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Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. Life and career Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur. He was a member of the French bobsleigh team in the 60s and also a winning Paris-Dakar rally competitor, as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx. From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. One of his film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's '' Bande à part'' (1964). Brasseur played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series '' The New Adventures of Vidocq''. A big commercial success were the comedies '' La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2 ''La Boum 2'' is a 1982 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Sophie Marceau. Writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residential neighbourhoods, as well as many corporate headquarters and a handful of foreign embassies. It is the wealthiest and most expensive suburb of Paris. Together with the 16th and 7th arrondissement of Paris, the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine forms the most affluent and prestigious residential area in the whole of France. It has the 2nd highest average household income in France, at €112,504 per year (in 2020). History Originally Pont de Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on the banks of the Seine, was mentioned for the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and '' La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress (known as the French Oscar). She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films, including '' L'Étudiante'' (1988), '' Pacific Palisades'' (1990), '' Fanfan'' (1993) and '' Revenge of the Musketeers'' (1994). She became an international film star with her performances in ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' Firelight'' (1997), ''Anna Karenina'' (1997) and as Elektra King in the 19th James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999). Some of her later films tackle critical social issues such as '' Arrêtez-moi'' (2013), ''Jailbirds'' (2015) and '' Everything Went Fine'' (2021). Marceau has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers worldwide including ''Vogue'', '' Elle'', '' Madame Figaro'', '' Paris Match'', ''L'Officiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking Sides (play)
''Taking Sides'' is a 1995 play by British playwright Ronald Harwood, about the post-war United States denazification investigation of the German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler on charges of having served the Nazi regime. Harwood drew '' inter alia'' on a detailed diary kept by Furtwängler of his interrogation sessions. Although the investigation that is the focus of the play resulted in formal charges being brought against Furtwängler, he was eventually cleared by the tribunal. Original London production The original West End theatre production was performed at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus, London. It starred Daniel Massey as Wilhelm Furtwängler and Michael Pennington as Major Steve Arnold. Massey was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role as Furtwängler. Harwood was also nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. The cast had originally performed the play at the Minerva Theatre in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molière Award For Best Actor
Molière Award for Best Actor. Winners and nominees. 1980s *1987 : Philippe Clévenot in ''Elvire Jouvet 40'' ** Michel Bouquet in ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (''Le Malade imaginaire'') ** Jacques Dufilho in ''Staircase (play), Staircase'' (''L'Escalier'') ** Claude Rich in ''Let Us Do a Dream'' (''Faisons un rêve'') ** Michel Serrault in ''The Miser'' (''L'Avare'') *1988 : Jacques Dufilho in ''Je ne suis pas Rappaport'' ** Daniel Auteuil in ''La Double Inconstance'' ** Michel Bouquet in ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (''Le Malade Imaginaire'') ** Patrick Chesnais in ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (''Joe Egg'') ** Roman Polanski in ''The Metamorphosis'' (''La Métamorphose'') * 1989 : Gérard Desarthe in ''Hamlet'' ** Sami Frey in ''Je me souviens (play), Je me souviens'' ** Bernard Freyd in ''Le Faiseur de Théâtre'' ** Fabrice Luchini in ''Journey to the End of the Night'' (''Voyage au bout de la nuit'') ** Laurent Terzieff in ''Henry IV (Pirandello), Henry IV'' (''Henri IV'') 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molière Award
The Molière Award recognises achievement in live French theatre and is the national theatre award of France. The awards are presented and decided by the ''Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre'' (APAT) and supported by the Ministry of Culture at an annual ceremony, called the Nuit des Molières ("Night of the Molières") in Paris. The awards are given for French productions and performances. The Molière Awards are considered the highest French theatre honour, the equivalent to the American Tony Award, the British Olivier Award and the Spanish Premios Max. The award was created by Georges Cravenne, who was also the creator of the César Award for cinema. The name of the award is an homage to the seventeenth-century French dramatist Molière. Awards by year and category 1987 Jury presided by Jean-Louis Barrault. Awards hosted by François Périer. *Best Actor - Philippe Clévenot, in ''Elvire Jouvet 40'' * Best Supporting Actor - Pierre Arditi, in ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiens International Film Festival
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of Amiens was 135,429. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron was born in Amiens. The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath, the city was rebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Supper
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th César Awards
The 18th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1992 and took place on 8 March 1993 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Marcello Mastroianni and hosted by Frédéric Mitterrand. ''Savage Nights'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees The winners are highlighted in bold: *Best Film:''Savage Nights'', directed by Cyril Collard''La Crise'', directed by Coline Serreau'' Indochine'', directed by Régis Wargnier'' L.627'', directed by Bertrand Tavernier''Le petit prince a dit'', directed by Christine Pascal''Un coeur en hiver'', directed by Claude Sautet *Best Foreign Film:'' Tacones lejanos'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar'' L'Amant'', directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud''Howards End'', directed by James Ivory''Husbands and Wives'', directed by Woody Allen'' The Player'', directed by Robert Altman * Best Debut:'' Les Nuits fauves'', directed by Cyril Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th César Awards
The 5th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1979 and took place on 2 February 1980 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jean Marais and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Peter Ustinov. ''Tess'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees The winners are highlighted in bold: *Best Film:''Tess'', directed by Roman Polanski''Womanlight'' directed by Costa Gavras''Don Giovanni'', directed by Joseph Losey''I as in Icarus, I... comme Icare'', directed by Henri Verneuil *César Award for Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film:''Manhattan (1979 film), Manhattan'', directed by Woody Allen''Apocalypse Now'', directed by Francis Ford Coppola''The Tin Drum (film), Die Blechtrommel'', directed by Volker Schlöndorff''Hair (film), Hair'', directed by Miloš Forman *César Award for Best Actor, Best Actor:Claude Brasseur, for ''The Police War''Jean Rochefort, for ''Courage - Let's Run''Yves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Simple Story (1978 Film)
''A Simple Story'' (french: Une histoire simple) is a 1978 French drama film directed by Claude Sautet. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. For her role as Marie, Romy Schneider won the 1979 César Award for Best Actress. Plot Finding herself pregnant at the age of 39, Marie has an abortion without telling her lover Serge, because she has decided she must live without him. Her mother disapproves and so does Gabrielle, one of her workmates. When made redundant, Gabrielle's husband Jérôme takes an overdose but Marie and Gabrielle save his life. To save his job, Marie looks up her ex-husband Georges, who says he will find Jérôme a place. This he does and, when his lover is away, Marie sleeps with him. However, Jérôme's confidence is gone and Georges has to let him go. When he admits this to Marie, she leaves him. After Jérôme in total despair kills himself, Gabrielle moves in with Marie, who finds herself pregnant ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Award For Best Actor
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor (french: César du meilleur acteur). History Superlatives Winners 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: The following individuals received three or more Best Actor nominations: One actor has the record of most consecutive nominations with 4: Gerard Depardieu (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980/ 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986/ 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) See also * Lumières Award for Best Actor *Magritte Award for Best Actor *European Film Award for Best Actor *Academy Award for Best Actor *BAFTA Award for Best Actor References External links * César Award for Best Actorat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Award For Best Actor 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 moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th César Awards
The 4th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1978 and took place on 3 February 1979 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Charles Vanel and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Jean-Claude Brialy. ''L'Argent des autres'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees See also * 51st Academy Awards * 32nd British Academy Film Awards References External links Official website* 4th César Awardsat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Awards 1979 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ... 1979 film awards Cesar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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