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Kings For A Day
''Kings for a Day'' (french: Comme des rois) is a 1997 French comedy film directed by '. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Stéphane Freiss as Edek * as Roman * Maruschka Detmers as Elizabeth * as Kurt * Thierry Lhermitte as The Producer * Marie-Christine Adam Marie-Christine Adam (born 24 September 1950) is a French actress. Filmography Theatre External links * References 1950 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses Place of birth missing (living people ... as The Journalist * Jacques Sereys as Botteret * Pauline Macia as Gisèle * Betty Bomonde as La starlette * as Tom * Jesse Joe Walsh as Bob Gore References External links * 1997 films 1997 comedy films French comedy films 1990s French-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Freiss
Stéphane Freiss (born 22 November 1960) is a French film, television, and stage actor. He won a César Award for his performance in the 1988 film ''Chouans!''. Selected filmography *'' Premiers désirs'' (1984) *''Vagabond'' (1985) *''Chouans!'' (1988) *'' 1001 Nights'' (1990) *''The King's Whore'' (1990) *'' Does This Mean We're Married?'' (1991) *'' Kings for a Day'' (1997) *''The Misadventures of Margaret'' (1998) *''Alias Betty'' (2001) *'' Monsieur N.'' (2003) *''Crime Spree'' (2003) *'' 5x2'' (2004) *''Munich'' (2005) *''Call Me Elisabeth'' (2006) *''Welcome to the Sticks'' (2008) *''Hereafter The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving ess ...'' (2010) *'' Another Life'' (2013) *'' My Old Lady'' (2014) *'' The Confessions'' (2016) References External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Moscow International Film Festival
The 20th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1997. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' Marvin's Room'' directed by Jerry Zaks. Jury * Oleg Menshikov (Russia – President of the Jury) * Georgi Djulgerov (Bulgaria) * Irakli Kvirikadze (Georgia) * Fernando Mendez-Leite (Spain) * Michel Seydoux (France) * Sergio Olhovich (Mexico) * Mrinal Sen (India) * Beata Tyszkiewicz (Poland) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden St. George: '' Marvin's Room'' by Jerry Zaks * Special Silver St. George: ''Mother and Son'' by Alexander Sokurov * Silver St. George: ** Best Director: János Szász for ''The Witman Boys'' ** Best Actor: Til Schweiger for ''Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' ** Best Actress: Isabel Ordaz for ''Chevrolet'' * Prix FIPRESCI: ''The Witman Boys'' by János Szász * Honorable Prize - For the contribution to the cinema: ** Robert De Niro, actor (United States) ** Andrei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruschka Detmers
Maruschka Detmers (born 16 December 1962, Schoonebeek) is a Dutch actress. She moved to France as a teenager after finishing school, where she captured the attention of director Jean-Luc Godard. In 1983, she made her dramatic debut under Godard's direction in '' Prénom Carmen''. Other noteworthy films include ''Hanna's War'' (1988) and ''The Mambo Kings'' (1992), but she is best known for her role in '' Devil in the Flesh'' (1986). Family Detmers is the mother of actress Jade Fortineau (born 1991) by her relationship with French actor Thierry Fortineau. Filmography * '' First Name: Carmen'' (1983) * '' Le Faucon'' (1983) * ''La Pirate'' (1984) * ''La vengeance du serpent à plumes'' (1984) * ''Via Mala'' (1985, mini TV series) * '' Lime Street'' (1985, TV series) * '' Il diavolo in corpo'' (1986) * ''Come sono buoni i bianchi'' (1988) * ''Hanna's War'' (1988) * ' (1989) * '' Comédie d'été'' (1989) * ''Le Brasier'' (1991) * '' Armen and Bullik'' (1992, TV) * ''The Mambo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as ''Les Bronzés'' (1978), ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979), ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) and ''Un indien dans la ville'' (1994). Honours and awards In 1981, he received the Prix Jean Gabin. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2001. He was made ''Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's estab ...'' in 2005. Filmography Actor Selected wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Christine Adam
Marie-Christine Adam (born 24 September 1950) is a French actress. Filmography Theatre External links * References 1950 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French stage actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Sereys
Jacques Sereys (2 June 1928 – 1 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director. Biography Raised by a single mother who worked as an embroiderer, Sereys grew up in Marseille. He began to make money at the age of 14 while working for Crédit Lyonnais. In 1951, he was admitted to the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and attended classes taught by Henri Rollan. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1955, first as an associate before becoming a sociétaire in 1959. In 1964, Sereys left the Comédie-Française to devote himself to boulevard theatre, a period in which he met the likes of Jacques Charon and Robert Hirsch. However, he returned to the Comédie-Française in 1977 and regained his membership in 1979. He retired in 1997 and became a ''de facto'' honorary sociétaire. He regularly continued to perform at the Comédie-Française until 2014 Personal life and death Sereys married actress Philippine Pascal, the stage name of Philippine de Rothschil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Macia
Pauline may refer to: Religion *An adjective referring to St Paul the Apostle or a follower of his doctrines *An adjective referring to St Paul of Thebes, also called St Paul the First Hermit *An adjective referring to the Paulines, various religious orders associated with these two saints, or a member of such an order * Cappella Paolina, or Pauline Chapel, a chapel in the Vatican * Pauline Christianity, the Christianity associated with the beliefs and doctrines espoused by St Paul the Apostle *Pauline epistles, the thirteen or fourteen letters in the New Testament traditionally believed to have been written by St Paul the Apostle *Pauline privilege, a form of dissolution of marriage People * Pauline (given name), a female given name *Pauline (singer) (born 1988), French singer (full name Pauline Vasseur) *Pauline Kamusewu (born 1982), Swedish singer of Zimbabwean origin, also known as just Pauline Places *Pauline, Idaho, United States *Pauline, Kansas, United States * Pauline, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Bomonde
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Notable people Athletes * Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA * Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player * Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder * Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player * Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player * Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Journalists and media personalities * Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster * Betty Kennedy (1926–2017), Canadian broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Joe Walsh
Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' (album), a 2003 album by Jesse Powell * "Jesse", a 1973 song by Roberta Flack - see Roberta Flack discography * "Jesse", a song from the album ''Valotte'' by Julian Lennon * "Jesse", a song from the album ''The People Tree'' by Mother Earth * "Jesse" (Carly Simon song), a 1980 song * "Jesse", a song from the album '' The Drift'' by Scott Walker * "Jesse", a song from the album '' If I Were Your Woman'' by Stephanie Mills Other * ''Jesse'' (film), a 1988 American television film * ''Jesse'' (TV series), a sitcom starring Christina Applegate * ''Jesse'' (novel), a 1994 novel by Gary Soto * ''Jesse'' (picture book), a 1988 children's book by Tim Winton * Jesse, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Jesse Hall, University of Missou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Films
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1997 Comedy Films
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