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Arthur Joffé
Arthur Joffé (born 20 September 1953) is a French film director, the son of the director and screenwriter Alex Joffé.Philippe Rège, ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors'', volume 1, p. 538 He was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or, Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 1982 Cannes film festival for his short film ''Merlin ou le cours de l'or''. Festival de Cannes website He was also the recipient of the Youth Prize in Cannes for his film ''Casting (film), Casting''. Arthur Joffé was born on 20 September 1953 in Paris. His first full-length feature film was ''Harem (film), Harem'', starring Ben Kingsley and Nastassja Kinski. Filmography * 1980 : ''La Découverte (film), La Découverte'' (short feature) * 1982 : ''Merlin ou le cours de l'or'' (short ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Joffé
Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for ''Les cracks'' (1968), ''Fortunat'' (1960) and ''La grosse caisse'' (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris. at IMDb Filmography Director * 1946 : ''Six Hours to Lose, Six heures à perdre'' starring André Luguet and Denise Grey * 1953 : ''Open Letter (film), Open Letter'' s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film Palme D'Or
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Merlin Ou Le Cours De L'or
The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of UK Research and Innovation. The array consists of up to seven radio telescopes and includes the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, Mark II, Cambridge, Defford in Worcestershire, Knockin in Shropshire, and Darnhall and Pickmere (previously known as Tabley) in Cheshire. The longest baseline is therefore 217 km and MERLIN can operate at frequencies between 151 MHz and 24 GHz. At a wavelength of 6 cm (5 GHz frequency), MERLIN has a resolution of 40 milliarcseconds which is comparable to that of the HST at optical wavelengths. Some of the telescopes are occasionally used for European VLBI Network (EVN) and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) observations in order to create an interferometer with even larger baselines, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting (film)
Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a Mold (manufacturing), mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various time setting materials that Curing (chemistry), cure after mixing two or more components together; examples are epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Heavy equipment like machine tool beds, ships' propellers, etc. can be cast easily in the required size, rather than fabricating by joining several small pieces. Casting is a 7,000-year-old process. The oldest surviving casting is a copper frog from 3200 BC. History Throughout history, metal casting has been used to make tools, weapons, and religious obj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem (film)
''Harem'' is a 1985 French romantic drama directed by Arthur Joffé. It was filmed in Morocco, particularly El Jadida. Plot Diane Andrews is a haughty Wall Street floor trader without any romantic interests. One day, Sheikh Selim, the ruler of an oil-rich Gulf country, who has been tracking Diane has her drugged, kidnapped, and brought to his harem overseen by eunuch Massoud. Despite Diane's initial protests, as the two come to appreciate each other, they fall in love. Meanwhile, a series of events makes Selim realise that he can no longer rule his country and harem the way he and his ancestors used to do. Eventually, he takes the radical decision to evacuate his isolated castle. Cast * Nastassja Kinski – Diane * Ben Kingsley – Selim * Dennis Goldson – Massoud * Michel Robin – Monsieur Raoul * Norman Chancer- American Engineer * Zohra Sehgal – Affaf * Juliette Simpson – Zelide * Karen Bowen – Mrs. Green * Teco Celio – Italian Worker * Jack Davidson – Boat M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Ben Kingsley, various accolades throughout Ben Kingsley on screen and stage, his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the Cinema of the United Kingdom, British film industry. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and received the Britannia Awards, Britannia Award in 2013. Born to an English mother and an Indian Gujarati people, Gujarati father with roots in Jamnagar, Kingsley began his career in theatre, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1967 and spending the next 15 years appearing mainly on stage. His starring roles included productions of ''As You Like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastassja Kinski
Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; née Nakszynski, ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with '' Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to global prominence with her Golden Globe Award-winning performance as the title character in the Roman Polanski-directed film '' Tess'' (1979). Other films in which she acted include the Francis Ford Coppola musical romance film '' One from the Heart'' (1982), erotic horror film '' Cat People'' (1982) from Paul Schrader, and the Wim Wenders drama films '' Paris, Texas'' (1984) and '' Faraway, So Close!'' (1993). She also appeared in the biographical drama film '' An American Rhapsody'' (2001). She is the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. Early life Born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski in West Berlin. She is the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski and his second wife, actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki.Welsh, James Michael; Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Découverte (film)
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Alberto Express
''Alberto Express'' is a 1990 French comedy film directed by Arthur Joffé. It was coproduced with Italy, where it was released as ''In viaggio con Alberto''. For his performance Sergio Castellitto was awarded at Montreal World Film Festival. Plot The film involves Alberto's attempt to fulfill a family tradition, in which he must repay his father for the cost of his upbringing, before the birth of his first child. Shortly before his wife gives birth, he rushes onto a train from Paris to Rome, suffering comic misadventures along the way. Cast * Sergio Castellitto: Alberto Capuana * Nino Manfredi: Alberto's father * Marie Trintignant: Clara *Marco Messeri: Ticket inspector *Jeanne Moreau: The baroness * Angela Goodwin: The mother * Michel Aumont: The debtor *Thomas Langmann Thomas Langmann (born 24 May 1971) is a French film producer and actor, known for producing '' The Artist'' (2011), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer in 2012. Career L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let There Be Light (1998 Film)
''Let There Be Light'' (original title: ''Que la lumière soit !'') is a 1998 comedy fantasy film directed by Arthur Joffé, starring an ensemble cast. Cast * Hélène de Fougerolles as Jeanne * Tchéky Karyo as Harper * Ticky Holgado as Angel René * Bruce Myers as The Rabbi * Lorella Cravotta as Rachel * Gordon Tootoosis as Indian God * Catherine Jacob as God Suzanne * Patrick Bouchitey as Pilot God * Arielle Dombasle as Blond God * Élie Semoun as Seller God * Yolande Moreau as Contractual God * Frédéric Mitterrand as Driver God * Julien Guiomar as God Father * François Morel as Gravedigger God * Sergio Castellitto as Tourist God * Michel Galabru as Southern God * Arthur Joffé as Shower & Phone God * Patrick Poivre d'Arvor as Journalist God * José Garcia as The Journalist * Éric Blanc as Guardian God * Jacques Weber as Professor Lang * Rufus as Harper's driver * Zinedine Soualem as Dustman God * Michael Lonsdale as Monsignor Loublié * Justine Johnston as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ne Quittez Pas !
''Ne quittez pas !'' is a French comedy film directed by Arthur Joffé, released in 2004. Synopsis Internationally renowned astrophysicist, Félix Mandel, 40, is very attached to the past, to the great despair of his wife, Lucie, who does not know that he is still in contact with the love of his youth, Wendy Lawrence, and does not want him to keep filling his office with souvenirs. One day, fed up with it, she decides on a spring clean, during which she finds an old coat that had belonged to his father, Lucien, dead for two years. After she gives the coat to a tramp, Félix receives a phone call from... Lucien, furious that his son has disposed of the clothing! Production * Director : Arthur Joffé * Screenplay : Arthur Joffé, from an original story by Arthur Joffé and Guy Zilberstein * Director of photography : Philippe Welt * Music : Jean-Claude Nachon and Angélique Nachon * Year : 2004 * Length : 1h30 * Genre : Comedy * Filmed : Studio 24 Cast * Sergio Castellitto : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
