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Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist, who has made his career in France and the United States. He was born into a family of Jewish musicians. His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, his mother Carola Pimper a writer-composer, his uncle, Edgar Cosma, composer and conductor, and one of his grandmothers, pianist, a student of Ferruccio Busoni. Career After receiving first prizes for violin and composition at the Bucharest Conservatory, he arrived in Paris in 1963 and continued his studies at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, working with Nadia Boulanger. As well as for classical music, he discovered early on a passion for jazz, film music and all forms of popular music. From 1964 he made a number of international tours as a concert violinist and began to devote himself more and more to composing. He wrote various compositions including: ''Trois mouvements d'été'' for symphony orchestra, ''Obl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Bucharest metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 2.3 million residents, which makes Bucharest the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 8th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 6 districts (''Sectors of Bucharest, Sectoare''), while the metropolitan area covers . Bucharest is a major cultural, political and economic hub, the country's seat of government, and the capital of the Muntenia region. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly History of architecture#Revivalism and Eclecticism, Eclectic, but also Neoclassical arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Zidi
Claude Zidi (born 25 July 1934) is a French film director and screenwriter noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then a cinematographer, and he made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for '' My New Partner'', for which he was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best .... Filmography as director External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zidi, Claude 1934 births Living people French male screenwriters French screenwriters Film directors from Paris Best Director César Award winners French people of Algerian descent French comedy film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bal (1983 Film)
''Le bal'' (, , meaning "The Ball (dance), ball") is a 1983 Italian-Franco-Algerian musical film without dialogue directed by Ettore Scola that represents a fifty-year story of French society by way of a ballroom in France. The film is set in Paris, covering the years from 1936 to 1983. The film begins with a victory of the left-wing Popular Front (France), Popular Front in the 1936 French legislative election. It proceeds to depict the Battle of France, the end of the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, German-occupied France, the end of World War II in Europe and attacks on collaborators, the rise in popularity of swing music and rock and roll, the Algerian War, the Protests of 1968, and the end of a night of dancing in the 1980s. Plot The entire plot takes place inside a semi-underground dance hall in Paris. It consists of a frame story set in the present and seven flashbacks, each depicting a period of the 20th century. Each flashback end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Boum
''La Boum'' (English title: ''The Party'' or ''Ready for Love'') is a 1980 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Sophie Marceau, appearing in her film début. Written by Danièle Thompson and Pinoteau, the film is about a thirteen-year-old French girl finding her way at a new high school and coping with domestic problems. The film earned 4,378,500 admissions in France and was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma, with Richard Sanderson singing the song "Reality". A sequel, '' La Boum 2'', was released in 1982. Plot François, a dentist, and his wife Françoise, an illustrator, move to Paris and place their daughter Vic, aged 13, in one of the capital's best schools. Making friends, her free time becomes a whirl of discos, cinemas, and parties. François is contacted by Vanessa, a former lover, who insists he spends a final night with her and, when he tries to go home, rings Françoise to say he was taken to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Aventures De Rabbi Jacob
''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' (, ) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gérard Oury, starring Louis de Funès and Claude Giraud. It follows a bigoted businessman and a kidnapped revolutionist who disguise themselves as rabbis to escape from assassins. One of de Funès' most popular and iconic movies, it has become a cult following, cult classic. Plot Rabbi Jacob (Marcel Dalio) is one of the most beloved rabbis of New York City, New York. One day, the French side of his family, the Schmolls, invite him to celebrate the bar mitzvah of young David, and he boards a plane for his native France after more than 30 years of American life. His young friend Rabbi Samuel accompanies him. In Normandy (northern France), the rich businessman Victor Pivert (Louis de Funès) is also on his way to a wedding; his daughter (Miou-Miou) will be married the next day. Pivert is a dreadful man: bad-tempered, rude and bigoted, with a well-honed racism against Blacks, Jews, and pretty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diva (1981 Film)
''Diva'' is a 1981 French Thriller (genre), thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel ''Diva (Odier novel), Diva'' by Daniel Odier. It eschewed the Realism (arts), realist mood of the 1970s French cinema and instead adopted a colourful, melodic style, later described as ''cinéma du look''. The mixture of "film noir, opera and art-house styles" did not please the producers,Russell, David. Two or Three Things we know about Beneix. ''Sight and Sound'', January 1990, p42-7. but was more to the liking of the Canadian audience at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was screened and achieved a 'Critics' Choice' in 1981. The film made a successful debut in France in 1981 with 2,281,569 admissions, and had success in the U.S. the next year, grossing $2,678,103. The film was selected as the French entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. ''Diva'' beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire
''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' () is a 1972 French spy comedy film directed by Yves Robert and written by Robert and Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort and Mireille Darc. Richard reprised his role as François Perrin in the sequel, '' The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (1974), as well as playing a character with the same name in '' La Chèvre'' (1981). The film was remade in English as '' The Man with One Red Shoe'' (1985), starring Tom Hanks and Dabney Coleman. Plot Bernard Milan, the second-in-command of France's Counter-Espionage department, is out to discredit his chief Louis Toulouse so that he can supplant him. When a French heroin smuggler who has been arrested in New York claims that the drug smuggling was a secret mission on the orders of French Counter-Espionage (actually on Milan's orders), the resulting negative press reflects on Toulouse, who cannot prove that Milan was responsible. In retaliatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Poiré
Jean-Marie Poiré (; born 10 July 1945), also credited as Jean-Marie Gaubert, is a French film director, and screenwriter. He is the son of the producer Alain Poiré. Filmography As director * ''Les petits câlins'' (''The Little Wheedlers'') (1978) * ''Retour en force'' (''Return in Bond'') (1980) * ''Les Hommes préfèrent les grosses'' (''Men Prefer Fat Girls'') (1981) * ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) * ''Papy fait de la résistance'' (1983) * ''Twist again à Moscou'' (''Twist Again in Moscow'') (1986) * ''Mes meilleurs copains'' (1989) * ''L'Opération Corned-Beef'' (1991) * ''Les Visiteurs'' (''The Visitors'') (1993) * ''Les Anges gardiens'' (''Guardian Angels'') (1995) * ''Les Visiteurs II, Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps'' (''The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time'') (1998) * ''Just Visiting (film), Just Visiting'' (2001) (as Jean-Marie Gaubert) * ''Ma femme s'appelle Maurice, Ma femme... s'appelle Maurice'' (''My Wife Maurice'' aka ''My Wife's Name Is Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Early life and education Mocky was born on 6 July 1929 in Nice, France, to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Career Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film '' Gli Sbandati'' and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (''Solo'', '' L'albatros'', '' L'Ombre d'une chance'', '' Un Linceul n'a pas de poches''). His 1987 film '' Le Miraculé'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's '' Les Casse-pieds'' (1948), Jean Cocteau's '' Orphée'' (1950) and Bernard Borderie's '' The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in '' I vinti'' by Michelangelo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cayatte
André Cayatte (; 3 February 1909 – 6 February 1989) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Biography Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include ''Justice est faite'' (''Justice is Done''; 1950), ''Nous sommes tous des assassins'' (''We Are All Murderers''; 1952), and ''Le passage du Rhin'' (''Le Passage du Rhin, Tomorrow Is My Turn''; 1960). In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: ''Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'') and ''Françoise ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise''). These two films tell the same story from two different points of view. His 1973 film, ''Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu'', won the Jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Boisset
Yves Félix Claude Boisset (14 March 1939 – 31 March 2025) was a French film director and screenwriter. Early life Boisset was born 14 March 1939, in Paris, France. He studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Career Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Yves Ciampi, Ciampi, Melville and René Clément, Clément, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut. Boisset frequently contributed to the scripts he shot and was known for his fast-paced action-adventures and his social and political thrillers. His 1972 film ''L'Attentat'' entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His films have been known for their controversial releases, and he for his left-wing political views. He sued Arnold Schwarzenegger and 20th Century Fox over ''The Running Man (1987 film), The Running Man'', which he believed had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
