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XXL (film)
''XXL'' is a 1997 French comedy directed by Ariel Zeitoun. Plot Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop, which belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette. The case seems about to arrive when Mr. Stern learns that Baptiste Bourdalou, who once saved his life from death camps during World War II, has died ... Cast * Gérard Depardieu : Jean Bourdalou * Michel Boujenah : Alain Berrebi * Catherine Jacob : Lorène Benguigui * Elsa Zylberstein : Arlette Stern * Emmanuelle Riva : Sonia Stern * Maurice Chevit : David Stern * Pascal Elbé : François Stern * Gina Lollobrigida : Gaby Berrebi * Gad Elmaleh : Sammy * Pierre Zimmer : Baptiste Bourdalou * Eriq Ebouaney : Omar * Karen Strassman : Press Officer * Samir Guesmi : Pizza delivery * Vincent Tulli Vincent Tulli was born in Paris, 5 February 1966. He is a sound mixer and a sound designer. ...
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Ariel Zeitoun
Ariel Zeitoun (born 26 September 1949) is a French director, producer, and screenwriter. Zeitoun started as a producer in 1979 with '. Later, he wrote the script for and directed ''Souvenirs, souvenirs''. In 2013 Zeitoun directed the historical drama '' Angélique'', loosely based on the book of "Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels" by Anne Golon, which earned him international recognition by the critics and the public alike. Filmography * 1984 : ''Souvenirs, Souvenirs'' * 1987 : '' Saxo'' * 1988 : '' L'enfance de l'art'' (producer) * 1990 : ''Baby Blood'' (producer) * 1993 : '' Le Nombril du monde'' * 1997 : ''Une femme très très très amoureuse'' * 1997 : '' XXL'' * 1998 : ''Bimboland'' * 2001 : ''Yamakasi The Yamakasi ( ln, ya makási) are the original group of '' l'art du deplacement'' (parkour) practitioners from Lisses, France. The nine original members were David Belle, Sébastien Foucan, Châu Belle Dinh, Williams Belle, Yann Hnautra, Lau ...'' * 2007 : ...
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Gad Elmaleh
Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking world and more recently in the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including '' Coco'', '' Priceless'', ''La Doublure'' and ''Midnight in Paris''. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series ''Huge in France.'' Early years Elmaleh was born and raised in Casablanca to a Moroccan Berber Jewish family. Elmaleh was brought up in a culturally diverse environment, speaking Moroccan Arabic and French. As a child he would introduce his father, a mime, with a placard. His brother ...
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Films Scored By Goran Bregović
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 photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, 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 imag ...
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ...
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1997 Comedy Films
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1990s French-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ...
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1997 Films
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Vincent Tulli
Vincent Tulli was born in Paris, 5 February 1966. He is a sound mixer and a sound designer. He is also an actor. Films Sound department *1990: Fierrot le pou (Short) (by Mathieu Kassovitz) *1993: Empreintes (Documentary) (by Camille Guichard) *1995: A Mother's Battle (TV Series) (by Eric Woreth) *1995: La Haine (Hate) (by Mathieu Kassovitz) *1995: Confronting the Night (by Eric Woreth) *1996: L'Appartement (The Apartment) (by Gilles Mimouni) *1997: Shabbat night fever (Short) (by Vincent Cassel *1997: Le Milliardaire (Short) (by Julien Eudes) *1997: Assassin(s) (by Mathieu Kassovitz) *1997: A Woman Very Very Very Much in Love (by Ariel Zeitoun) *1997: XXL (by Ariel Zeitoun) *1998: Taxi (by Gérard Pirès) *1998: Charité biz'ness (de Thierry Barthes et Pierre Jamin) *1999: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (by Luc Besson) *2000: The Crimson Rivers (Short) (by Mathieu Kassovitz) *2000: D 907 (Short) (by Pascal Guérin) *2001: Kiss of the Dragon (by Chris Nahon) *2002: ...
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Samir Guesmi
Samir Guesmi (born 7 October 1967) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1988. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French people of Algerian descent 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters {{France-actor-stub ...
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Karen Strassman
Karen Strassman (born June 5 is an American stage, television and voice actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the ''Code Geass'' series, Miyuki Takara in '' Lucky Star'', Nina Fortner in '' Monster'', '' Rider'' in Studio Deen's ''Fate/stay night'', Suigintou the first Rozen Maiden doll in ''Rozen Maiden'', Sawako Yamanaka in ''K-On!'', Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri in '' Fate/Zero'', Momo Hinamori and Soi Fon in '' Bleach'', as well as Sky in the ''Shantae'' series and Rouge the Bat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. In live-action productions, she portrayed Jolene in the television show '' Weeds''. Early life and education Strassman enjoyed acting at a young age, and was involved in school plays. When she was 20, she had moved to France to study psychology and theatre at CNSAD in Paris. Career In an interview with Slink FM, she said she picked psychology as a ways to ...
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Eriq Ebouaney
Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film '' Lumumba'', as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's ''Femme Fatale'' and as "Ice" in the 2008 action film ''Transporter 3'' in which he starred opposite Jason Statham. Early life Ebouaney was born in Angers, France, the son of Cameroonian immigrants. As a child he didn't show an interest in acting and was set on becoming a businessman. However, at the age of 30, he joined a theatre company and left his job as a sales manager to become a professional actor. Career He made his film debut in 1996 in the Cédric Klapisch directed film '' Chacun cherche son chat''. He landed a leading role in the 2000 film Lumumba in which he portrayed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. The film was shot in Beira, Mozambique. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma's ''Femme Fatale'' alongside Antonio Banderas. In 2004, he played the character of Jean C ...
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Pierre Zimmer
Pierre Zimmer (15 December 1927 – 22 May 2010) was a French actor and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1966 and 2001. In 1962 he directed the film ''Give Me Ten Desperate Men'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Partial filmography * ''Give Me Ten Desperate Men'' (1962, director) * '' Le deuxième souffle'' (1966) - Orloff * ''Judoka-Secret Agent'' (1966, director) * ''Qualcuno ha tradito'' (1967) * ''Life Love Death'' (1969) - L'officier de police * ''La Promesse'' (1969) - Philippe * ''Eden and After'' (1970) - Duchemin * ''Le Voyou'' (1970) - Martine's Husband * ''N. a pris les dés...'' (1971) * ''Le Silencieux'' (1973) - Le nouveau mari de Maria * ''OK patron'' (1974) - Pascal Costi * ''And Now My Love'' (1974) * ''Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the ...
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