Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Carole Bouquet is a French actress who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in Too Beautiful for You.
Ticky Holgado, pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, was a French actor and a frequent collaborator with Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Too Beautiful for You is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard, a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of France, who is cheating on his beautiful wife with his ordinary-looking secretary.
Michel Blanc is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot.
Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.
French Fried Vacation is a 1978 cult French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. The film satirizes life resorts such as Club Med. It is one of many films by the French comedy group Le Splendid. Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte and Christian Clavier wrote and created together the play "Amours, Coquillages et Crustacés", and drew the scenario for Les Bronzés from this café-théâtre piece. The film has achieved cult status in France, where it sold 2.2 million tickets during its initial theatrical release.
Tenue de soirée is a 1986 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival where Michel Blanc won the award for Best Actor.
The 15th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1989 and took place on 4 March 1990 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Kirk Douglas and hosted by Ève Ruggiéri. Too Beautiful for You won the award for Best Film.
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded in Paris by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s: Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin. The members of the company went on to become some of the most significant actors and directors in French cinema from the 1980s onwards and have collectively won many César Awards.
The Law of ... is a French drama television series. It has been distributed since 2014 on France 3 (France) and on Eurochannel in other territories like the United States, Latin America and some European countries.
Madame Édouard is a French comedy crime film directed by Nadine Monfils.
It's Our Life! or La vie est à nous! is a 2005 French comedy film. It was directed by Gérard Krawczyk and starred Josiane Balasko and Sylvie Testud.
A Day at the Museum is a 2008 French ensemble comedy film directed by Jean-Michel Ribes.
Actors is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier.
Lady Cops or Les Keufs is a 1987 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko.
Un grand cri d'amour is a 1998 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko. It was first seen as a play, which premièred in 1996 at the Théâtre de la Michodière with Josiane Balasko and Richard Berry in the main roles.
The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck or Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Mathias Ledoux and Hervé Palud.
Nuit d'ivresse is a 1986 French cult comedy film which was directed by Bernard Nauer and starring Josiane Balasko and Thierry Lhermitte. It was adapted from the play of the same name, created in 1985 by Balasko and Michel Blanc.
Back to Mom's is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Éric Lavaine.
