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Valérie Bonneton
Valérie Bonneton (born 5 April 1970) is a French actress. Life and career Bonneton was born in Somain, Nord department. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother a housewife. She grew up in neighbouring Aniche and fell in love with acting in her ''cinquième'' (~Year 7) French class. Considering an acting career too difficult, she entered the science stream for her baccalauréat, intending to become a veterinarian. But playing the role of Ismène in Anouilh's ''Antigone'' changed her mind. After her baccalauréat she left for Paris where she enrolled at Cours Florent, supporting herself with part-time jobs (fruit seller, baby-sitter, sculptor's model). In 1991, she was accepted into the National Academy of Dramatic Arts where she studied until the age of 26. Career She took noteworthy supporting roles in films, until the success of the television series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça in 2007, which made her popular. In 2010, she appeared in Guillaume Canet's '' L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somain, Nord
Somain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The former commune of Villers-Campeau was absorbed by Somain in 1947. The town was known for its extensive mining industry. Mining Most nearby mines were operated by either the Aniche Mining Company or the Anzin Mining Company. The Renaissance mine was the first mine. It was opened in the south of the town in 1839. It was soon followed by the St Louis mine, which opened in 1843, and was located a few hundred yards south of the Renaissance mine. The Renaissance mine closed in 1890, and the St Louis mine in 1925. In 1856, the Anzin Mining Company opened the Casimir Périer mine in the South East of the town, near Fenain and Abscon. Coal extraction ceased at the Casimir Périer mine in 1935, but the mine remained open to allow access to another local pit, the Saint Mark mine. The Aniche mining company opened the De Sessavalle mine in 1902. The mine closed in 1970. Transport Somain was previously served by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Carré
Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six times for '' Beau fixe'' (1992), '' Le Hussard sur le toit'' (1995), ''La Femme défendue'' (1997), '' Les Sentiments'' (2003), '' Entre ses mains'' (2005) and '' Anna M.'' (2007). Since 26 August 2006, she has been married to film producer Bruno Pésery, with whom she has a son, Antoine, born on 11 October 2008. Her brother, Benoît Carré, is a member of the band Lilicub. Selected filmography Theatre * 1990: ''Une nuit de Casanova'' * 1990: ''The Cherry Orchard'' * 1992: '' L'École des Femmes'' * 1993: '' On ne badine pas avec l'amour'' * 1993: '' Il ne faut jurer de rien'' * 1993: ''Le Mal court'' * 1995: ''Dostoïevsky va à la plage'' * 1995: '' Le Père humilié'' * 1995: ''Arloc'' * 1996: ''Slaves'' * 1999: ''Mademoiselle Else ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Fourniols
Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English Eric. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is Erik Satie, born Éric, but who in later life signed his name "Erik" pronounced as in English. As with Étienne, Émile, Édouard, Élisabeth, Édith the accent É is sometimes omitted in older printed sources, though French orthography is to include accents on capitals. People named Éric * Éric Abidal (b. 1979) French footballer * Éric Antoine (b. 1976) French comedy magician * Éric Bourdon (b. 1979) French painter * Éric Cantona (b. 1966) French footballer, known as "Eric Cantona" as an actor * Éric Elmosnino (b. 1964) French actor and musician * Éric Fottorino (b. 1960) French journalist and author * Éric Geoffroy (b. 1956) French philosopher, islamologist and writer * Éric Guirado (b. 1968) French film director and writer * Éri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas (; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning Period Piece Films, period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, and comedies. He has directed French, Spanish, and English-language films with international casts. The son of filmmaker Jacques Rémy (writer), Jacques Rémy, Assayas began his career as a critic for ''Cahiers du Cinéma''. There he wrote about World Cinema, world cinema and its Auteur, film auteurs, who later influenced his work. Assayas made several short films, and made his feature debut with ''Disorder'' in 1986. He continued directing feature films, with ''Cold Water (film), Cold Water'' (1994) considered a breakthrough film in his career. It was his first film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. His followup film, ''Irma Vep'' (1996), also screened at Cannes, while ''Sentimental Destinies'' (2000), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentimental Destinies
''Sentimental Destinies'' () is a 2000 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. Running from the 1890s to the 1930s, the film tells the story of two wealthy Protestant families in the south-west of France: the Pommerels who make cognac and the Barnerys who make porcelain. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Uninterested in the pottery business, Jean Barnery is ordained as a pastor and marries Nathalie, a woman quite unsuited to the role. When her behaviour with another man excites comment, he sends her and their daughter Aline away with an allowance. When people start commenting that it is worse for a pastor to have a separated wife open to any mischief, he brings her back to the marital home. Then he meets Pauline Pommerel and loses his heart to her. He divorces Nathalie, gives up his calling, marries Pauline, and they move to a rural chalet in Switzerland, where they have a son they name Max. Though the three live simply on income from Jean's shares a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Kurc
Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "to crown", following the protoindoeuropean root "*''stÁbʰ''-". Notable people with this given name include: *Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French footballer * Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player * Stéphane Allagnon, French film director and screenwriter * Stéphane Antiga (born 1976), French volleyball player *Stéphane Artano, French politician *Stéphane Audran, French film actress *Stéphane Augé (born 1974), French road racing cyclist * Stéphane Auger (born 1970), Canadian hockey referee *Stéphane Auvray, Guadeloupian footballer * Stéphane Azambre, French cross-country skier and biathlete *Stéphane Bancel (born 1972/1973), French billionaire businessman * Stéphane Beauregard (born 1968), Canadian ice h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé Palud
Hervé is a French masculine given name of Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''Charivius''. Anglicized forms are Harvey and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was ''Huiarnviu'' (cf. Old Welsh ''Haarnbiu'' ), composed of the elements ''hoiarn'' ("iron", modern Breton ''houarn'', cf. Welsh ''haearn'') and ''viu'' ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton ''bev''). Its common Celtic form would have been ''*isarno-biuos'' or ''*-ue(s)uos''. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include ''Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn''. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as: ''Houarniault'', ''Houarneau''; as the name of a legendary Breton bard, the name occurs in varians such as ''Hyvarnion, Huaruoé, Hoarvian''.''Bulletin Archéologique de l'Association Bretonne '' t. 4 (1884)p. 206 People with the given name Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Benoît
Jean-Louis Benoît (born 22 January 1947 in Alès, Gard) is a French actor, screenwriter, theater and film director. He is co-founder with Didier Bezace and Jacques Nichet of the theatre of l'Aquarium-Cartoucherie de Vincennes. Filmography As an actor : * 1981 : ''Une sale affaire'' by Alain Bonnot with Victor Lanoux and Marlène Jobert * 1983 : ''La Guerre des demoiselles'' by Jacques Nichet with Jean-Paul Roussillon * 1985 : ''Les Poings fermés'' with André Wilms * 1987 : ''Les Noces barbares'' by Marion Hänsel with Marianne Basler * 1992 : ''L.627'' by Bertrand Tavernier with Didier Bezace As a director : * 1985 : ''Les Poings fermés'' with André Wilms * 1989 : ''Dédé (1989 film), Dédé'' * 1997 : ''La Mort du Chinois'' with François Berléand, José Garcia (actor), José Garcia and Isabelle Carré As a writer : * 1998 : ''Que la lumière soit'' directed by Arthur Joffé Theatre External links Jean-Louis Benoît on IMDB.com 1947 births Living people Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Ducastel
Olivier Ducastel (born 23 February 1962) is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who collaborates with his partner, Jacques Martineau. Life and career After spending his adolescence in Rouen, Martineau moved to Paris to study film and theatre at the University of the New Sorbonne. In 1988, he directed a short musical comedy, ''Le Goût de plaire''. In the same year, he acted as assistant to his mentor, Jacques Demy, on the film '' Trois places pour le 26'', the last film Demy completed before his death in 1990. Ducastel spent the early 1990s working as a sound editor on various films. In 1995, Ducastel met Jacques Martineau, and the two began a professional and personal relationship. Their first collaborative venture, '' Jeanne et le Garçon formidable'', (an HIV/AIDS-themed musical comedy inspired by the films of Demy, and featuring Virginie Ledoyen and Demy's son Mathieu) was released in 1998. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Guy (1998 Film)
''The Perfect Guy'' (), also titled ''Jeanne and the Perfect Guy'', is a 1998 French romantic musical drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Jeanne flits from boy to boy, waiting for the great love. One day, she sits in the metro opposite Olivier, and it is love at first sight. After some time, he reveals his HIV status to her. Cast * Virginie Ledoyen as Jeanne * Mathieu Demy as Olivier * Jacques Bonnaffé as François * Valérie Bonneton as Sophie * Frédéric Gorny as Jean-Baptiste * Denis Podalydès as Julien Reception Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ... reported an approval rating of 60%, based on 5 reviews, with an avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Onteniente
Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film) * 1992 : '' À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' * 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul'' * 1996 : '' Le Tuteur'' (TV) * 1998 : '' Grève party'' * 2000 : ''Jet Set'' * 2001 : '' Tel épris'' (TV) * 2002 : '' 3 zéros'' * 2004 : ''People The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. I ...'' * 2006 in film, 2006 : ''Camping (2006 film), Camping'' * 2007 in film, 2008 : ''Disco (2008 film), Disco'' * 2010 in film, 2010 : ''Camping 2'' * 2013 in film, 2013 : ''Turf(film), Turf'' * 2016 in film, 2016 : ''Camping 3'' * 2019 in film, 2019 : ''All Inclusive (2019 film), All Inclusive'' * 2020 in film, 2020 : ''100% Bio'' (TV) External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephane Clavier
Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (headdress) A stephane (''ancient Greek'' στέφανος, from ''στέφω'' (stéphō, “I encircle”), '' Lat.'' Stephanus = wreath, decorative wreath worn on the head; crown) was a decorative headband or circlet made of metal, often seen on depiction ..., a vestment in ancient Greece * Stephane (Paphlagonia), a town of ancient Paphlagonia, now in Turkey {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |