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Fanny Cottençon
Fanny Cottençon (born 11 May 1957) is a French actress and film producer, born in Port-Gentil, Gabon (then in French Equatorial Africa). In 1983 she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her effort in the movie ''L'Étoile du Nord''. In March 2017, she received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Selected filmography Film Television Awards and honors * 1983 César Awards Best Supporting Actress for L'Étoile du Nord * Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ... (2017) External links * References 1957 births French people of Gabonese descent French film actresses French television actresses Best Supporting Actress César Award winners Living people People from Ogooué-Maritime Province Recipients of the Ordr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta with no bridges to the mainland. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's westernmost point. As of 2013 census, it had a population of 136,462. History In 1473, the Portuguese navigator Lopo Gonçalves sailed near Cape Lopez. In 1722, pirates led by Bartholomew Roberts fought a battle in the Cape Lopez Bay against the Royal Navy. The encounter ended in Roberts' death. The settlement was established on Mandji Island in the delta of the Ogooué River by the French, who signed a treaty with the Orungu people in 1873. It was used as a base for the expeditions of de Brazza into the interior, then in 1894 a customs post was set up, becoming the nucleus of a trading center that included Hatton & Cookson, John Holt, Woermann, Société du Haut-Ogooué, and Compagnie d'Exploitations For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Door On The Left As You Leave The Elevator
''Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator'' (french: À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur) is a 1988 French comedy written by Gérard Lauzier (based on his play), directed by Édouard Molinaro, and starring Pierre Richard, Emmanuelle Béart, and Richard Bohringer. Plot The plot is based around a successful, yet very shy painter Yann (Pierre Richard) who is in love with a married woman Florence ( Fanny Cottençon). When he finally manages to have a date with her in his apartment, he has to face big problems. His neighbour Boris, another painter (and an artist maudit) who is extremely insecure and possessive towards his young wife Éva, leaves his flat without his suitcase, and when Éva, dressed only in lingerie, runs out of the door to let him know, a draft of air closes her door and she has to ask Yann for help. Unfortunately, that is just the moment when both Boris and Florence turn up. The story gets even more complicated as Florence's husband also comes to Yann's flat, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th César Awards
The 8th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1982 and took place on 26 February 1983 at Le Grand Rex in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Catherine Deneuve and hosted by Jean-Claude Brialy. '' La Balance'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees The winners are highlighted in bold: * Best Film:'' La Balance'', directed by Bob Swaim'' Danton'', directed by Andrzej Wajda'' Passion'', directed by Jean-Luc Godard'' Une chambre en ville'', directed by Jacques Demy * Best Foreign Film:''Victor Victoria'', directed by Blake Edwards''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', directed by Steven Spielberg''The French Lieutenant's Woman'', directed by Karel Reisz''Yol'', directed by Serif Gören, Yılmaz Güney * Best First Work:'' Mourir à trente ans'', directed by Romain Goupil''Josepha'', directed by Christopher Frank'' Lettres d'amour en Somalie'', directed by Frédéric Mitterrand'' Tir groupé'', di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candice Renoir
''Candice Renoir'' is a French crime television series created by Solen Roy-Pagenault, Robin Barataud and Brigitte Peskine and is aired since 19 April 2013 on France 2. Plot Candice Renoir is a mother of four children. She has taken a ten-year leave of absence from her job as a police detective in Paris and has spent this time as a stay-at-home mom, traveling with the family for her husband's jobs in, among others, the United States, Mexico and Singapore. After her marriage fails due to her husband's infidelity, Candice resumes her job as an investigator. She has called in favors and has landed the job of chief of the small BSU (Urban Security Brigade (''Brigade de Sûreté Urbaine''), criminal investigations division) of the Police Commissariat in Sète (Hérault), a Mediterranean seaside resort suburb of Montpellier. From the moment she arrives at the Police in Sète she is at odds with the local chief of police Commissary Yasmine Attia, as Candice's appointment was forced from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Signs
''Lost Signs'' (French: ''Mystère'') is a French television miniseries. The plot revolves around alien abductions. In France, the miniseries was first launched on 20 June 2007. The miniseries stars Toinette Laquière, who previously acted in another miniseries which was also written by Malina Detcheva and Franck Ollivier called ''Zodiac Murders 2''. Cast * Toinette Laquière : Laure de Lestrade ** Louna Baudry : Young Laure * Arnaud Binard : Xavier Mayer * Yann Sundberg : François de Lestrade * Babsie Steger : Erika de Lestrade * Marisa Berenson : Irène de Lestrade * François Vincentelli : Lorenzo Dallaglio * Antoine de Prekel : Lucas de Lestrade * Xavier Lafitte : Christopher Leroux * Lio : Michèle Costa * Farida Rahouadj : Lise Alban * Cécile Pallas : Jeanne Laborde * Samantha Marciszewer : Julie * Zoé Duthion : Manon Dallaglio * Ronald Guttman : Professeur Roger / Gaston Denis * Fanny Cottençon : Anne de Lestrade * Jean-Philippe Écoffey : Paul Costa * Samuel J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Enfant Du Secret ''
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L'Enfant may refer to: * ''L'Enfant'' (film), a 2005 Belgian film * L'Enfant (poster), a noted 1987 photographic poster * Pierre Charles L'Enfant, architect and civil engineer credited with planning the city of Washington, D.C. * , a 1943 cargo ship * L'Enfant Plaza, a complex of office buildings, a hotel, and an underground shopping mall in Washington, D.C. ** L'Enfant Plaza Station, a transit station serving the plaza * "L'Enfant", a song by Vangelis from the 1979 album '' Opéra sauvage'' * "L'Enfant", a poem by Victor Hugo from the 1829 collection ''Les Orientales ''Les Orientales'' is a collection of poems by Victor Hugo, inspired by the Greek War of Independence. They were first published in January 1829. Of the forty-one poems, thirty-six were written during 1828. They offer a series of highly coloured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Days Ahead
''Bright Days Ahead'' (french: Les Beaux Jours) is a 2013 French romance film directed by Marion Vernoux. It was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2014, Fanny Ardant received a nomination for Best Actress at the 39th César Awards. Based on a novel by Fanny Chesnel, it tells the story of a married woman who retires at age 60 and joins a computer class, where she starts an affair with the much younger instructor. Plot In a port on the north-west coast of France, Caroline retires from her husband's dental practice at age 60. Her married daughters give her a trial subscription to “Les Beaux Jours”, a club for retired people, where she joins the computer class. She and Julien, the instructor who is in his thirties, feel a mutual attraction and start an affair of snatched encounters. Her behaviour becomes increasingly reckless: wearing heavy make-up, taking up smoking, drinking lots of wine, endlessly receiving an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room Of Death
''Room of Death'' (french: La Chambre des morts) is a 2007 French crime film based on the novel ''La Chambre des morts'' by Franck Thilliez. Cast * Mélanie Laurent as Lucie Hennebelle * Éric Caravaca as Moreno / Pierre Norman * Gilles Lellouche as Sylvain * Jonathan Zaccaï as Vigo * Céline Sallette as Annabelle * Laurence Côte as Alex * Jean-François Stévenin as Léon * Fanny Cottençon as La mère de Lucie * Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard (born 6 January 1963) is a French actress. Richard was born in Paris, France. She received the Prix Michel Simon film prize for most promising actress/actor for her role in the 1988 Jacques Rivette film ''Gang of Four''. ... as Raphaelle * Lola Créton as Eléonore References External links * 2000s crime films French crime films Films scored by Nathaniel Méchaly 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mariage Mixte
Mariage may refer to: * Mariage (card game), a European card game with bonuses for "marrying" king and queen of the same suit * ''Mariage'' (film), a 1974 film by Claude Lelouch * ''Mariage'', a 2009 album by Kadril Kadril is a Belgian folk group formed in 1976 from the then youth and nature movement Wielewaaljongeren. The group name refers to the salon dance Quadrille, transliterated into Flemish as Kwadril or Kadril. History Kadril started with Erwin, ... See also * Marriage (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Happy Lives
''Our Happy Lives'' (french: Nos vies heureuses) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Jacques Maillot. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie Payen - Julie * Cécile Richard - Cécile * Camille Japy - Emilie * Sami Bouajila - Ali * Eric Bonicatto - Jean-Paul * Jean-Michel Portal - Lucas * Sarah Grappin - Sylvie * Olivier Py - François * Alain Beigel - Antoine * Fanny Cottençon - Cécile's mother * Marc Chapiteau - Sylvie's father * Frédéric Gélard - Vincent * Jean-Paul Bonnaire - Lucas's father * Jalil Lespert - Etienne * Thomas Chabrol - Lawyer Carteret * Samir Guesmi - Rachid * Stéphane Brizé Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to ... - Marco References External links * 1999 films French drama films 1990s French-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
