Michel Fagadau
Directing
Biography
Michel Fagadau (born Mihai Făgădău, 1930– February 10, 2011) was a Romanian-born French theater director and producer. Born in Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his father's antifascist activities. They ended up in the Orient, where they stayed for two years, and where he started to learn English. After the war they settled in France. He took his Baccalauréat degree there, and then went to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. After only six months in London, he was hired by the Royal Shakespeare Company, studying in parallel at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. When he graduated in 1957, he continued to work for the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was the same company where directed his first play, Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ by Marcel Achard. In 1960, he was entrusted with the leadership of the "Théâtre de la Gaîté Montparnasse" in Paris, a post he held until 1990. In 1994, he became artistic director of the Comédie des Champs Elysée and Studio des Champs-Elysée. An admirer of Montgomery Clift and Elia Kazan, he died in Paris on February 10, 2011. Source: Article "Michel Fagadau" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Midi Première
Mr. Bennett is a model citizen, a tender father and an irreproachable husband, he yearns for a quiet life. On a weekend he receives a visit from a strange man called Pédro Juarez. Mr. Bennett’s past suddenly resurfaces and his peaceful existence is turned upside down ...
Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett !
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La vie est trop courte
A young woman disguises herself as a knight to expose a gold-digging man divided between her and a Countess.
The False Servant
It's midnight. The hour of truth. The hour that "He" and "She" have chosen to settle their differences. While this showdown is explosive for the couple, it is irresistibly funny for the audience. In his first play, Philippe Claudel paints a jubilant picture of our society and reviews all our excesses: from the education of children to the contempt of the mother-in-law, from hypochondria in men to cosmetic surgery in women, from fake intellectuals to political hypocrisy, from sexual freedom to junk food...!