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Jean Laborde (journalist)
Jean Laborde (9 December 1918 – 30 January 2007) was a French journalist and writer. Personal life He was born in Lyon in December 9th, 1918, and studied law at university before commencing his career as a journalist. He died in Biarritz in January 30th, 2007, aged 88. Career At the request of Pierre Lazareff, Jean became the judicial reporter of the ''France Soir'' in 1945. While in this role, he covered several famous cases, among them the Victor Kravchenko case, the Marie Besnard case and the Gustave Dominici case. From 1964, he was the chief law correspondent of ''L'Aurore''. He quit in 1978 as a result of conflict with the new owner ''Le Figaro''. He wrote some twenty books, under his own name and pen names such as Jean Delion and Raf Vallet. Several of his books were adapted for the cinema. In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay of ''Peur sur la ville'', directed by Henri Verneuil in 1975. Works Books * ''Amour, que de crimes'' (1954) * ''Un homme à part e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison De La Presse Prize
The Prix Maison de la Presse is an annual French literary prize, established in 1970 by the Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse (SNDP) and Gabriel Cantin. Until 2005 it was known as Prix des Maisons de la Presse and given out in the two categories Novel (Roman) and Non-Fiction (Document), after which the name was changed and the categories merged into one. Recipients Novel, 1970–2020 * 1970: Jean Laborde, ''L'Héritage de violence'', Flammarion * 1971: Luc Estang, ''La Fille à l'oursin'', Seuil * 1972: Pierre Moustiers, '' L'Hiver d'un gentilhomme'', Gallimard * 1973: René Barjavel, ''Le Grand Secret'', Presses de la Cité * 1974: Michel Bataille, ''Les Jours meilleurs'', Éditions Julliard * 1975: Charles Exbrayat, ''Jules Matrat'', Albin Michel * 1976: Guy Lagorce, '' Ne pleure pas'', Grasset * 1977: Maurice Denuzière, ''Louisiane'', JC Lattès * 1978: André Lacaze, ''Le Tunnel'', Grasset * 1979: Jeanne Bourin, ''La Chambre des dames'', la Table Ronde * 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Writers
Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality), by date of birth. For an alphabetical list of writers of French nationality (broken down by genre), see French writers category. Middle Ages * Turold (eleventh century) * Wace (1110 – c.1180) * Chrétien de Troyes (c.1135 – c.1183) * Richard the Lionheart (Richard Coeur de Lion) (1157–1199) * Benoît de Sainte-Maure (12th-century) * Herman de Valenciennes (12th-century) * Le Châtelain de Couci (d.1203) * Jean Bodel (12th century – c.1210) * Conon de Béthune (c.1150–1220) * Geoffroi de Villehardouin (c.1160 – c.1213) * Béroul (c.1170) * Thomas d'Angleterre (c.1170) * Aimeric de Peguilhan (c.1170 -c. 1230) * Gace Brulé (c.1170) * Marie de France (c.1175) * Gautier de Coincy (1177/8–1236) * Gautier de Dargies (c.1170–after 1236) * Gautier d'Espinal († before July 1272) * Gillebert de Berneville ( fl c.1255) * Gontier de Soignies ( fl c.1180–1220) * Guiot de Dijon ( fl c.1200– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort D'un Pourri
''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (french: Mort d'un pourri), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'' and ''To Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet. Cast * Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal * Ornella Muti as Valérie * Stéphane Audran as Christiane * Mireille Darc as Françoise * Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye * Michel Aumont as Commissaire Moreau * Jean Bouise as Commissaire Pernais * Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Lacor * Julien Guiomar as Fondari * Klaus Kinski as Nicolas Tomski * François Chaumette as Lansac * Xavier Depraz as Marcel * Henri Virlojeux as Paul * Colette Duval as La secrétaire de Serrano * Carole Lange as La fille du vestiaire * El Kebir as Kébir * Gérard Hérold as Dupaire Musical score and soundtrack The film score was composed and arranged by Philippe Sarde and features saxophonist Stan Getz fronting the London Symphony Orchestra and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thriller Le Professionnel starring Jean-Paul Belmondo was a big commercial hit in France in 1981. He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr. Biography Career Filmography As director * 1958: ''La Môme aux boutons'' * 1960: '' Arrêtez les tambours'' * 1960: ' * 1961: '' Le Monocle noir'' * 1962: '' Le Septième juré'' * 1962: '' En plein cirage'' * 1962: '' L'Œil du Monocle'' * 1963: '' Les Tontons flingueurs'' * 1964: ''Salad by the Roots'' * 1964: ''Le Monocle rit jaune'' * 1964: ''Les Barbouzes'' * 1965: '' Les Bons Vivants'', co-directed with Gilles Grangier * 1966: ' * 1966: ' * 1967: ' * 1968: ' * 1968: ' * 1971: ''Road to Salina'' * 1971: ' * 1972: ' * 1973: ' * 1973: '' Quelques m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Pacha
Le Pacha (foaled in 1938) was a Champion French Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Andre Schwob, his dam was Advertencia, a daughter of two-time Arc winner, Ksar. He was sired by Biribi who won the 1926 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and who was a son of the three-time Leading sire in France, Rabelais. Raced by Philippe Gund, Le Pacha was trained by John Cunnington whose family founded the English Racing Colony in Chantilly, Oise. The dominant three-year-old in wartime France in 1941, Le Pacha went undefeated while winning the preeminent races for his age group, the Prix du Jockey Club and the then 3,000 meter Grand Prix de Paris. He followed these important wins by defeating older horses in winning the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, thus becoming the first of only two horses to ever win all three of the French Classic Races open to colts. In 1942, Le Pacha's best results were a win in the Prix du Prince d'Orange and a second to Djebel in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Retired to stud d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Carné
Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoys'' (1942) and '' Children of Paradise'' (1945), the last of which has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time. Biography Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, ''Hebdo-Films'', and working for ''Cinémagazine'' and ''Cinémonde'' between 1929 and 1933.Richard Roud "Marcel Carné and Jacques Prevert" in Roud ''Cinema: A Critical Dictionary: Volume One, Aldrich to King'', London: Secker & Warburg, 1980, p.189-92, 189, 191 In the same period he worked in silent film as a camera assistant with director Jacques Feyder. By age 25, Carné had already directed his first short film, ''Nogent, Eldorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Assassins De L'ordre
''Law Breakers'' (french: Les Assassins de l'ordre) is a 1971 French drama film starring Jacques Brel, directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Based on a real-life incident, an idealistic and dedicated magistrate is assigned to examine the case of two policemen and their inspector who have beaten a suspect to death. By the time the case is heard in court, all the witnesses and the widow's counsel have been intimidated into silence, the magistrate himself has come under heavy pressure to drop the case, and the three murderers walk free. Plot In Provence just before Christmas, a former prisoner suspected of robbery is dragged from his home by two policemen, taken to the police station, and beaten to death. His widow then files a charge and the case is allocated to the magistrate Bernard Level for judicial investigation. Both the two policemen and the inspector on duty deny any wrongdoing, as does the one other policeman in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film '' A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Bonnes Causes
''Don't Tempt the Devil'' (french: Les Bonnes Causes, it, Il delitto Dupré) is a 1963 French-Italian crime film written and directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Bourvil, Marina Vlady, Virna Lisi and Pierre Brasseur. It is based on the novel ''Les Bonnes Causes'' by Jean Laborde. Plot Cast * Marina Vlady as Catherine Dupré * Bourvil as juge Albert Gaudet * Virna Lisi as Gina Bianchi * Pierre Brasseur as Mr. Charles Cassidi * Umberto Orsini as Mr. Philliet * Jacques Mauclair as Georges Boisset * Hubert Deschamps as Dr. Mermet * Raymond Devime as Inspector Véricel * Jacques Monod as Magnin * Robert Vidalin as président du tribunal * Marcel Cuvelier as Morin * Gilbert Gil as Garat * Frédéric Pottecher as Himself * José Luis de Vilallonga as Paul Dupré * Mony Dalmès as Marjorie * Hubert Noël as Catherine's Lover * Bernard Musson as Robert * Jean-Loup Philippe as Gina's Ex-fiancé * Daniel Lecourtois as Lawyer * Robert Berri as Inspector Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards. According to one obituary: For exactly 40 years, the prolific Verneuil made movies as mainstream and commercial as any to be found in America or Britain. In his best period – the 1950s and 1960s – he delivered films in the "tradition of quality" so despised by the Nouvelle Vague. Many of them proved excellent vehicles for old-timers Jean Gabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Life and career Early life Verneuil was born Ashot Malakian ( hy, Աշոտ Մալաքեան) to Armenian parents in Rodosto, East Thrace, Turkey. In 1924, when Ashot was a little ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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