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Laurent Lafitte
Laurent Lafitte (born 22 August 1973) is a French actor. He is known for playing the role of Patrick in ''Elle''. In March 2016 he was named as the host of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 Mar .... Filmography Theater References External links * 1973 births Living people 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors French comedians French theatre directors People from Val-de-Marne Troupe of the Comédie-Française Cours Florent alumni French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresnes, Val-de-Marne
Fresnes () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, next to Antony, Sceaux and Rungis. It is drained by the River Bièvre. The Fresnes Prison, where Jean Genet was held for a time, is located there. Name The name Fresnes was recorded for the first time in a papal bull of 1152 as ''Fraxinum''. This name comes from Medieval Latin ''fraxinus'' (modern French: ''frêne''), meaning "ash tree", after the ash trees covering the territory of Fresnes in ancient times. Population Transport Fresnes is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Fresnes are Antony or La Croix de Berny station on Paris RER line B and Chemin d'Antony station on RER line C. These stations are located in the neighboring commune of Antony, from the town center of Fresnes. Mayor The town hall is situated in front of the Church in the street Pierre and Marie Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in '' Little White Lies''. From 2002 to 2013, Lellouche was in a relationship with actress Mélanie Doutey. They have a daughter named Ava, born on 5 September 2009. His brother Philippe Lellouche is also an actor and director. Early life Lellouche was born in Savigny-sur-Orge, France, to a father of Algerian-Jewish descent, and to a mother of Irish Catholic background. '' |
Philip Martin (director)
Philip Martin is a British television director and screenwriter. Martin directed the television drama '' Hawking'' (2004), which was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama; the final installment of the ITV drama ''Prime Suspect'' (2006), which was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Drama Serial and won Martin the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special; and two episodes of the first series of ''Wallander'' (2008), which won the BAFTA for Best Drama Series and got him another Emmy nomination. He also wrote and directed the BBC Films documentary ''Double Helix: The DNA Years'' (2004), and directed the BBC television drama ''Einstein and Eddington'' (2008). In 2009, he directed the ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' adaptation of ''Murder on the Orient Express'',Nissim, Mayer (17 November 2009).Production starts on 'Orient Express'. Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 November 2009. which was first broadcast in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdsong (TV Serial)
''Birdsong'' is a two-part British 2012 television drama, based on the 1993 war novel ''Birdsong'' by Sebastian Faulks. It stars Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford and Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Azaire and was directed by Philip Martin based on a screenplay by Abi Morgan. The adaptation was produced by Working Title Films for the BBC and PBS's ''Masterpiece''. It premiered in January 2012 in the United Kingdom and in April 2012 in the United States. Plot The television adaptation differs from the novel in many respects, completely omitting the section set in the 1970s. The story is told in flashbacks, with Stephen Wraysford's experiences in World War I alternating with his memories of his affair with Isabelle Azaire, a young married woman whom he met before the war when he was staying in her husband's house to learn about business. Stephen and Isabelle run away together when their affair is discovered by her husband, but she leaves Stephen after a short time. Stephen r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kad Merad
Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ar, قدور ميراد, link=no; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing roles at Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troupe. In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris rock radio station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the ''Rock'n Roll Circus'', introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, ''La Grosse Emission''. At the same time, Merad started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Baroux
Olivier Baroux (born 5 January 1964) is a French actor, comedian, writer and director who has acted both on stage and on screen. He first became known in forming with Kad Merad, the duo Kad & Olivier then went solo, while finding Kad regularly. Baroux's movies on Le Tuche is inspired by the hurdles of the American dream. He is married to his wife Coralie since 2009. Baroux is set to appear in ''Les Tuche 3 ''Les Tuche 3'', also known as ''The Magic Tuche'', is a 2018 French comedy film co-written by Olivier Baroux, Nessim Chikhaoui, Julien Hervé, Philippe Mechelen and Jean-Paul Rouve and directed by Olivier Baroux. It is a sequel of ''Les Tuche'' a ...'', with filming beginning in August 2018. Filmography Actor Writer & Director Voice External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Baroux, Olivier 1964 births Living people Writers from Caen French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Other Side Of The Tracks
''On the Other Side of the Tracks'' (french: De l'autre côté du périph) is a French comedy film released in France on December 19, 2012, and picked up for US distribution by The Weinstein Company. It was released in the US on April 4, 2014. ''On the Other Side of the Tracks'' is the story of two very different police officers who team up after a business mogul's wife is murdered. A sequel titled '' The Takedown'' was released on May 6, 2022 on Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a .... Plot When bad boy police officer Ousmane is involved in a car accident, he is mistaken for the assailant by his fellow police officers. The next day, the wife of a business mogul turns up nearby Ousmane's housing project. Ousmane draws connections between the two crimes and belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léa Fazer
Léa Fazer (born 20 April 1965) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress. She studied film at the University Paris Diderot. Her film '' Bienvenue en Suisse'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with '' La mala educación'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar and closed with ' .... Filmography References External links * 1965 births Living people Swiss film directors Swiss women film directors Swiss screenwriters Swiss film actresses Film people from Geneva {{Switzerland-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Farrugia
Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians '' Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette. Life and career Farrugia was born in Vichy, France, to a Jewish pied-noir and Maltese family.Statement on the 8 March 2011 ''Les Grosses Têtes'' show Since the launching of Canal+, in 1984, he works in editing trailers and as a broadcast production assistant on the ''Tous en scène'' show. Thus he meets Canal+ first weatherman, Alain Chabat, with whom he would form the group of comedians ''Les Nuls'' alongside Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette in 1986. In 1987 he is included in the writing of the TV series '' Objective: nul'' ( 7 d'Or for best comedy TV show), the first parody by ''Les Nuls''. He hosts a parodic weather forecast in the ' JTN' of ' Nulle part ailleurs' from 1987 to 1988. Initially, he did not want to act, but rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little White Lies (2010 Film)
''Little White Lies'' (french: Les Petits Mouchoirs) is a 2010 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Guillaume Canet, starring an ensemble cast of François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Valérie Bonneton and Pascale Arbillot. The original French title is ''Les Petits Mouchoirs'', which means "the small handkerchiefs". The film was released in France on 20 October 2010. A sequel, ''Nous finirons ensemble'' (''Little White Lies 2'') was released in 2019 and features a surprise and unwanted visit of the group to Max's house, which he is trying to sell, for his birthday. Plot On leaving a Paris nightclub late at night, Ludo (Jean Dujardin) rides away on his scooter and is broadsided by a speeding truck that ran a red light. Lying between life and death in the hospital, Ludo is visited by his band of longtime friends, who decide that the gruesome crash should not prevent them from embarking on their summer h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Marx
Gérard Marx is a French César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ... nominee director. Filmography References External links * Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French-language film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Companeez
Nina Companeez (26 August 1937 – 9 April 2015) was a French screenwriter and film director. Nina Companeez was the younger daughter of Russian Jewish émigré screenwriter Jacques Companéez and younger sister of contralto Irène Companeez. She was the mother of actress Valentine Varela. Companeez was a long time collaborator of Michel Deville.Françoise Audé ''Ciné-modèles cinéma d'elles.: Situations de femmes dans le cinéma'' 1981 Page 77 " ichel Deville.. Il ne se lance alors pas seul dans l'aventure : avec lui, une scénariste-dialoguiste brillante, Nina Companeez. Elle est la fille de Jacques Companeez qui fut le scénariste de Jacques Becker. Elle est, en outre, monteuse." She wrote for 29 films and television shows. In April 2015, she died at the age of 77. Selected filmography Writer * '' Tonight or Never'' (1961) * ''Adorable Liar'' (1962) * ''Because, Because of a Woman'' (1963) * '' Girl's Apartment'' (1963) * '' Lucky Jo'' (1964) * '' Martin Soldat'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
