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Edith Ker
Édith Ker, born Édith Denise Keraudren (1910–1997) was a French actress born in Brest (Finistère). She is best known to English-speaking audiences as the grandmother in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's ''Delicatessen''. Filmography *1957: ''Fernand clochard'' (de Pierre Chevalier) *1962: ''Les Bricoleurs'' (de Jean Girault) *1962: ''Le Gentleman d'Epsom'' (de Gilles Grangier) *1964: ''La Fleur de l'âge'' (de John Guillermin) *1964: '' Le Vampire de Düsseldorf'' (de Robert Hossein) *1965: ''Fantômas se déchaîne'' (d'André Hunebelle) *1965: ''Tant qu'on a la santé'' (de Pierre Étaix) *1967: ''La mariée était en noir'' (de François Truffaut) *1968: ''La Grande Lessive (!)'' (de Jean-Pierre Mocky) - La bonne des Lavalette *1969: ''La Peau de Torpedo'' (de Jean Delannoy) *1971: '' L'Italien des roses'' (de Charles Matton) *1972: '' Elle cause plus... elle flingue'' (de Michel Audiard) *1974: '' Les Filles de Malemort'' (de Daniel Daërt) *1974: '' Le Futur aux trousses'' (de Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest, France
Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental France. With 142,722 inhabitants in a 2007 census, Brest forms Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area (with a population of 300,300 in total), ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 19th most populous city in France; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the ''préfecture'' (regional capital) of the department is the much smaller Quimper. During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Étaix
Pierre Étaix (; 23 November 1928 – 14 October 2016) was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live action short film in 1963. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, his films were unavailable from the 1970s until 2009. As an actor, assistant director and gag writer, Étaix worked with the likes of Jacques Tati, Robert Bresson, Nagisa Oshima, Otar Iosseliani and Jerry Lewis, the last of whom cast the comedian in his unreleased film ''The Day the Clown Cried''. Biography Étaix was born in 1928 in Roanne, France. He was trained as a graphic designer and introduced to the art of stained glass by Théodore-Gérard Hanssen. He settled in Paris where he worked as a magazine illustrator while performing in cabarets and music halls, such as The Golden Horse, The Three Donkeys, ABC, the Alhambra, Bobino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Daërt
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames ( Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Audiard
Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of French film director Jacques Audiard. Screenwriting filmography 1940s–1950s *1949 : ** '' Mission à Tanger'', directed by André Hunebelle ** ''On n'aime qu'une fois'', directed by Jean Stelli *1950 : ** ''Brune ou blonde'', directed by Jacques Garcia ** '' Beware of Blondes'', directed by André Hunebelle *1951 : ** '' Vedettes sans maquillage'', directed by Jacques Guillon ** ''Une histoire d'amour'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** ''Le Passe-muraille'', directed by Jean Boyer ** '' Darling Caroline'', directed by Richard Pottier ** ''Ma femme est formidable'' (''uncredited''), directed by André Hunebelle ** ''Massacre en dentelles'', directed by André Hunebelle ** ''L'Homme de ma vie'', directed by Guy Lefranc ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle Cause Plus
''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the world's largest fashion magazine, with 45 editions around the world and 46 local websites. It now counts 21 million readers and 100 million unique visitors per month, with an audience of mostly women. It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff and her husband, the writer Pierre Lazareff. The magazine's readership has continuously grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. ''Elle'' editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. ''Elles Japanese publication was launched in 1969, beginning an international expansion. Its first issues in English (US and UK) were launched in 1985. Previous editors of the magazine include Jean-Dominique Bauby, well known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Matton
Charles Matton, also known as Gabriel Pasqualini, (13 September 1931 – 19 November 2008) was a multitalented French artist: painter, sculptor, illustrator, writer, photographer, screenwriter and a movie director. Illustrations In the 1970s, Matton worked with Jean-Paul Goude at ''Esquire'', working as an illustrator and a photographer. The ''Boxes'' In 1983, Matton was able to show his art in Paris, and in 1987, he exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo. There, he showed what would become his famous ''Boxes''. Then, in 1989, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the Centre Georges Pompidou. During the last decade of his life, Matton showed his work all around the world, especially in New York and Los Angeles, through the Forum Gallery. After his death, his wife, Sylvie Matton, kept promoting his work and exhibitions took place in Germany and England. Films * 1999 : ''Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 166 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled ''La symphonie pastorale'' was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, ''Maigret tend un piège'' was nominated for a BAFTA award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Peau De Torpedo
''Children of Mata Hari'' (french: La Peau de Torpedo, it, Dossier 212 - destinazione morte, german: Der Mann mit der Torpedohaut, also known as ''Pill of Death'' and ''The Deathmakers'') is a 1970 international co-production crime film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Stéphane Audran as Dominique * Klaus Kinski as Pavel Richko / Torpédo I * Lilli Palmer as Helen * Michel Constantin as Coster * Angelo Infanti as Jean / Gianni * Jean Claudio as La Filature * Frédéric de Pasquale as Nicolas Baslier * Noëlle Adam as L'amie de Dominique * Philippe March as Le vendeur (as Aimé de March) * Christine Fabréga as Sylvianne Collet * Jacques Harden as L'inspecteur de Police de Paris * Micheline Luccioni as L'employée des postes * Georges Lycan as Torpédo II * Philippine Pascal * Bernard Musson as L'inspecteur de Police de Fécamp * Roger Lumont as Le chauffeur routier * Robert Favart * Catherine Jacobsen as La 'boîte aux lettres' * Henri G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film ''Gli Sbandati'' and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (''Solo'', '' L'albatros'', '' L'Ombre d'une chance'', ''Un Linceul n'a pas de poches''). His 1987 film '' Le Miraculé'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.'' He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's '' Les Casse-pieds'' (1948), Jean Cocteau's '' Orphée'' (1950) and Bernard Borderie's ''The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in '' I vinti'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. After working as an assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
