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The Scoundrel's Wife
''The Scoundrel's Wife'' (U.S. video title: ''The Home Front'') is a 2002 romantic drama film directed by Glen Pitre, who co-wrote screenplay with Michelle Benoit, and starring by Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands and Tim Curry. Plot ''The Scoundrel's Wife'' tells the story of a woman suspected of being a saboteur, who struggling to raise two children in a small village during World War II. The film is a period drama which takes place in Louisiana at the beginning of U.S. entry into World War II. A certain military is looking for the Germans who are sinking America's ships off the coast and fishermen who are trading goods. Cast *Tatum O'Neal as Camille Picou *Julian Sands as Doctor Lenz *Tim Curry as Father Antoine *Lacey Chabert as Florida Picou *Eion Bailey as Ensign Jack Burwell *Patrick McCullough as Blue Picou *Rudolf Martin as Neg Picou *Lorna Farrar as Shrimp Shed Owner *John McConnell John McConnell may refer to: Business * John Wilson McConnell (1877– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Pitre
Glen Anthony Pitre (born November 10, 1955) is an American screenwriter and film director. He has written nine films since 1986. His debut film ''Belizaire the Cajun'' was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. He was born in Cut Off in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. In his film ''Belizaire the Cajun'', his father, Loulan Pitre, Sr., played a role. Filmography * 1986 ''Belizaire the Cajun'' * 1998 ''Haunted Waters'' * 1998 ''Good for What Ails You'' * 1999 ''Time Served'' Mick Martin, Marsha Porter, ''The Video Movie Guide 2002'' (2001), p. 1132 * 2002 ''The Scoundrel's Wife'' * 2003 ''Top Speed'' * 2006 ''Hurricane on the Bayou ''Hurricane on the Bayou'' is an American 2006 documentary film that focuses on the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina. ''Hurricane on the Bayou'' is both a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to restore ...'' * 2006 ''American Creole: New Orleans Reunion'' * 2007 ''Jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Martin
Rudolf Martin (born 31 July 1967) is a German actor working mainly in the United States. He first appeared in off-Broadway productions and then moved on to extensive TV and film work. He has made guest appearances on numerous hit television series and recently started working in Germany as well. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Early life and education Martin was born in West Berlin and spent his early years traveling throughout Europe while completing his education. Because of his interest in the arts, Martin studied American and English literature in Berlin and drama in Paris. He then enrolled in the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City to pursue acting. While performing in small theatre productions, Martin secured a starring role in Susan Seidelman's Academy Award-nominated short film '' The Dutch Master''. This was followed by leading roles on ABC's ''All My Children'' and Off-Broadway in Nicky Silver's critically acclaimed hit comedy '' The Food Chain''. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Romantic Drama Films
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Films Directed By Glen Pitre
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Films
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous years record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie). Events * March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. * May – '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. * May 3–5 – '' Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation. * May 16 – '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Arata
Michael Arata (born February 23, 1966) is an American actor and film producer. He began his acting career at age four and has since appeared on stage, in feature films and television programs. Arata was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. As an actor, he has worked with Academy Award winners Oliver Stone, Gene Hackman, Kevin Costner, Jamie Foxx, Tatum O'Neil, Kim Hunter, Billy Bob Thornton, Denzel Washington, Ellen Burstyn and Sissy Spacek, and has appeared on stage with Sir Kenneth Branagh, Ben Kingsley, and Rosemary Harris, as well as Alec Baldwin and Elizabeth Ashley in Tennessee Williams's classic The Night of the Iguana. In addition to his film history, Arata has extensive theater experience, including acting and producing the works of Tennessee Williams, Caryl Churchill, Tony Kushner, and William Shakespeare. In 1997, American Theatre Magazine hailed Arata's performance of Stanley Kowalski in the 50th anniversary production of Tennessee Williams' classic A Streetcar Named Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McConnell (actor)
John "Spud" McConnell (born November 13, 1958) is an American actor and television/radio personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married to actor/producer Maureen Brennan. McConnell is a character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from obscure independent films (mostly filmed locally in New Orleans, or elsewhere set in the Gulf Coast region) to major cinematic release movies such as ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', ''Django Unchained'', ''12 Years a Slave'', and ''Interview with the Vampire''. McConnell has also appeared in numerous plays, including an off-Broadway run in the one-man show ''The Kingfish'', wherein he portrays colorful Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long. He is perhaps best known for having portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''A Confederacy of Dunces'', and in that role was the model for a life-sized bronze statue of the fictitious character on historic Canal Street in downtown New Orleans. On televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eion Bailey
Eion Francis Hamilton Bailey ( ; born June 8, 1976) is an American actor. He stars as Jim Matthews in the epix horror series ''From''. He played Pvt. David Kenyon Webster in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and appeared in the films ''Fight Club'', '' Center Stage'', ''Mindhunters'', and ''Sexual Life''. He had a recurring role on the USA Network TV series ''Covert Affairs'' and played August (Pinocchio) in the ABC TV series ''Once Upon a Time''. He also had a recurring role as Ray, a psychopathic killer in the CBS series ''Stalker''. Bailey married Weyni Mengesha, an award-winning Canadian theatre director, in 2011. The couple have two children. Career Bailey struggled in school until he found his calling in his high school's drama department. He was soon performing in each school play and went on to study formally at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He briefly attended Santa Barbara City College. He appeared in ''Almost Famous'', portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Rajski
Peggy M. Rajski is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-producing the 1994 American short film '' Trevor'', which won an Academy Award for "Best Live Action Short Film" at the 67th Annual Academy Awards in 1995. She is also a co-founder of The Trevor Project, a crisis-intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, and an academic who has taught producing and filmmaking. In June 2018, Rajski became dean of the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television in Los Angeles, California. In November 2022 she became Interim CEO of The Trevor Project. Early life and filmmaking career Rajski was born and raised in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in the large family of Pat A. Rajski and Patricia A. (Simon) Rajski. After graduating from Pacelli High School,"Bennett and Rajski Bring Us Pride", ''Stevens Point Journal'' (March 29, 1995), p. 4. Rajski received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and a master of fine arts degree from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert ( ; born September 30, 1982) is an American actress. One of her first roles was playing Erica Kane's daughter on ''All My Children''. She was the third actress to play Bianca Montgomery, playing the part from 1992 until 1993. She then gained prominence as a child actress on television for her role as Claudia Salinger in the Fox television drama '' Party of Five'' (1994–2000). She provided the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (1998–2004) and two feature films, '' The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' and '' Rugrats Go Wild''. She was also the voice of Meg Griffin during the first season of the animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', and superhero Zatanna Zatara in several parts of DC Comics-related media. In film, she has appeared in ''Lost in Space'' (1998), '' Not Another Teen Movie'' (2001), and '' Daddy Day Care'' (2003), and had leading roles as Gretchen Wieners in '' Mean Girls'' (2004), Meg Cummings in '' Dirty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by Southwest (2006-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
