A Noir Gold Mine Aug 1, 2008
23, with Gerard Depardieu). Truffaut claimed he adapted Goodis' novel "Down There" for his homage to the American crime films that influenced him "because of a single image (in the book) ... a car gliding through the snow with no noise from the motor.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Like cappuccinos for movie viewers Jul 18, 2008
For Gerard Depardieu, it was a long way from the crotch-grabbing nastiness of Les Valseuses, the film that made him an industry name in 1974. Perhaps it suited the 1980s: audiences were no longer in the mood for unsettling interrogations of the human condition but wanted to feel the reassurance that resurgent Anglo-American capitalism was promising them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A big mystery in a small town Jun 28, 2008
Thanks to an odd hairstyle, he also looks like an American Gerard Depardieu. "The Tenth Circle" isn't exactly tedious; there's too much going on for boredom. (Boston Globe)
Commodities boom May 11, 2008
In Jean de Florette, a great French film of the 1980s, Gerard Depardieu inherits a farm in rural France but fails in his dream to grow flowers there because jealous neighbours have blocked the secret spring on which it relies for water. He dies of frustration. (FT.com -- Markets)
Up the Riviera without a pout May 10, 2008
I would get up early, wander down to the Majestic Hotel, say "hi" to Gerard Depardieu, grab a copy of The Hollywood Reporter Cannes Edition, and plan my day's screenings over a cafe creme. RULE 7: Don't be afraid to walk out of a bad film. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pirated pay TV cards seized Apr 17, 2008
French film star Gerard Depardieu fined $A1360 by an Italian court after head-butting a photographer. Controversial Sydney forward writes exclusively for the Herald tomorrow. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Williams casts shadow over leaderless open Apr 17, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Peter StoneApril 17, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Joedan witness's chilling evidence Apr 17, 2008
Coroner Malcolm Macpherson, lawyers and police survey the area where it is said a car crashed with the toddler on board. Karen KissaneApril 17, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Lights, camera, achtung Apr 11, 2008
Sometimes dubbed Germany's answer to Gerard Depardieu, the gap-toothed Vogel has featured in the German Film Festival here over the past few years. "We said, since we managed to invite him over, we would do something like a retrospective of his work," Krischok says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
French Film Festival Mar 1, 2008
Yet even for an industry that seems to be throwing up a wider and more interesting range of films, is it really possible to have a French festival without a single Gerard Depardieu movie. Mon dieu. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: Oscar nominees and old favorites Feb 15, 2008
The Director's Series: Jean-Luc Godard (1982-93, Lionsgate, unrated, $35): Maruschka Detmers' advanced state of undress has never harmed the cult status of 1984's Prenom Carmen, and the spiritually contemplative Helas pour moi (1993, '94 in USA; Gerard Depardieu stars) has a smaller following. Also for hard-core fans only is Passion (1982, '83 in USA; Isabelle Huppert) and Detective (1985; Nathalie Baye). (USA Today -- Life)
Asterix and the big Olympic cash-in| Feb 3, 2008
On the movie star front, the producers sent out the best of France's big names Gerard Depardieu, in his usual role of fat and kindly Obelix, and Alain Delon, as a not-very-kindly-ageing yet self-infatuated Julius Caesar who in his lines refers to his grand celeb roles of the 1960s, such as "The Leopard". Looking to please foreign film-goers, the film appropriately throws in a handful of foreign stars, Spain's Santiago Segura, Germany's Michael Herbig and Canada's Stephane Rousseau. (iAfrica.com)
Film fest continues Feb. 6 Feb 1, 2008
Isabelle Adjani and Gerard Depardieu star. The movie is in French with English subtitles. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
The poster girl for plain speaking Jan 20, 2008
She acted through high school (most notably opposite Gerard Depardieu in My Father The Hero) before moving to LA with her mother to pursue a show business career more aggressively. Her parents by then were divorced. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Jan 17, 2008
Asterix at the Olympic gamesMUNICH: Director Frederic Forestier, actors Clovis Cornillac, Vanessa Hessler, Gerard Depardieu and director Thomas Langmann (L-R) pose for the media to promote the movie Asterix at the Olympic games. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Heigl hot in '27 Dresses' Jan 10, 2008
She acted through high school (most notably opposite Gerard Depardieu in My Father the Hero) before moving to L.A. with her mother to pursue a show business career more aggressively. Her parents by then were divorced. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
New Scarlett from North Dakota Dec 27, 2007
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 59. Actor Wilson Cruz ( My So-Called Life ) is 34. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Click for Full Story Dec 27, 2007
Actor Gerard Depardieu is 59. Jazz singer-musician T.S. Monk is 58. (KWTX.com, TX)
I don't want to lick your shoes Dec 9, 2007
"There are people who are popular, like Gerard Depardieu and Emmanuelle Seigner, but Audrey has something very special about her," he says. Berri, 73, cast Tautou in what might be his final film as a director - the romance Hunting And Gathering. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Is this man Bond's next nemesis? 007 producers keep mum Dec 7, 2007
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Twice Upon A Time Nov 29, 2007
The role might just have worked if it had been written for someone of immense physical charm, such as Gerard Depardieu. Instead, Louis is a rather manipulative and ridiculous figure, a man of immense ego whose career is at an end. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Star power fails to generate heat Nov 23, 2007
She mesmerizes his friends and tests his patience until, by the time Gerard Depardieu shows up as the hooker's crazy, mob-molded pimp, we're knee-deep in fluffy farce with obvious operatic parallels. Just in case you don't pick up on that, writer-director Blier hammers home his intentions with a campy, aria-filled soundtrack. (Boston Globe)
Euro filmmakers embrace identities Nov 22, 2007
It is a decision Goldman arrived at several years ago when he produced the English-language "Vatel" starring Gerard Depardieu and Uma Thurman. "I think 'Vatel' was beautifully made, but it was such a French subject and the fact that we made it in English distanced us from our subject," he says. (Variety)
It's murder at the Euro box office Nov 17, 2007
The crowded Italo frame also sees outings of two other strong local titles, Pupi Avati horror pic The Hideout, starring Laura Morante, which 01 Distribution is releasing on 211, and Mimmo Caloprestis Calabria-set LAbbuffata, with Gerard Depardieu, which Istituto Luce is outing on 90. A Mighty Heart, out on 16 via Universal, Pierce Brosnan starrer The Matador, on 20 via Mediafilm, and Cannes Camera dOr winner Jellyfish, on 15 via Sacher Distribuzione, are among smaller Italo outings. (Variety)
The radical who defends war criminals Nov 9, 2007
He holds the screen with an effortless authority Gerard Depardieu might envy. Of course, it's impossible to ignore politics where Verg s is concerned. (Boston Globe)
French are falling in love again Nov 8, 2007
As well as scoring the best result since Gerard Depardieu was boyishly slim, the French bettered Hollywood's 44. 2 per cent share. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
If only they could bottle it Nov 6, 2007
Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall have bought vineyards in Sicily (Hucknall's vintage is called Il Cantante, or the Singer), Gerard Depardieu in France, Sam Neill in New Zealand, and in the United States, Nascar drivers Jeff Gordon and Bennett Lane in California's Napa Valley. On the food and liquor front, a trend that began in earnest with Paul Newman in 1982 has spread - in the past 18 months alone - from Donald Trump to Offspring singer Dexter Holland, Marilyn... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Kline Nose How To Act Nov 2, 2007
This saga of 1640 war-torn Paris - with its crazy kind of poetry, energy and a flamboyant title role to die for - has been the source of an opera, a ballet, a Broadway musical and more than a few movies (the best with Gerard Depardieu). The latest actor to claim his Cyrano birthright is Kevin Kline, whose particular birth certificate had been clear ever since he played his Errol Flynn-style Pirate King in Joe Papp's "The Pirates of Penzance.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Depardieu imposter fools hotel staff in Rome Oct 24, 2007
A look-alike pretending to be French actor Gerard Depardieu walked into a luxury hotel in Rome and walked out with a gift basket weighed down with freebies, local media reports said Friday. A look-alike pretending to be French actor Gerard Depardieu walked into a luxury hotel in Rome and walked out with a gift basket weighed down with freebies, local media reports said Friday ... "We're on the lookout for someone who looks like Gerard Depardieu but who is not Gerard Depardieu," a spokesman for... (FOX23 News, NY)
The vital statistics of Asterix Oct 19, 2007
This latest film, starring French film stars Gerard Depardieu and Alain Delon, is released in January. The telephone rings and Mr Uderzo takes the call. (BBC News -- UK)
People: Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Sandler, Shilpa Shetty Sep 29, 2007
Armed bandits raided Francis Ford Coppola's Argentine headquarters and stole a computer with the screenplay for the upcoming feature film "Tetro," according to local news media. The five-time Academy Award winning director of "The Godfather" apparently was not in Buenos Aires at the time of the robbery. (International Herald Tribune)
Coppola's first film in a decade to debut at Rome Film Festival Sep 28, 2007
Besides Blanchett, other stars who are expected include Clive Owen, Reese Witherspoon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Gerard Depardieu, as well as Coppola's daughter, fellow director Sofia Coppola. The second annual festival, running Oct. 18-27, features 14 movies in competition, including La Deuxieme Souffle (Second Wind ), starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci, and El Pasado (The Past ), with Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal. (USA Today -- Life)
Rome boasts 11 world premieres Sep 28, 2007
Italian entries scattered in various sections include Mimmo Calopresti's "L'abbuffata," starring Gerard Depardieu and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi; Carlo Mazzacurati's immigration-themed "La giusta distanza"; Emidio Greco's "The Private Man"; and Silvio Soldini's "Days and Clouds," which preemed positively in Toronto. The gala Premiere section will see Sean Penn tubthumping for "Into the Wild," based on the bestselling Jon Krakauer book; Keira Knightley is expected for Francois Girard's "Silk," based... (Variety)
Legendary stars to attend Rome Film Festival Sep 25, 2007
Among the names slated to attend are actors and actresses Sophia Loren, Jane Fonda, Gerard Depardieu and directors Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola and Terrence Malick ... Bernardo Bertolucci will attend a screening of his 1976 classic "1900," along with the film's French star, Gerard Depardieu. (Xinhuanet, China)
Just Friends Sep 22, 2007
A series of increasingly droll interludes ensue as Jean-Paul Rouve and Gerard Depardieu flummox their way through a succession of squelches and faux pas. "What do you call a woman who always knows where her husband is?" Answer: "A widow!". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Read on... Sep 21, 2007
Three films that mean a lot to me: Cyrano de Bergerac, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau (the Gerard Depardieu version) Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford CoppolaOn the Waterfront, directed by Elia Kazan. Last CD I bought: The CD of the Monterey International Pop Festival 40th Anniversary. (Variety)
'Natural flaws' inspired Chanel to make Knightley its new face Aug 14, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. Natural flaws' inspired Chanel to make Knightley its new face. (Independent)
Movie: A great performance fuels biopic of doomed singer Aug 3, 2007
Staring: Marion Cotillard, Gerard Depardieu, Slyvie Testud, Clotilde Courau and Jean Paule Rouve ... The moment when nightclub owner Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu) hears her on the corner, recognizes her raw talent and puts her on his stage. (Juneau Empire)
Eurimages funds Dardennes' pic Jul 25, 2007
Barys $18 million pic, a family fantasy adapted from a popular French childrens book, stars Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Armelle Deutsch and Isabelle Nanty. Date in print: Wed. (Variety)
COMMENTARY: Daily Texan's art house roundup Jul 14, 2007
The idea of an anthology film set in Paris is itself old hat -- the 1965 French New Wave classic "Six in Paris" covered similar ground -- but each of "Paris je t'aime's" all-star directors, a laundry list including Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Craven, Gerard Depardieu, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant, tackles the concept with energy and verve ... Marion Cotillard successfully delivers all of Piaf's eccentricities and individual temperament, while Gerard Depardieu brings an additional dynamism to the... (U-Wire.com)
The week aheadWhat could be hitting the headlines in the next seven days Jul 9, 2007
Gerard Depardieu is probably France's best-known actor ... French actor Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to appear before a Florence court on charges of head-butting an Italian photographer in 2005 after he took a picture of him shopping in a busy city market in the company of a young woman. (BBC News)
Passing shots Jul 2, 2007
In the Wallabies team hotel following the Tri-Nations triumph Johnson, compared in looks with French actor Gerard Depardieu, shaved off his signature grey locks as part of the bet. It was the eccentric former Wales coachs first short haircut in 20 years and raised a couple of thousand dollars for charity. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Full of beans Jun 26, 2007
He told Gerard Depardieu to take his feet off the table, not knowing who the burly French actor was. Four years ago, his son Joaquin jnr left his engineering job and joined his father but, apart from that, Hernandez says, "a lot has changed outside but nothing has changed here for the past 25 years". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Regrets? I have a few ... Jun 24, 2007
La Vie en Rose(140 mins, 12A) Directed by Olivier Dahan; starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Gerard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Seigner ... For all its frenetic visual business, its sturdy supporting cast (a rambunctious Gerard Depardieu having fun as nightclub owner Louis Leplee), and its wheelbarrows full of local fruity flavour, La Vie en Rose is an oddly empty experience. (The Observer)
Cotillard embodies passion of Piaf in 'La Vie en Rose' Jun 22, 2007
A shrewd gay club-owner, Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu), spots her talent and introduces her to radio and music-hall bigwigs. But she won't cut loose from her old associations. (SunSpot.net)
A complex portrait of a spellbinding singer Jun 16, 2007
She goes hungry until the club owner Louis Lepl e (Gerard Depardieu ) discovers her busking on the Paris streets ... Starring: Marion Cotillard , Sylvie Testud , Gerard Depardieu , Jean-Pierre Martins. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Violinist also plays role of peacemaker Jun 14, 2007
NEW YORK -- Sean Connery, Angela Bassett, Gabriel Byrne, Billy Joel, Roger Moore, Gerard Depardieu and John Malkovich are all fans of the special sounds made by Julian Rachlin. But it's not just the violinist's music that's getting him attention. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Marion Cotillard makes a wilting 'La Vie' blossom Jun 8, 2007
La Vie en Rose* * 1/2 (out of four)Stars: Marion Cotillard, Gerard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Pierre Martins,Director: Olivier DahanDistributor: PicturehouseRating: PG-13 for substance abuse, sexual content, brief nudity, language and thematic elements ... e (Gerard Depardieu), who hired Piaf, then a street performer, for her first gig ... Big break: Edith Piaf (Marion Cotillard) is hired by Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu). (USA Today -- Life)
'La Vie En Rose' Jun 7, 2007
Dahan underscores the melodrama of Edith's early separation from a nurturing prostitute (Emmanuelle Seigner), initiating a lifelong series of traumatic estrangements that would continue with the murder of a nightclub owner who plucked her from the streets (Gerard Depardieu) and the accidental death of her lover, prizefighter Marcel Cerdan (Jean-Pierre Martins) ... The supporting cast includes Gerard Depardieu, Sylvie Testud and Emmanuelle Seigner. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Great performance cant save La Vie En Rose Jun 6, 2007
The moment when nightclub owner Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu) hears her on the corner, recognizes her raw talent and puts her on his stage. (He also coined her nickname. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A Cannes do attitude May 29, 2007
Another famed French actor, Gerard Depardieu, was also thronged by admirers as he attended a daytime yacht party on the northern end of the Croisette, also attended by actress Bai Ling ... French actor Gerard Depardieu is a regular attendee of the festival. (CNN -- Showbiz)
My Best Friend May 24, 2007
He's as ubiquitous as Gerard Depardieu. He's also infinitely adaptable. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Paris, Je Taime an inspiring, eclectic mix May 16, 2007
Things pick up again with Quartier Latin, from directors Frederic Auburtin and Gerard Depardieu starring the stunning Gena Rowlands, who also wrote the script. Rowlands and Ben Gazzara play an estranged husband and wife who meet for drinks the night before they sign their divorce papers. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Still Playing May 13, 2007
Starring: Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche, Gerard Depardieu, Marianne Faithfull, Florence Muller, Lela Bekhti, Julie Bataille, Li Xin. Directed by: Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, Ethan Coen, Nobuhiro Suwa, Tom Tykwer, Gus van Sant and others. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Now it's Paris's turn for love, actually May 13, 2007
The cast, from Natalie Portman to Rufus Sewell, Juliette Binoche to Gerard Depardieu, is a cause for envy. The list of directors taking part is equally meant to impress. (Guardian Unlimited)
Room for adults in theaters May 10, 2007
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Post a comment (110+) May 7, 2007
So, my plea to the land of Catherine Deneauve and Gerard Depardieu elect Nikolas Sarkozy. Posted by: David Massey, Dayton, Ohio, USA 23 April 2007. (International Herald Tribune)
summer art-house films May 6, 2007
Cast includes Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Gerard Depardieu, Nick Nolte, Natalie Portman and Elijah Wood. JULY. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
DIM-BULB DIRECTORS DARKEN CITY OF LIGHT May 4, 2007
OO many cooks spoil the broth, and too many directors spoil the anthology film "Paris Je T'aime." Twenty-one directors team up on 18 shorts about love fulfilled and love thwarted (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Two cities, and France's stark choice of direction May 4, 2007
Popular French actor Gerard Depardieu lives here. So does Liliane Bettencourt, owner of L'Oreal and the richest woman in France. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Viva la France Apr 25, 2007
La Mome (La Vie en Rose) La Mome stars Gerard Depardieu, Marion Cotillard and Emmanuelle Seigner and is about the iconic French singer, Edith Piaf ... Starring Gerard Depardieu and Cecile de France. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Paris, je T'aime Apr 19, 2007
Juliette Binoche, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe, Nick Nolte, Elijah Wood, Gerard Depardieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal ... The script was written by Rowlands, who's had plenty of experience of this sort of thing via the films she made with her husband, the late John Cassavetes, and the film was co-directed by Gerard Depardieu, who hovers affably in the background as a barman ... 5 stars 2007 Juliette Binoche, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe, Nick Nolte, Elijah Wood, Gerard Depardieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beyond the berets, it's love, drugs and vampires Apr 14, 2007
The film involves such actors as Juliette Binoche, Bob Hoskins, Nick Nolte and Natalie Portman and directors including Mexico's Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men), Germany's Tom Tykwer (Run, Lola, Run), America's Alexander Payne (Sideways), French actor turned director Gerard Depardieu and Australia's Chris Doyle, the cinematographer for Rabbit-Proof Fence and The Quiet American. When Gurinder Chadha, the British director of Bend It Like Beckham, was... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A short affair in Paris Apr 14, 2007
The stereotypes are there - the beret, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, sparring lovers, Gerard Depardieu, even mime artists - but they're shown in surprising, revealing lights. Depardieu even co-directs one of the shorts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
French faves at this year's film festival Apr 8, 2007
The Guardian newspaper said it was "the kind of film that might have intrigued Kubrick' while the New York Post praised its Hitchcock style. The Los Angeles Times touted it as a "mind-blowing experience" and Variety compared it to the work of Tarantino. To sum up, it's a stylish thriller full of ride and twists: Not to be missed. Box office winners Everyone is so concerned with box office performance, and so are we. Asterix et les Vikings (Asterix and the Vikings), arguably France's most famous... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
