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Souli (film)
''Souli'' is a 2004 Malagasy drama film written and directed by Alexander Abela and based on William Shakespeare's '' Othello''. It follows Abela's 1999 film '' Makibefo'', an adaptation of '' Macbeth''. Plot Carlos (based on Shakespeare's Cassio) is a young Spanish student searching for the renowned Senegalese poet Souli, who may be the last griot to possess the "Thiossan tale". Souli, based on Othello, is working as a fisherman and living with a young French woman Mona (based on Desdemona). Abela's version of the villainous Iago is French trader Yann, who, helped by his girlfriend Abi, plots to destroy the lives of Souli and Mona. Cast * Eduardo Noriega as Carlos *Aurélien Recoing as Yann *Makena Diop as Souli * Fatou N'Diaye as Abi *Jeanne Antebi as Mona Distribution and reception ''Souli'' played at festivals including the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival and the 2005 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. In 2005, it was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Abela
Alexander Abela (born 30 November 1964), is a British-French filmmaker, producer and writer. He is best known for directing the live action films ''Makibefo'', ''Souli'' and the animation film ''Zarafa''. Personal life He was born on 30 November 1964 in Coventry, England. Career He studied physics and oceanography extensive with an ambition to be an oceanographer. He is a seasoned freediver and trained as a commercial diver (HSE Part I) as well. But in 1997, he began a film career instead of that. In 2001, he directed his maiden film ''Makibefo'', where he was also the producer and writer. The film has been shot in Madagascar in October 1998. The film casts with an English-speaking narrator, where all the roles are played by indigenous Antandroy The Tandroy are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the arid southern part of the island called Androy, tracing their origins back to the East Africa mainland. In the 17th century however, the Tandroy emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
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Paris Film Festival
The Festival du Film de Paris, also known as Paris Film Festival, was a film festival held annually in Paris, France. It was launched in 1986 as a youth-oriented festival. In 2002, the municipal government withdrew funding and began Festival Paris Cinéma.Staff report (October 15, 2002). Fest rivalry brewing in Paris. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' It continued through 2007 as Festival du Film de Paris Ile-de-France. References External linksParis Film Festivalat the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...Festival du Film de Parisvia archive.orgFestival du Film de Paris - Ile-de-Francevia archive.org Film festivals in Paris {{France-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro International Film Festival
The Festival do Rio is an international film festival in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a .... The festival was the result of a 1999 merger of two previous film festivals, the Rio Cine Festival and the Mostra Banco Nacional de Cinema. Founded in 1984 and 1988 respectively, the two festivals were held within a period of two months between each other. To avoid overloading the city with two film festivals within a short period of time, the two events were eventually merged. References External links * Film festivals in Brazil Festivals in Rio de Janeiro Film festivals established in 1999 1999 establishments in Brazil {{film-festival-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec. Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world. The festival was cancelled in 2019. In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Antebi
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Fatou N'Diaye (actress)
Fatou N'Diaye is an actress, originally from Senegal, born 1980 in Saint-Louis du Sénégal. Biography At 8 years old, she left Senegal with her mother, and moved to Paris. In 1997, aged 16/17, she was discovered by Oliviero Toscani, commercial photographer for the Benetton brand, which, subsequently, led to modelling assignments. Fatou learned Guinea-Bissau Creole for her leading role as Vita in the 2002 film ''Nha fala''. Filmography * 2001: '' Fatou la Malienne'' TV film by Daniel Vigne: Fatou * 2002: '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' by Alain Chabat: Exlibris * 2002: '' Angelina'' (TV): Angelina * 2002: ''Nha fala'' (''My Voice'') by Flora Gomes: Vita * 2003: ''Spirit of the Mask'' (TV series episode '' Aventure et associés''): Celia * 2003: '' Fatou, l'espoir'' (TV): Fatou * 2004: '' Une autre vie'' (TV): Djenaba * 2004: ''Souli'': Abi * 2006: ''Un dimanche à Kigali'' by Robert Favreau: Gentille * 2006: ''Guet-apens'' (TV series episode ''Alex Santana, négoci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makena Diop
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Aurélien Recoing
Aurélien Recoing (born 5 May 1958) is a French actor and stage director. Personal life Aurélien Recoing is the son of (puppeteer), and the brother of (director and translator), Blaise Recoing (actor and musician), and David Recoing (pianist, composer). Born in Paris on May 5, 1958, Aurélien Recoing began training to be an actor in 1974 at Cours Florent, and studied at Quartier d'Ivry. In 1977, the actor-in-training, who spoke fluent English and a little Russian, joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, where he studied under Jean-Pierre Miquel and Antoine Vitez. He has appeared in more than 30 plays and has directed stage performances of works by Thomas Bernhard, Fernando Pessoa and Paul Claudel. He was awarded the in 1989. In 1980, Aurélien Recoing took his first steps into the world of cinema, in ''Exploits of a Young Don Juan''. Finding art-house cinema appealing to him, he worked with Philippe Garrel on ''Emergency Kisses'' (''Les baiser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Noriega (Spanish Actor)
Eduardo Noriega Gómez (; born 1 August 1973) is a Spanish film actor. He is known for his roles in two of Alejandro Amenábar's films: the multiple Goya Award-winning ''Tesis'' (Thesis) (1996) and '' Open Your Eyes'' ( es, Abre los Ojos) (1997). He also starred in '' The Wolf'' (Spanish: ''El Lobo'') (2004). In the United States, Noriega is known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller ''Vantage Point'' (2008). Early life and education Noriega was born in Santander, Spain, to a Mexican father and a Spanish mother. He is the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who became an actor. As a child, he devoted himself to music. When he grew up he left his law degree and his love for music and moved to Madrid to become an actor. Career He acted in several short films by directors Amenábar, Mateo Gil and Carlos Montero and he appeared in a short role in the well-known Spanish film ''Stories from the Kronen'' (Spanish: ''Historias del Kronen''). But it was not until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iago
Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist, and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia, who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago hates Othello and devises a plan to destroy him by making him believe that Desdemona is having an affair with his lieutenant, Michael Cassio. The role is thought to have been first played by Robert Armin, who typically played intelligent clown roles like Touchstone in ''As You Like It'' and Feste in ''Twelfth Night''. The character's source is traced to Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio's tale "Un Capitano Moro" in ''Gli Hecatommithi'' (1565). There, the character is simply "the ensign". Origin While no English translation of Cinthio was available in Shakespeare's lifetime, it is possible Shakespeare knew the Italian original, Gabriel Chappuy's 1584 French translation, or an English translation in manuscript. Cinthio's tale may have been ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desdemona
Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the service of the Republic of Venice, Desdemona accompanies him. There, her husband is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing she is an adulteress, and, in the last act, she is murdered by her estranged spouse. The role has attracted notable actresses through the centuries and has the distinction of being the first role performed professionally by Margaret Hughes, the first actress to appear on an English public stage. Sources ''Othello'' has its source in the 1565 tale "''Un Capitano Moro''" in ''Gli Hecatommithi,'' by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio. While no English translation of Cinthio was available in print during Shakespeare's lifetime, it is possible tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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