Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Ticky Holgado, pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, was a French actor and a frequent collaborator with Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
French Fried Vacation is a 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.
Men Prefer Fat Girls is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko.
Nadia Farès is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with My Wife's Girlfriends. She rose to fame with the police thriller Les Rivières pourpres. She appeared as Jade Agent Kinler in the 2007 action/thriller War, and as Pia in the 2007 horror film Storm Warning.
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded 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.
Dead Tired is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
All Mixed Up is a 1985 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Balasko and Isabelle Huppert.
Didier is a 1997 French comedy film written and directed by Alain Chabat. It stars Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat. Chabat received a César Award for Best Debut in 1998.
A French Gigolo is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko.
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1993 French drama film written and directed by Aline Issermann.
The Ex-Wife of My Life or L'Ex-femme de ma vie is a 2005 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Balasko, Karin Viard and Thierry Lhermitte. It is the sixth film directed by Balasko.
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed is a 2005 French-Moroccan film drama directed by Serge Le Péron and Saïd Smihi. The film is based on the Ben Barka affair.
Actors is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier.
Arlette is a 1997 French comedy-romance film directed by Claude Zidi.
Nuit d'ivresse is a 1986 French cult comedy film 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.
The Little Wheedlers is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré.
Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears or Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles is a 1979 French comedy film directed by Charles Nemes.
Bécassine is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Bruno Podalydès. It is an adaptation of the French comic series Bécassine.
