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Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc. The group adapted a number of its stage hits for the cinema, and scored major successes with films such as ''Les Bronzés'' (1978), ''Les Bronzés font du ski'' (1979), ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) and ''Un indien dans la ville'' (1994). Honours and awards In 1981, he received the Prix Jean Gabin. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2001. He was made ''Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite'' in 2005. Filmography Actor Selected writing credits * 2006: ''Les Bronzés 3: Amis pour la vie'' * 2000: ''Le prince du Pacifique'' * 1999: ''It's Not My Fault!'' (adaptation and dialogue) * 1997: ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (earlier screenplay ''Un indien dans la ville'') * 1994: ''Un indien dans l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and thus the seat of the larger arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is also part of the Métropole du Grand Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt includes one island in the Seine: Île Seguin. Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the wealthiest regions in the Parisian area and in France. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine Central business district, business district. Etymology The original name of the commune was Boulogne-sur-Seine (meaning "Boulogne upon Seine"). Before the 14th century, Boulogne was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Blier
Bertrand Blier (; 14 March 1939 – 20 January 2025) was a French film director and writer. His 1978 film '' Get Out Your Handkerchiefs'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. Career His 1996 film '' Mon Homme'' was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. His 2005 film '' How Much Do You Love Me?'' was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver George for Best Director. A defence of Blier's work until 2000 was written by Sue Harris, Queen Mary College, London and published in 2001 by Manchester University Press. Personal life and death Blier was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 14 March 1939, as the son of pianist Gisèle Brunet and actor Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. Life and career Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Et Les Chics Types
''Clara et les Chics Types'' is a 1981 French comedy drama directed by Jacques Monnet. Plot In Grenoble, Mickey, Bertrand, Frederick, Charles, Louise and Aimee, united by a common love of music, form a group, the Why Notes. One day, Bertrand remarked Clara, when she fled to the church which is celebrated her marriage to a wealthy entrepreneur. A few hours later, as the band prepares to go on stage in Paris, Bertrand finds Clara who offers to fly with her and disappears ... Bertrand, completely captivated by Clara leaves the group and goes looking for her. Cast * Daniel Auteuil – Mickey * Josiane Balasko – Louise * Christophe Bourseiller – Frédéric * Christian Clavier – Charles * Thierry Lhermitte – Bertrand * Marianne Sergent – Aimée * Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards and a Lumière Award, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Girod
Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film ''L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Slogan (film), Slogan'', directed by Pierre Grimblat (1969) - screenwriter, along with Pierre Grimblat and Melvin Van Peebles * ' (1974) * ''Rene the Cane'' (1977) * ''The Savage State'' (1978) * ''The Lady Banker'' (1980) * ' (1982) * ''Le Bon Plaisir'' (1984) * ''Descente Aux Enfers'' (1986) * ''Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur'', directed by Jacques Rouffio (1986) – actor * ''L'enfance de l'art'' (1988) * ''Lumière and Company'' (1995) * ''Passage à l'acte'' (1996) * ''Terminale (film), Terminale'' (1998) * ' (2006) References External links * 1944 births 2006 deaths French film directors French male film actors French male sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Banker
''The Lady Banker'' (1980) (original French title '), is a French drama film directed by Francis Girod, written by Georges Conchon and Francis Girod, starring Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Daniel Auteuil and Thierry Lhermitte; the music is by Ennio Morricone. Cast * Romy Schneider as Emma Eckhert * Marie-France Pisier as Colette Lecoudray * Claude Brasseur as Largué * Jean-Claude Brialy as Paul Cisterne * Jean Carmet as Duvernet * Jean-Louis Trintignant as Horace Vannister * Jacques Fabbri as Moïse Nathanson * Daniel Mesguich as Rémy Lecoudray * Noëlle Chatelet as Camille Sowcroft * Daniel Auteuil as Duclaux * Thierry Lhermitte as Devoluy * Alan Adair as Sir Charles * François-Régis Bastide as Le ministre de la Justice * Arnaud Boisseau as Armand * Yves Brainville as Prefaille * Isabelle Sadoyan as Sister Hermance Release The film opened 27 August 1980 on 16 screens in Paris and 12 suburban theatres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind The Ears
''Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears'' or ''Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles'' is a 1979 French comedy film directed by Charles Nemes. Plot Two single men without stories that are cousins, working in the same bank and live in the same dwelling in Paris. Encouraged by their employer to break with a rhythm of monotonous life, they decided to rent a car (a new Ami 8 break ...) Scent of a Woman getaway to visit Bruges. However, their journey is just begun to finally abandoned after meeting a girl who hitchhiked. Cast * Daniel Auteuil as Jean-Bernard * Gérard Jugnot as Pierre * Henri Guybet as Bertier * Anne Jousset as Karine * Nadia Barentin as Karine's Mother * Michel Puterflam as Karine's Father * Patricia Karim as Jacqueline * Patrick Chauvel as Monsieur Blanquet * Roland Giraud as The Director * Josiane Balasko as A Client * Martine Laroche-Joubert as A Client * Gérard Lanvin as The Guard * Jacques Legras as The Foreign Agent * Michel Blanc as A Passerby * Brun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, screenwriter and comic strip writer. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. While attending film school in the late 1960s, Leconte also worked as a cartoonist, in particular for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote''. He directed his first feature film in 1976, and had a number of major successes with comedy films destined to the French market. He first came to international attention in 1989 with ''Monsieur Hire'', which was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and which was a radical departure from his previous work. Although he had already directed more than half a dozen features, many foreign critics, unfamiliar with his previous work, essentially treated him as a newcomer. Since then, he has alternated between films such as ''Ridicule (film), Ridicule'' and ''L'ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Jaeckin
Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a French film director, photographer and sculptor. He was known for directing several erotic films, starting with ''Emmanuelle'' in 1974 and continued making movies until he retired from film-making in the 1980s. Early life Jaeckin was born in Vichy, Allier, French State during the Second World War, but left with his mother and father for England. Following the end of hostilities, he returned to France where he studied art and photography, before and after serving with the French Army: while with the army, he shot photographs as commissioned. Film career Jaeckin debuted with '' Emmanuelle'' in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, a French softcore film which began a series. In 1975 he directed '' Histoire d'O'' (English title: ''Story of O''), starring Corinne Cléry. The film met with far less acclaim than the 1954 novel on which it was based. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coluche
Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (, ; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (), was a French stage comedian, cinema actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted ''Coluche'' as a stage name at age 26, when he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material. He was one of the first major comedians to regularly use profanities as a source of humor on French television. He also founded the charity " Les Restaurants du Cœur" which still provides free meals and other products to people in need. Early life Colucci was born on 28 October 1944, just weeks after the Liberation of Paris, in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement of the city. His mother, Simone Bouyer (called "Monette"), worked as a florist in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. His father, Honorio Colucci, from Casalvieri in Lazio, Italy, was a painter and decorator. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoiled Children (1977 Film)
''Spoiled Children'' () is a 1977 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Cast * Michel Piccoli - Bernard Rougerie * Christine Pascal - Anne Torrini * Michel Aumont - Pierre * Gérard Jugnot - Marcel Bonfils * Arlette Bonnard - Catherine Rougerie * Liza Braconnier - Danièle Joffroy * Geneviève Mnich - Guite Bonfils * Florence Haguenauer - Anne-Marie Clairon * Claudine Mavros - La mère d'Anne * Michel Berto - Muzard * Thierry Lhermitte - Stéphane Lecouvette * Georges Riquier - Mouchot * Gérard Zimmermann - Patrice Joffroy (as Gérard Zimmerman) * Michel Blanc - Le jeune homme de l'agence * Brigitte Catillon Brigitte Catillon (born 20 July 1951) is a French actress and screenwriter. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for '' A Heart in Winter'' directed by Claude Sautet. She was also nominated for the Molièr ... - Valérie * Martin Lamotte - Un ami d'Anne * Michel Puterflam - Baraduc * Daniel Toscan du Plantie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Dugowson
Maurice Dugowson (23 September 1938 – 11 November 1999) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1975 film ''Lily, aime-moi'' was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, his film ''F comme Fairbanks'' was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1981 his film ''Bye, See You Monday'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Lily, aime-moi'' (1975) * ''F comme Fairbanks'' (1976) * ''Bye, See You Monday'' (1979) * ' (1983) * ''Blind Spot'' (1995) * ''El Che'' (1997) References External links * 1938 births 1999 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F Comme Fairbanks
''F comme Fairbanks'' is a 1976 French drama film directed by Maurice Dugowson. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Patrick Dewaere – André * Miou-Miou – Marie * John Berry (film director), John Berry – Fragman * Michel Piccoli – Etienne * Jean-Michel Folon – Jean-Pierre * Christiane Tissot – Sylvie * Diane Kurys – Annick * Jean Lescot – Jeannot le régisseur * Jean de Coninck (actor), Jean de Coninck – Le photographe * Evane Hanska – Françoise * Thierry Lhermitte – Le jeune cadre * Guiguin Moro – L'assistante * Christian Clavier – Le serveur * Yves Barsacq – Le vieux cadre * Jenny Clève – La grand-mère * Marc Lamole – Le patron du bistrot References External links * 1976 films 1970s French-language films 1976 drama films Films directed by Maurice Dugowson French drama films Films produced by Michel Seydoux 1970s French films French-language drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
