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Roger Planchon
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, Film director, director, and filmmaker. Biography Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings. He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972). Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant. As films, he directed ''George Dandin ou le Mari confondu'' by Molière, ''Louis, the Child King, Louis, enfant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Chamond, Loire
Saint-Chamond () is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. Situated 13 km northeast of the city of Saint-Étienne and 50 km southwest of Lyon, the town dates back to the Roman period. It lies in an iron and coal region, which were the basis of industrial growth during the 19th and 20th centuries. As many of the mines and factories closed in the late 20th century due to restructuring, there was a loss of jobs and population. The present city of Saint-Chamond is the result of the merger in 1964 of the communes of Saint-Martin-en-Coailleux, Saint-Julien-en-Jarez, Izieux and Saint-Chamond. The new town is the third-largest town in the department. Location Saint-Chamond is located in the Gier valley between the Monts du Lyonnais to the north and Mont Pilat to the south. The peak of Perdrix, at is the highest in the Pilat massif. The "Saut du Gier" waterfall is in the Pilat Regional Natural Park. The peak of Œillon pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, The Child King
''Louis, the Child King'' (french: Louis, enfant roi) is a 1993 French drama film directed by Roger Planchon. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Carmen Maura - Anne d'Autriche * Maxime Mansion - Louis XIV * Paolo Graziosi - Mazarin * Jocelyn Quivrin - Philippe, Duc d'Anjou * Hervé Briaux - Gaston d'Orléans * Brigitte Catillon - Duchesse de Chevreuse * Irina Dalle - Grande Mademoiselle * Serge Dupire - Prince de Condé * Isabelle Gélinas - Duchesse de Châtillon * Michèle Laroque - Duchesse de Longueville * Aurélien Recoing - Jean François Paul de Gondi * Régis Royer - Prince de Conti * - Charlotte de Chevreuse * Laurent Gamelon - Descouches * Maurice Barrier - Guitaud * Marco Bisson - Le duc de Nemours * Carlo Brandt - Duc de la Rochefoucauld * Charles Berling Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Strange Passion
''A Strange Passion'' () is a 1984 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Dougnac, starring Brigitte Fossey, Fernando Rey and Saverio Marconi. The story is set in Italy in the late 18th century. It is based on the short story " The Foundling" by Heinrich von Kleist. Emmanuelle Béart was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 10th César Awards. Cast * Brigitte Fossey as Elvire * Fernando Rey as Piacchi * Saverio Marconi as Nicolo and Colino * Agostina Belli as Zaveria * Emmanuelle Béart as Constanza * Roger Planchon as the bishop * Remo Remotti as Peppo * Miranda Martino as Elvire's mother * Margherita Sala as Antonia * Salvatore Napolitano as Nicolo as a child * Alexis Cabot as Paolo * Michaela Sciurpa as Clara * Guido Alberti Guido Alberti (20 April 1909 Birth name: Guido Renato Vittorio Alberti. – 3 August 1996) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1963 and 1993. Selected filmography * ''Wild Love'' (1956) - Sor Alberto (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danton (1983 Film)
''Danton'' () is a 1983 French language film depicting the last weeks of Georges Danton, one of the leaders of the French Revolution. It is an adaptation of the 1929 play '' The Danton Case'' by Stanisława Przybyszewska. The film stars Gérard Depardieu in the title role, with Wojciech Pszoniak as Maximilien Robespierre, and Patrice Chéreau as Camille Desmoulins. It was directed by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda and was an international co-production between companies in France, Poland and West Germany. All supporters of Danton (with the exception of Bourdon, who would later betray him) are played by French actors, while Robespierre's allies are played by Poles. Alain Depardieu, Gérard's brother, is listed in the credits as Director of Production. Not always rigidly historical, the film was accused of drawing parallels between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the situation in contemporary Poland, in which the Solidarity movement was struggling against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Brother
''The Big Brother'' (french: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by Francis Girod and starring Gérard Depardieu. The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983 César Awards.''La Revue du cinéma'' (418). Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1986. Plot Cast * Gérard Depardieu as Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo * Souad Amidou as Zina * Hakim Ghanem as Ali * Jean Rochefort as Charles-Henri Rossi * Jacques Villeret as Inspector Coleau * Roger Planchon as Inspector Valin * Smaïn as Abdel * Jean-Michel Ribes Jean-Michel Ribes (born 15 December 1946, in Paris) is a French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, film maker and actor. Since 2002 he has been the managing director of the Théâtre du Rond-Point. Between 1982 and 1984 Ribes had directed ... as Client of Zin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Martin Guerre
''The Return of Martin Guerre'' (french: Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by , and starring Gérard Depardieu. It was based on a case of imposture in 16th century France, involving Martin Guerre. Synopsis The film relates a historical case of alleged identity theft. Martin Guerre leaves his young wife in a small French village to go fight in a war, and to travel. Eight or nine years later, Martin (played by Depardieu) returns to resume his life. The man is initially acknowledged and welcomed by the wife, family, and friends because he knows the intimate details of his former life. As time passes, however, vagabonds identify Martin as Arnaud of the neighbouring village of Tilh, but the villagers dismiss these claims as lies. But when Martin makes a demand for money he's owed by his uncle, the uncle is outraged and attacks Martin. This leads to a trial on his identity, with his life at stake, since if he is not Martin he and Martin's wife Bertrande are adu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I As In Icarus
''I as in Icarus'' (french: link=no, I... comme Icare) is a 1979 French thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil. Selected cast *Yves Montand as Henri Volney *Michel Etcheverry as Frédéric Heiniger *Roger Planchon as Prof. David Naggara *Pierre Vernier as Charly Feruda *Jacques Denis as Despaul *Georges Staquet as Le gardien de l'immeuble d'assassinat *Brigitte Lahaie as Ursula Hoffman Plot The film's plot is based on the Kennedy assassination and subsequent investigation. The film begins with the assassination of President Marc Jarry, who is about to be inaugurated for a second six-year term of office. Henri Volney, state attorney and member of the commission charged with investigating the assassination (based on the Warren Commission) refuses to agree to the commission's final findings. The film portrays the initial controversy about this, as well as Volney and his staff's reopening of the investigation. Fictional state The action takes place in a fictional Western state wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molière (1978 Film)
''Molière'' is a 1978 French drama film directed by Ariane Mnouchkine. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is raised by his father and his grandfather because his mother dies when he's still very little. He works as a handyman, studies the law at a university and travels the country as an actor before he becomes the celebrated playwright Molière who impresses firstly the Duke of Orleans and then even King Louis XIV. Cast * Philippe Caubère as Molière / The Death * Frédéric Ladonne as Molière, child * Jonathan Sutton as La Grange * Julien Maurel as The friend of Molière * Philippe Cointepas as The comrades Molière * Maurice Chevit as The priest of the school * Odile Cointepas as The mother * Armand Delcampe as The father * Jean Dasté as The grandfather * Joséphine Derenne as Madeleine Béjart * Brigitte Catillon as Armande Béjart * Mario Gonzáles as Scaramouche * Albert Delpy as Nicolas Boileau * Guy-Claude Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dossier 51
''Dossier 51'' (french: Le Dossier 51) is a 1978 French crime drama film directed by Michel Deville and based on a novel by Gilles Perrault. Deville and Perrault won a César Award for Best Writing for their adaptation. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Plot and style An unnamed French agency, presumably an intelligence service (though this is never made clear), attempts to coerce a French diplomat into working for them. Their relationship forms the main plot of the film. A book resembling a dossier (file) contains notes, memos, wiretap transcripts, expense reports and interoffice correspondence (including administrative details, even some bickering) written in various personal styles. Every department in the organization is identified by a Greek or Roman god: Jupiter, Mercury, Esculape, Mars, etc. The targets of their investigations have their names replaced by numbers: 51 for the target, 52 for his wife, and so on, further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads To The South
''Roads to the South'' () is a 1978 French film directed by Joseph Losey. It stars Yves Montand and Miou-Miou. The film is a sequel to '' The War is Over'' (1966), which was directed by Alain Resnais. Cast *Yves Montand as Jean Larrea *Miou-Miou as Julia *Laurent Malet as Laurent Larrea * France Lambiotte as Eva Larrea *José Luis Gómez José Luis Gómez may refer to: * José Luis Gómez (actor) (born 1940), Spanish actor and director * José Luis Gómez (footballer) (born 1993), Argentine footballer * José Luis Gómez Martínez (born 1943), Spanish professor * Joselu (footba ... as Miguel References External links * 1978 films Spanish drama films Films directed by Joseph Losey 1970s French-language films 1970s Spanish films 1978 drama films {{1970s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Others (1974 Film)
''The Others'' (french: Les autres) is a 1974 French drama film directed by Hugo Santiago. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maurice Born - Durtain * Noëlle Chatelet - Valérie * Patrice Dally - Roger Spinoza * Pierrette Destanque - Agnès * Bruno Devoldère - Mathieu Spinoza * Dominique Guezenec - Béatrice Alain * Pierre Julien - M. Marcel * Marc Monnet - Vidal * Roger Planchon - Alexis Artaxerxès * Jean-Daniel Pollet - Adam * Daniel Vignat Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ... - Lucien Moreau References External links * 1974 films French drama films 1970s French-language films 1974 drama films Films directed by Hugo Santiago 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Who?
''George Who?'' (French: ''George qui?'') is a 1973 French biographical film directed by Michèle Rosier and starring Anne Wiazemsky, Alain Libolt and Denis Gunsbourg. Philosopher Gilles Deleuze also featured in the film. The film depicts the life of the French author George Sand. Partial cast * Anne Wiazemsky as George Sand * Alain Libolt as Charles Fleury * Denis Gunsbourg as Casimir Dudevant * Geneviève Mnich as Ursule * Didier Flamand as Juste Olivier * Jean-Gabriel Nordmann as Jules Sandeau * Claude Fagel as The fiddler / The watchman * Bulle Ogier as Marie Dorval * Gilles Deleuze as Lamennais * Yves Rénier as Alfred de Musset * Jean-Michel Ribes as Pierre Leroux * Pierre Kalinovski as Frédéric Chopin * Jean Benguigui Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Chât ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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