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La Gueule De L'autre
''La Gueule de l'autre'' is a French comedy film with a satirical look at political values. Synopsis The film starts in 1978 Paris. In the middle of the presidential election, Martial Perrin, president of the "parti centriste des Conservateurs Indépendants Progressistes" (CIP), learns that Richard Krauss, an old mercenary convicted for taking violent action against the Djibouti government when the latter was still a French colony, has escaped from prison. In his trial, he had publicly promised to kill every man who had stood in the way of his Coup d'état. Martial Perrin is one of those men. Hours after Krauss' escape, the first murders in his old entourage are announced. Martial Perrin is now so terrified that he acts like a tracked animal: staying away from the windows and sources of light, exiting his home only by back doors, not even wanting to make public speeches. His behavior quickly becomes a standing joke among his fellow politicians and rivals. Therefore, Jean-Louis C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France he was known as ''"Magic" Tchernia'' and ''Monsieur Cinema''. Early life Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western ''Stagecoach'' and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies. Career He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, ''Monsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore Jacqueline DeLois Moore (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. She is best known for her time in WWE (known as the World Wrestling Federation until 2002) from 1998 to 2004, where she becam ... (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * Jacqueline (1923 film), ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), an American silent film directed by Dell Henderson * Jacqueline (1956 film), ''Jacqueline'' (1956 film), a British film directed by Roy Ward Baker * Jacqueline (1959 film), ''Jacqueline'' (1959 film), a West German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner * Jacqueline (painting), ''Jacqueline'' (painting), a 1961 portrait by Pablo Picasso * Jacqueline (The Coral song), "Jacqueline" (The Coral song), 2007 * "Jacqueline", a song from the album ''Revolver Soul (album), Revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s French-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Cattand
Gabriel Cattand (29 November 1923 – 9 August 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in 108 films and television shows between 1950 and 1997. He starred in the 1969 film ''Klann – grand guignol'', which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Partial filmography * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1950) – Georges Darier aka Georges Fortier * ''Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés'' (1950) – Le poète Jean-Pierre Francis * ''Women's Prison'' (1958) – L'avocat * ''Cause toujours, mon lapin'' (1961) * ''Laissez tirer les tireurs'' (1964) – Le colonel (uncredited) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) – (French version, voice) * ''Maroc 7'' (1967) – Bit Part (uncredited) * ''Réseau secret'' (1967) – Von Braun * ''Klann – grand guignol'' (1969) – Klann * ''Céleste'' (1970) – Me Moret * ''Repeated Absences'' (1972) – Le flic * ''Shock Treatment'' (1973) – Procureur de Boissière * ''Le gang des otages'' (1973) – Charles Aubrey * ''Rude journée pour la rein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Poivre D'Arvor
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he was one of the longest serving newsreaders in the world until he was fired in 2008. He presented his last newscast on TF1 on 10 July 2008. Since 2021, a total of 27 women have accused Patrick Poivre d'Aror of sexual assault or rape that would have allegedly happened during decades prior. Seventeen women filed a formal complaint. Among them, eight did so for alleged rape. Biography Patrick Poivre was born in Reims, France. He obtained his Baccalauréat at 15, the year he became a father. He then studied Oriental Languages at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales and Law. Poivre claims to be descended directly from Jacques Poivre, brother of Pierre Poivre, an 18th-century nobleman in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Brosset
Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' and ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes''. She appeared on Broadway in 1959 in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'', and was, along with the rest of the entire cast (Pamela Austin, Roger Caccia, Yvonne Constant, Genevieve Coulombel, Robert Dhéry, Michael Kent, Jean Lefevre, Jacques Legras, Michael Modo, Pierre Olaf, Nicole Parent, Ross Parker, Henri Pennec) awarded a Special Tony Award 1959 for contribution to the theatre. Filmography (as actress) *''Un coup de rouge'' (1937) *''Thérèse Martin'' (1938) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) - Lulu *''Master Love'' (1946) - Marie *''En êtes-vous bien sûr?'' (1947) - l'employée amoureuse de Coco *''Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1948) - Irène * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) - Monrival * '' Branquignol'' (1949)- Caroline * '' Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rollis
Robert Rollis (16 March 1921 - 6 November 2007) was a French actor. He mainly starred as a film actor, but also appeared in television and also in theatre in the 1950s and early 1960s. Amongst many roles, he starred in Yves Robert's '' War of the Buttons'' (''La Guerre des boutons'') in 1962. Selected filmography * ''Crossroads'' (1938) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''The Long Teeth'' (1952) * ''Adorables créatures'' (1952) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1952) * ''Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) * ''Death on the Run'' (1954) * ''Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) * ''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' (1955) * '' Madelon'' (1955) * ''Three Days to Live'' (1957) * ''Love Is at Stake'' (1957) * '' The Indestructible'' (1959) * ''Les Tortillards'' (1960) * ''The Fenouillard Family'' (1960) * ''Ravishing'' (1960) * ''All the Gold in the World '' (1961) * '' L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret'' (1962) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothée
Frédérique Hoschedé (born 14 July 1953 in Paris), better known by the stage name Dorothée, is a French singer and television presenter. She was a continuity announcer on French public broadcaster Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983, but she is best known for having presented children's television shows like ''Les mercredis de la jeunesse'' (''Youth Wednesdays'', 1973), ''Dorothée et ses amis'' (''Dorothée and Friends'', 1977–1978), ''Récré A2'' (''A2 Break Time'', 1978–1987), and especially ''Club Dorothée'' (1987–1997), which totalled up to about 30 hours of broadcast per week and popularized Japanese animation in France (with titles like ''Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', ''City Hunter'' or ''Hokuto no Ken'', sparking controversy and complaints from the CSA as well as some political figures for their violent content). She is also a singer with a large discography (one album per year on average between 1980 and 1996), singing pop music for children, and she has also reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective ''BCBG'', ''bon chic bon genre'', and which refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class – to be conservative in both outlook and dress. Career Dominique Lavanant achieved fame in the mid-1970s while filming ''Les bronzés'' with the acting troupe Le Splendid - (Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel). Her stardom has kept growing ever since. Her filmography includes many successful films: ''Papy fait de la résistance'', ''La boum'', ''Trois hommes et un couffin'', ''Les bronzés font du ski'', '' Inspecteur la Bavure'' (alongside Gérard Depardieu). In 1988, she was awarded Best supporting actress for her role in ''Agent trouble'' (with Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film ''Monsieur Hire''. He is one of the few people to have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival in both a creative and performing role, winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Male Acting Prize in 1986 Cannes Film Festival, 1986 and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay Prize in 1994. On stage As an actor As a director Filmography As an actor As a director References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanc, Michel 1952 births Living people French male film actors French film directors French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulette Dubost , Manchester born DJ famous for Flesh Club Nights Hacienda Manchester, UK
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Paulette may refer to: *Paulette (name), French feminine given name *Paulette (tax) * Paulette Caveat - a caveat filed in 1973 by a group of Dene chiefs at the land titles office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to gain a legal interest in 400,000 square miles of land in northern Canada * ''Paulette'' (comics) (1971) by Georges Wolinski * ''Paulette'' (film), a 2012 film *DJ Paulette DJ Paulette (born Paulette Constable, 22 December 1966 in Manchester, England) is an English house music DJ. She is currently a resident for two radio programs on FG DJ Radio: Underground FG and Radio FG Paris France and hosts Space Bass on Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |