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Sherman 2022-02-17 08:02:02

In the movie "Visitor", director Jean-Marie Poitiers made a total of three parts, which can also be called the first, second and second episodes. The first is the French film "Visitor" completed in 1993; the second is "Tunnel of Light" filmed in 1998, which is also a French film; the third "U.S. Visitor" (also called "Visitor") was released in 2000. "Arrival in Chicago") is a co-production of France and the United States. In 1972, Elia Kazan also filmed a "Visitor" of the same name, please don't confuse it. Of course, in 1942, the French romantic film master Marcel Carnet produced "Visit at Night", these films were all titled "The Visitors" (LesVisiteurs). In addition, the best-selling science fiction novel written by Clifford SMS in 1981, the TV series filmed by Michel Wayne in 1980, and broadcast on French television from 1983 to 1985 for more than two years, telling about aliens. The series of people invading the earth are called "Visitors". It seems that the French really have a soft spot for this name. Some people say that it has something to do with the large number of tourists visiting the world's largest tourist country.

If you take a look at Avignon and Carcassonne in Roise, southern France, the walls of these two cities are as perfect as ever. This film uses the Benakopur Castle there as the medieval background, and Ermononville as the modern castle background. It is really awe-inspiring for the work of protecting the national heritage of France. The scene of the bonfire party was filmed in the courtyard of the castle of Pierre Peak. At the end of the banquet, the supermarket and gas station were all taken on the outskirts of Sernan and in the Mam and Dordogne provinces.

In 1993, the sci-fi comedy launched by Gaomeng was very popular, and it made great profits in Europe and Asia. In 1998, Gaomeng made another sequel "Tunnel of Light", and the box office was still very good. In 1999, the American Disney Company asked the original cast and creators to shoot the third edition of "Visitor."

It is true that the director Jean-Marie Poitiers and the prop-maker neglected some details to make this type of costume film. At the beginning of the film, the English king and his daughter spoke in English, which seemed to be contrary to historical reality. The British royal family at that time Speaking only in French with the nobles, the King of England wearing the queen's lily and the lion emblem can also be regarded as a flaw, because the king's emblem is only a lion.

The director of the film Jean-Marie Poitiers was born in July 1945. His father is the famous producer Alain Poitiers. Jean-Marie Poitiers is both a director and screenwriter and a producer. His strength is comedy. Representative works include: "Men Like Fat Women" (1981), "Santa Claus is Rubbish" (1982), "My Best Buddy" (1989), "Guardian Angel" (1995), "My Wife Is Called Morris" (2002) and his "Visitor" series.

Jean Renault, who played the Earl of Godfrey, is today's number one star in France. Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1948, he is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 86 kilograms. His parents are both Hispanic French and moved to North Africa to escape the Nazi tyranny. At the age of 12, Jean Renault went to France to study. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the National Academy of Drama. After completing his studies, he served in the military in order to obtain French nationality. In the 1970s, he began to engage in stage plays and television performances. Met Luc Besson in 1980 and played the leading role in his "Blue Sea Deep Feelings". He was deeply influenced by the old French star Jean Gaban and the American superstars John Wayne and Marlon Brando. His screen image is brave and witty, taciturn, unsmiling, unruffled, stalwart, and kind-hearted. He is one of the few European stars who have successfully entered Hollywood. The films he starred in include "This Killer Is Not So Cold", "The Da Vinci Code", and "Undercurrent" which are familiar to the Chinese. In the film "Visitor", he fully demonstrated his comedic talent.

In 1987, Jean Renault and Rosana Algate co-starred in "Blue Sea and Affection," which made him famous. In 1994, "This Killer Is Not So Cold" with Natalie Portman made him even more famous. International reputation. "French Kissing" co-starred with American actress Mega Ryan in 1995. In 1995, he co-starred in Francis Weber's "Leopard" with Batrichia Velasguet. In the same year, he starred in the American blockbuster "Mission Impossible" with French film star Emmanuel Beatlis. In 1996, he starred in "Witch's Love" with the young French film, video, and song star Vanassa Pahatty. In 1997, he co-starred in "Mission Impossible" with Tom Cruise. In 1998, he collaborated with Robert De Niro and Natasha McEnroe and starred in "The Ronin". The collaboration with these popular Hollywood stars has doubled Jean Renault's worth.

In 2000, Jean Renault received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Film Festival and returned to his hometown from Hollywood. At the awards meeting, he humorously said: I am very happy to win the award in France, but they said that this is a lifetime achievement award, so I don't want to take it because I think I'm still very young. It seems that Jean Renault, who is unwilling to admit defeat by nature, is suggesting that he will do more in the future.

On December 15, 2003, Jean Renault was awarded the National Medal by French President Chirac. The French National Medal is the second cultural medal after the Medal of Honor. Chirac said in his award speech: "Jean Reynolds is a great actor."

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  • [repeated line]

    Jacquouille la Fripouille: OKKKKKKKKKKK!

  • Intern Beauvin: Your patient is very dangerous - he nearly tore my scrotum apart.

    Jacquouille la Fripouille: Limp scrotum! Limp scrotum!

    [laughs]