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Nicolas Maury
Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series ''Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent)'', and his directorial debut film ''My Best Part (Garçon chiffon)'', which was a César Award nominee for César Award for Best First Feature Film, Best First Feature Film at the 46th César Awards in 2021. Maury had his first acting role in Patrice Chéreau's 1998 film ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train)''. He is out as gay. He served as the president of the Queer Palm jury at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and stated his support for the program becoming an official festival award. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (; oc, link=no, Sent Iriès, ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is significant as the first place where kaolin was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French porcelain manufacturers. Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as ''Arédiens''. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Haute-Vienne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Vienne {{HauteVienne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ici Radio-Canada
ICI or Ici may refer to: Companies and organisations * ICI Homes, builder, Florida. US * Former UK Imperial Chemical Industries ** ICI Australia, later Orica * Independent Curators International, New York City, US * Indian Concrete Institute * Indian Citation Index *, Goutte d'Or district, Paris, France * Institute of Cultural Inquiry, US art sponsor * International Colonial Institute, Brussels, Belgium * International Compact with Iraq, 2007 Iraq-UN * Investment Company Institute The Investment Company Institute (ICI) is a global association of regulated funds, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts in the United States, and similar funds offered to investors in jurisd ..., US * A Woman's Place (bookstore), or Information Center Incorporate Media * ''Ici'' (magazine) (in French), Montreal, Canada * Ici Radio-Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation service from 2013 * ICI (TV channel) (International Channel/Canal Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of The Artist (film)
''Portrait of the Artist'' (french: Le Dos rouge) is a 2014 French drama film starring Bertrand Bonello. Plot Cast *Bertrand Bonello as Bertrand *Jeanne Balibar as Célia Bhy * Geraldine Pailhas as Célia Bhy *Joana Preiss as Barbara, dite Barbe *Pascal Greggory as Pascal *Nicolas Maury as Le jeune journaliste *Valerie Dreville as Alice *Marta Hoskins as Edwarda Kane *Barbet Schroeder as Le médecin *Charlotte Rampling as La mère (voice) *Isild Le Besco as Renée *Alex Descas as Scottie *Brady Corbet Brady James Monson Corbet (; born August 17, 1988) is an American actor and filmmaker. Corbet is known for playing Mason Freeland in the film ''Thirteen'', Brian Lackey in the film ''Mysterious Skin'', Alan Tracy in the 2004 film '' Thunderbirds ... as Spectateur cinéma (uncredited) References External links * * French drama films 2014 drama films 2014 films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky In Women's Kingdom
''Jacky in Women's Kingdom'' (french: Jacky au royaume des filles) is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Riad Sattouf and starring Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Didier Bourdon. Plot Bubunne (or Bubunia) is a matriarchal totalitarian country led by the ruthless La Générale (Generaless). In Bubun, the roles of men and women are reversed, up to the point where the male population is deprived of any civil rights, including work, education, military service, freedom of marriage etc. People worship The White Horses (making horses sacred animals) and the only source of nourishment is "paste" (tasteless viscous liquid delivered from waterpipe-like sinks). The country is isolated from the rest of the world, borders are guarded by armed squads, and public executions are in order (the condemned being mostly men). Jacky is an over-popular handsome young man, who lives in poverty with his widow mother, and crushes on La Colonelle (Coloness), the Generaless's daughter and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You And The Night
''You and the Night'' (french: Les Rencontres d'après minuit, lit=Encounters After Midnight) is a 2013 French erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by Yann Gonzalez, featuring music by his brother Anthony Gonzalez's band M83. Former Manchester United football player Eric Cantona was cast as The Stud. Plot In a pouring rainstorm, a hysterical Ali sits on the back of a motorcycle of a driver whose helmet obscures his face, begging him to wait for Matthias, who appears, only for the driver to depart before he can get on the back. Ali demands to know who the driver is, but he does not say, and so she feels his lips and inside his mouth, and she apparently recognizes him. Next, Matthias lies unconscious in a snowstorm, and is found by Ali and Udo, their transvestite maid. The two frantically kiss and masturbate Matthias in an attempt to revive him, which succeeds. Once he is awake, they help Matthias to their apartment, where tells them that he has been to the land of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Castle In Italy
''A Castle in Italy'' (french: Un château en Italie) is a 2013 French drama film directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Plot An upper-middle-class family is selling their family home. Meanwhile, Louise meets Nathan while taking care of her brother Ludovic, who is ill. Cast * Louis Garrel as Nathan * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Louise * Xavier Beauvois as Serge * Céline Sallette as Jeanne * Filippo Timi as Ludovic * André Wilms as André * Marie Rivière as Nathan's mother * Pippo Delbono as The priest * Silvio Orlando as The Italian mayor References External links * 2013 films 2013 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let My People Go! (2011 Film)
''Let My People Go!'' is a 2011 film directed by Mikael Buch. It premiered at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival and was released in December 2011 in France. It was released in the United States in 2013 by Zeitgeist Films and grossed $18,529 domestically. Synopsis Ruben is a French-Jewish gay mailman who lives in fairytale Finland (where he got his MA in "Comparative Sauna Cultures") with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. Just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers' quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany family—including Carmen Maura as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-François Stévenin as his lothario father. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honoré, ''Let My People Go!'' both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes. Main cast * Nicolas Maury as Ruben * Carmen Maura as Rachel * Jean-François Stévenin as Nathan * Amira Casar as Irène * Clément Sibony as Samuel * Jarkko Niemi as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Little Princess
''My Little Princess'' is a 2011 French-Romanian drama film directed by Eva Ionesco and inspired by her relationship with her mother, the well-known artistic photographer Irina Ionesco whose pictures of her young daughter caused controversy when they were published back in the 1970s. Plot Violetta is raised by her grandmother ("Mamie", the French equivalent of "Grandma"). Her mother Hanna tries to make a living on taking photographs and concentrates on her dreams to become a famous artist. In order to succeed as an artist she doesn't worry about dating men of questionable reputation. Only every now and then her mother visits her daughter but during these occasions it occurs to her that her daughter could be a potential model. She starts exploiting her daughter who by transforming into a kind of Lolita becomes increasingly alienated from other children of her age. At school she is eventually frequently insulted and rejected. Then Mamie dies and Hanna's photographs are about to uneq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Prudence (2010 Film)
''Dear Prudence'' (french: Belle Épine; ) is a 2010 French drama film and the directorial debut of Rebecca Zlotowski. The film stars Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Agathe Schlenker, Johan Libéreau and Guillaume Gouix. It premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in 2010. It was also nominated for a César Award in the category of Most Promising Actress for Léa Seydoux in 2011. Plot The nearly 17-year-old Prudence Friedman (Léa Seydoux) is struggling to cope with her mother's death and her father, similarly upset, has now been in Canada much longer than the 48 hours it should've taken to settle his client's inheritance. Over the phone, Prudence keeps up the pretence that she and her sister are living together in the family apartment but, in reality, Frédérique has moved out, unable to handle the painful memories of their mother's death there. The film opens with Prudence and Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The French Kissers
''The French Kissers'' (french: Les beaux gosses, lit=The Handsome Kids) is a 2009 French teen sex comedy film co-written and directed by Riad Sattouf, in his feature directorial debut. The film follows Hervé (Vincent Lacoste), an average teenage boy who has little luck with finding a girlfriend until the beautiful Aurore (Alice Trémolières) takes a liking to him. Sattouf, a graphic novel writer, was invited to write a script based on an idea from producer Anne-Dominique Toussaint, and he completed the screenplay with Marc Syrigas. Sattouf cast non-professional actors as the film's teenage characters, but he chose to use experienced actors such as Noémie Lvovsky, Irène Jacob, Emmanuelle Devos and Valeria Golino as the adult characters. Filming took place over eight weeks in Gagny and Rennes. The film was released in France on 10 June 2009, and a soundtrack composed by Flairs was released on 8 June 2009. The film was well received by critics, who particularly praised the humo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Dance (2007 Film)
''Let's Dance'' (french: Faut que ça danse !) is a 2007 French-Swiss film directed by Noémie Lvovsky and written by Lvovsky and Florence Seyvos. The film received 3 César Award nominations. Cast *Jean-Pierre Marielle as Salomon Bellinsky *Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Sarah Bellinsky *Sabine Azéma as Violette *Bulle Ogier as Geneviève Bellinsky *Bakary Sangaré as M. Mootoosamy * Arié Elmaleh as François * John Arnold as Adolf Hitler *Anne Alvaro as Marie-Hélène *Tsilla Chelton as Tatiana *Nicolas Maury as Client Manager *Daniel Emilfork as Army medical officer *Judith Chemla as Female student * Cécile Reigher as Nurse *Michel Fau as Psychiatrist * Jutta Sammel as Sarah, age 8 * Michele Gleizer as Gynaecologist * Philippe Nagau as Tap-dancing instructor * Rosette as Secretary Accolades *César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat Detector
''Heartbeat Detector'' (french: La Question Humaine) is a 2007 French film directed by Nicolas Klotz and starring Mathieu Amalric. The film is based on the 2000 novel by François Emmanuel. Plot The film centers on Kessler, a psychologist in the human resources department of the French branch of a long-established German firm. The firm has recently dismissed 50% of its workforce on criteria devised by Kessler. Rose, the vice-president of the company, requests Kessler to look into whether Jüst, the CEO is fit to do his job. The CEO discovers Kessler is investigating him and tells him that Rose, whose previous name was Kraus, has a Nazi past. Kessler then discovers that Jüst's father headed a Nazi extermination group on the Eastern Front during World War II. Jews placed in the back of a closed truck were killed with the truck's exhaust gas. A device called a 'heartbeat detector' was then applied to discover any who had survived. Tormented by this memory Jüst attempts suicide. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |