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Marianne Denicourt
Marianne Denicourt (née Cuau; born 14 May 1963) is a French actress, director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 50 films and television productions since 1986. She studied under Patrice Chéreau in 1985-86 at the Ecole du Théâtre des Amandiers in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t .... Filmography Theatre References External links * * 1966 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French stage actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navarro (TV Series)
''Navarro'' is a drama series about a French commissioner that aired on TF1. It was on the air for 18 years. Plot Antoine Navarro solves cases as a French police officer in Paris. Cast * Roger Hanin as Commissioner Antoine Navarro (1989-2005) * Emmanuelle Boidron as Yolande Navarro, Navarro's Daughter (1989-2005) * Catherine Allégret as Ginette "Ginou" Bouloche (1989-1995 / 1999–2005) * Françoise Armelle as Gabrielle "Gaby" Laisi (1997-1998) * Jacques Martial as Inspector Bain-Marie (later lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Christian Rauth as Inspector René Auquelin (later Lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Daniel Rialet as Inspector Joseph Blomet (later Lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Jean-Claude Caron as Inspector Guisseppe Borelli (later Lieutenant) (1994-2005) * Grace de Capitani as Inspector Laura Marcos (1993) * Viktor Lazlo as Captain Roussel (2005) * Jean-Marie Mistral as Officer Christian Martin (1989-2005) * Marie Fugain as Lieutenant Carole Maudiard (2000-2005) * Filip Nikolic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day And Night (1997 Film)
''Day and Night'' (french: Le Jour et la Nuit) is a 1997 French drama (film and television), drama film directed by public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy and starring Alain Delon, Lauren Bacall, Arielle Dombasle and Francisco Rabal. The film follows a French author who fled to Mexico for a quiet life and an actress who is willing to seduce him to get a part in a film adapted from one of his books. Plot Alexandre (Alain Delon) is an ageing writer who lives as a monarch in the depths of Mexico. Surrounded by his court (strange and mysterious characters), he staves off boredom with alcohol, boxing, women and ballooning. Desiring to acquire the adaptation rights of Alexandre's first novel, film producer Filippi (Karl Zéro) and his actress Laure (Arielle Dombasle) soon arrive in the life of the celebrated author. Alexandre and Laure gradually become closer and set off extreme passions in the heart of the community. Cast * Alain Delon as Alexandre * Lauren Bacall as Sonia * Arielle D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Girod
Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film '' L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Slogan'', directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and Melvin Van Peebles * ' (1974) * ''Rene the Cane'' (1977) * ''The Savage State'' (1978) * '' The Lady Banker'' (1980) * ' (1982) * ''Le Bon Plaisir'' (1984) * '' Descente Aux Enfers'' (1986) * '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'', directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor * '' L'enfance de l'art'' (1988) * ''Lumière and Company ''Lumière and Company'' (original title: ) is a 1995 anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors. The project consists of short films made by each of the filmmakers using the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian De Chalonge
Christian de Chalonge (born 21 January 1937) is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1971 film '' The Wedding Ring'', which starred Anna Karina. Selected filmography * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1971) * ''L'Argent des autres'' (1978) * '' Malevil'' (1981) * '' The Roaring Forties'' (1982) * ' (1990) * ''The Children Thief ''The Children Thief'' (french: Le Voleur d'enfants) is a 1991 French drama film directed by Christian de Chalonge. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Bigua * Ángela Molina - Desposoria * Michel Piccoli - M. Armand * Nada Strancar - Rose * Cécil ...'' (1991) References External links * 1937 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters People from Douai Best Director César Award winners {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sex Life
''My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument'' (french: Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)) is a 1996 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It won the César Award for Most Promising Actor (Mathieu Amalric) and was also nominated for Most Promising Actress (Emmanuelle Devos and Jeanne Balibar). The film ensured Desplechin's and Amalric's career launches in the 90s as respected director and actor respectively (although they had both initially worked towards the reverse). Historically it also marks one of Marion Cotillard's very first roles in the industry. ''My Sex Life...'' follows the story of a PhD student and lecturer in philosophy, Paul Dédalus, as he struggles to break up with his longtime girlfriend, has conflicted feelings about his two mistresses - who are also his friends' partners -, and has a difficult time facing a new colleague, appointed head of the "epistemology depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Lies
''Innocent Lies'' is a 1995 thriller film directed by Patrick Dewolf and starring Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Adrian Dunbar and Joanna Lumley. It is a loose adaptation of the 1944 Agatha Christie novel ''Towards Zero''. Keira Knightley, appearing in her film debut, had an early role playing the younger version of Celia Graves, the character portrayed by Anwar. Synopsis A British policeman travels to France in 1938, to investigate the death of one of his colleagues. He becomes interested by a family of wealthy Britons who live in luxury in a French coastal resort, and who were heavily involved with the dead man. He soon uncovers a number of dark secrets which the family has tried to conceal. Cast In addition, Keira Knightley Keira Christina Righton (; née Knightley, born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. Known for her work in both independent films and blockbusters, particularly period dramas, she has received several accolades, including nominations for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up, Down, Fragile
''Up, Down, Fragile'' (french: Haut bas fragile) is a 1995 French film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival The 19th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 July 1995. The Golden St. George was not awarded. Jury * Richard Gere (United States – President of the Jury) * Friedrich Gorenstein (Germany) * Aurelio De Laurentiis (Italy) .... Interspersed with songs and dances, the film recounts the adventures of three young women in Paris, each at a turning point in her life. Plot Three young women with very different values are in Paris on their own. The shy Ida, highly conscious that she is an adopted child, is starting her first job as a university librarian. The fragile Louise, daughter of a rich but crooked Swiss banker, is trying to find herself after years in a coma. The streetwise Ninon, a liar and a thief, has left her homicidal pimp to become a courier. As their stories unfold, their paths cross an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Faure (director)
Christian Faure (born 1954) is a French screenwriter and film director. Filmography References External links * 1954 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French-language film directors {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Jacquot
Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, including '' Nathalie Granger'', ''India Song'', and also actor in the 1973 short film ''La Sœur du cadre''. He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film ''The Musician Killer'', which starred Anna Karina. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which to American audiences are '' La Désenchantée'' (1990), starring Judith Godrèche, and '' A Single Girl'' (1995), starring Virginie Ledoyen. In 2003, he directed Massenet's opera ''Werther'' conducted by Antonio Pappano at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. His film ''Farewell, My Queen'' opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. His 2014 film ''Three Hearts'' competed for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Young (director)
:''Not be confused with Robert M. Young (director).'' Robert William Young (born 16 March 1933) is a British television and film director. Young was born in Cheltenham, and in the 1980s and early 1990s, established himself as a leading director of British TV drama. In the 1970s, he directed ''Vampire Circus'' (1972), '' Soldier's Home'' (1977) and an episode of ''Hammer House of Horror''. He directed several episodes of ''Minder'' and '' Bergerac'' in the early 1980s, and the acclaimed TV serial ''The Mad Death'' which centred on a rabies outbreak. Perhaps his best remembered television work was on ''Robin of Sherwood'', for which he directed many of the best-regarded episodes. Young moved towards black comedy in the early 1990s, directing ''Jeeves and Wooster'' based on the stories written by P.G. Wodehouse, and '' G.B.H.'', for which he was nominated for a BAFTA award. It was partly on the strength of ''GBH'' that he was assigned to direct '' Fierce Creatures'', John Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomsday Gun
''Doomsday Gun'' is a 1994 television film produced by HBO, dramatizing the life of Canadian supergun designer Dr. Gerald Bull and his involvement in Project Babylon, Saddam Hussein's plan to build a supergun with a range of over . Synopsis The younger Catholic Gerald Bull is fascinated with large-bore guns, inspired by Jules Verne's novel ''From The Earth To The Moon''. The older Dr. Gerald Bull's career as a successful large-bore gun designer takes a turn as he is defunded by the U.S. Army; he then produces weapons for China, Israel, and ultimately South Africa which results in his arrest and conviction for illegal arms dealing. After his release, Bull promotes his supergun idea to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and, with funding through BCCI, begins design work on the top secret project, "Babylon". Bull solves several manufacturing challenges by forging and assembling it in sections which are bolted together by flanges, and lining the relatively soft barrel material with an al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
