owned by Xenia (Anna Mouglalis), a leader in the vampire community and theatre actress. It is a half-way house of sorts for vampires in Xenia's communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Verheyde
Sylvie Verheyde (born 1967) is a French film director, actress, and screenwriter. Director The films Verheyde has directed include ''Un frère'' (1997), in which Emma de Caunes won a César Award for Most Promising Actress, ''Princesses'' (2000), ''Amour de Femme'' (2001), '' Stella'' (2008) and '' Confession of a Child of the Century'' (2011), starring Pete Doherty, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, ''Sex Doll'' (2016; she also wrote the screenplay for this film), and directed ''Madame Claude'' (2021). With Sylvie Ohayon, she co-wrote the screenplay of the 2021 film ''Haute Couture''. The movies ''Stella'' (2008) and ''Stella In Love'' (2022) are both references to Verheyde's childhood. ''Sex Doll'' (2016) and ''Madame Claude'' (2021) are both movies about prostitution, again a topic close to Verheyde as her grandmother and one of her cousin were prostitutes. Awards *Best Director for ''Sang froid'' at Television Festival of La Rochelle, 2007 *Lina Mangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
