Michel Lang
Encyclopedia
Michel Lang is a French
film
and television director
, best remembered for his comedy film
s in the late 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990 he has directed predominantly for French television.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, best remembered for his comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
s in the late 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990 he has directed predominantly for French television.
Filmography
- 1964 : Un tout autre visage
- 1976 : À nous les petites AnglaisesÀ nous les petites AnglaisesÀ nous les petites anglaises is a French film directed by Michel Lang, released in 1976.- Synopsis :The story is set in the summer of 1959 when two French schoolboys who fail their English exams are sent on holiday to the South of England to improve their English.- Production :The film was shot in...
with Sophie BarjacSophie BarjacSophie Barjac is a Belgian actress of stage, screen and television. Although most of her work is in the French language , Barjac has occasionally acted in the English language: the Canadian television series Bordertown and the Belgian-Polish coproduction Alice .- References :*...
and Rémi LaurentRémi LaurentRémi Laurent was a French actor, best known for playing the son Laurent in La Cage aux Folles. He died from an HIV related illness in 1989.-Filmography:* La Princesse surgelée... - 1977 : Une fille cousue de fil blanc with Aude Landry and Serge ReggianiSerge ReggianiSerge Reggiani was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight...
- 1978 : L'Hôtel de la plage with Sophie BarjacSophie BarjacSophie Barjac is a Belgian actress of stage, screen and television. Although most of her work is in the French language , Barjac has occasionally acted in the English language: the Canadian television series Bordertown and the Belgian-Polish coproduction Alice .- References :*...
and Myriam Boyer - 1980 : Tous vedettes with Leslie CaronLeslie CaronLeslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French film actress and dancer, who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. In 2006, her performance in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for guest actress in a drama series...
- 1981 : On n'est pas des anges... elles non plus with Sabine AzémaSabine AzémaSabine Azéma is a French actress. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and began her film career in 1975...
and Georges Beller - 1982 : Le Cadeau with Pierre MondyPierre MondyPierre Mondy, whose real name was Pierre Cuq, born 10 February 1925 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French actor and director.He began his film career in 1949 and has appeared in over 140 films. In 1960, he received international revcognition for the role of Napoléon Bonaparte in the film Austerlitz...
and Claudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleClaudia Cardinale is an Italian actress, and has appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of Cardinale's films have been either Italian or French... - 1984 : L'Étincelle
- 1985 : À nous les garçons with Sophie CarleSophie CarleSophie Carle is a Luxembourgian actress and singer. She has appeared in several films, and represented her country in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "100% d'amour"...
and Franck Dubosc - 1987 : Club de rencontresClub de rencontresClub de rencontres is a 1987 French comedy film directed and written by Michel Lang. The film stars Francis Perrin.-Cast:*Francis Perrin... Nicolas Bergereau*Jean-Paul Comart ... Bernard Lognon*Valérie Allain ... Christiane, dite Cricri...
with Francis PerrinFrancis Perrin (actor)Francis Pierre Horton Perrin is a French actor, scriptwriter and film director.He was taken on by the Comédie-Française in 1972, for whom his roles included Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière. He headed the Théâtre Montansier in his birthplace from 1992 to 2000...
and Jean-Paul ComartJean-Paul ComartJean-Paul Comart is a Belgian actor best known for his appearances in French film in the 1980s. He has appeared in films, TV and in the theatre.... - 1991 : DuplexDuplex (film)Duplex is a 2003 American black comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore.The film was called Our House for its release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Plot:...
(TV) - 1991 : Mascarade (TV)
- 1992 : Le Fils d'un autre (TV)
- 1992 : Softwar (TV)
- 1992 : Mord im Atomkraftwerk (TV)
- 1992 : Un mort très convenable (TV)
- 1994 : Les Faucons (TV)
- 1995 : Baldipata (TV) with Annie CordyAnnie CordyLéonie Cooreman known under the stage name Annie Cordy is a Belgian film actress and singer. She has appeared in 50 films since 1954. She has staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia...
and Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world... - 1995 : Bébé coup de foudre (TV)
- 1997 : Sans cérémonie (TV)
- 2002 : Louis et les enfants perdus (TV)