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Raouf Ben Amor
Raouf Ben Amor ( ar, رؤوف بن عمر) (born 24 December 1947 ) is a Tunisian actor. Filmography Theater * 1972 : ''Goha et l'Est embrouillé'' by Hamadi Ben Othman * 1977 : ''Les Héritiers'' * 1978 : ''Le Mariage et l'enquête'' * 2004 : ''Les Paroles de la nuit'' by Taoufik Jebali * 2008 : ''Le Journal d'un dinosaure'' by Taoufik Jebali and Rached Mannai * ''Borni & Atraa'' by Mohamed Raja Farhat, Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri * ''Mohamed Ali Hammi'' by Mohamed Raja Farhat and Fadhel Jaïbi * ''Jazia'' by Tahar Guiga, Samir Ayadi and Abdel Rahmane al-Abnoudi * ''Ismaïl Pacha'' by Taoufik Jebali and Mohamed Driss Cinema * 1971 : ''And tomorrow... ?'' by Brahim Babaï * 1975 : ''The Messiah'' (''Il Messia'') by Roberto Rossellini : Judas * 1980 : '' C'est pas moi, c'est lui'' by Pierre Richard : the rebel leader * 1980 : ''Aziza'' by Abdellatif Ben Ammar : Ali * 1986 : ''Pirates'' by Roman Polanski : the merry-go-round keeper * 1988 : '' Frantic'' by Roman Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadiki College
Sadiki College, also known as ''Collège Sadiki'' ( aeb, المدرسة الصادقية, "El-Sadqiya High School"), is a '' lycée'' (high school) in Tunis, Tunisia. It was established in 1875. Associations formed by its alumni played a major role in the early constitutionalist movement in the country. Noted alumni include ex-President Habib Bourguiba, politicians Mohamed Mzali, Mustapha Ben Jafar and Azzedine Guellouz. Another alumnus was the creative writer Mahmoud Messadi.Micaud 93. Sadiki historically has provided a bicultural, bilingual education. Many of the Tunisian elites, including Bourguiba, graduated from this school. These elites filled the positions of top responsibility of the Destour party. Charles A. Micaud of '' The Western Political Quarterly'' said " s realistic strategy of struggle against colonialism became convincing even to Zitūna students, many of whom came to form the medium and lower cadres of the party." The graduates of Sadiki placed a bilingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand Screens
''Sand Screens'' (french: Écrans de sable) is a 1991 film that is Lebanese director Randa Chahal Sabag Randa Chahal Sabbagh (Arabic: رندا شهال صباغ) was a Lebanese film director, producer and screenwriter. Chahal was born December 11, 1953 in Tripoli, Lebanon to an Iraqi mother and a Lebanese father. She died of cancer August 25, 200 ...'s first feature film. References 1991 drama films 1991 films French drama films Italian drama films Tunisian drama films Films directed by Randa Chahal Sabag 1990s French films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami Fehri
Sami Fehri ( ar, سامي الفهري, born in Tunisia, on November 7, 1971) is a Tunisian entrepreneur, producer and director. He is also the founder of the private Tunisian channel “Ettounsiya TV” and the general director of the private production Company Cactus Production. Career Sami Fehri started his career in the media industry during the 1990s while he worked as a radio host at RTCI. Sami Fehri launched Cactus Productions -a private production company- in partnership with Belhassen Trabelsi the brother in law of the former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Cactus productions amassed large amounts of commercial receipts during that time. Through Cactus productions, Fehri produced several TV shows such as “Dlilek Mlak” the Tunisian adaptation of “Deal or no Deal” along with drama series such as Awled Moufida. Fehri created his own channel known as Ettounsiya TV in March 2011, after the Tunisian Revolution. Controversy and prosecution During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cellan Jones
Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director. From 1963, he directed over 50 television series and films, specialising in dramas. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Serial" during the golden age of BBC drama,"James Cellan Jones and the Classic Serial" ''''. November 1969; Vol. 10, Issue 6: pp. 33-44. and some of his most significant work was in televising late 19th-century and 20th-century British literary works. Two of his most ambitious and successful directorial adaptations were the miniseries '' |
The Vacillations Of Poppy Carew
''The Vacillations of Poppy Carew'' (1986) is a novel by Mary Wesley. The title refers to the protagonist's inability to choose in life. However, when Poppy Carew's boyfriend leaves her, and her father dies, she is forced to make a decision and to learn how to deal with life on her own. Plot summary Poppy Carew has just been dumped by her boyfriend, Edmund Platt, when her sick father dies, laughing (he couldn't stand Edmund). Poppy's father leaves her a large fortune and asks her to find him some "fun" undertakers for his funeral. Poppy is not a person who is used to make a decision about the direction of her life and suddenly she has her hands full. The two undertakers both fall in love with her, so does a guest at the funeral, and Edmund tries to get her back by kidnapping her from the wake. Bemused Poppy agrees to go with Edmund on a trip to North Africa where he has some business to attend to. Poppy spends most of her time in Africa in the half finished hotel while Edmund is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyes Baccar
Elyes Baccar is a Tunisian feature film and documentary director, writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the films ''She & He'', ''Lost in Tunisia'' and ''Tunis by Night''. Life and career Elyes was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He studied Directing at the French CLCF in Paris. He also attended FEMIS training program in Paris and the cultural manager program at Goethe-Institut in Berlin. He started his career as an assistant director to films such as ''Star Wars'' in Tunisia shooting. In 2006, Elyes directed his first feature film ''She & he'' (Elle et Lui), premiered in international film festivals. In 2011, his first feature documentary ''Rouge Parole'', about the Tunisian revolution. His second feature film ''Tunis by night'' (Tunis Ellil), premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2017. He was guest speaker at Columbia University, Goethe-Institut and the German Commission for UNESCO The German Commission for UNESCO is one of 195 National Commissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Skin And Men
''Of Skin and Men'' (french: L'amour des hommes) is a 2017 Franco–Tunisian romantic drama film directed by Mehdi Ben Attia and co-produced by David Mathieu-Mahias and Mani Mortazavi. The film stars Hafsia Herzi with Raouf Ben Amor, Haythem Achour, and Sondos Belhassen in supporting roles. The film follows the tale of young Amel who tries to find some consolation in photography after the sudden death of her husband, by selecting strangers from the streets. The film was shot in Tunis, Tunisia. The film made its premier on 21 February 2018 in France. The film received mixed reviews from critics. In 2017 at the Warsaw International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Grand Prix award for the International Competition. Cast * Hafsia Herzi as Amel * Raouf Ben Amor Raouf Ben Amor ( ar, رؤوف بن عمر) (born 24 December 1947 ) is a Tunisian actor. Filmography Theater * 1972 : ''Goha et l'Est embrouillé'' by Hamadi Ben Othman * 1977 : ''Les Héritiers'' * 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), '' The Bear'' (1988), '' The Lover'' (1992), '' Seven Years in Tibet'' (1997), ''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), '' Black Gold'' (2011), and ''Wolf Totem'' (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, '' Black and White in Color'' (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Early life Jean-Jacques Annaud was born on 1 October 1943 in Draveil, Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, in France. He was educated at the technical school in Vaugirard, and in 1964 graduated from the prestigious film school Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris. Career Annaud began his career by directing television advertisements in the late 1960s to ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gold (2011 Qatari Film)
''Black Gold'' (also known as ''Day of the Falcon'' and ''Or noir'') is a 2011 epic historical war film, based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel ''South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia'' (also known as ''The Great Thirst'' and ''The Arab''). It was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute. The film stars Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong and Riz Ahmed. The film received negative reviews and grossed $5.5 million on a budget of $40 million, making it a box-office bomb. Plot In the early 20th century, Emir Nesib ( Antonio Banderas), Sultan of Hobeika, and Sultan Amar (Mark Strong) of Salmaah have been in a border war over a vast barren strip they call "The Yellow Belt". When Nesib wins he forces Amar to agree to a peace pact: the Yellow Belt will belong to neither, becoming a no-man's-land between their territories, and Emir Nesib will take Sultan Amar's sons, Saleh and Auda, as hostages. Amar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Familia
''Bent Familia'' is a 1997 drama set in Tunisia about Amina (Leila Nassim) a married Muslim woman living in Tunis with her two daughters. Even though she is allowed certain freedoms as a Muslim woman this is curtailed when she meets her old friend from school called Aida acted by (Amel Hédhili). A mother of two, Aida took a firm stand not to tolerate her husband's infidelities. She divorced and considers herself a liberated woman. Then there is their mutual friend Fatiha ( Nadia Kaci), an intellectual who is adamant that she is going to leave Tunis and settle in the West. This strong triangle of friendship threatens Amina's husband, Majid (Raoul Ben Amor), another adulterer who tries to bring the might of the chauvinist side of Muslim society down on her. Directed by Nouri Bouzid, this well-shot film presents us with the very real problems of women in contemporary North Africa, but offers no easy solutions. Cast *Raouf Ben Amor *Kawther El Bardi *Abderazek * Nadia Kaci * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the television licence, licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV (TV network), ITV. The network's headquarters are based in London and Leeds, with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Whittaker
Stephen Whittaker (28 June 19477 February 2003) was a British actor and director. He worked largely in British film and television, and attended Henley-in-Arden School in Warwickshire before further training as an actor at London's Corona Academy. He began his career aged 17, as a "bad boy" in the film '' To Sir With Love'' (1966), and in the classic BBC '' Doctor Who'' adventure ''The Web of Fear'', as a soldier battling Yeti in the London Underground. In 1985 Whittaker took a director's training course, and directed a short training film which he sent to John Schlesinger (who had directed him in ''Yanks''). Schlesinger suggested him to producer Mark Shivas as director for Channel 4's drama trilogy ''What If It's Raining?'', written by Anthony Minghella. This was the beginning of a directing career of prestigious TV and film work. Shortly before Whittaker's death, writer Julian Fellowes spoke of him as, "the most exciting director in the industry." In 2001 he filmed his final pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
