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Vahina Giocante
Vahina Giocante (born 30 June 1981) is a French actress. Career As ''Marie'' in '' Marie Baie des Anges'' (1997), she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera. In 1999 she appeared in ''No Scandal'' (french: Pas de scandale) directed by Benoît Jacquot. In the 2004 film directed by Ziad Doueiri, ''Lila Says'' ( French title: ''Lila dit ça''), Giocante portrays a teenager who resides with her aunt in a rough neighborhood in Marseilles. Chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' A.O. Scott compared her to Brigitte Bardot in ''And God Created Woman'', being ''a femme more vital than fatale''. He further wrote that ''Ms. Giocante's intoxicating mixture of gamine innocence and womanly knowingness is almost too much for the movie but her charisma.......give it a mood that is at once breathlessly romantic and cannily down to earth''. In 2009 she appeared in '' Bellamy'', the last film of celebrated French directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and , ) is a city in north-central France, about 120 kilometres (74 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loiret and of the Regions of France, region of Centre-Val de Loire. Orléans is located on the river Loire nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, classified as a Loire Valley, World Heritage Site, where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2019, the city had 116,269 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries. Orléans is the center of Orléans Métropole that has a population of 288,229. The larger Functional area (France), metropolitan area has a population of 451,373, the 20th largest in France. The city owes its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen Life (1998 Film)
''Stolen Life'' (original title: ''Voleur de vie'') is a 1998 French drama film directed and co-written by Yves Angelo and starring Emmanuelle Béart and Sandrine Bonnaire. It is based on a novel by Icelandic author Steinunn Sigurðardóttir. Cast * Emmanuelle Béart as Alda * Sandrine Bonnaire as Olga * André Dussollier as Jakob * Vahina Giocante as Sigga * Éric Ruf as Yann * André Marcon as Steindor * Bulle Ogier as The woman in cemetery * François Chattot as The father * Rudi Rosenberg as Peter * Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard (born 6 January 1963) is a French actress. Richard was born in Paris, France. She received the Prix Michel Simon film prize for most promising actress/actor for her role in the 1988 Jacques Rivette film '' Gang of Four''. Fi ... as Yann's wife References External links * 1998 films 1998 drama films 1990s French-language films French drama films Films directed by Yves Angelo Films based on Icelandic novels 1990s French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Scandal
''No Scandal'' (french: Pas de scandale), also known as Keep It Quiet, is a 1999 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and starring Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert and Vincent Lindon. Cast * Fabrice Luchini as Grégoire Jeancourt * Isabelle Huppert as Agnès Jeancourt * Vincent Lindon as Louis Jeancourt * Vahina Giocante as Stéphanie * Sophie Aubry as Véronique * Andréa Parisy as Mme. Jeancourt * Thérèse Liotard as Mme Guérin * Ludovic Bergery as William * Anne Fontaine as Nathalie * Jean Davy as Edmond * Astrid Bas as Cécile, la soeur * Jacqueline Jehanneuf as Alice * Françoise Bertin Françoise Bertin (23 September 1925 – 26 October 2014) was a French actress. She appeared in over 125 films since 1961. Among these were five films directed by Alain Resnais: ''Last Year at Marienbad'', '' Muriel'', '' The War Is Over'', '' ... References External links * 1999 films 1990s French-language films 1999 drama films French drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldiers Of Salamina (film)
''Soldiers of Salamina'' ( es, Soldados de Salamina, links=no) is a 2003 Spanish drama film written, directed and edited by David Trueba, based on the novel '' Soldiers of Salamis'' by Javier Cercas. It stars Ariadna Gil and Ramón Fontserè alongside Joan Dalmau, María Botto and Diego Luna. The film was nominated for eight Goya Awards in 2004, and won the award for Best Cinematography. Plot Lola, a novelist who has abandoned her writing career, tracks down the details of a true story from the last days of the Spanish Civil War. The writer and Falangist honcho Rafael Sánchez Mazas faced a firing squad along with fifty other prisoners, but managed to escape into the woods. A Republican soldier, apparently one of those searching the area for the escaped prisoner, found him but allowed him to escape. The novelist pieces together the fragments of the story, plagued by contradictions and mysterious characters, and comes to realize that her search for the truth is a personal quest of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
99 Francs
''99 Francs'' is a 2000 novel by French writer Frédéric Beigbeder. The book was released in France on August 2000 through Grasset & Fasquelle and has since been re-released under the titles ''€ 14.99'' and ''€ 5.90''. Shortly after the book's initial release Beigbeder was fired from his advertising job after his employers read ''99 Francs''. In 2007 the book was adapted into a film by the same name that was directed by Jan Kounen and written by Nicolas & Bruno. Summary The book follows Octave Parengo, a successful copywriter that appears to have it all. Not only is his job going well, but he has surrounded himself with expensive material goods, beautiful women, and much cocaine. That easygoing life ends when he becomes disillusioned with his life and his job after a meeting with a client. Reception Jonathan Evans questioned the book's 2002 English translation, which changed the book's setting from France to England as well as changing francs to pounds. ''Guardian'' reviewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Defense (2008 Film)
Secrets of State is a 2008 French thriller film directed by Philippe Haïm. Cast * Gérard Lanvin - Alex * Vahina Giocante - Diane / Lisa * Nicolas Duvauchelle - Pierre * Mehdi Nebbou - Ahmed * Rachida Brakni - Leïla / Chadia * Catherine Hiegel - Pierre's mother * Simon Abkarian - Al Barad * Aurélien Wiik - Jérémy * Nicolas Marié Nicolas Marié is a French actor and writer. Theater Filmography Dubbing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie, Nicolas French male film actors Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century Frenc ... - Fouche * - Aline * - Aziz References External links * 2008 thriller films 2008 films French thriller films 2000s French films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Premier Cercle
''Le Premier Cercle'' (, ''The First Circle''), also known as ''Inside Ring'' and ''The Dead List'' in English and as ''Ultimate Heist'' on USA video, is a 2009 French-language film by Laurent Tuel. It tells the story of Milo Malakian (Jean Reno), a gang leader in France, and his son Anton, the descendants of Armenian genocide survivors. Having been co-produced by Thelma Films and Alter Films, this thriller formerly called ''Riviera'' was co-written by the scriptwriters Laurent Tuel, Laurent Turner and Simon Moutaïrou. Production companies include TF1 and Canal+. According to producer Alain Terzian, the surname of the film's hero, Malakian, was chosen in regard of film director Henri Verneuil, a friend of Terzian. Cast *Jean Reno as ''Milo Malakian'' *Gaspard Ulliel as ''Anton Malakian'' *Vahina Giocante as ''Elodie'' *Sami Bouajila Sami Bouajila (born 26 May 1966) is a French actor who has won two César Awards. Bouajila has worked and acted in two Oscar nominated films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonde With Bare Breasts
''The Blonde with Bare Breasts'' (french: La blonde aux seins nus) is a 2010 French film written and directed by Manuel Pradal. Plot Julien (Nicolas Duvauchelle), 25 years old, and Louis (Steve le Roi), 14 years old, are brothers. Their father had often beaten Julien, who defended Louis from also being beaten. Their father is terminally ill now. Although the brothers do not care much for it, they try to obtain ownership of their father's river transport narrowboat. A gang offers money for stealing the Édouard Manet painting ''La blonde aux seins nus'' (The Blonde with Bare Breasts) from a museum. Louis steals the painting while the young guard Rosalie ( Vahina Giocante) is distracted. Rosalie chases him, but Louis manages to lock her up aboard the riverboat. Later, the brothers free her to move around on the boat. Although she is sometimes treated rudely, she decides she likes the adventure. The police suspect her of being involved in the theft. She ends up helping the brothers w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in France. The idea of a beautiful exotic dancer using her powers of seduction as a spy made her name synonymous with the ''femme fatale''. Her story has served as an inspiration for many books, films and other works. It has been suggested that she was convicted and condemned because the French Army needed a scapegoat,Howe, Russel Warren (1986). ''Mata Hari: The True Story. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.'' pp. x–xi, 285. and that the files used to secure her conviction contained several falsifications. Some have even stated that Mata Hari could not have been a spy, and was innocent. Early life Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born 7 August 1876 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. She was the eldest of four children to Adam Zelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (TV Series)
Mata Hari is a 2017 Russian-Portuguese television series, produced by International production company Star Media in association with Channel One (Russia) and Inter (Ukraine). The series is dedicated to the story of the legendary spy, fatal temptress and passionate dancer Margareta Zelle, better known under the pseudonym Mata Hari, who was engaged in espionage activities in favor of Germany during the First World War. Plot Margaret MacLeod, persecuted by her ex-husband, is deprived of custody of her daughter and abandoned to the mercy of fate with no means of subsistence. She becomes a dancer and is desperate to find any other earnings. Under the pseudonym Mata Hari, Margaret becomes the favorite of the European elite. For her the doors of luxurious mansions and villas open, each performance produces an incredible furore. But the First World War is coming, which will forever change the course of history. And Mata Hari can barely foresee what role she is destined to play in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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