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Grégoire Lassalle
Grégoire Lassalle (20 March 1955 – 1 November 2023) was a French entertainer, businessman, film producer, and philanthropist. Early life and career Born in Cannes, Lassalle trained as a circus entertainer under Annie Fratellini, and performed for seven years as a clown in the late 1970s and early 1980s, under the stage name Cornelius. He also worked with entertainers Farid Chopel and . In the 1980s Lassalle worked odd jobs, including as a tennis coach, lifeguard, radio host on Europe 1, events organizer, and resort manager for Club Med. He subsequently worked in the film industry, including as a direction assistant to Claude Berri. In 1991, while working for a landscape design firm, he met Jérôme Seydoux, CEO of Pathé, and subsequently worked with him at Pathé in marketing roles from 1992 to 1998. AlloCiné Lassalle created his own film promotion company, and in 1998 sold it to AlloCiné, a French start-up company that had been founded in 1993 and initially offered infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyo School Ceremony
Boyo may refer to : Places * Boyo (department), a division of the Northwest province in Cameroon * Bōyo Islands, a group of islands in the Inland Sea, Japan * Boyo, Central African Republic, a village in the Central African Republic People * Billy Boyo (1969–2000), Jamaican reggae artist * Ego Boyo (born 1968), Nigerian actress and movie producer * Boyo Ockinga (active from 1986), New Zealand-born egyptologist, epigrapher and philologist working in Australia Other * Boyo, an Irish and Welsh variation on the word boy A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is usually described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy ... * '' Boyo v London Borough of Lambeth'', a 1994 UK labour law case, concerning wrongful dismissal * Boyo, a Surinamese dessert cake made of coconut and cassava; see See also * {{Disambiguation, geo, surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groupe Canal+
Canal+ S.A., formerly Groupe Canal+, is a French Media conglomerate, media and telecommunications Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Paris. It runs its own Canal+ (streaming service), eponymous Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand service, subscription TV channels in France, distributes third-party channels and services, and is a major source of finance for domestic film production, participating in the financing of the vast majority of films produced in France. Canal+ was a subsidiary of the French conglomerate Vivendi until 9 December 2024. As part of the spin-off from Vivendi, Groupe Canal+ became the independent entity Canal+ S.A. on 9 December, with a view to listing on the London Stock Exchange on 16 December 2024. The conglomerate also has its own subsidiary companies with direct involvement in film production and distribution, such as StudioCanal. Apart from extensive operations in mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir
''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir'' is a 2018 adventure comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Scott, Romain Puertolas, and Luc Bossi. It is based on the French novel ''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe'' by Puertolas. The film stars Dhanush in the lead role, with Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gérard Jugnot, and Ben Miller as the supporting cast. The premise follows a street magician from Mumbai who embarks on a global journey to find his father. The film was shot in India, Belgium, France and Italy. This film marked Dhanush's international debut. The film released in France on 30 May 2018 and in India, USA, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia on 21 June 2019. Alongside the English original version, a subtitled French version and a Tamil dubbed version was released owing to the popularity of Dhanush. Plot Ajatashatru "Aja" Lavash Patel, who has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood, is a stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Test Aglaé
''Crash Test Aglaé'' is a 2017 French comedy road film directed and written by Éric Gravel. Plot Aglaé (India Hair) is a rigidly work-obsessed young crash test technician with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose whole world is her work, apart from her adoration of the game of cricket. But then the French factory where she works is closed because the work can be done cheaper in India. Aglaé and two colleagues – Liette (Julie Depardieu) and Marcelle (Yolande Moreau) – decide to accept the company's not-very-serious offer of relocation, and set out from rural France for India in Marcelle's dreadful old jalopy, a quirky journey that ends up as an unlikely personal voyage. Cast * India Hair as Aglaé Lanctot * Julie Depardieu as Liette * Yolande Moreau as Marcelle * Anne Charrier as The HRD * Frédérique Bel as Lola * Tristán Ulloa as Clovis * Adil Hussain as Shankar * Hanns Zischler as Friedrich Fürstenberg Production The movie is shot in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Île-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Date (2015 Film)
''Blind Date'' (French title: ''Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément'' "A little, a lot, blindly") is a 2015 French romantic comedy film directed by and starring Clovis Cornillac. The film also stars Mélanie Bernier, Lilou Fogli and Philippe Duquesne. It won the audience award at the 19th annual COLCOA French Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Best First Film award at the 2015 Cabourg Film Festival. Cast * Mélanie Bernier as Machine ('Whosit') * Clovis Cornillac as Machin ('Whatsit') * as Charlotte * Philippe Duquesne as Artus * Grégoire Oestermann as Evguenie * Oscar Copp as Dan * Boris Terral as L'inconnu italien * Manu Payet as the Picard Picard may refer to: Places * Picard, Quebec, Canada * Picard, California, United States * Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium People and fictional characters * Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with th ... cashier * Arnaud Lechien as Paul Plot summary A shy woman moves into her new apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2015. Coen brothers, Ethan and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition, marking the first time that two people co-chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel. French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. French filmmaker Jacques Audiard won the , the festival's top prize, for the drama film ''Dheepan''. During his speech, Audiard stated that "receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched". French film director Agnès Varda was presented with the Honorary Palme d'Or at the festival's closing ceremony. She was the first female filmmaker to ever receive the award. The festival's official poster featured Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour (photographer), David Seymour. The poster was ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival Award For Best Screenplay
The Best Screenplay Award () is an award presented by the Jury to the best screenwriter for their work on a film of the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. History It was first awarded to Alfred L. Werker, & for '' Lost Boundaries'' (1949). Winners Denys Arcand for ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (2003), & for (2021) and Coralie Fargeat for ''The Substance'' were later nominated Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ... for their screenplays. Winners 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References See also * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay * Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Notes :A: This year the award received the name ''Prix du scénario original'' (Original Screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
