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Pauline Lafont
Pauline Lafont (6 April 196311 August 1988) was a French actress. She was the daughter of film star Bernadette Lafont and Diourka Medveczky, a Hungarian sculptor. Born Pauline Aïda Simone Medveczky in Nîmes, France, she died in a hiking accident in Barre-des-Cévennes, Lozère, France. Three months and ten days after she had set out, her body was found by a passing farmer at the foot of a cliff, four kilometres from her home. Investigators determined she had fallen more than ten metres and died instantly. Prior to the discovery of her body, her disappearance had triggered several rumours regarding her whereabouts. Filmography Film *1976: ''Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre)'' (directed by Pierre Zucca) - Une petite fille *1983: '' Les Planqués du régiment'' (directed by Michel Caputo) - Christiane, l'infirmière *1983: '' Papy fait de la résistance'' (directed by Jean-Marie Poiré) - Colette Bourdelle *1983: '' Balade sanglante'' (Short, directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,561 (2019). Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city had a population of 50,000–60,000 and was the regional capital. Several famous monuments are in Nîmes, such as the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison Carrée. Because of this, Nîmes is often referred to as the "French Rome". Origins Nimes is situated where the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River abuts the hills of Mont Duplan to the northeast, Montaury to the southwest, and to the west Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc. Its name appears in inscriptions in Gaulish as ''dede matrebo Namausikabo'' ("he has given to the mothers of Nîmes") and "''toutios Namausatis''" ("citizen of Nîmes"). Nemausus w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'amour Braque
''L'Amour braque'' (English: ''Mad Love'') is a 1985 French romantic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sophie Marceau, Francis Huster, and Tchéky Karyo. The film is about a bank robber on his way to Paris who meets a neurotic dreamer whom he considers to be an idiot. The dreamer follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with his girlfriend, resulting in a tragic ending. The film is loosely inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel ''The Idiot''. The film received a Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award Nomination for Best Film in 1986. Plot Following a successful bank robbery, Micky ( Tchéky Karyo) tries to take back his girlfriend Mary (Sophie Marceau) who had been taken from him by the brothers Venin. On his way to Paris, Micky meets Leon (Francis Huster), a neurotic dreamer who is considered an idiot by Micky and his associates. Uncertain about Micky's actions, Leon follows him everywhere and eventually falls in love with Mary. This strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soigne Ta Droite
''Keep Your Right Up'' (french: Soigne ta droite / Une place sur la terre) is a 1987 film, written, directed by, and starring French Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard. In boxing, ''Soigne ta droite'' is a trainer's call to "keep your right up". The title is a reference to Jacques Tati's first short film, '' Soigne ton gauche'' (''Keep Your Left Up''). Plot Described by Godard as "a fantasy for actor, camera and tape recorder", this film is made up several sketches in which certain actors play several real or fictional roles to a background of rock music. The film is divided into three sections which inter-cross throughout. In each, a group of people search for their proper place on earth. In the first, a group of musicians search for the right sound, the ideal harmony. In the second, a man searches for an ideal society and wonders if he is on the wrong planet. In the third, some travellers search for their destination, as Ulysses Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for Odysseus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'été En Pente Douce
''L'été en pente douce'' (''Summer on a gentle slope'') is a French film, an adaptation of a novel by Pierre Pelot. It was directed by Gérard Krawczyk, and released in 1987. Synopsis Following the death of his mother, Stephane Leheurt, nicknamed Fane ( Jean-Pierre Bacri), rejoins his mentally handicapped brother Maurice, nicknamed Mo, (Jacques Villeret) at their mother's house. He wants a quiet life with his brother and his pretty girlfriend Lilas ( Pauline Lafont). But Voke the neighbouring garage owner has eyes on the house, and on Lilas. Cast * Jacques Villeret - Maurice Leheurt, nicknamed Mo * Jean-Pierre Bacri - Stéphane Leheurt, Fane * Pauline Lafont - Lilas * Jean Bouise - Olivier Voke * Guy Marchand - André Voke * Jean-Paul Lilienfeld - Shawenhick * Jacques Mathou - Jeannot * Dominique Besnehard - Leval * Claude Chabrol - the priest * Patrick Braoudé Patrick Braoudé (born 25 September 1954) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Pigeaux
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 * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * 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 or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sale Temps
Sale may refer to: Common meanings * Sales, the exchange of goods for profits * Sales, discounts and allowances in the prices of goods Places * Sale, Victoria, a city in Australia * Sale, Myanmar, a city *Sale, Greater Manchester, a town in England *Sale (Thrace), an ancient Greek city *Sale, Piedmont, a commune in Italy * Salé, a city in Morocco ** Republic of Salé, a 17th-century corsair city-state on the Moroccan coast *Şäle, also transliterated Shali, Republic of Tatarstan, a village in Russia *Sale (Tanzanian ward) *Sale Island, Canada People *Sale (Berkshire cricketer), an 18th-century English cricketer *Sale Ngahkwe (c. 875–934), a king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma *Sale (surname) Other uses * Sale, a grocery store chain in Finland *''The Sale'', an album by the American progressive rock band Crack the Sky *BOC Aviation, formerly Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) *Sale Sharks, rugby union club, often referred to simply as Sale See also *Sales (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Krawczyk
Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986) * ''L'été en pente douce'' (1987) * '' Taxi 2'' (2000) * '' Wasabi'' (2001) * '' Taxi 3'' (2003) * '' Fanfan la tulipe'' (2003) * ''La vie est à nous !'' (2005) * ''Taxi 4'' (2007) * '' L'Auberge rouge'' (2007) Actor * ''Papillon du vertige'' (1987) * ''XY, drôle de conception'' (1996) - L'homme spermogramme #2 * '' Amour et confusions'' (1997) * '' Héroïnes'' (1997) - Médecin * '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' (1999) - Church's Peer - Coronation * '' Taxi 3'' (2003) - Policier Camionnette #2 * ''La vie est à nous !'' (2005) - Un client du bar * '' A French Gigolo'' (2008) - Le patron du bistrot * '' Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' (2017) - Captain Welcoming Martapuraïs Decorations * Chevalier of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Hais Les Acteurs
Je or JE may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''JE'' (TV series), a Canadian television newsmagazine series on TVA * Joy Electric, an analogue purist synthpop group Businesses and organizations * Johnny's Entertainment, a Japanese talent agency * Jonathan Edwards College, a residential college at Yale University * Junior enterprise, a local non-profit organization offering consulting services (managed by students) * Mango (airline) IATA code Language * Je (Cyrillic), a character in several alphabets * Jê languages, a language family of Brazil * Yei language, or Je, a language of Papua New Guinea People * Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), Tibetan religious leader Other uses * JE, an intermediate source text postulated by the documentary hypothesis for the Torah * ''Jahnke and Emde'' aka "''Tables of Functions with Formulas and Curves''", a mathematics book on special functions * Japanese encephalitis, an infectious disease * Jersey, an island in the English Channel (ISO 3166- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Michel Ribes
Jean-Michel Ribes (born 15 December 1946, in Paris) is a French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, film maker and actor. Since 2002 he has been the managing director of the Théâtre du Rond-Point. Between 1982 and 1984 Ribes had directed ''Merci Bernard'' and since 1988 works on ''Palace''. In 2008, Ribes had directed ''Batailles'' which he co-wrote with Roland Topor and next year became a director of the ''Un garçon impossible'', a play by Petter S. Rosenlund and 's ''Les Diablogues''. In 2010, in Théâtre du Rond-Point he directed ''Les Nouvelles Brèves de Comptoir'' in which Jean-Marie Gourio had starred. In 2011, he wrote and directed ''René l’énervé - Opéra bouffe et tumultueux'', on the music by Reinhardt Wagner. A year later, he returned to Théâtre du Rond-Point at which he directed play ''Théâtre sans animaux'' and Sébastien Thiéry's '' L’Origine du Monde'' in 2013. Theater Filmography *1978: '' The Swindle'' *1986: ''La galette du roi'' *199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Galette Du Roi
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * '' L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * '' Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky (6 July 1929 – 8 August 2019), pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Mocky was born in Nice, France to Polish immigrant parents, Jeanne Zylinska and Adam Mokiejewski. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. Mocky appeared as an actor in the 1955 film ''Gli Sbandati'' and in many other movies, including some of those he also directed (''Solo'', '' L'albatros'', '' L'Ombre d'une chance'', ''Un Linceul n'a pas de poches''). His 1987 film '' Le Miraculé'' was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.'' He began as an actor in the cinema and theater. In particular, he played in Jean Dréville's '' Les Casse-pieds'' (1948), Jean Cocteau's '' Orphée'' (1950) and Bernard Borderie's ''The Mask of the Gorilla'' (1957). But it was especially in Italy that he became famous, thanks to his role in '' I vinti'' by Michelangelo Antonioni. After working as an assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
