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Joyeuses Pâques
''Happy Easter'' () is a 1984 French comedy film, adapted from Jean Poiret's eponymous play, that was directed by Georges Lautner and stars Jean-Paul Belmondo with Sophie Marceau and Marie Laforêt. Plot Stéphane, a businessman in Nice, is a compulsive womaniser. At the airport, where he has just left his childless wife Sophie who is off to visit relations, he picks up Julie, a teenager who has nowhere to sleep. After accepting a restaurant dinner, the girl agrees to go back to his apartment for the night. To her shock and his horror Sophie returns, unable to complete her journey because of a strike. The quick-thinking Stéphane claims that Julie is a secret daughter. When the rightly suspicious Sophie asks what has led her to look up her father in the middle of the night after all these years, Julie claims that she is pregnant. Then Sophie's suppressed maternal instincts all well up and nothing is too much for her pretty stepdaughter and future step-grandchild, but she does insis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less successful though the thriller Le Professionnel starring Jean-Paul Belmondo was a big commercial hit in France in 1981. He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr. Biography Career Filmography As director * 1958: ''La Môme aux boutons'' * 1960: ''Arrêtez les tambours'' * 1960: ' * 1961: ''Le Monocle noir'' * 1962: ''Le Septième juré'' * 1962: ''En plein cirage'' * 1962: ''L'Œil du Monocle'' * 1963: ''Les Tontons flingueurs'' * 1964: ''Salad by the Roots'' * 1964: ''Le Monocle rit jaune'' * 1964: ''Les Barbouzes'' * 1965: ''Les Bons Vivants'', co-directed with Gilles Grangier * 1966: ' * 1966: ''Ne nous fâchons pas'' * 1967: ' * 1968: ' * 1968: ''Le Pacha (1968 film), Le Pacha'' * 1971: ''Road to Salina'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosy Varte
Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made more than 100 film and television appearances during her career. She starred in the 1972 film '' The Bar at the Crossing'', which was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. She was a voice actress in the cartoon Western movies, '' Daisy Town'' (1971, as "Lulu Carabine") and '' La Ballade des Dalton'' (1978, as "Miss Worthlesspenny"). Life and career Born Nevarte Manouelian in Istanbul, Turkey, she emigrated to France at an early age. She appeared in comedies. From 1985 to 1993, she had the title role (Maguy Boissier) in 333 episodes of the hit TV series ''Maguy''. In 2007, she won the ''7 d'Or'' award for Best Actress for playing Maguy Boissier. Death She died 14 January 2012 at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 88, following a battle with bronchitis, which degenerated into a lung infection, according to her widower, director Pierre Badel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – '' The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – '' Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Georges Lautner
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was '' Beverly Hills Cop''. '' Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''; Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed '' Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Easter Films
This is a list of films that have something to do with Easter, or have Easter as a significant part of them, or just contain the character of the Easter Bunny. For Easter specials of regular TV shows, see the list of Easter television specials. Animated * '' Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure'' (2003) * ''Bosko's Easter Eggs'', a MGM short featuring Bosko (1937) * '' Easter Yeggs'', a Looney Tunes short starring Bugs Bunny, released June 28, 1947 * '' The Egg Cracker Suite'' (1943) * ''Funny Little Bunnies'', a 1934 Silly Symphony from Disney * ''Happy Go Ducky'', a MGM short starring Tom and Jerry (1958) * '' Here Comes Peter Cottontail'', a 1971 stop motion animated TV special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. * '' Hop'', a 2011 Easter-themed live-action and animated comedy film directed by Tim Hill * ''It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown'', a 1974 Easter-themed animated TV special directed by Phil Roman * '' Rabb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Beaune
Michel Beaune (1933–1990) was a French actor. Filmography *1960: '' Trapped by Fear'' as Un ami de Paul (uncredited) *1961: ''Les godelureaux'' *1964: '' Backfire'' as Daniel *1970: '' The Confession'' as L'avocat *1970: '' The Time to Die'' as Castagnac *1970: ''Sortie de secours'' *1972: ''Paulina 1880'' as Dadi *1972: '' Plot'' *1972: '' Les Rois maudits'' (TV Mini-Series) as Edward II of England *1973: '' The Inheritor'' as Frédéric Lambert *1974: '' Stavisky'' as Le journaliste maître-chanteur *1975: ''Un jour, la fête'' *1975: '' Let Joy Reign Supreme'' as Le capitaine La Griollais *1975: '' Incorrigible'' as Le ministre *1975: ''Le faux-cul'' as Ferjac *1975: '' The French Detective'' as L'inspecteur Dupuy *1976: '' Body of My Enemy'' as L'ami d'enfance *1977: ''La question'' as Professeur Fayard *1978: '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' as Le médecin dans la rue *1979: '' Cop or Hood'' as Marcel Langlois *1979: ''Le mors aux dents'' as Froment *1979: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Laforêt
Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Douménach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citizenship. Birth name Her first name Maïtena, which is of Basque people, Basque origin, means "beloved" and is sometimes used by the inhabitants of Languedoc, especially in the Pyrénées. Douménach, her last name, is Catalan language, Catalan in origin – Domènec in Catalan. Her birth name and her repertoire, which included pieces inspired from world folklore, have led to speculation of an Armenians, Armenian origin of her parents. The singer herself used to define herself sometimes as "ariégeoise", i.e. from the region of Ariège (department), Ariège in the south of France. Early life and education Marie Laforêt was born on 5 October 1939 at Soulac-sur-Mer, in the Médoc region of France, to Jean Doumenach and Marie-Louise (n� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Belmondo
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Alain, the pseudonym used by Emile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde (born 21 June 1948) is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film shorts, and television mini-series. He received an Academy Award nomination for '' Tess'' (1979), and twelve César Award nominations, winning for '' Barocco'' (1976). In 1993, Sarde received the Joseph Plateau Music Award. Life and career Philippe Sarde was born 21 June 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. His mother, Andrée Gabriel, was a singer in the Paris Opera. Through his mother's encouragement, he became interested in music from the early age of three. When he was four years old, he conducted a brief section of ''Carmen'' at the Paris Opera. At the age of five, he began experimenting with sound recording and made his first short films. Sarde loved both music and film, and had trouble deciding on his career direction. Sarde entered the Paris Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
