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Humbert Balsan
Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 August 1954 – 10 February 2005) was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was known for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films. In February 2005, Balsan was found dead in the offices of his production company, Ognon Pictures, in Paris. He was known to have suffered from depression, and died by suicide. Early life and career Born in Arcachon in 1954, Balsan was part of France's upper class as a member of the de Wendel family, an industrial dynasty. He received a Jesuit education in Amiens and later studied economics in Paris. In 1973, Balsan's film career began when he was cast as Gawain in Robert Bresson's '' Lancelot of the Lake'' (1974). While Balsan continued to act in small roles in friends' films (he played a pirate in Jacques Rivette's '' Noroit'' (1976)), his interest turned to production. He assisted Bresson on '' The Devil, Probably'' (1977) in 1976 and lensed a docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcachon
Arcachon (; ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux, in the Landes forest. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for people suffering from pulmonary complaints. History On 2 May 1857, Emperor Napoleon III signed an imperial decree declaring that Arcachon was now an autonomous municipality; coincidentally, the railway line extension from Bordeaux to Arcachon had been completed that same year. At that time, Arcachon was scarcely more than a forest of pine trees, oaks and strawberry trees ( arbutus), with no road links and few real houses, with a population fewer than 400 people, mostly fishermen and peasants. In earlier years, when some hygienists began to recommend sea bathing, three sea establishments were laid out by investors to attract the Bordeaux bourgeoisie and other wealthy people. This was the beginning of a new lifestyle, and some of the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'Amour fou'' (1969), '' Out 1'' (1971), '' Celine and Julie Go Boating'' (1974), and '' La Belle Noiseuse'' (1991). His work is noted for its improvisation, loose narratives, and lengthy running times. Inspired by Jean Cocteau to become a filmmaker, Rivette shot his first short film at age twenty. He moved to Paris to pursue his career, frequenting Henri Langlois' Cinémathèque Française and other ciné-clubs; there, he met François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Éric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol and other future members of the New Wave. Rivette began writing film criticism, and was hired by André Bazin for ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' in 1953. In his criticism, he expressed an admiration for American films – especially those of genre directors such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Coitum, Animal Triste
''After Sex'' () is a 1997 film by French director Brigitte Roüan. Roüan stars in the film as Diane Clovier, a married mother of two who has an affair with the friend of a young writer she is mentoring. Meanwhile, her husband, a lawyer, is defending a woman charged with murdering her unfaithful spouse. The film was well received in its native France, but raised some eyebrows for its sympathetic treatment of a woman's infidelity. The film also received positive notice in the United States, where it was released in 1998. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. The original French title, literally "After Coitus, Sad Animal", alludes to post-coital tristesse. Cast *Brigitte Roüan as Diane Clovier *Patrick Chesnais as Philippe Clovier *Boris Terral as Emilio *Nils Tavernier as François Narou *Jean-Louis Richard as Weyoman-Lebeau * Françoise Arnoul as Madame LePluche *Emmanuelle Bach as Caroline *Carmen Chaplin as Copine Narou *Gaëlle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Veysset
Sandrine Veysset (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Veysset was born in Avignon. She studied French literature until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to Léos Carax and she was hired as his driver while he was shooting '' Les Amants du Pont-Neuf'' (''The Lovers on the Bridge'') (1991) in 1989. Her first real contact with cinema happened when she became an assistant to the art director of that film. The experience encouraged her to begin writing her first screenplay in 1991. She directed from her first script in 1995 and the resulting film, '' Will It Snow for Christmas?'' (''Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël?'') (1996), won her a César Award in 1997 for Best First Film. Her third film, ''Martha...Martha'' (2001) opened the Directors' Fortnight at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Collaborators Veysset worked with Ognon Pictures producer Humbert Balsan Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitte Roüan
Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ''The New York Times'', March 8, 1998 Life and career Rouan was born into a French naval family in Toulon in 1946. She was orphaned at age six and spent her childhood in Algeria and Senegal. At age 12, she left for convent school in Paris. Her acting career began at age 21, on the stage. Her performance lead the way to small film roles for directors including Alain Resnais, Jacques Rivette, and Bertrand Tavernier. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled ''Grosse''. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with ''Overseas'' (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Franel
The Sabines (, , , ; ) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains (see Sabina) of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines divided into two populations just after the founding of Rome, which is described by Roman legend. The division, however it came about, is not legendary. The population closer to Rome transplanted itself to the new city and united with the preexisting citizenry, beginning a new heritage that descended from the Sabines but was also Latinized. The second population remained a mountain tribal state, coming finally to war against Rome for its independence along with all the other Italic tribes. Afterwards, it became assimilated into the Roman Republic. Etymology The Sabines derived directly from the ancient Umbrians and belonged to the same ethnic group as the Samnites and the Sabelli, as attested by the common ethnonyms of ''Safineis'' (in ancient Greek ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Denis
Claire Denis (; ; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France, and continues to influence European cinematic identity. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble Every Day'' (2001), '' 35 Shots of Rum'' (2008), '' White Material'' (2009), '' High Life'' (2018) and '' Both Sides of the Blade'' (2022), the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. For '' Stars at Noon'' (2022), Denis won the Grand Prix at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, sharing the award with Lukas Dhont's '' Close''. Early life Denis was born on 21 April 1946 in Paris, but raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, living in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, French Somaliland, and Senegal. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expatriate
An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country. However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and other individuals who have chosen to live outside their native country. The International Organization for Migration of the United Nations defines the term as 'a person who voluntarily renounces his or her nationality'. Historically, it also referred to exiles. The UAE is the country with the highest percentage of expatriates in the world after the Vatican City, with expatriates in the United Arab Emirates representing 88% of the population. Etymology The word ''expatriate'' comes from the Latin words and , from , . Semantics Dictionary definitions for the current meaning of the word include: :Expatriate: :* 'A person who lives outside their native country' (Oxford), or :* 'living in a foreign land' (Webster's). These definitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and actor. He was known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system. After work as a reporter and a pulp novelist, Fuller wrote his first screenplay for '' Hats Off'' in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the Western '' I Shot Jesse James'' (1949). He continued to direct several other Westerns and war film throughout the 1950s. He shifted genres in the 1960s with his low-budget thriller '' Shock Corridor'' in 1963, followed by the neo-noir '' The Naked Kiss'' (1964). Fuller was inactive in filmmaking for most of the 1970s, before writing and directing the semi-autobiographical war epic '' The Big Red One'' (1980), and the drama '' White Dog'' (1982), whose screenplay he co-wrote with Curtis Hanson. Several of his films influenced French New Wave filmmakers, notably Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-World War II, war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke. He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in ''And God Created Woman (1956 film), And God Created Woman'' (1956), followed by a starmaking romantic turn in ''A Man and a Woman'' (1966). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival, 1968 Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in ''The Man Who Lies'' and the Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Costa-Gavras's Z (1969 film), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Kast
Pierre Kast (; 22 September 192020 October 1984) was a French people, French screenwriter, film and television director, and freedom fighter. Biography Prior to his work in film, Kast was a resistance activist in World War II, opposing the Vichy France, Vichy regime as a member of the Communist Students of Paris. As a member of the magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'' in the 1950s, Kast created many short films and documentaries. He also served as a critic for the magazine. Kast died from a heart attack on board an aircraft on 20 October 1984, aged 64. Filmography Director * 1949: ''Les Charmes de l'existence'', codirected with Jean Grémillon (short film) * 1951: ''Les Femmes du Louvre'' (documentary) * 1951: ''Arithmétique'' (documentary) * 1952: ''Je sème à tout vent'' * 1954: ''L'Architecte maudit: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux'' (short film) * 1957: ''Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur'' (short film) * 1957: ''Amour de poche'' * 1959: ''Images pour Baudelaire'' * 1959: ''Des r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Moscow International Film Festival
The 26th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 to 27 July 2004. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film '' Our Own'' directed by Dmitriy Meshiev. Jury * Alan Parker (United Kingdom – chairman of the jury) * Jerzy Stuhr (Poland) * Boris Akunin (Russia) * Armen Medvedev (Russia) * Barbara Sukowa (Germany) * Humbert Balsan (France) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden George: '' Our Own'' by Dmitriy Meshiev * Special Jury Prize: Silver George: '' Revolution of Pigs'' by Jaak Kilmi and René Reinumägi * Silver George: ** Best Director: Dmitriy Meshiev for '' Our Own'' ** Best Actor: Bohdan Stupka for '' Our Own'' ** Best Actress: China Zorrilla for '' Conversations with Mother'' * Silver George for the Best Film of the Perspective competition: '' The Hotel Venus'' by Hideta Takahata * Lifetime Achievement Award: Emir Kusturica * Stanislavsky Award: Meryl Streep References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
