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Tender Scoundrel
''Tender Scoundrel'' (french: Tendre voyou, it, Un avventuriero a Tahiti) is a 1966 French-Italian comedy film starring Jean Paul Belmondo and directed by Jean Becker. It recorded admissions in France of 1,970,023. at Box Office Story Plot Cast * as Antoine Maréchal, Tony * |
Jean Becker (director)
Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... He is son of the director Jacques Becker. Accessed 18 March 2014. Filmography References External links * 1933 births Living people Film directors from Paris ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morley
Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career in both Britain and the United States. He was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles. In 1939 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of King Louis XVI in ''Marie Antoinette''. In ''Movie Encyclopedia'', film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognisable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips and double chin, ... particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag." Ephraim Katz in his ''International Film Encyclopaedia'' describes Morley as "a rotund, triple-chinned, delightful character player of the British and American stage and screen." In his autobiography, ''Responsible Gentleman'', Morley said his stage career started with managements valuing his appearance for playing "substantial gentleman" roles – as a doctor, lawyer, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Films
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. '' A Man for All Seasons'' won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films North America The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America. Events * October 19 - Gulf and Western Industries acquire Paramount Pictures. * November - Seven Arts Productions reach agreement to acquire Warner Bros. for $32 million, later forming a new company Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * December 15 - Entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, best known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation, filmmaking, theme park design and other achievements, dies at the age of 65. He died while he was producing '' The Jungle Book'', '' The Happiest Millionaire'', and '' Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day''; the last three films under his personal supervision. Awards Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oja Kodar
Oja Kodar ( ; born Olga Palinkaš; 1941) is a Croatian actress, screenwriter and director known as Orson Welles's romantic partner during the later years of his life. Personal life Olga Palinkaš was born in Zagreb to a Hungarian father and a Croatian mother. She met Welles in 1961 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia, when Welles was on location shooting ''The Trial'', released the following year. Welles, married to his third wife Paola Mori, took a liking to the "dark, beautiful and exotic-looking" Palinkaš. Soon after their romance took off, Welles gave her a stage name, Oja Kodar, which is a mixture of the nickname "Oja", used by her sister Nina, and the Croatian expression "" ("as a present"). In his final years, Welles divided his time between a Las Vegas home he shared with Mori and a Hollywood house with Kodar. The Italian press broke the news of Welles's affair with Kodar in March 1970, though Mori apparently remained unaware of it for several years. Mori died 10 months a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. History By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as ''Aegitna'' ( grc, Αἴγιτνα). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands. In 154 BC, it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii. In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Desny
Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitskij; 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a Chinese-born actor of Russian descent. Early life Desny was born in Peking, China. Career Desny was a film actor. Bilingual in French and German, he acted in more than 150 films, both in Germany and France. Desny appeared in the 1950 film '' Madeleine'' by the English director David Lean, who was then the husband of star Ann Todd. Death Desny died in Ascona, Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''La fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Bonheur en location'' (1949) - Gordon junior * '' Madeleine'' (1950) - Emile L'Anglier * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * '' La Putain respectueuse'' (1952) - Fred Clarke - le fils du sénateur * '' The Lady Without Camelias'' (''La signora senza camelie'', 1953) - Bernardo 'Nardo' Rusconi * ''Good Lord Without Confession'' (1953) - Maurice Fréjoul * '' No Way Back'' (''Weg ohne Umkehr'', 1953) - Michael Zorin aka Mischa * '' Act of Love'' (1953) - (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Carsten
Peter Carsten (30 April 1928 – 20 April 2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999, including in supporting roles, ''Dark of the Sun'' (1968), ''Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), ''Madame Bovary'' (1969), ''And God Said to Cain'' (1970) and ''Zeppelin'' (1971). Selected filmography * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953) * ''The Beginning Was Sin'' (1954) - Marko, Knecht * '' 08/15'' (1954) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * '' The Song of Kaprun'' (1955) - Bertl * ' (1955) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * ''The Happy Village'' (1955) - Gerd Bunje, Müller * ' (1955) - Stabsgefreiter Kowalski * ''Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben'' (1956) - Erich Klein * '' Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden'' (1956) - Briefträger * ''Nina'' (1956) - Major Tubaljow * ''Like Once Lili Marleen'' (1956) - Toni Knoll * ''Love'' (1956) - Jan Hopper * ''The Story of Anastasia'' (1956) - Soldat Tschaikowski * '' Sand, Love and Salt'' (1957) - Alberto * '' Song of Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Dehelly
Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game '' EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a silent film * ''Paula'' (1952 film), an American drama * ''Paula'' (2011 film), a Canadian animation * ''Paula'' (2016 film), a German film * ''Paula'' (TV series), 2017 Music * ''Paula'' (album), by Robin Thicke, 2014 * "Paula" (Zoé song), 2006 * "Paula", a 1972 song by Monica Verschoor * "Paula", a 1981 song by Tim Weisberg People * Paula (given name), including a list of people with the name * Paula of Rome (347–404), ancient Roman saint *Paula (surname) Other uses * Paula (computer chip), the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer * ''Paula'' (novel), memoir by Isabel Allende, 1994 * ''Paula'' (1876 barque), a German ship from which was sent the longest travelled message in a bottle * ''Paula'' (insect), a synonym fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Girardon
Michèle Girardon (9 August 1938 – 25 March 1975), sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress. Career Born in Lyon, France, Girardon began acting as early as 1956, and had a small but noticeable role as a deaf-mute beauty in director Luis Buñuel's '' La mort en ce jardin (Death in the Garden)'' (1956). She soon became prominent in a host of films, including those of notable directors of the French New Wave. She is probably best known as an actress for her work in director Louis Malle's ''Les Amants (The Lovers)'' in 1958, and the 1961 Howard Hawks production of ''Hatari!'' starring John Wayne and Hardy Krüger; for the latter, as she spoke no English when cast in the role, she taught herself English while on the set, according to a July 1961 ''Life'' magazine profile of the actress. The same article stated she was signed to a five–year contract with Paramount Studios. 1963 proved to be her most active year, with several avant garde films to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Dax
Micheline Dax (3 March 1924 – 27 April 2014) was a French film and stage actress and singer. She did the voice to Ursula in the French dub in Disney's "The Little Mermaid". The Paris-born actress was born Micheline Josette Renée Etevenon. She died on 27 April 2014, aged 90, near Paris. Filmography Selected filmography * ''Branquignol'' (1949) .... Aurélie de la Molette * '' Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) ... Denise * ''Women of Paris'' (1953) .... La snob indécise * '' Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' (1954) .... Petit rôle (uncredited) * ''Pas de souris dans le business'' (1955) * ''La villa Sans-Souci'' (1955) .... Mme Jarewski * ''M'sieur la Caille'' (1955) * ''If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) .... Yvette Guilbert * ''Don Juan'' (1956) .... Doña Elvira * '' Short Head'' (1956) ... Lola d'Héricourt * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1957) .... La brune remplaçante * ''Printemps à Paris'' (1957) * ''Miss Catastrophe'' (1957) .... Olga * ''L'Ami de la famille'' (1957) .... Tant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
