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The Smile (film)
''The Smile'' (french: Le sourire) is a 1994 French drama film directed by Claude Miller. Moving between reality and dream, it tells the story of a psychiatrist (Jean-Pierre Marielle) facing imminent death who follows the fantasy of one last love affair with a much younger woman (Emmanuelle Seigner). She also follows a fantasy of being a stripper who drives men wild, and is herself close to death. The theme of the film is stated at the outset by a mock-Chinese quote: ''Let us hurry to enjoy creatures in their youth. Let's gorge ourselves on best wines and scents. Never let the blooming flower fade.'' Plot In a private clinic set in a country estate, the aging psychiatrist Pierre-François collapses with a heart attack from listening to the steamy fantasies of a sex-mad young patient Brigitte. After examining him, his wife and colleague Gaby warns him that the next attack could come at any time and will probably be the last one. Feeling the need to settle things, he goes to see his ...
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Claude Miller
Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his first practical cinematic experience while he was in uniform, serving with the ''Service Cinéma de l'Armée''. From 1965 until 1974, Miller worked in assistant and supervisory capacities for many of France's major directors, including Robert Bresson and Jean-Luc Godard. His principal mentor was François Truffaut, under whose tutelage Miller directed a trio of shorts and ''La meilleure façon de marcher'' (''The Best Way to Walk'', 1976), his first theatrical feature, a coming-of-age drama which bore traces of Truffaut's ''Les Mistons'' (1957) and ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). Miller received César nominations for best director and writing for this film. His subsequent films can also be perceived as homages to Truffaut, many even using the s ...
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Mathilde Seigner
Mathilde Seigner (born 17 January 1968) is a French actress. Early life Seigner was born in Paris. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). She is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner. Career Her acting performances have been confined to French-language films, but she has appeared in a number of notable productions. She won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001 for her role in ''Betty Fisher and Other Stories'' and has been nominated for a César Award three times. She studied comedy at Florent (very famous French school of theater), before making her first appearance in theaters in 1994, alongside her sister Emmanuelle in Smile Claude Miller. She received the ''Prix Michel Simon'' in 1995 for her role in ''Rosine''. Two years later, she won a Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Nettoyage à sec''. She won the "Romy Schneider Prize'' in 1999. Mathilde Seigner is appreciated for ...
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Films About Psychiatry
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Films Directed By Claude Miller
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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1990s French-language Films
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1994 Drama Films
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French Drama Films
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1994 Films
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Christine Pascal
Christine Pascal (29 November 1953 – 30 August 1996) was a French actress, writer and director. Biography Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's '' Les Guichets du Louvre'' (1974), and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, '' L'Horloger de Saint-Paul'' (1974). Other films with Tavernier include ''Que la fête commence'' (1975), for which she received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actress; ''The Judge and the Assassin'' (1976); '' Des enfants gatés'' (1977), which she co-scripted; and '' Round Midnight''. Other film appearances include '' Black Thursday'' (1974), ''La Meilleure façon de marcher'' (1976), ''The Maids of Wilko'' (1979), '' Entre Nous'' (1983), and '' Le Grand Chemin'' (1987). She made her directorial debut with '' Félicité'', and also directed ''La Garce'', ''Zanzibar'', ''Le Petit prince a dit ''Le Petit Prince a Dit'' is 1992 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Christine ...
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Jean-Pierre Marielle
Jean-Pierre Marielle (12 April 1932 – 24 April 2019) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen ('' Les Galettes de Pont-Aven''), to a World War II hero (''Les Milles''), to a compromised spy ('), to a has-been actor ('' Les Grands Ducs''), to his portrayal of Jacques Saunière in ''The Da Vinci Code''. He was well known for his distinctive cavernous voice, which is often imitated by French humorists who considered him to be archetypical of the French gentleman. Early life Marielle was born in 1932 in Paris to an industrialist father and a dressmaker mother. His first acting experiences dated back to his high school years during which he staged some of Chekhov’s plays with his comrades. He initially wanted to study literature but one of his teachers encouraged him to become an actor instead, so that he joined the Conservatoire National where he became close friends with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jea ...
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Nadia Barentin
Nadia Barentin (17 October 1936 – 22 March 2011) was a French actress, known for her theatre and film roles, including ''Les Blessures assassines'' in 2000. She was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Monsieur Klebs et Rosalie'' in 1993. Selected filmography * 1979 : ''Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears'', directed by Charles Nemes * 1994 : ''Coming to Terms with the Dead'', directed by Pascale Ferran * 1998 : ''Un grand cri d'amour'', directed by Josiane Balasko Josiane Balasko (born Josiane Balašković; 15 April 1950) is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice. Career One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is ... Death Barentin died on 22 March 2011, aged 74, from undisclosed causes. References External links * 1936 births 2011 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresse ...
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Nathalie Cardone
Nathalie Cardone (born 29 March 1967 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a French actress and singer. Biography Cardone was born in Pau, in South-West France. Her father was Sicilian and her mother Spanish. She appeared for the first time on French screens in 1988 in the film '' Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre'' beside Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. This first outing gained her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 1989. Cardone's career launched after a small role in '' La Petite Voleuse''. She found success as a singer with Laurent Boutonnat, famous for his work with Mylene Farmer. She produced several hit singles including "Populaire", "Mon Ange," and — most famously — "Hasta Siempre", a song which honours the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 Ju ...
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