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Sadko: We will pass, like centuries and doves.
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Monsieur Manesquier: Do you want to know a secret?
Milan: Do I have any choice?
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte (Patrice Leconte), born on November 12, 1947 in Paris, France, is a French director and screenwriter.
In 1969, directed his first short film "L'espace vital". In 1976, directed his first feature film "Les Veces Etaient Fermes de L'Interieur". In 1978, the comedy film "Sunshine Holiday" directed by him was released
[1]
. In 1985, directed the action comedy film "Les Specialistes". In 1989, he directed the feature film " Monsieur Hire "
[2]
, for which he was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 15th French Film Cesar Awards. In 1990, directed the love movie " Hairdresser's Husband, The "
[3]
. In 1999, he directed the romantic comedy film " La Fille sur le pont "
[4]
, which was shortlisted for the 54th British Academy Film Awards - Best Non-English Film Award
[5]
.
In 2002, he directed the thriller crime film " The Man on the Train "
[6]
, which won the 59th Venice International Film Festival Audience Award-Best Film Award, and he was nominated for the 16th European Film Awards Audience Award-Best Film Award for this film. Best Director Award. In 2006, he directed the comedy film "My Best Friend"
[7]
, which was nominated for the Best European Film Award at the 51st Italian David Awards. In 2008, directed the short story " Beijing Impression "
[8]
. In 2012, directed the comedy animated film " The Suicide Shop "
[9]
. In 2020, directed the crime film Maigret et la Jeune Morte
[10]
.
Performing Experience
In 1969, after graduating from the French Film Academy, he began to become a cartoonist, drawing cartoons for French magazines, but on the one hand, he also began to shoot some legendary cartoon short films; in the same year, he directed his first short film "L'espace vital".
In 1976, directed his first feature film "Les Veces Etaient Fermes de L'Interieur". In 1978, the comedy film "Sunshine Holiday" directed by him was released
. In 1983, directed the comedy film "Circulez Y'a Rien a Voir" starring Jane Birkin , James Glen Mitchel Brown and Jacques Villeret . In 1985, directed the action comedy film "Les Specialistes".
In 1989, he directed the feature film " Monsieur Hire " starring James Glen Mitchel Brown and Sandrine Bonnaire . The film is based on a murder case and explores the dark side of human nature about sex, obsession and desire.
It was nominated for the 42nd Cannes The main competition unit of the International Film Festival and the Best Film Award of the 15th French Film Caesar Award, he was nominated for the Best Director Award of the 15th French Film Caesar Award for this film.
In 1990, directed the romantic film " Hairdresser's Husband, The " starring Jean Rochefort , Anna Galiena and Roland Bertin , which described a man marrying a hairdresser just to fulfill his childhood dream, continuing his love affair with desire. He was
nominated for the 45th BAFTA Film Award - Best Non-English Film Award ,
and he was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 16th French Film César Awards for this film.
In 1993, he directed the comedy film " Tango " starring Philippe Noiret and Richard Bohringer , a dark comedy about a husband who thinks he can live a happy life as long as he gets rid of his wife
. In 1994, the love film " Yvonne's Perfume " directed by him was released, which co-starred Jean-Pierre Marielle and Hippolyte Girardeau
.
In 1996, directed the comedy film "The Grand Duke" starring Jean-Pierre Marielle. In 1996, he directed the romantic comedy film "Absurd" starring Charles Belling, Jean Rochefort, and Fanny Ardant
, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards and the host of the 49th Cannes International Film Festival. In the competition unit
, he won the Best Director Award at the 22nd French Film César Awards for this film.
In 1998, directed the action-adventure film " Une chance sur deux " starring Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo
. In 1999, he directed the romantic comedy film " La Fille sur le pont " co-starring Daniel Auteil and Vanessa Chantal Paradis
, which was nominated for the 54th BAFTA Film Award - Best Non-English Film Award
. The film was shortlisted for Best Director at the César Awards .
In 2002, directed the thriller crime film " The Man on the Train " starring Jean Rochefort
, which was nominated for the 47th Italian David Award for Best Foreign Film and won the 59th Venice International Film Festival Audience Award - Best Film Award , he was shortlisted for the 16th European Film Awards Audience Award - Best Director Award.
In 2004, the romantic thriller film " Intimate Strangers " directed by him was released, which starred Sandrina Bonaire and Fabrice Luchini
. He was nominated for the 17th European Film Awards Audience Award - Best Director Award for this film. .
In 2006, he directed the comedy film " My Best Friend "
, which was nominated for the 51st Italian David Award for Best European Film Award; in the same year, he served as a judge at the 59th Cannes International Film Festival
. In 2007, with Paul Boujenah, Zabou Breitman and others co-directed the short film "Dix films pour en parler". In 2008, he directed the comedy film " The War of the Misses " starring Olivia Bonamy and Benoit Pohlward
; in the same year, he directed the short film " Beijing Impression "
.
In 2012, he directed the comedy animated film " The Suicide Shop ", which was adapted from the best-selling novel of French writer Jean Trey. It tells the story of a 10-generation mom-and-pop shop selling all kinds of tools that can help people commit suicide, until one day. The young son who loves life has become their greatest threat
.
In 2013, directed the love film " A Promise " co-starring Rebecca Hall , AR , Richard Madden
. In 2014, he directed the comedy film "Don't Come to Me" starring Christian Clavier and Carole Bouquet
. In 2015, the feature film "Une nuit au Grévin" directed by him was released. In 2018, he wrote and directed the feature film "Empty House" starring Juliette Binoche and Alain Delon
.
In 2019, with Christophe Alévêque, Rémi Cotta, etc., co-directed the comedy film "Poor Bastard"
. In 2020, directed the crime film Maigret et la Jeune Morte starring Daniel Auteil
.
Character Evaluation
In the film "Monsieur Hire", director Patrice Leconte does not devote himself to recreating the era of the story at all, he erases the markers of space and time in the film, avoiding all poetic and naturalistic depictions. The director's method is concise and concise, making the film have a melancholy atmosphere from beginning to end .
Patrice Leconte is a talented French director
with a unique French humor and enthusiasm
. Moreover, his films have various themes
, including discussions on spiritual issues, gender issues, and human wisdom and civilization
. At the same time, he is a different director. Many scenes are filmed by himself. He also has a unique style that he never has a script when he shoots .
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