2019 has entered the penultimate year, and we have achieved many achievements in this year, creating all kinds of new things and beauty, and at the same time losing many masters, celebrities and politicians who are either loved or contributed well or highly controversial. As we mourn and remember, how can we better remember the impact and changes they have brought to the world? A movie, a documentary, a TV series or a video may be the answer.
Carol Channing
American actress
January 31, 1921- January 15, 2019
With her excellent performances in Broadway musicals such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello Dolly, Carol Channing conquered audiences with her own charm. Her character of Dolly is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and she has said that the audience has repeatedly asked her to sing the songs "Diamond is the Girl's Best Friend" and "You Dooli", "I am lucky to be able to connect with them" in the play. It was also because of his achievements on Broadway that Channing earned the reputation of "First Lady of The Musical Theater", entered the American Theater Hall of Fame, and was named the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1995. In addition, Channing's performance on the screen is also remarkable, and she has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Thoroughly Modern Millie". On January 15 of this year, Channing died at home at the age of 97.
Recommended Film: "Bigr Than Life"
In 2012, at the age of 89, Channing released a solo documentary to show the world her life of entertainment. "If Carol Channing doesn't exist, then no one in the world can replace her."
[February] Karl Lagerfeld
Famous German costume designer and artistic director of Chanel
September 10, 1933- February 19, 2019
On February 19, local time in Paris, France, Carl Lagerfeld, known as the "Lafayette of the fashion industry", passed away at the age of 85. As a leading figure in the industry, Lagerfeld has been active in the fashion industry all his life. In 1963, at the age of 30, he worked as a freelance writer for Chloé, and in 1974 he was promoted to artistic director of the brand, as well as creative director of the Italian fur company Fendi. In 1983, Lagerfeld joined and revived the declining Chanel, injecting a potent drug into the brand. For the next 36 years, he was Creative Director of Chanel, while also designing fashion collections for several fashion brands.
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Featured Film: Once Upon A Time
Directed by Galeries Lafayette himself and starring Keira Knightley and Clotilde Hesme, the Chanel film tells the entrepreneurial story of Chanel's founder, Coco Chanel.
Luke Perry
American actor/director
October 11, 1965- March 4, 2019
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was released in North America in July this year, which also became the legacy of actor Luke Berry. In the 1990s, Berry became a hit with Beverly Hills 90210, and later starred in films such as "The Storm Strikes", "Bermuda Triangle" and "The Fifth Element". Since 2016, Berry has participated in the American drama "Riverdale Town", playing the father of the male protagonist.
Featured Film: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is directed by Quentin Tarantino and co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Inspired by the shocking murders of the Manson family in the 1960s, the story tells the story of action actor Rick and his royal stand-in Cliff struggling to become popular in Hollywood, which they no longer know.
April: Peter Mayhew
British actor
May 19, 1944-April 30, 2019
You may not know Pete Meyo, but you must know his screen image, Chewbacca from the Star Wars series. He is Han Solo's old partner, the first mate of the Millennium Eagle, a powerful warrior and an excellent mechanic, who also left the fans who loved him forever before star wars day (May 4) this year. Since 1977, Meyo began to participate in the science fiction series "Star Wars", quit due to health problems after starring in 4 films, but made a comeback in 2015's "The Force Awakens", once again playing the loyal and brave Chubaka.
Recommended movies: The Star Wars series
42 years of Star Wars IP, it is a pity to recommend which one alone. Coinciding with the release of "Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker" in December this year, everyone can revisit the movie after watching the movie in the theater.
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【May】I.M. Pei
Chinese-American architect
April 26, 1917-May 16, 2019
In the history of modern architecture, I.M. Pei has been called "the last master of modernism." He always adhered to the modernist style, personifying the building while injecting it with oriental poetry. Born in China in 1917, Pei studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University at the age of 17. He is known for his iconic designs, and his most famous projects include the transparent pyramid of the Louvre, the East Hall of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Kennedy Library, with more than 70 works to date.
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Featured film: "Belphégor – Le fantôme du Louvre"
The Phantom of the Louvre is directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and starring Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault and Frédéric Diefenthal. Adapted from the legendary novel Belphégor by French writer Arthur Bernède, the film tells the story of a ghost in the Louvre who steals ancient Egyptian treasures in a museum after entering the body of the girl Lisa. The Phantom of the Louvre was also the first feature film to be filmed in the Louvre, a world-famous museum.
June: Dr. John
American singer-songwriter
November 20, 1941- June 6, 2019
Dr. John (real name Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.) is a well-known American singer and composer whose songs include jazz, blues, pop, rock and other styles, and is famous for the stage style that incorporates Voodoo rituals. He has won six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
Recommended Film: True Blood
Dr. John's songs have been used as the theme song in many movies and TV series, including "The Princess and the Frog" and "Dazed and Confused". Compared with the well-known vampire series of American dramas "True Love Like Blood", Dr. John's song "I Don't Wanna Know."
【July】Rip Torn
American actor/director/producer
February 6, 1931-July 9, 2019
Repp Toyn is best known for his 1983 film Cross Creek and the sitcom The Larry Sanders Show, and in 1996 he was shortlisted for and won six Emmy Awards and an American Comedy Funny Award for "The Larry Sanders Show," and in 1997 he won a satellite award for his acting skills. However, Chinese audiences are more familiar with the "Z Boss", the leader of MIBs, who appeared in the first and second parts of the film "Men in Black" series. After Toyn's death in July this year, fans left messages to mourn: "Z is not dead, just home." ”
Recommended movies: The Men in Black series
Earth is not just a human world, in fact, there are 1500 aliens living among us - the Black Men series starring Will Smith tells the story of humans and aliens in this context.
Jeffrey Epstein
American billionaire and financial tycoon
January 20, 1953-August 9, 2019
After being exposed to a sexual assault scandal and being arrested and imprisoned, American billionaire Epstein committed suicide in prison in August this year, leaving many mysteries behind. 66 became famous until he founded his own company in 1982. For a long time, Epstein managed money for clients with more than $1 billion in wealth, such as US President Trump. The intensive social activities that accompanied the business for a long time allowed him to establish his party image in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida. But on July 6 of this year, Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and remained in prison until his death. Until his death, Epstein pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking conspiracies and sex trafficking charges in a newly released 13-page indictment in Federal Court in Manhattan. The Epstein case also involves many political and business celebrities, such as US President Trump and British Prince Andrew, etc. have been questioned because of their personal relationship with Epstein.
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Featured film: The Prince and the Epstein Scandal
After the Epstein incident was exposed, many documentary and film projects related to it were put on the agenda, such as this "The Prince and epstein Scandal", which tells epstein's entanglement with Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom. In addition to this, the Lifetime team is working on the documentary Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, and Netflix plans to develop a new documentary based on the book Dirty Rich: The Billionaire's Sex Scandal – The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein.
【September】Jacques Chirac
Former President of France
November 29, 1932-September 26, 2019
Chirac, who served as President of France twice from 1995 to 2007, is regarded as the last exponent of French orthodoxy de Gaullism and a staunch advocate of European unity. In addition, he strongly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Chirac has long been under judicial investigation for allegedly misrepresenting employment for political parties, and he was also the first French president to be judicially sentenced after leaving office.
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Recommended film: Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
It is a documentary that satirizes Chirac and documents his career and daily life. The producer said: "It's a very human comedy, full of all the contradictions that we recognize. We had the right to laugh at him, so we chose this politician as the protagonist. ”
【October】Cui Shirley
Korean female singer/actress
March 29, 1994-October 14, 2019
Choi Shirley is an artist from SM Corporation in South Korea, who officially debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) in 2009 and retired from the group in 2015. She has released a number of group albums and solo single albums "Goblin", and crossed over into movies and TV series "Punch Girl", "Welcome to The Show", "To The Beautiful You", "Fashion King", "Real" and so on. Cui Shirley has gained countless fans for her good looks, attractive stage performance and excellent acting skills, and is known as the "peach of the world", but she has been plagued by online attacks and depression after a successful career. On October 14 this year, Cui Shirley was found dead at home, at the age of 25.
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Recommended Film: "Real"
Real is a crime action film directed by Lee Sha-lang and starring Kim So-hyun, Sung Dong-yi and Choi Shirley, which tells the story of Jang Tae-young and gang leader Cao Yuangen, as well as a casino investor with the same name and surname as "Jang Tae-young" and even the same appearance. The film was released in 2017, and Cui Shirley was once controversial for her large-scale appearance and the complete absence of a stand-in.
【November】Yasuhiro Nakasone
Former Prime Minister of Japan
May 27, 1918-November 29, 2019
Yasuhiro Nakasone served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987, ruling for 1,806 days. Fluent in English, he has established personal relationships with former US President Ronald Reagan, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and other leaders, and he has been called Japan's most "international" political leader. He stressed that Japan should participate in world affairs as a political and economic power, advocated promoting The Japan-US partnership, became the first Japanese prime minister to officially visit the ROK, and promoted the pattern of the trilateral alliance between Japan, the United States, and the ROK. Nakasone was the first incumbent prime minister to pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine in a public capacity, a prominent right-wing politician in the political arena in the 1980s, whose cabinet openly questioned the Tokyo trials, but after Nakasone's retirement, he wrote a reproach that "the wars japan waged in the past were a war of aggression and a war of error."
Recommended Film: Tokyo Trial
During Nakasone's political career, he had a relatively contradictory and inconsistent attitude toward Japan's World War II and historical issues. In 1986, masayuki Fujio, his cabinet minister of education, culture, and sports, publicly stated that he did not believe the Tokyo trial was justified, "Which was the scale of the Nanjing Massacre or the atomic bombing in Hiroshima City?" Therefore, the nature and significance of the Tokyo Trial must be reconsidered." In this historic trial, the Chinese judges led by Mei Ruxuan, under many difficulties and pressures, finally succeeded in sending seven war criminals led by Hideki Tojo to the gallows. In 2016, Japan's NHK Television joined forces with Netflix to launch the mini-series "Tokyo Trial", once again restoring the history of that year.
【December】Anna Karina
French actress
September 22, 1940-December 14, 2019
Born in Denmark, Anna Karina came to Paris, France at the age of 17, where she was appreciated by Coco Chanel and Pierre Cardin and became a catwalk star. After that, Anna entered the film and television circle, participated in "Women are Women" and received praise, and became the Best Actress Award at the Silver Bear Awards at the 11th Berlin Film Festival. From the 1960s onwards, Anna became the inspirational muse of New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard, starring in films such as "Creep", "Do Whatever You Want", "Extralegal", "Alvar City" and "Pierrot the Mad", and Anna also became a major label for New Wave films. In addition to the actors, Anna has also been invited to appear in musicals, sing songs, and direct films, which can be described as a crossover. On December 14 this year, Anna died of cancer in Paris at the age of 79. The French Minister of Culture tweeted after learning of Karina's death: "Today, French cinema has been orphaned and we have lost a legend. ”
Featured film: Living Together (Vivre ensemble)
In 1973, Anna wrote and directed the film Vivre ensemble, which tells the love story between a history teacher and a hippie girl.
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