Tcheky karyo movies
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10 Facts About Tchéky Karyo, Lead Of MASTERPIECE’S 'Baptiste'
Here at WGBH Drama Club, we may be die-hard fans of MASTERPIECE, but that doesn’t mean we restrict ourselves to watching only programs that air on PBS (shh, don’t tell!). And one non-PBS program that we loved was Starz’ The Missing, a crime drama co-produced with the BBC in 2014. So, when our buddies upstairs in MASTERPIECE announced that they would be presenting a spin-off focusing on the enigmatic main character from The Missing — Julien Baptiste — we were thrilled. One of our favorite characters starring in a show from our favorite franchise? Sign. Us. Up.
The aptly-named new show, Baptiste, picks up later in the sleuth's retirement years, and so doesn't require prior viewing of The Missing. Julien Baptiste is a canny, charismatic detective who works missing persons cases in France. This new spin-off sees Baptiste trying to settle into retirement after having a brain tumor removed — but, as with most of our favorite sleuths, he just can’t let the job go. And when a new case finds him, Baptiste jumps at
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Tchéky Karyo
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Tcheky Karyo grew up in Paris. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, where he played numerous classical roles. He next joined the National Theatre of Strasbourg, where he starred in contemporary theatre as well as in such classical works as "Tartuffe", "Macbeth" and "Othello." He is one of France's most popular actors. Nominated for a Cesar Award for his starring role in La balance (1982), Karyo received the prestigious Jean Gabin Prize in 1986 in recognition of his talent.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Tcheky Karyo grew up in Paris. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, where he played numerous classical roles. He next joined the National Theatre of Strasbourg, where he starred in contemporary theatre as well as in such classical works as "Tartuffe", "Macbeth" and "Othello." He is one of France's most popular actors. Nominated for a Cesar Award for his starring role in
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La Femme Nikita (film)
1990 Franco-Italian action thriller film by Luc Besson
La Femme Nikita,[a] also called Nikita in France, is a 1990 French-language action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Anne Parillaud as the title character, a criminal who is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering policemen during an armed pharmacy robbery. Her government handlers fake her death and recruit her as a professional assassin. After intense training, she starts a career as a killer, where she struggles to balance her work with her personal life. She shows talent at this and her career progresses until a mission in an embassy goes awry.
Besson has said that he wrote Nikita with Parillaud, then his romantic partner, in mind.[3] The film was considered a surprise hit.[3]Roger Ebert called it a "smart, hard-edged, psycho-romantic thriller" in his review.[4]Janet Maslin wrote in The New York Times: "La Femme Nikita combines hip violence, punk anomie, lavish settings and an old-fashioned paea
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