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Jean-Marc Barr is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor and Thanks American born on 27 september 1960 at Bitburg (German)
Jean-Marc Barr (born 27 September 1960) is a French American film actor and director.
Barr's mother is French. His American father was in the US Air Force and served in the Second World War. Jean-Marc Barr is primarily known as an actor, but is also a film director, screenwriter and producer. Barr is bilingual in French and English.
He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Paris Conservatoire and the Sorbonne. He moved to London to pursue an education in drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career
Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986. After some television roles (including a small role in Hotel du Lac (1986), the BBC's version of the Booker prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner), and film work, in particular, Hope and Glory (1987) by John Boorman, he was cast in the tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him in the role of French diver Jacques Mayol. He played in the role opposite Rosanna Arquette and Jean Reno. The Big Blue was the most financially successful film in France in the 1980s.
In 1991, he starred in Danish director Lars von Trier's Europa, marking the beginning of a long friendship (he is the godfather of von Trier's children) as well as a significant professional relationship. He went on to appear in von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2004), Manderlay (2005) and The Boss of It All (2006). Also in 2005 he starred in the French film Crustacés et Coquillages.
His collaboration with von Trier put him on track to start directing his own work. He debuted in 1999 as a director, screenwriter and producer with the intimate love story Lovers. This film became the first part of a trilogy; the two subsequent parts being the drama Too Much Flesh (2000) and the comedy Being Light (2001) which he co-directed with Pascal Arnold. Barr and Pascal also directed the 2012 film Sexual Chronicles of a French Family.
He may also be recognized for his role as the attractive divorce lawyer, Maitre Bertram in the Merchant Ivory film le Divorce (2003). He appeared as Hugo in The Red Siren in 2002. He appeared as the main character in the video for Blur's 1995 single, "Charmless Man".
He played author Jack Kerouac in the 2013 film adaptation of the Beat Generation autobiographical novel Big Sur.
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Jean-Marc Barr (born 27 September 1960) is a French American film actor and director.
Biography
YouthBarr's mother is French. His American father was in the US Air Force and served in the Second World War. Jean-Marc Barr is primarily known as an actor, but is also a film director, screenwriter and producer. Barr is bilingual in French and English.
He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Paris Conservatoire and the Sorbonne. He moved to London to pursue an education in drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career
Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986. After some television roles (including a small role in Hotel du Lac (1986), the BBC's version of the Booker prize-winning novel by Anita Brookner), and film work, in particular, Hope and Glory (1987) by John Boorman, he was cast in the tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him in the role of French diver Jacques Mayol. He played in the role opposite Rosanna Arquette and Jean Reno. The Big Blue was the most financially successful film in France in the 1980s.
In 1991, he starred in Danish director Lars von Trier's Europa, marking the beginning of a long friendship (he is the godfather of von Trier's children) as well as a significant professional relationship. He went on to appear in von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2004), Manderlay (2005) and The Boss of It All (2006). Also in 2005 he starred in the French film Crustacés et Coquillages.
His collaboration with von Trier put him on track to start directing his own work. He debuted in 1999 as a director, screenwriter and producer with the intimate love story Lovers. This film became the first part of a trilogy; the two subsequent parts being the drama Too Much Flesh (2000) and the comedy Being Light (2001) which he co-directed with Pascal Arnold. Barr and Pascal also directed the 2012 film Sexual Chronicles of a French Family.
He may also be recognized for his role as the attractive divorce lawyer, Maitre Bertram in the Merchant Ivory film le Divorce (2003). He appeared as Hugo in The Red Siren in 2002. He appeared as the main character in the video for Blur's 1995 single, "Charmless Man".
He played author Jack Kerouac in the 2013 film adaptation of the Beat Generation autobiographical novel Big Sur.
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Buğday (2017)
, 2h8Directed by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Lubna Azabal, Cristina Flutur
Roles Erol
Rating60%
Grain is set in the near future when human survival is threatened by war and famine. Scientists and geneticists must combine forces to create a sustainable food source.
After the War (2017)
Directed by Annarita Zambrano
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Giuseppe Battiston, Barbora Bobulova, Fabrizio Ferracane, Marilyne Canto, Jean-Marc Barr
Roles Jérôme
Rating60%
À Bologne, en 2002, les manifestations contre la réforme du travail explosent dans les universités. L’assassinat d'un expert en droit du travail réveille de vieilles blessures politiques entre l'Italie et la France. Marco, ex-militant de gauche, condamné pour homicide et réfugié en France depuis 20 ans grâce à la Doctrine Mitterrand, qui permet aux ex-terroristes de trouver asile de l'autre côté des Alpes, est suspecté d'être le commanditaire de l'attentat. Quand le gouvernement italien en demande l'extradition, Marco décide de s'échapper avec Viola, sa fille adolescente. Sa vie bascule, entraînant dans l'abysse également sa famille italienne, qui se retrouve du jour au lendemain obligée de payer pour ses fautes passées.
The Magic Mountain (2015)
, 1h25Directed by Anca Damian
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical, Animation
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Miossec, Jean-Marc Barr, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Lizzie Brocheré, Julia Kijowska
Roles Adam Jacek Winkler (English version)
Rating67%
Adam Jacek Winkler, artiste et alpiniste polonais anti-communiste réfugié à Paris, s’interroge sur son existence et s’engage aux côtés du commandant Massoud en Afghanistan contre les soviétiques dans la guerre d'Afghanistan.
Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (2013)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Les fantasmes, Pregnancy films, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, LGBT-related films, Films about virginity, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Stacy Martin, Christian Slater
Roles the Debtor Gentleman
Rating68%
On a snowy evening, the middle-aged bachelor Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård) finds the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg) beaten up and lying in the alleyway behind his apartment. He takes her back to his home and, over tea, listens intently as Joe recounts the eventful story of her libidinous life. Seligman, a highly-educated but cloistered man, connects and analyzes Joe's stories with what he has read about.
Vandal (2013)
, 1h24Directed by Hélier Cisterne
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Marina Foïs, Jean-Marc Barr, Ramzy Bedia, Brigitte Sy, Émile Berling, Corinne Masiero
Roles Paul, l'oncle
Rating7%
Chérif, quinze ans, est un adolescent rebelle et solitaire. Dépassée, sa mère décide de le placer chez son oncle et sa tante à Strasbourg, où il doit reprendre son CAP maçonnerie. C'est sa dernière chance.
Big Sur (2013)
, 1h40Directed by Polish brothers
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure
Themes Films about writers
Actors Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell, Stana Katic, Henry Thomas, Anthony Edwards
Roles Jack Kerouac
Rating56%
Jack Kerouac, coming off the recent success of On the Road, is unable to cope with a suddenly demanding public and his rise in popularity, and begins battling with advanced alcoholism as a result. He seeks respite first in solitude in the Big Sur cabin, then in a relationship with Billie, the mistress of his longtime friend Neal Cassady. Kerouac finds respite in the Big Sur wilderness, but is driven by loneliness to return to the city, and resumes drinking heavily.
Nymphomaniac - Volume 2 (2013)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Genres Drama
Actors Charlotte Gainsbourg, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Uma Thurman, Nicolas Bro, Connie Nielsen
Roles Debtor Gentleman
Rating66%
Deuxième volet de la folle et poétique histoire du parcours d'une femme, de sa naissance jusqu'à lâge de 50 ans, racontée par le personnage principal, Joe, qui s'est auto-diagnostiquée nymphomane.
And They Call It Summer (2012)
, 1h37Directed by Paolo Franchi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Isabella Ferrari, Jean-Marc Barr, Filippo Nigro, Luca Argentero, Eva Riccobono, Anita Kravos
Roles Dino
Rating44%
Dino et Anna sont deux quadragenaire et leur liaison est le fruit d'un amour non conventionnel et transgressif.
His Mother's Eyes (2011)
, 1h45Directed by Thierry Klifa
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Boxing films
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Géraldine Pailhas, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marina Foïs, Marisa Paredes, Jean-Marc Barr
Roles Jean-Paul Tremazan
Rating59%
Mathieu Roussel, écrivain à la solde d'un éditeur à scandales, s'infiltre dans la vie de la célèbre journaliste Lena Weber et de sa fille Maria Canalès, danseuse étoile, afin d'écrire une biographie intime à leur insu. Parallèlement, en Bretagne, Bruno, jeune homme passionné de boxe, est loin de se douter des conséquences de l'écriture de cette biographie sur sa vie.
American Translation (2011)
, 1h49Directed by Jean-Marc Barr, Pascal Arnold
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Pierre Perrier, Lizzie Brocheré, Jean-Marc Barr, Marc Rioufol, Esteban Carvajal Alegria, Benjamin Bollen
Roles William
Rating54%
Chris et Aurore vivent un amour charnel et passionné. Aurore découvre que Chris est en réalité un tueur en série et cette découverte la pousse à se remettre en question sur les choix effectués dans la vie. Doit-elle fuir et devenir complice de cet homme dont elle est éperdument tombé amoureuse ou le dénoncer et reconstruire une vie sans lui ?
Dimension (2010)
, 27minutesDirected by Lars von Trier
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Katrin Cartlidge, Eddie Constantine, Udo Kier, Jens Dyhr Okking, Stellan Skarsgård
Rating48%
Le Repaire de la vouivre (2010)
Origin France
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Lucie Bourdeu, Rufus, Yann Collette, Camille Japy, Éric Herson-Macarel
Roles Paul Pratt
Rating59%
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City of Shadows (2010)
Directed by Kim Nguyen
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Jean-Marc Barr, Claude Legault, Vincent Winterhalter, Sabine Karsenti, François Nadin, Lotfi Abdelli
Roles Dr. Max Orswell
Rating58%
En 1895, après la guerre, un médecin français en transit vers chez lui, Max Orswell, s'installe dans une ville fortifiée où cohabitent les légionnaires français, menés par un capitaine tyrannique, et les Hérénites, descendants du peuples fondateurs de la ville. Alors qu'émerge une épidémie de peste bubonique, les autorités placent la ville en quarantaine et expulsent les Hérénites, les condamnant à la famine. Inquiété de leur sort, Max se porte à leur secours, pensant les soigner. Mais les Hérénites combattent efficacement l'infection, et sont davantage inquiétés par les confrontations fréquentes avec les soldats français.
De plaisir (2009)
, 19minutesOrigin France
Genres Drama
Actors Julie Gayet, Benjamin Biolay, Jean-Marc Barr
Roles Christian
Après la mort de leur enfant, Anna et Jean essaient de retrouver le plaisir de vivre.
Making Plans for Lena (2009)
, 1h45Directed by Christophe Honoré
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Marc Barr, Marina Foïs, Louis Garrel, Marie-Christine Barrault, Fred Ulysse
Roles Nigel
Rating59%
Léna vient de se séparer de son mari Nigel et obtient la garde de ses deux enfants. Elle est cependant dans une période de grande confusion personnelle et sentimentale amplifiée par l'abandon de son travail d'anesthésiste à l'hôpital. Elle part passer quelques jours de vacances dans la maison familiale de Bretagne en compagnie de ses enfants, de ses parents et de sa sœur et son frère. Cependant sa mère Annie, avec l'accord de l'ensemble de la famille présente, décide d'inviter Nigel quelques jours pour lui permettre de voir ses enfants, tout en espérant secrètement un rabibochage du couple. Face au fait accompli, Léna s'irrite et dans un premier temps décide de partir immédiatement avant de se raviser. Les tensions entre les différents binômes composant la famille sont importantes avec cependant pour source commune la recherche difficile du bonheur individuel au sein du fragile équilibre des couples. Léna, étouffée par sa famille et son absence de repères dans sa vie, s'enfonce dans une période faite d'incertitudes et de décisions contradictoires.