Agnès Varda born Arlette Varda, 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019 was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Her films focused on achieving documentary realism, addressing women’s issues, and other
Stanislas Merhar born 24 January 1971 is a French actor. He was born in Paris in a family of immigrants from Slovenia. He works in cinema, television and theatre. In 1998 Merhar won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film Dry Cleaning. Filmography[edit] 1997 : Nettoyage à sec by Anne Fontaine 1998 : The Count of Monte Cristo (TV miniseries, played the role
Jean-Hugues Anglade born 29 July 1955 is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Eric in Killing Zoe, Zorg in Betty Blue and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita, in Nikita. Contents 1Personal life 2Theatre 3Filmography 4References 5External links Personal life Anglade was born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. His father was a veterinary physician
Anna Karina born Hanne Karin Bayer, 22 September 1940 – 14 December 2019 was a Danish-French film avant garde actress, director, writer, and singer. She was French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard’s muse in the 1960s, performing in several of his films, including The Little Soldier, A Woman Is a Woman, My Life to Live, Bande à part (Band of Outsiders), Pierrot le Fou (Crazy Pete) and Alphaville. For her performance in A
Renée Adorée born Jeanne de la Fonte; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933 was a French actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is most famous for her role as Melisande in the melodramatic romance and war epic The Big Parade. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Illness and death 5Filmography 6References
Maurice Ronet 13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983 was a French film actor, director, and writer. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Selected filmography 5References 6External links Early life Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye born 6 July 1948 is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for Every Man for Himself (1980), Strange Affair (1981), La Balance (1982), and The Young Lieutenant (2005). In 2009, she was made a Chevalier
Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch born 30 October 1937 is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Contents 1Life and career 2Honours 3Awards 4Filmography 5See also 6References 7External links Life and career Lelouch was born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris to Charlotte (née Abeilard) and Simon Lelouch. His father was born to an Algerian Jewish family
Laetitia Marie Laure Casta born 11 May 1978 is a French actress and model. Casta became a “GUESS? Girl” in 1993 and gained further recognition as a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1998 to 2000 and as a spokesperson for cosmetics company L’Oréal. She has appeared on over 100 covers of such popular magazines as Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle and Glamour, and has modeled for designers
Robert Florey 14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979 was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in