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Laurent Tirard
Laurent Tirard (born 18 February 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Laurent Tirard grew up admiring American films, such as those by Steven Spielberg. He studied film making at New York University, worked as a script reader for Warner Bros. studios, then became a journalist and worked for the French film magazine ''Studio'' for six years. There, he conducted a series of interviews on film making which have been published as a book under the title ''Moviemakers' Master Class: Private Lessons from the World's Foremost Directors.'' From Woody Allen to David Cronenberg, the Coen brothers to Lars Von Trier, all film directors run up against the same essential concerns: how to direct actors, for example, or whether to pre-plan camera angles. In interviewing these and 16 other notable filmmakers, Tirard found notable affinities between seemingly dissimilar directors. The book has also been published in France, Canada, England, Italy, Spain and Brazil. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Nicholas
''Little Nicholas'' (french: Le Petit Nicolas), also known as ''Petit Nicolas'' (UK), is a 2009 French-Belgian family comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard, who co-wrote with Grégoire Vigneron and Alain Chabat. It is based on a series of children's books by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé. The film features an ensemble cast led by Maxime Godart in the title role of Nicolas. The film was theatrically released in France on 30 September 2009 by Wild Bunch Distribution, Central Film, and EOne Films. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and earned $100.8 million on a $22.7 million budget. It won the French Television of Ontario (TFO) Prize for Best Youth Film at the Cinéfranco in 2010 and also received nominations for the César Award for Best Writing – Adaptation, the European Film Award for People's Choice Award for Best European Film, and the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for Best Foreign-Language Film. A sequel, ''Nicholas on Holiday'', was released on 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Hero
''Return of the Hero'' (french: Le retour du héros) is a 2018 Franco-Belgian comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard and starring Jean Dujardin and Mélanie Laurent. Plot In the Burgundy countryside during the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Neuville of the hussars gets engaged to Pauline Beaugrand, whose elder sister Élisabeth has quickly realised that the man is a liar and a fraud. Just before the wedding, Neuville gets orders to rejoin his unit advancing against Austria and rides away, promising to write every day. When no letters arrive, Pauline falls ill with worry and, to cheer her up, Élisabeth starts forging letters. Once the Austrian campaign is over, Élisabeth's letters say he has been posted to India where, as well as fighting the British, he is growing tobacco and raising elephants. Tiring of the subterfuge, Élisabeth writes that he is engaged in what may be his last battle and the letters stop. Pauline marries a shy neighbour, Nicolas, and has two children. In town one d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up For Love
''Up for Love'' (original title: ''Un homme à la hauteur'') is a 2016 Franco-Belgian romantic comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard and starring Jean Dujardin and Virginie Efira. The film is a remake of the 2013 Argentine film ''Corazón de León''. Plot Diane is a lawyer who went through a divorce a few years ago. After losing her phone, she receives a call from Alexandre, a funny and charming man who found the phone and intends to return it. As the conversation goes on, the two hit it off and decide to arrange a date. Diane heads for the meeting with great expectations only to realise Alexandre is very short. Nonetheless, she tries to overcome her prejudices. Cast * Jean Dujardin as Alexandre * Virginie Efira as Diane * Cédric Kahn as Bruno * Stéphanie Papanian as Coralie * César Domboy as Benji * Edmonde Franchi as Monique * Manöelle Gaillard as Nicole * Bruno Gomila as Philippe * Myriam Tekaïa as Stéphanie * François-Dominique Blin as Sébastien Reception On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Save Britannia
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically conceived as being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnibenevolent, as well as having an eternal and necessary existence. God is often thought to be incorporeal, evoking transcendence or immanence. Some religions describe God without reference to gender, while others use terminology that is gender-specific and . God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself, while in panentheism, the universe is part (but not the whole) of God. Atheism is an absence of belief in any God or deity, while agnosticism is the belief that the existence of God is un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sans Laisser De Traces
(also known as ''Immaculate'', ''Traceless'', ''Indelible'' and ''Indélébile'') is a 2010 French crime-thriller film and Grégoire Vigneron's directorial debut. Plot Étienne is about to succeed his father-in-law as CEO of a French company which employs 15.000 people. Some days after they have discussed their according speeches, Étienne also learns that his beautiful wife has finally become pregnant. In spite of his apparently being so lucky, Étienne is haunted by nightmares. When Étienne runs into an old school friend, he does not recognise him immediately but soon they become again familiar. Patrick is unemployed and admires Étienne for his achievements. Étienne has hereby found somebody with whom he dares to share his secret: Étienne's career only took off because he stole a chemical formula from an unknown inventor 15 years ago. Patrick persuades Étienne he could fix everything retroactively if he met the inventor and spoke to him. Unfortunately the man reacts in wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Do (2006 Film)
''I Do'' (french: Prête-moi ta main; ) or ''Rent a Wife'' (international working title), is a 2006 French romantic comedy film directed by Éric Lartigau, based on an original idea by Alain Chabat. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat and Bernadette Lafont. It is Chabat and Gainsbourg's third collaboration, after '' Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants'' (2004) and ''The Science of Sleep'' (2006). This film was officially remade into an Indian Telugu language film ''Manmadhudu 2'' released in August 2019. Plot summary Luis Campos (Alain Chabat), 43, happily single, mollycoddled by his family (mother and 5 sisters, who by design established by his late father Hercule form a kind of family council known as the ''G7''), has a successful career as a perfumer and an easy life. Tired of taking care of him, the G7 decide he should get married within a year. The problem is Luis does not want any kind of serious relationship since they ruined his first true love. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of My Life (film)
''The Story of My Life'' (french: Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...) is a 2004 French romantic comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard. Cast * Edouard Baer as Raphaël Jullian ** Raphaël Fuchs as Young Raphaël *Marie-Josée Croze as Muriel *Clovis Cornillac as Kevin *Alice Taglioni as Claire * Éric Berger as Jeff * Jean-Michel Lahmi as Max *Jean Dell as Raphaël's father *Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Raphaël's editor * Florence d'Azémar & Judith El Zein as The Yuppie Awards * César Award for Best Supporting Actor List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor (french: César du meilleur second rôle masculin). History Superlatives List of winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards an ..., 2005 for Clovis Cornillac External links * Films directed by Laurent Tirard 2004 films 2004 romantic comedy films French romantic comedy films 2000s French-language films 2000s French films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas On Holiday
''Nicholas on Holiday'' (aka ''Nicolas on Holiday'' (UK), french: Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas) is a 2014 French family comedy film directed by Laurent Tirard, starring Mathéo Boisselier, Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Dominique Lavanant, François-Xavier Demaison and Bouli Lanners. It is the sequel to the 2009 film ''Little Nicholas''. The film was released in France on 9 July 2014. The film is based on René Goscinny's and Jean-Jacques Sempé's books for children about Nicholas and his friends. Plot Nicholas spends his summer vacation, summer holidays with his Parents and Grandma Mémé at the seaside. He quickly makes new friends, including the boy Blaise, who lives in the area, the English pupil Djodjo, the gourmand Fructueux, the righteous Côme, and the crybaby Crépin. But just when Nicholas believes he has got everything under control, Isabelle appears, the daughter of his parents' friends, Mr and Mrs Bernique. He does not understand why she cares so much about him until h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Petit Nicolas
''Le Petit Nicolas'' (Little Nicholas) is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé and it was first published on 30 March 1959. The books depict an idealized version of childhood in 1950s France. History The work started out as a comic strip, which initially ran in the Belgian magazine '' Le Moustique'' between 1956 and 1958, drawn by Sempé and written by Goscinny. The series was quick to draw attention. A few years later Goscinny began to write Le Petit Nicholas in short story form, with illustrations by Sempé. The first Nicholas story, ''L’œuf de Pâques'', was published 29 March 1959 in the journal Sud-Ouest Dimanche. The authors hadn't initially planned to continue the series but the sudden popularity of the comic kept them going. Thus, they continued to publish the comics in Sud-Ouest and Pilote until 1965. Thirty years after Goscinny's death, his daughter Anne decided to publish his unreleased stories, cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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