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- Lina El Arabi was born on 11 August 1995 in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress, known for A Wedding (2016), Besties (2021) and The Temple Woods Gang (2022).
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Denis Ménochet was born on 18 September 1976 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and director, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and The Beasts (2022).- Actress
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Vanessa Paradis is a renowned French actress, model and singer born in 1972. She started her career as a model and singer before becoming a movie star. Her song "Joe Le Taxi" brought her success in 15 countries at the age of 14. Later, in 1990, she was awarded a 'César' (French equivalent of Oscar) for her debut movie White Wedding (1989). For the next 5 years, she concentrated on her musical career, she rejected Pedro Almodóvar and John Boorman. In 1995, she appeared in Élisa (1995), but decided to concentrate on her private life with Johnny Depp and their children. After several years, Vanessa continued her singing and acting career.- Actress
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One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint Mandé, France where her father owned a bakery at 57, rue de la République (now Avenue Général de Gaulle). The family moved to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to play to Broadway audiences (in those days, any actress or actor worth their salt went for Broadway, not Hollywood). After her formal education ended, she enrolled in the Art Students League, where she paid for her dramatic training by working in a dress shop. She made her Broadway debut in 1923 in the stage production of "The Wild Wescotts". It was during this event that she adopted the name Claudette Colbert.
When the Great Depression shut down most of the theaters, Claudette decided to make a go of it in films. Her first film was called For the Love of Mike (1927). Unfortunately, it was a box-office disaster. She wasn't real keen on the film industry, but with an extreme scarcity in theatrical roles, she had no choice but to remain. In 1929 she starred as Joyce Roamer in The Lady Lies (1929). The film was a success and later that year she had another hit entitled The Hole in the Wall (1929). In 1930 she starred opposite Fredric March in Manslaughter (1930), which was a remake of the silent version of eight years earlier. A year after that Claudette was again paired in a film with March, Honor Among Lovers (1931). It fared well at the box-office, probably only because it was the kind of film that catered to women who enjoyed magazine fiction romantic stories. In 1932 Claudette played the evil Poppeia in Cecil B. DeMille's last great work, The Sign of the Cross (1932), and once again was cast with March. Later the same year she was paired with Jimmy Durante in The Phantom President (1932). By now Claudette's name symbolized good movies and she, along with March, pulled crowds into the theaters with the acclaimed Tonight Is Ours (1933).
The next year started a little on the slow side with the release of Four Frightened People (1934), where Claudette and her co-stars were at odds with the dreaded bubonic plague on board a ship. However, the next two films were real gems for this young actress. First up, Claudette was charming and radiant in Cecil B. DeMille's spectacular Cleopatra (1934). It wasn't one of DeMille's finest by any means, but it was a financial success and showcased Claudette as never before. However, it was as Ellie Andrews, in the now famous It Happened One Night (1934), that ensured she would be forever immortalized. Paired with Clark Gable, the madcap comedy was a mega-hit all across the country. It also resulted in Claudette being nominated for and winning the Oscar that year for Best Actress. IN 1935 she was nominated again for Private Worlds (1935), where she played Dr. Jane Everest, on the staff at a mental institution. The performance was exquisite. Films such as The Gilded Lily (1935), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and No Time for Love (1943) kept fans coming to the theaters and the movie moguls happy. Claudette was a sure drawing card for virtually any film she was in. In 1944 she starred as Anne Hilton in Since You Went Away (1944). Again, although she didn't win, Claudette picked up her third nomination for Best Actress.
By the late 1940s and early 1950s she was not only seen on the screen but the infant medium of television, where she appeared in a number of programs. However, her drawing power was fading somewhat as new stars replaced the older ones. In 1955 she filmed the western Texas Lady (1955) and wasn't seen on the screen again until Parrish (1961). It was her final silver screen performance. Her final appearance before the cameras was in a TV movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987). She did, however, remain on the stage where she had returned in 1956, her first love. After a series of strokes, Claudette divided her time between New York and Barbados. On July 30, 1996, Claudette died in Speightstown, Barbados. She was 92.- Writer
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Céline Sciamma was born on 12 November 1978 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. She is a writer and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Tomboy (2011).- Actor
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Philippe Lacheau was born on 25 June 1980 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Babysitting (2014), Superwho? (2021) and City Hunter (2018).- Bruno Cremer went to Paris following high school. He always knew he was made to be an actor and his mother helped him. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatory. He rose to prominence in the theater playing in Shakespeare's "Pericles," Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" and Jean Anouilh's "Poor Bitos" and "Becket."
He has appeared in dozens of films, including The 317th Platoon, Is Paris Burning?, William Friedkin's Sorcerer and Bertrand Blier's Ménage. Cremer also appeared in over fifty television movies as the popular Commissaire Jules Maigret. In 2000, he wrote his memoirs in "Un certain jeune homme". - Actress
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Dany Verissimo-Petit is an edgy and talented young actress with an unusual background. Her recent runaway success in the play "D.A.F. Marquis de Sade" (2013), and a two-season run in the hit Canal Plus TV series Maison Close (currently being adapted by HBO), have led to her integration into a number of upcoming projects with French theater director Nicolas Briançon.
In 2004, producer Luc Besson gave her her first lead role in a mainstream movie: Dany was Lola in "District B13," a bleak, futuristic look at street gangs by director Pierre Morel. Her depiction of Lola was both wild and strong, and the film was a spectacular success.
After a succession of minor roles, in May 2006 ELLE magazine's Cannes Special Edition highlighted Dany as one of the 17 rising French actresses, and French literary giant Alain Robbe-Grillet made her the star of his last film, "It's Gradiva who is calling you" (U.S release 2009). "She surprises by her generosity and the strength of her presence," Robbe-Grillet told reporters, clearly enchanted by the mesmerizing performance of his young female star.
Dany has been Camelia, a rebellious 19th century prostitute, in the Canal Plus series Maison Close (Season 1, 2010; Season 2, 2012; the series is being adapted by HBO). Her powerful 2013 performance on the stage in "D.A.F. Marquis de Sade", directed by Nicolas Briançon, won critical accolades including "hypnotic" (Theatre.com) and "the perfect incarnation of... a sublime physique and an undeniable acting talent" (RegArts).
Dany speaks completely fluent English, as well as her native French, and moonlights as a painter. She has a (2013) 10 year-old daughter is divorced from the actor Rodolphe Verissimo, and lives in Paris.- Félix Lefebvre was born on 19 November 1999 in Saint Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor, known for Summer of 85 (2020), School's Out (2018) and Le Domaine.
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Laurent Lafitte was born on 22 August 1973 in Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Elle (2016), The Little Prince (2015) and Tell No One (2006).- Actor
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Frédéric Diefenthal was born on 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and producer, known for Taxi 4 (2007), Taxi 3 (2003) and Taxi (1998). He was previously married to Gwendoline Hamon.- Actress
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Alice began by studying piano at the Music Conservatory of Paris. Taking theater courses to overcome shyness, she quickly caught the drama bug.
She begins her film career in 2001 in the La bande du drugstore (2002) and Quatre copains (2001). She obtains one of the principal roles of Brocéliande (2003), plays in Le pharmacien de garde (2003) and Grande école (2004) in 2002.
The film The Story of My Life (2004) in 2003 gave her the recognition of the public. Alice next embarked on more prestigious productions of the year 2005. She was a pilot in Sky Fighters (2005), then acted in Le cactus (2005) and also acted with Gad Elmaleh in The Valet (2006) by Francis Veber.- Actor
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Simon Abkarian was born Simone Abkarian on March 5, 1962, in Gonesse, a northeastern suburb of Paris, France, into a French - Armenian family. Young Simon Abkarian grew up in a trilingual environment, he learned French at school in addition to his native Armenian, and also learned English by watching American films since he was a kid. He spent most of his childhood in France until the age of nine, then went with his parents to Beirut, Lebanon.
From 1971 to 1977 young Abkarian lived with his mother and father in Lebanon. He studied dancing with the Lori Dance Ensemble in Beirut. There he attended Armenian school and also studied French and English. In 1977, his father went to war in Lebanon, and 15-year-old Abkarian with his mother moved back to Paris. A few years later he moved to New York and continued his studies of dancing and acting at the Antranik company in New York, then moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1983-1985 he studied acting and joined the Armenian Theatre Company Artavadzt of the AGBU under the leadership of director Gerald Papazian. In 1984, he joined the workshop at renown Theatre du Soleil on tour in Los Angeles during the Olympics Art Festival. Abkarian took a month-long acting workshop from Mnouchkine's mask-maker, Georges Bigot, then was auditioned by Ariane Mnouchkine who invited him to join the company. In 1985 Abkarian returned to Paris, France. There he resumed a successful stage acting career, and had an eight-year-long collaboration with Ariane Mnouchkine, the legendary director of Théâtre du Soleil. There he played leading roles in Greek tragedies and became known for his charismatic performances. He also directed several stage plays in Paris, including Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour Lost' at the Bouffles du Nord, and Aeschylus's 'The Last Song of Troy' at Bobigny, among others. In 2001 Abkarian won the highest award in French theatre for an actor - the Prix Molière, for his performance in 'Une Bête Sur La Lune' (aka.. Beast on the Moon). Since 1993, Abkarian and his actress-director wife, Catherine Schaub-Abkarian, started their own theatre T.E.R.A. (Theatre Espace Recherche Acteur) in Paris. There he has been playing and directing classical and contemporary plays. In the season of 2005-2006, he was brought by The Actors' Gang to direct Shakespeare's 'Love's Labor's Lost' in Los Angeles.
Abkarian made his film debut in 1989, in a short film Ce qui me meut (1989) by director Cédric Klapisch. During his early film career, Abkarian enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Cédric Klapisch in 6 French films, becoming noticed in the award winning When the Cat's Away (1996). He earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of painter Archil Gorky in Atom Egoyan's award winning epic Ararat (2002). Simon Abkarian won awards for his performance as Eliahou in Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha (2004) by director Ronit Elkabetz. That same year Abkarian gave a stellar performance in his first leading role in English, co-starring as He, a passionate Lebanese doctor turned cook who is in love with an American woman (Joan Allen) in Yes (2004) directed by Sally Potter. He made a step forward in his film career with the supporting role as Alex Dimitros in Casino Royale (2006), playing in several powerful scenes opposite Daniel Craig.
Simon Abkarian has been generously involved in the humanitarian causes of the Armenian people across the world. He has been a frequent participant, host and presenter at numerous charitable events and ceremonies related to the Armenian causes. He was also a member of French President Jacques Chirac's delegation to Armenia in October of 2006.- Actress
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Alexandra Lamy was born on 14 October 1971 in Villecresnes, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress and writer, known for You Choose! (2017), Lucky Luke (2009) and Rolling to You (2018). She was previously married to Jean Dujardin.- Tewfik Jallab was born of a Moroccan mother and a Tunisian-Algerian father. He took his first steps in cinema very young, at the age of 10, when he starred as a child soldier in the film Killer Kid de Gilles de Maistre (Price Cannes Junior). In 2013, he was directed by Jamel Debbouze in the movies La Marche and Né quelque part.
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Jean-Paul Gaultier was born on 24 April 1952 in Arcueil, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France. He is a costume designer and actor, known for The Fifth Element (1997), The City of Lost Children (1995) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989).- Actor
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Pierre Perrier was born on 9 August 1984 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and director, known for Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012), American Translation (2011) and The Returned (2012).- Actor
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Charles Berling was born on the 30th of April 1958, in Saint-Mandé in Val de Marne, France. His father was a doctor in Toulon and his mother was an English teacher. At the age of 15, he began theater at school with his brother. His interest in acting grew thanks to his love in literature for authors such as Baudelaire and Céline. Later, he studied acting in Insas in Brussels, Belgium. This was when he decided to have a long career in acting. At this point, he began playing in several plays, such as "L'école des femmes" by Molière or "Le Parc" by Botho Strauss. Soon afterward, Jean-Louis Martinelli, director of the national theater of Strasbourg, hired him. Charles spent several years with him. There, he played numerous plays as well, one of which is "Roberto Zucco" by Bernard-Marie Koltès. In what concerns movies, his career began only later in the nineties. It began with small roles, like Desire (1992) or Just Friends (1993). However, the year where his career really took off was in 1996, with his movie Ridicule (1996), in which he plays a nobleman trying to survive in the royal court of Louis XVI. As time passed by, his success grew, and people began to recognize his true talent. In 1998, he was nominated with a César for Best Actor for his performance in Boredom (1998). A couple of years later, in 2000, his movie Stardom (2000) was presented in the Festival of Cannes.- Actress
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Sheila was born on 16 August 1945 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress, known for Bang Bang (1967), The Connection (2014) and Same Old Song (1997). She was previously married to Lionel Leroy and Ringo Willy Cat.- Actress
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France's major sex siren of the early 50s, this lesser-remembered post-war French dish pre-dated bombshell Brigitte Bardot by a few years. Martine was born Marie-Louise (Maryse) Jeanne Nicholle Mourer on May 16, 1920, but little is known of her childhood. A chance meeting with comedian André Luguet steered her towards a career in the theatre. Trained by René Simon, she made her 1940 stage debut with "Phedre" billed as Maryse Arley.
In unbilled film parts from 1941, she subsequently caught the eye of Henri-Georges Clouzot who hired her for an upcoming film with the working title of "The Cat," based on the novel by Colette, but the project was scrapped. Nevertheless, she did attract attention in the movie La ferme aux loups (1943) (Wolf Farm), which takes advantage of her photogenic beauty and ease in front of the camera despite a limited acting ability.
A pin-up goddess and support actress throughout the 40s, Martine also appeared on the stage of the Theater of the Renaissance. A torrid affair with actor Georges Marchal, who was married to actress Dany Robin at the time, ended disastrously and she attempted suicide by taking an alcohol/drug overdose and throwing herself into the Seine River. She was saved by a taxi driver who accompanied her there. Ironically, the unhappy details surrounding her suicide attempt renewed the fascination audiences had with Martine up until that time. In 1949, she married her first husband, former American actor-turned-restaurateur Stephen Crane, who was once married to Lana Turner.
Continuing on with post-war French filming, she co-starred in such movies as Bifur 3 (1945), L'extravagante mission (1945), Trente et quarante (1946), Voyage surprise (1947), Sextette (1948), Je n'aime que toi... (1949), Une nuit de noces (1950), the title role in Dear Caroline (1951) and Adorable Creatures (1952). She scored her first box office blockbuster hit with the French Revolution epic Caroline Cherie (1953). Without a doubt, the success was prompted by her semi-nude scenes and taunting, kittenish sexuality.
From there she was off and running. Her film romps were done tastefully with an erotic twinge of innocence and gentle sexuality plus an occasional bubble bath thrown in as male bait. Her array of costumed teasers included the title role in Lucrèce Borgia (1953), as Lysistrata Daughters of Destiny (1954), Riviera (1954), the title role in Madame du Barry (1954), the title role in Nana (1955), The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955), the title role in Lola Montès (1955) and Defend My Love (1956). Several of the above-mentioned films were guided and directed by her second husband Christian-Jaque, her husband from 1954 to 1959. They later divorced due to professional conflicts and long separations.
A true feast for the eyes and one of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Martine tried to branch out internationally in films in the late 1950s. Unfortunately, Bardot had already taken over the top French sex goddess pedestal and Martine's fan base diminished. She co-starred with Van Johnson in the crime drama Action of the Tiger (1957), but it was met with indifference. She immediately returned to French/Italian films The Foxiest Girl in Paris (1957), The Stowaway (1958), La prima notte (1959), Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) and Atomic Agent (1959).
Problems with substance abuse and a severe accident severely curtailed her career in the 1960's. She continued with such films as The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) (as Empress Josephine), plus Un soir sur la plage (1961), The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) and Beach Casanova (1962). She made her last film in 1963, which was released four years later as Hell Is Empty (1967).
Depressed, Martine turned alarmingly reclusive as a third marriage to French doctor Andre Rouveix also soured by 1962. One last marriage to fourth husband Mike Eland, an English businessman and friend of first hubby Steve Crane, seemed hopeful, but on February 6, 1967, Martine died of cardiac arrest at age 46 in the bathroom of a hotel in Monaco. Her husband discovered her. Newspapers hinted at a possible drug overdose but nothing was ever proven. She was buried in the cemetery of Cannes.- Actor
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Adel Bencherif was born on 30 May 1975 in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor, known for A Prophet (2009), Paris, I Love You (2006) and Frontier(s) (2007).- Actress
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Alison Wheeler was born on 22 July 1986 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Anna (2019), Le Dézapping du Before (2013) and Le tour du Bagel (2015).- Art Department
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Jean Giraud had one of the most interesting double lives in comics history. Under his own name, he co-created the legendary western comic 'Blueberry' (1963-2012) with writer Jean-Michel Charlier. He also used the shortened signature of "Gir" for this series. This cowboy series was noted for its highly realistic artwork and more gritty, complex and adult story lines, which had a tremendous impact on several other European western comics from the late 1960s on. Giraud also created another western series with Charlier, 'Jim Cutlass' (1979), but later wrote the stories himself while Christian Rossi provided artwork. As Moebius, he was one of the most innovative and influential comic artists of the 20th century, known for groundbreaking science-fiction and fantasy works like 'Arzach' (1975), 'The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius' (1976-1979) and 'The Incal' (1980-1985). He experimented with graphic styles, lay-out, dialogue, visuals and plot development. Its themes, highly influenced by philosophical writings and hallucinogenic drugs, elevated adult comics to another level. Moebius was at the forefront of a new wave of experimental comic authors, who gathered in the comics magazine Métal Hurlant (Heavy Metal) and the publishing label Les Humanoïdes Associés. He was active as a comics writer, screen writer, storyboard and concept designer too. Last but not least, superhero fans may know him from his mini-series based on Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's 'The Silver Surfer' (1988-1989). Both as Giraud and as Moebius he is one of the most important comics authors of all time, whose influence can be felt in several fantasy and science fiction films and video games too.
Early life Jean Henri Gaston Giraud was born in 1938 in Nogent-sur Marne, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris. Giraud was largely raised by his grandparents, with whom he lived in Fontenay-sous-Bois since his parents' divorce in 1941. He grew up reading comics and watching American B-Westerns, while developing a passion for drawing. His mother encouraged him to further pursue his artistic ambitions, and he took art courses from an early age. He enrolled at The Duperré School of Applied Arts in Paris, where he studied alongside Jean-Claude Mézières, who became a close friend, and Pat Mallet for two years. While feeling no desire for designing wallpaper and furniture, he started drawing his own western comic strips, inspired by Belgian artists like André Franquin and Morris. He also published his first illustrations in Fiction magazine. Other artistic influences of Giraud were were Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Winsor McCay, Harold Foster, Jijé, Jack Kirby and Robert Crumb.
After leaving the Academy in 1955 he went to live with his mother in Mexico for eight months. There, he was exposed to mind-expanding substances, sex and the desert for the first time. The experience had an enormous impact on his future life and career, both as Giraud and as Moebius. Back in France in 1956, he sold his first comic story ('Les Aventures de Frank et Jérémie') to Far West, a western magazine edited by Marijac. Through Mézières he subsequently got the opportunity to work for the children's publications of Éditions Fleurus, such as Fripounet et Marisette, Coeurs Vaillants and Âmes Vaillantes between 1956 and 1958. His contributions were mainly short stories of an educational and historical nature, and he also provided artwork to a publication called Sitting-Bull. He spent his military service in Algeria and Germany, where he made illustrations and comic strips for the army monthly 5/5 Forces Françaises. Another contributor to this magazine was André Chéret.
Assistant of Jijé Back in civilian life, Giraud became an apprentice of Joseph Gillain, the classic Belgian comic artist known as Jijé. He inked the episode 'La Route de Coronado' of Jijé's western series 'Jerry Spring', which was published in Spirou magazine in 1961. Jijé learned Giraud the finer points of the comics profession, training him in creating simple lay-outs, effective usage of black, rhythm in storytelling and working with photo documentation. He also worked on comic stories for Bonux-Boy (1960-1961) and Total Journal (1966-1968), two advertising comic magazines edited by Jijé's son Benoît, who had become a close friend of his. In 1961 and 1962, Giraud and Mézières were artists at Studio Hachette, where they participated in collections like 'L'Histoire des Civilisations'.
Blueberry When scriptwriter Jean-Michel Charlier proposed Jijé to create a new western series for Charlier's magazine Pilote, Jijé suggested Giraud for the assignment. The first story, 'Fort Navajo', premiered in Pilote on 31 October 1963. The initial set-up featured an ensemble cast, but the character of Lieutenant Mike S. Donovan, a.k.a. Blueberry, quickly took the centre stage. Along the way, he received two sidekicks, namely the boozing gold prospector Jimmy McClure and Redneck, an expert on Indian matters. However, Dargaud, the original publisher of the books, continued to use the series title 'Fort Navajo, une Aventure du Lieutenant Blueberry' until 1973.
The first 'Blueberry' cycle dealt with the American Indian Wars, and consisted of more basic adventure stories in the tradition of Charlier's other series, such as 'Buck Danny', 'La Patrouille des Castors' and 'Barbe-Rouge'. Giraud based Blueberry's original looks on the French western actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, while his artwork in general was still heavily inspired by Jijé. As the series evolved, Giraud became more and more influenced by the gritty western movies of Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci and Sam Peckinpah, American comic artists Milton Caniff and Hal Foster, and Western painter Frederic Remington. Giraud's brushwork became grittier too, and his involvement in Charlier's scripts increased. Giraud let Blueberry age as the stories progressed, which was highly unusual in comic series at the time. The stories and the action became more hard-boiled after Pilote began to focus on a more mature readership from 1968 on.
The series gained full maturity when Giraud and Charlier made a cycle about a hidden treasure of Confederate gold in Mexico. This story arc consists of the albums 'Chihuahua Pearl' (1973), 'L'Homme qui Valait 500.000 $' ('The Half-A-Million Dollar Man', 1973), 'Ballade pour un Cercueil' ('Ballad for a Coffin', 1974), 'Le Hors-la-loi' ('The Outlaw', 1974) and 'Angel Face' (1975). The flawless hero of 'Fort Navajo' had by now transformed into a normal human being, one who wasn't safe from being manipulated, betrayed and tortured. Giraud's explicit graphic portrayals of the dirty and sweaty Far West with all its violence and dangers paved the way for other European western comics, such as 'Comanche' by Hermann and Greg, 'Jonathan Cartland' by Michel Blanc-Dumont, 'Durango' by Yves Swolfs and even the later 'Jerry Spring' stories by Jijé. A dispute over royalties with publisher Georges Dargaud led to a more complex publication history of 'Blueberry' stories after 1973. Stories were prepublished in Nouveau Tintin (1975), Métal Hurlant (1979), Super As (1980), L'Écho des Savanes (1981) and Spirou (1983), before they were published directly in albums. The books were published by Fleurus, Novedi and Alpen, before Giraud returned to Dargaud in 1995. In addition, Giraud and Charlier had been presenting scenes from Blueberry's younger years in Super Pocket Pilote from 1968. Dargaud published three books with these stories in 1975 and 1979. Three new installments of 'La Jeunesse de Blueberry' ('Young Blueberry') were created by Charlier and New-Zealand artist Colin Wilson at Novedi between 1985 and 1990. During their dispute with Dargaud, Giraud and Charlier created 'Jim Cutlass', another western comic of which one album was published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 1979. Giraud revived the series in 1991 and wrote six more books for artist Christian Rossi at Casterman until 1999.
Moebius While Giraud and Charlier had basically renewed the western comics genre with 'Blueberry', Giraud embarked upon even more innovative territory under his pen name Moebius. He had first used the name for a couple of short stories in the satirical monthly Hara-Kiri in 1963-1964. Starting in 1969, Moebius made a series of science fiction illustrations for sci-fi novels published by Opta, which marked the beginning of Giraud's exploits outside of the mainstream. Giraud further developed his Moebius persona while on a hiatus from 'Blueberry' between 1974 and 1979. With comic artist Philippe Druillet, journalist/writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas he launched the revolutionary comics anthology Métal Hurlant in December 1974. The men gathered under the collective name Les Humanoïdes Associés, which also became the name of the associated publishing house. Métal Hurlant published mainly avant-garde science fiction and fantasy comics. Besides aforementioned authors, it also ran work by international creators like Richard Corben, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Enki Bilal, Caza, Serge Clerc, Alain Voss, Berni Wrightson, Milo Manara, Jordi Bernet, Antonio Segura and Frank Margerin. A licensed US edition called Heavy Metal was launched in April 1977. The final issue of the original run of Métal Hurlant appeared in 1987, but Les Humanoïdes Associés has continued to publish comics and graphic novels in France since then.
The Airtight Garage Moebius experimented with every aspect of the comics medium. He switched from drawing with a brush to a pen, which resulted in more open drawings with influences from the "Clear Line" style. He crafted highly imaginative worlds and creatures, while his narratives are mainly based around improvisation and character development instead of plot. An essential character in Moebius' output is Major Grubert, a rather stereotypical explorer inspired by Frank M. Buck's 1930 novel 'Bring 'm Back Alive'. The character had first appeared in a short story for Pilote, and then in experimental and surreal stories for France-Soir and Fluide Glacial. He was also instrumental in one of Moebius' masterpieces, 'Le Garage Hermétique' ('The Airtight Garage', 1976-1979). In this series of often confusing short stories, Major Grubert encounters several entities seeking to invade an asteroid in a pocket universe. Another notable character is Jerry Cornelius, a secret agent created by sci-fi and fantasy author Michael Moorcock as a sort of "open source" character for other authors to work with.
The Airtight Garage
'Le Garage Hermétique' was serialized in Métal Hurlant from 1 March 1976 to 1 June 1979., and in the US edition Heavy Metal from 1977. The original French book version was published in black-and-white under the title 'Major Fatal' in 1979. The story was colorized for the US publication, and has been published both as a graphic novel (Titan Books, 1989) and a 4-issue comic book series in 1992. The comic is widely praised because of its improvised nature, which makes the reader a witness of the artistic process of story development, while it also leaves a lot open to the reader's own interpretation. Therefore, 'The Airtight Garage' is not only a journey through a fictional world, but also through an artist's mind. In later years, Moebius created sequels like 'L'Homme du Ciguri' ('The Man from the Ciguri', 1995) and 'Le Chasseur Déprime' (2008), while the first Moebius book at Éditions du Fromage, 'Le Bandard Fou' ('The Horny Goof', 1974) can be considered a prequel. Major Grubert has continued to appear in Moebius' work throughout his career, and was also the central character in the "sketchbook graphic-novel" 'Le Major' in 2011.
Arzach Moebius' talent for creating strange and desolate landscapes was even more showcased in 'Arzach', a collection of short comic stories about a silent warrior riding on a pterodactyl-like creature. The stories have no balloons, captions or onomatopoeias, which makes up for a surreal and psychedelic reading experience. Even the main character's name seems disturbing, as Moebius spelled it differently in every story (Arzak, Arzach, Harzac, Harzach, Harzack). The installments appeared in Métal Hurlant between 1 April 1975 and 1 January 1976 and were collected in book format in 1976. Moebius returned to this character at the end of his life, when he planned to explore the character's origins in a trilogy. Only the first book was published under the title 'Arzak: L'Arpenteur' ('Arzak: The Surveyor') by Glénat in 2010. The second and third installment were never created because of the author's death in 2012.
L'Incal Moebius' first collaboration with avant-garde comics writer and film director Alejandro Jodorowsky was in 1975, when he did creature and character designs and storyboards for Jodorowsky's planned movie adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi novel 'Dune' in 1975. The project was never completed, but Moebius and Jodorowsky continued to work together on comics projects. After releasing the comic book 'Les Yeux du Chat' at Les Humanoïdes Associés in 1978, they created a comics classic with 'L'Incal' ('The Incal'). The saga focuses on P.I. John Difool, who receives the Light Incal, a crystal of enormous powers. The original series by Moebius and Jodorowsky was prepublished in Métal Hurlant from December 1980 on and then made available in six books by Les Humanoïdes Associés between 1981 and 1988. It was the first installment in Jodorowsky's own sci-fi universe known as the "Jodoverse", which also includes 'Meta-Barons' (drawn by Juan Giménez), 'The Technopriests' (drawn by Zoran Janjetov) and 'Mégalex' (drawn by Fred Beltrán). A sequel called 'Après L'Incal' was started by Jodorowsky in 2000. Moebius drew only the first book; the second and third installments were drawn by José Ladrönn. The character's early years were explored in 'Avant l'Incal' by Jodorowsky and Zoran Janjetov (1988-1995) and a final cycle called 'Final Incal' was produced by Jodorowsky and Ladrönn (2008-2014).
Moebius was highly influenced by drugs and the philosophies of French New Age guru Jean-Paul Appel-Guéry and Swiss nutritionist Guy-Claude Burger for his next major work, 'Le Monde d'Edena' ('The Aedena Cycle'). The artist's journeying lifestyle also left its mark on the comic; the installments were drawn in Tokyo, California and France. The cycle had its origin in a promotional comic Moebius had made for French car manufacturer Citroën in 1983 ('Une Croisière Citroën sur l'Étoile'), in which two characters are transported to a "Garden of Eden" in another galaxy. Éditions Casterman collected the rest of what has to be Moebius' most philosophical series in four books between 1988 and 2001. Main themes are dreams, nutrition, health, biology and sexuality, structured societies and the archetype of good and evil. The series was published in English by Marvel/Epic comics between 1988 and 1994. Moebius and Jodorowsky also made 'Le Coeur Couronné' (1992-1998), a comics trilogy about the affair of a Philosophy professor with a delusional student, as well as the erotic one-shot 'Griffes d'Ange' (1994).
Another notable comic by Moebius is 'The Long Tomorrow' (1976), a futuristic crime noir short story written by Dan O'Bannon, who also did the special effects on Jodorowsky's 'Dune' project. The story has been a huge source of inspiration for George Lucas' 'Star Wars' film 'The Empire Strikes Back', Ridley Scott's sci-fi film 'Blade Runner' (1982) as well as the fashion in the videoclip for 'Firestarter' by The Prodigy (1996). Compilations of Moebius' other short stories were published by Les Humanoïdes in books like 'Double Évasion' (1981), 'La Citadelle Aveugle' (1989) and 'Escale sur Phargonescia' (1989).
From 1983, Moebius was active in merchandising his properties. He co-founded the publishing label Aedena in 1984, while his wife Claudine Giraud oversaw Starwatcher, a company specialized in publishing and distributing related products. Based in Los Angeles, Moebius got most of his graphic novels published in the US through Marvel Comics. He furthermore worked with Stan Lee on a two-issue mini-series starring the 'Silver Surfer' for Marvel's Epic imprint in 1988 and 1989. Under his own Aedena label, he produced the portfolio 'La Cité-Feu' (1985) with Geoff Darrow, and he published 'La Nuit de l'Étoile' (1986), a sci-fi comic written by Moebius and drawn by Marc Bati.
Writings Giraud had been writing comic stories for other artists since the early 1970s. For Pilote, he wrote the initial episodes of the post-apocalyptic comic 'Jason Muller' for Claude Auclair in 1970, as well as a couple of short stories for Jacques Tardi. His further scriptwriting work includes six books of 'Altor' with Marc Bati, a comic initially published under the title 'Cristal Majeur' (Dargaud, 1986-2003), and 'Little Nemo', a sequel to the classic American newspaper comic 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' by Winsor McCay, which was drawn by Bruno Marchand (Casterman, 1994-2002). Giraud and Bati have also made a comic book based on George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' ('La Ferme des Animaux' at Novedi in 1985). In 2005 Moebius wrote the French manga story 'Icare' for Jirô Taniguchi (Éditions Kana). With Jean-Marc Lofficier, who also translated most of his works to English, he worked on the scripts of a couple of stories set in the same universe as 'The Airtight Garage'. 'The Elsewhere Prince' was drawn by and Eric Shanower and published by Epic Comics in six issues in 1990, while Jerry Bingham did the art for 'The Onyx Overlord', which was published in four issues in 1992. Witch scriptwriter Jean-Luc Coudray, he made 'Les Histoires de Monsieur Mouche' in 1994.
Not surprisingly, 'Blueberry' also changed into a different direction because of Giraud's work under his alter ego Moebius. Especially after Jean-Michel Charlier's death in 1989, Giraud further developed the character's background and deeper emotions. He completed the final story he had started with Charlier, 'Arizona Love' (Alpen, 1990), and wrote and drew five more albums, which form the 'Mister Blueberry' cycle (1995-2005). Instead of following Charlier's plan of rehabilitating Blueberry and sending him back to the army, Giraud decided to turn his protagonist into a loafing civilian who spends his days playing poker. He also added another spin-off to the 'Blueberry' universe, which focused on Blueberry's adventures as a marshal in the war against the Apaches prior to the Confederate gold storyline. The first two books of 'Marshal Blueberry' were drawn by William Vance (Alpen, 1991, 1993), while the third one was drawn by Michel Rouge (Dargaud, 2000). In the meantime, the 'Young Blueberry' series was still continued by François Corteggiani and Michel Blanc-Dumont, although with no creative input from Giraud.
A third planned spin-off about an elderly Blueberry was called 'Blueberry: 1900', and was supposed to be drawn by François Boucq. Giraud wanted Blueberry to reside with the Hopi tribe and meditate under the influence of mind-expanding substances, while a comatose President McKinley is levitated in his bed. The project was halted by Philippe Charlier, the son and heir of Jean-Michel Charlier, who found this new direction too far away from the creative integrity and legacy of his father. However, the psychedelic hallucinations did end up in the 2004 movie 'Blueberry, l'expérience secrète' starring Vincent Cassel, Michael Madsen and Juliette Lewis (with Jean Giraud in a cameo role). The film was no commercial success, but did gain a certain cult status as a "trip film". Since it deviated so much from the source material, the Charlier heirs demanded that their family name should be removed from the credits.
Film work Besides the abandoned 'Dune' project, Jean Giraud/Moebius has participated in the development of several movies. He did storyboards and concept designs for Ridley Scott's movie 'Alien' (1977), 'Tron' by The Walt Disney Company (1982), René Laloux's 'Les Maîtres du Temps' ('Time Masters', 1982), James Cameron's 'The Abyss' (1989) and Luc Besson's 'The Fifth Element' (1997). A comic album with stills from 'Les Maîtres du Temps' and a companion book with storyboard drawings and photos were published by Les Humanoïdes Associés in 1982. In 1985 Moebius headed for Tokyo to work on the script and conceptual art for 'Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland' (1989), an animated film based on Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland'. Giraud also made original character designs and did visual development for the Warner Bros movie 'Space Jam' in 1996. In the 1990s, Giraud worked on a planned movie adaptation of 'The Airtight Garage', which remained unreleased due to financial problems. The Chinese 3D-CGI feature film 'Thru the Moebius Strip' (2005) was based on an original story and designs by Jean Giraud.
Later career & recognition Several artbooks with Moebius' drawings and paintings have been published, such as 'Starwatcher' (1986), 'Made in L.A.' (1988), 'Quattre-vingt huit' (1990), 'Chaos' (1991), 'Chroniques Métalliques' (1992), 'Fusion' (1995), 'Une jeunesse heureuse' (1999). He additonally made illustrations for books and magazines, including an edition of Paulo Coelho's novel 'The Alchemist'. He also worked with Coelho on the video game 'Pilgrim' in 1997. In 1999, Giraud released 'Giraud/Moebius - Histoire de mon double', which featured a biography of Giraud by Moebius and vice versa. From 2004 to 2010, Stardom published 'Inside Moebius', an illustrated autobiographical fantasy featuring many of his longtime characters, such as Major Grubert, Blueberry and Arzak. The project covers 700 pages and was published in six hardcover volumes.
Jean Giraud was invested with a knighthood in the Ordre National du Mérite in 2011. He died in Paris, on 10 March 2012 at the age of 73, after a long battle with cancer. One of his final comics created under his own name was 'La Version Irlandaise', the first of a two-part volume in the 'XIII' series, which was released at the same time with its companion piece by the regular authors William Vance and Jean Van Hamme in November 2007.
An interview that Numa Sadoul had with Jean Giraud was published under the title 'Mister Moebius et Docteur Gir' at Albin Michel in 1976. It was reprinted by Casterman in 1991 in 'Moebius : Entretiens avec Numa Sadoul', which also contained later interviews. A large career retrospective called 'Trait de Génie Giraud/Moebius' was on exhibit in the Comics Museum in Angoulême, and an extensive catalogue edited by Thierry Groensteen was published for this occasion.
Legacy and influence With an oeuvre fuelled by mind-expanding drugs and New Age philosophies, Moebius has created a legacy which remains an inspiration to science fiction and fantasy authors to this day. He is considered one of the most influential comic artists since Hergé, and among his many and diverse admirers are comic authors like Hergé, Stan Lee and Marc Sleen, film directors Federico Fellini, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino, and novelists Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman and William Gibson. He was an influence on the work of Hayao Miyazaki, William Stout, Emmanuel Roudier, Arno, Georges Bess, Dominique Hé, André Juillard, François Boucq, Geof Darrow, Louis Paradis, Martin tom Dieck, Milan Misic, Katsuya Terada, Jean-Jacques Sanchez, Zalozabal, Karel Verschuere, Jan Bosschaert, Stedho, François Schuiten, Frank and Thierry Van Hasselt. 'Arzach' was a major influence on the development of the 'Panzer Dragoon' video game by Team Andromedia in 1995. 'The Airtight Garage' inspired by the name for a San Francisco-based bar and video game parlor and for a band from Washington DC (1993-1996).- Actor
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Arthur Dupont was born in 1985 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor, known for Bus Palladium (2010), Arsène Lupin (2004) and Victor & Célia (2019).- Director
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The world's first female filmmaker, French-born Alice Guy entered the film business in 1896 as a secretary at Gaumont, a manufacturer of movie cameras and projectors who had purchased a "cinématographer" from its inventors, the Lumiere brothers. The next year Gaumont became the world's first motion picture production company when they switched to creating movies, and Guy became its first film director. She impressed the company so much with the output (she averaged two two-reelers a week) and quality of her productions that by 1905 she was made the company's production director, supervising its other directors. In 1907 she married Herbert Blaché, an Englishman who ran Gaumont's British and German offices. The pair went to the U.S. to set up the company's operations there. In 1910 Mme. Guy set up her own production company, Solax, in New York and with her husband built a studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After a period of critical and financial success, the couple's fortunes declined when Thomas Alva Edison's trust hindered film production in the East coast, and they eventually shut down the studio in 1919. Although her husband secured work directing films for several major Hollywood studios, Guy was never able to secure any directorial jobs there, never made a film again, most of her films were lost, some were credited to other film directors, and she did no receive recognition for her pioneering work in France and the United States. She returned to France in 1922 after her divorce from Blaché, and in 1964 returned to the U.S. and lived in Mahwah, New Jersey - not far from where her original studios were - with her daughter, where she died in 1968.- Marie Bunel followed the course of the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles and became the student of Blanche Salant at the American Center of Paris. Her career began under the direction of Michel Lang in 1977 in L'hotel de la plage and followed in 1982 in La Boum 2 by Claude Pinoteau. She worked with Claude Chabrol (Le Sang Des Autres ; Une Affaire de Femme ; La Fille Coupée En Deux, Bellamy), Christian Vincent (La Discrète), Robert Enrico (La Révolution Française), Claude Lelouch (Les Misérables), Christophe Barratier (Les Choristes ; La Nouvelle Guerre Des Boutons). She was recently in "Jappeloup" by Christian Duguay with Guillaume Canet and Daniel Auteuil and in the latest feature film by Bertrand Tavernier, Quai d'Orsay.
She was nominated in 1995 for the Cesar of the Best Promising Actress for her role of Isabelle in Couples et Amants by John Lvoff. More recently, she was nominated for Best Actress at the Australian Academy Of Cinema and Television Arts for her role in An Accidental Soldier directed by Rachel Ward.
On television, she starred in many different dramas, notably with Michel Boujenah and Charles Berling in Les Inséparables, by Elisabeth Rappeneau, she was in the first and the second season of La Cour Des Grands directed by Christophe Barraud and on Canal + in the Tunnel serie with Clémence Poésy and English actor Stephen Dillane. Recently we have been able to see her on France 2 in Main courante, a serie directed by Jean-Marc Thérin.
Marie has just finished filming Coup de coeur with Pierre Arditi for France 2, under the direction of Dominique Ladoge, and Travelingue an adaptation of the novel by Marcel Ayme directed by Gérard Jurd'hui for France 2. On theater she worked with stage director Roger Planchon in the Radeau de la Méduse, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann in Boutique au coin de la rue, Stéphane Hillel in Le meilleur professeur or Patrice Kerbrat in Oncle Vania play that she will resume in 2009, but under the direction of Claudia Stavisky. In 2013, Marie was at the Opéra Comique in Cendrillon adapted and directed by Thierry Niang Thieû. She also played in Autumn Dream directed by Patrice Chéreau, She's in Le Système in Théatre Antoine, directed by Didier Long and her last movie was realased the 20th of May A court d'enfants, a movie by Marie-Hélène Roux. Marie Bunel will be the lead actress of Links of life, directed by Marie-Hélène Roux, shooting in autumn 2015 with American actor René Heger. - Actor
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Stany Coppet is a French actor of mixed origins. His origins are from French Guiana and French Britany. He grew up between Paris and Cayenne. Stany Coppet lived in New York and Los Angeles for many years. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute of New York and started out his career on stage in small production in New York.
His professional career first started in France in Orpailleur directed by Marc Barrat and TV series such as R.I.S or Section De Recherche on TF1. In 2011 Stany gets a major role in Spain as the main villain of the movie Aguila Roja. Since then he multiplied villains part in different productions such as the Biopic Toussaint Louverture for French TV, in he portrayed the hateful General Rigaud.
Stany Coppet is also the creator of the show From Slavery To Freedom, which he produced for the first time in 2008 in South America, then at the City hall of Paris, at the US Embassy of Paris, and more recently in New York in 2011.
Coppet is mostly know in Spain and South America for his character Khaled Ashour in the successful series El Principe produced by Telecinco Mediaset. More recently Stany Coppet stars in La Vie Pure (Pure Life) directed by Jeremy Banster. Coppet also the co wrote and co produced this movie.- Opulent French actress Suzanne Flon, who came from humble beginnings, evolved into a luminous stage and film star whose career lasted five decades. She was born near Paris, the daughter of a railway worker and a seamstress and at school developed an interest in writing poetry. Following high school she worked as an English interpreter at Au Printemps, a large Parisian department store, before finding a position with the famed songbird Édith Piaf as her personal secretary. Ms. Flon's first performance was as a mistress of ceremonies in a musical revue. She continued on stage and eventually developed an association with the noted playwright Jean Anouilh in the early 1940s; she played his heroine Ismene in "Antigone" and played Joan of Arc to great acclaim in "The Lark" in 1953. She also dabbled in avant garde works by Marguerite Duras as well as Shakespeare, Pirandello, Chekhov and Molliere and won a number of stage awards for her efforts. In 1959, she became a member of the Theatre National Populaire and appeared in several plays under the direction of René Clair.
Ms. Flon began in films with Capitaine Blomet (1947) before branching out internationally in the 1950s. She was an elegant standout as a free-spirited couture model who became the object of fascination and desire for the crippled painter Toulouse-Lautrec played by José Ferrer in John Huston's film Moulin Rouge (1952). She also impressed in friend Orson Welles' comedy-thriller Confidential Report (1955) as a listless patrician, and later played Miss Pittl for him in The Trial (1962) [The Trial]. War themes were prominent in her 1960s work. In Thou Shalt Not Kill (1961) [Thou Shalt Not Kill], she won the Venice Film Festival award for her resolute mother whose son resists the World War I draft. In The Train (1964) starring Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau and Paul Scofield she had some excellent scenes as an art curator who becomes a detrimental figure in the Nazi's plans to secretly export masterpieces out of France during the French Resistance.
Awards continued to come her way with a number of stylish and sensitive "grande dame" roles. She won bookend César awards for One Deadly Summer (1983) [One Deadly Summer] as Isabelle Adjani's deaf but highly sensitized aunt, and as the mother of Lambert Wilson in La vouivre (1989) [The Dragon]. Her rich and soothing voice was also used frequently for French narratives in numerous documentaries. Ms. Flon continued to appear on stage, film and TV right up until her death of a stomach ailment at age 87 in 2005. - Actor
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Daniel Duval had a difficult childhood. In care from an early age, it was not easy for him to be well-balanced. As a teen, he was made to learn a trade. While an apprentice-joiner, he became ill and found himself in hospital: that is where he found his real vocation. He shared his room with the producer of the religious program "Le Jour du Seigneur" and, after talking with him, realized that his future was not in making tables or shutters but in directing shows or movies. He learnt this new trade with more enthusiasm than the former one and soon became a TV director, a movie director and an actor, the latter activity finally becoming his main one. With a gaunt figure and an emaciated bony face, he was predisposed to dark characters, sometimes romantic and self-destructive but always violent. He tended to replicate these character features in real life, which caused him trouble and hurt his career, even leading him to jail in 1987. Fortunately, he was released for lack of evidence and resumed his acting career. He made a brilliant comeback in 1996 with two particularly aggressive and pathetic figures: the father in Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996) and the sadistic lover in Beware of My Love (1998). Among the women who shared his life are Haydée Politoff and Anna Karina. He has a son, Cyril Duval, who is an assistant-director.- Actor
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Samuel Benchetrit was born on 26 June 1973 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Dog (2017), I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (2007) and Nouvelle de la tour L (2001). He has been married to Vanessa Paradis since 30 June 2018. He was previously married to Marie Trintignant.- Malik Zidi was born on 14 February 1975 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor, known for Oxygen (2021), Lines of Wellington (2012) and Poison Friends (2006).
- Ingrid Chauvin was born in Argenteuil in the department of Val-d'Oise, located the outer suburb of Paris, to a master lifeguard father and a documentalist and painter mother, who opposed her daughter to become an actress. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old, and her mother married four years later a computer technician seven years younger than her. They had a son Jérémy, who is now a tenor. Ingrid began her acting career in 1997 on television playing guest roles in series and television films. She later portrayed main roles in many series like Ladies of the Law (2000) and Dolmen (2005). She is also well known for portraying the main role of a chef in the series Les toqués (2009) and the spin-off Week-end chez les Toquées (2011).
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Jérôme Commandeur was born on 12 April 1976 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), Irréductible (2022) and Ma famille t'adore déjà (2016).- Evelyne Bouix was born on 22 April 1953 in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress, known for Edith and Marcel (1983), Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996) and Les Misérables (1982). She has been married to Pierre Arditi since 31 May 2010. She was previously married to Claude Lelouch.
- Jeanne Goupil was born on 4 April 1950 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France. She is an actress, known for Paradis pour tous (1982), Marie-poupée (1976) and Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971). She has been married to Joël Séria since 1975. They have one child.
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Georges Wilson was born on 16 October 1921 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France. He was an actor and director, known for The Three Musketeers (1973), Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008) and La vouivre (1989). He was married to Nicole. He died on 3 February 2010 in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France.- Flore Bonaventura was born on 12 October 1988 in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress, known for Paradise Beach (2019), Chinese Puzzle (2013) and Ben (2018). She is married to Alfred Rambaud. They have one child.
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Julie-Anne Roth was born on 31 March 1973 in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), En avant, calme et droit (2014) and Requiem (2001).- Jean-Yves Le Fur was born on 27 April 1964 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France. Jean-Yves was a producer, known for Etam Live Show 2017 (2017), Etam Live Show 2020 (2020) and Etam Live Show 2019 (2019). Jean-Yves was married to Maïwenn and Malgorzata Bela. Jean-Yves died on 31 March 2024 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
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-Sophie Dupuis is a young filmmaker from Val-d'Or (Quebec, Canada) who studied at Concordia and Uqam. She has already shot several short films, including "J'viendrai t'chercher", in 2007, which toured a number of festivals. In 2008, she was lucky enough to be invited to France to shoot her film "Si tu savais Rosalie" as part of the import/export program at the Off-Court festival in Trouville-sur-Mer. In 2010, while already working on various projects, she was recruited by Crocodile Roux productions to co-write and direct a short fiction film in collaboration with teenagers from the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal (Canada). In the summer of 2011, the festival du cinéma des gens d'ici asked her to create a film to celebrate the anniversary of her hometown. She then directed her first short documentary "Et puis on s'habitue..." (And then we get used to it...), in which she interviews Val-d'Or miners who talk about mine accidents, the physical consequences of working underground, but above all their love of the job. Meanwhile, she directed the touching short film "Félix et Malou", which was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2011 Jutra Awards. As if all this weren't enough, Sophie enjoys taking part in film events such as Kino, the Documenteur festival in Rouyn-Noranda and the "Fais ça Court" program broadcast on Télé-Québec, to multiply her experiences with the 7th art.- Director
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Chris Nahon was born on 5 December 1968 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France. He is a director and writer, known for Kiss of the Dragon (2001), Empire of the Wolves (2005) and Patagonie, maitresse du temps (2020).- Director
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Claude Autant-Lara was born on 5 August 1901 in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a director and writer, known for Devil in the Flesh (1947), The Crossing of Paris (1956) and The Red and the Black (1954). He was married to Ghislaine Autant-Lara. He died on 5 February 2000 in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actor
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Bruno Salomone was born on 13 July 1970 in Villeneuve Saint Georges, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for The Ant Bully (2006), Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007) and Brice 3 (2016).- Actor
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Doudou Masta was born on 26 February 1971 in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Micmacs (2009), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Gomez vs. Tavarès (2007).- Writer
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Pierre Jolivet was born on 9 October 1952 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Last Battle (1983), A Mere Mortal (1991) and Ma petite entreprise (1999).- Philippe Taccini was born on 28 August 1958 in Nogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for The Key Is in the Door (1978), Art of Love (1983) and Les sous-doués (1980). He died on 20 February 2006 in Claye-Souilly, Seine-et-Marne, France.
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Françoise Blanchard was born on 6 June 1954 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. She was an actress and art director, known for Caligula et Messaline (1981), Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982) and The Living Dead Girl (1982). She died on 24 May 2013 in Caen, Calvados, France.- Actress
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Lorie, from her real name Laure Pester, keeps decisive values from her ten years practicing high-level figure skating. A couple months before the French Championship, an injury breaks down all her projects and dreams. Although she won't be a professional figure skater, she wants the show to go on and becomes an artist. After a first experience on stage at the age of 15, she becomes the first French artist discovered on the Internet thanks to the broadcasting on this new media of her first single Près de moi. The success comes immediately and allows her to sign a contract with the major company Sony Music France. Everything is chained for this young artist of 19 years old. Her first album Près de toi sold more than one million copies. The phenomenon Lorie is on its way... In 2002, the album "Tendrement" confirms this success, and is rewarded by a Platinum Europe Awards. The new teenagers' idol meets her audience on stage. 400 000 spectators attend her concerts mixing singing, dancing and show. Lorie's success is exported worldwide. In 2003 she receives the World Music Award of the French artist who has sold the most albums in the world that year. Lorie grows up, her musical influences are diversified, and her sounds evolve too. Her album Attitudes is less teen-pop and more rock. The next one Rester la même launched in 2005 delivers zouk, rn'b and electro tones all around successful sounds. Besides Lorie tours in France, Belgium, Switzerland and French speaking islands. She performs 5 evenings in a row at the Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy (the biggest covered concert hall in France).
In 2007 Lorie becomes her own producer. The album 2lor en moi with more electronic sounds, begins the transition of the young artist to the mature woman, self-confident. After sharing her songs with her audience on stage again, Lorie takes a parenthesis in her career to be a comedian. In 2008, she associates her last name to her pseudo and become Lorie Pester, the actress. She plays the first role of a TV movie on ice skating, as a wink to her own experience. Broadcasted in France on Channel 1, this movie gathers more than 6.3 million viewers.
Thanks to her international notoriety, she is contacted by The Young and the Restless team and makes an apparition on several episodes on this worldwide famous series.
In 2010 she shoots with Alain Delon in a new TV movie for Channel 1 (One more husband). Real success with more than 7.4 million viewers, this movie confirms one more time the comedian gift of this multi-talented artist.
2011 is a big come back to music with a 6th album « Regarde moi which stays on electro sounds. Free from all contract with her major company after this album, Lorie works on a new CD on her own label LMD2. Danse comes out in 2012 and offers revival songs rearranged with dancing and happy tones. Her love for dance, she'll prove it too in the third season of Dancing with the stars at the end of 2012. Always looking for new challenges ahead, Lorie becomes TV presenter in the show « Opening act » broadcasted on Channel E! Official voice of Tinker Bell in France since 2008, Lorie dubs all the movies for Disney including « Tinker Bell and the secret of the wings » launched in movie theaters in November 2012.
2013 is the year of new projects for the actress. At the beginning of the year she shoots with Mimie Mathy an episode of Joséphine guardian angel (broadcasted on October on Channel 1, it will gather almost 7 million people) and also plays her own role in the TV series ZAK. At the International Movie Festival in Beijing, she meets the movie director Jean-Marc Minéo and is offered her first role in a cinema movie in Gates of the sun (Algeria forever)" which will be broadcasted this next autumn 2014. In May she realizes one of her dreams and climbs the famous steps at Cannes Festival. Beginning of August she shoots the short movie Keys me of Pascal Sid.
The actress left again up the dancer during the "Dancing with the Stars" tour for twenty dates between late December 2013 and late February 2014. In April 2014 she met Tinker Bell again in the new Disney cartoon "Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy" and walked once again on the red carpet at the International Film Festival in Beijing. In May she shot the short movie "A dog's life" realized by Cyril Ferment. Never short of ideas, she keeps working on in parallel on many ideas and desires.- Actor
- Writer
Julien Béramis was born on 17 November 1983 in Villiers-le-Bel, Val-d'Oise, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Paris, I Love You (2006), Happy End (2009) and Sauveur Giordano (2001).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Director
William Lubtchansky was born on 26 October 1937 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Regular Lovers (2005), Safari diamants (1966) and La tête du client (1965). He was married to Nicole Lubtchansky. He died on 4 May 2010 in Paris, France.