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Agnès Godard
Agnès Godard (born 28 May 1951) is a French cinematographer. She is most famous for her long-running collaboration with filmmaker Claire Denis. For her work, she has won a César Award. Life and career Godard originally studied journalism, but switched to film after several years, graduating from La Femis (then known as IDHEC) in 1980. Her first project as a cinematographer was Wim Wenders' 50-minute '' Room 666'', made for television. There she met Claire Denis, who was working as Wenders' assistant director. Agnes Godard's Candid Camera by Elisabeth Vincentelli">village voice > film > Agnes Godard's Candid Camera by Elisabeth Vincentelli Godard spent much of the 1980s working as an assistant camera operator or focus puller on films by Wenders, Joseph Losey, Peter Greenaway and Alain Resnais. She also served as director of photography on a short film directed by legendary cinematographer Henri Alekan. Her first collaboration with Denis was the director's debut feature, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dun-sur-Auron
Dun-sur-Auron (, literally ''Dun on Auron'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A farming area comprising a small town and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the Auron and the canal de Berry some east of Bourges at the junction of the D10, D14, D28, D34 and the D943 roads. Another small river, the Airain flows northwest through the northern part of the commune. Population History Dun-sur-Auron dates back from ''Dunum'', a Gaul fortified place. In the Middle Ages it depended from the Viscount of Bourges. In 1101, the last viscount, Eudes Arpin, lord of Dun, sold his estates to King Philip I of France and the city was renamed ''Dun-le-Roi''. Sights *The sixteenth-century town walls * The twelfth-century church of St. Etienne. * Fifteenth-century houses. * A feudal motte castle. *The chateau of La Périsse. * The belltower. * A museum. Image:Dun5.JPG, Walls and towers Image:Dun6.JPG, Fortifications I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let The Sunshine In (film)
''Let the Sunshine In'' (french: Un beau soleil intérieur), or ''Bright Sunshine In'', is a 2017 French romantic drama film directed by Claire Denis. The film is an adaptation of Roland Barthes's 1977 text '' A Lover's Discourse: Fragments'' (French: ''Fragments d’un discours amoureux'')''.'' Novelist Christine Angot and frequent Denis collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau have both been reported as Denis's co-writers on the project. It opened the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the SACD Award. Plot Isabelle, a middle-aged divorced artist, has an unsatisfying relationship with a married banker, Vincent, who enjoys the sex with her but is committed emotionally to his wife. Looking for love, she begins a series of other relationships. She meets and feels an instant connection with an actor who, after she sleeps with him, reveals he is not separated from his wife despite what he had said earlier. She begins sleeping with her ex-husband bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vers Mathilde
Vers may refer to: * Vers (Lahn), a river of Hesse, Germany * Vers (Lot), a river of southern France, tributary of the Lot *an abbreviation for the trigonometric function "versine" *an abbreviation for versatile (sex), commonly used in Western gay male culture *an acronym for Victorian Electronic Records Strategy, a system for records management *an alias for Carol Danvers Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of th ... in the 2019 superhero film '' Captain Marvel'' Places in France Vers is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: * Vers, in the Lot ''département'' * Vers, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'' * Vers, in the Haute-Savoie ''département'' * Vers-en-Montagne, in the Jura ''département'' * Vers-Pont-du-Gard, in the Gard ''département'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstage (2005 Film)
''Backstage'' is a French film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, released in 2005. It was screened in the Official Selection (Out of Competition) category of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival. Synopsis Lucie, who is 17 years old, is an ordinary teenager and a fan of the popular singer, Lauren Marks, played by Emmanuelle Seigner. One day, Lucie's destiny leads her to enter into the life of her idol. Cast * Emmanuelle Seigner as Lauren Marks *Isild Le Besco as Lucie * Noémie Lvovsky as Juliette * Valéry Zeitoun as Seymour *Samuel Benchetrit Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director. Biography Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. At age fifteen, he quit school to focus on photography. B ... as Daniel *Edith Le Merdy as Marie-Line *Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana as Jean-Claude *Mar Sodupe as Nanou * Éric Lartigau as the director * Lise Lamétrie as the chambermaid *Joëlle Miquel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuovomondo
''Nuovomondo'' (literally "new world" in Italian language, Italian; English world-wide title ''Golden Door'') is a 2006 drama film based on a family's migration from Italy to New York City, United States, U.S.A. at the beginning of the 20th century. The film, written and directed by Emanuele Crialese, opens on location in Sicily and concludes in the United States. (The Ellis Island sequences were shot at a studio in Rome and in Buenos Aires, Argentina.) Vincent Schiavelli, whose character was originally planned to play a major part, died during the filming, forcing his role to become a supporting character. The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 8, 2006 to critical praise and seven nominations (with six wins) at the festival. Many praised the director's focus on sound and visual composition. Others focused on the lack of typical iconography of the time (such as the Statue of Liberty). Martin Scorsese was involved in the marketing, and introduced the film at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensemble, C'est Tout
''Hunting and Gathering'' (french: Ensemble, c'est tout) is a 2007 French romantic film based on the writer Anna Gavalda's 2004 novel ''Hunting and Gathering'' (french: Ensemble, c'est tout). It was directed by Claude Berri, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet, Laurent Stocker, Françoise Bertin and Alain Sachs. It premiered on 21 March 2007. Plot The film opens showing the day-to-day life of an elderly lady named Paulette. Paulette lives alone, dedicated to her animals, in particular her cats, and her garden. Her worst fear is of dying far from her home and garden. However, when she takes a fall she is sent to hospital who then advise that she recovers in a nursing-home, much to her dismay. Meanwhile, Camille, an artist and cleaning lady, lives a lonely and anorexic life in a small attic in Paris. One day she meets the shy postcard salesman Philibert, who is in temporary custody of a grand apartment in her building. This belonged to his rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35 Rhums
''35 Shots of Rum'' (french: 35 Rhums) is a 2008 drama film directed by Claire Denis. It stars Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, and Grégoire Colin. It tells the story of a father-daughter relationship complicated by the arrival of an attractive young man. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2008. It was released in France on 18 February 2009, and in Germany on 5 March 2009. Plot Lionel (Alex Descas), a widower who drives RER trains in metropolitan Paris, has raised his daughter Josephine (Mati Diop) alone for many years. They have always shared a special bond and live a secure and contented life somewhat isolated from others, in an apartment building in a suburb of Paris. Josephine, an anthropology student, is now grown and has become a young woman, but she remains deeply devoted to her father. They have developed a loose family with some of the other residents of the building: Gabrielle (Nicole Dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home (2008 Swiss Film)
''Home'' is a 2008 Swiss drama film directed by Ursula Meier, starring Isabelle Huppert and Olivier Gourmet. The film was the official Swiss submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) and Michel ( Olivier Gourmet) live with their three children in a house next to an uncompleted highway. They use the deserted road as a recreation area. For example, they put an inflatable swimming pool on it and the son and his friends use the highway to ride their bicycles. As it has been ten years since the highway was abandoned, they believe that it will not be completed. One day, without warning, construction workers begin to upgrade the road and the highway opens to traffic. Despite noise from passing traffic, the family remains in the house. Previously, the father would simply walk across the highway in order to access his car to get to work. This becomes harder as the highway becomes busier. He and his childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Werner A Disparu
''Lights Out'' (french: Simon Werner a disparu) is a French thriller film directed by Fabrice Gobert and starring Jules Pelissier, Ana Girardot, Arthur Mazet, Laurent Delbecque, Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Capelluto. Release The film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Reception Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote, "This genre-bending high-school thriller-drama about three students who go missing at a French lycee opens like a teen B-movie, but soon moves into more intriguing territory." Jordan Mintzer of ''Variety'' called it "a deftly realized teen thriller" that is too similar to ''Elephant''. Cast * Jules Pelissier as Jérémie Legrand * Ana Girardot as Alice Cartier * Arthur Mazet as Jean-Baptiste Rabier * Laurent Delbecque as Simon Werner * Yan Tassin as Frédéric * Esteban Carvajal Alegria as Luc * Audrey Bastien as Clara * Laurent Capelluto as Yves * Serge Riaboukine as Rabier's father Soundtrack The so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Où Va La Nuit
''The Long Falling'' (french: Où va la nuit; ) is a 2011 French-Belgian drama film written and directed by Martin Provost. Plot Long victim of her husband, violent and alcoholic, Rose Mayer, the Walloon countryside, decided to take their destiny in hand, and kills by crushing it with their car after leaving prison for having crushed a girl with the same car. She joined her son, homosexual, in Brussels, who left the family hell the day of his 16th birthday. But freedom does not erase guilt and family stories are not without contradictions. Rose does find its place in his new life? Cast * Yolande Moreau as Rose Mayer * Pierre Moure as Thomas Mayer * Édith Scob as Madame Talbot * Jan Hammenecker as Inspector Nols * Laurent Capelluto as Denis * Eric Godon Eric Godon (born 7 February 1959) is a Belgian character actor, director and writer. Recognisable by his burly appearance and deep voice, he is perhaps best known in English language circles, for his roles in ''In Bruges'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister (2012 Film)
''Sister'' (french: L'Enfant d'en haut) is a 2012 Swiss Crime film, crime drama film directed by Ursula Meier. The film competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Special Award, the Silver Bear. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. Plot Twelve-year-old Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his older sister, Louise (Léa Seydoux), in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. Despite his age, he supports them by stealing equipment from skiers, then refurbishing and reselling it. Most of the money goes to support Louise's lifestyle. She is selfish and irresponsible, unable to hold down a job and frequently going off with men, leaving Simon alone. Though he tries to teach her how to refurbish skis, she shows little interest or aptitude and leaves with Bruno (Yann Trégouët) on a vacatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastards (2013 Film)
''Bastards'' (french: Les Salauds) is a 2013 thriller film directed by Claire Denis. It stars Vincent Lindon and Chiara Mastroianni. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Marco Silvestri is an oil tanker captain who works abroad and now has little contact with his sister, who is married to his best friend, Jacques, in Paris. He is divorced and his two daughters live with their mother in the Vendee. His sister, Sandra, asks him to return after her husband commits suicide, which he does, giving up his job. It emerges that Sandra and her husband’s women’s shoe manufacturing business, inherited from the father of Marco and Sandra (Marco gave them his share of the inheritance), faces bankruptcy. Also, Sandra’s daughter, Justine, has a history of drugs, alcohol and self-harming and is in hospital with internal injuries from sexual abuse and torture. The doctor is considering an operation but Justine wants to leave the hospital. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
