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Aisling Franciosi
Aisling Franciosi ( , ; born 6 June 1993) is an Irish actress. She won an AACTA Award for her leading role in the film '' The Nightingale'' (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama '' The Fall'' (2013–2016), season 2 of the TNT series '' Legends'' (2015), and the BBC One miniseries ''Black Narcissus'' (2020). Early life Franciosi was born in Dublin on 6 June 1993, the daughter of an Irish mother and Italian father. She has two older brothers and a younger sister. She attended Trinity College Dublin but left before graduating.Greco, Patti""The Fall" Star Aisling Franciosi on Getting Tied Up by Jamie Dornan", ''Cosmopolitan'', 26 January 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016. Career From 2013 to 2016, Franciosi starred as Katie Benedetto in the RTÉ and BBC Two crime drama series '' The Fall''. She made her feature film debut in 2014 in '' Jimmy's Hall''. The following year, she starred in the second season of the TNT series '' Legends'' as Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Of Thrones (season 7)
The seventh season of the fantasy drama television series ''Game of Thrones'' premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and concluded on August 27, 2017. Unlike previous seasons, which consisted of ten episodes each, the seventh season consisted of only seven episodes. Like the previous season, it largely consisted of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series, while also incorporating material that Martin revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series. The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The penultimate season focuses on the convergence of the show's main plots in preparation for the final season. Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Westeros with her army and three large dragons and begins to wage war against the Lannisters, who have defeated her allies in the south and west of Westeros. Jon Snow leaves Sansa in charge of Winterfell and visits Daenerys to secure her help to defeat the White Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speak No Evil (2024 Film)
''Speak No Evil'' is a 2024 American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by James Watkins. A remake of the 2022 Danish-Dutch film of the same name, the film stars James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, and Scoot McNairy. Its plot follows an American family who are invited to stay at a remote farmhouse of a British couple for the weekend, and the hosts soon test the limits of their guests as the situation escalates. Jason Blum serves as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions banner. ''Speak No Evil'' premiered at the DGA Theater in New York City on September 9, 2024 and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on September 13, 2024. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $77 million worldwide with a budget of $15 million. Plot While vacationing in Italy, American couple Louise and Ben Dalton and their preteen daughter Agnes meet and befriend free-spirited British co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stopmotion (film)
''Stopmotion'' is a 2023 British live-action/adult animated psychological horror-thriller film directed by Robert Morgan in his feature-length debut, from a screenplay he wrote with Robin King. The film stars Aisling Franciosi as a stop motion animator who becomes increasingly obsessed with a film she is working on. ''Stopmotion'' was released on 23 February 2024 to critical acclaim. Plot Unable to use her hands due to arthritis, renowned stop-motion animator Suzanne Blake enlists her daughter Ella's help in completing her most recent film, often overworking and abusing Ella. When Suzanne suffers a stroke and falls comatose, Ella resolves to finish the film on her own. Ella's boyfriend, Tom, invites her to live with him while Suzanne recovers, but Ella instead moves into a semi-abandoned apartment building managed by Tom to continue finishing the film. She encounters a young girl living in the same building who shows an interest in the film. She calls the story "boring" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Voyage Of The Demeter
''The Last Voyage of the Demeter'' (also known as ''Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter'' in some international markets) is a 2023 American supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal, and written by Bragi F. Schut Jr. and Zak Olkewicz. It is an adaptation of "The Captain's Log", a chapter from the 1897 novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker. The film stars Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, and David Dastmalchian. Its plot follows the doomed crew of the merchant ship ''Demeter'' who attempt to survive the treacherous ocean voyage from Transylvania to London while being stalked by a legendary vampire known as Dracula (Javier Botet). Planning for the film adaptation of "The Captain's Log" began when Schut wrote the initial spec script when he befriended a colleague who worked on '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), but did not come to fruition, languishing in development hell for more than two decades. After Amblin Partners obtained the rights in October 2019, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Creatures (film)
''God's Creatures'' is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer with the screenplay written by Shane Crowley, based on a story he wrote with producer Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly. It stars Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke, Marion O'Dwyer, Brendan McCormack, and Lalor Roddy. The film premiered at Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2022. Plot In a small remote Irish fishing village, Aileen ( Watson) works as a shift manager at the local seafood processing plant alongside Mary (O'Dwyer), whose son Mark recently drowned at sea, and Sarah ( Franciosi), a young woman experiencing marital troubles with her husband Francie (McCormack). At Mark's funeral reception, Aileen's estranged son Brian ( Mescal) unexpectedly returns after a lengthy and unexplained move to Australia. While initially caught off-guard, Aileen is delighted to reunite her family together alongside husband Con (Conlon), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unforgivable
''The Unforgivable'' is a 2021 drama film directed by Nora Fingscheidt and written by Peter Craig, Hillary Seitz, and Courtenay Miles, based on the 2009 British miniseries ''Unforgiven'' written by Sally Wainwright. The film stars Sandra Bullock as a woman who, following her release from prison after serving twenty years for committing murder, is determined to reunite with her estranged younger sister. Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Rob Morgan, and Viola Davis also star. A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, ''The Unforgivable'' was produced by Bullock, Graham King, and Veronica Ferres. Filming began in Vancouver in February 2020 and, after halting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, concluded that October. The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 24, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 10, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics but Bullock' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home (2020 Film)
''Home'' is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Franka Potente, in her directorial debut. It stars Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates, Aisling Franciosi, Derek Richardson, James Jordan, Lil Rel Howery and Stephen Root. It had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2020. Plot An ex-felon returns home from prison and confronts the demons from his past. Cast * Jake McLaughlin as Marvin *Kathy Bates as Bernadette *Aisling Franciosi as Delta * Derek Richardson as Wade * James Jordan as Russell *Lil Rel Howery as Jayden *Stephen Root as Father Browning *Bryn Vale as Katie Production In May 2019, it was announced Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates, and Lil Rel Howery had joined the cast of the film, with Franka Potente directing from a screenplay she wrote, with BAC Films set to produce and distribute the film in France. Release It had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2020. It also screened at the San Francisco I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Arterton
Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is a British actress. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature-film debut in the comedy '' St Trinian's'' (2007). She portrayed Bond Girl Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), a performance which won her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer, and spy Pollyana "Polly" Wilkins / Agent Galahad in the action war film ''The King's Man'' (2021). Arterton has appeared in a number of other films, including '' The Disappearance of Alice Creed'' (2009), '' Tamara Drewe'' (2010), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010), '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010), '' Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'' (2013), '' Their Finest'' (2016), '' The Escape'' (2017), '' Vita and Virginia'' (2018), and '' Culprits'' (2023). She received the ''Harper's Bazaar'' Woman of the Year Award for acting in and producing ''The Escape''. Her theatrical highlig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Geographic (American TV Channel)
National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Entertainment and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%), with the operational management handled by Disney Entertainment. The flagship channel airs non-fiction television programs produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like History (which is 50% owned by Disney through A&E Networks) and Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history, plus some reality and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming. Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States, is Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programs. , Nat Geo is available to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of Assemblage (art), constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the Proto-Cubism, proto-Cubist ''Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'' (1907) and the anti-war painting ''Guernica (Picasso), Guernica'' (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. Beginning his formal training under his father José Ruiz y Blasco aged seven, Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
