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César Award For Best Original Screenplay Or Adaptation
The César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation ( (1976–1982); ''César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation'' (1986–2005) is a discontinued award given by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma from 1976 to 2005. It was split into César Award for Best Original Screenplay and César Award for Best Adaptation in 2006. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s The César Award for Best Adaptation and the César Award for Best Original Screenplay were awarded from 1983 to 1985. 1990s 2000s See also *César Award for Best Adaptation * César Award for Best Original Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay *BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay External links Official website César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptationat ''AlloCiné AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award
Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar River, in Colombia * Cesar River, Chile * César (restaurant), a restaurant in New York City People * César (name), including a list of people with the given name and surname * César (footballer, born 1956) (1956–2024), Brazilian football forward * César (footballer, born 1974), Brazilian football midfielder and defender * César (footballer, born May 1979), Brazilian football defender and coach * César (footballer, born July 1979), Brazilian football winger * César (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian football goalkeeper * César (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian football goalkeeper * César (sculptor), César Baldaccini (1921–1998), French sculptor Other uses * César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judge And The Assassin
''The Judge and the Assassin'' () is a 1976 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier that stars Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Galabru, and Jean-Claude Brialy. Set in France in the 1890s, it shows the capture after a trail of rapes and murders of a possibly deranged ex-soldier, based on the historical Joseph Vacher, and how he is befriended by an ambitious judge who leads him into incriminating himself. The film won two César Award Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar R ...s in 1977. Plot Ex-sergeant Bouvier, expelled from the army for fits of violence, shoots at Louise when she rejects him and then puts his last two bullets in his own head. The pair survive, and he is shut away in an asylum. Rejecting civil society on his release, he wanders the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Obscure Object Of Desire
''That Obscure Object of Desire'' (; ) is a 1977 comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel '' The Woman and the Puppet'' by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel's final directorial effort before his death in July 1983. Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film conveys the story told through a series of flashbacks by an aging Frenchman, Mathieu (played by Fernando Rey), who recounts falling in love with a beautiful young Spanish woman, Conchita (played interchangeably by two actresses, Carole Bouquet and Ángela Molina), who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards. In recent years, the film has been highly acclaimed by critics. Plot A dysfunctional and sometimes violent romance unfolds between Mathieu (Fernando Rey), a middle-aged, wealthy Frenchman, and Conchita, a young, impoverished, and beautiful fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Audiard
Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard. Screenwriting filmography 1940s–1950s *1949 : ** '' Mission à Tanger'', directed by André Hunebelle ** '' One Only Loves Once'', directed by Jean Stelli *1950 : ** '' Brune ou blonde'', directed by Jacques Garcia ** '' Beware of Blondes'', directed by André Hunebelle *1951 : ** '' Vedettes sans maquillage'', directed by Jacques Guillon ** '' Young Love'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** '' Le Passe-muraille'', directed by Jean Boyer ** '' Darling Caroline'', directed by Richard Pottier ** '' Ma femme est formidable'' (''uncredited''), directed by André Hunebelle ** '' Massacre en dentelles'', directed by André Hunebelle ** '' L'Homme de ma vie'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of A Corrupt Man
''Death of a Corrupt Man'' (), also known as ''The Twisted Detective'', Death of a Louse and ''Kill a Rat'', is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon. The film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet. Cast * Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal * Ornella Muti as Valérie * Stéphane Audran as Christiane * Mireille Darc as Françoise * Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye * Michel Aumont as Commissaire Moreau * Jean Bouise as Commissaire Pernais * Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Lacor * Julien Guiomar as Fondari * Klaus Kinski as Nicolas Tomski * François Chaumette as Lansac * Xavier Depraz as Marcel * Henri Virlojeux as Paul * Colette Duval as La secrétaire de Serrano * Carole Lange (a.k.a. Carole Achache) as La fille du vestiaire * El Kebir as Kébir * Gérard Hérold as Dupaire Musical score and soundtrack The film score was composed and arranged by Philippe Sarde and features saxophonist Stan Getz fronting the London Sympho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercer (playwright)
David Mercer (27 June 1928 – 8 August 1980) was an English dramatist. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, he worked as a laboratory technician and in the Merchant Navy before attending university. After studying chemistry, he switched to art but eventually turned to writing. His television work for the BBC was often made in collaboration with director Don Taylor. His first stage play, ''Ride a Cock Horse'', starred Peter O'Toole. The Royal Shakespeare Company premiered many of his works, and Mercer wrote the screenplay for the Alain Resnais film ''Providence'', which won a César Award. A long-term heavy drinker, Mercer died in 1980 after suffering a heart attack in Haifa, Israel. Early life Mercer was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, the son of an engine driver while his mother had been a domestic servant. Both of his grandfathers had been miners. After failing to gain entry to the local grammar school, Mercer left school at 14, worked as a laboratory technician and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence (1977 Film)
''Providence'' is a 1977 French/Swiss film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by David Mercer. It explores the processes of creativity through a portrayal of an ageing novelist, played by John Gielgud, who imagines scenes for his latest novel which draw upon his past and his relationships with members of his family. The film won the 1978 César Award for Best Film. Plot summary On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour. His son Claude appears as a cold and unforgiving prosecuting lawyer, who revels in spiteful repartee. His second (illegitimate) son Kevin features as an idealistic soldier accused of the mercy-killing of an old man who was being hunted down. Claude's wife Sonia shows sympathy with Kevin and seems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd César Awards
The 3rd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best France, French 1977 in film, films of 1977 and took place on 4 February 1978 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jeanne Moreau and hosted by Pierre Tchernia for the third time. ''Providence (1977 film), Providence'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards: See also * 50th Academy Awards * 31st British Academy Film Awards References External links Official website* 3rd César Awards at ''AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Awards 1978 César Awards, 1978 1978 film awards 1978 in French cinema, Cesar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Veber
Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-language Hollywood films: '' Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire'' (as '' The Man with One Red Shoe''), '' L'emmerdeur'' (as '' Buddy Buddy''), '' La Cage aux Folles'' (as '' The Birdcage''), (as '' The Toy''), (as '' Fathers' Day''), '' La chèvre'' (as '' Pure Luck''), (as '' Three Fugitives''), '' Le dîner de cons'' (as '' Dinner for Schmucks'') and '' La Doublure'' (as '' The Valet''). He also wrote the screenplay for '' My Father the Hero'', the 1994 American remake of the French-language film '' Mon père, ce héros''. Some of his screenplays started as theater plays (for instance, '' Le dîner de cons''). This theatrical experience contributes to his films' tight structure, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toy (1976 Film)
''The Toy'' () is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Francis Veber. The film was remade in 1982 as the American film '' The Toy''. Plot The movie tells the story of a little boy who is trying to prove his father wrong by acting exactly like him. His father "buys" people and nothing can stop him from getting what he wants. His son does not see why he cannot do the same and decides to buy a man, who he encountered at the toy shop. The man he chose happened to be a journalist at his father's newspaper. Gradually with the help of his “toy” the boy manages to prove his father's wrong deeds by exposing them in the newspaper produced by him and his "toy". Along this journey, the boy establishes warm relationships with the man and refuses to stay with his father any longer. The message behind the story is that love and respect matter more than money. Cast *Pierre Richard as François Perrin *Michel Bouquet as Pierre Rambal-Cochet * Fabrice Greco as Eric Rambal-Cochet *Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Loup Dabadie
Jean-Loup Dabadie (27 September 1938 – 24 May 2020) was a French journalist, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, novelist, author of sketches and songs, playwright, translator, and dialogue writer and member of the Académie Française. Filmography * '' Anna'' (1967) * ''Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me'' (1972) * '' Parisian Life'' (1977) * '' Courage – Let's Run'' (1979) * ''Clara et les Chics Types'' (1981) * '' Get Well Soon'' (2014) Awards 1985 Mystfest for Original Story – '' La Septième Cible'' – directed by Claude Pinoteau Claude Pinoteau (; 25 May 1925 – 5 October 2012) was a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France (region), Île-de-France, France. He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 87. (in French) ... Nominated three times for a Cesar Award : * César 1977: César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation for " Un éléphant ça trompe énormément". * César 1978: Best Screenplay, Dial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardon Mon Affaire
''Pardon Mon Affaire'' () is a 1976 French romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Yves Robert. It stars Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux, Danièle Delorme and Anny Duperey. The original title contains a pun in French. The word "trompe" means both "the (elephant's) trunk" and "to cheat" (in the sexual/romantic sense). The film follows a married man's desire to have an affair with a model he just met. The film was followed by the sequel ''Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!'' in 1977. An American remake, '' The Woman in Red'', was released in 1984, directed by and starring Gene Wilder. Plot In Paris, four men in their 40s meet regularly to play tennis and socialise: Étienne Dorsay, a senior civil servant, is married to Marthe, with whom he has two teenage daughters; Simon, a hypochondriac doctor, lives with his overbearing Jewish mother; Bouly is a serial womaniser whose wife keeps leaving him; and Daniel, a car salesman, has a secret relationship with anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
