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Guillaume Nicloux
Guillaume Nicloux (; born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television. He won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival for '' The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'', a comedic interpretation of a rumoured abduction of the writer Michel Houellebecq, starring Houellebecq as himself. His 2015 film '' Valley of Love'' was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Bibliography * ''Zoocity'' (1996) * ''Le Saint des seins'' (1996) * ''C'est juste une balade américaine'' (1997) * ''Le Destin est une putain'' (1998) * ''Jack Mongoly'' (1998) * ''Monsieur Chance'' (1998) * ''Le Poulpe, le film : pour l'attendrir, faut taper dessus'' (1998) * ''L'Honneur perdu de Georges Blesse'' (2000) * ''Des brutes et des méchants'' (2001) Filmography ;Director * '' Les Enfants volants'' (1990) * '' La Vie cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AlloCiné
AlloCiné is an entertainment website founded by Jean-David Blanc in 1988, then joined by Patrick Holzman. It has belonged to the company since 2013 Webedia. which specializes in providing information on French cinema, mostly centering on novelties' promotion with DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD information. In 2005, it began covering television series. The website is considered the "French equivalent of IMDb." Initially, Allociné was a telephone information service providing cinema program details. It later transitioned into an Internet portal, offering extensive information on all movies distributed in France. The service was known for its easy-to-remember number (40 30 20 10, later 01 40 30 20 10) and lack of additional call charges, distinguishing it from competitors. The voice of Allociné, performed by Patrice Baudrier, became popular and was notably parodied by Gad Elmaleh. The company diversified its offerings to establish itself as a leading web portal for cinema informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday (2010 Film)
''Holiday'' is a 2010 French comedy crime film directed by Guillaume Nicloux. Plot One evening, Michel Trémois fails in the pharmacy of a provincial railway station and remembers the sequence of events which, in two days, have pushed his life party weekend with his wife Nadine to rebuild their relationship and save their sexuality, nothing has finally gone as planned ... After a wild and tumultuous night embellished singular encounters, the wake-Michel is brutal and painful. He not only finds himself accused of murder but his wife was not found ... Cast * Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Michel Trémois * Judith Godrèche as Nadine Trémois * Josiane Balasko as Christiane Mercier * Françoise Lebrun as Marie-Paule * Biyouna as Eva Lopez * Pascal Bongard as Richard Ponce * Marc Rioufol as Anthony Rivière * Scali Delpeyrat as Fabien * Eric Naggar as M. Abraham * Yves Verhoeven as Inspector Delteil * Camille de Sablet as Sandy * Stéphan Wojtowicz as Sylvain Caccia * Nicolas Jouhet as O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Crime Fiction Writers
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turning Tide
''Turning Tide'' (original title: ''En solitaire'') is a 2013 French drama film directed by Christophe Offenstein. Plot Yann Kermadec has short notice to replace the main skipper in the Vendée Globe. After a few days of racing, Yann's yacht is leading when he is forced to stop to repair its damaged rudder. This upends his chances in the round-the-world race. Cast * François Cluzet as Yann Kermadec * Samy Seghir as Mano Ixa * Virginie Efira as Marie Drevil * Guillaume Canet as Frank Drevil * Jean-Paul Rouve as Denis Juhel * Karine Vanasse as Mag Embling * Arly Jover as Anna Bruckner * José Coronado as José Monzon * Philippe Lefebvre as Raphaël Keriou * Dana Prigent as Léa Kermadec * Guillaume Nicloux as The Race Director * Emmanuelle Bercot as The Doctor * Léa Fazer as The Mother * Laure Duthilleul as The Teacher * Stéphan Guérin-Tillié * Steve Suissa Production Principal photography began in October 2012, shooting for four weeks in Lorient. The prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliente
''A French Gigolo'' () is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko. Plot Patrick is a male prostitute who hides his double life from his wife. When she finds out about his extramarital activities by answering his phone, she decides she will catch him in a hotel room with a client. At first offended by the behavior of her husband, she soon asks him to continue to be a male escort to help pay the bills. Patrick meets a female client, Judith, with whom they live out a complicated love story. Cast Development ''A French Gigolo'' premiered at the Rome Film Festival in October 2008. The film was also screened at the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States, since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Stand Alone (film)
''I Stand Alone'' () is a 1998 French psychological drama art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé as his directorial debut, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, and Martine Audrain. The film, focusing on several pivotal days in the life of a butcher facing abandonment, isolation, rejection and unemployment, was the director's first feature-length production, and is a sequel to his 1991 short film '' Carne''. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1998 and received favourable reviews from critics. Plot The film opens with a monologue on how morality and justice favor the rich, so that the poor have to enforce their own justice. A slideshow commences, depicting the Butcher's life, narrated by himself. He explains that he is just a banal commoner: born near Paris in 1939, he was orphaned at two years old. At the end of WWII, he learns that his father was a French Communist who was killed in a concentration camp. He starts to become depressed and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being Blanche Houellebecq
''Being Blanche Houellebecq'' () is a 2024 French comedy film written and directed by Guillaume Nicloux. It stars Blanche Gardin and Michel Houellebecq and revolves around a Houellebecq look-alike contest held in Guadeloupe. Following '' The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'' (2014) and '' Thalasso'' (2019), it is the third part in Nicloux's trilogy of films where Houellebecq plays a version of himself. Cast * Blanche Gardin as Blanche Gardin * Michel Houellebecq Michel Houellebecq (; born Michel Thomas on 26 February 1956) is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. H ... as Michel Houellebecq * Luc Schwarz as Luc, Michel's friend and bodyguard * Franck Monier as Frank References External links Bac Films* {{Michel Houellebecq 2024 comedy films French comedy films Films directed by Guillaume Nicloux Michel Houellebecq Films set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Upon A Time (miniseries)
''Twice Upon A Time'' (French: ''Il était une seconde fois'') is a four-part French Science fiction, sci-fi drama miniseries first broadcast in 2019, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring Gaspard Ulliel and Freya Mavor. The miniseries was broadcast in France via the network Arte on 29 August 2019. It was released in the United States on Netflix on 19 December 2019. ''Twice Upon A Time'' was the second collaboration between director Guillaume Nicloux and actor Gaspard Ulliel, the first was the 2018 war film ''To the Ends of the World''. Plot Vincent Dauda, in his thirties, dreams of winning back his ex, Louise. He's grief-stricken and driven to despair, kisses the break-up goodbye with nocturnal parties, ephemeral affairs... until the day when a delivery man gives him a parcel he never ordered. A strange box, without any bottom, through which he can time travel, which takes him back to Louise's side, before they split up. Cast *Gaspard Ulliel as Vincent Dauda *Freya Mavor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalasso (film)
''Thalasso'' is a 2019 French comedy film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring the writer Michel Houellebecq and the actor Gérard Depardieu as versions of themselves. It places Houellebecq at a health spa where he goes through a series of treatments while Depardieu keeps him company. The film has been described as a sequel to Nicloux's ''The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'' (2014). Plot The film is set at a centre for seawater therapy in Cabourg. The writer Michel Houellebecq goes through a series of treatments offered at the health spa. He is accompanied by the actor Gérard Depardieu. Cast * Michel Houellebecq as Michel Houellebecq * Gérard Depardieu as Gérard Depardieu * Maxime Lefrançois as Maxine * Mathieu Nicourt as Mathieu * Luc Schwarz as Luc * Françoise Lebrun as Herself Production Guillaume Nicloux had previously made multiple films where the writer Michel Houellebecq appears as an actor as well as several films featuring Gérard Depardieu. Notably, he made ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Ends Of The World
''To the Ends of the World'' () is a 2018 French film directed by Guillaume Nicloux. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Gaspard Ulliel : Robert Tassen * Guillaume Gouix : Cavagna * Lang Khê Tran : Maï * Gérard Depardieu : Saintonge * Jonathan Couzinié Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ... : Lieutenant Maussier * Kevin Janssens : Commandant Orlan * Anthony Paliotti : Capitaine Sirbon * Vi Minh Paul : Dao * Vianney Duburque : Armand References External links * 2018 films 2018 war drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Guillaume Nicloux French war drama films 2010s French films Ad Vitam (company) films First Indochina War films {{2010s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
