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Margaret Ménégoz
Margaret Ménégoz (born Margit Katalin Baranyai; 21 April 1941 – 7 August 2024) was a Hungarian-born German-French film producer. She produced more than 60 films since 1976. She was a member of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. She was the longtime manager of the French film company Les Films du Losange, which she sold to Charles Gillibert and Alexis Dantec in 2021. She worked with Michael Haneke on several of his films, including '' Amour'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012. Ménégoz died in Montpellier, Occitania on 7 August 2024, at the age of 83. Selected filmography * (1978) * '' Koko: A Talking Gorilla'' (1978) * '' Le Pont du Nord'' (1981) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1981) * '' The Aviator's Wife'' (1981) * '' Le Beau Mariage'' (1982) * ''Danton'' (1983) * '' Pauline at the Beach'' (1983) * '' Sheer Madness'' (1983) * '' Liberty Belle'' (1983) * '' Improper Conduct'' (1984) * '' Full Moon in Paris'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline At The Beach
''Pauline at the Beach'' () is a 1983 French romantic comedy film directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory and Féodor Atkine. It is the third in the 1980s series ' by Rohmer. Plot A car pulls up in front of a wooden gate. Teenaged Pauline (Amanda Langlet) gets out of the car to open the gate to allow her older divorcing cousin Marion (Arielle Dombasle) to drive into Marion’s brother’s vacation home grounds, in Jullouville, Manche, on the north-western coast of France. As the girls settle into their trip, Marion quizzes Pauline on her love life and Pauline confesses that she has not had any serious affairs of the heart. On the beach, Marion spies her ex-lover Pierre (Pascal Greggory). As they are getting reacquainted, a man named Henri (Féodor Atkine) approaches and scolds Pierre for abandoning their windsurfing lessons. The quartet agree to have dinner together. Afterwards, they each talk briefly about their ideas of love in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Summer's Tale
''A Summer's Tale'' () is a 1996 French Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in his ''Contes des quatre saisons'' (''Tales of the Four Seasons'') series, which also includes ''A Tale of Springtime'' (1990), ''A Tale of Winter'' (1992), and ''Autumn Tale'' (1998). ''A Summer's Tale'' stars Amanda Langlet, Melvil Poupaud, Aurélia Nolin and Gwenaëlle Simon. The plot is loosely based on Rohmer's experiences as a young film student and his various relationships. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Gaspard, a mathematics graduate and musician, is on summer holiday by the seaside in Dinard. He arrives alone and spends all his time in his friend's empty flat composing music and walking around the town. He meets Margot, a cheerful waitress, at a restaurant. Despite his initial reluctance, they soon become friends and meet daily to walk around the area. Margot has a Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, The Child King
''Louis, the Child King'' () is a 1993 French drama film directed by Roger Planchon. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Carmen Maura - Anne d'Autriche * Maxime Mansion - Louis XIV * Paolo Graziosi - Mazarin * Jocelyn Quivrin - Philippe, Duc d'Anjou * Hervé Briaux - Gaston d'Orléans * Brigitte Catillon - Duchesse de Chevreuse * Irina Dalle - Grande Mademoiselle * Serge Dupire - Prince de Condé * Isabelle Gélinas - Duchesse de Châtillon * Michèle Laroque - Duchesse de Longueville * Aurélien Recoing - Jean François Paul de Gondi Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz (20 September 1613 – 24 August 1679) was a French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde. The Florentine banking and noble Gondi family had been introduced into France by Catheri ... * Régis Royer - Prince de Conti * - Charlotte de Chevreuse * Laurent Gamelon - Descouches * Maurice Barrier - Guitaud * Marco Bisson - Le duc de Nemours * Carlo Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Winter
''A Tale of Winter'' (; released in the United Kingdom as ''A Winter's Tale'') is a 1992 French drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, and starring Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche, Hervé Furic and Michael Voletti. It is the second instalment in Rohmer's "Contes des quatre saisons" ("Tales of the Four Seasons") series, which also include '' A Tale of Springtime'' (1990), ''A Summer's Tale'' (1996) and '' Autumn Tale'' (1998). The film was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Synopsis Prologue During her summer holidays at the French coast, young Félicie falls in love and has a romantic relationship with a young and handsome cook named Charles. Unfortunately, Charles is planning to go work in the United States in the Fall. Before they leave on their separate ways, Félicie gives Charles her contact information at the train station. Nervous, and unsure of the address of the new development she is moving into, she writes the wrong tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Springtime
''A Tale of Springtime'' () is a 1990 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester and Florence Darel. It is the first instalment in Rohmer's "Contes des quatre saisons" ("Tales of the Four Seasons") series, which also includes ''A Tale of Winter'' (1992), ''A Summer's Tale'' (1996) and ''Autumn Tale'' (1998). Plot Jeanne, a young philosophy teacher, cannot go home to her flat in Paris because her cousin Gaëlle is having a rendezvous with her boyfriend Gildas, who is in the military. It is not any better at her own boyfriend's apartment which was left in poor condition (apart from some fresh flowers in a vase) and she decides to leave and go to a housewarming party where she meets Natacha, a younger student who studies music. They become friends quickly, whereupon Natacha invites Jeanne to her home to stay with her. She lets Jeanne use the father's bedroom as he is always at his young girlfriend's home. However, the fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Europa
''Europa Europa'' (, lit., "Hitler Youth Salomon") is a 1990 historical war drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, and starring Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Hanns Zischler, and André Wilms. It is based on the 1989 autobiography of Solomon Perel, a German-Jewish boy who escaped the Holocaust by masquerading as a Nazi and joining the Hitler Youth. Perel himself appears briefly as "himself" in the film's finale. The film's title refers to World War II's division of continental Europe, resulting in a constant national shift of allegiances, identities, and front lines. The film is an international co-production between the German company CCC Film and companies in France and Poland. ''Europa Europa'' won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1992. Plot In 1938, in Nazi Germany, on the eve of thirteen-year-old Solomon "Solek" Perel's bar mitzvah, '' Kristallnacht'' occurs. Solek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Possessed (1988 Film)
''The Possessed'' () is a 1988 French drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda and starring Isabelle Huppert. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot The story is set in 19th-century Russia, in a small provincial town plagued by political unrest and social upheaval. The town's inhabitants are divided into various factions, including radical intellectuals, aristocrats, government officials, and peasants, each with their own agendas and ideologies. The central figure in the story is Nikolai Stavrogin, a mysterious and enigmatic aristocrat who returns to his hometown after an extended absence in Switzerland. Stavrogin's arrival sparks intrigue and controversy among the town's residents, as rumors circulate about his scandalous past and his involvement in a tragic incident years earlier. Stavrogin's presence disrupts the lives of those around him, including the governor's wife, Varvara Stavrogina, and her stepson, Pyotr Verkhovensky, a charismatic and radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyfriends And Girlfriends
''Boyfriends and Girlfriends'' (; also known as ''My Girlfriend's Boyfriend'') is a 1987 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, François-Éric Gendron and Éric Viellard. It is the sixth and final instalment in Rohmer's ''Comedies and Proverbs'' series. The title literally means the (male) friend of my (female) friend, or perhaps the boyfriend of my girlfriend: it echoes the proverb "Les amis de mes amis sont mes amis" ("My friend's friend is my friend"). Plot Blanche is freshly installed in Cergy-Pontoise, a trendy new town near Paris. She has a new apartment, a new job with no one over and no one under her. She meets Léa at lunch one day, and soon she meets an acquaintance of Léa, Alexandre, whom she approaches somewhat awkwardly. The film then follows the time-honored plot of exchange of relationships, as Blanche and Léa switch boyfriends. Cast * Emmanuelle Chaulet as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Ray (film)
''The Green Ray'' (), released in North America as ''Summer'', is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth instalment in Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series. The film was inspired by the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It was shot in France on 16 mm film and much of the dialogue is improvised. The film won the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival. Plot At the start of summer vacation, Delphine has just suffered the breakup of a relationship and her traveling companion has ditched her so that her new boyfriend can accompany her to Greece instead. She is left without plans at a time when Paris is emptying for the summer. Another friend invites Delphine to join a beach party in Cherbourg for the weekend, but she finds that she is the only one amongst the group who is single so she quickly returns to Paris. Her family pressures her to spend the holidays with them in Ireland, but she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Tartuffe
''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. History Molière performed his first version of ''Tartuffe'' in 1664. Almost immediately following its performance that same year at Versailles' grand fêtes (The Party of the Delights of the Enchanted Island/''Les fêtes des plaisirs de l'ile enchantée''), King Louis XIV suppressed it, probably under the influence of the archbishop of Paris, Paul Philippe Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe, the King's confessor and former tutor. While the king had little personal interest in suppressing the play, he did so because, as stated in the official account of the fête: although it was found to be extremely diverting, the king recognized so much conformity between those that a true devotion leads on the path to heaven and those th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Moon In Paris
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