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Widow Clicquot
''Widow Clicquot'' is a 2023 internationally co-produced period drama film, directed by Thomas Napper, from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger based on the 2008 book ''The Widow Clicquot'' by Tilar J. Mazzeo. It stars Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Anson Boon, Leo Suter, Ben Miles, and Natasha O'Keeffe. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023. Plot ''Widow Clicquot'' focuses on Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, the woman responsible for the Veuve Clicquot champagne dynasty, that began during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. Cast Production In October 2022, it was announced that Haley Bennett, Tom Sturridge, Sam Riley, Leo Suter, and Anson Boon joined the cast of the film, with Thomas Napper set to direct from a screenplay by Erin Dignam and Christopher Monger and Joe Wright set to produce. Principal photography took place in Chablis and Reims, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Weiss Lurie
Christina Weiss Lurie is a Mexican-American documentary producer, philanthropist and minority owner of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Weiss Lurie is president of the Eagles Youth Partnership, the team's charitable foundation, and co-founder of three independent film companies – Vox3 Films, Tango Pictures, and Screen Pass Pictures. Early life and education Lurie was born to a secular Jewish family in Mexico City, the daughter of Lisa and Stanley A. Weiss. Weiss Lurie holds both United States and Mexican citizenship. She has one brother, Anthony. She moved to London at the age of ten. She attended and graduated from Yale University with a double major in theater and history of art. She then continued her study at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in England, where she dropped out to "discover the world." Afterwards, she moved to Paris. Interested in pursuing a career in cinema, Weiss Lurie next headed to Los Angeles where she worked for Aspect Ratio's Ron Molder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Nicholls
Phoebe Sarah Nicholls (born 7 April 1957) is an English film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Cordelia Flyte in '' Brideshead Revisited'' and as the mother of John Merrick in ''The Elephant Man''. Personal life Nicholls is the daughter of actors Anthony Nicholls and Faith Kent. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Nicholls married director Charles Sturridge on 6 July 1985; they have two sons, Tom and Arthur, and a daughter Matilda. Her grandfather is photojournalist Horace Nicholls. Career As a child actress in several films she was billed as Sarah Nicholls. In her early 20s, she appeared in David Lynch's ''The Elephant Man'' (1980), Richard Loncraine's '' The Missionary'' (1982) and as Cordelia Flyte in '' Brideshead Revisited'' (1981). Since then, she has worked almost exclusively in television and theatre. Cast in Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original staging of '' Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' in 1978, she later performed in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cara Seymour 's ''The Skriker''.
Cara Seymour (born 6 January 1964) is a British actress from Essex, England. She has appeared in films such as '' You've Got Mail'', ''American Psycho'', ''Adaptation'', ''Dancer in the Dark'', ''Gangs of New York'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', '' The Savages'', and ''An Education''. She appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Caryl Churchill Caryl Lesley Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is a British playwright known for dramatising the abuses of power, for her use of non- naturalistic techniques, and for her exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1964 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Early life Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part- Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play ''Bouncers'', before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners. Career Rhys received a Bernard Shaw Scholarship to study at RADA. In the first term he was spotted by Philip Prowse and was invited to perform in Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Importance'' at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, playing the illegitimate son, Gerald. He also appeared as Dean Swift in Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bohne
Louis Bohne (died 1821), born in Mannheim, Germany, was the sales agent for Veuve Clicquot whose exploits during the French invasion of Russia and subsequent fall of Napoleon substantially increased the popularity of Champagne in Russia during the 19th century. Early work for the Clicquots Louis Bohne first met Mme Clicquot's husband, François Clicquot, in Basel and began working for the Champagne house by peddling orders in England. Due to the saturation of many houses competing for the Champagne market there, Bohne was soon transferred to the relatively untapped market of Russia, Prussia and Austria. Once there, he was able to successfully integrate himself into the Russian Court and became close personal friends with the Tsar Alexander I and Tsarina Elisabeth Alexeievna, which greatly elevated the esteem of Clicquot Champagne within Saint Petersburg. Napoleonic War with Russia In the summer of 1812, following Napoleon's invasion of Russia, the tsar issued a decree banning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleonic France
The First French Empire or French Empire (; ), also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814 and again briefly from 20 March 1815 to 7 July 1815, when Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena. Although France had already established a colonial empire overseas since the early 17th century, the French state had remained a kingdom under the Bourbons and a republic after the French Revolution. Historians refer to Napoleon's regime as the ''First Empire'' to distinguish it from the restorationist '' Second Empire'' (1852–1870) ruled by his nephew Napoleon III. On 18 May 1804 (28 Floréal year XII on the French Republican calendar), Napoleon was granted the title Emperor of the French (, ) by the French and was crowned on 2 December 1804 (11 Frimaire year XIII), signifying the end of the French Consulate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin () is a Champagne house founded in 1772 and based in Reims. It is one of the largest Champagne houses. Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, Madame Clicquot is credited with major breakthroughs, creating the first known Champagne#Production, vintage champagne in 1810, and inventing the Traditional method#Riddling, riddling table process to clarify champagne in 1816.G. Harding ''"A Wine Miscellany"'' pp 45–47, Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York 2005 H. Johnson ''Vintage: The Story of Wine'' pg 337 Simon & Schuster 1989 In 1818, she invented the first known blended rosé champagne by blending still red and white wines, a process still used by the majority of champagne producers. During the Napoleonic Wars, Madame Clicquot made strides in establishing her wine in royal courts throughout Europe, notably that of Imperial Russia. She played an important role in establishing Champagne as a favored drink of upper class, high society and nobility throughout Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Clicquot Ponsardin
Madame Clicquot (; ; 16 December 1777 – 29 July 1866), also known as Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, Widow Clicquot, Veuve Clicquot, and the Grande Dame of Champagne, was a French Champagne producer. She took on her husband's wine business when widowed at 27. Under her ownership, and her skill with wine, the company developed early Champagne using a novel technique. The brand and company of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin still bears her name. Biography Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, born 16 December 1777 in Reims, was the daughter of a wealthy father, Ponce Jean Nicolas Philippe Ponsardin (from 1813, Baron Ponsardin), a textile manufacturer and politician.Women with Attitude Susan Vinnicombe, John Bank, 2003, . Retrieved 17 March 2009 Her mother was Jeanne Josephe Marie-Clémentine Letertre-Huart. Her childhood was influenced by he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha O'Keeffe
Natasha Dervill O'Keeffe (born 1 December 1986) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Abbey in the E4 (TV channel), E4 series ''Misfits (TV series), Misfits'' (2012–2013), Fedora in the ITV (TV channel), ITV series ''Jekyll and Hyde (TV series), Jekyll and Hyde'' (2015), Emilia Ricoletti in the ''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' special "The Abominable Bride" (2016), Lizzie Shelby in the BBC series ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' (2013–2022), and Lanfear in the Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Studios series ''The Wheel of Time (TV series), The Wheel of Time'' (2021–2025). Early life Born in Brighton to Irish parents from County Cavan, she was raised in Tooting, South London. O'Keeffe trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and starred in a number of their stage productions. Career O'Keeffe first came to public attention in 2008, playing a member of the Royal Family who enjoys parties, one-night stands and drugs in the music video for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
