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L'emmerdeur
''L'emmerdeur'' (literally ''The Troublemaker'', with the English title of ''A Pain in the Ass'', often promoted as ''A Pain in the A__'') is a 1973 French-Italian black comedy film starring Jacques Brel, appearing in his tenth and final feature film. Directed by Édouard Molinaro and co-starring Lino Ventura, Caroline Cellier, and Jean-Pierre Darras, ''L'emmerdeur'' is an adaptation of Francis Veber's 1971 play ''Le contrat''. Plot Ralph Milan is a contract killer who is paid to kill Louis Randoni, whose testimony in various trials could harm the organisation. Ralph waits for his prey in his hotel room, but is interrupted by his comical neighbour, a shirt salesman named François Pignon (Jacques Brel). Pignon, who is suicidal since his wife left him for a reputed psychiatrist named Fuchs (Jean-Pierre Darras), tries to hang himself on the waterpipes, but only manages to cause a flood. Realizing that if Pignon tries to kill himself again the police will search the place, Mila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Veber
Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-language Hollywood films: '' Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire'' (as ''The Man with One Red Shoe''), '' L'emmerdeur'' (as '' Buddy Buddy''), '' La Cage aux Folles'' (as ''The Birdcage''), ''Le Jouet'' (as '' The Toy''), '' Les Compères'' (as '' Fathers' Day''), '' La chèvre'' (as '' Pure Luck''), '' Les Fugitifs'' (as ''Three Fugitives''), ''Le dîner de cons'' (as ''Dinner for Schmucks'') and '' La Doublure'' (as ''The Valet''). He also wrote the screenplay for '' My Father the Hero'', the 1994 American remake of the French-language film '' Mon père, ce héros''. Some of his screenplays started as theater plays (for instance, ''Le dîner de cons''). This theatrical experience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Brel
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers, such as Scott Walker, David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Marc Almond, Neil Hannon, and Rod McKuen. English translations of his songs were recorded by many performers, including Bowie, Walker, Ray Charles, Judy Collins, John Denver, The Kingston Trio, Nina Simone, Shirley Bassey, James Dean Bradfield, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams. Brel was a successful actor, appearing in 10 films. He directed two films, one of which, ''Le Far West'', was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973. Having sold over 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Buddy
''Buddy Buddy'' is a 1981 American comedy film based on Francis Veber's play ''Le contrat'' and Édouard Molinaro's film '' L'emmerdeur''. It was the final film directed and written by Billy Wilder. Plot Hitman Trabucco eliminates two witnesses against the mob. He meets Rudy "Disco" Gambola, before his grand jury testimony against his fellow mobsters, but completing the contract becomes difficult after meeting Victor Clooney, an emotionally disturbed, suicidal television censor, who had many problems for Trabucco. Victor hopes to reconcile with his estranged wife. Trabucco takes a room in the Ramona Hotel in Riverside, California, across the street from the courthouse where Gambola testifies. Their rooms are connected at the hotel. He tries to kill himself, but Victor stops him. Fearing the police are at the courthouse, Trabucco and Victor head to the Institute for Sexual Fulfillment, the nearby clinic where Victor's wife Celia, a researcher for ''60 Minutes'', gathers information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumboo
''Bumboo'' () is a 2012 Bollywood black comedy film directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit. ''Bumboo'' is based on an original play/film '' L'emmerdeur'' written by Francis Veber.The film stars Sharat Saxena, Sanjay Mishra, Kavin Dave and Mandy Takhar in lead roles and was released on 30 March 2012. Plot Professional hitman Mangal Singh takes a contract to kill stock market scammer Manu Gupta in front of the Goa High Court where he is to stand on trial. Mangal Singh plans to do the job from a hotel room which is opposite to the court. Suresh Sudhakar, a press photographer is sent to Goa to cover Manu Gupta's trial and checks-in at the same hotel next to Mangal Singhs room. Sudhakar tries to meet his ex-wife Pinky who is living in Goa. Pinky refuses to meetup or even talk and confers with her new boyfriend Dr D'Souza. Sudhakar threatens Pinky that he might commit suicide, but she does not believe him. A depressed Sudhakar tries to commit suicide by hanging from the bathroom shower but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Castelnuovo
Francesco "Nino" Castelnuovo (28 October 1936 – 6 September 2021) was an Italian actor of film, stage and television, best known for his starring role as Guy Foucher in the French musical film ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (1964). Castelnuovo's other films include ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960), ''Camille 2000'' (1969), '' L'emmerdeur'' (1973), ''Il prato macchiato di rosso'' (1973), ''Massacre Time'' (1966), ''The Five Man Army'' (1969), and ''The English Patient'' (1996). Early life Castelnuovo was born the youngest of three boys in Lecco, Lombardy as the son of maid Emilia Paola (née Sala) and button factory employee Camillo Castelnuovo. He had two older brothers, Pierantonio (b. 1930; d. 1976) and Clemente. After being a house painter, a mechanic and a workman, he moved to Milan, where he started working as a sales agent, and at the same time, he enrolled in the acting school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He became a father for the first time to his son Lorenz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Dyrek
François Dyrek (16 August 1933 – 17 December 1999) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 140 films and television shows between 1964 and 1999. Partial filmography * ''L'assassin viendra ce soir'' (1964) - Un membre du gang des pompes funèbres * '' La baie du désir'' (1964) - Le braconnier * ''Drôle de jeu'' (1968) - Le second clandestin (Serge) * ''La Bande à Bonnot'' (1968) - Édouard Carouy * '' Ho!'' (1968) - Le typographe (uncredited) * ''L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste'' (1971) * ''Les galets d'Étretat'' (1972) * '' Themroc'' (1973) - Un policier * ''Night Flight from Moscow'' (1973) - - Taxi driver (uncredited) * '' L'emmerdeur'' (1973) * ''Projection privée'' (1973) - L'autre metteur en scène * '' Piaf'' (1974) - Henri * '' Let Joy Reign Supreme'' (1975) - Montlouis * ''The Judge and the Assassin'' (1976) - Released Tramp * '' I Am Pierre Riviere'' (1976) - L'homme de la battue * '' Les Ambassadeurs'' (1976) - Paul * ''Le Juge Fayard dit Le Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Valardy
André Valardy (born André Knoblauch, '17 May 1938 – 30 April 2007) was a Belgian actor, director and humorist A humorist (American) or humourist (British spelling) is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking, but is not an artist who seeks only to elicit laughs. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business e .... Filmography References External links * 1938 births 2007 deaths Belgian male actors Belgian film directors Belgian humorists Actors from Antwerp Mass media people from Antwerp {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Berry (actor)
Richard Berry (born Richard Élie Benguigui, 31 July 1950) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in ''The Violin Player (film), The Violin Player'', which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life He has a daughter, Coline, born 1976, from his relationship with actress Catherine Hiegel. He married singer and actress Jeane Manson in 1984. The couple divorced in 1986. With his former wife Jessica Forde, a photographer and actress, he has a daughter, actress Joséphine Berry, born in 1992. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with actress Pascale Louange, with whom he has a daughter, born in 2014. In 2005, he made headlines for donating one of his kidneys to his sister Marie Berry, who was born with Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. His brother, Philippe Berry, is a sculptor and the former husband of actress Josiane Balasko. Allegations of sexual abuse On 2 February 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Darras
Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor. Filmography 1927 births 1999 deaths Deaths from cancer in France French film directors French monarchists Male actors from Paris People from Val-de-Marne French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Collet
Pierre Collet (10 March 1914 – 30 October 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1943 and 1977. Selected filmography * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) - Le marchand d'habits (uncredited) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) - Un réparateur de ligne (uncredited) * ''Coup de tête'' (1944) - (uncredited) * ''Florence est folle'' (1944) * '' Night Warning'' (1946) * ''La Maison sous la mer'' (1947) - Un mineur (uncredited) * ''Histoires extraordinaires'' (1949) - Cotin / François * ''The Winner's Circle'' (1950) - (uncredited) * '' Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (1954) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) - Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Méfiez-vous fillettes'' (1957) - (uncredited) * ''Thérèse Étienne'' (1958) - L'avocat * ''Échec au porteur'' (1958) - Morigny * '' Le désordre et la nuit'' (1958) - Un inspecteur (uncredited) * ''Le vent se lève'' (1959) - Crewman * ''Le fauve est lâché'' (1959) - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Cellier
Caroline Cellier (7 August 1945 – 15 December 2020) was a French actress. She appeared in such films as '' L'année des méduses'' (''Year of the Jellyfish''), '' La vie, l'amour, la mort'', ''Le zèbre'' and '. Personal life She married the actor Jean Poiret Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play '' La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poiret was born in Paris, and f .... Their son Nicolas, who was born on 19 November 1978, became a screenwriter and actor. The couple stayed together until Jean's death in March 1992. Theatre Filmography References External links * 1945 births 2020 deaths French film actresses Best Supporting Actress César Award winners Actors from Montpellier 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French stage actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Ventura
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor who grew up in France and starred in many French films. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first career as a professional wrestler was ended by injury, he was offered a part as a gang boss in the Jacques Becker film ''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (1954) and rapidly became one of France's favourite film actors, playing opposite many other great stars and working with such leading directors as Louis Malle, Claude Sautet, and Claude Miller. Usually portraying a tough man, either a criminal or a cop, he also featured as a leader of the Resistance in the Jean-Pierre Melville directed ''Army of Shadows'' (''L'armée des ombres'', 1969). After one of his four children, a daughter, was born handicapped, he and his wife founded a charity Perce-Neige (Snowdrop) which aids disabled children and their parents. He was voted 23rd in a poll for the 100 gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
