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Le Huitième Jour
''The Eighth Day'' (french: Le huitième jour) is a 1996 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated from his children, meets Georges (Pascal Duquenne), an institutionalised man with Down syndrome, after Georges has escaped from his mental institution and is nearly run over by Harry. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Some scenes in the film appear as dream sequences, often employing magical realism. The music of Luis Mariano ("Mexico," and "Maman, Tu Es La Plus Belle Du Monde") is used in these scenes, with actor Laszlo Harmati playing Mariano, who died in 1970. The original music score is from Pierre Van Dorma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities. Van Dormael spent his childhood travelling around Europe, before going on to study filmmaking at the INSAS in Brussels, where he wrote and directed his first short film, '' Maedeli la brèche'' (1981), which received the Honorary Foreign Film Award at the Student Academy Awards. Van Dormael's feature debut, ''Toto le héros'' (1991), won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Five years later, '' Le huitième jour'' (1996) played at Cannes, where his two leading actors, Daniel Auteuil and Pascal Duquenne, were jointly awarded the prize for Best Actor. His third feature film, '' Mr. Nobody'' (2009), won six Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Early life Jaco Van Dormael was born in Ixelles. Belgium, on 9 February 1957 to a Belgian couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen International
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Van Dormael
Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * ''Alice'' (Hermann book), a 2009 short story collection by Judith Hermann Computers * Alice (computer chip), a graphics engine chip in the Amiga computer in 1992 * Alice (programming language), a functional programming language designed by the Programming Systems Lab at Saarland University * Alice (software), an object-oriented programming language and IDE developed at Carnegie Mellon * Alice mobile robot * Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, an open-source chatterbot * Matra Alice, a home micro-computer marketed in France * Alice, a brand name used by Telecom Italia for internet and telephone services Video games * '' Alice: An Interactive Museum'', a 1991 adventure game * ''American McGee's Alice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Roussel
Hélène Roussel, stage name of Yvonne Louise Gabrielle Roussel, (2 September 1932 – 5 December 2022) was a French actress. She was the sister of actress Michèle Morgan and the wife of actor . Roussel died on 5 December 2022, at the age of 90. Filmography *'' Service Entrance'' (1954) *''Razzia sur la chnouf'' (1955) *''Paris, Palace Hotel'' (1956) *''The Man in the Raincoat'' (1957) *'' Retour de manivelle'' (1957) *' (1967) *''Death in a French Garden'' (1985) *''My Dear Subject'' (1988) *' (1989) *' (1990) *' (1991) *' (1993) *' (1993) *' (1994) *' (1994) *''The Apprentices'' (1995) *'' The Eighth Day'' (1996) *''The Dilettante'' (1999) *' (2004) *''A Christmas Tale ''A Christmas Tale'' (french: link=no, Un conte de Noël) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mas ...'' (2008) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roussel, Helene 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne is a feminine French and English given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fabienne André (born 1996), British athlete * Fabienne Dufour (born 1981), Belgian swimmer * Fabienne Feraez (born 1976), Beninese sprinter * Fabienne Keller (born 1959), French politician * Fabienne Reuteler (born 1979), Swiss snowboarder * Fabienne Serrat (born 1956), French ski alpine racer and world champion * Fabienne Shine (21st century), French model, musician and actor * Fabienne Suter (born 1985), Swiss Alpine skier * Fabienne Thibeault Fabienne Thibeault (born 16 June 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian singer. She is particularly known for her role in Starmania. Thibeault has released numerous albums over her career. She has been the recipient of two Félix Awa ... (born 1952), Canadian singer The name is derived from the female version of "Fabianus" and "Fabien" and means "the noble". in other languages the name may be as follows: * Fabiana (Latin) * Fabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Maes
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele *Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer * Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian *Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer *Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary *Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer *Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer * Michele Dell'Orco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Duquenne Daniel Auteuil Cannes
Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer and theologian Places * Pascal (crater), a lunar crater * Pascal Island (Antarctica) * Pascal Island (Western Australia) Science and technology * Pascal (unit), the SI unit of pressure * Pascal (programming language), a programming language developed by Niklaus Wirth * PASCAL (database), a bibliographic database maintained by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information * Pascal (microarchitecture), codename for a microarchitecture developed by Nvidia Other uses * (1895–1911) * (1931–1942) * Pascal and Maximus, fictional characters in ''Tangled'' * Pascal blanc, a French white wine grape * Pascal College, secondary education school in Zaandam, the Netherlands * Pasca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by Francis Lopez. He appeared in the 1954 film ''Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' and ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'' (1957) and became popular in France as well as his native Spain. Biography Luis Mariano was born in Irun, Spain on 13 August 1914, the son of a garagiste and taxi-driver and showed interest in singing as a child. His family moved to France at the start of the Spanish Civil War and settled in Bordeaux where he studied at the Conservatoire, and also sang in cabarets.Gänzl K. ''The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. Jeanne Lagiscarde, who was in charge of the classical department of a record store in Bordeaux, took Mariano under her wing, and gave up her job to nurture his talent in Paris. To earn a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Realism , a Japanese entertainment company
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Magical is the adjective for magic. It may also refer to: * Magical (horse) (foaled 2015), Irish Thoroughbred racehorse * "Magical" (song), released in 1985 by John Parr * '' Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations'', a 2009–2014 summer fireworks show at Disneyland * Magical Company , also known as Mahō, is a Japanese entertainment company. History Established in Kobe in 1983 to design and develop video games, the company was incorporated on May 29, 1985 as Home Data. During the 80's they developed and published various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches. As of April 2020, the organization was estimated to consist of around 9,921 motion picture professionals. The Academy is an international organization and membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, now officially and popularly known as "The Oscars". In addition, the Academy holds the Governors Awards annually for lifetime achievement in film; presents Scientific and Technical Awards annually; gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
69th Academy Awards
The 69th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 24, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented the Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 1996. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates, and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the fifth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 65th ceremony held in 1993. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on March 1, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Helen Hunt. This also served as the launch event for DVD, with its U.S. launch being on the same day as the ceremony. ''The English Patient'' won nine awards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
