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Last Summer (2023 Film)
''Last Summer'' (french: L'Été dernier) is a 2023 French erotic drama film directed by Catherine Breillat, from a screenplay written by Breillat in collaboration with Pascal Bonitzer. It is a remake of the 2019 Danish film ''Queen of Hearts''. Starring Léa Drucker and Samuel Kircher, the film explores the taboos of a stepmother–stepson relationship. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 25 May 2023. It was released in France on 13 September 2023. It received four nominations at the 49th César Awards. Synopsis Anne is a respected lawyer who lives in Paris with her husband Pierre and their two young daughters. Théo, Pierre's 17-year-old son from a previous marriage, moves in, and Anne eventually begins an affair with him. In doing so, she risks jeopardizing her career and losing her family. Théo is a fragile figure, and as time passes, the relationship turns destructive. Cast * Léa Drucker as Anne * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat (; born 13 July 1948) is a French filmmaker, novelist and professor of auteur cinema at the European Graduate School. In the film business for over 40 years, Catherine Breillat chooses to normalize previously taboo subjects in cinema. Taking advantage of the medium of cinema, Breillat juxtaposes different perspectives to highlight irony found in society.Constable, "Unbecoming Sexual Desires for Women Becoming Sexual Subjects." Life and career Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort. She decided to become a writer and director at the age of twelve after watching Ingmar Bergman's ''Gycklarnas afton'', believing she had found her "fictional body" in Harriet Andersson's character, Anna.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine She started her career after studying acting at Yves Furet's "Studio d'Entraînement de l'Acteur" in Paris together with her sister, actress Marie-Hélène Breillat (born 2 June 1947) in 1967. At the age of 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49th César Awards
The 49th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 23 February 2024 at the Olympia (Paris), Olympia in Paris, to honour the best French films of 2023. Valérie Lemercier presided over the ceremony, after serving as the host for three previous editions (31st César Awards, 2006, 32nd César Awards, 2007, and 35th César Awards, 2010). Mirroring the 48th César Awards, previous ceremony, multiple actors and filmmakers hosted the 49th iteration: Ariane Ascaride, Bérénice Bejo, Dali Benssalah, Juliette Binoche, Dany Boon, Bastien Bouillon, Audrey Diwan, Ana Girardot, Diane Kruger, Benoît Magimel, Paul Mirabel, Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Jean-Pascal Zadi. Agnès Jaoui and Christopher Nolan each received the Honorary César; Nolan's award was presented by Marion Cotillard, while Jaoui's was presented by Jamel Debbouze. In designing the official poster for the 49th ceremony, the Académie chose to feature a still frame taken from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahiers Du Cinéma
''Cahiers du Cinéma'' (, ) is a French film magazine co-founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca.Itzkoff, Dave (9 February 2009''Cahiers Du Cinéma Will Continue to Publish''The New York TimesMacnab, Geoffrey (7 April 2001''Pretentious, nous?''''The Guardian'' It developed from the earlier magazine ''Revue du Cinéma'' ( established in 1928) involving members of two Paris film clubs Objectif 49 (Robert Bresson, Jean Cocteau, and Alexandre Astruc, among others; ) and Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (). Initially edited by Doniol-Valcroze and, after 1957, by Éric Rohmer (aka, Maurice Scherer), it included amongst its writers Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol, and François Truffaut, who went on to become highly influential filmmakers. It is the oldest French-language film magazine in publication. History The first issue of ''Cahiers'' appeared in April 1951. Much of its head staff, including Bazin, Doniol-Valcroze, Lo Duca, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kircher
Paul Kircher (; born 30 December 2001) is a French actor. The eldest son of actors Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher, he is known for his starring roles in the drama film ''Winter Boy'' (2022) and the adventure film '' The Animal Kingdom'' (2023). Both roles earned him nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actor. Early life Paul Kircher was born in Paris on 30 December 2001. He is the eldest son of actors Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher. His grandfather was the phyisicist Maurice Jacob (1933–2007). He grew up in Paris with his brother Samuel, who is three years his junior and is also an actor. They both attended school in the 18th arrondissement. Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher both often acted together and took their sons on tours. Originally, Kircher did not want to follow in his parents footsteps by stepping into the acting business, which initially "scared him a bit". Parallel to attending high school, he took lessons at a music school in Paris and san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libération
''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's political spectrum, the editorial line evolved towards a more centre-left stance at the end of the 1970s. Its editorial stance was centre-left as of 2012. The publication describes its "DNA" as being "liberal libertarian". It aims to act as a common platform for the diverse tendencies within the French Left, with its "compass" being "the defence of freedoms and of minorities". Edouard de Rothschild's acquisition of a 37% capital interest in 2005, and editor Serge July's campaign for the "yes" vote in the referendum establishing a Constitution for Europe the same year, alienated it from a number of its left-wing readers. In its early days, it was noted for its irreverent and humorous style and unorthodox journalistic culture. All employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Kircher
Jérôme Kircher (born 21 November 1964) is a French actor known for ''A Very Long Engagement'' (2004), ''Louise Wimmer'' (2011) and ''Café de Flore'' (2011). Biography Born in Paris, Kircher is a stage actor and was a student of the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique from 1985 to 1988; he was a student of Michel Bouquet and Gerard Desarthe Bernard Dort. He began his career in 1986 in the short film ''The Train'' of dawn Laurent Jaoui. Since then he has starred in several series, like Clara Sheller, Jacques where he played, and played the greatest texts, directed by Patrice Chéreau, Jean-Pierre Vincent, André Engel, Denis Podalydès, among others, and was nominated for three Molière Awards. He appeared in the short film by Éric Laporte in 1995 ''False Start'', staged Berthe Trepat, gold medal in 2001 and I know that there are also reciprocal love (but I do not pretend to luxury) in 2005. The same year, he reappears in a short film, The Book of Belleville dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irène Jacob
Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film ''The Double Life of Veronique'', and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her 1994 film '' Three Colours: Red''. Her other film appearances include ''The Secret Garden'' (1993), '' Beyond the Clouds'' (1995), ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998), and ''Eternity'' (2016). Early life Irène Jacob was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris. The youngest child with three older brothers, she was raised in a highly educated and intellectual family and environment: her father, Maurice Jacob, was a physicist; her mother, a psychologist; one brother, Francis Jacob, a musician; and her other two brothers, scientists.Flint In 1969, at the age of three, Irène moved with her family to Geneva, Switzerland, where she became interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange S
Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum *Some other citrus or citrus-like fruit, see ''list of plants known as orange'' * ''Orange'' (word), both a noun and an adjective in the English language Orange may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Game of Life'' (film), a 2007 film originally known as ''Oranges'' * ''Orange'' (2010 film), a Telugu-language film * ''The Oranges'' (film), a 2011 American romantic comedy starring Hugh Laurie * ''Orange'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''Orange'' (2015 film), a Japanese film * ''Orange'' (2018 film), a Kannada-language film Music Groups and labels * Orange (band), an American punk rock band, who formed in 2002 from California * Orange Record Label, a Canadian independent record label, founded 2003 Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Inrockuptibles
''Les Inrockuptibles'' () is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. Now it is a monthly again, since 2021. In the beginning, rock music was the magazine's primary focus, though every issue included articles on other topics, generally with a left-wing approach. The magazine has produced several tribute records, including '' I'm Your Fan'' to Leonard Cohen in 1991, '' The Smiths is dead'' in 1996 and ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' in 2006. Since 1988 it has included CD compilations as part of individual issues. Guillaume B. Decherf, a music critic and journalist for the magazine, was killed during the November 2015 Paris attacks at an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan Bataclan may refer to: *'' Ba-ta-clan'', a 1855 operetta by Jacques Offenbach * Bataclan (theatre), a theatre in Paris named after the operetta **Bataclan theatre massacre, November 2015 Paris attacks Music *''Bataclan 1989'', by Maxime Le Fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, ''A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life Bruni Tedeschi was born in Turin, Italy, in the Piedmont region of Italy. Like her younger sister, Carla Bruni, she has settled in France. The girls were raised bilingual, as their family moved to Paris in 1973, fearing kidnappings and, later, the terrorism of the Red Brigades. She holds dual Italian and French citizenship. Her mother is Italian with French ancestry. Her father is Italian. She is second cousin of Alessandra Martines. Tedeschi had a relationship with the French actor Louis Garrel from 2007 to 2012. Together they adopted a girl from Senegal in 2009. Selected filmography She was present at the 2005 Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, to promote two films she had acted in: ''Tickets'' (2005), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency. AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., and news bureaus in 151 countries in 201 locations. AFP transmits stories, videos, photos and graphics in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. History Agence France-Presse has its origins in the Agence Havas, founded in 1835 in Paris by Charles-Louis Havas, making it the world's oldest news service. The agency pioneered the collection and dissemination of news as a commodity, and had established itself as a fully global concern by the late 19th century. Two Havas employees, Paul Julius Reuter and Bernhard Wolff, set up their own news agencies in London and Berlin respectively. In 1940, when German forces occupied France during World War II, the news agency was taken over by the authorities and renamed "Office fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
