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Les Hommes Préfèrent Les Grosses
''Men Prefer Fat Girls'' (Les hommes préfèrent les grosses) is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko. Plot Lydie has just paid a considerable rent deposit for a new flat when her boyfriend breaks up with her. Now she is alone in a flat she cannot afford. So she starts looking for a flatmate and finally chooses Eva, a model. Eventually Lydie gets to know Eva's friends and that changes her life. Cast * Josiane Balasko : ''Lydie Langlois'' * Daniel Auteuil : ''Jean-Yves'' * Dominique Lavanant : ''Arlette'' * Luis Rego : ''Gérard Langlois'' * ''Ariane Lartéguy'' : ''Éva'' * Thierry Lhermitte : ''Hervé'' * François Berléand : ''Julien'' * Xavier Saint-Macary : ''Ronald'' * François-Eric Gendron : ''Adrien'' * Martin Lamotte : ''Paul Berthellot'' * Isabelle Mergault : ''Paul's lover'' * Chantal Neuwirth Chantal Neuwirth (born 1948) is a French actress, who also played on theatre. Theater Filmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiane Balasko
Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's ''Gazon maudit'' (''French Twist (film), French Twist''). She won the 1996 César Award (shared with Telsche Boorman) for best screenplay, and was also nominated as best director. The movie itself was nominated for best film. Balasko's other César nominations for best actress were for ''Too Beautiful for You'' (1989), ''Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes'' (1993), and ''That Woman (2003 film), That Woman'' (2003). 1973–1980: The beginning Balasko began her career in 1973 and was 23 years old when she first appeared on screen, in the short ''L'Agression'', with Patrick Bouchitey. She was in the movie ''L'an 01'', directed by Jacques Doillon. After an absence of three years she retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s French-language Films
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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] |
1981 Comedy Films
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1981 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie '' Heaven's Gate'', a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. * March 30 - The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. * June 8 - Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million. * June 12 – '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Neuwirth
Chantal Neuwirth (born 1948) is a French actress, who also played on theatre. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuwirth, Chantal 1948 births Living people French stage actresses French film actresses French television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Mergault
Isabelle Mergault (born 11 May 1958) is a French actress, director, writer and television/radio personality. Personal life Isabelle Mergault was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis near Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S .... Filmography Actress Director / writer Theater Radio/television References External links 1958 births Living people People from Aubervilliers French women film directors 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Lamotte
Martin Lamotte (born 2 June 1947) is a French actor, comedian and director. He participated in several films alongside Le Splendid Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte (four childhood friends who knew one another from the Lycée Pasteur in Neu .... He is most known for his role on the TV Series "SoeurThérèse.com" and "Nos chers voisins". Filmography Theatre References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamotte, Martin 1947 births French male film actors Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors Male actors from Paris French male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Saint-Macary
Xavier Saint-Macary (June 7, 1948 – March 13, 1988) was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary. Saint-Macary played in ''La Nuit américaine'' (1973) directed by François Truffaut and '' Le Château perdu'' (1973). American audiences will remember him as the enthusiastic but bumbling Detective Fontenoy in the Disney movie ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977). Saint-Macary died of a sudden heart attack in 1988, a few months short of his 40th birthday. Partial filmography * '' Le Château perdu'' (1973, TV Movie) - Le comte de Guiche * ''La Nuit américaine'' (1973) - Christian * ''L'oiseau rare'' (1973) - Francis, l'amant de Renée * '' Le Plein de Super'' (1976) - Philippe * ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977) - Detective Fontenoy * '' Dites-lui que je l'aime'' (1977) - Michel Barbet * ''Animal'' (1977) - Le chauffeur de Saint-Prix * ''Pourquoi pas !'' (1979) - Paul, le play-boy * ''Le Cavaleur'' (1979) - Georges Jussieu * ''Martin et Léa'' (1979) - Martin * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival together with Belgian actor Pascal Duquenne. He is also the winner of two César Awards for Best Actor, one in 1987 as Ugolin Soubeyran in '' Jean de Florette'' and '' Manon des Sources'' and one for his role in ''Girl on the Bridge''. For his role in '' Jean de Florette'' he also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Auteuil is considered one of France's most respected actors. Life and career Daniel Auteuil was born on 24 January 1950 in Algiers, French Algeria, the son of opera singers. He grew up in Avignon and Nancy, France. He began his acting career in musical comedy and made his film debut in 1972. Auteuil's starring role in the historical drama film '' Jean de Florette'' (1986) and its sequel '' Manon de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Berléand
François Berléand (; born 22 April 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in ''Le Bureau'', the French version of ''The Office'', produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 film ''The Transporter'' as the French ''commissaire'' named Tarconi, an active and honest police officer who is an acquaintance of Frank Martin (Jason Statham). He reprised the role in the sequels ''Transporter 2'' and ''Transporter 3'' and the TV series. Early life Berléand was born in Paris, France. The son of an Armenian father and a French mother, until the age of eleven he found his childhood traumatic after being told by his father that Berléand was the son of the Invisible Man. Career While studying at business school, he trained as an actor, somewhat against his will; his first stage role was in a play called ''Sur une plage de l'Ouest'' (''On a beach in the West''). After graduation, he enrolled in drama classes with Tania Bala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
