Fanny CottençonFilmography

Vivante

Actors: Vahina Giocante, Samuel Jouy, François Berléand, Fanny Cottençon, Pierre Cassignard

Synopsis: Directed by Ray Sandrine, Vivante follows the changes in the life of a young woman after being brutally gang-raped. When 19-year-old Parisian student Claire (Vahina Giocante) is sexually assaulted by four men, she doesn't tell anyone. Rather, she opts to drop out of school and begin a dangerous Read More

Mortel transfert

Actors: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Hélène de Fougerolles, Denis Podalydès, Miki Manojlovic, Yves Renier

Synopsis: An analyst discovers just how troublesome his most difficult patient can be in this darkly witty comedy drama. Michel Durand (Jean-Hughes Anglade) is a divorced psychiatrist in his early forties with a successful practice in Paris. One of his patients is Olga Kubler (Helene de Fougerolles), the Read More

Change-moi ma vie

Actors: Fanny Ardant, Roschdy Zem, Fanny Cottençon, Sami Bouajila, Olivier Cruveiller

Synopsis: Two lost souls make a pact to lift each other up and provide the support needed to kick their bad habits and take one last shot at living their dreams in this introspective drama starring Fanny Ardant and Rochdy Zem. Nina (Ardent) is an unemployed actress who has just taken a lethal overdose of Read More

Nos vies heureuses

Actors: Marie Payen, Cécile Richard, Camille Japy, Sami Bouajila, Eric Bonicatto

Synopsis: The loosely interrelated romantic difficulties of six people living in Paris provide the framework for the drama Nos Vies Heureuses/Our Happy Lives. Cecile (Cecile Richard) is an impulsive bohemian who documents the lives of her friends with her camera. One of her closest friends is Emilie (Camille Japy Read More

Ça Reste Entre Nous

Actors: Catherine Frot, Sam Karmann, Carol Brenner, Fanny Cottençon, Antoine Dulery

Synopsis: Martin Lamotte made his directorial debut with this French comedy. Building contractor Patrick (Sam Karmann) is unaware that Helene (Catherine Frot), his wife for 15 years, intends to celebrate their wedding anniversary with a surprise party. She's invited friends and relatives to spend the Read More

Pandora

Les Clés Du Paradis

Actors: Gérard Jugnot, Pierre Arditi, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Fanny Cottençon

Synopsis: Gaspard lives in Paris and has an ex-wife and a career as a well-respected novelist. However, he is thoroughly bored with his life and is also short of funds for paying alimony. He decides to go to Brittany to visit his goofy brother and renew his ongoing affair with his brother's wife. Paul is Read More

Le Mariage de Figaro

Crew: Producer

Actors: Fanny Cottençon, Roger Coggio, Marie Laforêt, Claude Giraud, Line Renaud

Synopsis: Before was made into the famous Mozart opera, Le Mariage de Figaro was an incredibly famous French comedy and political satire by Beaumarchais (1732-1799). Beaumarchais was at least as interesting a character as any in his plays; among other things, he was a litigious watchmaker, a playwright, and Read More

La Folle Journee Ou Le Mariage De Fig

Actors: Fanny Cottençon, Roger Coggio, Marie Laforêt, Claude Giraud

Les Saisons Du Plaisir

Actors: Charles Vanel, Denise Grey, Jacqueline Maillan, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Bideau

Synopsis: Charles (Charles Vanel) is a 100-year-old perfume magnate who decides to marry the equally ancient Emmanuelle (Denis Grey) in the French sex comedy. Company executives and family members scramble for position in the wake of the surprising announcement. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide Read More

À Gauche En Sortant De L'Ascenseur

Actors: Pierre Richard, Richard Bohringer, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Cottençon, Pierre Vernier

Synopsis: Yann (Pierre Richard) has his artistic eye on Florence (Fanny Cottencon), who desires her for more than her aesthetic beauty. His efforts are continually hampered by his neighbors Boris (Richard Bohringer), an insanely jealous layabout and his beautiful wife Eva (Emmanuelle Beart). Michel Creton Read More

Tant Qu'il Y Aura des Femmes

Actors: Roland Giraud, Fanny Cottençon, Marianne Basler, Fiona Gelin, Martin Lamotte

Synopsis: Sam (Roland Giraud) enjoys his romantic rendezvous with his ex-wife Vanessa (Fanny Cortencon) and others in this routine sex farce. He lives with up-and-coming actress Elodie (Fiona Gelin), but quickly falls for pretty female physician Joanna (Marianne Basler). Sam soon is globe-trotting after the Read More

Le Journal d'un Fou

Actors: Roger Coggio, Dorothée Blanc, Fanny Cottençon, Yvette Etievant, Jean-Pierre Darras

Synopsis: Roger Coggio wrote, directed and starred in this black comedy. The sexual frustration and social climbing of a lowly clerk from St. Petersburg leads to sensual sensory overload and insanity. He suffers from erotic hallucinations and Freudian imagery to the point that he must be institutionalized. Read More

Poussière D'Ange

Actors: Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Jean-Pierre Sentier, Fanny Cottençon, Michel Aumont

Synopsis: Simon Blount (Bernard Giraudeau) is a weary cop who takes solace in the bottle after his wife leaves him for another man. His spirit is lifted when he meets Violet (Fanny Bastien), the wispy, mysterious female he considers somewhat of an angel. Simon is unaware she has systematically murdered the Read More

Golden Eighties

Actors: Delphine Seyrig, Myriam Boyer, Fanny Cottençon, Lio, Marie Pillet, Pascale Salkin, Nicolas Tronc, John Berry, Charles Denner, Isabelle Gruault, Jean-François Balmer, Francoise Goussard

Synopsis: Fannie Cottencon stars as Lilli, beauty salon owner and uncrowned queen of the shopping mall where the film, in its entirety, takes place. Delphine Seyrig costars as a mall boutique owner, suddenly confronted with her wartime lover. Before we're quite aware of it, the film has become a New Age Romeo and Juliet Read More

Special Police

Actors: Richard Berry, Carole Bouquet, Fanny Cottençon, Jean-Pierre Malo, Jean-Jacques Moreau

Synopsis: In this so-so actioner, a cop possessing expert knowledge of computer software (a detail revealed late in the proceedings) also comes into possession of some incriminating tapes, putting him and an attractive woman on the hit list of a murderous band of thugs. It seems they could land some VIPs in Read More

Sortuz Egy Fekete Bivalyert

Actors: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Cottençon, Miklos B. Szekely, Laszlo Mate

Synopsis: In this comedy-drama about human foibles, the aftermath of war undoubtedly has something to do with the behavior and feelings of the people living in a small Hungarian village. The lives of the villagers are seen through the eyes of David (Laszlo Mate), an orphaned Jewish boy who has come to Read More

Monsieur De Pourceaugnac

Actors: Michel Galabru, Roger Coggio, Fanny Cottençon, Rosy Varte

Synopsis: Mixing real locations with a Louis XIV stage setting, director Michel Mitrani interprets the story first told in Moliere's play of the same name, written for the stage. A slightly supercilious country gentleman, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (Michel Galabru) has arrived in Paris to marry Julie (Fanny Cottencon Read More

Fanny Pelopaja

Actors: Fanny Cottençon, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Algora, Berta Cabré, Ian Sera

Synopsis: This vicious crime thriller tells the story of Fanny (Fanny Cottençon), a cold-blooded woman who has served several prison sentences for petty crimes. Her hatred for Andrés (Bruno Cremer), an even more brutal policeman who once knocked out her teeth, is the emotional axis around which the story Read More

Femmes De Personne

Actors: Marthe Keller, Caroline Cellier, Fanny Cottençon, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Synopsis: Femmes De Personne is a French "feminist" film that comes off as slightly misogynistic (not to mention misanthropic) at times. Is it possible to be happy in business and still be happy in bed? The four leading ladies, all successful career women, don't seem particularly blissful. On the contrary Read More

Les Fausses Confidences

Actors: Brigitte Fossey, Fanny Cottençon, Michel Galabru, Micheline Presle

Synopsis: Les Fausses Confidences is a commedia dell'arte written in 1735 by the French playwright Pierre de Carlet Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), mercifully known simply as Marivaux. This cinematic adaptation is by Daniel Moosmann, and it remains faithful to Marivaux' elegant wit and sensibilities. The Read More

L'Ami de Vincent

Actors: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Françoise Fabian, Fanny Cottençon, Marie Dubois

Synopsis: In this plodding drama about a man searching for his friend's wronged lover, there is neither high action nor high suspense to keep -- or even reach -- a quick-paced storyline. A shallow womanizer (Jean Rochefort) plays the trumpet in an orchestra conducted by his steady and stable friend (Philippe Noiret Read More

Paradis Pour Tous

Actors: Patrick Dewaere, Jacques Dutronc, Fanny Cottençon, Stéphane Audran, Philippe Léotard

Synopsis: In this sci-fi film a suicidal salesman is saved when he encounters a scientist who is working on a revolutionary new antidepressant. The man becomes so peaceful of all around him, that he begins driving everyone around him crazy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

L'Etoile Du Nord

Actors: Philippe Noiret, Simone Signoret, Fanny Cottençon, Julie Jezequel, Jean Rougerie

Synopsis: This thriller about a mysterious psychopath was based on a novel by Georges Simenon. Edouard Binet (Philippe Noiret), an aimless Frenchman who has spent several years travelling in Northern Africa, is sailing to Belgium when he meets an attractive woman named Sylvie Baron (Fanny Cottencon). Read More

Tete a Claques

Actors: Francis Perrin, Fanny Cottençon, Jacques Francois

Synopsis: After a wealthy, bored heiress (Fanny Cottençon) botches up a custody battle between a taxi driver (Francis Perrin) and his ex-wife by getting the driver jailed for no good reason, she has second thoughts - especially since she starts feeling an attraction for the hapless man. She suggests that Read More

Tout Le Monde Peut Se Tromper

Actors: Fanny Cottençon, Francis Perrin, Bernard Le Coq, Christophe Bourseiller

Les Fourberies de Scapin

Actors: Roger Coggio, Michel Galabru, Jean-Pierre Darras, Maurice Risch, Pierre Francois Pistorio

Synopsis: A clever adaptation of Moliere's play Les Fourberies de Scapin, this cinematic re-creation was directed by Roger Coggio who also plays the lead, Scapin -- a tramp who thrives on mischief. In this version, however, Coggio interprets Scapin's antics as clever put-ons, meant to help him obtain his Read More

Signe Furax

Actors: Bernard Haller, Jean-Pierre Darras, Dany Saval, Mylène Demongeot