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Chapters: Jean Reno, Nawal El Moutawakel, Richard Virenque, Guy Forget, Mohamed Ben Moujane, Arthur, Said Boujaadia, Shlomo Amar, Abdul Latif Nasir, Alain Souchon, Abdullah Tabarak Ahmad, Mohammed Bin Ahmad Mizouz, Shatha Hassoun, Gad Elmaleh, Elam Jay, Abraham Serfaty, Elarbi Khattabi, Drew Hastings, Yitzhak Levy, Bigg, Karim Alami, Noureddine Naybet, Sofia Essaïdi, Ibrahim Bin Shakaran, Daniel Pennac, Alber Elbaz, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Maurice Ohana, Larbi Benbarek, Ghizlane Samir, Hicham Arazi, Khalil Azmi, Mehdi Ballouchy, Yitzhak Peretz, Mohamed Oulhaj, Ahmed Reda Madouni, Rafael Suissa, Lydia Hatuel-Zuckerman, Zineb Oukach, Salaheddine Bassir, Charlie Biton, Mustafa El Haddaoui, Abdelkrim Merry, Maguy Kakon, Zakaria Aboub, Philippe Morillon, Frida Boccara, Mouhcine Iajour, Rafael Edri, Nabil Dirar, Aziz Bouderbala, Mustafa Merry, Abdallah Zrika, Eli Aflalo, Amine, Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes, Tayeb Saddiki, Muriel Barbery, Mike Flynn, Mustapha Oukacha, Georges Mamelonet, Gabriella Licudi, Asher Hassin, Hicham Mesbahi, Rafael Eldad, Sady Rebbot, Shmuel Avital, Pierre Assouline, Laïla Marrakchi, Achraf Tadili, Laurence de Cambronne, Samuel Hadida, Nadia Yassine, Maati Bouabid, Mostafa Nissaboury, Migidio Bourifa, Imad Kotbi, Merieme Chadid, Christine Hocq, Mohammed Kabbaj, Hakim Noury. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 267. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Richard Virenque (born November 19, 1969, Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks. He was a climber, winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de France a record seven times. In 1998 he was the central figure in a widespread doping scandal. Virenque finished twice...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=571581 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! JeanReno born July 30, 1948) is a French actor.Working in both French and English, he has appearednot only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, TheDa Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, and Ronin, butalso in European productions such as the Frenchfilms Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon (1994) alongwith the 2005 Italian film The Tiger and the Snow. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jean Reno, Arthur, Just Fontaine, Jean-Louis le Moigne, Élisabeth Guigou, Daniel Pennac, Richard Attias, Maurice Ohana, Roger Karoutchi, Gérard Soler, Ahmed Reda Madouni, David Assouline, Pierre Alonzo, Serge Chiesa, Robert Assaraf, Shmuel Avital. Excerpt:Ahmed Reda Madouni Ahmed Reda Madouni (Arabic : ) (born 4 October, 1980, in Casablanca , Morocco ) is an Algerian soccer player, who plays for the French Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot . Career He played for Montpellier HSC and Borussia Dortmund before joining Bayer Leverkusen . In 2007 he transferred to Qatar to play for Al-Gharafa. In July 2009, he signed for Clermont Foot . International A former French youth international formed in Montpellier HSC , Madouni made the switch to join the Algerian national team in June 2005, as he played his first game for Les Fennecs , a friendly against Mali. He has 2 international caps. Honours References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Arthur (born Jacques Essebag on 10 March 1966 in Casablanca , Morocco ) is a French presenter, producer and comedian. After having cancelled his studying law, he began his career as a host on local radio in the Paris region in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, he found a certain notoriety by presenting programs on Fun Radio, Europe 1 and Europe 2 ( Arthur et les pirates , PlanetArthur and Radio Arthur ). He became, from 1991, host of television programs, first on France 2 and TF1 ( Les Enfants de la télé , La Fureur ). Meanwhile, he started a theater career with two one-man shows, Arthur en vrai (2005) and I Show (2009) and portraying Peter Brochan in Le Dîner de cons (2007), alongside Dany Boon . Since the mid-1990s, he is also an entrepreneur in the audiovisual field. He was, until 2006, vice president of production company France ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Albert Camus, Yves Saint Laurent, Antonio de La Gandara, Jean Reno, Francis Picabia, Manu Chao, Emmanuelle Béart, Virginie Ledoyen, Eric Cantona, Robert Pirès, André Téchiné, Eva Green, Alexandre Del Valle, Louis de Funès, Cécilia Attias, Helenio Herrera, Luis Fernández, Raymond Domenech, Gérard Encausse, Damien Saez, Maria Malibran, Antoine-François Momoro, Just Fontaine, Raphaël Ibañez, Vincent Candela, Afrancesado, Olivia Ruiz, María Casares, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Flora Tristan, Mathieu Valbuena, Édouard Cortès, Michel Hidalgo, Jenifer Bartoli, Patrick Hernandez, Jérôme Guisset, Édouard Lalo, Olivier Martinez, Manuel Amoros, Paloma Picasso, Nilda Fernández, Jean-Paul Sevilla, Michel Pavon, Maurice Ohana, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, Jamaal Al-Din M. Zarabozo, Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Nosfell, David Pujadas, Reynald Pedros, Nicole Garcia, Olivier Elima, Alain Giresse, Sébastien Pérez, Roberto Mangou, Paco Rabanne, Marcel Domingo, Ysa Ferrer, Jean-Marie Cavada, Daniel Bravo, Gérard Soler, Philip Hermogenes Calderon, Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Jean-François Larios, Olivia Sanchez, Bruno Rodriguez, Julien Rodriguez, Michel Pineda, Jérôme Fernandez, José Arribas, Alexandre Astier, Claude Abbes, Mariano Martínez, Vincent Fernandez, García Ii Sánchez of Gascony, Art Mengo, Florian Quintilla, Louis Picamoles, Emmanuel Dorado, Diego Buñuel, José Cabrero Arnal, Mathieu Valverde, Alexandre Frutos, Philippe Toledo, Anh Duong, Manuel Valls, Christian Perez, Jean Castaneda, Joël Cantona, Françoise Fabian, Jérôme Alonzo, Pierre Alonzo, Xavier Garbajosa, Christian Lopez, Karine Saporta, Hilaire Muñoz, Frédéric Lopez, Bruno Carotti, Jean-Claude Izzo, José Cobos, Kévin Diaz, Nathalie Cardone, Dominique Casagrande, Jean-François Hernandez, Khéops, Julien Valero, Jean-José Cuenca, David Linarès, Édouard Fillias, Pierre Albaladejo, le Rat Luciano, Jean-Claude Perez, Gabriel Ferez. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 417. Not i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=199933 ... Read more

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Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) made his American directorial debut with Leon, a stylised thriller about a French hit man (Jean Reno) who takes in an American girl (Natalie Portman) being pursued by a corrupt killer cop (Gary Oldman). Oldman is a little more unhinged than he should be, but there is something genuinely irresistible about the story line and the relationship between Reno and Portman. Rather than cave in to the cookie-cutter look and feel of American action pictures, Besson brings a bit of his glossy style from French hits La Femme Nikita and Subway to the production of The Professional, and the results are refreshing even if the bullets and explosions are awfully familiar. ... Read more

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How can one resist a movie featuring sexy Frenchman Jean Reno, the beautiful Natalie Portman in one of her earliest roles, Gary Oldman, and Danny Aiello?

The film centers around the relationship that develops between a beautiful and precocious twelve year old girl, Mathilda (Natalie Portman), and an Italian hit man named Leon (Jean Reno). Mathilda and her family live in the same run down building as Leon and are, in fact, neighbors.

It seems that Mathilda's dad (Michael Badalucco) has run into a problem with rogue Federal Drug Enforcement Agent Stansfield (Gary Oldman) over some missing cocaine. When Stansfield and his crew gets into a shootout with dear old Dad in the family apartment, wiping out her family, Mathilda alone survives. When Stansfield realizes, however, that there were three children in the family and only two are accounted for among the dead, he knows that he has to hunt her down before she denounces him for what he is, a cold blooded, killer cop.

Mathilda turns to Leon for help in her rather precarious situation. Of the two, Leon and Mathilda, it is hard to decide who is the more innocent. Leon gets his hit contracts through an intermediary, a wise guy named Tony (Danny Aiello). Tony always assures Leon that he is holding all his earnings for him, as Leon cannot read and write. Leon is your quintessential killer with a heart of gold. Mathilda, on the other hand, though still a child, is a pretty wily little miss with nerves of steel. It would be difficult to pull the wool over her eyes. Together, however, Leon and Mathilda go on a voyage of discovery, as each finds in the other something that captures the heart.

Notwithstanding this, the film is very much an action film. It is a rip roaring journey, as Leon and Mathilda try to evade Stansfield, the killer cop with no heart and a drug habit that would kill off lesser humans. Some of the situations are absolutely ingenious and a total trip. There is enough action in this film to satisfy even the most jaded of thrill seekers. Luc Besson, the director, has turned out a top notch, first class thriller.

Natalie Portman is luminous as Mathilda, a kid from the school of hard knocks. Her beauty, as well as her acting talent, is evident even at this early stage of her development, and there are a few almost uncomfortable Lolita-like moments in the film. There is even a scene somewhat reminiscent of the rose petal scene in the film "American Beauty", sans the rose petals.

Oldman is positively chilling with his almost over the top, edgy, manic performance. Danny Aiello is terrific as Tony, the smooth talking mob guy whom the viewer knows is taking advantage of Leon's simplicity and trust, enriching himself in the process.

Jean Reno, however, will melt your heart, becoming an almost mythic, romantic hero. I have to wonder why this amazing, sexy actor never made it really big in the United States. He is sensational as the killer with a heart. He also has some high voltage action scenes in this highly stylized film that will take your breath away.

The uncut international version of this film with an additional twenty four minutes of footage is the version to buy. It is definitely a film worth adding to one's personal collection. Bravo! ... Read more

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Illustrated throughout, this guide contains information on California's history, culture, accommodation, local cuisine, times to visit, language tips and health and safety advice. ... Read more

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Library Journal's review of this guide: "Combining encyclopedic coverage of destinations with loads of practical information and atlas-type maps, the series illuminates the wonders of nature but emphasizes the peculiarity of a place's people and their folklore." ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on May 9, 2001. The length of the article is 1091 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Los ríos de color púrpura.(TT: Mathieu Kassovitz: Purple rivers.)(Reseña)
Author: Tomás Pérez Turrent
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: May 9, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 47Issue: 2499Page: 58

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on January 21, 1999. The length of the article is 1158 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ronin.(TT: Ronin.)(Reseña)
Author: Tomás Pérez Turrent
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: January 21, 1999
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 45Issue: 2379Page: 72(1)

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