Topic: Paris (France)

The humiliation of African slave Saartjie Baartman as a freak show curiosity in early 19th-century Europe unsettled Venice on Wednesday in Abdellatif Kechiche's "Black Venus". The film shows how Baartman's handlers collared and chained her and put her in a cage to ...

Film on 19th century "freak" impresses in Venice

VENICE (Reuters) - A film based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, a woman brought from what is now South Africa to Europe in the early 1800s and paraded as a freak of nature thanks to her appearance, has impressed audiences ...

Paris steps back in time for Scorsese 3-D film

A dozen hefty security guards held back the crowd gathered on a Paris street Tuesday to glimpse US director Martin Scorsese jump into a limo at lunch break during the shoot of his latest film, a 3-D fantasy releasing late next year. ...
Material Girl in the City of Light: Madonna in Paris to direct her new feature film, 'W.E.'The Material Girl is illuminating the City of Light, where she's shooting her latest film, "W.E." Dressed all in black and heavily accessorized in dark shades, ...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on Tuesday made her acting debut with Hollywood star Owen Wilson in a Woody Allen film being shot in Paris. The veteran US director greeted the former model on the set of "Midnight ...
Quentin Tarantino shot his movie about wartime France in Germany to save money but now directors like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are returning to glamorous Paris thanks to generous tax breaks. The city has just got a major cinematic outing with ...
Director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday, with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy waiting in the wings to take her first major film role. Despite a starry cast including Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and American talents Owen Wilson ...
US director Woody Allen cajoles Paris public to like his film, or elseWoody Allen warned the Paris moviegoing public that consequences would be dire if they didn't like his upcoming film. The U.S. director, speaking in heavily accented French with creative grammatical ...

Woody Allen confirms details of new film

Veteran film-maker Woody Allen Friday confirmed the details of his latest film, a romantic comedy set in Paris which will include France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in an all-star cast. A statement said the film -- "Midnight In Paris" -- would also ...
Woody Allen announces a new Paris-set comedy starring Owen Wilson and Marion CotillardWoody Allen's European detours from his native New York will continue with his next film, "Midnight in Paris." The director announced plans Friday to begin shooting the film this summer ...
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