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Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès. The Cours Florent also has satellite campuses in Brussels, Belgium; Montpellier, France; and Bordeaux, France. Programs The Cours Florent is known as one of France's most prestigious drama schools. It offers a three-year acting and theatre program for children, teenagers, and adults. Since 2011, the school has also offered a three-year program called "Acting in English" for both French and foreign English-speaking students. Auditions are organized in May and September, and two intensive summer programs are available in July and August. The school also hosts a specialized class to prepare students for the competitive examination of the prestigious '' Conservatoire national supérieur d'Art dramatique de Paris'' (CNSA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their financial endowment. Unless privately owned they typically have a board of governors and have a system of governance that ensures their independent operation. Private schools retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students for Tuition payments, tuition, rather than relying on taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be eligible for a scholarship, lowering this tuition fee, dependent on a student's talents or abilities (e.g., sports scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), need for financial aid, or Scholarship Tax Credit, tax credit scholarships that might be available. Roughly one in 10 U.S. families have chosen to enroll their childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gad Elmaleh
Gad Elmaleh (, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Best known in the French-speaking world, he has notably achieved fame in France, Morocco, and the United States. He has starred in several feature films, including ''Coco'', '' Priceless'', '' La Doublure'' and ''Midnight in Paris''. Voted the funniest person in France, he was named knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture; he was also named knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2015 and 2018, Elmaleh did national comedy tours across the United States. In 2019, he starred in the Netflix series '' Huge in France.'' Early years Elmaleh was born and raised in Casablanca to a Moroccan Sephardic Jewish family. And was brought up in a culturally diverse environment, speaking Moroccan Arabic and French. As a child he would introduce his father, a mime, with a placard. His brother, Arié, is an actor and singer, and his sister, Judith, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Blanc
Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Indochine'' (1992), '' La Reine Margot'' (1994), '' Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (1998), and '' The Other One'' (2008). In a career spanning nearly four decades, Blanc has won four César Awards from nine nominations. Life and career She was trained at the French Drama school, Cours Florent. In 1980, at the suggestion of Pierre Romans in whose class she was, Patrice Chéreau went to see her and engaged her for a performance of Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt''. She remained one of Chéreau's preferred actresses. One of the most critically acclaimed French actresses, Blanc has won four César Awards. One for Best Actress in 2000 for ' and three for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: in 1990 for '' May Fools'' (''Milou en mai''), in 1992 for '' Indochine'' and in 1998 for '' Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (''Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahoo! News
Yahoo News (stylized as Yahoo! News) is a news website that originated as an internet-based news aggregator by Yahoo. The site was created by Yahoo software engineer Brad Clawsie in August 1996. Articles originally came from news services such as the Associated Press, Reuters, Fox News, Al Jazeera, ABC News, ''USA Today'', CNN and BBC News. In 2000, Yahoo News launched pages tracking the content on the site that was most viewed and most shared by email. The "most emailed" page in particular was noted as an innovation in online news aggregation. Yahoo News allows users to comment on articles. Between late 2006 and early 2010, comments were disabled in part due to moderation challenges. By 2011, Yahoo had expanded its focus to include original content, as part of its plans to become a major media organization. Veteran journalists (including Walter Shapiro and Virginia Heffernan) were hired, while the website had a correspondent in the White House press corps for the first ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malik Bentalha
Malik Bentalha (, ; born 1 March 1989 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze) is a French humorist and actor of Algerian and Moroccan descent. He does stand-up comedy and has appeared in films. Early life Malik Bentalha studied at the Cours Florent from 2007 to 2008. He started doing sketches in Parisian café-théâtre, such as the . Career In 2010, after Jamel Debbouze noticed him, Malik Bentalha joined the ''Jamel Comedy Club'' and was later featured as the opening act for Debbouze's tour, ''Tout sur Jamel'', for two years. He met Gad Elmaleh in Montmartre who asked him to be the opening act for his show at the Palais des Sports the following day. That same year, he was a part of ''Le meilleur de Paris fait sa comédie'' on national French television channel France 2. In 2011 he held a regular segment, ''Télé Délire'', on ', a radio programme hosted by Jean-Marc Morandini. The segment was held in partnership with Mathieu Madénian at first, and since September 2011 with . In 2014, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Balibar
Jeanne Balibar (born 13 April 1968) is a French actress and singer. Life and career Balibar was born in Paris, the daughter of Marxist philosopher Étienne Balibar and physicist Françoise Balibar. She started her career as a student in the famous French theater school "Cours Florent", in Paris, with her friends, actor Eric Ruf and photographer & actor Gregory Herpe. She began her acting career on the stage, in " Don Juan" at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film ''The Sentinel''. She continues to perform in both spheres. She has supported François Hollande's 2012 presidential campaign. She starred in '' Ne change rien'' (2009) directed by Pedro Costa. Among other films, she appeared in '' 17 Times Cécile Cassard'' (2002), directed by Christophe Honoré, with Béatrice Dalle and Romain Duris; ''All the Fine Promises'' (2003), directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, with Bulle Ogier and Valérie Crunchant; and '' Clean'' (2004), di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Baer
Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2001, Edouard Baer played the Egyptian scribe Otis in Alain Chabat's hit comedy Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. Baer's character became a cult figure. The same year, he won the Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ... for the male theatrical revelation 2001 for his role in the play Cravate club, written by Fabrice Roger-Lacan and directed by Isabelle Nanty. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme '' Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. Theatre Filmography Actor Filmmaker References External links * 1966 births Living people Male actors from Paris French male film actors French male stage actors C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival together with Belgian actor Pascal Duquenne. He is also the winner of two César Awards for Best Actor, one in 1987 as Ugolin Soubeyran in '' Jean de Florette'' and '' Manon des Sources'' and one for his role in '' Girl on the Bridge''. For his role in '' Jean de Florette'' he also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Auteuil is considered one of France's most respected actors. Early life Daniel Auteuil was born on 24 January 1950 in Algiers, French Algeria, the son of opera singers. He grew up in Avignon and Nancy, France. He began his acting career in musical comedy and made his film debut in 1972. At age 16, thanks to André Benedetto, who led a company in Avignon, Auteuil began stage acting in Chekhov's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (magazine)
''Vanity Fair'' is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of ''Vanity Fair'' was published from 1913 to 1936. The imprint was revived in 1983 after Conde Nast took over the magazine company. Vanity Fair currently includes five international editions of the magazine. The five international editions of the magazine are the United Kingdom (since 1991), Italy (since 2003), Spain (since 2008), France (since 2013), and Mexico (since 2015). History ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' Condé Montrose Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ''Dress'' in 1913. He renamed the magazine ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' and published four issues in 1913. It continued to thrive into the 1920s. However, it became a casualty of the Great Depression and declining advertising revenues. Nonetheless, its circulation at 90,000 copies was at its peak. Condé Nast announced in December 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal (; ; born ) is a French actor, scriptwriter and film director. Life and career Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to History of the Jews in Algeria, Algerian-Jewish parents, he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's ''Un monde sans pitié'' (1989), which earned him a César Award for César Award for Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actor. His first feature film as a director was ''Ma femme est une actrice'' (2001), which co-starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Attal's real-life partner. He directed a segment in the film ''New York, I Love You'', and appeared as an actor in another. He acted in ''The Interpreter (2005 film), The Interpreter'' and ''Anthony Zimmer'', and in ''Rush Hour 3'' he played a French cab driver named George. Personal life Attal's longtime partner is Anglo-French actress-singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, whom he met on the set of the 1991 film '. Gainsbourg and Attal are not married, and Gainsbourg has attributed her reluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morjana Alaoui
Morjana Alaoui (; born November 30, 1982) is a Moroccan actress. She is best known for her starring roles in director Laila Marrakchi's '' Marock'' and ''Rock the Casbah,'' films which dealt with sexual taboos, cultural and religious values, and female emancipation in Morocco. She also starred in Pascal Laugier'''s'' horror film ''Martyrs,'' a polarizing film and associated with the New French Extremity movement. Biography Alaoui spent her early life in the Anfa neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco, and studied at the Casablanca American School. At 18, Alaoui moved to Paris, France, where she studied at the American University of Paris. While attending the university, she met director Laila Marrakchi, who offered her a role in the film '' Marock'' (2005). ''Marock'' was critically acclaimed and provided Alaoui national fame. In 2007, she began filming ''Martyrs A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Nouvel Obs
(), previously known as (2014–2024), (1964–2014), (1954–1964), (1953–1954), and (1950–1953), is a weekly French news magazine. Based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, ' is one of the three most prominent French news magazines alongside ''Le Point'' and ''L'Express''. Its current editor is Cécile Prieur. History and profile The magazine was established in 1950 as '. It became ' in 1953 and ' in 1954. The name ' was adopted in 1964. The 1964 incarnation of the magazine was founded by Jean Daniel and Claude Perdriel. Since 1964, ' has been published by Groupe Nouvel Observateur on a weekly basis and has covered political, business and economic news. It features extensive coverage of European, Middle Eastern and African political, commercial and cultural issues. Its strongest areas are political and literary matters, and it is noted for its in-depth treatment of the day's main issues. It has been described as "the French intellectuals' parish magazine", or mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
