Edmond Séchan
Edmond Séchan (20 September 1919 in Montpellier – 7 June 2002 in Courbevoie) was a French cinematographer and film director. Biography Passionate about image, Séchan earned a reputation as an excellent director of photography and is credited in several notable films such as '' That Man from Rio'', ''Tendre Voyou'', '' La Carapate'' and ''La Boum''. He worked with great directors ( Jean Becker, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Philippe de Broca, Pierre Étaix), but most notably with Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau on ''The Silent World''. Attracted to directing, Séchan made two feature films in the 1960s, which were not successful. On the other hand, his short films earned him a harvest of prestigious prizes: ''Le Haricot'', (Palme d'Or du court métrage at Cannes in 1963) and ''Toine'' ( César du meilleur court métrage in 1981). Most especially, he belongs to the small French circle to have won Oscars in Hollywood, in 1960 with '' The Golden Fish'', produced by Cousteau, in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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One-Eyed Men Are Kings
''One-Eyed Men Are Kings'' (french: Les... borgnes sont rois) is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. It won an Oscar in 1975 for Best Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''One-Eyed Men Are Kings'' in 2012. Cast * Paul Préboist Paul Préboist (21 February 1927 – 4 March 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than hundred films, mostly in supporting roles, and is best known as a comic a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with t ... as Léon * Marie Marc as La mère de Léon * Lyne Chardonnet References External links * 1974 films 1974 short films 1970s French-language films French short films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners French independent films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albert Lamorisse
Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game ''Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamorisse was born in Paris, France. He first came into prominence – just after '' Bim'' (1950) – for directing and producing '' White Mane'' (1953), an award-winning short film that tells a fable of how a young boy befriends an untamable wild white stallion in the marshes of Camargue (the ''Petite Camargue''). Lamorisse's best known work is the short film '' The Red Balloon'' (1956), which earned him the ''Palme d'Or'' Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956. Lamorisse also wrote, directed and produced the well-regarded films '' Stowaway in the Sky'' (1960) and '' Circus Angel'', as well as the documentaries ''Versailles'' and ''Paris Jamais Vu.'' In addition to films, he c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toine
Toine is a Dutch given name and a nickname with both masculine and feminine uses. It is a short form of Antoine and a diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie, and Antonis used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name * Toine Hezemans (born 1943), Dutch racing car driver * Toine Manders (born 1956), Dutch politician (Member of the European Parliament) * Toine Manders (politician, born 1969), Dutch politician (Libertarian Party leader) * Toine van Huizen (born 1990), Dutch professional footballer * Toine van Peperstraten (born 1967), Dutch sports journalist Nickname *Toine Burks, nickname of Gregory Burks (born 1980), American basketball player * Toine van Mierlo, nickname of Antonius Wilhelmus Matthias Theodore van Mierlo (born 1957), Dutch footballer * Toine van Renterghem, nickname of Antoine François Mathieu van Renterghem (1885 – 1967), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pour Un Amour Lointain
''Pour un amour lointain'' (English title: ''For a Distant Love'') is a 1968 French romantic comedy film directed by Edmond Séchan. The cast includes Jean Rochefort in the leading role. It was the feature debut of identical twins Cristina and Isabel Jardim. The film featured a bossa nova score by noted Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá, which was released as a soundtrack album by Philips. Plot Actors Guillaume, Adrien and Maxime are part of a French acting troupe on a Brazilian tour, performing ''Dom Juan'' and other Molière plays. Guillaume is a womaniser and becomes fascinated by translator Isabel when signing autographs after a performance in womaniser. She invites the trio to a party hosted by Isabel's father, a prominent architect, and makes her feelings for Guillaume plain. While the party goes on Isabel's twin sister Cristina is upstairs, unable to join in the reception due to a nervous illness that has robbed her of the use of her legs. Nevertheless Guillaume meets her by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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L'Ours (1960 Film)
''The Bear'' is a 1988 French adventure family film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and released by TriStar Pictures. Adapted from the novel ''The Grizzly King'' (1916) by American author James Oliver Curwood, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach. Set in British Columbia, Canada, the film tells the story of an orphaned grizzly bear cub who befriends a large adult male Kodiak bear as two trophy hunters pursue them through the wild. Several of the themes explored in the story include orphanhood, peril and protection, and mercy toward and on the behalf of a reformed hunter. Annaud and Brach began planning the story and production in 1981, although filming did not begin until six years later, due to the director's commitment to another project. ''The Bear'' was filmed almost entirely in the Italian and Austrian areas of the Dolomites, with live animals—including Bart the Bear, a trained tall Kodiak bear—present on location. Notable for its almost complete lack of dialogue a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |