Serge Korber
Serge Korber (1 February 1936 – 23 January 2022) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1962 and 2007. Successful as the director of comedies starring Louis de Funès in ''L'homme orchestre'' and '' Perched on a Tree'' (co-starring Geraldine Chaplin), he earned acclaim with his tragical drama '' Hearth Fires'' starring Annie Girardot and Claude Jade as mother and daughter. This film was official French film at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. He died in Brens on 23 January 2022, at the age of 85. Selected filmography |
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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]   |
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1972 Cannes Film Festival
The 25th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 19 May 1972. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian films ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' by Elio Petri and ''The Mattei Affair'' by Francesco Rosi. The festival opened with the French film ''L'aventure, c'est l'aventure'' by Claude Lelouch and closed with the British film ''Frenzy'' by Alfred Hitchcock. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1972 feature film competition: Feature films *Joseph Losey (UK) Jury President *Bibi Andersson (Sweden) *Georges Auric (France) *Erskine Caldwell (USA) *Mark Donskoi (Soviet Union) *Miloš Forman (USA) * Giorgio Papi (Yugoslavia) * Jean Rochereau (France) (journalist) *Alain Tanner (Switzerland) *Naoki Togawa (Japan) Short films *Frédéric Rossif (France) President * Istvan Dosai (Hungary) (Cinématographie official) * Vicente Pineda (Italy) (journalist) Official selection In competition - Feature film The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French Screenwriters
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French Male Screenwriters
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French Film Directors
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Little Virtuous
''A Little Virtuous'' (French: ''La petite vertu'') is a 1968 French comedy crime film directed by Serge Korber and starring Dany Carrel, Jacques Perrin and Robert Hossein.Rège p.743 It is based on the 1951 novel '' But a Short Time to Live'' by British writer James Hadley Chase, originally published under his pen name Raymond Marshall. Cast * Dany Carrel as Claire Augagneur * Jacques Perrin as Ferdinand / Freddy * Robert Hossein as Louis Brady * Pierre Brasseur as Jules Polnick * Alfred Adam as Marcel dit 'Lajoie' - l'homme du bar * Micheline Luccioni as Doris * Roger Bontemps as Le type du bar * Michel Creton as François * Jean-Claude Massoulier as Hubert * Odile Poisson as Martine * Yvon Sarray as Le gérant de la brasserie * Philippe Vallauris as Marcel - le barman de la brasserie * Cécile Vassort as Janine * Robert Dalban as Lorenzi * Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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An Idiot In Paris
''An Idiot in Paris'' (French: ''Un idiot à Paris'') is a 1967 French comedy film directed by Serge Korber and starring Dany Carrel, Jean Lefebvre and Bernard Blier.Rège p.279 Cast * Dany Carrel as Juliette dite 'La fleur' * Jean Lefebvre as Goubi * Bernard Blier as Léon Dessertine * Robert Dalban as Patouilloux * Micheline Luccioni as Lucienne - une prostituée * Fernand Berset as Jules Grafouillères * Jean Carmet as Ernest Grafouillères * Albert Rémy as Rabichon, le restaurateur * Bernadette Lafont as Berthe Patouilloux * André Pousse as Le chauffeur de taxi * Paul Préboist as Le gardien du square / Square Guardian * Philippe Avron as François Flutiaux * Yves Robert as Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM / Man by the Seine * Lucien Raimbourg as Catolle * Jeanne Pérez as Germaine Catolle * Hubert de Lapparent as Police inspector Pingeon * Robert Castel as Un agent de police * Jean-Claude Massoulier as Un inspecteur * Pierre Richard Pierre Richard (bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Claude Jade
Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Christine in François Truffaut's three films '' Stolen Kisses'' (1968), '' Bed and Board'' (1970) and '' Love on the Run'' (1979). Jade acted in theatre, film and television. Her film work outside France included the Soviet Union, the United States, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Japan. Early career The daughter of university professors, Jade spent three years at Dijon's Conservatory of Dramatic Art. In 1964 she played on stage 40 times the part of Agnès in Molière's ''L'école des femmes''. In 1966 she won the Prix de Comédie for Jean Giraudoux's stage play '' Ondine'', performed at the Comédie Boulogne. She moved to Paris and became a student of Jean-Laurent Cochet at the Edouard VII theater, and began acting in television productions, including a leading role in TV series '' Les oiseaux rares''. Films with François Truffaut While performing as F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brens, Tarn
Brens () is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annie Girardot
Annie Suzanne Girardot (25 October 193128 February 2011) was a French actress. She often played strong-willed, independent, hard-working, and often lonely women, imbuing her characters with an earthiness and reality that endeared her to women undergoing similar daily struggles. Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She was a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner (2002), a David di Donatello Award winner (1977), a BAFTA nominee (1962), and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film Festival for '' Three Rooms in Manhattan''. Breakthrough and early career After graduating from the prestigiouConservatoire de la rue Blanchein 1954 with two First Prizes in Modern and Classical Comedy, Girardot joined the Comédie Française, where she was a resident actor from 1954 to 1957. She made her film debut in ''Thirteen at the Table'' (''Trei ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |