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Gilles (other)
The Gilles are the primary group of participants in the Carnival of Binche. Gilles may also refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Gilles (given name), a list of people with the given name * Gilles (surname), a list of people with the surname * Stage name of Jean Villard (1895–1982) as part of the Swiss cabaret duo "Gilles et Julien" Arts and entertainment * ''Gilles'' (novel), a 1939 novel by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle * Gilles (stock character) Gilles ()—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and '' commedia dell'arte''. He enjoyed his greatest vogue in 18th-century France, in entertainments both at the fairgrounds of the capital and in private and public theaters, thou ..., French stock character of farce and commedia dell'arte * ''Gilles'' (2008 film), a Canadian short drama film directed by Constant Mentzas Other uses * Gilles, Eure-et-Loir, a town in France See also * Giles (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles
The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. They go out on Shrove Tuesday from 4 a.m. until late hours and dance to traditional songs. Other cities, such as Ressaix, Leval, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Waudrez, Anderlues, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Estinnes, Le Roeulx, Manage, Morlanwelz, Seneffe, Nivelles, Charleroi and La Louvière have a tradition of Gilles at carnival, but the Carnival of Binche is by far the most famous. In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.Logan p.223 History The earliest documented reference to the Gilles is from 1795, when the revolutionary Directorate attempted to prohibit the wearing of masks. The traditional origins are a matter of speculation; one legend connects them to Mary of Hungary, who as governor of the Netherlands in 1549 organised a Joyous Entry into Brussels for the visit of her brother Charles V, Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (given Name)
Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles."qui avoit nom Giles de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil." People with the name Gilles include: * Gilles, Count of Montaigu (fl. 12th-century), French nobleman * Saint-Gilles (c. 650 – c. 710), Greek Christian hermit * Gilles Aillaud (1928–2005), French painter, set decorator, and scenographer * Gilles Alé (or Hallet; 1620–1694), Flemish painter * Gilles Allou (1670–1751), French painter * Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989), Malagasy general and political figure * Gilles Andruet (1958–1995), French chess International Master * Gilles Apap (born 1963), French classical violinist * Gilles Archambault (born 1933) Canadian novelist * Gilles Archambault (1934–2009), Canadian gridiron footballer * Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu (13??–13??), French cardinal, bishop, and diplomat * Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi (born 1949), French ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (surname)
Gilles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexe Gilles (born 1992), American figure skater, sister of Piper and Todd Gilles * Eve Gilles (born 2003), French model, beauty pageant titleholder, and Miss France 2024 * Herbert Michael Gilles (1921–2015), British-Maltese physician and professor of tropical medicine * Jean Gilles (composer) (1668–1705), French composer * Jean Gilles (French Army officer) (1904–1961), French general * Osmond Gilles (1788–1866), settler, pastoralist, mine owner and first colonial treasurer of South Australia * Piper Gilles (born 1992), American figure skater, sister of Alexe and Todd Gilles * Ralph Gilles (born 1970), American automobile designer and executive at Stellantis * Todd Gilles (born 1986), American figure skater, brother of Alexe and Piper Gilles See also *Gilles (given name) * Gillies *Gillis (surname) Gillis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Gillis (1936–2022), Irish politician *Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Villard
Jean Villard, Pseudonym, known as Gilles (2 June 1895 in Montreux (Switzerland) – 26 March 1982 in Vevey), originating from Daillens, was a French Swiss multi-talented chansonnier, poet, humorist, comedian, actor, and cabaretist. He was friends with Édith Piaf, Ernest Ansermet, Jacques Brel, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and met also with Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. He gave his last interview in December 1981 at his home, where he confided that "I have always tried my best to be a poet." One of Lausanne's parks, on the ''Avenue du Théâtre'', now bears his name. He served in the Swiss Army during World War I in Soubey, Jura, recalling that he defended the bridge that crosses the river Doubs. Roles at the Theatre * 1918: ''L'histoire du soldat'' by Igor Stravinsky and Charles Ferdinand Ramuz * 1920-1930: Several roles at the "Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier" in Paris, directed by Jacques Copeau * 1920: ''Cromedeyre-le-Vieil'' by Jules Romains, directed by Jacques Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (novel)
''Gilles'' is a 1939 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. It follows the life of Gilles Gambier, a Frenchman who is disgusted with the bourgeois world during World War I and the interwar period. After returning from the war, Gilles marries a Jewish woman for her wealth, becomes involved with the surrealist movement, develops his own fusion of Christianity and fascism, and joins the Nationalist faction to fight in the Spanish Civil War. The novel is partially autobiographical. Drieu La Rochelle himself considered it to be his greatest book. Reception The French critic Gaëtan Picon wrote: "Gilles is, without any doubt, one of the greatest novels of the century—and one of those books in which the disarming sincerity of a man rises to the grandeur usually reserved to literary transpositions." The English journalist Will Self wrote that Gilles is "as good and unapologetic an account of what it was to be a fascist during this era as André Malaraux's Man's Fate is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (stock Character)
Gilles ()—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and '' commedia dell'arte''. He enjoyed his greatest vogue in 18th-century France, in entertainments both at the fairgrounds of the capital and in private and public theaters, though his origins can be traced back to the 17th century and, possibly, the century previous. A Zanni, or comic servant, he is a type of bungling clown, stupid, credulous, and lewd—a character that shares little, problematically, with the sensitive figure in Watteau's famous portrait that, until the latter half of the 20th century, bore his name alone. Gilles fades from view in the 19th century, to persist in the 20th and 21st as the Belgian Gilles of Binche Carnival. 16th–17th centuries Gilles' origins are obscure. There was a Zanni Giglio in the Italian troupe of the academic ''Intronati'' as early as 1531, and some historians link him to Gilles. But no line of succession has been traced. The French expression "''faire gilles''", m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles (2008 Film)
''Gilles'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Constant Mentzas and released in 2008. The film stars Hélène Loiselle as an elderly woman who has spent her life caring for her developmentally disabled son Gilles (Réjean Lefrançois), but who is now terminally ill and struggling to prepare him for the day he will have to move into assisted living. The film was the last significant acting role for Loiselle, one of Quebec's major actresses of the 20th century, before her own death in 2013. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.Linda Barnard"Drama rules as Genie nominations announced" ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. ...'', March 1, 2010. References External links * 2008 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles, Eure-et-Loir
Gilles () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Eure-et-Loir department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Eure-et-Loir {{EureLoir-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
