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Légende Entreprises
Légende Entreprises is a French film production company founded by Alain Goldman in 1992. Its first film was Ridley Scott's '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' in 1992, which was followed by Martin Scorsese's Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ... in 1995. After gaining the most capital-intensive, producing a small part of the two previous blockbusters, Légende was dedicated to niche films like ''The Pact of Silence'' and Roland Joffé's Vatel in 2000. Also it produced the short film ''Suzy Vend des Sushis''. Filmography References Film production companies of France Mass media companies established in 1992 {{film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Goldman
Alain Goldman, also known as Ilan Goldman (born 12 January 1961) is a French film producer. Early life Goldman was born in Montmartre, Paris, the son of Ashkenazi Jews, Jewish parents. His grandfather was the first representative for Universal Pictures in France, and his father, Daniel Goldman, was the Director General of United International Pictures. After becoming active in the Betar movement, Goldman moved to Israel when he was 18 years old. He attended some college there, before returning to France because he missed European culture. Career In 1992, Goldman founded the film company Légende Entreprises for the production of the his film: ''1492: Conquest of Paradise''. Subsequently, he produced multiple films, including ''Casino (1995 film), Casino'', ''The Crimson Rivers'', ''Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'', ''La Vie en rose (film), La Vie en rose'', ''Babylon A.D.'', ''Coco (2009 film), Coco'', ''The Round Up (2010 film), The Round Up'', ''The Man with the Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashback (2021 Film)
''Flashback'' is a 2021 French fantasy comedy film written and directed by Caroline Vigneaux. It stars Vigneaux, Sophia Aram, Suzanne Clément, Lison Daniel, Gad Elmaleh, Lannick Gautry, Emy Letertre, Florent Peyre and Sylvie Testud. A cynical lawyer is forced to relive the past and learn lessons from history. The film was released on Prime Video on 11 November 2021. Plot Charlie Leroy is a self-centered, career-driven lawyer who succeeds in getting her client, an accused rapist, acquitted on the grounds that his accuser was wearing thong underwear at the time, which Charlie argues indicates that the sex was consensual. Charlie does this cynically, as she herself is wearing thong underwear that day. After celebrating her court victory, Charlie is given a ride by a magical taxi driver, Hubert, who causes her to travel through time to different moments in French history, as well as events in Charlie's own life and the life of her parents, so that she learns about the previous stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Women's Ball
''The Mad Women's Ball'' (French: ''Le bal des folles'') is a 2021 French supernatural thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent from a screenplay by Laurent and Christophe Deslandes. It is based upon the novel ''Le bal des folles'' by Victoria Mas, and stars Laurent, Lou de Laâge, Emmanuelle Bercot, Benjamin Voisin, Cédric Kahn and Grégoire Bonnet. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2021 and was released for streaming on 17 September 2021 by Amazon Studios. Cast * Lou de Laâge as Eugénie Cléry * Mélanie Laurent as Geneviève Gleizes * Emmanuelle Bercot as Jeanne * Martine Chevallier as Grand-mère Cléry * Benjamin Voisin as Théophile Cléry * Cédric Kahn as François Cléry * Lomane de Dietrich as Louise * Christophe Montenez as Jules * Coralie Russier as Henriette * Lauréna Thellier as Marguerite * Martine Schambacher as Thérèse * Valérie Stroh as Mère Cléry * André Marcon as Dr. Gleizes * Grégoire Bonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Officer And A Spy (film)
''An Officer and a Spy'' (french: J'Accuse, link=no) is a 2019 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski about the Dreyfus affair, with a screenplay by Polanski and Robert Harris based on Harris's 2013 novel of the same name. The name J'Accuse has its origins in Émile Zola's bold article in ''l'Aurore'' in January 1898 in which the famous author accused many persons of France of continuing to support the increasingly blatantly erroneous accusations against Dreyfus. The film had its premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2019, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize. It received twelve nominations for the 45th César Awards, the most nominations of any eligible film, and eventually won the awards for Best Adaptation, Best Costume Design, and Best Director. The film was also nominated in four categories at the 32nd European Film Awards, including for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenwriter, ultimately win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mustang
''The Mustang'' is a 2019 English-language drama film written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock, and directed by Clermont-Tonnerre in her feature directorial debut. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts as an incarcerated inmate who participates in a rehabilitation program centered around training of wild horses. Jason Mitchell, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, and Bruce Dern appear in supporting roles. ''The Mustang'' is based on an actual rehabilitation program in Carson City, Nevada. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2019, and was released in the United States on March 15, 2019, by Focus Features. Plot Rounded up by helicopter, thousands of wild mustangs are taken from the wild to help reduce overpopulation. Of these, a few hundred are sent to prisons to be broken and later sold to support the program. A psychologist interviews Roman Coleman in a Nevada prison he's been transferred to before they reinsert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With The Iron Heart (film)
''The Man with the Iron Heart'' (released as ''HHhH'' in France and ''Killing Heydrich'' in Canada) is a 2017 biographical action- thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez and written by David Farr, Audrey Diwan, and Jimenez. An English-language French-Belgian production, it is based on French writer Laurent Binet's 2010 novel '' HHhH'', and focuses on ''Operation Anthropoid'', the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague during World War II. The film stars Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O'Connell, Jack Reynor, and Mia Wasikowska. It was shot in Prague and Budapest from September 2015 until February 2016. Plot Reinhard Heydrich is serving as an officer in the German Navy. After beginning a relationship with Lina, he is court-martialled for breaking his word to another woman he had been having sex with. He marries Lina and follows her in joining the Nazi Party and idolising Adolf Hitler. He meets Heinrich Himmler and is appointed head of SS counter-intelligen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Own Love Song
''My Own Love Song'' is a 2010 road movie directed and written by Olivier Dahan and starring Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Madeline Zima and Nick Nolte. It premiered in Dahan's native France on April 7, 2010 and in the United States at the Tribeca Film Festival between April 21 to May 2, 2010. The soundtrack contains music written by Bob Dylan, including Zellweger singing a cover of "Life Is Hard" from his 2009 album ''Together Through Life''. Plot In Marysville, Kansas, a paralyzed former singer, Jane, argues with her stuttering friend Joey about his belief that he can talk to the invisible world. One day, during her physiotherapy treatment, he messes up her house while searching for a book about angels that he has lent her. He is taken by the police to a hospital, where an angry Jane visits. The following night, Joey escapes and comes back to Jane's house to clean up. He finds a letter from her young son inviting her to his communion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
99 Francs (film)
''99 Francs'' is a 2007 French satirical film directed by Jan Kounen and written by Nicolas & Bruno. Based on the novel ''99 Francs'', by Frédéric Beigbeder, the film stars Jean Dujardin. The film released on 26 September 2007 in France. Plot The film is a satire on the modern advertisement business. The plot mainly concerns the story of a commercial advertisement designer, Octave Parango (Jean Dujardin), who has an easy-going, highly paid job, and an active free life mainly consisting of drugs and random one-time sexual encounters. However, he starts growing weary of his job, and after having his first ever long-time relationship with fellow worker Sophie ( Vahina Giocante) fail miserably, he organises a revolt against the advertisement business and his own life. Cast * Jean Dujardin * Vahina Giocante * Elisa Tovati * Nicolas Marié * Antoine Basler Antoine Basler is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1983. Selected filmography Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate (magazine)
''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former '' New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. ''Slate'' is based in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. ''Slate'', which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month. A French version, ''slate.fr'', was launched in February 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatel (film)
''Vatel'' is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé, written by Jeanne Labrune and translated by Tom Stoppard, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Glover and Julian Sands. The film, based on the life of 17th-century French chef François Vatel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The story takes place in 1671. In the context of the Franco-Dutch War, a financially struggling Louis, Grand Condé is visited by King Louis XIV for three days of festivities at the Château de Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, and spares no expense in order to impress the king. In charge of organizing the event is François Vatel, Master of Festivities and Pleasures in the prince's household. Vatel is a man of great honor and talent, but of low birth. As the great Condé is prepared to do anything in his quest for stature, the tasks assigned to V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé (born 17 November 1945) is a British director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-winning films ''The Killing Fields'' and '' The Mission''. He began his career in television, his early credits including episodes of ''Coronation Street'' and an adaptation of ''The Stars Look Down'' for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series '' Bill Brand'' and factual dramas for ''Play for Today''. Education Joffé was educated at two independent schools: the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London, and Carmel College in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, which was Europe's only Jewish boarding school, until it closed in 1997. He completed his formal education at the University of Manchester. Career TV director After university, Joffé joined Granada Television as a trainee director in 1973, where he directed episodes of ''Coronation Street'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |