Benoît MagimelFilmography

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Inju, la bête dans l'ombre

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Shun Sugata, Gen Shimaoka, Maurice Bénichou, Ryo Ishibashi

Synopsis: A man discovers one of his literary heroes may be just as dark and twisted as his work in this thriller from director Barbet Schroeder. Alex Fayard (Benoit Magimel) is a French novelist who has earned an international reputation for his crime fiction. Fayard travels to Kyoto to help promote the Read More

La Fille Coupée en Deux

Actors: Ludivine Sagnier, Benoît Magimel, François Berléand, Mathilda May, Caroline Sihol

Synopsis: A television weatherwoman is pursued simultaneously by a spoiled pharmaceutical heir and a successful -- but much older -- writer in director Claude Chabrol's blackly comic tale of romance and class differences. Gabrielle Deneige (Ludivine Sagnier) has a high-profile job detailing the forecast on Read More

2 Alone in Paris

Actors: Eric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Benoît Magimel, Kristin Scott Thomas, Élodie Bouchez

Synopsis: The population of the City of Lights is reduced to two in this offbeat comedy from France. Gervais (Eric Judor) is a police detective who one morning discovers that the city of Paris has been mysteriously abandoned, with almost nobody to be seen. The only other person Gervais runs across happens Read More

The Possibility Of An Island

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Patrick Bauchau, Ramata Koite

Synopsis: Celebrated French novelist and philosopher Michel Houellebecq makes his directorial debut with this screen adaptation of his best-selling novel. Daniel (Benoit Magimel}) is the son of a distinguished scientist and politician (Patrick Bauchau) who is the head of a sect called the Elohim sometime in Read More

Crime Insiders

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Philippe Caubère, Béatrice Dalle, Olivier Marchal, Mehdi Nebbou

Synopsis: Secret Agents director Frederic Schoendoerffer teams with screenwriter Yann Brion for this violent crime drama concerning a brutal kingpin imprisoned by authorities, and the conflict that arises among his underlings as greed taking precedence over loyalty. Claude Corti (Philippe Caubere) is a Read More

24 Bars

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Lubna Azabal, Sami Bouajila, Bérangère Allaux, Marisa Berenson

Synopsis: Four lost souls in search of a connection are brought together by fate on a quiet Christmas Eve in the feature directorial debut of actor-turned-director Jalil Lespert. It's the day before Christmas, and as bleach-blonde prostitute Helly (Lubna Azabal) wakes up next to an anonymous john, all she Read More

La Demoiselle d'Honneur

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clément, Bernard Le Coq, Solene Bouton

Synopsis: The master of French suspense joins forces with the queen of English suspense fiction for this tense tale of the treacherous love affair between a disturbed bridesmaid and an unsuspecting young man. Philippe (Benoit Magimel) lives in a quiet French town with his hairdresser mother Christine (Aurore Clément Read More

Les Chevaliers Du Ciel

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Clovis Cornillac, Géraldine Pailhas, Alice Taglioni, Philippe Torreton

Charlie Says

Actors: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Lindon, Benoît Magimel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Patrick Pineau

Synopsis: Like the American pictures Magnolia and Happy Endings, French helmer Nicole Garcia's ensemble drama Charlie Says interweaves a tapestry of mordant and miserable existences. Garcia zeroes in on six vice-ridden Gallic men, all generally average and unremarkable individuals, and several at the Read More

Fair Play

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Marion Cotillard, Jérémie Renier, Eric Savin, Mélanie Doutey

Synopsis: Filmmaker Lionel Bailliu expands his Academy Award-nominated short film Squash (2000) into a bitter and nail-biting commentary on the cutthroat nature of office politics with this feature debut concerning a shrewd businessman who takes his scheming employees on an ultra-competitive outing. Firm Read More

Sky Fighters

Synopsis: When a Mirage 2000 is hijacked and two pilots learn that a beautiful secret agent is looking to blast them out of the blue sky, the fight is on for the future of the free world in this high-flying action entry from Taxi director Gérard Pirès. "Walk'n'" Marchelli and "Fahrenheit" Vallois are the Read More

Trouble

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Natacha Régnier, Olivier Gourmet, Hannah Novak

The Crimson Rivers II: The Angels of the Apocalypse

Actors: Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel, Camille Natta, Christopher Lee, Augustin Legrand

Synopsis: French filmmaker Olivier Dahan directs the crime thriller sequel The Crimson Rivers II: The Angels of the Apocalypse, with a script by Luc Besson inspired by the novel Les Rivières Pourpres by Jean-Christophe Grange. Jean Reno returns as veteran police detective Pierre Niemans. He is sent to the Read More

The Flower of Evil

Actors: Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon, Bernard Le Coq, Mélanie Doutey

Synopsis: Co-written by Caroline Eliacheff, Claude Chabrol's La Fleur Du Mal (The Flower of Evil) concerns three generations of the bourgeois Charpin-Vasseur family. The story opens in the present day with a murder occurring during a local election and son Francois (Benoit Magimel) returning home to Read More

Errance

Actors: Laetitia Casta, Benoît Magimel, Yann Goven, Matteo Tardito, Valerie Dashwood

Effroyables Jardins

Actors: Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte, Benoît Magimel, Isabelle Candelier

Synopsis: Jean Becker's Effroyables Jardins (Strange Gardens) is a tale of survival during WWII. At the beginning of the 1960s, French teenager Lucien (Damien Jouilleot) is deeply embarrassed by the quirky behavior of his father Jacques (Jacques Villeret), as well as Jacques' ongoing performances as a clown Read More

The Piano Teacher

Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar

Synopsis: How far is a man willing to go to be with the woman he wants? Erika (Isabelle Huppert) is a veteran piano instructor at a famous music conservatory in Vienna. Erika is highly respected for her remarkable talent and strong discipline, but she's also known to be a harsh taskmistress and does not Read More

The Nest

Actors: Samy Naceri, Benoît Magimel, Nadia Farès, Pascal Greggory, Sami Bouajila

Synopsis: Directed by Florent E. Siri, Nid De Guepes chronicles the unlikey cooperation between a band of thieves and an elite group of judicial escorts. As several characters prepare for their various missions on Bastille Day, an unapologetic Albanian mobster (Angelo Infanti) is being flown in to stand Read More

Lisa

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Jeanne Moreau, Marion Cotillard, Sagamore Stévenin, Michel Jonasz

Synopsis: A young man's interest in film history leads to a revelation about his own past in this drama. Sam (Benoit Magimel) is a student and film fan who is fascinated by Sylvain Marceau (Sagamore Stevenin), an actor who had a brief career in the 1930s but seems to have vanished while working on "Princess Read More

Selon Matthieu

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Nathalie Baye, Antoine Chappey, Jean-Marie Winling

Synopsis: One man's attempt to avenge his father has unexpected consequences in this drama from France. Matthieu (Benoit Magimel) and Eric (Antione Chappey) are two brothers who work in a factory alongside their father (Fred Ulysse). When father is fired under dubious circumstances, Matthieu is outraged and Read More

The King Is Dancing

Actors: Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tchéky Karyo, Colette Emmanuelle, Cecile Bois

Synopsis: While Louis XIV had the longest reign of any French monarch and used his nation's military might to significantly expand his nation's control of Europe, he was also a noted patron of the arts with a particular love for dance, and this historical drama looks at the unlikely relationship between the Read More

Children of the Century

Actors: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci, Karin Viard

Synopsis: While pioneering pre-feminist author George Sand has been the subject of several film biographies focusing on her ten year relationship with Frederick Chopin, Les enfants du siècle looks at an earlier period in Sand's life, in particular her stormy romance with poet Alfred de Musset. In the early Read More

Déja Mort

Actors: Romain Duris, Benoît Magimel, Zoe Felix, Clément Sibony, Isaac Sharry

Synopsis: With echoes of Rebel Without a Cause, Boogie Nights and Less Than Zero, this French drama keeps pace with some fast-moving 20-year-olds, as seen from the point of view of ambitious Laure (Zoe Felix). She narrates as the film flashes back to a period spanning April 20 to July 14. Go-Karter Andrea Read More

Les Voleurs

Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve, Laurence Côte, Benoît Magimel, Julien Riviere, Fabienne Babe

Synopsis: André Téchiné's complex and ambitious crime drama starts with a prologue in which a little boy is awakened in the middle of the night by two strangers bringing home his father's body. The story of the deceased, Ivan (Didier Bezace), and his involvement with car thieves unfolds in flashbacks as Read More

La haine

Actors: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, Saïd Taghmaoui, Francois Levantal, Edouard Montoute

Synopsis: While to most outsiders Paris seems the very picture of beauty and civility, France has had a long and unfortunate history of intolerance toward outsiders, and this powerful drama from filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz takes an unblinking look at a racially diverse group of young people trapped in the Read More

A Single Girl

Actors: Virginie Ledoyen, Benoît Magimel, Dominique Valadie, Vera Briole, Virginie Emane

Synopsis: As Valerie, 19-year-old Virginie Ledoyen is not just the titular Single Girl, but for all practical purposes, the entire movie. As the film opens, she meets her sullen, unemployed boyfriend Remi (Benoît Magimel) at a cafe, and reveals that she is pregnant with his child. She is not only unsure Read More

L'Incruste

Actors: Claire Keim, Benoît Magimel, Yann Boudaud, Mathieu Busson, Marcel Bozonnet

Synopsis: A teen party gone out of control provides the focus of this drama which explores the transitions of youth in a transitional time set in the post-disco, pre-punk, early 1980's. Ariane, a teenager, is rebelling against her father and her boyfriend Pierre. She decides to hold a small party. The party Read More

Toutes Peines Confondues

Actors: Jacques Dutronc, Patrick Bruel, Mathilda May, Bruce Myers, Vernon Dobtcheff

Synopsis: In this tedious and excessively complicated thriller, a cop (Patrick Bruel) who has been sent to investigate the corruption in a small French town, encounters a mysterious rival (Jacques Dutronc), who is trying on his own to investigate the murder of his father. Michel Deville demonstrates a whole Read More

Le Cahier Vole

Actors: Élodie Bouchez, Benoît Magimel, Malcolm Conrath, Serge Avedikian

Synopsis: Virginie is the daughter of the local bar owner and has ambitions to become a writer. She is an upbeat and inquisitive girl. In her mountain town just after World War II, the two local children at the top of the economic ladder are the grown, orphaned siblings Anne and Jacques, both of whom are in Read More

Les Annees Campagne

Actors: Charles Aznavour, Benoît Magimel, Sophie Carle, Clémentine Célarié, Françoise Arnoul

Synopsis: Jules is a refreshingly level-headed fifteen-year old who lives with his grandparents in the country because his parents have careers that require them to travel a great deal. He enjoys fishing with his grandfather, and the local kids are just fine with him. Whenever his mother appears on the Read More

Papa Est Parti, Maman Aussi

Actors: Sophie Aubry, Benoît Magimel, Marie Rivière

Synopsis: Young Laurette (Sophie Aubry) is mature beyond her years. Certainly, compared with her feuding parents, she's a pillar of responsible behavior. It's a good thing, too, as she has three younger siblings who would come to no good end if she weren't there to look after them. Particularly after both Read More

Life Is a Long Quiet River

Actors: Daniel Gélin, Benoît Magimel, Valerie Lalande, Catherine Hiegel, Hélène Vincent, André Wilms, Christine Pignet

Synopsis: Life is a Long Quiet River is the satirically philosophical title for this French domestic comedy. Borrowing a page from The Corsican Brothers, the film begins with a castoff mistress spitefully switching a pair of newborn babies at the maternity ward managed by her doctor lover. As a result, the Read More