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Élodie Bouchez
Élodie Bouchez (born 5 April 1973) is a French actress. She became internationally known for her role as Renée Rienne on the fifth and final season of the television show '' Alias'' and for playing Maïté Alvarez in the film '' Wild Reeds''. Early life and career Bouchez was born in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France. She is best known for her César Award's Most Promising Actress winning film '' Wild Reeds'' (1994) by André Téchiné, and the Best Actress Award for the film '' La Vie rêvée des anges'' at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. She also won the Best Actress award for '' Poetical Refugee'' (original French title ''La faute à Voltaire'') at the Cologne Mediterranean Film Festival-2001. In the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of the American TV series '' Alias'' for its fifth and final season. She played Renée Rienne, an assassin who works unofficially for a black ops division of the CIA. Although considered a main cast member, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Cannes Film Festival
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett served as jury president for the main competition. Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for his drama film '' Shoplifters'', marking Japan's first win after more than twenty years. The official festival poster features Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina from Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 film '' Pierrot le Fou''. It is the second time the festival poster was inspired by Godard's film after his 1963 film ''Contempt'' at the 2016 festival. According to festival's official statement, the poster is inspired by and paid tribute to the work of French photographer Georges Pierre. The festival opened with '' Everybody Knows'' by Asghar Farhadi, and closed with ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'' by Terry Gilliam. Juries Main competition *Cate Blanchett, Australian actress - Jury President * Chang Chen, Taiwanese actor *Ava DuVernay, Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorise, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians. His lyrical works incorporated Word play, wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones. Gainsbourg wrote over 550 songs, which have been covered more than 1,000 times by diverse artists. Since his death from a second Myocardial infarction, heart attack in 1991, Gainsbourg's music has r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolande Zauberman
Yolande Zauberman () is a French film director and screenwriter. Career She made her debut in cinema working alongside Amos Gitai. In 1987 she directed her first documentary ''Classified People'', dealing with apartheid in South Africa, which won the Paris Film Festival Grand Prize. Her second documentary, ''Criminal Caste'' (1989), was shot in India, and selected at the Cannes Film Festival. Three years later, she directed her first feature film, '' Me Ivan, You Abraham'', winning the Youth Award at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden St. George at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. Then followed her two films ''Clubbed to Death'' (1996) and ''The War in Paris'' (2001) starring Elodie Bouchez, which were both distributed throughout the world. She also authored the original ideas for the films '' Tanguy'' (2001) and '' Agathe Cléry'' (2008) for director Etienne Chatillez and conducted a series of photo shoots for ''SPOON magazine'' and monthly '' Le Monde d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clubbed To Death (film)
''Clubbed to Death'' (also known as ''Lola'' or ''Clubbed to Death (Lola)'') is a 1996 French film starring Élodie Bouchez, directed by Yolande Zauberman, and co-written by Zauberman and Noémie Lvovsky. The film concerns a love triangle A love triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with someone is simultaneo ... that forms between 20-year-old Lola (Bouchez) and the couple she encounters at an all-night rave. References Further reading * External links * 1997 films French drama films 1990s French films Films directed by Yolande Zauberman {{1990s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 24 May 2005) was an Indian film producer. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included film director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Together they made acclaimed film adaptations from the novels of E.M. Forster and Henry James. Merchant received the BAFTA Award for Best Film for '' A Room with a View'' (1985), and ''Howards End'' (1992). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Live Action Short Film for ''The Creation of a Woman'' (1959) and for Best Picture for ''A Room with a View'' (1985), ''Howards End'' (1992), and '' The Remains of the Day'' (1993). Early life and education Born in Bombay (Mumbai) , Merchant was son of Hazra (née Memon) and Noor Mohamed Rehman, a Bombay textile dealer. He grew up speaking Gujarati, Urdu and Memoni fluently, and he lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proprietor
''The Proprietor'' is a 1996 film. It is a U.S.- French co-production Merchant Ivory film, directed by Ismail Merchant for Jeanne Moreau's request. Cast Starring *Jeanne Moreau as Adrienne Mark *Sean Young as Virginia Kelly *Sam Waterston as Harry Bancroft * Christopher Cazenove as Elliott Spencer *Nell Carter as Millie Jackson * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Franz Legendre *Austin Pendleton as Willy Kunst * Charlotte de Turckheim as Judith Mark *Pierre Vaneck as Raymond T.K *Marc Tissot as Patrice Legendre *Josh Hamilton as William O'Hara New York * Joanna Adler as F. Freemder *James Naughton as Texans * J. Smith-Cameron as Texans *Michael Bergin as Bobby *John Dalton as Emilio * Jack Koenig as Apartment Doorman *Panther as Guardian Angels *Bull as Guardian Angels *Kim Gilmore as Guardian Angels *Falcon as Guardian Angels *Joan Audiberti as French Ladies *Katherine Argo as French Ladies *Judy Alanna as Woman in Park Paris * Hubert St. Macary - Taxi Driver *Diane Nignan - Pedestrian *Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaël Morel
Gaël Morel (born 25 September 1972) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Morel was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône (department), Rhône, France, a town of 30,000 inhabitants outside Lyon. He grew up in the nearby village of Lacenas in the Villefranche district. At the age of 15, Morel left home to pursue film studies in Lyon, and later moved to Paris. There he met French director André Téchiné, who cast him in the lead role of François in the multi-César Award-winning 1994 film ''Wild Reeds (film), Wild Reeds'' (''Les Roseaux sauvages''), which brought him fame, earning much critical praise for his performance and a 1995 César nomination for Most Promising Young Actor. While his ''Wild Reeds'' co-stars Élodie Bouchez and Stéphane Rideau have both gone on to successful acting careers (he has often cast them in his own films), Morel has chosen to write and direct. Filmography As actor As director Awards * 1995 - César Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Speed (1996 Film)
''Full Speed'' () is a 1996 French drama film directed by Gaël Morel. Cast * Élodie Bouchez - Julie * Stéphane Rideau - Jimmy * Pascal Cervo - Quentin * Meziane Bardadi - Samir * Salim Kechiouche - Jamel * Romain Auger - Rick * Mohammed Dib Mohammed Dib (; 21 July 1920 – 2 May 2003) was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. His work covers the breadth of 19th century Algerian history ... - Karim References External links * 1996 drama films 1996 films French LGBTQ-related films 1990s LGBTQ-related drama films 1996 LGBTQ-related films 1990s French-language films 1990s French films Films directed by Gaël Morel {{1990s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Haudepin
Didier Haudepin (born 15 August 1951) is a French actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He has appeared in 44 films and television shows, and plays since 1960. His film '' Those Were the Days'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 1995. French actress Jeanne Moreau served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Carole Bouquet hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Serbian filmmaker Emir Kust .... He is most well known for his lead role in '' Les amitiés particulières'', the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Roger Peyrefitte, as Alexandre Motier. Selected filmography * '' Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (1960) * '' Les amitiés particulières'' (1964) * '' The Uninhibited'' (1965) * '' Cotolay'' (1966) * '' Promise at Dawn'' (1970) * '' A Time for Loving'' (1971) * '' L'innocente'' (1976) * '' No Trifling with Love'' (1977) * '' Those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Were The Days (1995 French Film)
''Those Were the Days'' () is a 1995 French drama film directed by Didier Haudepin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Élodie Bouchez - Delphine * Melvil Poupaud - Axel * Sophie Aubry - Claude * Gaël Morel - Bertrand * Myriam Boyer - Bertrand's mother * Marcel Bozonnet - a khâgne teacher * Benjamin Mercier - Pierre * Bégonia Zuazaga - Bégonia * Nicolas Koretzky - André * Estelle Larrivaz - Estelle * Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress whose film career began in 1991. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' Murderous Maids'' (2000), the César Award for Best Actress for '' Fear and Trembling'' (2003) ... - Sylvie * Tara Römer - Michel * Richard Djoudi - Olivier * Laurent Morel - Charles * Nils Ohlund - Niels References External links * 1995 films 1990s French-language films 1995 drama films Films directed by Didier Haudepin French drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Klapisch
Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII. He was rejected on two occasions by the French film school Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC), now known as La Fémis. He later attended the film school at New York University from 1983 to 1985. During the 1980s, he started to shoot short films such as ''In transit'' or ''Ce qui me meut''. He subsequently worked as a scriptwriter and he became a director for feature films. He has also directed a nature documentary for French television. In 1992, Klapisch shot his first feature film, '' Riens du tout''. A year later, a TV channel asked him to make a film about high school life, set in 1975, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Péril Jeune
''Le Péril jeune'' () or ''The Good Old Daze'' is a 1994 French coming of age comedy-drama directed by Cédric Klapisch. The movie takes place in Paris during the 1970s. Plot Ten years after having left high school, four friends, Momo, Léon, Alain and Bruno meet for the birth of the child of their friend Tomasi, who recently died. Together they dwell on their mutual memories concerning their last year at their Parisian high school during the seventies. This includes demonstrations, first experiments with drugs and women and also the contents of the courses. Cast * Romain Duris as Tomasi ** A rebellious, hedonistic teenager. When Barbara's friends introduce him to drugs, he quickly turns into a self-destructive truant who hangs around most of his time in Barbara's squat. Still he hits on Sophie and befathers her with a child before he dies of a drug overdose. *Julien Lambroschini as Bruno **Tomasi's best friend, and the most artistically talented of the group. He falls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
