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Uranus (film)
''Uranus'' is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-World War II recovery in a small French village, as the controlling French Communist Party tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists. It was directed and written by Claude Berri and Arlette Langmann, based on a novel by Marcel Aymé. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Michel Blanc as Gaigneux * Gérard Depardieu as Léopold Lajeunesse * Jean-Pierre Marielle as Archambaud * Philippe Noiret as Watrin * Gérard Desarthe as Maxime Loin * Michel Galabru as Monglat * Danièle Lebrun as Mrs. Archambaud * Fabrice Luchini as Jourdan * Daniel Prévost as Rochard * Myriam Boyer as Mrs. Gaigneux * Ticky Holgado as Mégrin, lawyer * Vincent Grass Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Berri
Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from Romania, and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from Poland. His sister was the screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Career Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for '' Jean de Florette'', and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won. Berri also won the Oscar for Best Short Film for '' Le Poulet'' at the 38th Academy Awards in 1966, and produced Roman Polanski's '' Tess'' which was nominated for Best Picture in 1981. Internationally, however, two films in 1986 overshadow all his other achievements. '' Jean de Florette'' and its sequel '' Manon des Sources'' were huge hits. In 1991, his film ''Uranus'' was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Six years later, his film '' Lucie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Desarthe
Gérard (French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. As a given name * Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer * Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (1931–2024), French film and television actor * Gérard Barreaux (1948–2010), Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Comedy-drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - '' The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's '' Jack Ryan'' franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – '' Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on '' Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiane Lévêque
Josiane is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. It's a derivation of the name Joseph. It was first officially recorded in France, in 1909.https://www.parents.fr/prenoms/josiane-44617#:~:text=Le%20pr%C3%A9nom%20Josiane%20est%20tr%C3%A8s,filles%2C%20123%20082%20depuis%201909. List of people with the given name * Josiane Balasko (born 1950), French actress, writer and director * Josiane Corneloup (born 1959), French politician * Josiane Nunes (born 1993), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Josiane Shen, Luxembourgish television presenter * Josiane Stoléru, French actress * Josiane Tito (born 1979), Brazilian sprinter See also * Josie (name) * Josiah (given name) Josiah () is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew ''Yoshi-yahu'' (, "Yahweh has healed". Josiah was a King of Judah in the Bible. The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible. Josiah was among the fiv ... References {{Given name Given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Afonso
Yves Afonso (13 February 1944 – 21 January 2018) was a French actor of Portuguese descent. He was born in Saulieu in the Côte-d'Or ''département''. Since his uncredited debut in the movie '' Masculin, féminin'' in 1966, he had many roles, both in movies and on television. He normally plays supporting roles, and may have been best known for his role as Inspector Bricard in '' L'Horloger de Saint-Paul'', and the black comedy '' Week End'', where he played Tom Thumb. He died on 21 January 2018 at the age of 73. telestar.fr; accessed 22 January 2018. Selected filmography * '' Masculin Féminin'' (1966) - L'homme qui se suicide ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Darel
Florence Darel (born in 14 March 1968) is a French actress. Early life Darel was born in Paris, France. She was a pupil of Maurice Sarrazin, the creator of the Grenier de Toulouse, at his Parisian theater school Le Grenier-Maurice Sarrazin. Career Personal life Darel's husband is Pascal Dusapin, a composer. In 2009, Darel's child was born. In October 2017, she claimed to have been sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, as well as by French producers, including Jacques Dorfmann. Filmography * ''Erreur de jeunesse'' (1989) * '' Les Jeux de société'' (television film, 1989) * ''Le Champignon des Carpathes'' (1990) * '' A Tale of Springtime'' (1990) * ''Uranus'' (1990) * '' The Stolen Children'' (1992) * ''A comme Acteur'' (1992) * ''Fausto'' (1993) * ''Der Grüne Heinrich'' (1994) * '' Joan the Maiden, Part 2: The Prisons'' (1994) * '' Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday'' (1998) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (miniseries, 1998) * ''Napoléon'' (miniseries, 2002) * ''Le Intermitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Grass
Vincent Grass (born 9 January 1949) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production ''Siska Van Roosemaal'' in 1973. Grass played Fiancé in Boris Szulzinger's '' Mama Dracula'' (1980) and Doctor Cornelius in the 2008 film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. Theater Filmography Dubbing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grass, Vincent 1949 births Male actors from Brussels Belgian male film actors Belgian male television actors Living people 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticky Holgado
Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944 – 22 January 2004), pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, was a French actor and a frequent collaborator with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With ''Delicatessen'' (1991) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, Ticky Holgado saw his acting talent acknowledged. Gérard Jugnot wrote for him the character of the beggar who meets the frame in the unemployment becoming NFA (played by Jugnot) in '' Une époque formidable...'' (1991). He received two César Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for ''Une époque formidable...'' and '' French Twist''. In September 2003, Holgado announced the remission of his lung cancer, which had considerably rarefied his appearances on the screen since 2000. On 5 January 2004, he had just begun work on a new film with Lelouch, but he succumbed to cancer on 22 January 2004. He left a posthumous message, in the form of a document which appeared on his hospital bed after taking him to surgery to remove his fourth cancerous tumor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriam Boyer
Myriam Boyer (born 23 May 1948) is a French actress. She appeared in more than eighty films and television shows since 1970. At the age of 18, she married with whom she had a son, Clovis Cornillac. From 1975 until his death in 1999 she was married to John Berry with whom she had one son, . Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyer, Myriam 1948 births Living people French film actresses Actresses from Lyon French television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Prévost
Daniel Prévost (; born 20 October 1939) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Early life Daniel Prévost, alias Denis Forestier, was born to Micheline Chevalier and Mohand Ait Salem. His father was of Berber descent from Algeria (Kabylie region), a fact which he did not discover until later life. Personal life He is the father of actors Sören Prévost, Erling Prévost and Christophe Prévost. Career After attending drama school in Paris, Prévost made his theatre début alongside the likes of Michel Serrault in ''Un certain M. Blot''. In his early beginnings he both performed alongside Boby Lapointe and became acquainted with Jean Yanne, later becoming one of the latter's favourite actors. Although his television and cinema career began in the 1960s, it was in the 1970s that he found fame through Jacques Martin (TV host), Jacques Martin's satirical news programme ''Le petit rapporteur'', the part for which he is best known. He excelled as an evilly leering tax inspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
