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Zabou
Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films, TV movies, and theaters. She made her directoral debut in 2001 with '' Se souvenir des belles choses'', for which she won a César Award for Best Debut. In 2012, she participated in ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. Personal life Zabou has two children with the sculptor Fabien Chalon: Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ... (1990) and Antonin (1993). Filmography Actress Director External links * Short biography(in French) 1959 births Living people French film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se Souvenir Des Belles Choses
''Beautiful Memories'' (french: Se souvenir des belles choses) is a 2001 French film directed by Zabou Breitman. It won the César Awards for Best First Feature Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Actor. Also, the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics named it best debut film. Plot Claire Poussin, a young woman in her early 30s whose mother has recently died from Alzheimer's, has been having memory loss problems since being struck by lightning. She believes she is showing the first signs of the disease, but her sister Nathalie thinks the problem is temporary. Claire seeks help by entering a clinic for people with memory-loss problems, which is located in a big country house and run by Prof. Christian Licht. Prof. Licht is having an affair with therapist Marie Bjorg, which he thinks is hidden from his patients, but isn't. At the clinic, Claire meets Philippe, a noted wine expert who is traumatized following a car accident which killed his wife a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Chalon
Anna Chalon (born 30 October 1989), also known under the stage name Kiddo, is a French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and performer. She wrote and performed the song ''Run and Hide'' for the film ''Je l'aimais'' (Somebody I Loved), based on the book by Anna Gavalda. She composes and performs the title ''Hush Hush'' played during the end credits of '' No et moi'' based on the novel of Delphine de Vigan. She is the daughter of Zabou Breitman and sister of Antonin Chalon. Biography After obtaining her law degree from the Panthéon-Assas University, Anna Chalon studied music. She is a graduate of the London Music School and the Berklee College of Music in Boston, known as the most prestigious school of modern music in the world. In 2009, her song ''Run and Hide'' was nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards in the category of Best Original Song written specifically for film. The song was up against those by established artists such as Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Bruce Springst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perils Of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik-Yak
''The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak'' (original title ''Gwendoline'') is a 1984 French action comedy film directed by Just Jaeckin, written by Jaeckin and John Willie and starring Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff. The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed comics of Willie and on the character of Sweet Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the film. Plot Captured by a trio of thieves at a Chinese port, Gwendoline (Kitaen), a courageous but naïve girl, is sold to a local casino-brothel owner, but, rescued by Willard (Huff), a mercenary adventurer, she is reunited with her maid, Beth ( Zabou), after the latter's abduction by the same thieves who had earlier kidnapped Gwendoline. Hired to transport an illegal cargo, Willard reluctantly agrees to take both women with him after Beth, withholding information vital to his livelihood, promises to divulge it only if he becomes their guide. Gwendoline, who has come to China to capture the but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ze Kick (film)
''Billy Ze Kick'' is a 1985 French film directed by Gérard Mordillat. Zabou Breitman received a César nomination for Most Promising Actress. Plot Billy Ze Kick is name of a fictional serial killer in a bedtime story that a police inspector reads to his daughter. Soon three girls turn up murdered in his neighbourhood, and the killer leaves a note signed "Billy Ze Kick." Cast *Francis Perrin as Inspecteur Chapeau *Dominique Lavanant as Madame Achere *Zabou Breitman as Juliette Chapeau * Marie France as Miss Peggy * Patrice Valota as Eugene * Jacques Pater as Inspecteur Cordier * Pascal Pistacio as Hippo * Cérise Bloc as Julie-Berthe *Michael Lonsdale as Commissaire Bellanger *Yves Robert Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with ... as Alcide * Benjamin Azenstarck as Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Deret
Jean-Claude Deret, born Claude Breitman, (July 11, 1921 – December 12, 2016) was a French television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author of children's books and detective novels. Early life Jean-Claude Deret was born as Claude Breitman on July 11, 1921. His family were secular Jews from Russia. One of his great-grandfathers was a psychiatrist. He lost a relative in The Holocaust. Career Deret started his career as a songwriter and singer in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the late 1940s. By 1950, he emigrated to Quebec, where he became a theatre and television actor. Nine years later, in 1959, he returned to France and within a few years he created '' Thierry la Fronde'', a television series. Between 1963 and 1966, he wrote 52 episodes. Deret founded Le Théâtre du cercle, a theatre company in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt. Additionally, he authored children's books and detective novels. He also wrote plays, including ''Samuel dans l'île'', which was nominated for a ... [...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] |
Les Secrets Professionnels Du Dr Apfelglück
''The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck'' or is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Mathias Ledoux and Hervé Palud. Plot Dr. Apfelglück, a prominent psychiatrist, recounts some of the more serious cases that came to him. Cast * Thierry Lhermitte as Doctor Apfelglück * Jacques Villeret as Martineau * Alessandro Haber as Jean-Luc * Véronique Genest as Micheline * Ennio Fantastichini as Alain * Alain Chabat as Gérard Martinez * Dominique Lavanant as Jacqueline Vidart * Roland Giraud as Émile Leberck * Zabou Breitman as Carole Ribéra * Daniel Gélin as Roland Grumaud * Renato Scarpa as Michel Martinelli * Pascal Sevran as Alain Laurent * Valérie Mairesse as Astrée * Gérard Jugnot as Martini * Jean Yanne as Germain * Luis Rego as Monsieur Gomez * Laurent Gamelon as Maurice * Laurence Ashley as Anne Métayer ** Louba Guertchikoff as Old Anne Métayer * Micha Bayard as Mother Tonnerre * Philippe Bruneau as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Une Femme Ou Deux
''Une Femme ou Deux'' (English: ''One Woman or Two'') is a French screwball comedy romance film released in 1985. It was directed by , who was also the screenwriter along with Élisabeth Rappeneau. It stars Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Plot Shy paleontologist/archaeologist ( Gérard Depardieu) makes an archeological find of the fossil remains of the first, two-million-year-old, French woman, whom he calls Laura.Richard Harrington (March 2, 1987)"‘One Woman or Two’ (PG-13)" ''The Washington Post''.Leonard Maltin (2013)''Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide''/ref> He is approached and conned by a crass and greedy American model and Madison Avenue advertising executive (Sigourney Weaver), masquerading as a charity organisation executive in order to use the woman for her own perfume advertising campaign. Later the real charity organisation executive, ditzy rich American patroness of the sciences (Ruth Westheimer; Dr. Ruth, in her feature film de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banzaï
''Banzaï'' is a 1983 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Coluche. Plot Michel Bernardin works at Planet Assistance, an organisation who helps out Frenchmen who are in trouble in foreign countries. Behind the scenes * The picture was shot in Hong Kong, the United States, Africa and France and has become a cult film. * According to Valérie Mairesse, Coluche suggested her as a remplacement for singer actress Karen Cheryl (aka Isabelle Morizet), first cast as his girlfriend, when the latter's agent opposed to her involvement in that production. Cast and roles * Coluche - Michel Bernardin * Valérie Mairesse - Isabelle Parisse * Marthe Villalonga - Madame Bernardin * Éva Darlan - Carole * Zabou Breitman - Sophia * Didier Kaminka - Cousin Paul * Pascal N'Zonzi - Police Chief * François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Most Promising Actress
The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a young actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie, within a group of 16 actresses previously shortlisted by the Révélations Committee. In English, the award is variously referred to as "Breakthrough performance, actress" or "Newcomer, female". Winners and nominees Following the AATC's practice, the films below are listed by year of ceremony, which corresponds to the year following the film's year of release. For example, the César Award for Most Promising Actress of 2010 was awarded on 27 February 2010 for a performance in a film released between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. As with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promotion Canapé
''Promotion canapé'' ( en, Casting couch) is a French comedy film directed by Didier Kaminka. It was released in 1990. The French phrase refers to attempting to make progress at work through romantic interactions with one's manager(s). Plot Two young women move to Paris to work at the PTT realize that it is easier to climb the career ladder by sleeping with their superiors. Two young women, Françoise and Catherine, go up to Paris to work at the PTT. They are admitted with several others, including a man who wants nothing more than to go home to Martinique. Their life does not unfold as they had dreamed. First of all, the trainers are intimidating and rough. Similarly, the dream loft is just a small and dirty room. During their training, Catherine is approached by a trainer, who wants to sleep with her, but she refuses. This trainer later rapes another candidate. The two friends pass out, but during their first day of work, their colleague Carole sets a trap for them as she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Boum 2
''La Boum 2'' is a 1982 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Sophie Marceau. Written by Danièle Thompson and Claude Pinoteau, the film is about a girl who falls in love with a boy and must deal with the question of making love for the first time. ''La Boum 2'' is the sequel to 1980's ''La Boum'' (''The Party''). The music group Cook da Books became famous in many countries through their soundtrack song "Your Eyes". Like its predecessor, ''La Boum 2'' was a financial success, earning 4,071,600 admissions in France. In 1983, the film received the César Award for Most Promising Actress (Sophie Marceau), and was nominated for Best Music (Vladimir Cosma) and Best Supporting Actress (Denise Grey). Plot Fifteen-year-old Vic (Sophie Marceau) has no boyfriend. Her parents are happily together again, and her great-grandmother Poupette (Denise Grey) thinks about finally marrying her long-term boyfriend. Vic meets Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |