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The Town Is Quiet
''The Town Is Quiet'' (french: La ville est tranquille) is a 2000 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. Cast * Ariane Ascaride - Michèle * Jean-Pierre Darroussin - Paul * Gérard Meylan - Gérard * Jacques Boudet - Paul's Father * Christine Brücher - Viviane Froment * Jacques Pieiller - Yves Froment * Pascale Roberts - Paul's Mother * Julie-Marie Parmentier Julie-Marie Parmentier (born 13 June 1981) is a French actress. She began practising theater at nine years old, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne. At the age of fifteen, she played in her first feature film, ''Petites'', by Noémie Lvovsky. Since the ... - Fiona * Pierre Banderet - Claude References External links * 2000 drama films 2000 films European Film Awards winners (films) French drama films Films directed by Robert Guédiguian 2000s French films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ...
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Robert Guédiguian
Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father, whose family immigrated to France in the early 20th century after the Armenian genocide. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film ''Le Voyage en Armenie''. He has a working-class background, as his father is a worker on the Marseille docks. Guédiguian became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party in France. Like Marcel Pagnol and René Allio before him, he anchors his films in social reality. His films are strongly marked by the local and regional environment of the city of Marseille, and in particular L'Estaque (north-west Marseille), for example in '' Marius et Jeannette.'' His 2011 film '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' premiered ...
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Ariane Ascaride
Ariane Ascaride (born 10 October 1954) is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in films such as '' Marius et Jeannette'' (''Marius and Jeannette''), '' Ma vraie vie à Rouen'' (''The True Story of My Life in Rouen''; USA, ''My Life on Ice'') and '' À la place du coeur'' (''Where the Heart Is''). She also starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for '' Le Voyage en Arménie'' (''Armenia''). Personal life Daughter of Henriette, an office worker, and a representative, himself son of Neapolitan immigrant, and sister of the director ''Pierre Ascaride'' and the writer ''Gilles Ascaride'', Ariane assists early to the amateur shows in which her father is involved. Ariane Ascaride is the wife of the French director Robert Guédiguian. Philanthropy The actress is a member of the sponsoring committee of the French Coalition for the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence. Awards Ascaride won the 1998 Best Actress César Award for her role in '' Marius et Jeannette' ...
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (born 4 December 1953) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born in Courbevoie, France. Theater Filmography Actor *1992: '' Riens du tout'' (directed by Cédric Klapisch starring Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux) - Domrémy *1993: '' Cuisine et dépendances'' (directed by Philippe Muyl starring Zabou Breitman, Sam Karmann) - Fred *1993: '' L'Argent fait le bonheur'' (directed by Robert Guédiguian starring Ariane Ascaride) - Le Curé *1994: ''Cache Cash'' (directed by Claude Pinoteau) - Jean *1994: '' L'Eau froide'' (directed by Olivier Assayas starring Virginie Ledoyen, Cyprien Fouquet) - Inspecteur *1995: '' Le Fabuleux Destin de Mme Petlet'' (directed by Camille de Casabianca) - Hervé Reyter *1995: '' À la vie, à la mort!'' (directed by Robert Guédiguian starring Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan) - Jaco *1996: ''Mon Homme'' (directed by Bertrand Blier starring Anouk Grinberg, Gérard Lanvin) - Gilbert's Client *1996: ''Un air de famill ...
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57th Venice International Film Festival
The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000. The Golden Lion was awarded to Dayereh directed by Jafar Panahi. Jury The following people comprised the 2000 jury: * Miloš Forman (head of jury) * Jennifer Jason Leigh * Samira Makhmalbaf * Tahar Ben Jelloun * Giuseppe Bertolucci * Claude Chabrol * Andreas Kilb (film critic) Official selection In competition Autonomous sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for this section: * ''Merry Christmas'' (''Felicidades'') by Lucho Bender (Argentina) * ''Poetical Refugee'' (''La Faute à Voltaire'') by Abdellatif Kechiche (France) * ''Pictures Deep in One's Eyes'' (''Lontano in fondo agli occhi'') by Giuseppe Rocca (Italy) * ''Nights'' (''Noites'') by Cláudia Tomaz (Portugal) * ''The Day I Became a Woman'' (''Roozi ke zan shodam'') by Marzieh Meshkini (Iran) * ''Scoutman'' (''Pain'') by Masa ...
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Gérard Meylan
Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. As a given name * Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer * Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (born 1950), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (born 1931), French film and television actor * Gérard Barreaux (1948-2010), French acco ...
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Jacques Boudet
Jacques Boudet (born 29 December 1939) is a French stage and screen actor. He had great success in the 1980s with his appearance in '' Exercises in Style'', and is featured in the film ''The Names of Love'' (2010). In cinema, he frequently appeared in films by Robert Guédiguian. He excels in composite roles such as his Duc de Guermantes in '' Un amour de Swann'', the brother of the character played by Philippe Noiret in '' Père et fils'' and the cynical politician with a southern French accent in '' L'Ivresse du pouvoir''. He also appeared in the 1979 British TV play ''Churchill and the Generals'' as Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government .... Filmography Theater External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boudet, Jacques Living people French male stage ...
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Christine Brücher
Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 film), a British television film by Alan Clarke and Arthur Ellis in the anthology series ''ScreenPlay'' * ''Christine'' (2016 film), about TV reporter Christine Chubbuck Music Albums * ''Christine'' (soundtrack), from the 1983 film * ''Christine'' (Christine Guldbrandsen album), 2007 Songs * "Christine", by Morris Albert, a B-side of "Feelings", 1974 * "Christine" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), 1980 * "Christine", by the House of Love from ''The House of Love The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead guitarist Terry Bickers. They rose to prominence in 1987 with their first single " Shine On", r ...'', 1988 * "Christin ...
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Jacques Pieiller
Jacques Pieiller is a French actor. In 1980, he starred in ''Le Voyage en douce'' under director Michel Deville Michel Deville (born 13 April 1931) is a French film director and screenwriter. Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and in .... References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people French male film actors {{France-film-actor-stub ...
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Pascale Roberts
Pascale is a common Francophone given name, the feminine of the name Pascal. The same spelling is also an Italian form of the masculine name ''Pascal'', and an Italian surname derived from the given name. Pascale derives from the Latin ''paschalis'' or ''pashalis'', which means "relating to Easter", ultimately from ''pesach'', the Hebrew name of the feast of Passover. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Pascale Audret *Pascale Bussières *Pascale Cossart * Pascale Criton *Pascale Dorcelus (born 1979), Canadian weightlifter *Pascale Ferran *Pascale Garaud, French-American astrophysicist *Pascale Grand *Pascale Haiti, politician and government minister from French Polynesia *Pascale Hutton *Pascale Machaalani *Pascale Montpetit *Pascale Ogier *Pascale Paradis * Pascale Petit (actress) (born 1938), French actress * Pascale Petit (poet) (born 1953), French poet *Pascale Quiviger *Pascale Sourisse *Pascale Trinquet Surname * Anie Pascale, Canadian actress * Ernest ...
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Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier (born 13 June 1981) is a French actress. She began practising theater at nine years old, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne. At the age of fifteen, she played in her first feature film, ''Petites'', by Noémie Lvovsky. Since then, she has worked with many important directors. She garnered critical acclaim for her roles in films such as '' Les Blessures Assassines'' by Jean-Pierre Denis, ''Charly'' by Isild Le Besco and '' No et moi'' by Zabou Breitman. She has been nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in '' Les Blessures Assassines'' and for which she won a Best Actress Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival. She has also appeared in such films as ''Sheitan'' by Kim Shapiron, ''Around a Small Mountain'' by Jacques Rivette and '' Les Adieux à la reine'' by Benoît Jacquot. She is also a famous actress on stage. She has collaborated for more than ten years with André Engel, for who she played, among others, Cordelia in ' ...
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2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). ''Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Overview 2000 saw the releases of the first installment of popular film series ''X-Men'', ''Final Destination'', ''Scary Movie'', and '' Meet the Parents''. Among the films based on TV shows are '' Mission: Impossible 2'', ''Traffic'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', '' Charlie's Angels'' and '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' Among the movies based on books (and TV shows) is ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. The most acclaimed films of the year are '' Gladiator''; ''Traffic''; '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''; '' American Psycho''; ''Almost Famous, Requiem for a Dream,'' and ''Erin Brockovich''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in ...
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