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François Morel (actor)
François Morel (born 10 June 1959) is a French actor, comedian, voice actor, rapper and director. He is best known for appearing in sketch television series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002) and in the series Les Daltons as the dog Rantanplan. Career He obtained a master's degree in modern literature at the University of Caen Normandy and then, in 1981, he went to Paris, where he joined the school of the ''théâtre de la rue Blanche'', where he met his partner and future wife, Christine Patry. During the 90's, he often worked with the duo Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff. In 2019, he received the Molière Award for Best Actor for ''J'ai des doutes'', written by Raymond Devos Raymond Devos (; 9 November 1922 – 15 June 2006) was a French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour. Early life Devos was born in Mouscron, Belgium, close to the French border. .... Theatre Filmography References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flers, Orne
Flers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, France. The inhabitants are called ''Flériens'' in French. Geography Flers is bordered to the north by the communes of Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers and Aubusson, Orne, Aubusson, to the north-east by Ronfeugerai, to the west by La Lande-Patry and Saint-Paul (Orne), Saint-Paul, to the south-west by La Chapelle-Biche, La Chapelle-au-Moine and Messei, and to the south-east by La Selle-la-Forge. The commune is situated in the north-west of the Orne département, about ten kilometres from the border of the Calvados (department), Calvados, an hour east of Granville, Manche, Granville, and two hours by train from Paris. It depends on a prefecture located an hour north in Caen. The commune is spread over an area of with a maximum altitude of and minimum of The commune is crossed by a river, La Vere, which ends in the river Noireau in Pont-Erembo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Feydeau
Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the Belle Époque era, remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parents and raised in an artistic and literary environment. From an early age he was fascinated by the theatre, and as a child he wrote plays and organised his schoolfellows into a drama group. In his teens he wrote comic monologues and moved on to writing longer plays. His first full-length comedy, ' (), was well received, but was followed by a string of comparative failures. He gave up writing for a time in the early 1890s and studied the methods of earlier masters of French comedy, particularly Eugène Labiche, Alfred Hennequin and Henri Meilhac. With his technique honed, and sometimes in collaboration with a co-author, he wrote seventeen full-length plays between 1892 and 1914, many of which have become staples of the theatrical repertoire in France and abroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Anges Gardiens
''Les Anges gardiens'' (English: "Guardian Angels") is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was the highest-grossing non-English language film of 1995 with $39.1 million. Cast and roles * Gérard Depardieu as Antoine Carco (and his 'guardian angels') * Christian Clavier as Father Hervé Tarain (and his 'guardian angels') * Eva Grimaldi as Regina Podium * Yves Rénier as Yvon Radmilo aka. 'la pince' * Eva Herzigová as Tchouk Tchouk Nougat * Jean Champion as Grandfather of Father Tarain * Anna Gaylor as Grandmother of Father Tarain * Dominique Marcas as Mother Angelina * Julien Courbey as Jérôme * Françoise Bertin as Madame Albert * François Morel as The steward * Philippe Nahon as Taxi driver * Armelle as A nurse * Darren Shahlavi as Gangster 2 * Mouss Diouf * Fabienne Chaudat Reception The film opened at number one at the French box office with a gross of 48.6 million Francs ($9.7 million), the largest opening for a French film in at least the prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
''Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' (; ) is a French crime television series created and written by Claude Loursais, broadcast from 1 January 1958 till 20 December 1996. The show was aired in four series on several channels. The first series was broadcast in 56 episodes between 1 January 1958 and 7 November 1973 on RTF. After an intermediary series of four 90-minute episodes were broadcast from 19 July 1974 to 16 January 1975, a second 72-episode series was broadcast from 1975 to 1993, then a third 17-episode series from 1993 to 1996 was broadcast on Antenne 2. Summary ''Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' was the first long-running series about police inquiries on French television. Each episode is based on an investigation where the viewer, accompanied by Commissioner Inspector Antoine Bourrel and his assistant Deputy Dupuy, must find clues which will help find the culprit. The programme often takes place in unconventional environments or situations, such as at a racecourse, scrap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Venault
Philippe Venault (7 April 1947 – 3 April 2021) was a French director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television .... References French directors French male screenwriters 1947 births 2021 deaths {{France-screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Lioret
Philippe Lioret (born 10 October 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ... and producer. Filmography Film Short film Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lioret, Philippe 1955 births Living people Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Film directors from Paris French screenwriters French film producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In Transit
''Lost in Transit'' (original title: ''Tombés du ciel''; literally "Fallen from the Sky") is a 1993 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Lioret. The film is about a man who loses his passport and spends a couple of days at a Paris airport, where he meets four people in similar circumstances. The film won the Grand Prize at the 6th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival held in February 1995. The film was inspired by the predicament of Mehran Karimi Nasseri. Cast * Jean Rochefort as Arturo Conti * Marisa Paredes as Suzana, Arturo's wife * Ticky Holgado as Serge * Laura del Sol as Angela * Sotigui Kouyaté as Knak * Ismaïla Meite as Zola * Jean-Louis Richard as Monsieur Armanet * José Artur as Newspaper shop keeper * Olivier Saladin as Restaurant manager * François Morel as first C.R.S. * Philippe Duquesne as C.R.S. * Claude Derepp as Bébert, policeman * Jacques Mathou as Policeman * Christian Sinniger as Policeman * Yves Osmu as Policeman * Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film '' Monsieur Hire''. Life and career Michel Blanc came from a modest family background; being the only son of Marcel, a removals man and Jeanine Blanc, a typist. His parents cosseted him when it was discovered shortly after birth that he had a heart murmur. He attended the Lycée Pasteur in Neuilly-sur-Seine, where he met Gérard Jugnot and the two became friends and later professional colleagues. He also met Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte and Josiane Balasko in those school years, the group later becoming the ''Le splendid'' troupe. Blanc's break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Tired
''Dead Tired'' () is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Michel Blanc is a great film actor. However, he has been accused of sexually abusing actresses Josiane Balasko, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mathilda May, of behaving like a cad at Cannes and of accepting dubious publicity deals, such as appearances in supermarkets, behind the back of his agent. The evidence is there for everyone to see, but Blanc knows he is innocent. He seeks assistance from fellow actress Carole Bouquet to shed light on this matter, and he discovers that he has a perfect double, Patrick Olivier, who, having suffered all his life from his likeness to Michel Blanc, has decided to use this to his financial advantage. Cast * Michel Blanc as himself / Patrick Olivier * Carole Bouquet as herself * Philippe Noiret as himself * Josiane Balasko as herself * Marie-Anne Chazel as herself * Christian Clavier as himself * Guillaume Durand as hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Huppert
Caroline Huppert (born 28 October 1950) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the sister of French actress Isabelle Huppert and has directed more than 30 films since 1977. Early life and career Huppert was born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the daughter of Annick (''née'' Beau; 1914–1990), an English language teacher, and Raymond Huppert (1914–2003), a safe manufacturer. she has a brother and three sisters, including French actress Isabelle Huppert. She was raised in Ville-d'Avray. Her father was Jewish; his Jewish family is from Eperjes, Austria-Hungary (now Prešov) and Alsace-Lorraine. Huppert was raised in her mother's Catholic faith. On her mother's side, she is a great-granddaughter of one of the Callot Soeurs Callot Soeurs () was one of the leading fashion design houses of the 1910s and 1920s. Origins Callot Soeurs opened in 1895 at 24, rue Taitbout in Paris, France. It was operated by the four Callot sisters: Marie Callot Gerber, Marthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molière Award
The Les Molière is the national theatre award of France and it recognises achievement of French theatre each year. The awards are considered the highest honour for productions and performances. Presided and decided by the ''Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre'' (APAT), supported by the Ministry of Culture in a ceremony annually held, called the Nuit des Molières ("Night of the Molières") in Paris. The Les Molière are considered the highest French theatre honour, the equivalent to the American Tony Award, the British Olivier Award and the Spanish Premios Max. The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the César Award for cinema. The name of the award is an homage to the seventeenth-century French dramatist Molière. Awards by year and category 1987 Jury presided by Jean-Louis Barrault. Awards hosted by François Périer. * Best Actor – Philippe Clévenot, in ''Elvire Jouvet 40'' * Best Supporting Actor – Pierre Ardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and began a rich theatrical career and a sporadic cinema career. Marcel Cravenne hired him in 1970 for ''Tartuffe (1971 film), Tartuffe''. In 1972, he was Haroun in ''Faustine et le Bel Été'' and played the role of Hugo in ''État de siège (film), État de siège'' by Costa-Gavras. He was seduced by Claude Jade in ''Malicious Pleasure, Le Malin Plaisir'' (1975), and by Anicée Alvina in ''Une femme fatale'' (1976). The young actor with much ''sex-appeal'' (he appeared in ''Le Malin Plaisir'' completely naked) was in ''Bel Ami (French TV mini series), Bel Ami'' (1983) after the Bel-Ami, 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant in the adaptation by Pierre Cardinal. On television, he was, among others, ''Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1979 TV series), Le Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
