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Renato Berta
Renato Berta is a Swiss cinematographer and film director, best known for his collaborations with directors Alain Tanner and Jean-Marie Straub. Trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Berta has worked as cinematographer in more than 100 films since 1969. He won a César Award for Best Cinematography for ''Au revoir les enfants'' in 1988 and a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for ''Noi credevamo'' in 2011. In 2013, he was awarded the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and letters, Arts and Letters) is an Order (distinction), order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the w .... Filmography References External links * Renato Bertaon AFC {{DEFAULTSORT:Berta, Renato Living people Swiss cinematographers Swiss film directors 1945 births People from Bellinzona Chevaliers of the Ordre d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro) that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000. The town lies east of the river Ticino, at the foot of the Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south. Name and coat of arms The toponym is first attested in 590 in Latin as ''Belitio'' or ''Bilitio'' (in the accusative, ''Bilitionem''), by Gregory of Tours. The name is Lepontic in origin, possibly from ''belitio'' (" juniper") or ''belitione'' ("juniper bushes"). During the medieval period, the name is found as ''Berinzona'' (721, 762, 803, 1002), ''Birrinzona'' (1004), ''Birizona'' (1168), ''Beliciona'' (901, 977) and ''Belinzona'' (1055). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle Of The World (1974 Film)
''The Middle of the World'' (french: Le Milieu du monde) is a 1974 Swiss-French romance film directed by Alain Tanner. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was screened at the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg. Plot The married young Swiss politician Paul gives an election speech in a restaurant and falls in love with an Italian waitress named Adriana who works there. Their love affair becomes quickly public knowledge. Paul's wife abandons him and takes their child with her. His damaged reputation makes him lose the election. He seeks solace by concentrating on his relationship with Adriana, yet she feels she was only a kind of object for him and leaves him too. Cast * Olimpia Carlisi as Adriana * Philippe Léotard as Paul * Juliet Berto as Juliette * Denise Péron as Schmidt * Jacques De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendez-vous (1985 Film)
''Rendez-vous'' is a 1985 French erotic drama film directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Lambert Wilson, Wadeck Stanczak and Jean-Louis Trintignant. ''Rendez-vous'' premiered at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Director. The film had a total of 766,811 admissions in France. Plot Nina is a young headstrong woman who has traveled to Paris from her provincial home in Toulouse searching immediate success as an actress. Tired of one-night stands and sharing quarters with others, she sets out to find her own apartment, stopping in to a realtor’s office. There, she meets Paulot, a timid real estate clerk, who is immediately smitten by her. She invites him to see her perform in the small role she has as a maid in a boulevard comedy. After the play, Nina takes Paulot for dinner with her current boyfriend Fred, but the couple has a major row, breaking off their relationship. Paulot invites Nina to stay at his apartment while she fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Moon In Paris
''Full Moon in Paris'' (french: Les nuits de la pleine lune, lit=Full Moon Nights) is a 1984 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Pascale Ogier, Tchéky Karyo and Fabrice Luchini. The score is by Elli et Jacno. ''Full Moon in Paris'' was the fourth instalment in Rohmer's ''Comedies and Proverbs'' series. The story opens with the proverb ''"Qui a deux femmes perd son âme, qui a deux maisons perd la raison"'' ("He who has two women loses his soul. He who has two houses loses his mind.") Synopsis Trainee textile designer Louise (Pascale Ogier) lives in Marne-la-Vallée, a suburb some 20 miles from central Paris, with her architect lover Rémi (Tchéky Karyo), but also has a small flat as a ''pied-à-terre A ''pied-à-terre'' (, plural: ''pieds-à-terre''; French for "foot on the ground") is a small living unit, e.g., apartment or condominium, often located in a large city and not used as an individual's primary residence. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wounded Man (film)
''The Wounded Man'' (french: l'Homme blessé) is a 1983 French film directed by Patrice Chéreau, and written by him and Hervé Guibert. It stars Jean-Hugues Anglade and Vittorio Mezzogiorno. It won the César Award for Best Writing, and was entered in the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jean-Hugues Anglade - Henri * Vittorio Mezzogiorno - Jean Lerman * Roland Bertin - Bosmans * Lisa Kreuzer - Elisabeth * Claude Berri - The client * Armin Mueller-Stahl - The father * Annick Alane - The mother * Sophie Edmond - The sister * Hammou Graïa - The station man * Gérard Desarthe - The man who cries * Denis Lavant Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor. He is known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association w ... * Maria Verdi * Suzanne Chavance * Roland Chalosse * Eddy Roos * Charly Chemouny References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hécate
''Hécate'' is a 1982 French-Swiss drama film directed by Daniel Schmid. It is based on the 1954 novel '' Hecate and Her Dogs'' by Paul Morand. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Bernard Giraudeau as Julien Rochelle * Lauren Hutton as Clothilde de Watteville * Jean Bouise as Vaudable, consul de France * Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Massard * Gérard Desarthe as Le colonel de Watteville * Juliette Brac as Miss Henry * Patrick Thursfield as L'Anglais * Suzanne Thau as La tenancière du bordel * Raja Reinking as La fille du bar * Mustapha Tsouli as Ibrahim * Teco Celio as Le capitaine Berta * René Marc as Le ministre * Ernst Stiefel Ernst Carl Stiefel ( ; 27 November 1907 – 3 September 1997) was a German American jurist. Of Jewish background, he left Nazi Germany in 1933. Born in Mannheim, he earned a doctorate in law from Heidelberg University in 1929 and started prac ... as Le capitaine russe References External links * 1982 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Man For Himself (1980 Film)
''Every Man for Himself'' () is a 1980 drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard that is set in and was filmed in Switzerland. It stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye, with a score by Gabriel Yared. Nathalie Baye won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Constructed as a musical piece, it has a prologue followed by three movements, each of which focuses on one of the three key characters and their interactions with the others, and ends with a coda. Throughout the film an unnamed piece of music recurs, which is the aria ''Suicidio!'' (''Suicide!'') from the opera La Gioconda by Ponchielli. Serving as leitmotiv for the whole story, it underscores the innate death-wish haunting the central character. Plot The prologue introduces Paul Godard, a filmmaker, and his estranged girlfriend, Denise, in which a stressed Paul leaves the deluxe hotel to which he has moved and rebuffs the sexual advances of a male hotel attendant. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messidor (film)
''Messidor'' is a 1979 French-Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Clémentine Amouroux as Jeanne Salève * Catherine Rétoré as Marie Corrençon * Franziskus Abgottspon * Gerald Battiaz * Hansjörg Bedschard * René Besson * Jürgen Brügger * Walter Doppler * Beat Fäh * Michel Fidanza * Claude Fleury Claude Fleury (6 December 1640, Paris – 14 July 1723, Paris), was a French priest, jurist, and ecclesiastical historian. Destined for the bar, he was educated at the elite, Jesuit College de Clermont (now that of Louis-le-Grand) in Paris. In 16 ... * Arthur Grosjean * Max Heinzelmann References External links * 1979 films Swiss comedy-drama films 1970s French-language films 1979 drama films Films directed by Alain Tanner French female buddy films Films set in Switzerland 1970s road comedy-drama films 1970s female buddy films French road comedy-drama films French-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violanta (film)
''Violanta'' is a 1977 Swiss historical drama film directed by Daniel Schmid and starring Lucia Bosé, Maria Schneider and Lou Castel. Cast * Maria Schneider as Laura * Lucia Bosé as Donna Violanta * Lou Castel as Silver * Ingrid Caven as Alma * François Simon as Simon * Gérard Depardieu as Fortunat * Raúl Gimenez as Adrian * Luciano Simioni as David * Marilu Marini * Anne-Marie Blanc Anne-Marie Blanc (1919–2009) was born on 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. She was a Swiss film and television actress. She died on 5 February 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.External links * 1976 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faces Of Love (1977 Film)
''Faces of Love'' (french: Repérages) is a 1977 Swiss French drama directed by Michel Soutter. The film, about three actresses in a film of Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'' and their relationship with a film director, has autobiographical references.David B. Clarke, Valerie Crawford Pfannhauser, Marcus A. Doel - ''Moving Pictures/Stopping Places: Hotels and Motels on Film'' 2009 073913227X -- Page 165 His next film, Repérages (1977), comes via a far more circuitous route towards the autobiographical, taking Jean-Louis Trintignant .. and loading the film with references to Russia, whence Soutter's family had come to Switzerland after the Revolution. Cast * Jean-Louis Trintignant as Victor * Delphine Seyrig as Julie * Lea Massari as Cecilia * Valérie Mairesse as Esther * Roger Jendly Roger Jendly (born 8 March 1938) is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in 65 films and television shows since 1972. He starred in the film '' C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé'', which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indians Are Still Far Away
''The Indians Are Still Far Away'' (french: Les Indiens sont encore loin) is a 1977 Swiss drama film directed by Patricia Moraz. Cast * Isabelle Huppert as Jenny * Christine Pascal as Lise * Mathieu Carrière as Matthias * Chil Boiscuille as Guillaume * Nicole Garcia as Anna * Anton Diffring as Le professeur d'allemand * Bernard Arczynski as Charles Dé (as Bernard Arczinsky) * Jacques Adout as Le concierge du lycée (as Jacques Addou) * Connie Grimsdale as La grand-mère * Marina Bucher as Marianne * Emmanuelle Ramu as Pascale * Guillaume Rossier as Le garçon brun * Catherine Cuenod as La prof de gym * Claudia Togni as La serveuse * René Herter as Le garçon du buffet See also * Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in films directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc G .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Night (1976 Film)
''The Big Night'' (french: Le Grand Soir) is a 1976 Swiss film directed by Francis Reusser. It won the Golden Leopard at the 1976 Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Five leninists get in trouble while trying to serve their ideals. Cast * Niels Arestrup as Léon * Jacqueline Parent as Léa * Arnold Walter as Raoul * François Berthet as René * Marina Bucher as Marina * Jacques Roman as Félix Reception It won the Golden Leopard at the 1976 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, .... References External links * 1976 films Swiss drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Francis Reusser Golden Leopard winners French-language Swiss films 1976 drama films {{Switzerland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
