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Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. She was the President of the Jury for the Caméra d'Or section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film '' Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bi .... Her eldest son, Frédéric Bélier-Garcia, is a theatre director and writer. From her relationship with Jean Rochefort, she has a second son, the actor Pierre Rochefort. Filmography As actress As filmmaker References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Nicole 1946 births Living people French women film directors French film actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. It is west-south-west from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000 making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Etymology The word ''Wahran'' comes from the Berber expression ''wa - iharan'' (place of lions). A locally popular legend tells that in the period around AD 900, there were sightings of Barbary lion, Barbary lions in the area. The last two lions were killed on a mountain near Oran, and it became known as ''la montagne des lions'' ("The Mountain of Lions"). Two giant lion statues stand in front of Oran's city hall, symbolizing the city. History Overview During the Roman Empire, a small settlement called ''Unica Colonia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Supporting Actress
The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie. History Superlatives As of 2019, 137 actresses have been nominated in the category, with a total of 34 different winners. The average age at first nomination is 41 and the average age of winners at first win is 38. With three wins (1991, 1993, 1999), Dominique Blanc holds the record of most César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Eight actresses have won the César twice: Marie-France Pisier (1976, 1977), Nathalie Baye (1981, 1982), Suzanne Flon (1984, 1990), Annie Girardot (1996, 2002), Valérie Lemercier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Grace (1986 Film)
''State of Grace'' or ''L'État de Grace'' is a 1986 French drama romance film, directed by Jacques Rouffio. Plot The film is set in 1980s France during the early years of François Mitterrand's presidency. Florence Vannier-Buchet, a women's rights activist, is happily married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet who operates a major sporting goods company. During a stormy meeting of the Conseil national du patronat français (CNPF; National Council of French Employers), she meets Antoine Lombard, the new Secretary of State for Universities and Socialist Activities, and elected member of the "pink wave." The two become involved in a passionate extramarital romance. They attempt to carry on their affair, fulfil their careers, all while seeking political change. Cast * Nicole Garcia as Florence Vannier-Buchet * Pierre Arditi as Jean-Marc Vannier-Buchet * Sami Frey as Antoine Lombard * Dominique Labourier as Jeanne Lombard * Yvette Etiévant as Madeleine Lombard * Jean Rougerie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec. Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world. The festival was cancelled in 2019. In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death In A French Garden
'' Death in a French Garden '' (french: Péril en la demeure) is a 1985 French drama film directed by Michel Deville. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot David Aurphet, a struggling guitar teacher, is invited to give lessons to Viviane Tombsthay, the daughter of a well-to-do couple. The wife, Julia, commences an affair with him while Viviane and a neighbour, Edwige, proposition him. Later, David is robbed but is rescued by a stranger, Daniel Forest, whom he has seen hanging around near the Tombsthay's property. Daniel admits to being a contract killer who is on a job and suggests that the robbery is a cover for someone who wishes to injure David's hand, such as a jealous husband. David receives an anonymous video tape with evidence of his affair; Julia says she has received one, too. He tells Edwige about the video but not about Julia. After he finds that someone has been at his house, he asks Daniel to stay overnight just in case. Julia appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiter!
''Waiter!'' (french: Garçon!) is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (twice) and Best Sound. Plot Alex, a former tap dancer, is an aging cafe waiter (chef de rang) in a large Parisian brasserie. He lives with his friend Gilbert, who also works at the brewery. Separated from his wife for a long time, he accumulates conquests. His dream: building an amusement park by the sea... Cast *Yves Montand - Alex *Nicole Garcia - Claire *Jacques Villeret - Gilbert *Rosy Varte - Gloria *Marie Dubois - Marie-Pierre * Dominique Laffin - Coline *Clémentine Célarié - Margot *Jean-Claude Bouillaud - Urbain *Bernard Fresson - Francis *Nicolas Vogel - Maxime *Pierre-Loup Rajot Pierre-Loup Rajot (born 9 February 1958) is a French stage, television and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copkiller
''Copkiller'' (Italian: ''Copkiller (l'assassino dei poliziotti)''), also released as ''Corrupt'', ''Corrupt Lieutenant'', and ''The Order of Death'', is a 1983 Italian crime thriller film directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Harvey Keitel and John Lydon, the lead singer for the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. It is based on Hugh Fleetwood's 1977 novel ''The Order of Death'', with a screenplay by Fleetwood, Faenza and Ennio de Concini. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone. The plot follows a psychological cat-and-mouse game between a corrupt police officer (Keitel) and a disturbed young man (Lydon) against the backdrop of murders committed by a serial killer who is targeting police officers. The film was shot on-location in New York City and at Cinecittà Studios in Rome between March and April, 1982. It is Lydon's only starring role in film to date. Upon release, it received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and has since fallen into the public domain. It ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Degli Specchi
''Via degli specchi'' is a 1982 Italian crime-drama film directed by Giovanna Gagliardo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Nicole Garcia as Francesca * Milva as Veronica * Heinz Bennent as Gianfranco * Claudio Bigagli as Giuseppe * Massimo Serato as Councillor Bianchi * Adèle Aste * Carlo Cartier * Rita Frei * Girolamo Marzano * Cristina Rinaldi (as Adele Cristina Rinaldi) See also * List of Italian films of 1982 A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1982 1982 Films Italian Italian(s) ... References External links * 1982 films 1980s Italian-language films 1982 crime drama films Films directed by Giovanna Gagliardo Films scored by Pino Donaggio Italian crime drama films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Captain's Honor
''A Captain's Honor'' (french: L'Honneur d'un capitaine) is a 1982 French war film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Plot A courtroom-drama about a dead Captain whose memory is publicly accused by a historian on TV, twenty years after his death. The story follows his widow's struggle to prove that he was not a murderer and did not practise torture while he was leading a ground unit during the Algerian war. She decides to sue the man who accused him of being a torturer and thus begins an investigation which retraces the Captain's last two weeks, day by day. The film uses numerous flashbacks depicting battle scenes in Algeria. Cast *Nicole Garcia (Patricia Caron, the widow) *Jacques Perrin (Marcel Caron, the captain) *Georges Wilson (the barristers president) * Charles Denner (Gillard, the defense counsel) *Claude Jade (Valouin, the lawyer of the indictment) *Georges Marchal (General Keller, a witness) *Christophe Malavoy (Automarchi, a witness) * Jean Vigny (Prof. Paulet, a hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau-père
''Beau Pere'' (french: Beau-père), also known as ''Stepfather'', is a 1981 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse and Maurice Ronet and is about a 30-year-old pianist who has an affair with his 14-year-old stepdaughter after her mother dies in a car accident. The film played at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival and had an international release. It received some positive reviews in spite of its controversial subject. Plot Rémi is a struggling pianist with a wife, Martine, a model who is getting too old to find desirable work, and a 14-year-old stepdaughter, Marion. When Martine is killed in a car crash, Marion expresses her desire to stay with Rémi in their apartment, but is taken away by her father Charly, an alcoholic who dislikes Rémi. Marion comes back, much to her father's disapproval, and takes up babysitting to help make ends meet while Rémi gives piano lessons. Soon, Marion tells R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Uns Et Les Autres
''Les Uns et les Autres'' is a 1981 French film by Claude Lelouch. The film is a musical epic and it is widely considered as the director's best work, along with ''Un Homme et une Femme''. It won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. In the United States, it was distributed under the name ''Boléro'' in reference to Maurice Ravel's orchestral piece, used in the film. The film was very successful in France with 3,234,549 admissions and was the 6th highest-grossing film of the year. Plot The film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian, and American) but with the same passion for music, from the 1930s to the 1980s. The various story lines cross each other time and again in different places and times, with their own theme scores that evolve as time passes. In Moscow, 1936, an aspiring dancer Tatiana marries a man, Boris, who will give her a son just before he is killed during World War II. In Berlin, Karl Kremer's success a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
