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Catherine Hosmalin
Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress. Personal life While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, columnist and impresario; he has been co-owner and general manager of Théâtre Antoine-Simone Be ... in ''On n'est pas couché'' : "It's not easy to be big. I would like to lose weight but at the same time it's me, I'm like that. This is my body, I respect him. It eightis part of me". Theater Filmography References External links * Living people French film actresses French stage actresses French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{france-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Of France
This article is an overview of the theatre of France. Historic overview Secular French theatre Discussions about the origins of non-religious theatre ("théâtre profane") -- both drama and farce—in the Middle Ages remain controversial, but the idea of a continuous popular tradition stemming from Latin comedy and tragedy to the 9th century seems unlikely. Most historians place the origin of medieval drama in the church's liturgical dialogues and "tropes". At first simply dramatizations of the ritual, particularly in those rituals connected with Christmas and Easter (see ''Mystery play''), plays were eventually transferred from the monastery church to the chapter house or refectory hall and finally to the open air, and the vernacular was substituted for Latin. In the 12th century one finds the earliest extant passages in French appearing as refrains inserted into liturgical dramas in Latin, such as a Saint Nicholas (patron saint of the student clercs) play and a Saint Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Toledano And Olivier Nakache
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache are French filmmakers, best known for directing the films '' Those Happy Days'' and ''The Intouchables'' (2011). Early life Éric Toledano was born on 3 July 1971 in Paris. Olivier Nakache was born on 15 April 1973 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine. Toledano and Nakache are both Jewish. Toledano's parents were immigrants from Morocco, while Nakache's parents were from Algeria. Career Toledano and Nakache collaborated several times before directing ''The Intouchables'' (2011), which became one of the greatest box office successes in French film history and for which they were nominated for several awards, including three Cesar Awards. They have collaborated several times with actor Omar Sy, most recently with the 2014 film ''Samba''. Their 2019 film ''The Specials'' stars Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb. The film shows Parisians from many different groups in society making connections with each other through their work with autistic children and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Be Friends (film)
''Let's Be Friends'' (french: Je préfère qu'on reste amis...) is a 2005 French film directed and written by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. Synopsis Thirty-year-old computer scientist, physicist, bachelor, sickly shy and hypochondriac, Claude Mandelbaum leads a life all the more dull that his last, and only, love story goes back two years. One day, on the occasion of the marriage of his best friend, Daniel, he meets Serge, a divorced fifty-year-old who takes full advantage of his celibacy by chaining the adventures. Shortly after, on the advice of Daniel, Claude resolved to make an appointment in a marriage agency of a particular kind, where it is the women who contact the men. In the waiting room, he falls face to face with Serge, who invites him to have a drink in his home ... Cast * Jean-Paul Rouve as Claude Mendelbaum * Gérard Depardieu as Serge * Annie Girardot as Madame Mendelbaum * Lionel Abelanski as Daniel * Isabelle Renauld as Sophie * Yves Jacques as Germain * Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérie Lemercier
Valérie Lemercier (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer. Life and career Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservatoire - a dance, music and drama school. Lemercier made her screen debut in 1988, in the television series ''Palace''. Lemercier has won two César Awards for her supporting roles in ''Les Visiteurs'' (1993) and ''Fauteuils d'orchestre'' (2007), and hosted the award ceremony in 2006 and 2007. She has subsequently become a successful director. Lemercier released her first music album, ''Valérie Lemercier chante'', in 1996, and has subsequently recorded three singles with other singers. Filmography As actress As director/writer Theatre * ''Valérie Lemercier au Splendid'', Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989) * ''Un fil à la patte'', Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1989) * ''Valérie Lemercier au Théâtre de Paris'' (1995–1996) * ''Folie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Chatiliez
Étienne Chatiliez (born 17 June 1952) is a French film director. He was born in Roubaix, France. After starting out directing many advertising clips, he is now a well-known director of feature-length films with some success. Filmography * 1988 - ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' * 1990 - ''Tatie Danielle'' * 1995 - '' Happiness Is in the Field'' * 2000 - ''Drugs!'' * 2000 - ''La Famille médicament'' * 2001 - '' Tanguy'' * 2004 - ''La confiance règne'' * 2008 - ''Agathe Cléry ''Agathe Cléry'' is a 2008 French comedy film directed and co-written by Etienne Chatiliez, with co-writer Laurent Chouchan. Plot Agathe Cléry is a marketing manager for a line of cosmetics for people with pale skin. She is also racist, part ...'' * 2012 - ''L'oncle Charles'' Awards * Cesar for Best Writing * Cesar for Best Director * Cesar for Best Advertising Film External links * French film directors 1952 births Living people People from Roubaix {{France-film-director-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Le Guay
Philippe Le Guay (born 22 October 1956) is a French screenwriter, film director and occasional actor. He studied film at the IDHEC and began his career as a screenwriter before directing his first feature film ''Les Deux Fragonard'' in 1989. He is known for his work on '' The Women on the 6th Floor'' (2010), which was well received at the French box office, and the César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ...-nominated '' Bicycling with Molière'' (2013). Filmography As director/screenwriter As actor References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Guay, Philippe Living people 1956 births Film directors from Paris French male screenwriters French screenwriters French male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merzak Allouache
Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1944) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film ''Omar Gatlato'' was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 '' Salut cousin!'' was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country. Early life Merzak Allouache was born in the Algiers neighborhood of Bab el-Oued. His father was a Kabyle Berber postal worker and his mother was an Algerian housewife from Casbah. Allouache was only ten years old when the Algerian Liberation War began in 1954 and he was only eighteen during the year of independence in 1962. Career Studies Merzak Allouache began his studies in 1964 at the Institute for Cinema in Algiers. While there, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chouchou (film)
''Chouchou'' is a 2003 French comedy film about a maghrebin man who settles in Paris to find his nephew. The film stars Gad Elmaleh as the title character Chouchou, for which he was nominated the César Award for Best Actor. Cast *Gad Elmaleh : Chouchou *Alain Chabat : Stanislas *Claude Brasseur : Father Léon *Roschdy Zem : Brother Jean *Catherine Frot : Nicole Milovavovich *Julien Courbey : Yekea *Catherine Hosmalin : Madame Armand *Micheline Presle : Stanislas's Mother * Jacques Sereys : Stanislas's Father *Arié Elmaleh : Vanessa *Yacine Mesbah : Djamila *Jean-Paul Comart Jean-Paul Comart (born 27 September 1953) is a Belgian 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 a ... : Inspector Molino * Anne Marivin : The seller References External links * * ''Chouchou''on AlloCiné 2003 comedy films 2003 films Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Berry (actor)
Richard Berry (born Richard Élie Benguigui, 31 July 1950) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1972. He starred in '' The Violin Player'', which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Personal life He has a daughter, Coline, born 1976, from his relationship with actress Catherine Hiegel. He married singer and actress Jeane Manson in 1984. The couple divorced in 1986. With his former wife Jessica Forde, a photographer and actress, he has a daughter, actress Joséphine Berry, born in 1992. Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with actress Pascale Louange, with whom he has a daughter, born in 2014. In 2005, he made headlines for donating one of his kidneys to his sister Marie Berry, who was born with Alport syndrome, a genetic kidney disease. His brother, Philippe Berry, is a sculptor and the former husband of actress Josiane Balasko. Allegations of sexual abuse On 2 February 2021, it was revealed that B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Cesar
''I, Cesar'' (french: Moi César, 10 ans ½, 1m39) is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Richard Berry. Plot César is a young boy living in Montmartre, Paris, with his parents. Morgan, his friend, tries to find his father in London. César accompanies him in his quest, with another friend, the prettiest girl in the school, Sarah, who speaks English. Cast * Jules Sitruk – César Petit * Mabô Kouyaté – Morgan Boulanger * Joséphine Berry – Sarah Delgado * Maria de Medeiros – Chantal Petit * Jean-Philippe Écoffey – Bertrand Petit * Anna Karina – Gloria * Jean Benguigui – Papy * Murray Head – Charley Fitzpatrick * Jean-Paul Rouve – The gym teacher * Catherine Hosmalin Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress. Personal life While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier in ''On n'est pas couché'' : "It's not easy to be big. I would like to lose weight but at the same time it's me, ... – The baker References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude D'Anna
Claude d'Anna (born 31 March 1945) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1970. His film ''Salome'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. A year later his film ''Macbeth'' would be screened out of competition at the 1987 Festival. Selected filmography * '' L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde'' (1978) * ' (1983) * ''Salome'' (1986) * ''Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those wh ...'' (1987) References External links * 1945 births Living people French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Vernoux
Marion Vernoux (born 29 June 1966) is a French director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Vernoux was the only daughter of a casting director and of a set decorator. After several experiences as a production assistant, she debuted in 1988 as co-director of the music video for the song " N'importe quoi" by Florent Pagny Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include " N'importe quoi", " Savoir aimer" and " Ma Liberté de ..., and in 1990 she wrote the film '' Pacific Palisades'', inspired by her own experiences. In 1991 she made her feature film debut with ''Pierre qui roule'', which was well received by critics. Her 1999 film '' Empty Days'' was entered into the main competition at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |