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La Totale!
''La Totale!'' (, a French expression roughly meaning " the whole nine yards") is a 1991 French spy comedy film directed by Claude Zidi and starring Thierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell and Michel Boujenah. It centers on a spy (Lhermitte) who lives a double-life as an ordinary white collar worker, with his family unaware of his true identity. Meanwhile his wife (Miou-Miou), bored by their monotonous life, begins an affair with a con artist pretending to be a spy (Boujenah). The film was released in France by AMLF on December 18, 1991. It was later the basis for director James Cameron's 1994 action comedy '' True Lies''. Plot François Voisin lives in a double life. To his family and the outside world, he is a telecommunications employee with an ostensibly ordinary life. In reality, he is an elite secret agent, reputed to be one of the best in his profession, earning him the moniker ''l'Épée'' ("The Sword"). François is coming home on his 40th birthday, for whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Zidi
Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for '' My New Partner'', for which he was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best .... Filmography as director External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zidi, Claude 1934 births Living people French male screenwriters French screenwriters Film directors from Paris Best Director César Award winners French people of Algerian descent French comedy film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one of these disciplines. The modern sport gained prominence near the end of the 19th century, evolving from historical European swordsmanship. The Italian school of swordsmanship, Italian school altered the Historical European martial arts, historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school of fencing, French school later refined that system. Scoring points in a fencing competition is done by making contact with the opponent with one's sword. The 1904 Olympic Games featured a fourth discipline of fencing known as singlestick, but it was dropped after that year and is not a part of modern fencing. Competitive fencing was one of the first sports to be featured in the Olympics and, along with Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Zidi
Paulina or Paullina (, ) is a common female given name Latin. Paulina was a name shared by the mother, sister, and niece of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Paulina Major, mother of Hadrian (Domitia) Paulina (or Paullina) Major (''Major'' being Latin for 'the elder'), also known in English as Paulina the Elder (?–85/86) was a 1st-century Roman woman born in Gades (present-day Cádiz, Spain). She was a daughter of a distinguished senatorial family. Little is known about her life. She may have been related to Domitia Lucilla, grandmother of Marcus Aurelius; G. Di Vita-Evard speculated that they might have been half-sisters. Paulina married Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, a Roman praetor, also born in Hispania, paternal cousin of Emperor Trajan. Paulina and Afer had two children: a daughter, Aelia Domitia Paulina (75–130), and a son, the future emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76–138). Around 85 or 86 Paulina died of unknown causes, predeceasing her husband. After Afer's own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Liagre
Thierry Liagre (15 June 1951 – 17 August 2021) was a French actor. Biography Born on 15 June 1951 in Grenoble, Liagre began acting in the 1980s after studying at the Cours Simon. He was known for appearing in films, on television, and onstage, particularly at the . Thierry Liagre died on 17 August 2021 in Beauvais at the age of 70. Filmography Cinema *'' The Cabbage Soup'' (1981) *' (1982) *' (1982) *'' Banzaï'' (1983) *''Until September'' (1984) *' (1986) *'' My Best Pals'' (1989) *'' My New Partner II'' (1990) *' (1991) *''La Totale!'' (1991) *''Les Visiteurs'' (1993) *'' Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse'' (2004) *'' Love Me No More'' (2008) *'' Paris 36'' (2008) *' (2010) *'' War of the Buttons'' (2011) Television *' (1983–1988) *' (1984) *' (1985) *' (1985–1994) *' (1988) *'' Navarro'' (1989–2006) *''Maigret'' (1991–2005) *' (1992) *''Julie Lescaut'' (1992–2012) *' (1993) *' (1993–1994) *' (1994–2012) *'' Jamais deux sans toi...t'' (1996) *' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Stern
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Alain, the pseudonym used by Emile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Pellerin
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagamore Stévenin
Sagamore Stévenin (born 9 May 1974 in Paris) is a French actor, sometimes also listed Thomas Stévenin in film credits. Personal life Sagamore's father is the actor Jean-François Stévenin. Also in the acting profession are his brother Robinson Stévenin, Pierre Stévenin and his sister Salomé Stévenin. Career He began his career in the early 1980s as a child actor. From then until 2006, he has been in around 25 French films and TV movies, becoming internationally known in 1999 as the main male role in the film '' Romance'' directed by Catherine Breillat. This film ignited controversy due to its sexual themes and sparked public discussion about the difference between erotic art and pornography. His first English-speaking role was as Étienne Balsan in the 2008 television film ''Coco Chanel'' starring Shirley MacLaine. Interestingly, he interpreted another role linked to Chanel in the Christian Dior and Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( , ; 19 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Epstein
Yan may refer to: States * Yan (state) (11th century BC–222 BC), a major state in northern China during the Zhou dynasty * Yan Kingdom (Han dynasty), first appearing in 206 BC **Prince of Yan title held in various dynasties of China * Yan (Three Kingdoms), from 237 to 238 * Former Yan (337–370), a Xianbei state in present-day Hebei * Western Yan (384–394), a Xianbei state in present-day Shanxi * Later Yan (384–409), a Xianbei state during Sixteen Kingdoms Period * Southern Yan (398–410), a Xianbei state in present-day Shandong * Northern Yan (407–436), successor of Later Yan * Yan (An–Shi) (756–763), a rebel state founded by the An Lushan rebellion * Yan (Five Dynasties period) short-lived state in Hebei from 911 to 913 Names Surname * Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames * Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄) Given name * Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" ( Jan) from the Russian language Mononymous persons * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Hadji-Lazaro
François Hadji-Lazaro (22 June 1956 – 25 February 2023) was a French actor, musician and producer. Hadji-Lazaro founded the French independent label Boucherie Productions (1985–2001) and played in many bands such as Les Garçons Bouchers (1986–1995) and Pigalle (1986–2018). Hadji-Lazaro appeared in more than 20 films since 1987, including a lead role in '' Cemetery Man''. Hadji-Lazaro died on 25 February 2023, at the age of 66. Selected filmography References External links * 1956 births 2023 deaths French male film actors Male actors from Paris {{France-film-actor-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudine Wilde
Claudine Wilde (born 15 March 1967Eigenangabe des Geburtsdatums auf Webseite ) is a German and . Early life Claudine Wilde was born in and grew up in the South of France. She received a three-year acting training at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in and one year at[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annick Alane
Annick Alane (5 September 1925 – 28 October 2019) was a French film, television, and theatre actress from Carnac. Filmography *1957: ''Les Truands'' (directed by Carlo Rim) *1965: ''Les Pieds dans le plâtre'' (directed by Jacques Fabbri and Pierre Lary) *1969: ''Hibernatus'' (directed by Édouard Molinaro) - Madame Crépin-Jaujard - la mère d'Evelyne *1971: ''Le Petit Matin'' (directed by Jean-Gabriel Albicocco) - Soeur Marie-Émilienne *1971: ''La Cavale'' (directed by Michel Mitrani) *1974: ''La Gifle'' (directed by Claude Pinoteau) - La femme de ménage de Jean *1977: ''Comme sur des roulettes'' (directed by Nina Companeez) - La femme de l'agence *1977: ''La Nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés'' (directed by Bob Swaim) - Hélène *1978: ''Passe ton bac d'abord'' (directed by Maurice Pialat) - La mère *1981: ''Pour la peau d'un flic'' (directed by Alain Delon) - Isabelle Pigot *1982: ''Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux!'' (directed by Coline Serreau) - Lulu *1983: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
