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Eriq Ebouaney is a Actor French born on 3 october 1967 at Angers (France)
Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film Lumumba, as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale and as "Ice" in the 2008 action film Transporter 3 in which he starred opposite Jason Statham.
Il enchaîne d'autres films, mais ce n'est que dans Les Enfants du marais de Jean Becker qu'il peut entièrement exprimer son jeu de comédien, interprétant « Banania », le tirailleur qui a survécu à la grande guerre, tant craint par Riton (Jacques Villeret).
Un an plus tard, il interprète le rôle principal du film Lumumba, retraçant la vie du dirigeant politique de la République démocratique du Congo et son combat pour amener son pays à l'indépendance, assassiné après seulement deux mois de gouvernance.
Depuis, il a tourné dans de grosses productions internationales, dont Femme fatale de Brian De Palma et Kingdom of Heaven de Ridley Scott ; cependant, il privilégie surtout le cinéma d'auteurs et les jeunes réalisateurs.
La réalisatrice et metteuse en scène australienne Elise McLeod l'accompagne et le conseille pour le cinéma et la télévision depuis 2009.
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Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film Lumumba, as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale and as "Ice" in the 2008 action film Transporter 3 in which he starred opposite Jason Statham.
Biography
Ériq Ebouaney commence par étudier le commerce international, puis se tourne vers le théâtre pour épater ses amies. Cela lui permet de trouver son premier petit rôle dans Chacun cherche son chat de Klapisch.Il enchaîne d'autres films, mais ce n'est que dans Les Enfants du marais de Jean Becker qu'il peut entièrement exprimer son jeu de comédien, interprétant « Banania », le tirailleur qui a survécu à la grande guerre, tant craint par Riton (Jacques Villeret).
Un an plus tard, il interprète le rôle principal du film Lumumba, retraçant la vie du dirigeant politique de la République démocratique du Congo et son combat pour amener son pays à l'indépendance, assassiné après seulement deux mois de gouvernance.
Depuis, il a tourné dans de grosses productions internationales, dont Femme fatale de Brian De Palma et Kingdom of Heaven de Ridley Scott ; cependant, il privilégie surtout le cinéma d'auteurs et les jeunes réalisateurs.
La réalisatrice et metteuse en scène australienne Elise McLeod l'accompagne et le conseille pour le cinéma et la télévision depuis 2009.
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, 1h40Directed by Olivier Dahan
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about religion
Actors Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel, Christopher Lee, Johnny Hallyday, Camille Natta, Serge Riaboukine
Roles Policier
Rating59%
After a body is found in the walls of a French monastery, Commissioner Niemans, played by Jean Reno, teams up with Detective Reda, played by Benoit Magimel, who is already investigating a murder of his own. As with the first movie, the pair's investigations intertwine and soon they are looking at a giant conspiracy involving a secretive group of monks on amphetamines led by Heinrich von Garten, played by Christopher Lee, searching for a treasure hidden by King Lothair II somewhere near the Maginot Line. Reno and Magimel are joined by a religious specialist called Marie, played by Camille Natta.
Femme Fatale (2002)
, 1h54Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote, Eriq Ebouaney, Édouard Montoute, Rie Rasmussen
Roles Black Tie
Rating61%
Mercenary thief Laure Ash (Rebecca Romijn) participates in a diamond heist in Cannes. The plan is for Laure to steal valuable diamonds from the ensemble of a female attendant named Veronica (Rie Rasmussen) while in the middle of seducing her, during which her accomplices "Black Tie" (Eriq Ebouaney) and Racine (Édouard Montrouge) provide various support. However, Laure instead double-crosses her accomplices and escapes to Paris with the diamonds. In Paris, a series of events causes Laure to be mistaken for her own doppelgänger, a missing Parisian woman named "Lily" (also portrayed by Romijn) who had recently disappeared. While Laure luxuriates in a tub in Lily's home, the real Lily returns and commits suicide while Laure secretly watches, providing Laure the opportunity to take her identity for good, and she leaves the country for America.
My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
, 1h35Directed by Yvan Attal
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky, Lionel Abelanski, Ludivine Sagnier
Roles le videur
Rating63%
Journaliste sportif, Yvan est marié à Charlotte, une comédienne célèbre. Beaucoup l'estiment chanceux, mais un jour quelqu'un lui fait remarquer que de nombreux acteurs embrassent sa femme, et qu'une foule de spectateurs la déshabillent du regard à chaque film... Yvan devient jaloux.
The Three Kings (2001)
, 1h42Directed by Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
Origin France
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion, Time travel films, Transport en Île-de-France, Métro parisien dans la culture populaire
Actors Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus, Virginie de Clausade, Nathalie Roussel, Walid Afkir
Roles Babar le videur
Rating56%
The Biblical Magi find themselves in Paris in modern times, and become a media sensation.
Lumumba (2000)
, 1h55Directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Raoul Peck
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Assassinat, Politique, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Dieudonné Kabongo, Pascal Nzonzi, André Debaar, Cheik Doukouré
Roles Patrice Émery Lumumba
Rating71%
The plot is based on the final months of Patrice Lumumba (played by Eriq Ebouaney) the first Prime Minister of the Congo, whose tenure in office lasted two months until he was driven from office. Joseph Kasa-Vubu (Maka Kotto) is sworn in alongside Lumumba as the first president of the country, and together they attempt to prevent the Congo succumbing to secession and anarchy. The film concludes with Joseph Mobutu (Alex Descas) seizing power.
, 1h55Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier, Michel Serrault, Isabelle Carré, Eric Cantona
Roles 'Banania'
Rating73%
The film is set in a marsh, along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
La Mort du Chinois (1998)
, 1h25Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors José Garcia, Denis Podalydès, François Morel, François Berléand, Isabelle Carré, Laurent Stocker
Roles Bekate, l'infirmier
Rating40%
Michel est écrivain d'histoire pour enfants. Du jour au lendemain, sa vie s'écroule quand sa femme le quitte pour un chinois.
Seventh Heaven (1997)
, 1h31Directed by Antoine Santana, Benoît Jacquot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Psychologie, Psychanalyse
Actors Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Francine Bergé, Pierre Cassignard, Philippe Magnan
Rating64%
Nicolas, chirurgien, affronte la déprime de son épouse, qui devient aussi cleptomane. La cure par hypnose qu'elle suit semble lui profiter beaucoup, au point d'étonner son mari…
XXL (1997)
, 1h35Directed by Ariel Zeitoun
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Michel Boujenah, Gérard Depardieu, Elsa Zylberstein, Catherine Jacob, Gina Lollobrigida, Maurice Chevit
Roles Omar
Rating41%
Alain Berrebi directs with his sister Lorène, a company of ready-to-wear in the Path. Their business is booming to the point to consider acquiring a nearby shop. Fortunately, it belongs to David Stern, the father of his fiancée Arlette. The case seems about to arrive when Mr. Stern learns that Baptiste Bourdalou, who once saved his life from death camps during World War II, has died ...
When the Cat's Away (1996)
, 1h31Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Simon Abkarian, Olivier Py, Antoine Chappey
Roles Ouvrier ébéniste
Rating68%
The story is about a young woman living in Paris, in the Bastille neighborhood, who has lost her cat. Through the pursuit of the cat, the film lets the spectator discover the contrasts of the district, which is evolving from a typical Parisian district to a modern and young district and the contrast between its inhabitants, among them a nice simpleton and the old women who are bored. In fact it is the story of a village in a large city, Klapisch shows once again the behaviour of an individual inside a group, as he did in Le péril jeune or Riens du tout. This time he has succeeded in joining together actors, theatre actors and residents of the district, creating a credible atmosphere that is probably the reason for the success of this film outside France.