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Richard Berry (actor)
Richard Berry (born Richard Élie Benguigui, 31 July 1950) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in ''The Violin Player (film), The Violin Player'', which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life He has a daughter, Coline, born 1976, from his relationship with actress Catherine Hiegel. He married singer and actress Jeane Manson in 1984. The couple divorced in 1986. With his former wife Jessica Forde, a photographer and actress, he has a daughter, actress Joséphine Berry, born in 1992. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with actress Pascale Louange, with whom he has a daughter, born in 2014. In 2005, he made headlines for donating one of his kidneys to his sister Marie Berry, who was born with Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. His brother, Philippe Berry, is a sculptor and the former husband of actress Josiane Balasko. Allegations of sexual abuse On 2 February 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayrig
''Mayrig'' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif as parents of Azad (Henri Verneuil depicted as child). Mayrig means mother in Armenian. The film is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the Armenian genocide of 1915. For the film's main soundtrack, Verneuil used the traditional Armenian song "Dle Yaman". Following the film's success, Verneuil edited the movie into a television series. He followed that up with '' 588 rue paradis'', a sequel to the original movie. Synopsis The film opens with the court process of Soghomon Tehlirian who was being tried in Berlin for his 1921 Assassination of Talat Pasha, one of the plotters of the Armenian genocide. This introduces the viewer to the arrival of the Armenian Zakarian family fleeing persecution in the Ottoman Empire to refuge in Marseilles, Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasimodo D'El Paris
''Quasimodo d'El Paris'' is a 1999 French film that is a comedic adaptation of the 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (''Notre-Dame de Paris'') by Victor Hugo. Plot The location is the town of El Paris. When ten-year-old boy Quasimodo shows signs of deformity, his well-to-do parents place him in the charge of the town’s mysterious evangelist, Frollo. In exchange, they adopt a Cuban girl, Esméralda, from a lower social class. Ten years later, El Paris is menaced by a serial killer, and Quasimodo is the prime suspect. Cast * Patrick Timsit as Quasimodo * Richard Berry (actor), Richard Berry as Claude Frollo, Serge Frollo * Mélanie Thierry as Agnès / Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Esméralda * Vincent Elbaz as Captain Phoebus, Phoebus * Didier Flamand as The Governor * Patrick Braoudé as Pierre Gringoire, Pierre-Grégoire * Axelle Abbadie as The Governor's wife * Dominique Pinon as Clopin Trouillefou, Trouillefou * Albert Dray as Pablo * Doud as Diego * Franç ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Grand Cri D'amour
''Un grand cri d'amour'' (''A great cry of love'') is a 1998 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko. It was first seen as a play, which premièred in 1996 at the Théâtre de la Michodière with Josiane Balasko and Richard Berry in the main roles. Plot Sylvestre (Daniel Ceccaldi), theater producer, sees his latest production threatened as the main actress unexpectedly departs from the project due to her pregnancy. To avoid calling off the production, he immediately seeks replacement and tries to convince the quick-tempered Hugo Martial ( Richard Berry), only actor left, to work with Gigi Ortega (Josiane Balasko), an alcoholic and conceited woman, with whom he once formed a famed duo before their marriage fell apart. Léon (Daniel Prévost), director of the play, now has to rehearse day in and day out with two hateful and resentful actors, both settling accounts onstage, while Sylvester schemes a whole host of tricks to ensure the play sees it through. Cast * Josiane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Agneaux (film)
''The Lambs'' (french: Les Agneaux) is a 1996 Swiss drama film directed by Marcel Schüpbach. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Richard Berry as Le père * Brigitte Roüan as La mère * Julia Maraval as Marie * Alexis Tomassian as Daniel * Noémie Kocher as Nadia See also * List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Switzerland has submitted 46 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since their first entry in 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length m ... References External links * 1996 films 1996 drama films 1990s French-language films Swiss drama films Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pédale Douce
''Pédale douce'' (Soft Pedal) is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Gabriel Aghion. Fanny Ardant won the 1997 César Award for Best Actress for her performance as Eva. Plot Adrien works in an advertising agency in the day and at night he becomes the queen of a gay bar, run by his best friend, the seductive Eva. When Alexandre Agut, a major client of Adrien, wants to get to know him, he asks Eva to pose as his wife. Everything gets carried away when Alexandre falls in love with her. Cast * Patrick Timsit - Adrien Aymar * Fanny Ardant - Evelyne, called Eva * Richard Berry - Alexandre Hagutte * Michèle Laroque - Marie Hagutte * Jacques Gamblin - André Lemoine * Dominique Besnehard - Riki * - Dr. Séverine * Boris Terral - Cyril Awards and nominations Sequel A 2004's sequel '' Pédale dure'' (''Pédale douce 3 : Elles sont tellement folles qu'elles ont oublié de faire le 2!'') with Gérard Darmon, Michèle Laroque and Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A User's Guide
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bait (1995 Film)
''The Bait'' (french: L'Appât), also known as ''Fresh Bait'', is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait". The film is based on the 1990 book of the same name by Morgan Sportès, which is in turn based on the "Valérie Subra affair", a true event that happened in 1984. Cast * Marie Gillain – Nathalie * Olivier Sitruk – Eric * Bruno Putzulu – Bruno * Richard Berry – Alain * Philippe Duclos – Antoine * Marie Ravel – Karine * Clotilde Courau – Patricia * Christophe Odent – Laurent * Jean-Paul Comart – Michel * Philippe Héliès – Pierre * Jacky Nercessian – Monsieur Tapiro * Alain Sarde – Philippe * Daniel Russo – Jean-Pierre * Philippe Torreton – Chief inspector * François Berléand – Inspector Durieux * François Levantal – Cop * Jean-Louis Richard – The innkeeper Awards The film won the Golden Bear Award at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Petit Prince A Dit
''Le Petit Prince a Dit'' is 1992 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Christine Pascal. The film follows an estranged Swiss couple who re-evaluate their relationship with the discovery of their daughter's terminal illness. It premiered on 3 September 1992 at the Montreal World Film Festival. Plot A young girl, Violette goes to live with her grandmother after her parents, Adam and Mélanie separate. Thus she rarely gets an opportunity to see her busy parents. Her mother is concerned at her daughter's clumsiness and convinces her estranged husband to take her to see a doctor. The medical examination reveals that Violette has a brain tumour and is likely to die within a few months. Adam decides to take Violette on a road trip to Italy where her mother is rehearsing for a play. Violette disapproves of her father's new girlfriend and longs to see her parents reunited. Upon the realisation that Violette only has days left to live, Adam and Mélanie attempt to make their daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
588 Rue Paradis
''588 rue paradis'' is a 1992 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. It was preceded by ''Mayrig'', the first autobiographical movie of Henri Verneuil. Cast * Richard Berry ... Pierre Zakar (Azad Zakarian) * Omar Sharif ... Hagop, Pierre's father * Claudia Cardinale ... Araxi (Mayrig) - Pierre's mother * Nathalie Roussel ... Gayane, Pierre's aunt * Zabou Breitman ... Astrid Sétian * ... Carole * Jacques Villeret ... Alexandre * Danièle Lebrun ... Alexandre's mother * Sylvie Joly ... Georgette Sylva * Ginette Garcin * Jacky Nercessian Jacky Nercessian (or ''Nersessian'' ( hy, Ժաքի Ներսեսյան), born November 16, 1950) is a French actor who is ethnically Armenian. One of his most known roles is Apkar in '' Mayrig'' by Henri Verneuil. Biography Nercessian was born ... References588 rue paradis External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Of Atonement (film)
''Day of Atonement'' (original French title:''Le Grand Pardon II'') is a 1992 127-minute longer sequel to film ''Le Grand pardon'', film directed by Alexandre Arcady starring Roger Hanin, Richard Berry, Gérard Darmon and Jill Clayburgh. The film also features famous American film stars Christopher Walken and Jennifer Beals. Filming locations include: Miami, Florida, United States and France. Plot Raymond Bettoun is released after 10 years in prison to come to his family in Miami, FL for his grandson Alexander's bar-mitzvah. His son, Maurice is a banker. Raymond soon finds out Maurice in laundering drug money. Raymond's nephew Roland lives in an island with his assistant Joseph. He is pulling the strings, stealing from Maurice's bank. Rolands brother Eli is planning to go away with Roland after he testify's again Maurice later on in the film. Maurice comes into contact with drug lord Pasco Meisner who wants to be part of the same mob family as him. But Maurice's plan goes horrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life Is Hell
''My Life Is Hell'' (french: Ma vie est un enfer) is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko. Plot Leah Lemonnier (Josiane Balasko), 35, leads a dreary and depressing life between her work as the secretary of a dentist who spends his time reprimanding her, her analyst ( Richard Berry) who sees in her only a source of income, her neighbor, Mr. Chpil, a sexually obsessed party animal (Jean Benguigui) and her mother (Catherine Samie), nymphomaniac, selfish, greedy, narcissistic and contemptuous. But one day, she unwittingly invokes the devil. He has the face of a handsome devil, Abar (Daniel Auteuil), who offers her a deal: He will be at her service until her death in exchange of her soul. Leah signs the pact and turns into a dream creature to seduce her shrink. The pact is soon canceled by the intervention of the archangel Gabriel, who is moved by the naivety of the young woman. He tells Abar that he got the wrong prey, who was supposed to be Leah's mother. Gabriel ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
