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Yann Samuell
Yann Samuell (born 7 June 1965) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Samuell went to film school and was a storyboard artist before becoming a director. He had his directing debut in 2003 with '' Love Me If You Dare.'' His second film was the romantic comedy ''My Sassy Girl'' (2008). Additional works include '' L'âge de raison'' (2010). Samuell was screenwriter and director of a 2011 adaptation of Louis Pergaud's popular novel, ''La guerre des boutons.'' This adaptation is set in the 1960s, with the Algerian War as a backdrop. It is produced by Marc du Pontavice.Tobias Grey, "Waging War(s) of the Buttons in France" ''Wall Street Journal,'' 15 September 2011, accessed 2 November 2012 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabourg Film Festival
The Cabourg Film Festival (french: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply ) is an annual film festival held every June in Cabourg, France. Founded in 1983 by writer-journalist Gonzague Saint Bris, the festival is dedicated to films in the romantic genre and films with elements of romanticism. Awards Competition * Feature film ** Grand Prix * Short film ** Best Short Film ** Best Director ** Best Actress ** Best Actor Panorama * Audience Award (Prix du Public) Premiers Rendez-vous * Prix Premier Rendez-Vous Jeunesse * Youth Jury Prize (Prix de la Jeunesse) Ciné Swann * Best Feature Film (Swann d'Or du meilleur long-métrage) * Best Director (Swann d'Or du meilleur réalisateur de long-métrage) * Best Actress (Swann d'Or de la meilleure actrice) * Best Actor (Swann d'Or du meilleur acteur) * Female Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation féminine) * Male Revelation (Swann d'Or de la Révélation masculine) * Coup de Cœur 2000 edition Featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Ghost Rescue
''The Great Ghost Rescue'' is a children's novel authored by Eva Ibbotson. It was published by Macmillan in 1975 and was Ibbotson's first published novel. The story deals with a ghost called Humphrey the Horrible. A film adaptation of the novel debuted in 2011. Plot Humphrey the Horrible is a pleasant, friendly ghost - quite unlike his frightful, ghastly and loathsome family: his mother, a Hag; his father, a Scottish ghost killed fighting in the Battle of Otterburn in which he lost both his legs, and was run through by a sword; his brother George, a screaming skull; and his sister, Winifred, a wailing ghost covered in bloodstains. The ghost family are turned out of their castle home when humans plan to redevelop the castle into a holiday resort. They travel across England, accompanied by their headless Aunt Hortensia and their pet Shuk, and come to Norton Castle School, mistaking it for an empty castle. Here, they meet Rick, a student quite unafraid of ghosts. Rick plans to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Film Directors
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Mother, The Crab And Me (2018 Film)
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * µ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canterville Ghost (2016 Film)
''The Canterville Ghost'' (original title: ''Le Fantôme de Canterville'') is a 2016 French-Belgian family comedy film directed and edited by Yann Samuell. The film is based on a 1887 short story of the same name by Oscar Wilde. Plot summary Cast * Audrey Fleurot as Aliénor de Canterville * Michaël Youn as Gwilherm * Michèle Laroque Michèle Laroque (; born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter. Early life Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian dancer and violinis ... as Elisabeth Otis * Lionnel Astier as Alain Otis * Mathilde Daffe as Virginia Otis * Julien Frison as Erwan References External links * 2016 films 2010s fantasy comedy films French ghost films 2010s French-language films French fantasy comedy films Belgian fantasy comedy films Films directed by Yann Samuell Films based on The Canterville Ghost Films set in castles 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Love
With Love may refer to: Music Albums * '' ...with Love'', by Mary Byrne * ''With Love'' (Amanda Lear album), 2006 * ''With Love'' (Bobby Vinton album), 1974 * '' With Love, Chér'', 1967 * ''With Love'' (Christina Grimmie album), 2013 * ''With Love'' (Craig Owens album), 2009 * ''With Love'' (Michael Bublé EP), 2006 * ''With Love'' (Mýa EP), 2014 * ''With Love'' (Pete Townshend album), 1976 * ''With Love'' (Rosemary Clooney album), 1980 * ''With Love'' (Rosie Thomas album), 2012 * ''With Love'' (Tony Bennett album), 1972 * ''With Love'' (Zomby album), 2013 * ''With Love'', a 2021 album by Jo O'Meara * ''With Love'', a 1992 album by Michael Crawford Songs * "With Love" (Hilary Duff song), 2007 * "With Love" (Tamta song), 2007 * "With Love", a song by Thin Lizzy from '' Black Rose: A Rock Legend'' * "With Love", a 1959 song by Cathy Carr Other uses * With Love... Hilary Duff, a fragrance by Hilary Duff * With Love (Westlife fragrance), a fragrance by Westlife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel,here for Table of Contents it started in 1989 and is held annually in January. It is run by the Palm Springs International Film Society, which also runs the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (ShortFest), a festival of short films and film market in June. Though the festival does feature American independent films, the focus from its inception was to shine a spotlight on international cinema.Susan King (January 2, 2013)Palm Springs film fest lineup includes black and white silent films''Los Angeles Times''. The festival was cancelled in both 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in California. It will be held from January 6 to January 16 in 2023. The 34th edition will screen 134 films from 64 countries including 27 premieres. Film Awards ceremony on January 5 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is an annual film festival in Newport Beach, California, typically held in late April. In 2022, it was announced that the festival have permanently changed its date to be held in October, as the festival began positioning itself for Oscar season. History Established in 1999 after the failure of an earlier film festival series in the same location, the Newport Beach Film Festival features World, North America, U.S. and West Coast premieres as well as International Spotlight Series celebrating foreign language films. Notable attendees have included Jeannot Szwarc, Isidore Mankovsky, McG and Richard Sherman In 2005, Will Ferrell was the honorary chair of a 'Youth Film Showcase.' In 2013, NBFF announced a new partnership with the Orange County Music Awards; which has produced the launch of the Music Video Showcase in the festival. 2013 was the first year this genre was included in the festival. In 2014, the festival reported record attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Ibbotson
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; born 21 January 1925 – 20 October 2010) was a British novelist born in Austria to a Jewish family who fled the Nazis. She is known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel ''Journey to the River Sea'' (Macmillan, 2001) won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, ''The Abominables'', was among four finalists for the same award in 2012. Personal life Wiesner was born in Vienna in 1925 to non-practising Jewish parents. Her father, Bertold Paul Wiesner, was a physician who pioneered human infertility treatment. He is now believed to have used his own sperm to sire perhaps 600 of the children his clinic helped to be bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
