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André Valardy
André Valardy (born André Knoblauch, '17 May 1938 – 30 April 2007) was a Belgian actor, director and humorist A humorist (American) or humourist (British spelling) is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking, but is not an artist who seeks only to elicit laughs. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business .... Filmography References External links * 1938 births 2007 deaths Belgian male actors Belgian film directors Belgian humorists Actors from Antwerp Mass media people from Antwerp {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Deerfield
''Bobby Deerfield'' is a 1977 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Al Pacino and Marthe Keller. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1961 novel ''Heaven Has No Favorites'', it is about a famous American race car driver on the European circuit who falls in love with an enigmatic Swiss woman who is terminally ill. Pacino was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The movie uses clips from the 1976 Formula One season. Premise Formula One auto racer Bobby Deerfield is a calculating, control-obsessed loner who has become used to winning the checkered flag on the track. But when he witnesses a fiery crash that kills a teammate and seriously wounds a competitor, he becomes unsettled by the spectre of death. During a visit to the survivor, Deerfield's world is further set askew when he meets Lillian Morelli (Marthe Keller), a quirky, impulsive woman racing against time. Cast * Al Pacino as Bobby Deerfield * Marthe Keller a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Rosenthal
Richard L. Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing '' Halloween II'' and '' Halloween: Resurrection''. Early life, family and education Rosenthal was born in New York City, the son of Hinda (née Gould) and entrepreneur Richard L. Rosenthal, Sr. Career Rosenthal started his career by directing '' Halloween II'' and returned to the series 21 years later, helming '' Halloween: Resurrection''. In between he has directed films such as ''American Dreamer'' (1984), ''Russkies'' (1987), ''Distant Thunder'' (1988) and '' Just a Little Harmless Sex'' (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows, and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series ''Life Goes On'' for ABC from 1989-1991. Personal life Rosenthal met his wife, actress Nancy Stephens, while filming ''Halloween II''. Select filmography as a director Film * '' Halloween II'' (1981) * '' Bad Boys'' (1983) * '' American Drea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dreamer (1984 Film)
''American Dreamer'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy -thriller film directed by Rick Rosenthal from a script by Ann Biderman, David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf. It stars JoBeth Williams and Tom Conti. It follows an American housewife (Williams) who wins a trip to Paris in a mystery-writing contest. She loses her memory when she is hit by a car, and begins acting as if she were the female detective in her story. Plot A voice over says, "No, that's not right." The scenario is repeated with adjustments until the voice is eventually satisfied. The screen fades to Cathy Palmer sitting at a typewriter, finishing up the story. She seals it in an envelope and sends it off. When Kevin, her conventional, self-centered husband, comes home, she tells him about entering a contest to write a short story following the "Rebecca Ryan" series of novels. He is patronizing, telling her, "The important thing, kid, is that you're doing something you like to do." Cathy is notified by mail that she has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thieves After Dark
''Thieves After Dark'' (french: Les voleurs de la nuit) is a 1984 French drama film directed by Samuel Fuller starring Véronique Jannot and Bobby Di Cicco. It was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast *Véronique Jannot as Isabelle *Bobby Di Cicco as Francois *Victor Lanoux as Inspector Farbet *Stéphane Audran as Isabelle's mother * Camille de Casabianca as Corinne *Micheline Presle as Geneviève *Christa Lang as Solange *Marthe Villalonga Marthe Villalonga (born 20 March 1932) is a French actress. She was born in Fort-de-l'Eau, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capit ... as The Concierge References External links * 1984 films 1984 drama films French drama films 1980s English-language films English-language French films Films directed by Samuel Fuller Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1980s French films {{1980s-France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and World War II veteran known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system. Fuller wrote his first screenplay for '' Hats Off'' in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the Western ''I Shot Jesse James'' (1949). He would continue to direct several other Westerns and war thrillers throughout the 1950s. Fuller shifted from Westerns and war movies in the 1960s with his low-budget thriller ''Shock Corridor'' in 1963, followed by the neo-noir ''The Naked Kiss'' (1964). He was inactive in filmmaking for most of the 1970s, before writing and directing the semi-autobiographical war epic ''The Big Red One'' (1980), and the drama '' White Dog'' (1982), whose screenplay he co-wrote with Curtis Hanson. Several of his films would prove influential to French New Wave filmmakers, notably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Leroy
Serge Leroy (14 May 1937 – 27 May 1993) was a French film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography References External links * 1937 births 1993 deaths Film directors from Paris French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Fontanes, Magistrat
''Julien Fontanes, magistrat'' is a French police television series. It has been distributed since 1980 on TF1 (France), the show remains active as of 1989. Plot This series features Julien Fontanes, judge by the Ministry of Justice to review the files clemency. Cast Main characters * Jacques Morel as Judge Julien Fontanes * André Falcon as The Cardonnois * Jean-Claude Calon as Patrick * Françoise Fleury as Hélène Recurring characters * Jacques Lalande as Taybosc * Antoinette Moya as Marthe * Jacques Alric as Robert * Jacqueline Doyen as Sophie Legros * Victor Garrivier as Commissioner Pagnoz * Jean-Claude Narcy as TV Host * Odette Laure as Mémaine * Paul Bisciglia as Albert Piot * Georges Werler as Doctor Combes * Michel Tugot-Doris as Bordier * Corinne Lahaye as Isabelle * Jean-Marie Bernicat as Brulier * Yves Arcanel as The Houen * Philippe Moreau as Blériot Guest * Bernard Le Coq as Judge Gallie * Françoise Brion as Madame The Cardonnois * Serge Sauvion as R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Veber
Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writer or director or both, have been remade as English-language Hollywood films: '' Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire'' (as '' The Man with One Red Shoe''), ''L'emmerdeur'' (as ''Buddy Buddy''), '' La Cage aux Folles'' (as '' The Birdcage''), '' Le Jouet'' (as '' The Toy''), '' Les Compères'' (as '' Fathers' Day''), ''La chèvre'' (as ''Pure Luck''), ''Les Fugitifs'' (as '' Three Fugitives''), ''Le dîner de cons'' (as '' Dinner for Schmucks'') and ''La Doublure'' (as '' The Valet''). He also wrote the screenplay for '' My Father the Hero'', the 1994 American remake of the French-language film ''Mon père, ce héros''. Some of his screenplays started as theater plays (for instance, ''Le dîner de cons''). This theatrical experience contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chèvre
''La Chèvre'' ( English title: ''Knock on Wood'', literal translation: ''The She-goat'') is a 1981 French buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo. An American remake of this film was made in 1991, starring Martin Short and Danny Glover, entitled ''Pure Luck''. Plot ''La Chèvre'' features Depardieu as the tough-guy private detective Campana, hired to find Marie, the daughter of a rich businessman, who has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing in Mexico. The case turns out to be complicated – several attempts to find her have already failed. A psychologist, Meyer, who works for the businessman, suggests a plan. Marie is known to be extremely unlucky and accident-prone; the psychologist advises sending someone equally accident-prone to find her, on the theory that what happened to her may also happen to him, and thus, following her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Leterrier
François Leterrier (26 May 1929 – 4 December 2020) was a French film director and actor. He entered the film industry when he was cast in Robert Bresson's film ''A Man Escaped''. After this he went on to become a director himself. Life and career François Leterrier studied at the University of Paris where he took a degree in philosophy. During his student years he frequently attended the university's film club. He did his military service in Morocco, where he was discovered by the film director Robert Bresson, known for casting unknowns, who gave him the leading role in the 1956 film ''A Man Escaped''. After this, Leterrier was able to work as an assistant director for Louis Malle, Etienne Périer and Yves Allégret. His first film as director was ''Les Mauvais Coups'' from 1961, based on a novel by Roger Vailland. He also went on to adapt works by Jean Giono, Paul Morand and Raymond Queneau. François's son Louis is a film director notable for his action and blockbuster films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cayatte
André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral career at the German-controlled Continental Films during the French occupation. Some of Cayatte's earlier films that addressed his characteristic themes include ''Justice est faite'' ('' Justice is Done''; 1950), ''Nous sommes tous des assassins'' ('' We Are All Murderers''; 1952), and ''Le passage du Rhin'' ('' Tomorrow Is My Turn''; 1960). In 1963, he undertook a bold experiment in film narrative with a set of two films: ''Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'') and ''Françoise ou La vie conjugale'' (''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise''). These two films tell the same story from two different points of view. His 1973 film, ''Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu'', won the Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
