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Mimie Mathy
Michèle "Mimie" Mathy (born 8 July 1957) is a French actress, comedian and singer. A former member of the female comedy trio "Les Filles" with Michèle Bernier and Isabelle de Botton, Mathy is best known for her starring role in the long-running ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is tall. Life and career Interested in the theatre from childhood, she studied the dramatic arts from 1979 to 1981 at Michel Fugain's workshop in Nice. In the early 1980s she performed in a number of theatre roles and appeared in '' Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard'' television show. She formed a touring comedy troupe "Le Trio des Filles" (The Three Girls) which performed shows such as ''Existe en trois tailles'' (''Available in Three Sizes'') from 1988 to 1993. In 1993 she performed in the TV movie ''Une nounou pas comme les autres'' (''A Nanny Like No Other''), which garnered a 52.7% market share (~12 million viewers) in France. She has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Cannes Film Festival
The 47th Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1994. American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the comedy-drama film '' Pulp Fiction''. The festival opened with '' The Hudsucker Proxy'' by Joel Coen, and closed with '' Serial Mom'' by John Waters. Juries Main competition * Clint Eastwood, American filmmaker and actor - Jury President * Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer * Catherine Deneuve, French actress * Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban writer * Kazuo Ishiguro, British writer * Alexander Kaidanovsky, Russian actor and filmmaker * Marie-Françoise Leclère, French journalist * Lalo Schifrin, Argentine-American musician * Shin Sang-ok, South Korean filmmaker and producer * Alain Terzian, French-Armenian producer ''Camera d'Or'' * Marthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Timsit
Patrick Timsit () is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for four César Awards – three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy ''Un indien dans la ville''. In 2006, he participated in ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. He is of Algerian Jewish ancestry. César nominations * Best Supporting Actor – ''La Crise'' (1992) * Best Actor – '' Pédale douce'' (1996) * Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation – '' Pédale douce'' (1996) * Best Actor – '' Le cousin'' (1997) Selected filmography * '' Sans peur et sans reproche'' (1988) as Charles VIII of France * '' Mayrig'' (1991) as Garbis * ''La Crise'' (1992) as Michou * '' The Monster'' (1994) as Loris (French dub) * '' Little Indian, Big City'' (1994) as Richard Montignac * '' La Belle Verte'' (1996) as the TV host * '' Pedale douce'' (1996) as Adrien * '' Le cousin'' (1997) as Lahcene "Nounours" Abdelrahmane * ''Hercules'' (1997) as Philoctetes (Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Fitoussi
Marc Fitoussi (born 20 July 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career After a university degree course in English and art history, Fitoussi joined the Conservatoire européen d'écriture audiovisuelle (CEEA) (European Conservatory for screen writing). It was there that he developed his screenwriting trade. He began also a parallel career as film director, making several short features including ''Illustre Inconnue'' and ''Bonbon au poivre'' which earned him a nomination for César Award for Best Short Film in 2007. The same year, he directed his first long film ''La Vie d'artiste'', with Sandrine Kiberlain, Denis Podalydès and Émilie Dequenne in the lead rôles. This film won the Prix Michel-d'Ornano for the best work of French fiction at the Deauville American Film Festival. In 2010, his second long film was released, '' Copacabana'', whose action takes place in the Belgian town of Ostend, starring Isabelle Huppert and her daughter Lolita Chammah in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call My Agent!
''Call My Agent!'' () is a French comedy-drama television series that premiered on France 2 on 14 October 2015. The series depicts talent agents at the fictional agency ASK () and their relationships with their actor clients, who are real, mainly French, celebrities playing themselves. It won Best Comedy Series at the 49th International Emmy Awards. Following the success of in France, Netflix bought it in 2015 and renamed it ''Call My Agent!''. It was initially planned that the television series would end after its fourth season in 2020, but in April 2021, it was announced that the show would return with a 90-minute TV film followed by a fifth season. ''Call My Agent!'' has been broadcast by ICI ARTV in Canada, TG4 in Ireland, RTS Un in Switzerland and is available worldwide on Netflix, except in India, Spain, Poland and Portugal. Overview The series follows four agents who jointly take control of a fictional talent agency (ASK, ) after the death of its founder and head. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Robin
Muriel Robin (; born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award. Early years Muriel Robin is the youngest of three children of Antoine Robin and Aimée Rimbaud, who owned shoe-shops in Montbrison. She had two sisters, Nydia and Martine. In 1960, the family moved to Saint-Étienne. When she was very young, she liked to make people laugh and dreamed of becoming a singer. After a lacklustre school career and a love of parties, she ended up failing her Baccalauréat twice in a row. Unsure of which career to follow, she started to sell shoes in one of the family's three shops, without being really motivated. In 1977, aged 22, she left Saint-Étienne for Paris, taking a course in dramatic arts at Cours Florent, the entry college for the National Superior Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, in Paris. She graduated and returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Pack (2000 Film)
''Family Pack'' (, lit. "What Did Women Do When Men Walked on the Moon?") is a 2000 drama film, directed by Chris Vander Stappen.Lisa Nesselson"Family Pack" ''Variety'', November 19, 2000. Plot July 1969. After two years in Canada, Sacha is back in her small city in Belgium. She has two disruptive news for her family. The first is that instead of being married or at least engaged, she has a lesbian Canadian girlfriend; and the second is not better: instead of studying radiology in Montreal, she abandoned the studies despite the fact that her family had made huge sacrifices. Cast * Marie Bunel as Sacha Kessler * Hélène Vincent as Esther Kessler * Mimie Mathy as Elisa Kessler * Tsilla Chelton as Lea * Macha Grenon as Odile * Christian Crahay as Oscar Kessler * Emmanuel Bilodeau as Antoine * Michel Israel as Jules * Jacques Lavallée as Louis * Marie-Lise Pilote as Debbie * Mario Saint-Amand as Bob Production The movie was first screened to the Chicago International Film Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 D'Or
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. 7 is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Evolution of the Arabic digit For early Brahmi numerals, 7 was written more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted (ᒉ). The western Arab peoples' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arab peoples developed the digit from a form that looked something like 6 to one that looked like an uppercase V. Both modern Arab forms influenced the European form, a two-stroke form consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine, Guardian Angel
''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, ability of persuasion and her magical powers, she manages to help people who have problems. She appears at the beginning of each mission; when the mission is completed, she disappears by snapping her fingers. Episodes Season 1 - Pilot (1997) Season 2 (1998) Season 3 (1999) Season 4 (2000) Season 5 (2001) Season 6 (2002) Season 7 (2003) Season 8 (2004) Season 9 (2005) Season 10 (2006) Season 11 (2007) Season 12 (2008) Season 13 (2009) Season 14 (2012) Season 15 (2014) Season 16 (2015) Season 17 (2016) Season 18 (2017) Season 19 (2018) Season 20 (2019) Awards Mimie Mathy has received the 7 d'Or for Favorite Actress in a Fictional Series three times, in 1998, 2000 and 2003. In 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was originally established in 1802 by Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, and it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its Seat (legal entity), seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand chancellor has been retired General François Lecointre, who succeeded fellow retired General Benoît Puga in office. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander (order), Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' (Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordre National Du Mérite
The (; ) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ministerial orders previously awarded by the ministries; and to create an award that can be awarded at a lower level than the Legion of Honour, which is generally reserved for French citizens. It comprises about 185,000 members; 306,000 members have been admitted or promoted in 50 years. History The comprises about 185,000 members; 306,000 members have been admitted or promoted in 50 years. Half of its recipients are required to be women. Defunct ministerial orders The replaced the following ministerial and colonial orders: Colonial orders * (Order of the Star of Anjouan, 1874) * (Order of Nishan-e-Anuar or Order of Light, 1887) * (Order of the Black Star, 1889) Special ministerial orders of merit * (Order of Societal Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Journal Du Dimanche
''Le Journal du Dimanche'' (; ), also known as the JDD , is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France. JDD was bought in 2023 by Vivendi of media mogul Vincent Bolloré, triggering a strike movement against the new editorial stance perceived as far-right. History and profile ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948. He was managing editor of '' France Soir'' at that time. The weekly paper belongs to the Lagardère Group through Hachette Filipacchi Médias Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France. History '' Hachette'' was founded by Louis Hachette (Fre .... The company is also the publisher of the paper which is based in Paris and which is published on Sundays. ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' was published in broadsheet format until 1999 when it began to be published in the Berliner for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
