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Thérèse Quentin
Thérèse Quentin (5 July 1929 – 20 February 2015) was a French actress. She was married to the actor and stage director Marcel Cuvelier (1924–2015), with whom she had a daughter, actress Marie Cuvelier. Filmography * '' Les Aventuriers'' (1967, directed by Robert Enrico) as the aunt, Madame Dubreuil * ''Le Grand Meaulnes'' (1967, directed by Jean-Gabriel Albicocco) as Madame Seurel * '' L'Enlèvement'' (1973, TV Movie, directed by Jean L'Hôte) as Madame Corbier * '' Voyage en Grande Tartarie'' (1974, directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella), as a friend at the funeral * ''Madame Bovary'' (1974, TV Movie, by Pierre Cardinal) as Madame Homais * '' Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir'' (1975, TV Movie, directed by Stellio Lorenzi) as Madame Harris * '' Je suis Pierre Rivière'' (1976, directed by Christine Lipinska) as the mother * '' Commissaire Moulin'' (1976, TV Series) as La femme de Pinocchio * '' Hôtel Baltimore'' (1976, TV Movie, directed by Alexandre Arcady) as Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixelles
( French, ) or (Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort. , the municipality had a population of 87,632 inhabitants. The total area is , which gives a population density of . In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city and is particularly noted for its communities of European and Congolese immigrants. Geography Ixelles is located in the south-east of Brussels and is divided into two parts by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which is part of the City of Brussels. The municipality's smaller western part includes the Rue du Bailli/Baljuwstraat and extends roughly from the Avenue Louise to the /, whilst its la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Suis Pierre Rivière
''I Am Pierre Riviere'' (french: Je suis Pierre Rivière) is a 1976 French drama film directed by Christine Lipinska. Plot The film is based on documents compiled by French philosopher, Michel Foucault. In a Normandy village in 1835, a young man, Pierre Rivière, murdered his mother, sister and brother before fleeing to the countryside. Using a cast of local villagers, the film uses detailed and historically accurate re-enactments to create an intense, disturbing atmosphere. The crime and resultant trial is recounted from varied perspectives, including Pierre's confession. The result is a rich, complex narrative that interrogates truth and history. Cast * Jacques Spiesser - Pierre Rivière * André Rouyer - Le président du tribunal * Max Vialle - François Lecomte * Francis Huster - L'avocat de la défense * Michel Robin - Le père * Thérèse Quentin - La mère * Mado Maurin - La grand-mère * Marianne Epin - Victoire (as Marianne Épin) * Isabelle Huppert - Aimée * Vinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Queysanne
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Duval
Daniel Duval (28 November 1944 – 10 October 2013) was a French film actor, director and writer. Best known as an actor, Duval has credits in over 70 television and film productions. As a filmmaker, Duval was awarded the Silver Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival in 1977 for his drama film ''Shadow of the Castles'', which he wrote and directed. In 2008 and 2010, he appeared in a recurring role during the second and third seasons, respectively, of the hit French TV drama ''Engrenages''. He was briefly married to Anna Karina, from 1978 to 1981. Selected filmography * ''La ville bidon'' (1971) - Mario * ''George Who?'' (1973) - Le soldat * ''Le voyage d'Amélie'' (1974) - Dan * '' Let Joy Reign Supreme'' (1975) - Le mirebalai * ''L'agression'' (1975) - Un motard * ''Ben et Bénédict'' (1977) - Rémi Peyrou * ''Shadow of the Castles'' (1977) * ''Va voir maman, papa travaille'' (1978) - Serge * ''Le dernier amant romantique'' (1978) - Un candidat recalé * ''Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dérobade
''Memoirs of a French Whore'' (French: ''La Dérobade'') is a French film released in 1979. It was directed by Daniel Duval. It stars Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider and Niels Arestrup. Plot Marie is 19 and is bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets Gérard, a beautiful brown frimeur and voluble, who has no trouble seducing. Blinded by love, too candid, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. By "home visit" first, in the street or in the Bois de Boulogne then, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence. Cast * Miou-Miou as Marie * Daniel Duval as Gérard * Maria Schneider as Maloup * Niels Arestrup as André * Jean Benguigui as Jean-Jean * Martine Ferrière as Madame Pedro * Brigitte Ariel as Odette * Marie Pillet as Lulu * Régis Porte as François * Isabelle Mergault as a Prostitute * Jean-Claud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Charles Tacchella
Jean-Charles Tacchella (born 23 September 1925) is a French screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his film ''Cousin Cousine'' (1975), which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and which was later (1989) remade in a US version starring Ted Danson and titled ''Cousins''. Early career Jean-Charles Tacchella studied in Marseilles and, just after the Liberation, left for Paris with the aim of becoming a film director. He joined ''L'écran Français'' when he was nineteen where he worked with Renoir, Becker and Grémillon. While with the magazine, he wrote about filmmakers, actors, films and met André Bazin, Nino Frank, Roger Leenhardt, Roger Thérond and Alexandre Astruc. He became friends with Erich Von Stroheim, Anna Magnani, Vittorio de Sica and created the monthly “Ciné Digest” with Henri Colpi. In 1948, Tacchella, along with Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Astruc, Claude Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'aime (1979 Film)
''I've Loved You So Long'' (french: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 French-Canadian drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel. It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. Plot When Juliette Fontaine, formerly a doctor, is released from prison, her younger sister Léa invites her to stay with her family – including her husband, his mute father, and their two adopted Vietnamese daughters – in their home in the university town of Nancy in Lorraine. Why Juliette was in prison is revealed slowly throughout the film: first, that she was in prison for 15 years, then that her crime was murder, then that the victim was her 6-year-old son Pierre, and finally the reason why she killed him. Léa, a college professor of literature, is considerably younger than Juliette. Because of the nature of Juliette's crime, their parents denied Juliette's existence and refused to allow L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc (; 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director. Biography Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic. His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion of the ''caméra-stylo'' or "camera-pen" and the idea that directors should wield their cameras like writers use their pens.Alexandre Astruc, "The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Caméra-Stylo," in ''The New Wave'', ed. Peter Graham, pp. 17-23. Trans. from "Naissance d'une nouvelle avant-garde: la caméra-stylo," ''L'Écran Français'' 144, 30 March 1948. In 1994 he was awarded the René Clair Award for his whole body of film work. Selected filmography ''(s) indicates films also co-scripted by Astruc'' *1949: ''Ulysse ou Les mauvaises rencontres'' also known as ''Aller et retour'', a short film; Astruc also wrote the scenario *1952: '' The Crimson Curtain'' (s) (Le rideau cramoisi) *1952: ''La Putain respectueuse'' *1955: '' Les Mauvaises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Kurys
Diane Kurys (; born 3 December 1948) is a French director, producer, filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are semi-autobiographical. Personal life Kurys was born in Lyon, Rhône, France, the younger of two daughters. She is a daughter of Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, Lena and Michel. Diane Kurys and her older sister spent their early years in Lyon. Like many of her film's characters, she had a difficult relationship with her parents, and her traumatic childhood became a subject in many of her films. Their parents met and got married at Camp de Rivesaltes in 1942, separating in 1954. Their divorce deeply marked and affected Diane, and would become a real source of inspiration for several of her films; Kurys stated that she made films about them because she “wanted to see them back together again.” It was after this event that her mom decided to move with her two daughters to Paris, where she ran a woman’s fashion boutique, while her dad stayed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diabolo Menthe
''Peppermint Soda'' (french: Diabolo menthe) is a 1977 French comedy-drama film directed by Diane Kurys. This autobiographical film was her directorial debut, and it won the prestigious Prix Louis-Delluc at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The film follows two teenage sisters over the course of the year 1963, with the title referring to a grown-up carbonated beverage that the younger sister drinks in a café. The high school where the film takes place is the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris, France. The film is partly based on director Kurys’ experiences, and opens with a title card that states: “For my sister—who still hasn’t given me back my orange sweater.” Plot The film opens in September 1963 where 13-year-old Anne Weber and her 15-year-old sister Frédérique are spending the summer holiday with their newly divorced father on the coast. They then return to Paris live with their mother for the school year. The girls attend a strict all-girls school, the Lycée Jules-Fer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Arcady
Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. He has expressed his surprise at the "lack of leadership" of Israel during the Arab Spring, and he called Israel "the most advanced democracy in the Middle East".Stéphane IlanAlexandre Arcady : « Il n’y a pas un jour où je ne pense pas à l’Algérie » ''L'Arche'', 21 September 2012 Filmography As an actor *'' To Be Twenty in the Aures'' (1972) *''César and Rosalie'' (1972) *'' Arrête ton cinéma'' (2016) As a director *' (1979) *' (1982) *' (1983) *'' Hold-Up'' (1985) *''Last Summer in Tangiers'' (1987) *' (1989) *''Pour Sacha'' (1991) *''Day of Atonement (Le Grand Pardon II)'' (1992) *'' Dis-moi oui...'' (1995) *' (1997) *''Return to Algiers'' (2000) *' (2002) *' (2004) *''Tu peux garder un secret?'' (2008) *' (2010) *'' What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
