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Santiago Amigorena
Santiago Amigorena (; born 15 February 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine screenwriter, film producer, film director and writer. In 2007, he was nominated at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Film with '' A Few Days in September''. Family and personal life In 2003, he married actress Julie Gayet, but they divorced in 2006. Between 2005 and 2009, he lived with French actress Juliette Binoche. Literary work * ''Une enfance laconique'' (1998), P.O.L () * ''Une jeunesse aphone : les premiers arrangements'' (2000), P.O.L () * ''Une adolescence taciturne : le second exil'' (2002), P.O.L () * ''Le Premier Amour'' (2004), P.O.L () * ''1978'' (2009), P.O.L () * ''La Première Défaite'' (2012), P.O.L () * ''Des jours que je n'ai pas oubliés'' (2014), P.O.L () * ''Mes derniers mots'' (2015), P.O.L () * ''Les Premières Fois'' (2016), P.O.L () * ''Le Ghetto intérieur'' (2019), P.O.L () *: Winner of the "Prix des libraires de Nancy"" - Le Point, 201911 *: Folio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the RÃo de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa MarÃa del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Rajaonarivelo
Raymond Rajaonarivelo (born 1949) is a Malagasy film director. Life Raymond Rajaonarivelo was born in Antananarivo in 1949. He studied filmmaking at the University of Montpellier and at the University of Paris. Though living on the outskirts of Paris, he returns to Madagascar for filming. In the 1970s Rajaonarivelo made two Malagasy short films. His debut feature film, '' Tabataba'' (1988), told the story of a village in the 1947 Malagasy Uprising. It was the first Malagasy film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the 1988 Audience Award. It also won the Jury award at the 1989 Taormina Film Fest, and first feature award at the 1989 Carthage Film Festival The Carthage Film Festival (CFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Tunis and founded in 1966. It is also called by its abbreviation JCC, from its French name, , or by its Arabic title, (''Cinema Days of Carthage''). Initially bienn .... Filmography * ''Izaho Lokanga Ianao Valiha'' am 'Lokang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Diego Solanas
Juan Solanas (born 4 November 1966) is an Argentine film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. His film ''Nordeste'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. He directed the French-Canadian production '' Upside Down'' (2012), starring Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst. He is the son of Argentinian film director and Senator Fernando "Pino" Solanas. Filmography * '' The Man Without a Head'' (2003) * ''Nordeste'' (2005) * ''Jack Waltzer Jack Waltzer (' since 1967) is an American acting coach and actor. Biography Waltzer is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and trained with educators of the Stanislavsky method such as Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Uta Hage ...: On the Craft of Acting'' (2011) * '' Upside Down'' (2012) * '' Que sea ley'' (2019) References External links *Website 1966 births Living people Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters Argentine male w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upside Down (2012 Film)
''Upside Down'' (French language, French: ''Un monde à l'envers'') is a 2012 English-language Franco-Canadian Romance film, romantic science fantasy film written and directed by Juan Diego Solanas and starring Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst and Timothy Spall. Plot Adam tells the story of his two-planet home world, unique with "dual gravity", allowing the two planets to orbit each other in extremely close proximity. Three immutable laws of gravity exist for this two-planet system: # All matter is only pulled by the gravity of the world that it comes from. # An object's weight can be offset using matter from the opposite world (inverse matter). # After a few hours of contact, matter in contact with inverse matter burns. The two societies are segregated by law. While the upper world (Up Top) is rich and prosperous, the lower (Down Below) is poor. Up Top buys cheap oil from Down Below and sells electricity back to Down Below at higher prices. Contact of Down Below people with Up Top on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not For, Or Against
''Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)'' (original title: ''Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)'') is a 2003 French crime drama film directed and co-written by Cédric Klapisch. It stars Marie Gillain and Vincent Elbaz. Cast * Marie Gillain as Caty * Vincent Elbaz as Jean * Simon Abkarian as Lecarpe * Zinedine Soualem as Mouss * Dimitri Storoge as Loulou * Natacha Lindinger as Caprice * Jocelyn Lagarrigue as Gilles * Diane Kruger as a call girl * Michaël Abiteboul as Bernard * Camille Natta as Liz * Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to ... as a journalist References External links * 2003 films 2003 crime drama films 2000s heist films French crime drama films French heist films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Cà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Santiago
Hugo Santiago Muchnick (12 December 1939 – 27 February 2018) was an Argentine film director. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018. Santiago studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959-66 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson. In 1969, he made his first feature film ''Invasión'' in his native Argentina based on an idea by celebrated writers Adolfo Bioy Casares and Jorge Luis Borges, who also co-wrote the script. Adolfo Bioy Casares described the film in May 1969 as follows:"''Invasión'' modernises the theme of The Iliad: it does not praise the shrewdness and effectiveness of the conqueror, but rather the courage of a handful of warriors ready to defend their Troy-which is far too much like Buenos Aires-where there is always a group of friends and a tango inviting you to fight for just and noble causes. Homer will forgive me: the heart is always on the side of those who resist. I believe Hugo Santiago has created a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peut-être
''Peut-être'' (''Maybe''; ''Perhaps'') is a 1999 French science fiction comedy film. Directed by Cédric Klapisch with a budget of 75 million franc, the film runs for 109 minutes. It featured Romain Duris, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Géraldine Pailhas and Julie Depardieu. The film premiered at a Buck Rogers-themed New Year's Eve party. Plot After having sex with his girlfriend Lucie (Pailhas) in a bathroom, Arthur (Duris) discovers that a ceiling panel is a time portal to the Paris in the future, although it appears more like a sun-baked desert city by that point. There he meets an old man named Ako (Belmondo) who turns out to be Arthur's son. Ako attempts to persuade Arthur to impregnate Lucie so that he can exist in this future. Cast * Jean-Paul Belmondo as Ako * Romain Duris as Arthur * Géraldine Pailhas as Lucie * Julie Depardieu as Nathalie * Lorà nt Deutsch as Prince Fur * Emmanuelle Devos as Juliette * Léa Drucker as Clotilde * Vincent Elbaz as Philippe * Hélène Fillières ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Vernoux
Marion Vernoux (born 29 June 1966) is a French director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Vernoux was the only daughter of a casting director and of a set decorator. After several experiences as a production assistant, she debuted in 1988 as co-director of the music video for the song " N'importe quoi" by Florent Pagny, and in 1990 she wrote the film '' Pacific Palisades'', inspired by her own experiences. In 1991 she made her feature film debut with ''Pierre qui roule'', which was well received by critics. Her 1999 film ''Empty Days'' was entered into the main competition at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal. Personal life Vernoux was married to director Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard (; born 30 April 1952) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the son of Michel Audiard, also a film director and screenwriter. He has won both the César Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Limosin
Jean-Pierre Limosin (; born 1949) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1983. His film '' Tokyo Eyes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ... section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' Faux fuyants'' (1983) * '' Gardien de la nuit'' (1986) * '' L'autre nuit'' (1988) * '' Tokyo Eyes'' (1998) * '' Novo'' (2002) * '' Carmen'' (2005) * '' Young Yakuza'' (2007) References External links * 1949 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Eyes
''Tokyo Eyes'' is a 1998 French-Japanese romantic thriller film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin and starring Shinji Takeda and Hinano Yoshikawa. It was selected for the 1998 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category. Plot K (Shinji Takeda), a young Japanese debugger and free-lance programmer (also Techno LPs collector in his free time), is a vigilante who non-fatally shoots wrong-doers as he encounters them in his daily life. Before each shooting, he puts on a pair of thick glasses. The local media quickly names the mysterious attacker "Four-eyes" (''Le Bigleux'' in the original version, lit. "the poor-sighted") based on the police composite. Hinano (Hinano Yoshikawa) is a seventeen-year-old girl who works part-time as a hairdresser. She lives with her older brother Roy, a police officer (Tetta Sugimoto) assigned to the "Four-Eyes" case. While in the subway, she notices a young man secretly filming other passengers, and, intrigued, begins to follow him. Later, she ask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Clavier
Stéphane Clavier (born 14 March 1955) is a French screenwriter and film director. Personal life Stéphane is the brother of actor Christian Clavier Christian Jean-Marie Clavier (; born 6 May 1952) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He became widely popular after starring in two hit comedy series: Patrice Leconte's ''Les Bronzés'' and ''Les Visiteurs'' directed by J .... Filmography References External links * 1955 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French-language film directors {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ''The New York Times'', March 8, 1998 Life and career Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled ''Grosse''. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with ''Overseas'' (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
