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11th Lumière Awards
The 11th Lumière Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 21 February 2006. Claudia Cardinale presided the ceremony for the second time. ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' won the award for Best Film. Winners See also * 31st César Awards References External links * * 11th Lumière Awardsat ''AlloCiné AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holzman. It has belonged to the company since 2013 Webedia. which specializes in providing information on French cinema, mostly centering on nove ...'' {{DEFAULTSORT:11th Lumiere Awards Lumières Awards Lumiere Awards Lumiere Awards Lumiere Awards Lumiere Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumière Awards
The Lumière Awards (), officially the Lumières de la presse internationale, are French film awards presented by the to honor the best in the French-speaking cinema of the previous year. The awards ceremony is organized by the Académie des Lumières which consists of over 200 representatives of the international press based in Paris. Today they are regarded as one of the most prestigious French film industry awards, and are considered France's equivalent to the Golden Globe Awards. History The Lumière Awards were initiated in 1995 by French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier and American journalist and ex-Newsweek's Paris correspondent Edward Behr. Their idea was to replicate the Golden Globes, which were presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Lumière Awards is usually presented a month before the César Awards, the French national film award. ''Le Figaro'' described the Lumières as "one of the barometers of the French awards season and are a go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre. He also teaches film direction at the Filmacademy Vienna, Film Academy Vienna. Haneke's first films were his "glaciation" trilogy, consisting of ''The Seventh Continent (1989 film), The Seventh Continent'' (1989), ''Benny's Video'' (1992), and ''71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance'' (1994), each of which depict a "coldly bureaucratic society in which genuine human relationships have been supplanted by a deep-seated collective malaise" and explore "the relationship among consumerism, violence, mass media, and contemporary alienation". He went on to win the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival), Grand Prix for ''The Piano Teacher (film), The Piano Teacher'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumières Awards
The Lumières (literally in English: ''The Lights'') was a cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual movement beginning in the second half of the 17th century, originating in France, then western Europe and spreading throughout the rest of Europe. It included philosophers such as Baruch Spinoza, David Hume, John Locke, Edward Gibbon, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, Pierre Bayle and Isaac Newton. This movement is influenced by the Scientific Revolution in southern Europe arising directly from the Italian Renaissance with people like Galileo Galilei. Over time it came to mean the , in English the Age of Enlightenment. Members of the movement saw themselves as a progressive élite, and battled against religious and political persecution, fighting against what they saw as the irrationality, arbitrariness, obscurantism and superstition of the previous centuries. They redefined the study of knowledge to fit the ethics and aesthetics of their time. Their works h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AlloCiné
AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holzman. It has belonged to the company since 2013 Webedia. which specializes in providing information on French cinema, mostly centering on novelties' promotion with DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD information. In 2005, it began covering television series. The website is considered the "French equivalent of IMDb." Initially, Allociné was a telephone information service providing cinema program details. It later transitioned into an Internet portal, offering extensive information on all movies distributed in France. The service was known for its easy-to-remember number (40 30 20 10, later 01 40 30 20 10) and lack of additional call charges, distinguishing it from competitors. The voice of Allociné, performed by Patrice Baudrier, became popular and was notably parodied by Gad Elmaleh. The company diversified its offerings to establish itself as a leading web portal for cinema informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st César Awards
The 31st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2005 in France and took place on 25 February 2006 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Carole Bouquet and hosted by Valérie Lemercier. '' The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' won the award for Best Film. The ceremony was marred by demonstrations by the ''intermittents'' (film industry workers), who lobbied for greater rights for temporary contract workers after running onto the stage before the start. The police had to evacuate the protesters, which ultimately led to a 23-minute delay to the start of the proceedings. Winners and nominees The nominations were announced on 10 January 2006. Winners are highlighted in bold: Viewers The show was followed by 2.5 million viewers. This corresponds to 13.6% of the audience. See also * 78th Academy Awards * 59th British Academy Film Awards * 18th European Film Awards * 11th L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Become
''Live and Become'' () is a 2005 French drama film about an Ethiopian Christian boy who disguises himself as an Ethiopian Jew to escape famine and emigrates to Israel. It was directed by Romanian-born Radu Mihăileanu. It won awards at the Berlin and Vancouver film festivals among others. Plot Schlomo, an Ethiopian boy, is placed by his Christian mother with an Ethiopian Jewish woman whose child has died. This woman, who will become his adoptive mother, is about to be airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel during Operation Moses in 1984. His birth mother, who hopes for a better life for him, tells him "Go, live, and become," as he leaves her to get on the bus. The film tells of his growing up in Israel and how he deals with the secrets he carries: not being Jewish and having left his birth mother. Cast *Moshe Agazai as Child Schlomo *Moshe Abebe as Teenage Schlomo * Sirak M. Sabahat as Adult Schlomo * Yael Abecassis as Yael Harrari *Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV5Monde
TV5Monde (), formerly known as TV5, is a French public television network, broadcasting several channels of French-language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union. The network is available across Europe on satellite via Astra 19.2°E and Eutelsat Hot Bird (13°E) (both free-to-air), online and via TVPlayer. Summary TV5 started on 2 January 1984 and was under the management of Serge Adda until his death in November 2004. The next director from 6 April 2005 was Jean-Jacques Aillagon, a former French Minister for Culture and Communication. The director-general is now Marie-Christine Saragosse. In January 2006, TV5 underwent a major overhaul, including rebranding as "TV5Monde" to stress its focus as a global network ("Monde" is French for "World"). Also, the changes included a new schedule and a new program line-up. Since 1993, "TV5 Monde" is part of the channel's corporate name. Its Canadian operations are branded "TV5 Québec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Enfant (film)
''L'Enfant'' (English language, English: ''The Child'') is a 2005 Belgian film directed by Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Jérémie Renier and Déborah François. The film was released under its French title in the US, and as ''The Child'' in the UK. It received critical acclaim and won the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, among other accolades. In 2017, the film was named the fourteenth "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by ''The New York Times''. Plot Bruno, 20, and Sonia, 18, are surviving on her welfare cheques and Bruno's petty crimes when Sonia becomes pregnant. While Sonia is absent, Bruno sells their baby to a black market adoption ring to make some quick cash. He tells Sonia, telling her that they can simply "make" another baby, but Sonia is sickened and faints. Faced with Sonia's shock, and feeling regret for his mistake, Bruno buys the child back at a premium—but, after being turned away by Sonia, his mounting debts lead Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumière Award For Best French-Language Film
The Lumière Award for Best French-Language Film () is a discontinued award given by the Académie des Lumières from 2003 to 2019. It rewarded the best French-language film made outside France each year. It replaced the Lumière Award for Best Foreign Film () that was awarded from 1996 to 2002. It was replaced in 2020 by the Lumière Award for Best International Co-Production. Winners and nominees In the following lists, the titles and names with a blue background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. 2000s 2010s See also * César Award for Best Foreign Film External links Lumière Award for Best French-Language Filmat ''AlloCiné AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holzman. It has belonged to the company since 2013 Webedia. which specializes in providing information on French cinema, mostly centering on nove ...'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lumiere Award For Best French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Jerusalem (film)
''Little Jerusalem'' () is a 2005 French drama film directed by Karin Albou. Albou's film depicts how the conflict between the rational and the irrational drives the relationships within a Jewish family living in the outskirts of Paris. Plot Laura, (Fanny Valette), is a young orthodox Jewish philosophy student who lives with her older sister Mathilde ( Elsa Zylberstein), Mathilde's husband Ariel, their four children and her Tunisian mother in an apartment on the outskirts of Paris. Despite her mother's attempts to marry her off Laura is devoted to Kantian reasoning and has decided to live a life based on rules with no room for love. Feeling confined by her brother-in-law Laura dreams of getting an apartment in the centre of Paris. Mathilde meanwhile is happy with her life until she discovers a hair on her husband's coat. After she confronts him he admits he has been having an affair. Mathilde decides to divorce him and tells Laura who angrily asks Ariel how he could cheat on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Valette
Fanny Valette (born 4 July 1986) is a French actress. In January 2011 she parodied herself in the video to Max Boublil's comic song ''J'aime les moches'' ("I like ugly girls"). ""J'aime les moches parce qu'on ne s'les fait pas piquer, j'aime les moches, on se sent plus beau à côté", lance-t-il sur le divan de sa psychologue, extrêmement sexy. Et surprise ! Cette dernière est incarnée par la talentueuse comédienne Fanny Valette." Life and career Valette started her career in an episode of ''L'instit''. In 2005, she was critically praised for her role in '' Little Jerusalem'', for which she won the Lumière Award for Most Promising Actress. Filmography Film * 1999 : '' Le fils du Français'', by Gérard Lauzier * 2005 : ''La Petite Jérusalem'', by Karin Albou * 2006 : '' Changement d'adresse'', by Emmanuel Mouret * 2007 : ''Molière'', by Laurent Tirard * 2008 : ''Sur ta joue ennemie'', by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade * 2009 : ''La Loi de Murphy'', by Christophe Campos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumière Award For Most Promising Actress
Lumière is French for 'light'. Lumiere, Lumière or Lumieres may refer to: Buildings * Lumière, a building used by the Bibliothèque publique d'information in Paris, France * Lumiere (skyscraper), a cancelled skyscraper development in Leeds, England * Palais Lumière, cancelled skyscraper in Venice by Pierre Cardin Film and TV Awards and festivals * Lumière Awards, an annual French film awards ceremony * The Lumiere Awards, an annual film awards presented by the Advanced Imaging Society * Lumière Festival, a film festival in Lyon, France ** Lumière Award (film festival award), an award presented at the Lumière Festival Other uses in film and TV * Institut Lumière, a French organization for the preservation of French cinema * Lumière, a character in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' * Lumiere (database), an online database of admission numbers for films released in Europe * ''Lumière'' (film), 1976 French drama film * ''Lumière! L'aventure commence'', a 2016 French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
