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A Business Affair
''A Business Affair'' is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Charlotte Brändström and starring Carole Bouquet, Christopher Walken and Jonathan Pryce. The film was produced by the United Kingdom in coordination with France, Germany and Spain and much of the film was shot in London. On one film poster of the film, Caroline Bouqet is featured with her arms wrapped around Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, Big Ben with the two men beside her. Plot The film centers on the life of Kate Swallow, and her susceptibility to falling in love with different men. At the beginning of the film, she is in love with a famous writer named Alec Bolton, who dismisses any intentions she has of writing a novel herself as nonsense, strongly discouraging her. Later, she falls in love with a man named Vanni Cors, the publisher of the firm for which Alec writes books, and she leaves Alec for Vanni. Kate later finds out that Vanni also does not think highly of her writing abilities, yet he has str ...
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Charlotte Brändström
Charlotte Brändström is a Swedish-French film and TV director. Early life Born in Paris to Swedish parents, Charlotte Brändström graduated from the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles. Filmography Film TV movies * ''Ils n'ont pas 20 ans'' (1995) * ''Le cheval de coeur'' (1996) * ''Drôle de père'' (1998) * ''Le monde à l'envers'' (1999) * ''La femme de mon mari'' (2000) * ''Un couple modèle'' (2001) * ''Une Ferrari pour deux'' (2002) * ''Une villa pour deux'' (2003) * ''Alerte à Paris!'' (2006) * ''Opération Rainbow Warrior'' (2006) * ''Le fantôme de mon ex'' (2007) * ''Ma fille est innocente'' (2007) * ''L'affaire Bruay-en-Artois'' (2008) * ''De sang et d'encre'' (2008) * ''Aveugle mais pas trop'' (2009) * ''Trahie!'' (2010) * ''Bleu catacombes'' (2013) TV series References External links

* * 1969 births Living people French women film directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters Writers from Paris French people of Swedish descent ...
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Sheila Hancock
Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has performed on stage in both plays and musicals in London theatres, and is also known for her roles in films and on television. Her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in ''Entertaining Mr Sloane, Entertaining Mr. Sloane'' (1966) earned her a Tony Awards, Tony Award nomination for Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Best Lead Actress in a Play. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her role in ''Cabaret (musical), Cabaret'' (2007), and was nominated at the Laurence Olivier Awards five other times for her work in ''Annie (musical), Annie'' (1978), ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd'' (1980), ''The Winter's Tale'' (1982), ''Prin'' (1989), and ''Sister Act (musical), Sister Act'' (2010). In film and television, her credits include ''Carry On Cleo'' (1964), ''The Wildcats of St Trinian's'' (1980), ''B ...
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Fergus O'Donnell
Fergus may refer to: Given name or surname *Fergus (name), including lists of people and fictional and mythological characters Places *Fergus, Ontario, Canada *River Fergus, County Clare, Ireland *Lake Fergus, South Island, New Zealand *Loch Fergus, South Ayrshire, Scotland *Fergus County, Montana, United States Other uses *Cyclone Fergus, in the 1996–97 South Pacific cyclone season *, a Royal Canadian Navy Second World War corvette *, a US Navy attack transport ship of World War II * ''Fergus'' (novel), by Brian Moore *protagonist of ''Roman de Fergus'', an Arthurian romance probably written at the beginning of the 13th century See also * * Fergie (other) Fergie or Fergy or Fergee is a short form of the names Fergus (name), Fergus, Ferguson (name), Ferguson, and Fergusson (other), Fergusson. It commonly refers to: * Alex Ferguson (born 1941), Scottish former football manager (St Mirren F. ...
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Beth Goddard
Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born 31 March 1969) is a British actress known for her role as Suze Littlewood in the BBC comedy series '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Early life Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Greater London, from 1986 to 1989. Career One of Goddard's first television roles was as unscrupulous journalist Clare Moody in the 1994 episode " To Be a Somebody" of the ITV drama '' Cracker''. She played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama ''Lewis'' in 2008, and also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Goddard appeared alongside her husband Philip Glenister in the third series of BBC One drama '' Ashes to Ashes'' in 2010. Personal life Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama ''Life on Mars'', at a birthday party for Jamie Glover Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing And ...
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Christopher Driscoll
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi� ...
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Miguel De Ángel
--> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (other), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde People * Miguel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media *Miguel (singer) (born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist *Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor * Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer *Miguel Cancel (born 1968), former American singer *Miguel Córcega (1929–2008), Mexican actor and director *Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author *Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), Spanish novelist *Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017), American actor * Miguel Galván (1957–2008), Mexican actor *Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian / American photographer. *Miguel Ángel Landa (born 1936), Venezuela ...
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Marian McLoughlin
Marian McLoughlin is a British actress, known for her role as Marina Bonnaire in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. She also played the role of Brenda Jacks in the BBC series '' Home Time'' in 2009 and Julia in '' Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' in 2011. In 2021, she appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' as Sue Morgan. Career After training to be a French teacher, she graduated from Newman College, and later took a postgraduate diploma in Drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Theatre work includes: '' Henry V'', '' After the Fall'' and ''Bartholomew Fair'' at the Royal National Theatre, '' Edmond'' at the Royal Court, and numerous rep companies. TV work includes: series regular in ''French Fields'', ''Doctors'', ''Home Time'', ''Born to Run'', ''Thin Ice'', ''Castles''; period drama ''Nicholas Nickleby''; plus roles in ''The Impressions Show'', ''EastEnders'' and ''The Bill'', and many other productions. In 1997, she starred in the BBC drama '' Born to Run''. ...
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Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner (; born 2 April 1950) is a British actor. Born in Stockholm to a German mother and a Russo-Finnish father, Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. After earning a BA (Hons) in English and Drama at Bristol University he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has worked extensively on stage, TV, and film, both in the UK and in the United States. His voice is familiar from many BBC radio plays, audio books and TV documentaries. Corduner made his feature film debut in '' Yentl'', with Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin. Of his 44 films, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sir Arthur Sullivan in Mike Leigh's '' Topsy-Turvy''. He also voiced Gehrman the first hunter in the 2015 video game '' Bloodborne''. Early life Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in North London with his parents and younger brother. His mother had escaped to Great Britain from Nazi Germany with her family in 1938. His father was born in Helsinki, Fi ...
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Paul Bentall
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United S ...
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Jessica Hamilton
Jessica may refer to: Given name * Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name * Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica * Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the mononym Jessica, former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation * Jessica (''The Merchant of Venice''), a character in Shakespeare's play * Jessica (''Rick and Morty''), a character in the Adult Swim media franchise Animals * ''Jessica'' (spider), a genus of spiders * '' Catocala jessica'', a moth of the Noctuidae superfamily, described from Arizona through Colorado to Illinois and California * ''Perrona jessica'', a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Jessika'' (opera), 1905 opera by Josef Bohuslav Foerster Albums * ''Jessica'' (Gerald Wilson album), 1983 * ''Jessica'' ( sv), 1998 debut album by Swedish singer Jessica Folcker Songs * ...
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Roger Brierley
David Roger Brierley (2 June 1935 – 23 September 2005) was an English actor. He appeared in dozens of television productions over a forty-year period. Career Brierley twice appeared in ''Doctor Who'', as Trevor in '' The Daleks' Master Plan'' (1965) and as the voice of Drathro in '' The Mysterious Planet'' (1986). Brierley appeared in the biopic '' Jinnah'' based on the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976) as Mr. Thoneycroft in episode 6, and in the Granada television series ''Jeeves and Wooster'' as Sir Roderick Glossop. Brierley played the part of Osborne in the 1977 episode "Suddenly At Home" in the TV series ''Rising Damp''. He was also in an ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode in 1982 ("Diamonds Are for Heather"). Brierley portrayed Michael Palin's Latin teacher in a 1979 episode of ''Ripping Yarns'' entitled ''Roger of the Raj''. In 1987 he played Reverend Phelps in ''East of Ipswich,'' also written by Palin. In 1988 he ...
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Marisa Benlloch
Marisa may refer to: * Marisa (town), an Indonesian town * Marisa, Hellenised name of Maresha, town in Idumea (today in Israel) * Marisa (given name), a feminine personal name * ''Marisa'' (gastropod), a genus of apple snails * MV ''Marisa'' (1937), a Dutch ship torpedoed in 1941; see List of shipwrecks in May 1941 * ''Marisa'', a Sudanese form of millet beer Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, malwa, pombe "Tchouk" or opaque beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet that is common throughout Africa. Its production process varies across regions and in the southern parts of Africa is ...
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