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Raï (1995 Film)
''Raï'' is a 1995 French film directed by Thomas Gilou. It won the Golden Leopard at the 1995 Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Djamel (Mustapha Benstiti) tries to escape the spiral of drugs and delinquency which crushes all his friends in the suburban city where he lives. He works at the municipal swimming pool and wants to start a family with Sahlia (Tabatha Cash), the sister of his friend Mezz (Micky El Mazroui), who wants to break all ties with his culture of origin. Cast * Tabatha Cash : Sahlia * Mustapha Benstiti : Djamel * Samy Naceri : Nordine * Micky El Mazroui : Mezz * Tara Römer : Laurent * Faisal Attia : Aziz * Léa Drucker : Girl at the party * Édouard Baer Reception It won the Golden Leopard at the 1995 Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-lengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gilou
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Cyril Collard
Cyril Collard (; 19 December 1957, Paris − 5 March 1993, Paris) was a French author, filmmaker, composer, musician and actor. He is known for his unapologetic portrayals of bisexuality and HIV in art, particularly his autobiographical novel and film ''Les Nuits Fauves'' (''Savage Nights''). Openly bisexual, Collard was also one of the first French artists to speak openly about his HIV-positive status. Early life Collard was born into a liberal, middle-class family in France. He attended Lycée Hoche in Versailles, and pursued an engineering degree at Institut Industriel du Nord in Villeneuve d'Ascq, later known as École centrale de Lille before deciding to drop out. Books * ''Condamné amour'' (1987) * ''Les Nuits fauves'' (1989) (trans. ''Savage Nights'' by William Rodarmor, 1993) * ''L'Ange sauvage'' (1993) * ''L'Animal'' (1984) ''Les Nuits Fauves'' The semi-autobiographical ''Savage Nights'' (''Les Nuits Fauves''), finished in 1992, was Collard's first and only feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabatha Cash
Tabatha Cash (born 27 December 1973) is a French former pornographic actress and currently the editor in chief of France's ''Hot Vidéo'' magazine as well as the head of the Hot Video group. Career Cash quit school at 15 in Paris and entered the porn industry in 1992. In May 1993 Cash won a Hot D'Or for Best European Starlet (roughly the equivalent to the AVN Best New Starlet award) during the International Film Festival in Cannes. The following year she won Best European Actress at the Hot d'Or ceremony. Although according to the Internet Adult Film Database (IAFD) she performed in her last video in 1994, videos that include her appearances have continued to be released steadily. Appearances Outside pornography, she has worked as a presenter on SkyRock Radio in France, and starred in the mainstream movie, ''Raï'', playing the central female character, a young Algerian woman. She was also on French national TV Canal+, and her face and figure have been seen on the cover of maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M6 Films
M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French public television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production and media-related firms etc. It is owned by RTL Group. On 20 May 2021 it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns TF1. On September 16, 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned. History M6 launched on 1 March 1987 at 11:15 am CET taking the place of TV6. M6's current on-air brand image, introduced in May 2020 suggests that it tailors its service to teenagers and young-adult demographics. Its current programs lineup include: * French TV shows: '' Les Bleus'', ''Scènes de Ménages'', '' Vous les femmes'' * French TV programs : ''Capital'', ''Zone Interdite'', ''Enquête Exclusive'', ''Top Chef, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Européenne
Pan-Européenne is a French film production and publishing company. Originally only distribution company, in 1992 it began also a production company, producing ''Beau fixe''. It has produced various films, including Jaco Van Dormael's '' The Eighth Day'' (1996) and '' Mr. Nobody'' (2009), Jérôme Salle's ''Largo Winch'' (2008), and distributed Bryan Singer's ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995), Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's ''Sin City'' (2005). History Pan-Européenne was created in the late 1980s by Philippe Godeau. By distributing films such as Jaco Van Dormael's ''Toto the Hero'' (1991), Cyril Collard's ''Savage Nights'' (1992), and Jacques Audiard's ''See How They Fall'' (1994), Pan-Européenne began its activity of production company. The film studio Polygram entrusted to the company the distribution of their films in France. In 1999 it ended the partnership following the acquisition of Polygram by Universal. The restructuring of the group divides into two branches the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Leopard
The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films are chosen by a jury. The award went under many names until it was named the ''Golden Leopard'' in 1968. The festival was not held in 1951 and the prize was not awarded in 1956 and 1982. As of 2009 René Clair and Jiřà Trnka Jiřà Trnka (; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czechs, Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is ... are the only two directors to have won the award twice, both of them winning in consecutive years. Golden Leopard winners For the first two years the award was known as ''Best Film'' (''Miglior film''). Then for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in an open-air venue that seats 8,000 spectators. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. Other awards include the Leopard of Honour for career achievement, and the Prix du Public, the public choice award. History The Festival del film Locarno kicked off on 23 August 1946, at the Grand Hotel of Locarno with the screening of the movie ''O sole mio'' by Giacomo Gentilomo. The first edition was organized in less than three months with a line-up of fifteen movies, mainly American and Italian, among which was ''Rome, Open City'' directed by Roberto Rossellini, ''And Then There Were None'' dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samy Naceri
Saïd Naceri ( ar, سعيد ناصري, link=no; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four ''Taxi'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale''). Early life and career Naceri was born to an Algerian Berber Kabyle father and a French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Fontenay-sous-Bois. His brother is Bibi Naceri, who co-wrote and co-starred in international hit film ''District 13''. He shared the award for ''Best Actor'' for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life Stemming from a substance abuse charge in 2003, Naceri was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment with deferment, had his driving licence suspended for three years, and was penalized with a €5,000 fine for a road rage incident in which he smashed a car and assaulted one of its occupants. In November 2005, after waiting for a late guest, Naceri attacked a 22-year-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Römer
Tara Römer (7 June 1974, Lavelanet – 24 November 1999, Paris) was a French actor. He starred in the film ''Life Is a Long Quiet River ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' (French: ''La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille'') is a 1988 French comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. Through the age-old question of nature versus nurture, the film takes a satirical look at society in the ...'' (1988). He was killed in a road accident. Selected filmography References External linksIMDb entryOfficial site 1974 births 1999 deaths French male film actors Road incident deaths in France 20th-century French male actors People from Ariège (department) {{france-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léa Drucker
Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. Early life Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker, daughter of Jean Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish. Having followed courses at the École of the rue Blanche, ENSATT (the ''École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre'') in Paris, her career has encompassed both classical theatre pieces like ''Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris b ...'', and contemporary plays such as ''Blanc'' by Emmanuelle Marie. She has twice been nominated for a Molière Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Baer
Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with Sandrine Kiberlain on the cover of ''Paris Match'' . Theatre Filmography Actor Filmmaker References External links * 1966 births Living people Male actors from Paris French male film actors French male stage actors Cours Florent alumni 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male television actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French film producers {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Drama Films
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