Acting
Philippe de Villiers
Born
1949-03-25 (77)
Place of birth
Boulogne, Vendée, France
Known for
Acting
Credits
5 titles
Philippe Marie Jean Joseph Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers (born 25 March 1949), is a French entrepreneur, politician and novelist. He is the founder of the Puy du Fou theme park in Vendée, which is centred around the history of France. Appointed Secretary of State for Culture in 1986 by President François Mitterrand, de Villiers entered the National Assembly the following year and the European Parliament in 1994. After leaving the Republican Party (PR) to found the Movement for France (MPF), he was its nominee in the 1995 and 2007 presidential elections. He received 4.74% of the vote the first time, placing seventh; he won 2.23% of the vote twelve years la…
Known for
8.5Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
1975
6.9Chris Marker, intrigued by the sight of yellow cats perched on walls on the streets of Paris, films the major national and international sociopolitical events of the early 2000s.
The Case of the Grinning Cat
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Vive la crise !
1984
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Le Puy du Fou raconté par Philippe de Villiers
2022
NRPhilippe de Villiers embarks on a personal quest to “rediscover the trace and image” of Saint Louis, a 13th-century king both powerful and deeply human.
Philippe de Villiers tells the story of Saint Louis
2025