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Conversations With My Gardener
''Conversations with My Gardener'' (french: Dialogue avec mon jardinier) is a 2007 French film directed by Jean Becker. Plot A painter returns from Paris to his childhood home in rural France. The painter notices that the house's once-impressive vegetable garden has fallen into neglect, and he advertises for a gardener to put it back into shape. The gardener who responds is a former schoolmate. The painter discovers the bucolic side of life and its beauty. Over the next several months, the two different men become friends through long conversations. Through the eyes of each other, they experience the world in a new light. The gardener's occasional stomach cramps is identified as cancer and soon he passes away. The painter takes the insights his friend has given him and shares them through an art exhibition. Cast * Daniel Auteuil - The painter "Dupinceau" * Jean-Pierre Darroussin : The gardener "Dujardin" * Fanny Cottençon : Hélène, the wife of "Dupinceau" * Élodie Navarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Becker (director)
Jean Becker (born 10 May 1933) is a French film director, screenwriter and 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 modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l .... He is son of the director Jacques Becker. Accessed 18 March 2014. Filmography References External links * 1933 births Living people Film directors from Paris[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass ( ar, هيام عباس, he, היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. Personal life Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised in the village of Deir Hanna. Since the late 1980s, she has lived in Paris and holds French citizenship. During the filming of the Steven Spielberg film ''Munich'' (2005), Abbass lived in a hotel with the Palestinian Arab and Israeli actors for three months. During that time, they had many discussions that "helped both sides grow closer." In an interview in 2006, Abbass said, "I still remember how difficult it was for the Arab actors to manhandle the Israeli actors in the first scene where the Israeli national team is taken hostage." Film career Abbass is known for her roles in '' Red Satin'' (2002), ''Haifa'' (1996), '' Paradise Now'' (2005), '' The Syrian Bride'' (2004), '' Free Zone'' (2005), '' Dawn of the World'' (2008), '' The Visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On French Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jean Becker
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Drama Films
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2000s French-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century ... [...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 mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd César Awards
The 33rd César Awards ceremony was presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to honour the best films of 2007 in France. It was held on 22 February 2008 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jean Rochefort and hosted by Antoine de Caunes. ''The Secret of the Grain'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees The nominees were announced on 25 January 2008. The winners are in bold. Viewers The show was followed by 2.4 million viewers. This corresponds to 11.9% of the audience. See also * 80th Academy Awards * 61st British Academy Film Awards * 20th European Film Awards * 13th Lumières Awards References External links * Official website* 33rd César Awardsat '' AlloCiné'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesar Awards 2008 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Vaude
Nicolas Vaude (born 24 July 1962) is a French actor. Filmography Theater External links * 1962 births Living people French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia Barlier
Alexia Barlier (born 21 December 1982) is a French actress. Life and career Barlier was born to a mother from New Zealand who worked as a classical dancer and yoga teacher. Her father ran art galleries. She was brought up in both the French and English languages. Parallel to school, she attended the Cours Simon in Paris, where she received her acting training. Barlier made her film debut in 2002 as Kate in 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman. In the 2006-07, she performed at Théâtre Montparnasse in Paris in La Danse de l'Albatros by Gérald Sibleyras. In 2007, she was seen as Magda in the film adaptation of the novel Conversations with My Gardener. From 2010 to 2014, she played the role of Nadia Martinez in the crime series La Loi selon Bartoli and from 2013 to 2016, she played the role of Éva Blum in the television series Falco. In 2016, Barlier starred in Michael Bay's action film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi as Sona Jillani, an undercover CIA officer. In 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Cueco
Henri Cueco (19 October 1929 – 13 March 2017) was a French painter, essayist, novelist and radio personality. As a self-taught painter, his work was exhibited internationally. He was the author of several books, including collections of essays and novels. He was also a contributor to France Culture. A communist-turned-libertarian, he was a co-founder of Coopérative des Malassis, an anti- consumerist artists' collective. He was best known for ''The Red Men'', a series of figurative paintings depicting aspects of the Cold War like the May 1968 events, the Vietnam War and Red Scare, and his 150 still lifes, or "portraits," of potatoes. Early life Henri Cueco was born on 19 October 1929 in Uzerche, Corrèze, a rural part of France. His father, Vicente Cueco, was an immigrant from Spain. His mother was French. He was essentially self-taught, though his father also taught him how to paint from the age of 13. Career Cueco began his career as a landscape painter in the 1950s. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
