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Axelle Laffont
Axelle Laffont (born 24 July 1970) is a French actress and comedian. She was born in Marseille. She is both the granddaughter of publisher Robert Laffont, and the daughter of Patrice Laffont, television presenter, and Catherine Laporte. She is also the stepdaughter of Édouard Molinaro who married her mother in 1982. Career Axelle Laffont participated in ''La Matinale d'Arthur'' from 1996 to 1999, but became known by intervening in ''La Grosse Émission'' from 1999 to 2000 and then presenting in 2000 and 2001 a very special weather and staggered in the show ''Nulle part ailleurs'' on Canal+, based on sketches and burlesque disguises. She also appeared in series such as ''Un gars, une fille'', ''Caméra Café'', '' H'' (Season 1 Episode 12: A Red Flacon) and ''Kaamelott'' (Book 3 Episode 5: Sefriane of Aquitaine). She makes a one-woman show ''La Folie du spectacle'' on a production by Serge Hazanavicius and Maurice Barthelemy of ''Robins des bois'' from 2002 to 2005. In 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Deauville American Film Festival
The 39th Deauville American Film Festival took place at Deauville, France from August 30 to September 8, 2013. Steven Soderbergh's drama film ''Behind the Candelabra'' served as the opening night film. ''Snowpiercer'' by Bong Joon-ho was the closing night film of the festival. The Grand Prix was awarded to '' Night Moves'' by Kelly Reichardt. Complete lineup for the festival was announced on July 19, 2013, including episodes from Television shows for the Television section at the festival. Electronic music duo Justice was given ''Carte blanche'' section to show nine of their favourite American films to the festival audience. The festival paid tribute to Cate Blanchett, Nicolas Cage, Larry Clark, Gale Anne Hurd and John Travolta and hosted retrospective of their films. The festival honoured American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian Danny Kaye with Deauville Legend award. Juries Main Competition *Vincent Lindon: French actor and film director (President of Jury) *Lou Doi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaumarchais (film)
''Beaumarchais'' (french: Beaumarchais l'insolent) is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain. It is based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry. Cast * Fabrice Luchini – Pierre Beaumarchais, clockmaker, adventurer, arms dealer, libertine, playwright * Sandrine Kiberlain – Marie-Thérèse Willermaulaz, Beaumarchais' partner and muse * Manuel Blanc – Paul-Philippe Gudin de La Brenellerie, Beaumarchais' admirer, colleague and biographer * Michel Aumont – Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil * Jean-François Balmer – Antoine de Sartine, lieutenant general of the police then Navy minister, friend of Beaumarchais * Jean-Claude Brialy – Abbot * Patrick Bouchitey – Monsieur Lejay, a publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Television Presenters
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 * Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Humorists
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 * Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Actresses
This is a list of notable actors and actresses from France. ''(Persons are listed alphabetically according to their surname.)'' A * Kev Adams * Isabelle Adjani * Fatima Adoum * Renée Adorée * Anouk Aimée * Madame Albert * Catherine Allégret * Béatrice Altariba * Mathieu Amalric * Aurélie Amblard * Annabella * André Antoine * Fanny Ardant * Mhamed Arezki * Arletty * Françoise Arnoul * Henri Attal * Yvan Attal * Jeanne Aubert * Cécile Aubry * Michel Auclair * Stéphane Audran * Claudine Auger * Jean-Pierre Aumont * Michel Aumont * Daniel Auteuil * Serge Avedikian B * Édouard Baer * Germaine Bailac * Josiane Balasko * Nicolas Anselme Baptiste * Brigitte Bardot * Olivier Baroux * Jean-Louis Barrault * Marie-Christine Barrault * Gérard Barray * Jeanne Julia Bartet * Harry Baur * Nathalie Baye * Emmanuelle Béart * Ramzy Bedia * Loleh Bellon * Frédérique Bel * Annie Belle * Yasmine Belmadi * Jean-Paul Belmondo * Jeanne Bérangère * Sarah Bernhardt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Journal (Canal+)
''Le Grand Journal'' was a French nightly news and talk show television program that aired on Canal+ every weekday evening from 19:10 to 20:20. It debuted on August 30, 2004 and was created and hosted by Michel Denisot, succeeded by Antoine de Caunes and then later by Maïtena Biraben. Victor Robert took on the reins from 2016 to the program's end in 2017. Originally a one-hour program, it expanded to two hours in 2005. Even though the program was broadcast on the premium channel Canal+, it was a non-encrypted program. The program features news, talk, weather and comedy. It is produced by KM Productions for Canal+ and broadcast from the Studios Rive Gauche on Quai André-Citroën in Paris. History Created in 2004 by producer-director Renaud Le Van Kim, the show was originally composed of one block broadcast from 19:05 to 19:55, usually live except on Fridays. The show benefitted from audiences from all of Canal+'s free time slots watching, in addition to the extension of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina (TV Series)
''Nina'' is a French television series. It has run since 2015 on France 2. Plot At age 39, Nina begins a nursing career in the Madeleine Brès Hospital's internal medicine department, headed by her ex-husband Dr. Costa Antonakis. While taking care of her daughter Lily, who is suffering from cancer, she chooses to be a nurse, surreptitiously reviving Costa's war with his rival, Dr. Proust, and disturbing Costa's relationship with a young pediatrician. Cast Main Cast * Annelise Hesme : Nina Auber (Season 1-3 : 28 Episodes) * Thomas Jouannet : Dr. Costa Antonakis (Season 1-3 : 28 Episodes) * Nina Melo : Léo Bonheur (Season 1-3 : 28 Episodes) * Grégoire Bonnet : Dr. Samuel Proust (Season 1-3 : 28 Episodes) * Alix Bénézech : Dorothée Ariès (Season 1-3 : 28 Episodes) * Léa Lopez (Season 1-2) and Ilona Bachelier (Season 3) : Lily Antonakis (28 Episodes) * Stéphane Fourreau : Pascal N'Guyen (Season 1-3 : 24 Episodes) * Farid Elouardi : Dr. Djalil Bensaïd (Season 1-3 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Very Secret Service
''A Very Secret Service'' (french: Au service de la France) is a French comedy-drama series created by Jean-François Halin and produced by Gilles de Verdière. Premise In 1960, young André Merlaux eagerly accepts a cryptic summons to take a position as a trainee officer with the French Secret Services (based on the Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage). He will be watched over by the operations director Moïse, and reluctantly mentored by senior colleagues Moulinier (in charge of African affairs), Jacquard (Algeria), and Calot (Eastern Bloc). It is the height of the Cold War and the position of France as a Great Power is in crisis, faced with independence challenges from the colonies of French West Africa, above all the fight over the independence of Algeria. French society is changing at home as well, with a rising counterculture exemplified by growing feminism and New Wave cinema. Cast and characters Main cast * Hugo Becker as André Merlaux * Wilf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profilage (TV Series)
''Profilage'' is a French television series created by Fanny Robert and Sophie Lebarbier and broadcast since April 23, 2009 on TF1. In Belgium, the series has been broadcast on RTBF since May 25, 2013. Background The series relates the investigations of Chloé Saint-Laurent then Adèle Delettre, two psychologists specialized in criminology. Their exceptional experience and sensitivity allow them to decipher the state of mind of murderers as victims, thus enabling investigators from the 3rd Division of the Judicial Police (DPJ) in Paris to solve the most disturbing cases. Cast External links Profilage's website on TF1 * {{IMDb title, id=1418572, title=Profilage 2000s crime drama television series 2009 French television series debuts French police procedural television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navarro (TV Series)
''Navarro'' is a drama series about a French commissioner that aired on TF1. It was on the air for 18 years. Plot Antoine Navarro solves cases as a French police officer in Paris. Cast * Roger Hanin as Commissioner Antoine Navarro (1989-2005) * Emmanuelle Boidron as Yolande Navarro, Navarro's Daughter (1989-2005) * Catherine Allégret as Ginette "Ginou" Bouloche (1989-1995 / 1999–2005) * Françoise Armelle as Gabrielle "Gaby" Laisi (1997-1998) * Jacques Martial as Inspector Bain-Marie (later lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Christian Rauth as Inspector René Auquelin (later Lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Daniel Rialet as Inspector Joseph Blomet (later Lieutenant) (1989-2004) * Jean-Claude Caron as Inspector Guisseppe Borelli (later Lieutenant) (1994-2005) * Grace de Capitani as Inspector Laura Marcos (1993) * Viktor Lazlo as Captain Roussel (2005) * Jean-Marie Mistral as Officer Christian Martin (1989-2005) * Marie Fugain as Lieutenant Carole Maudiard (2000-2005) * Filip Nikolic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MILF (2018 Film)
''MILF'' is a 2018 sex comedy film directed by Axelle Laffont (in her feature directorial debut) and starring Virginie Ledoyen, Marie-Josée Croze and Laffont. The film was released in France on 2 May 2018. Premise The film follows a trio of forty-something women who begin dating younger men while on vacation. The trio, Sonia, Cécile, and Elise, are friends who travel to the French Riviera to help Cécile prepare her vacation home to be sold. During their vacation, they meet three men in their twenties – Julien, Paul, and Markus (a former family friend of Cécile's), who work at a local sailing club. The men are immediately interested in the women, who they have deemed "MILFs". The six of them spend a lot of time together as a summer fling; the film ends on their last day of vacation. The film also features Laffont's real-life daughter, Mitty Hazanavicius, who plays her daughter Nina, visiting her for a couple of days. Cast Release ''MILF'' was released in France on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulette (film)
''Paulette'' is a 2012 French comedy-crime- film directed by Jérôme Enrico. He wrote the script in cooperation with Bianca Olsen, Laurie Aubanel and Cyril Rambour. It has been said the plot was based on true events. Plot Paulette and her late husband had a brasserie. Now the xenophobic old lady lives alone in a banlieue and her pension is too small to get along. In the course of a sequestration most of her furniture and also her TV set are seized. Moreover, the landline is cut off because of overdue bills. Paulette is desperate to earn money somehow and she hears there is much money to be made in dealing cannabis. She visits a known criminal named Vito in her area and asks him for work. He commissions her eventually to sell his cannabis. Yet the other dealers don't put up with her unexpected success. They beat her up and rob her. Again she is desperate because she has to deliver a certain amount of money to Vito. Instead of just distributing sheer cannabis she starts to sell ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
