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Marie-Pierre Casey
Marie-Pierre Casey is a French actress, born on 24 January 1937 in Creusot, Saône-et-Loire. Early life and education Marie-Pierre Casey was born on 24 January 1937 in Creusot. From the age of nine, she was educated at a boarding in Charolais with her sister and it was there that she discovered her passion for theatre. Her first role was Doc, the leader of the seven dwarfs in the Grimm brothers fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, performed for the end of year celebration, organised by the nuns. She studied at the and at in Paris, before starting at the cabarets of the Rive Gauche. Career A the beginning of the 1950s, Marie-Pierre Casey had a small role in the film Forbidden Games directed by René Clément (1952), where she appeared as a shadow. In 1960, she appeared briefly as a nurse in the film ''Certains l'aiment froide'' by Jean Bastia and then in 1967, she played a cashier at the Royal Garden in Playtime by Jacques Tati. In 1970, she appeared in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time (out of 50), although he directed only six feature-length films. Tati's '' Playtime'' (1967) ranked 43rd in the 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. As David Bellos puts it, "Tati, from ''l'Ecole des facteurs'' to ''Playtime'', is the epitome of what an ''auteur'' is (in film theory) supposed to be: the controlling mind behind a vision of the world on film". Family origins Tati was of Russian, Dutch, and Italian ancestry. His father, Georges-Emmanuel Tatischeff (1875-1957), was born in Paris, the son of Dmitry Tatishcheff (Дмитрий Татищев; also spelled Tatishchev), General of the Imperial Russian Army and military attaché to the Russian embassy in Paris. The Tatischeffs were a Russian nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playtime (film)
''Playtime'' (stylized as ''PlayTime'' and also written as ''Play Time'') is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films ''Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot'' and ''Mon Oncle''. However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role during production; he appears intermittently in ''Playtime'', alternating between central and supporting roles. Shot on 70 mm, the work is notable for its enormous set, which Tati had built specially for the film, as well as Tati's trademark use of subtle yet complex visual comedy supported by creative sound effects; dialogue is frequently reduced to the level of background noise. ''Playtime'' is considered Tati's masterpiece and his most daring work. In 2012, ''Playtime'' was 43rd on the British Film Institute's critics' list and 37th in their directors' list of " Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time". The film was a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 In Film
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered one of the most ground-breaking years in American cinema, with "revolutionary" films highlighting the shift towards forward thinking European standards at the time, including: ''Bonnie and Clyde'', ''The Graduate'', ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'', ''Cool Hand Luke'', ''The Dirty Dozen'', ''In Cold Blood'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', ''The Jungle Book'' and '' You Only Live Twice''. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1967 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1967 films in countries outside North America. Events * The prototype for the IMAX large-format-film acquisition and screening system is exhibited at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * The MPAA adopts a new logo, which is still used today. * July 8 - Vivien Leigh, best known for ''Gone with the Wind'' and ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', dies from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 In Film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America. Events * March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film ''G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, '' Psycho'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 10 – Filming of ''West Side Story'' begins. * October 6 & December 16 – Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, receives full screenwriting credit for his work on the films ''Spartacus'' and ''Exodus'', released in the United States on these dates. * October 27 – Film '' Saturday Night and Sunday M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeux Interdits
''Forbidden Games'' (french: Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French war drama film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer's novel ''Jeux Interdits''. While not initially successful in France, the film was a hit elsewhere. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, a Special Award as Best Foreign Language Film in the United States, and a Best Film from any Source at the British Academy Film Awards. Plot It is June 1940, during the Battle of France. After five-year-old Paulette's parents and pet dog die in a German air attack on a column of refugees fleeing Paris, the traumatized child meets 10-year-old Michel Dollé whose peasant family takes her in. She quickly becomes attached to Michel. The two attempt to cope with the death and destruction that surrounds them by secretly building a small cemetery among the ruins of an abandoned watermill, where they bury her dog and start to bury other animals, marking their graves with crosses stolen from a local graveyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 In Film
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events * January 10 – Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *March 27 – The MGM musical '' Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. *September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, James P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pledge (brand)
Pledge is a cleaning product made by S. C. Johnson & Son. First sold in 1958, it is used to help dust and clean. Pledge is known as Pliz in France, and Blem in Argentina. In several countries, it is sold as Pronto. Products * Lemon (odor only) Clean Furniture Spray * Wipes * Extra Moisturizing Furniture Spray * Dust & Allergen Furniture Spray * Specialty Surfaces Furniture Spray * Multi Surface Everyday Cleaner * Multi Surface Antibacterial Everyday Cleaner * Multi Surface Everyday Wipes * Multi Surface Everyday Cleaner 99% Natural * Revitalizing Oil * Pet Hair Fabric Sweeper * Multi Surface Duster * Dust & Allergen Dry Cloths * 4-in-1 Wood Floor Cleaner * Wood Floor Concentrated Cleaner with Almond Oil * Wood Floor Finish With Future Shine * Clean & Shine Multi Surface Floor Cleaner * 4-in-1 tile & Vinyl Floor Cleaner * Tile & Vinyl Floor Finish with Future Shine * SC Johnson One Step No Buff Buff or BUFF may refer to: People * Buff (surname), a list of people * Buff (ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Berri
Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from Romania, and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from Poland. His sister was the screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Career Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for '' Jean de Florette'', and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won. Berri also won the Oscar for Best Short Film for '' Le Poulet'' at the 38th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced Roman Polanski's ''Tess'' which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981. Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements. '' Jean de Florette'' and its sequel '' Manon des Sources'' were huge hits. In 1991, his film ''Uranus'' was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Six years later, his film ''Lucie Aub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano family, Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled ''La symphonie pastorale'' was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, ''Maigret tend un piège'' was nominated for a BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
