Claude Brasseur
Encyclopedia
Biography
He was born in Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur , born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well...
and actress Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux was a French actress, playwright and novelist. She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 1931. Her first notable film was Marc Allegret's Entrée des artistes...
. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
and the father of Alexandre Brasseur
Alexandre Brasseur
Alexandre Brasseur is a French actor. He is the son of actor Claude Brasseur and the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur.-Filmography:*Le Souper *Les Ténors...
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He was a member of the French bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
team in the 60s and also a Paris-Dakar rally competitor, as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.- Racing career :...
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Awards
César AwardCésar Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
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- 1993: Nominated, Best ActorCésar Award for Best ActorThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
for Le Souper - 1980: Won, Best Actor for La Guerre des polices
- 1979: Nominated, Best Actor for Une histoire simple
- 1979: Nominated, Best Supporting ActorCésar Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:...
for Une histoire simple - 1977: Won, Best Supporting Actor for Un éléphant ça trompe énormémentUn éléphant ça trompe énormémentUn éléphant ça trompe énormément is a French 1976 film directed by Yves Robert. It was remade as the 1984 American film The Woman in Red.- Awards and nominations :*César Awards...
- 2008: Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
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Filmography
- 19561956 in filmThe year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
: Rencontre à Paris, directed by Georges LampinGeorges LampinGeorges Lampin was a French film director. He directed twelve films between 1946 and 1963.- Selected filmography :* La Tour, prends garde ! * Crime and Punishment * Passion... - 1956 : Le Pays d'où je viens, directed by Marcel CarnéMarcel Carné-Biography:Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in...
- 19591959 in filmThe year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
: Rue des prairies, directed by Denys de La PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay... - 1959 : Les Yeux sans visageEyes Without a FaceEyes Without a Face is a 1960 French-language horror film adaptation of Jean Redon's novel, directed by Georges Franju, and starring Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli. During the film's production, consideration was given to the standards of European censors by setting the right tone, minimizing...
(Eyes Without a Face), directed by Georges FranjuGeorges Franju-External links:* at Allmovie... - 19601960 in filmThe year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
: Les Distractions, directed by Jacques DupontJacques Dupont (director)- Life :Formerly of the IDHEC, and a specialist in exotic cinema, he appeared less comfortable in Les Distractions, in which he directed Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alexandra Stewart, than he did in evoking French volunteers in Korea in Crève-cœur.-Short films:... - 19611961 in filmThe year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
: La Bride sur le couPlease, Not Now!Please, Not Now! Please, Not Now! Please, Not Now! (original French title La Bride sur le cou, is a French comedy film released in 1961, directed by Roger Vadim (And God Created Woman).-Synopsis:...
(Please, Not Now!), directed by Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:... - 1961 : Le Caporal épinglé, directed by Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
- 1961 : Les Ennemis, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French...
- 1962 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux
- 19621962 in filmThe year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
: Un clair de lune à MaubeugeUn clair de lune à MaubeugeUn clair de lune à Maubeuge , is a French comedy film from 1962, directed by Jean Chérasse, written by Claude Choublier, starring Claude Brasseur and Louis de Funès...
, directed by Jean ChérasseJean ChérasseJean Chérasse is a French film director, film writer, and film producer.- Filmography :* Henri Frenay, l'inventeur de la résistance * Marthe Richard et la tolérance * Le Grand Retour... - 1962 : Germinal, directed by Yves AllégretYves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
- 1962 : Nous irons à DeauvilleNous irons à DeauvilleNous irons à Deauville , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Francis Rigaud, written by Francis Rigaud and Jacques Vilfrid, starring Michel Serrault and Louis de Funès . The film is known under the titles: "We Will Go to Deauville" , "Io.....
, directed by Francis Rigaud - 19631963 in filmThe year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
: Peau de banane (Banana Peel), directed by Marcel OphulsMarcel OphulsMarcel Ophüls is a documentary film maker and former actor.He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of the director Max Ophüls... - 1963 : Dragées au poivre, directed by Jacques BaratierJacques BaratierJacques Baratier was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films. His film Goha won the Jury Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival...
- 19641964 in filmThe year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
: Lucky Jo, directed by Michel DevilleMichel DevilleMichel Deville is a French film director and screenwriter.Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors... - 1964 : La Bonne Occase, directed by Michel DrachMichel DrachMichel Drach was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple , which he directed and scripted.-Selected filmography:...
- 19641964 in filmThe year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released....
: Bande à part (Band of Outsiders), directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".... - 1965 : Du rififi à Paname, directed by Denys de La PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay...
- 1965 : Dom Juan ou le festin de pierre, directed by Marcel BluwalMarcel BluwalMarcel Bluwal is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1955.-External links:...
- 19661966 in filmThe year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
: Le Chien fou, directed by Eddy Matalon - 1966 : Un homme de trop (Shock Troops), directed by Costa-GavrasCosta-GavrasCosta-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z...
- 19681968 in filmThe year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
: CatherineCatherineCatherine is a feminine given name.The nicknames include Cathy, Cate, Cat, Cati, Catie and others. Catherine may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.-Literature:...
, directed by Bernard BorderieBernard BorderieBernard Borderie , son of Raymond Borderie, one of the producers of Les Enfants du Paradis , was a French film director and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:... - 1968 : Caroline chérie, directed by Denys de La PatellièreDenys de La PatellièreDenys de La Patellière is a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Nantes.-Filmography as director:* 1955 : Les Aristocrates with Pierre Fresnay...
- 19691969 in filmThe year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
: La Chasse royale, directed by François Leterrier - 19701970 in filmThe year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
: Trop petit mon ami, directed by Eddy Matalon - 19711971 in filmThe year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
: Un cave, directed by Gilles Grangier - 19721972 in filmThe year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
: Les Héros - 1972 : Le Viager, directed by Pierre TcherniaPierre TcherniaPierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
- 1972 : Une belle fille comme moi (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me), directed by François TruffautFrançois TruffautFrançois Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
- 19731973 in filmThe year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
: Bel ordure, directed by Jean Marbœuf - 19741974 in filmThe year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
: Les Seins de glace, directed by Georges LautnerGeorges LautnerGeorges Lautner is a French film director and screenwriter.He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr.- As director :* 1958 : La Môme aux boutons* 1960 : Arrêtez les tambours* 1960 : Marche ou crève... - 19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
: Il faut vivre dangereusement, directed by Claude Makowski - 1975 : L'Agression, directed by Gérard PirèsGérard Pirès-Filmography:* Guo bao zong dong yuan * Les Chevaliers du ciel * Double zéro * Steal * Taxi...
- 1975 : Attention les yeux !, directed by Gérard PirèsGérard Pirès-Filmography:* Guo bao zong dong yuan * Les Chevaliers du ciel * Double zéro * Steal * Taxi...
- 19761976 in filmThe year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...
: Le guêpierLe guêpierLe guêpier is a 1976 French-Italian film, directed by Roger Pigaut. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.- Cast :* Claude Brasseur - Renaud* Marthe Keller - Melba* Gabriele Ferzetti - Gaspard* Vicky Messica - Vava* Vittorio Sanipoli : Fossetti...
, directed by Roger PigautRoger PigautRoger Pigaut was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980.-Selected filmography:* Antoine and Antoinette... - 1976 : BaroccoBaroccoBarocco is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe...
, directed by André TéchinéAndré TéchinéAndré Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors.... - 1976 : Un éléphant ça trompe énormémentUn éléphant ça trompe énormémentUn éléphant ça trompe énormément is a French 1976 film directed by Yves Robert. It was remade as the 1984 American film The Woman in Red.- Awards and nominations :*César Awards...
(An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive), directed by Yves RobertYves RobertYves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs... - 19771977 in filmThe year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
: Le Grand Escogriffe, directed by Claude PinoteauClaude PinoteauClaude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others... - 19771977 in filmThe year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
: Monsieur PapaMonsieur Papa-Plot:Marius Vallois is 12 years old and needs a father. Marie Vallois has a 12 year old son, heavy work responsibilities, a lover to calm, a position to fill, an adored sister, a complicated cousin, but no father for Marius. Robert Pique has a steam iron, is always late with the laundry, a Chinese...
, directed by Philippe MonnierPhilippe MonnierPhilippe Monnier, born 2 November 1864 in Geneva, died 21 July 1911 in Plainpalais, was a Swiss writer in the French language.- Publications :Most of his writings dealt with Geneva and its region, from where he originated... - 1977 : Nous irons tous au paradisNous irons tous au paradisNous irons tous au paradis is a French film, directed by Yves Robert, released in 1977.The film is the immediate continuation of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, released the previous year.- Synopsis :...
(We Will All Meet in Paradise), directed by Yves RobertYves RobertYves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs... - 19781978 in filmThe year 1978 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California....
: L'État sauvage, directed by Francis GirodFrancis GirodFrancis Girod 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... - 1978 : L'Argent des autresL'Argent des autresL'Argent des autres is a 1978 French film directed by Christian de Chalonge, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur and Michel Serrault. It won the Louis Delluc Prize and the César Award for Best Film and Best Director, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor,...
, directed by Christian de Chalonge - 1978 : Une histoire simple, directed by Claude SautetClaude SautetClaude Sautet was a French author and film director.-Biography:Born in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France, Claude Sautet first studied painting and sculpture before attending a film university in Paris where he began his career and later became a television producer...
- 1978 : Ils sont grands ces petits, directed by Joël SantoniJoël SantoniJoël Santoni is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1976 film Scrambled Eggs, which starred Jean Carmet and Anna Karina.-External links:...
- 19791979 in filmThe year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
: Au revoir, à lundi, directed by Maurice DugowsonMaurice DugowsonMaurice Dugowson 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.-External links:... - 1979 : La Guerre des polices, directed by Robin DavisRobin Davis (director)Robin Davis is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1975 and 2006.-Filmography:*1979: La Guerre des polices*1982: Le Choc*1983: J'ai épousé une ombre*1985: Cher Victor...
- 1979 : Ils sont grands, ces petits, directed by Joël SantoniJoël SantoniJoël Santoni is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1976 film Scrambled Eggs, which starred Jean Carmet and Anna Karina.-External links:...
- 1979 : La Banquière, directed by Francis GirodFrancis GirodFrancis Girod 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...
- 19801980 in film- Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year ....
: La BoumLa boumLa boum is a 1980 French language motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau, and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Sophie Marceau appearing in her film début. The movie was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma, with Richard Sanderson singing...
(The Party), directed by Claude PinoteauClaude PinoteauClaude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others... - 1980 : Une robe noire pour un tueur, directed by José GiovanniJosé GiovanniJosé Giovanni , was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French-Swiss writer and film-maker of Corsican origin....
- 19811981 in film-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
: Une affaire d'hommes, directed by Nicolas Ribowski - 1981 : L'Ombre rouge, directed by Jean-Louis ComolliJean-Louis ComolliJean-Louis Comolli is a French writer, editor, and film director. He was editor in chief of Cahiers du cinéma from 1966 to 1978, during which period he wrote the influential essays "Machines of the Visible" and "Technique and Ideology: Camera, Perspective, Depth of Field" , both of which have...
- 1981 : Josepha, directed by Christopher Frank
- 19821982 in film-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...
: Guy de MaupassantGuy de MaupassantHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
, directed by Michel DrachMichel DrachMichel Drach was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple , which he directed and scripted.-Selected filmography:... - 1982 : Légitime Violence, directed by Serge Leroy
- 1982 : La Boum 2La boum 2La boum 2 is a 1982 French language motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau, and Lambert Wilson. La boum 2 is the sequel to La boum...
, directed by Claude PinoteauClaude PinoteauClaude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others... - 19831983 in film-Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
: La Crime, directed by Philippe LabroPhilippe LabroPhilippe Labro, is a French author, journalist and film director, born in Montauban on 27 August 1936. He has worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1 and Antenne 2... - 1983 : Signes extérieurs de richesse, directed by Jacques Monnet
- 19841984 in film-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
: Souvenirs, souvenirs, directed by Ariel ZeitounAriel ZeitounAriel Zeitoun is a French director, producer, and screenwriter.Ariel Zeitoun started as a producer in 1979 with L'école est finie... - 1984 : DétectiveDétectiveDétective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Terzieff - William Prospero* Aurelle Doazan - Arielle* Jean-Pierre Léaud - Inspector Neveu...
, directed by Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave".... - 19851985 in film-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
: PalacePalaceA palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French... - 1985 : Les Rois du gag, directed by Claude ZidiClaude ZidiClaude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
- 1985 : Les Loups entre eux, directed by José GiovanniJosé GiovanniJosé Giovanni , was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French-Swiss writer and film-maker of Corsican origin....
- 19861986 in film-Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....
: Taxi Boy, directed by Alain Page - 1986 : La Gitane, directed by Philippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de Broca was a French film director.Born Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, the son of a photographer of noble origins. de Broca was a cinephile from an early age, and he studied at the l'École technique de photographie et de cinématographie...
- 1986 : Descente aux enfers, directed by Francis GirodFrancis GirodFrancis Girod 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...
- 19871987 in film-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
: DandinDandinDandin can refer to:* Daṇḍin, 6th-7th century Sanskrit writer* The Dandin Group, a wireless internet thinktank* Dandin the Sword Carrier, a character appearing in Mariel of Redwall and The Bellmaker, two books from the fictional Redwall series by Brian Jacques....
, directed by Roger PlanchonRoger PlanchonRoger Planchon , was a French playwright, director, filmmaker.-Biography:... - 19881988 in film-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...
: Radio Corbeau, directed by Yves BoissetYves BoissetYves Boisset is a French film director and scriptwriter.French director Yves Boisset began his career as an assistant director. After working with such directors as Hossein, Cioampi and Clement, he began directing short films until the late 1960s when he made his feature film debut... - 1988 : L'Union sacréeL'union sacréeL'union sacrée was a political truce in France in which the left-wing agreed, during World War I, not to oppose the government nor to call any strike...
, directed by Alexandre Arcady - 19891989 in film-Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...
: L'Orchestre rouge, directed by Jacques RouffioJacques RouffioJacques Rouffio is a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography as director:... - 19901990 in filmThe year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
: Dancing MachineDancing Machine"Dancing Machine" is a 1973 song recorded by The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974. The group's first US Top Ten hit since 1971's "Sugar Daddy", "Dancing Machine" reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts in May 1974, and number one on the R&B charts...
, directed by Gilles Béhat - 1990 : Sale comme un ange, directed by Catherine BreillatCatherine BreillatCatherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort...
- 19911991 in filmThe year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York* Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic.*November...
: Le Bal des casse-pieds, directed by Yves RobertYves RobertYves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs... - 19921992 in filmThe year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
: Le Souper, directed by Édouard MolinaroÉdouard MolinaroÉdouard Molinaro is a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He was born in Gironde, Bordeaux.He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès , My Uncle Benjamin , Dracula and Son , and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro (born 13 May 1928) is a French... - 19931993 in filmThe year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
: Le Fil de l'horizon - 1993 : Un, deux, trois, soleil, directed by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
- 19941994 in film1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
: Délit mineur, directed by Francis GirodFrancis GirodFrancis Girod 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... - 19961996 in filmMajor releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
: L'Autre côté de la mer, directed by Dominique CabreraDominique CabreraDominique Cabrera is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film Nadia et les hippopotames was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival... - 19981998 in film-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
: Le Plus Beau Pays du monde, directed by Marcel BluwalMarcel BluwalMarcel Bluwal is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1955.-External links:... - 1998 : Fait d'hiver, directed by Robert EnricoRobert EnricoRobert Georgio Enrico was a French film director and scriptwriter.He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France.-Filmography as director:* Fait d'hiver...
- 19991999 in filmThe year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
: Matrimoni - 1999 : La Débandade, directed by Claude BerriClaude BerriClaude Berri , born Claude Berel Langmann, was one of the great all-rounders of French cinema: an actor, writer, producer, director and distributor. "Out of my failure as an actor was born my desire to direct. Then my relative failure as a director forced me to become a producer. In order to get my...
- 1999 : La Taule, directed by Alain Robak
- 1999 : Toreros, directed by Eric Barbier
- 1999 : Les Acteurs, directed by Bertrand BlierBertrand BlierBertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
- 20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
: Le Lait de la tendresse humaine, directed by Dominique CabreraDominique CabreraDominique Cabrera is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film Nadia et les hippopotames was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival... - 20032003 in filmThe year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
: ChouchouChouchou (film)Chouchou is a 2003 French comedy film about a maghrebin transvestite who settles in Paris to find his nephew. The film stars Gad Elmaleh as the title character Chouchou, for which he was nominated the César Award for Best Actor.-Cast:...
, directed by Merzak AllouacheMerzak AllouacheMerzak Allouache is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1976. His 1996 film Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category for Best Foreign Language Film.... - 2004 : Malabar Princess, directed by Gilles Legrand
- 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: L'Amour aux trousses, directed by Philippe de Chauveron - 20052005 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
: Les Petites Vacances, directed by Olivier Peyon - 2005 : J'invente rien, directed by Michel Leclerc
- 2005 : Fauteuils d'orchestreFauteuils d'orchestreFauteuils d'orchestre is a French film released in 2006 directed by Danièle Thompson, which she co-scripted with her son, Christopher Thompson.-Release:...
(Avenue Montaigne aka. Orchestra Seats, directed by Danièle ThompsonDanièle ThompsonDanièle Thompson is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury and actress Jacqueline Roma.... - 20062006 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
: Camping, directed by Fabien OntenienteFabien Onteniente-Filmography:* 1989 : Bobby et l'aspirateur * 1992 : À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop* 1995 : Tom est tout seul* 1996 : Le Tuteur * 1998 : rève party* 2000 : Jet Set* 2001 : Tel épris * 2002 : 3 zéros... - 2006 : Le Héros de la famille, directed by Thierry Klifa
- 20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
: Sa majesté MinorSa majesté MinorSa majesté Minor is the 11th feature film by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is his third film shot entirely in his native language of French since his 1976 Oscar-winning début Black and White in Color and 1978 Coup de tête featuring Patrick Dewaere...
, directed by Jean-Jacques AnnaudJean-Jacques AnnaudJean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, film producer and screenwriter.- Biography :Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne... - 20102010 in filmThe year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
: Camping 2, directed by Fabien OntenienteFabien Onteniente-Filmography:* 1989 : Bobby et l'aspirateur * 1992 : À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop* 1995 : Tom est tout seul* 1996 : Le Tuteur * 1998 : rève party* 2000 : Jet Set* 2001 : Tel épris * 2002 : 3 zéros...