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Le Cancre
''Le Cancre'' is a 2016 French film directed and written by Paul Vecchiali. With this film, Paul Vecchiali shows the story of a man who revisits his past as much as that of a filmmaker who revisits a whole part of French cinema. Plot The film follows the adversarial relationship between a father and son, both incurably emotional. The father is haunted by the memory of Marguerite, the great love of his youth, and he lives only in the hope of finding her. The son however is somewhat lost in his life, and later takes the measure of his attachment to his grandfather. Cast * Catherine Deneuve as Marguerite * Paul Vecchiali as Rodolphe * Mathieu Amalric as Boris * Édith Scob as Sarah * Annie Cordy as Christiane * Françoise Lebrun as Valentine * Françoise Arnoul as Mimi * Pascal Cervo as Laurent * Noël Simsolo as Ferdinand * Raphaël Neal as Alex * Pierre Sénélas as Pierre * Marianne Basler as Suzanne Production The film started shooting on 5 October 2015. Release The movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author. Biography Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this city after the war. His cinema took as a starting point the French cinema of the 1930s, with an experimental and autobiographical tone. His best-known films are arguably ''Rosa la rose'' and ''Encore''.Romain Charbon, 'Vesperales', in ''Têtu'', October 2008, issue 137, page 32 His films were notably low-budget. In 1987, he became the first director to link AIDS to homosexuality in a French film with his film ''Encore''. Vecchiali died in Paris on 18 January 2023, at the age of 92. Filmography *''Les Ruses du diable'' (1965) *''L'Étrangleur'' (1972) *''Femmes Femmes'' (1974) *''Change pas de main'' (1975) *''La Machine'' (1977) *''Corps à cœur'' (1978) *''That's Life'' (''C'est la vie'') (1981) *'' At the Top of the Stairs'' (1983) *''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski.Catherine Deneuve Biography . Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time |
2016 Cannes Film Festival
The 69th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian director George Miller was the President of the Jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. On 15 March it was announced that Japanese director Naomi Kawase would serve as the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury president. American director Woody Allen's film ''Café Society'' opened the festival. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the British film '' I, Daniel Blake'' directed by Ken Loach, which also served as closing film of the festival. At a press conference, Loach said that he was "quietly stunned" to win. Juries Main competition * George Miller, Australian film director, Jury President * Arnaud Desplechin, French film director * Kirsten Dunst, American actress *Valeria Golino, Italian actress and film director * Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor *László Nemes, Hungarian film director * Vanessa Paradis, French actress and singer * Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich'', Wes Anderson's ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The French Dispatch'', and for his lead performance in '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', for which he drew critical acclaim. He has also won several César Awards and the Lumières Award. Early life Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, the son of journalists Nicole Zand, a literary critic for ''Le Monde'', and Jacques Amalric, who worked as a foreign affairs editor for ''Le Monde'' and '' Libération''. Amalric's father was French, while his mother was born in Poland, to Jewish parents, and moved to France at the outbreak of World War II. Career Amalric first gained fame in the film '' Ma Vie Sexuelle'' (''My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édith Scob
Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960). Early life and family Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother, Michel Scob (1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role. She and her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers. Career Scob gained a high profile early in her career when she appeared in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960). She was twice nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Cordy
Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman (16 June 1928 – 4 September 2020), also known by her stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of ''" La Ballade de Davy Crockett"'' was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements. Early life Cordy was born in Laeken, Belgium, the daughter of Maria de Leeuw and Cornelius January Cooreman. She had a brother, Louis, and a sister, Jeanne. At the age of eight, her mother enrolled her in a dance class. She learnt piano and music theory, while pursuing her studies, and participated in charity galas. Between the dance numbers, she sang the hits of the day. Artistic director of Le Lido encouraged her to leave Brussels, her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun (born 18 August 1944) is a French actress. She has appeared in many movies, and is especially known for her role as Veronika in Jean Eustache's ''The Mother and the Whore'' (1973). She has worked with other directors including Paul Vecchiali, Marguerite Duras and Lucas Belvaux, and is the subject of the documentary ''Françoise Lebrun, les voies singulières'' (2008). In a Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ... review of the Vecchiali film ''A Vot' Bon Coeur'' (2004), Lisa Nesselson called her "a supreme master of the sustained monologue.". Filmography Theater References External links *Françoise Lebrun, les voies singulièreson IMDB. 1944 births Living people French film actresses French television actresses 20th-century Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch; 3 June 1931 – 20 July 2021) was a French actress, who achieved popularity during the 1950s. Early life Born in Constantine, French Algeria, as the daughter of stage actress Janine Henry and artillery general Charles Gautsch, she had two brothers. While her father continued military service in Morocco, the rest of the family moved to Paris, France, in 1945. Career After learning drama in Paris, she was noticed by director Willy Rozier, who offered her a major role in the film ''L'Épave'' (1949). Arnoul starred in such films as Henri Verneuil's '' Forbidden Fruit'' (1952), Jean Renoir's ''French Cancan'' (1954), ''People of No Importance'' (1956) with Jean Gabin, Henri Decoin's '' The Cat'' (1958), ''Way of Youth'' (1959) with Bourvil, and Jean Cocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'' (1960). Her American film debut came in ''Companions of the Night'' (1954). Later in life, she moved into television, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Cervo
Pascal Cervo (born 16 July 1977) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Pascal Cervo grew up in Soisy-sur-Seine, Essonne, France. He was discovered at the age of 16 while shopping in Paris by Catherine Corsini for her film ''Les Amoureux'' (with Nathalie Richard), where he played Marc, a teenager who began to realize his homosexuality. He then played in ''À toute vitesse'' (Full Speed), a film by young Gaël Morel where he was Quentin, a writer that everyone falls in love with. Pascal Cervo pursues a career of strong loyalty, working with art filmmakers such as Gaël Morel, Laurent Achard, Paul Vecchiali (of whom Cervo is one of his favorite and recurring actors), Pierre Léon, etc. He also worked with Jean-Claude Biette and Robert Guédiguian and played in TV series and in theatre. He directed three short films, the first in 2008 ''Valérie n'est plus ici'' (Valérie is not here anymore), then ''Monsieur Lapin'' (Mister Rabbit) - a reflection on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Basler
Marianne Basler (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She appeared in more than eighty films since 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people French film actresses {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world. Founded in 1946, the invitation-only festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The festival was formally accredited by the FIAPF in 1951. On 1 July 2014, co-founder and former head of French pay-TV operator Canal+, Pierre Lescure, took over as President of the Festival, while Thierry Frémaux became the General Delegate. The board of directors also appointed Gilles Jacob as Honorary President of the Festival. It is one of the "Big Three" major European film festivals, alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, as well as one of the "Big Five" major international film fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Films
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made ''Creed'', or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic '' Shutter Island'', or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything." Highest-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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