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Harry Dean Stanton - Partly Fiction
Directed by Sophie Huber • Documentary • 2012 • 77 minutes
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunning...
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Sandra Hüller
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Sandra Hüller (born April 30, 1978, in Suhl, Germany) studied acting at the renowned University of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" in Berlin and first came to international attention in the cult comedy hit, “Toni Erdmann” (2017). For her performance, she received the European Film Award, the Toronto ...
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Claudia Cardinale
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Born in Tunisia in 1938, Claudia Cardinale first attracted attention in 1957 after winning the 'Most Beautiful Girl in Tunisia' contest. Her prize was a trip to the Venice Film Festival, inspiring her to pursue a career in acting.
After studying in Rome, she made her screen debut in 1958 in Mari...
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Marcello Mastroianni
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Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) was an Italian film icon, who became one of the greatest international stars of his time. This legendary actor made his film debut as an extra and gradually rose to prominence with films directed by masters of European cinema. His breakthrough was in Federico Fell...
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Juliette Binoche
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Juliette Binoche is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 60 feature films and been the recipient of numerous international awards.
Often referred to as "La Binoche" by the press, her notable performances include: Philip Kaufman's The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), Krzysztof Kie...
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Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi has built a career out of portraying some of the most unique and unforgettable characters in recent cinema.
Buscemi has won an Independent Spirit Award, The New York Film Critics Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in MGM’s Ghost World directed by Terry Zwigoff,...
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Jean Dujardin
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Jean Dujardin has become one of France’s most popular comic stars. He is most recognizable to American audiences for starring in the 2011 critically acclaimed silent film, The Artist, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
He started his career performing in comedy clubs in Paris and ...
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Vic Carmen Sonne
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Vic Carmen Sonne is a graduate of The Danish National School of Performing Arts.
In 2016 she appeared in Rasmus Heisterberg’s IN THE BLOOD, for which she won a Bodil (the Danish Critics Association Award). In 2017 she starred in Hlynur Pálmason’s WINTER BROTHERS, which opened at Locarno Film Fes...
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Franz Rogowski
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The German actor, Franz Rogowski, stars in two great films, TRANSIT and IN THE AISLES. He first came to international attention in TRANSIT, Christian Petzold’s brilliant and haunting modern-day adaptation of Anna Seghers’s 1942 novel, with a performance the New York Times called "transfixing". In...
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Adèle Exarchopoulos
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Adèle Exarchopoulos first came to prominence, along with co-star Léa Seydoux, in BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, for which she received both a César award and the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Most recognizable to American audiences from her star turn in Ira Sach's PASSAGES, she has als...
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Charlotte Gainsbourg is an internationally acclaimed actress and singer/songwriter. Gainsbourg made her feature film debut at age 12 portraying Catherine Deneuve’s daughter in in the French film, PAROLES ET MUSIQUE. She received the Cannes Film Festival’s “Best Actress” Award for her performance ...
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Bernadette Lafont
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Bernadette Lafont burst onto the scene with a body and an attitude that was radically modern in 1960s cinema and was one of the principal muses of the French New Wave. François Truffaut directed her first screen appearance in his famous short film Les Mistons, shot in Nimes in 1957. She plays a s...
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Charlotte Rampling
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Charlotte Rampling is an Oscar-nominated actress with a career spanning more than 50 years. Charlotte’s career began as a model, before being cast in a number of films in the 1960s. Her vast film credits include Dune, The Night Porter, Stardust Memories, The Verdict, Swimming Pool, Angel, Night T...
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David Gulpilil
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Two films, starring David Gulpilil, that explore the threats facing Aboriginal culture. In Charlie's Country, with no way to live a traditional lifestyle in his Aboriginal community, aging Charlie (David Gulpilil) struggles to make his own way in life. Finally fed up when his gun, his newly craft...
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Louis Garrel
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Louis Garrel has enjoyed an acclaimed career as an actor in outstanding titles including THE DREAMERS (2003), by Bernardo Bertolucci, REGULAR LOVERS (2005), directed by his father, Philippe Garrel, THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON (2008), by Christophe Honoré and GODARD MON AMOUR (2017), in which he played t...
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Emmanuelle Devos
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"An extraordinary actress!" —Forbes
"A mainstay of French cinema." —The New York Times
"A distinctive, versatile presence." —The Sydney Morning HeraldEmmanuelle Devos is a French actress, best known for La Moustache and Just a Sigh. In 2002, she won the César Award for Best Actress for her per...
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Isabelle Huppert
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Iconic French actress, Isabelle Huppert, stars in two engaging films about relationships. False Confessions is Luc Bondy’s final feature film as director. Filmed in part on-site at the Théâtre de l’Odéon, the film blurs the distinction between stage and screen, offering a new turn on a classic ta...
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Ludivine Sagnier
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Ludivine Sagnier is a French actress, best known for her roles in François Ozon's Swimming Pool, the two-part Mesrine gangster films and HBO's The Young Pope. She has been nominated twice for the French César Award for Best Supporting Actress. OVID is proud to present both the Mesrine films and C...