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motion pictures
motion pictures movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion picture photography ; Motion Picture Cameras under camera ). Origins Experiments in photographing mov... Read more
Katharine
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Catherine of Valois
Catherine of Valois , 1401-37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France. Married in 1420, she bore Henry the son who was to become Henry VI. Some years after Henry V's death (1422), Catherine married the Welshman Owen Tudor ; from them the Tudor kings of England were de... Read more
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici , 1519-89, queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. She was married (1533) to the duc d'Orléans, later King Henry II. Neglected during the reign of her husband and that of her eldest son, Francis II, she became (1560) regent for her son Charles IX... Read more
Catherine I
Catherine I 1683?-1727, czarina of Russia (1725-27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of Aleksandr D. Menshikov she met Czar Peter I (Peter the Great), who made her his mistress. After her conversion fro... Read more
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin , 1739-91, Russian field marshal and favorite of Catherine II . He studied at Moscow Univ. and then entered the army. His part in the coup (1762) that made Catherine czarina brought him to her notice. Having distinguished himself in Catherine's first war with the Ott... Read more
Catherine II
Catherine II or Catherine the Great, 1729-96, czarina of Russia (1762-96). Rise to Power A German princess, the daughter of Christian Augustus, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, she emerged from the obscurity of her relatively modest background in 1744 when Czarina Elizabeth of Russia chose ... Read more
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great Born: April 21, 1729Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland)Died: November 6, 1796Tsarskoye Selo (now Pushkin, Russia) German-born Russian empress The Russian empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the Russian Empire, improv... Read more
Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr 1512-48, sixth queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr, an officeholder at the court, and had been twice widowed before Henry made her his wife in 1543. She exerted a beneficent influence over the aging king, interceding in behalf of Henry's da... Read more
Charles IX
Charles IX 1550-74, king of France. He succeeded (1560) his brother Francis II under the regency of his mother, Catherine de' Medici . She retained her influence throughout his reign. After 1570, however, Charles was temporarily under the sway of the French Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny . Ca... Read more

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Roman Polanski
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1959 had already ended in divorce. In England he wrote and directed his classic thriller, Repulsion, starring Catherine Deneuve as a woman forced into contemplating murder. Reviews compared it to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, and the film...
Roger Vadim
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...he also made films prominently displaying other leading ladies, including second wife Annette Stroyberg, lover Catherine Deneuve, third wife Jane Fonda, Angie Dickinson, Jeanne Moreau, Susan Sarandon, and Rebecca DeMornay. While Vadim never...
Luis Buñuel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1970), a film about an unconventional relationship which featured two of his favorite players, Fernando Rey and Catherine Deneuve. It was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film, an honor by which the iconoclastic director declined...
Susan Sarandon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...breasts with lemons in front of an open window. In The Hunger, 1993, Sarandon has a same-sex love scene with Catherine Deneuve. A Theatrical Detour Another risk Sarandon took in the early eighties was to work in theater. She formed an improvisational...
Yves St. Laurent
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...men. Through his many long-term friendships with such high-profile individuals as artist Andy Warhol, actress Catherine Deneuve, and dancer Rudolph Nureyev, he has become a recognizable symbol of the continuing interrelationship between high...

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Vadim, Roger
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...divorced), one child; child by Catherine Deneuve; 3) Jane Fonda, 1967 (divorced); 4) Catherine Schneider, 1975 (divorced), one...Brigitte Bardot, Annette Stroyberg, Catherine Deneuve, Jane Fonda, and others established...
Belle de Jour
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Rene Longuet; art director: Robert Clavel. Cast: Catherine Deneuve (Séverine ); Jean Sorel (Pierre ); Michel...Fresson (Le Grêle ); Dominique Dandrieux (Catherine ); Brigitte Parmentier (Séverine as a...
Hakim, Raymond and Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Mississippi Mermaid, quickly became deadlocked with them over casting. Truffaut wanted Jean-Paul Belmondo opposite Catherine Deneuve, but the brothers preferred Alan Bates or Alain Delon. After breaking off the deal, Truffaut discovered that the...
TéchinÉ, Andre
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...unexpected sexual attractions, his films also feature memorable performances of both established stars—Catherine Deneuve above all—and young unknowns like Juliette Binoche and Élodie Boucher. With a trio of films...
Rappeneau, Jean-Paul
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...is revealed as the work of an elegant filmmaker who is also sensible to the playing of the actors, particularly Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, and Philippe Noiret. His next film, Les Mariés de l'an II, a comedy where heroism...
Repulsion
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...editor: Alistair McIntyre; sound: Stephen Dalby; art director: Seamus Flannery; music: Chico Hamilton. Cast: Catherine Deneuve (Carol ); Yvonne Furneaux (Helen ); John Fraser (Colin ); Ian Hendry (Michael ); Patrick Wymark (The Landlord...

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Catherine Deneuve ; 50 years on film ++ She's never won an Oscar, or appeared in a blockbuster. Yet after 50 years and 99 movies, Catherine Deneuve remains France's biggest female star. John Lichfield celebrates the queen of Gallic cool
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/7/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...based in France, says: "Everyone loves Catherine Deneuve. How could you not love Catherine Deneuve? But it is true that, unlike, say...recognised the limitations of her own talent. Catherine Deneuve was born Catherine Fabienne Dorleac in...
CATHERINE DENEUVE
Transcript from: Fresh Air (NPR); 8/28/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...we have an interview with Catherine Deneuve, who starred in Umbrellas and...in a car crash. I spoke with Catherine Deneuve in 1996. She's been called...ph), and Thieves. Both of Catherine Deneuve's parents were actors. When...
For Catherine Deneuve, A Chilly Family 'Christmas'
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 11/16/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Considered 11-16-2008 For Catherine Deneuve, A Chilly Family 'Christmas...grandes dames of French cinema, Catherine Deneuve. She has a new film out this...Here's Jacki. JACKI LYDEN: Catherine Deneuve has never stopped acting or...
CATHERINE THE GREAT.(actress Catherine Deneuve)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Harper's Bazaar; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Middleton discovers, Parisian icon Catherine Deneuve never let her sophistication slide. Oh, really?" says Catherine Deneuve when told that the most important...fashion trend this season is.. . Catherine Deneuve. "I have to say, that kind...
Sisters of 'Rochefort' - Catherine Deneuve remembers her late sibling and carefree days of 'Young Girls'.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 9/30/1998; ; 700+ words ; In the '60s, when Catherine Deneuve was beginning to make her mark in...director Jacques Demy and leading lady Deneuve. But the joy of the time was soon...stars was shattered, a devastated Deneuve withdrew from public life as she...
CATHERINE DENEUVE v. LESBIAN MAGAZINE
PR Newswire; 1/2/1996; 700+ words ; ...After Being Sued by Actress Catherine Deneuve SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire...make it to the top -- just as Catherine Deneuve. Tell It Like It Is Now that our litigation with Catherine Deneuve is public knowledge, we thought...
In a class by herself: Catherine Deneuve.(actress)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Town & Country; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; CATHERINE DENEUVE started out charming audiences very...My first acknowledgment in print of Deneuve was a casual note in the New York Film...liked Roger Vadim's new discovery, Catherine Deneuve, in the last episode of Tales of Paris...
WHAT A DENEUVE; Catherine Deneuve has been a muse for Yves Saint Laurent, the face of Chanel and immortalised as France in female form. Now MAC has made her the figurehead of their newest makeup range. She lets Annabel Rivkin in on the secrets of her staying power.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 2/17/2006; 700+ words ; ...cautiousness in Catherine Deneuve's communication...Brigitte Bardot pre-Deneuve and Jane Fonda...similar but, at 62, Catherine has neither the...much advice Miss Deneuve doles out, Miuccia...climb to emulate Catherine's style: 'It...
Belle toujours: Catherine Deneuve sings and dances and kisses Fanny Ardant in 8 Women--and talks about her relationships with women onscreen and off. (film).
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 10/29/2002; ; 700+ words ; Catherine Deneuve smiles as she opens the door to her hotel...really had to play," she admits. Seeing Deneuve sing and dance recalls her work in Jacques...her body, right? "No. No!" says Deneuve. "You don't see much of my body in...
CATHERINE DENEUVE: BEAUTIFUL ENIGMA
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/29/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...MARIAN CHRISTY French actress Catherine Deneuve is often described in sweeping...she bursts into laughter. Deneuve, glamorous and trim at 53...Because of a reporting error, Catherine Deneuve's age was incorrectly given...