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Anne Fontaine (Mathematician)
Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, she went as a young child to live in Lisbon, where her father, Antoine Sibertin-Blanc, is a music professor and cathedral organist. In adolescence she moved to Paris and trained in dance with Joseph Russillo while continuing her academic education, including philosophy. Her husband is Philippe Carcassonne, the film producer, and they have an adopted son, Tienne, who was born in Cambodia. While still dancing, she was picked by Robert Hossein to play Esmeralda in a 1980 theatrical production of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and around this time started to use the name Anne Fontaine. She continued with acting and became known for her roles in comedies like ''Si ma gueule vous plaît...'' (1981) and ''P.R.O.F.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg (city)
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated by road from Brussels, from Paris, and from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed. , Luxembourg City has a population of 128,514 inhabitants, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune ( Esch-sur-Alzette). The city's population consists of 160 nationalities. Foreigners represent 70% of the city's population, whilst Luxembourgers represent 30% of the population; the number of foreign-bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tendres Cousines
''Tendres Cousines'' ( English: ''Tender Cousins'') is a 1980 French film directed by David Hamilton. The film was released in the United Kingdom as ''Cousins in Love''. Plot The story begins on 5 July 1939. The film opens with a narration by Julien, who states that he is going on 15, and that he is in love with his cousin Julia, and also that Julia's younger sister, Poune, is in love with him. His self-obsessed sister Claire is about to marry for money. He lives with his mother, who has taken on boarders due to financial difficulties: a German professor who fled the Nazis, his daughter, and a fading actress, Clementine. Julien constantly tries to win the attention of Julia, whilst Poune tries to win the attention of him. Julien gives Julia a Swiss army knife as a gift, though she shows little interest in it. She later gives it to Poune. Claire's fiancé, Charles, shows interest in Julia. The professor continues his experiments into capturing a soul, whilst his daughter encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents (film)
''Presidents'' (french: Présidents, links=yes) is a 2021 French political satire film written and directed by Anne Fontaine. Although it was promoted with the disclaimer that " any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental", the film stars Jean Dujardin and Grégory Gadebois in roles inspired by former French presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, respectively. It was theatrically released in France on 30 June 2021. Cast * Jean Dujardin as Nicolas * Grégory Gadebois as François * Doria Tillier as Nathalie * Pascale Arbillot as Isabelle * Jean-Charles Clichet as Damien * Pierre Lottin as Balthazar * Roxane Bret as Natacha * Jean-Michel Lahmi as Jean-Jacques * Denis Podalydès as Le coach * Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Le moine guide touristique Production In August 2020, director Anne Fontaine revealed that she developed the idea for the screenplay during the first COVID-19 lockdown in France: The project was described as a comedy about " hepower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Shift (2020 Film)
''Night Shift'' (french: Police, links=yes) is a 2020 drama film directed by Anne Fontaine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Claire Barré. It is an adaptation of the 2016 novel ''Police'' by Hugo Boris. It is a co-production between France and Belgium. The film stars Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois and Payman Maadi. It had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 23 February 2020. It was released in France and Belgium on 2 September 2020. Premise Three Parisian police officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant from Tajikistan who is subject to deportation from France. The officers face an ethical dilemma when they are confronted with the reality that their prisoner will likely be killed upon return to his home country. Cast Production ''Night Shift'' was produced by Jean-Louis Livi at F Comme Film and Philippe Carcassonne at Ciné@, in co-production with StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Omar Sy's Korokoro and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinventing Marvin
''Reinventing Marvin'' (french: Marvin ou la belle éducation) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It screened in the Horizons section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2017, and won the Queer Lion. The film stars Finnegan Oldfield as Marvin, a gay actor in Paris who is struggling to write and perform a one-man theatrical show about his childhood. Isabelle Huppert appears playing herself. Cast * Finnegan Oldfield as Marvin Bijoux * Jules Porier as Young Marvin * Grégory Gadebois as Dany Bijoux * Vincent Macaigne as Abel Pinto * Catherine Salée as Odile Bijoux * Catherine Mouchet as Madeleine Clément * Charles Berling as Roland * Isabelle Huppert as Herself * India Hair as Vanessa See also * Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innocents (2016 Film)
''The Innocents'' (french: Les Innocentes), also known as ''Agnus Dei'', is a 2016 French film directed by Anne Fontaine, which features Lou de Laâge, Agata Kulesza, Agata Buzek and Vincent Macaigne in its cast. The script is by Sabrina B. Karine, Pascal Bonitzer, Anne Fontaine and Alice Vial, after an original idea by Philippe Maynial. Maynial took inspiration from the experiences of his aunt, Madeleine Pauliac, a French Red Cross doctor who worked in Poland after World War II, dealing with the aftermath of mass rapes by Soviet soldiers. Plot In Warsaw, December 1945, a nun known as Sister Teresa approaches a young French female student doctor, Mathilde Beaulieu, serving with an army unit. She says there are sick women in need and is not satisfied with a referral to the Polish Red Cross. Beaulieu decides to go at night to the nun's convent, where one woman has given birth. The Mother Superior tells her that the nun was thrown out by her family and was taken in out of charit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Bovery (film)
''Gemma Bovery'' is a 2014 French comedy-drama film based on Posy Simmonds' 1999 graphic novel of the same name. Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Mel Raido and Fabrice Luchini. The film premiered at the 2014 Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême on 24 August 2014, and showed in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014. Plot Martin (Fabrice Luchini), an ex-Parisian with a deep appreciation for Gustave Flaubert, has settled in a village in Normandy as a baker. He sees a British couple moving into an old property across the road. Their names, Gemma ( Gemma Arterton) and Charles Bovery (Jason Flemyng), echo those of the leading characters in Flaubert's 1856 masterpiece ''Madame Bovary''. Martin engages with the young couple and observes that Gemma's behaviour replicates that of her namesake, including romantic and sexual liaisons that suggest she is headed for a tragic finale like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adoration (2013 Film)
''Adoration'' (known in North America and the U.K. as ''Adore'' and in France as ''Perfect Mothers'') is a 2013 drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It is Fontaine's first English-language film. It stars Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville. The film tells the story of a pair of middle-aged women who are life-long friends and have sex with each other's teenage sons, and the resultant emotional consequences of their ongoing affairs. It is based on a 2003 novella by British writer Doris Lessing called '' The Grandmothers''. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival under its original title ''Two Mothers''. Plot In New South Wales, childhood friends Roz and Lil and their families live next door to each other. Roz's son Tom and Lil's son Ian, who are both 18, are also best friends, and the four of them spend all their time together. Roz's husband Harold is offered a job in Sydney, and goes there to make arrangements, even thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Worst Nightmare
''My Worst Nightmare'' (original title: ''Mon pire cauchemar'') is a 2011 French-Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde and André Dussollier. Plot Icy, uptight Agathe is a successful art dealer who lives with her longtime partner François, a publisher, and their teenage son Adrien in a wealthy quarter of Paris. Adrien is an underachiever at school, and Agathe is desperate to keep him on track to a good education. At a parent-teacher conference, she clashes with Patrick, who is the father of one of Adrien's friends, Tony. Unlike the reserved and repressed François, Patrick is a vulgar, but fun-loving blue-collar skirt-chaser. François becomes intrigued by Patrick's carefree lifestyle and hires him to renovate the family's apartment, much to Agathe's chagrin. Patrick and Agathe clash repeatedly due to their differences, and Agathe is distraught when François lets the homeless Patrick live at the apartment ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh La La!
''Oh La La!'' (original title: ''Nouvelle chance'') is a 2006 French comedy-drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Danielle Darrieux - Odette Saint-Gilles * Arielle Dombasle - Bettina Fleischer * Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc - Augustin Dos Santos * Andy Gillet - Raphaël * Christophe Vandevelde - Franck * Michel Baudinat - Le prêtre * Katsuko Nakamura - Kumiko * Øystein Singsaas - Monsieur Wulka * Mariana Otero - Madame Da Costa * Philippe Storez - Philippe * Xavier Morineau - L'employé du Ritz * Oscar Relier - Le barman du Ritz (as Oscar Reillier) * Nabil Massad - Le client du Ritz * Poundo Gomis - Fille casting 1 * Vanessa Navarro Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie ... - Fille cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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