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L'Astragale (2015 Film)
''L'Astragale'' is a 2015 French drama film directed by Brigitte Sy. It is the second film adaptation of the 1965 semi-autobiographical novel ''L'Astragale'' by Albertine Sarrazin, after Guy Casaril's ''L'Astragale'' (1968). Plot Despite a privileged upbringing with adopted parents, Albertine develops a crush for Marie, a delinquent girl, and is arrested after an armed robbery together. Climbing out of jail with seven years still to serve, she collapses by a highway, having broken her astragal, a tiny bone in the foot. She is rescued by Julien, a professional criminal who happens to be passing, and he leaves her in Paris with Nini, a prostitute he knows. Though he pays for an operation to her damaged foot and gets her false identity papers, his way of life means indefinite absences. Unable to risk legitimate work, Albertine takes up prostitution and saves up for a hoped-for future with Julien. She is found by Marie, who rekindles their affair but is once again arrested. Then Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Sy
Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, ''Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France. Life and career She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther Garrel whom she had with the director Philippe Garrel. In an Arte short film collection about AIDS awareness, she revealed that she has been HIV-positive since 1990, contracted from a partner who previously had a drug addiction. She also addresses the issue in ''Les mains libres'' and '' L'endroit idéal'' where the protagonist, Barbara (played by Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz ( he, רונית אלקבץ; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nomin ...), is HIV-positive. She opposes the feminist #MeToo movement (#BalanceTonPorc in France) and signed an anti-metoo letter in Le Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Lumières Awards
The 21st Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 8 February 2016, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris to honour the best in French films of 2015. Nominees were announced on 4 January 2016. ''My Golden Days'' garnered the most nominations, with a total of seven. ''Mustang'' won four awards, out of its six nominations, including Best Film and Best First Film. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations: The following films received multiple awards: See also * 41st César Awards * 6th Magritte Awards References External links * * Lumières Awardsat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:21st Lumieres Awards Lumières Awards Lumières Lumières The Lumières (literally in English: ''The Lights'') was a cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual movement beginning in the second half of the 17th century, originating in western Europe and spreading throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Brigitte Sy
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
