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Mata Hari (TV Series)
Mata Hari is a 2017 Russian-Portuguese television series, produced by International production company Star Media in association with Channel One (Russia) and Inter (Ukraine). The series is dedicated to the story of the legendary spy, fatal temptress and passionate dancer Margareta Zelle, better known under the pseudonym Mata Hari, who was engaged in espionage activities in favor of Germany during the First World War. Plot Margaret MacLeod, persecuted by her ex-husband, is deprived of custody of her daughter and abandoned to the mercy of fate with no means of subsistence. She becomes a dancer and is desperate to find any other earnings. Under the pseudonym Mata Hari, Margaret becomes the favorite of the European elite. For her the doors of luxurious mansions and villas open, each performance produces an incredible furore. But the First World War is coming, which will forever change the course of history. And Mata Hari can barely foresee what role she is destined to play in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Berry (director)
Dennis Charles Berry (August 11, 1944 – June 12, 2021) was an American-French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was the son of director John Berry. Selected filmography * '' La Collectionneuse'' (actor, 1967) * ''Paulina Is Leaving'' – ''Paulina s'en va'' (actor, 1969) * ''Promise at Dawn'' (actor, 1970) * ''Borsalino'' (actor, 1970) * ''The Big Delirium'' (director, 1975) * ''Last Song'' (director, 1987) * ''Chloé'' (director, 1996) * ''Stargate SG-1'' (director, 1997) * '' Highlander: The Raven'' (director, 1998) * '' Adventure Inc.'' (director 2 episodes, 2003) * ''Mata Hari Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed ...'' (director, 2016 TV series) References External links * 1944 births 2021 deaths Film directors from Los Angeles American male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Lopes
Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in ''Saint George'', the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his role at Netflix TV series, '' White Lines'' as Duarte "Boxer" Silva. Career Nuno Lopes was born in Lisbon. He graduated from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, attended the Master Class at the École des Maîtres, and invested in studying abroad, being taught by Robert Castle, Susan Batson, Tom Brangle e Wass M. Stevens. Complementing his acting career, he has acquired additional skills during his formation: artistic fencing, dance, singing and music. His wide experience in theatre was built with the acting of pieces by renowned playwrights, like Bertold Brecht, William Shakespeare, August Strindberg, Heiner Muller, Georges Perec, Beaumarchais, Ferenc Molnár and Pierre Corneille. Among them are Man Equals Man, Cymbeline ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Diaghilev
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( ; rus, Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, , sʲɪˈrɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf; 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside Russia as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. The active years of Diaghilev’s career can be divided into two periods: the one in St Petersburg (1898–1906) and the other in emigration (1906–1929). Biography Sergei Diaghilev was born in Selishchi to a noble officer . His mother died from childbed fever soon after his birth. In 1873, Pavel met and married Elena Panaeva, who loved Sergei and raised him as her own child. The in Perm was a local cultural centre, and the Diaghilevs housed a musical evening every second Thursday, Modest Mussorgsky being one of the most frequent guests. Sergei Diaghilev composed his first romance at the age of 15. When he enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Khodchenkova
Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (russian: Светла́на Ви́кторовна Хо́дченкова; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Early life Was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She briefly worked for a modeling agency. In 2005 Graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, where she studied under the direction of Mikhail Borisovich Borisov. Career Khodchenkova’s debut-role was in the film ''Bless the Woman'' (2003) directed by Stanislav Govorukhin. For this role she was nominated for " Nika" award as Best Actress. She continued her career in the role of a clairvoyant Cassandra historical television series ''Talisman of Love'' (2005). Svetlana played a ballerina in Pavel Sanaev’s film ''Kilometer Zero'' (2007). In 2008, at the Polish Film Festival she won the award for Best Actress in ''Little Moscow''. She is also known for her roles in box offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deuxième Bureau
The Deuxième Bureau de l'État-major général ("Second Bureau of the General Staff") was France's external military intelligence agency from 1871 to 1940. It was dissolved together with the Third Republic upon the armistice with Germany. However the term "Deuxième Bureau" (), like " MI6" and " KGB", outlived the original organization as a general label for the country's intelligence service. French military intelligence was composed of two separate bureaus prior to World War II. The Premier Bureau was charged with informing the high command about the state of French, allied and friendly troops, while the Deuxième Bureau developed intelligence concerning enemy troops. The Deuxième Bureau was celebrated for its cryptanalytical work, but it was criticized for its involvement in the Dreyfus affair and its consistent overestimation of German military formations prior to World War II. Its final director was Colonel Louis Rivet. History 19th century On June 8, 1871, the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Ladoux
Georges Ladoux (Beauchastel, 21 March 1875 - Cannes, 20 April 1933) was an army major and from 1914 the head of the Deuxième Bureau, French military intelligence during World War I. He was responsible for recruiting Mata Hari as a French spy, whom he met in Vittel in 1916. Ladoux was later arrested for being a double agent In the field of counterintelligence, a double agent is an employee of a secret intelligence service for one country, whose primary purpose is to spy on a target organization of another country, but who is now spying on their own country's organ ... himself, but eventually cleared of all charges. Further reading * * * * References External links Georges Ladoux (1875-1933) Bibliothèque nationale de France French spies World War I spies for France 1875 births 1933 deaths {{World-War-I-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Fomina
Mariya Aleksandrovna Fomina (russian: Мария Александровна Фомина; born 1 March 1993) is a Russian theater and film actress. Early life Mariya Fomina was born in Moscow, Russia. From an early age she was engaged in choreography and ballet - she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. With the children, Mariya was engaged in ballet at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Also in school years was fond of diving. When Mariya was 11 years old, she was casting for the film ''Daddy'' (2004) by Vladimir Mashkov and Mariya's father advised her to try for an episodic role. And she did it. After the first shooting experience, she firmly decided to become an actress. Since 2004, she studied at Irina Feofanova's children's theater studio in Igor Yatsko's group. In the senior classes I studied at the preparatory courses of the Moscow Art Theatre School. In 2010, entered the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts - GITIS, which she graduated in 2014, the workshop of Oleg Kudry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsbeth Schragmüller
Elsbeth Schragmüller (7 August 1887, Schlüsselburg near Petershagen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire — 24 February 1940, Munich, Nazi Germany), also known as Fräulein Doktor and Mademoiselle Docteur, as well as Fair Lady, La Baronne and Mlle. Schwartz, was a German university professor-turned-spymaster for Abteilung III b in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. Early life Schragmüller was the eldest of four children born to Prussian Army officer and bailiff Carl Anton Schragmüller and his wife Valesca Cramer von Clausbruch. Her younger brother was the future Sturmabteilung (SA) police chief of Magdeburg, Konrad Schragmüller. Schragmüller spent her childhood first in Schlüsselburg and then in Münster with her grandmother, who educated her. From 1909 to 1914, she studied political science at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg. She finished her studies in 1913 and was one of the first women in Germany to acquire a university degree. After her studies, she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lambert
Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert (; ; born March 29, 1957) is a French-American actor, producer, and novelist. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous for portraying Tarzan in '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' (1984). For his performance in the film '' Subway'' (1985), he received the César Award for Best Actor. His most famous role is Connor MacLeod in the adventure-fantasy film '' Highlander'' (1986) and the subsequent franchise of the same name. Lambert's other notable film roles include '' I Love You'' (1986), '' The Sicilian'' (1987), '' Knight Moves'' (1992), ''Fortress'' (1992) and its sequel '' Fortress 2: Re-Entry'' (2000), '' Mortal Kombat'' (1995), ''Druids'' (2001), '' Absolon'' (2003), '' White Material'' (2009), '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' (2011), and '' Kickboxer: Retaliation'' (2018). He also produced the films ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' (1995), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehezkel Lazarov
Yehezkel Lazarov ( he, יחזקאל לזרוב Y'ḥezeqel Lazarov; born 8 February 1974) is an Israeli actor, director, and multidisciplinary artist. In 2022 he was elected to serve as the head of the school of Performing Arts at the Kibbutzim Seminary College. Biography As a child, Lazarov performed as a professional tap dancer in musicals. After graduating from the High School of Arts as a ballet dancer and serving as a singer in a military band, he danced with the Batsheva Dance Company for four years. He studied theater at the Actors’ Centre in London before joining the Gesher Theatre and the Cameri Theatre as an actor. His leading roles include Tevye in the 2018 Broadway National Tour of '' Fiddler on the Roof'', Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera'' at the Gesher Theatre (winning the Israeli Theatre Award for best actor), Lysander in ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'', Figaro in ''The Marriage of Figaro'', Avigdor in '' Yentl'', Alexander Pen in ''Was It a Dream?' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutger Hauer
Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series '' Floris'' and surged with his leading role in ''Turkish Delight'' (1973), which in 1999 was named the Best Dutch Film of the Century. After gaining international recognition with ''Soldier of Orange'' (1977) and ''Spetters'' (1980), he moved into American films such as '' Nighthawks'' (1981) and ''Blade Runner'' (1982), starring in the latter as self-aware replicant Roy Batty. His performance in ''Blade Runner'' led to roles in '' The Osterman Weekend'' (1983), '' Ladyhawke'' (1985), '' The Hitcher'' (1986), '' The Legend of the Holy Drinker'' (1988), and ''Blind Fury'' (1989), among other films. From the 1990s on, Hauer moved into low-budget films, and supporting roles in major films like ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992), '' Confessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Petrov (actor)
Alexander Andreevich Petrov (russian: Александр Андреевич Петров; born 25 January 1989) is a Russian actor, known for his roles in '' Attraction'' (2017) and ''Gogol. The Beginning'' (2017). Early life Alexander Petrov was born in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). He loved football since childhood, and at the age of 9 was admitted into the children's section of the local football club. His sporting successes were significant, and at the age of fifteen he was invited to train in Moscow. He was already preparing to leave when he became seriously injured - a mountain of bricks collapsed on him during school summer practice. He received a severe concussion, after which doctors prohibited him from sports. After school he entered the economic department of the University of Pereslavl at the Institute of Program Systems of the Russian Academy of Sciences. However, he soon realized that this was not for him - when he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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