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LeMonde
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
French artist Nicole Croisille, voice of the famous 'Da ba da ba da' from the film 'A Man and A Woman,' dies
The singer, actress and dancer Nicole Croisille, best known for her performances in Un Homme et Une Femme (A Man and a Woman) died on June 4 at the age of 88. Born on October 9, 1936, in the wealthy Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, she was the only daughter of Jean Croisille, a tour guide, and Germaine Decorde. She grew up listening to Chopin and Liszt, played by her mother, an amateur pianist. Trained in classical dance from a young age, she dreamed of an artistic career, even though her father disapproved. "I always knew my place was on stage. That's where I feel best," she used to say. Discovering Sidney Bechet and the atmosphere of the jazz clubs in Saint-Germain-des-Prés as a teenager was a revelation. "I was born with jazz!" she enthused. "I feel this need for rhythm without knowing where it comes from." Croisille studied mime under Marcel Marceau and joined his company for a tour of South America in 1957, then traveled to the United States in 1960. Passionate about American musicals, she managed to land several contracts in North America. She was a revue leader in Reno, Nevada (1958), took part in the Folies-Bergère tour in New York (1964, and sang at the Playboy Club in Chicago (1960). Nicknamed "Soul Sister," Croisille tirelessly worked on her warm voice and sense of swing. In 1966, she met Claude Lelouch and Francis Lai, who invited her to perform the original soundtrack for the film Un homme et Une Femme as a duet with Pierre Barouh. The "Da ba da ba da" chorus instantly became famous and remains etched in collective memory to this day. Claude Lelouch, a loyal friend, also entrusted her with the songs for the films Vivre pour vivre (1967), Les Uns et les Autres (1981), and Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988). Finding success at 40 In the 1970s, she achieved widespread acclaim. As a pop singer, she wanted to present the image of a free woman through her songs: "When success came, I was 40, and I could speak as a woman talking to women." In 1976 and again in 1978, powered by her voice and energy, she triumphed at L'Olympia, Paris's famous concert venue. A versatile performer, Croisille refused to confine herself to a single musical style and constantly alternated between pop, jazz – most notably with the album Jazzille in 1987 – and music hall. In 1992, on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, as part of an American troupe, she played the title role in the musical Hello Dolly. "It's a childhood dream come true. When I was 10, I decided in my head: 'I want to be like Judy Garland.'" She also appeared in the musicals Follies (2013), Cabaret (2014) and Irma la Douce (2015), where she thrived in working as part of a troupe. Croisille also made several ventures into acting. She performed in theater productions such as Folle Amanda (1996), Coup de Soleil (1999) and Hard (2018), and appeared in films, including La Cage Dorée (The Gilded Cage, 2013) as well as on television. In 2005, she played an unlikeable character in the hit TV series Dolmen, which drew approximately 12 million viewers per episode in France. "Singing, dancing, and acting – that's the life I wanted to lead," she said. Croisille, discreet about her private life, opened up in 2006 with the publication of her autobiography written with Thierry Lecamp. The title summed up her life and 60-year career: Je n'ai pas vu passer le temps ("I Didn't See the Time Go By").
News18
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Cannes Film Festival Breaks Tradition With Dual Posters Inspired By 1966 Classic ‘A Man And A Woman'
For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a dual poster for its 2025 edition. Each poster captures one of the lead actors on either side of an embrace, a visual tribute to Claude Lelouch's iconic 1966 romantic drama 'A Man and a Woman', starring Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The timeless film, which won the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1966, went on to claim the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay the following year. Watch the video to know more. bollywood news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: Showsha on Instagram: Showsha on Facebook: Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
Euronews
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Cannes Film Festival unveils historic first for 2025: A look back at the best posters
ADVERTISEMENT The Cannes Film Festival has already treated us to a promising line-up for this year's 78th edition, and now the festival has released dual images for 2025 – the first time the event has ever had two official posters. The posters use two views from Claude Lelouch's 1966 romantic drama Un homme et une femme ( A Man And A Woman ), depicting an embrace between Anouk Aimée's Anne and Jean-Louis Trintignant's Jean-Louis from two sides. 'Because it is undoubtedly the 7th Art's most famous embrace ('étreinte' in French, the anagram of 'éternité'), because you can't separate a man and a woman who love each other, because you can't separate that Man from that Woman, the Festival de Cannes has chosen for the first time in its history to present a double official poster. A Man and a Woman. Side by side. Back together,' said the festival. The official posters of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival - Les Films 13 - A Man and a Woman, Claude Lelouch (1966) Cannes Film Festival - Graphic design © Hartland Villa The official posters of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival - Les Films 13 - A Man and a Woman, Claude Lelouch (1966) Cannes Film Festival - Graphic design © Hartland Villa A Man And A Woman centered on a young widow and widower who meet by chance at their children's boarding school and whose budding relationship is complicated by the memories of their deceased spouses. It won the Cannes Grand Prix – then the festival's main prize – jointly with The Birds, The Bees And The Italians . It went on to win Golden Globes for Best Foreign-Language Film and Actress in a Drama for Aimée, as well as Oscars for Best Foreign-Language Film and Original Screenplay. 'During times that seem to want to separate, compartmentalize or subjugate, the Festival de Cannes wants to (re)unite; to bring bodies, hearts and souls closer together; to encourage freedom and portray movement in order to perpetuate it; to embody the whirlwind of life to celebrate it, again and again,' said the festival. A sequel, Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans déjà ( A Man And A Woman: 20 Years Later ) was released in 1986, followed by Les plus belles années d'une vie ( The Best Years Of A Life ), released in 2019 – both films also starring Aimée and Trintignant. Trintignant died in 2022, aged 91; Aimée died last year, aged 92. This year's posters are a fitting, tender and rather beautiful tribute, one which got us thinking about the best Cannes posters of the past 20 years. During that time, the festival has either used iconic images from cult movies as the basis for its posters, focused on cinema icons, and on two occasions chosen a snap of a kiss – Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Melville Shavelson's A New Kind of Love in 2013, and... well, we won't spoil the other as it features in our favourites below. Here are our picks: 2006 2006 Cannes Film Festival While Wong Kar-wai's In The Mood for Love was only six years old at the time, it was already iconic. The dark but evocative poster, created by Gabriel Guedj from a set photograph by Wing Shya, remains one of the festival's very best. Fittingly, Wong Kar-wai was jury president in 2006. 2008 2008 Cannes Film Festival This poster designed by Pierre Collier, using a photo by David Lynch of a lead performer at Paris' Le Crazy Horse, is another moody (and sexy, let's not deny it) offering by the festival. We thought that Lynch might have been honoured on this year's poster, but who knows? Maybe Cannes is waiting for the 80th edition to pay tribute to the peerless filmmaker we lost earlier this year . 2010 2010 Cannes Film Festival Ever since the 1990s, Cannes has showcased female film icons on its posters. The first was Marlène Dietrich, the face of the 45th edition in 1992, and in 2010 came Juliette Binoche . The poster for the 63rd edition featured the wonderful actress – who happens to be this year's jury president - with a magic lightbrush, no shoes and that disarming smile. The effect is stunning and reminds that without Lumière, there's no cinema. In all senses of the word . 2012 2012 Cannes Film Festival To celebrate the festival's 65th edition, Paris-based agency Bronx created this high-contrast design from an Otto L. Bettmann photo of Marilyn Monroe. Simple and timeless. 2017 2017 Cannes Film Festival Claudia Cardinale became the 70th anniversary edition's poster figure and it's a joyful snap. No one knows who took the photo of Cardinale dancing on a Rome rooftop in 1959, but kudos to Philippe Savoir for adding that splash of red and making it one of the festival's most vibrant images. ADVERTISEMENT 2018 2018 Cannes Film Festival There's that second kiss, courtesy of Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le Fou . The hyper-saturated image of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina's kiss made the poster feel like it was honouring the past while simultaneously looking to the future. While a warmer counterpart to this year's poster, which feels a wee bit colder due to its colour palette, the same passion and desire to celebrate love (and cinema) is there. 2019 2019 Cannes Film Festival The festival was on a roll in the second half of the 2010s, as the 72nd edition saw Cannes pay a gorgeous tribute to the late and oh so great Agnès Varda, who died that same year. This 1954 photo from the set of her first movie, La Pointe Courte , shows Varda standing on the shoulders of a technician to get the right shot. It says everything: Varda's passion as a then 26-year-old; her mischievousness that made her such a shining light in the world of cinema during her whole career; and her commitment to showing that whatever men could do behind the camera, women could do just as well. If not better. Stellar work from designer Flore Maquin, who was behind our favourite poster of the past 20 years. 2024 2024 Cannes Film Festival After an admittedly excellent 2023 poster featuring Catherine Deneuve, last year's image stands out as a poetic and rather moving nod to Arika Kurosawa's film Rhapsody In August . Mirroring the movie theater, this image celebrates the Seventh Art. There's a sense of wonder, magic and naivety to Hartland Villa's poster that reminds us that cinema should always be a safe space where viewers can be united as a family in a shared dream. If only for a few hours. The 78th Cannes runs from 13 – 24 May. Check out our take on this year's line-up here and our thoughts on the films we're aching to see here . ADVERTISEMENT
