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Miss (pronounced /ˈmɪs/) is an English language honorific traditionally used only for an unmarried woman (not entitled to another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"). Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of mistress, which was used for all women. A period is not used to signify the contraction. Its counterparts are Mrs., usually used only for married women, and Ms., which may be used regardless of marital status.
The plural Misses may be used, such as in The Misses Doe. The traditional French "Mesdemoiselles" (abbreviation "Mlles") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence.
The usage of "Miss" as a title in the United States is most frequently seen when referring to girls under eighteen. Though Miss is less commonly used as a title by unmarried adult women in the United States than in the past, some still prefer to be referred to as such. Twenty-first century etiquette honors an adult woman's personal preference of title. However, if the preference is not known, "Ms." is used. "Ms." is becoming the preferred choice as this female title in business. It is the equivalent to the male title "Mr." as neither is marital status specific.
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI (born Vivienne Isabel Swire on 8 April 1941) is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire in the village of Tintwistle, Derbyshire on 8 April 1941, the daughter of Gordon Swire and Dora Swire (née Ball), who had married two years previously, two weeks after the outbreak of World War II. At the time of Vivienne's birth, her father was employed as a storekeeper in an aircraft factory; he had previously worked as a greengrocer.
Aged 17, Vivienne and her family moved to Harrow, London. She studied at the Harrow School of Art - University of Westminster, taking fashion and silversmithing, but she left after one term saying, "I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world". After taking up a job in a factory and studying at a teacher-training college, she became a primary school teacher. During this period, she also created her own jewellery, which she would sell at a stall on Portobello Road.
Actors: Didier Flamand (actor), Jean-Luc Bideau (actor), Jean-François Gallotte (actor), Hubert Toint (producer), Richard Sammel (actor), Laurent Bateau (actor), Jean-Luc Couchard (actor), Guy Lecluyse (actor), Jean-Jacques Neira (producer), Pierre-Alain Meier (producer), Matyas Veress (editor), Bing Yin (actor), Cyrille Eldin (actor), Frédéric Vercheval (composer), Jacques Akchoti (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Pierre-François Bouffard (actor), Nicolas Fidala (producer), Olivier Ste-Marie (producer), Olivier Ste-Marie (editor), Olivier Ste-Marie (composer), Olivier Ste-Marie (director), Nicolas Fidala (editor), Olivier Ste-Marie (writer), Elizabeth Dugré (actress), Julien Lecuyer (writer), Julien Lecuyer (director),
Genres: Horror, Short, Thriller,Actors: Olivia Colman (actress), Miikka Leskinen (editor), Anna Higgs (producer), Caroline Bowker (miscellaneous crew), Scarlett Marshall (actress), Gavin Humphries (producer), Adrian Sturges (producer), Mat Brooks (miscellaneous crew), Sophie Wu (actress), Catherine Shepherd (writer), Catherine Shepherd (director), Tahirah Sharif (actress), Pippa Wadsworth (costume designer), Ben Trombacco (miscellaneous crew), Ed Tew (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Drama, Short, Short,Actors: Mary-Tina Vrehas (actor), Mary-Tina Vrehas (producer), Mary-Tina Vrehas (director), Tommie Billups (actor), Jerek Blevins (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Joëlle Dufour (editor), Stéphanie Combot (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Chesneau (writer), Balla Moussa Keita (actor), Ismaël Sy Savané (composer), Fifi-Dalla Kouyate (actress), Alexandre Ogou (actor), Fatoumata Diawara (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (writer), Tella Kpomahou (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director), Abdoulaye Diallo (actor), Annabel Thomas (producer), Koumba Doumbouya (actress), Assata Camara (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Joëlle Dufour (editor), Stéphanie Combot (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Chesneau (writer), Balla Moussa Keita (actor), Ismaël Sy Savané (composer), Fifi-Dalla Kouyate (actress), Alexandre Ogou (actor), Fatoumata Diawara (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (writer), Tella Kpomahou (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director), Abdoulaye Diallo (actor), Annabel Thomas (producer), Koumba Doumbouya (actress), Assata Camara (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Joëlle Dufour (editor), Stéphanie Combot (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Chesneau (writer), Balla Moussa Keita (actor), Ismaël Sy Savané (composer), Fifi-Dalla Kouyate (actress), Alexandre Ogou (actor), Fatoumata Diawara (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (writer), Tella Kpomahou (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director), Abdoulaye Diallo (actor), Annabel Thomas (producer), Koumba Doumbouya (actress), Assata Camara (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Joëlle Dufour (editor), Stéphanie Combot (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Chesneau (writer), Balla Moussa Keita (actor), Ismaël Sy Savané (composer), Fifi-Dalla Kouyate (actress), Alexandre Ogou (actor), Fatoumata Diawara (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (writer), Tella Kpomahou (actress), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director), Abdoulaye Diallo (actor), Annabel Thomas (producer), Koumba Doumbouya (actress), Assata Camara (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Miroslav Vladyka (actor), Marián Labuda (actor), Jirí Lábus (actor), Frantisek Nemec (actor), Jirina Bohdalová (actress), Jan Otcenásek (miscellaneous crew), Jirí Maria Sieber (actor), Martin Faltýn (actor), Eva Jirousková (actress), Petr Nikolaev (director), Ales Brezina (composer), Atka Janousková (actress), Michal Gulyás (actor), Lucie Brezovská (actress), Tereza Duchková (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Fred Van Kuyk (actor), Robbe De Hert (actor), Jaak Van Assche (actor), Filip Peeters (actor), Wim Opbrouck (actor), Urbanus (actor), Greta Van Langhendonck (actress), Luk Wyns (actor), Marc Peeters (actor), Luk Wyns (actor), Ingrid De Vos (actress), Joris Brouwers (editor), Veerle Baetens (actress), Veerle Baetens (actress), Jan Steen (actor),
Plot: André Mahy, an artistic but unemployed director, gets an offer to make a movie. He accepts the offer enthusiastically. The script of the movie appears to be a 'Kiekeboe' comic story entitled "Misstakes". This is where the main story begins, in which the Kiekeboe family has to deal with a gang of diamond smugglers. Suspense, humor, and a little bit of romance are the basic ingredients of this story. The story of André, who goes to extremes to shoot his film, contains the same elements. A fascinating dialogue develops between the fictional story of the family Kiekeboe and the real story of André Mahy and his film crew. At the end of the movie, the distinction between these two story lines fades away. Fiction and reality melt together in an endless tangle of plots of which the 'real' end is hard to find.
Genres: Comedy,