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Finalement
''Finalement'' () is a 2024 French comedy drama film directed by Claude Lelouch. It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2024 and received a theatrical release in France on 13 November 2024. Premise A lawyer, having lost his ability to tell lies, embarks on a road trip across France. Cast * Kad Merad as Lino Massaro * Elsa Zylberstein as Léa, Lino's wife * Michel Boujenah as Michel * Sandrine Bonnaire as Sandrine * Barbara Pravi as Barbara, Lino's daughter * as Manon * Marianne Denicourt * François Morel * * Clémentine Célarié * Lionel Abelanski * Dominique Pinon * Julie Ferrier * Françoise Fabian as Françoise, Lino's mother * Ibrahim Maalouf * Victor Meutelet * * * Jean Dujardin * Marie-Hélène Lentini as Madame Barbier * Thomas Levet Production Regarding the film, director Claude Lelouch stated, "''Finalement'' is certainly a film about France, but also about the French, about family, about freedom, about solitude, about appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Pravi
Barbara Piévic (born 10 April 1993), known professionally as Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter, and actress. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "", securing second place, the best result for France since 1991. Her debut album '' On n'enferme pas les oiseaux'' was released on 27 August 2021. As a songwriter, Pravi has written songs for a number of artists, including Yannick Noah, Julie Zenatti, Chimène Badi, Kylie Minogue and Jaden Smith. She additionally composed for Valentina and Lissandro, winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She also notably starred in Claude Lelouch's "Finalement". Early life Barbara Piévic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Барбара Пјевић, Barbara Pjević) was born in Paris on 10 April 1993. Her family primarily consists of artists and musicians. Pravi's father is of Serbian and Moroccan Jewish descent, while her mother is of Polish Jewish and Iranians in France, Iranian origin. She was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Leroux (author)
Pierre Leroux (born 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist, journalist and screenwriter. Bibliography * 1996 : ''Le Rire des femmes'', * 2004 : ''Cher éditeur'' (éditions Albin Michel) * 2010 : ''Portrait de l'artiste en caméléon'' in « A Disposition for a Tale of an Investigation about an Ordinary Man » (Dutch Art Institute) Selective filmography * 2000 : ''One 4 all'' by Claude Lelouch * 2002 : '' And Now… Ladies and Gentlemen'' by Claude Lelouch * 2021 : '' Love is Better Than Life'' by Claude Lelouch * 2024 : Finalement by Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leroux, Pierre 1958 births Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian male novelists Canadian male screenwriters Journalists from Montr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Lelouch
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical acclaim for his 1966 romantic melodrama film ''A Man and a Woman, A Man and A Woman''. At the 39th Academy Awards in 1967, ''A Man and a Woman'' won Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Lelouch was also nominated for Best Director. While his films have gained him international recognition since the 1960s, Lelouch's methods and style of film are known for attracting criticism. Life and career Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte () and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family while his mother was a Conversion to Judaism, convert to Judaism. Lelouch says that his first contact with cinema was very young: "My mother hid me in movie theaters when I was little. We were wan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Morel (actor)
François Morel (born 10 June 1959) is a French actor, comedian, voice actor, rapper and director. He is best known for appearing in sketch television series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002) and in the series Les Daltons as the dog Rantanplan. Career He obtained a master's degree in modern literature at the University of Caen Normandy and then, in 1981, he went to Paris, where he joined the school of the ''théâtre de la rue Blanche'', where he met his partner and future wife, Christine Patry. During the 90's, he often worked with the duo Jérôme Deschamps & Macha Makeieff. In 2019, he received the Molière Award for Best Actor for ''J'ai des doutes'', written by Raymond Devos Raymond Devos (; 9 November 1922 – 15 June 2006) was a French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour. Early life Devos was born in Mouscron, Belgium, close to the French border. .... Theatre Filmography References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
81st Venice International Film Festival
The 81st annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as Jury President for the main competition. Italian actress and model Sveva Alviti hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''The Room Next Door'' by Pedro Almodóvar. Australian filmmaker Peter Weir and American actress Sigourney Weaver received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival. The festival opened with ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' by Tim Burton, and closed with ''The American Backyard'' by Pupi Avati. Juries Main Competition (''Venezia 81'') * Isabelle Huppert, French actress - Jury President * James Gray (director), James Gray, American filmmaker * Andrew Haigh, British filmmaker * Agnieszka Holland, Polish filmmaker * Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian filmmaker, producer and film critic * Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian filmmak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Hélène Lentini
Marie-Hélène Lentini is a French actress and comedian. Theater Filmography Cinema Television References External links * French film actresses Living people 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses French stage actresses French television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) French women comedians Comedians from Paris {{France-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Maalouf
Maalouf (, ; born 5 November 1980) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer. In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his album ''Queen of Sheba'' in collaboration with Angélique Kidjo. Biography His father is trumpeter Nassim Maalouf and his mother is pianist Nada Maalouf. His uncle is the writer Amin Maalouf and his grandfather was the journalist, poet, and musicologist . After leaving his home country as a child during the Lebanese Civil War, he grew up in Paris with his sister Layla. He studied there until the age of 17 and earned a degree in General Science and Specialized Mathematics from the Lycée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire in Étampes (Essonne). When he was seven years old, he started to learn how to play the trumpet from his father, a former student of French trumpeter Maurice André at the Conservatoire de Paris. He learned classical, baroque, modern, and contemporary repertoires, as well as class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Filmexport
Metropolitan Filmexport is a French film distribution company founded by brothers Samuel and Victor Hadida, along with their father David, in 1978. It distributes films in France, alongside Lionsgate Canada in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain and the Benelux countries and FilmNation Entertainment worldwide. Distribution Metropolitan Filmexport currently distributes or has distributed all or some of the following companies' films: Current distribution deals * STX Entertainment * A24 * Lionsgate Films * Annapurna Pictures * Lantern Entertainment * Amblin Partners * Beacon Pictures * Bleecker Street * Davis Films * Intermedia * Millennium Media * Open Road Films (formerly Global Road Entertainment from 2017-2019) Former distribution deals * New Line Cinema – Warner Bros. took direct control in 2009. * Relativity Media/ Rogue Pictures – went bankrupt as a mini-major in 2015. * DreamWorks – retired as a distributor in 2005 and then became a banner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actress for '' Vagabond'' (1985) and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for '' La Cérémonie'' (1995). Her other films include '' Under the Sun of Satan'' (1987), '' Monsieur Hire'' (1989), '' East/West'' (1999) and '' The Final Lesson'' (2015). Life and career Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. She grew up in Grigny, Essonne. Her acting career began in 1983, when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film '' À Nos Amours'' at age 16, as a girl from Paris beginning her sexual awakening. In 1984 she received the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1985 with her portrayal of the main charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boujenah
Michel Boujenah (born 3 November 1952) is a French-Tunisian Jewish actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter. Life and career Michel Boujenah was born on 3 November 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is the brother of Paul Boujenah, a film director, and the uncle of actors Matthieu Boujenah and Lucie Boujenah. Boujenah has appeared in over thirty films as well as a variety of television productions. He has also directed the films '' Father and Sons'' (2003), ''Trois amis'' (2007), and '' Heartstrings'' (2016), and written screenplays for a number of others. Controversy In 2017, Boujenah's invitation to appear at a Tunisian cultural festival was protested by activists involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. While Boujenah is not Israeli, he has spoken positively about Israel and said "I feel Jewish, French, Tunisian, Zionist and very close to Israel, as well as a supporter of a Palestinian state." The Tunisian Association for the Support of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Zylberstein
Elsa Zylberstein (born Elsa Florence Zylbersztejn, 16 October 1968) is a French actress. After studying drama, she began her film career in 1989, and has appeared in more than 60 films. She won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''I've Loved You So Long'' (2008). Early life Zylberstein was born Elsa Florence Zylbersztejn in Paris to an Ashkenazi Jewish Polish father, Albert Zylbersztejn (born 1938), and a French Catholic mother, Liliane Chenard (born 1940). Her father is a physicist and her mother was a beautician for Dior. She has a brother, Benjamin (born 1970). Zylberstein felt both Jewish and Christian; now she is "attracted to Buddhist rites". She has practised classical dance since her childhood. After a Baccalauréat A3, she began university and studied English, but she was strongly attracted to artistic pursuits. She studied acting under Francis Huster at the Cours Florent on the advice of Charlotte Rampling, whom Elsa Zylberstein's father met by chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kad Merad
Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian writer and actor. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1964 to an Algerian father and a French mother. During his teens, he played drums and sang with various rock bands. Soon afterwards, he started playing roles at Club Med alongside the Gigolo Brothers troupe. In 1990, he was hired by Ouï FM, the Paris rock radio station where he met Olivier Baroux. The duet most known as Kad & Olivier began working together and started their own show, the ''Rock'n Roll Circus'', introducing some of their most famous sketches (Pamela Rose, Teddy Porc Fidèle...). The early success of the show allowed them to meet Jean-Luc Delarue who brought their act to TV. In 1999, they began appearing on the French Satellite TV channel Comédie+ on their own show, ''La Grosse Emission''. At the same time, Merad started his Cinema career with a lot of secondary roles. In 2003, he scored his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
