As co-directed by Alexandre Charlot and Franck Magnier, this French spy comedy stars Catherine Frot as the title character -...
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Sir Woolish
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2010
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This intense French action saga concerns a group of five closely-knit but very different brothers, raised by a mother who...
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2010
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2009
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In a dramatic setup that recalls the opening act of Robert Wise's chiller Audrey Rose (1977), Sandrine Bonnaire (Monsieur...
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2008
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A man saves the life of a stranger and lives to regret it in this dark comedy from France. Jean (Richard Berry) is a hired...
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2008
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2007
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A conflicted hitman recently who has reconnected with his childhood soul mate finds his quest for redemption becoming...
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Noel
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2006
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In the 1970s, as French citizens make long-delayed attempts to come to terms with the Nazi collaboration of World War II for...
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2006
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Valerie Lemercier's royal comedy Palais Royal! stars Valerie Lemercier as a commoner who is married to a prince (Lambert...
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2005
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Arnaud Viard's 2003 French-language feature Clara et Moi chronicles the eccentric romance between the 33-year-old struggling...
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2004
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Gerard Depardieu and Jean Reno headline this comedic chase film about a pair of escaped convicts with two very different...
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2003
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While there are plenty of stories about gay men who have pretended to be straight for the sake of their careers, this tart...
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Belone
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2001
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2000
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This French comedy-thriller is directed by Patrice Leconte, who was Oscar-nominated for Ridicule (1996). The film reunites...
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1998
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British TV host Antoine de Caunes (Eurotrash) stars in this French comedy about gay clarinetist Simon. His mother and wealthy...
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Uncle Salomon
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1998
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This is a comedy with an edge about a world-famous cellist, Jascha Steg, in love with Ana, a violinist. Jascha's world tour...
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1998
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Gerard Depardieu stars in this made-for-TV adaptation of the classic adventure story by Alexandre Dumas. Edmond (Depardieu)...
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1998
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The film's title is a pun, the double meaning referencing both the "wrong genre" and a person with distasteful motives....
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1997
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Benjamin Ballon wants to be a filmmaker, and has devoted a large part of his life for the past few years to getting to the...
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Michel Aumont
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1997
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This sumptuous French drama offers episodes from the notorious life of 18th century socialite and playwright Pierre-Augustin...
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1996
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For 30 years the title eatery has delighted its customers with good family style French cooking, but as with many good...
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Hippolyte
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1995
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This French film is an old-fashioned melodrama with a love triangle, a talented starlet, and a duel. It is set in 1930 when...
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1995
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Eleven-year old Alexandrine (Sandrine Blancke) may be making something more out of what is happening in her family than is...
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1993
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One would think that Maud could divorce her completely unamorous husband: in ten years of marriage, they have never once had...
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Mortheau
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1992
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Maurice (André Dussollier) was once a devoted socialist and followed his principles very nicely while he was an art...
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1991
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In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of...
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Uncle
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1991
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Alberto's family traditions are quite unusual. Living in Paris with his pregnant wife, he is now expected to return to Rome...
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1990
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Max (Wojtek Pszoniak) is a Polish Jew who survived World War II and runs a second-hand store in the suburbs of Paris. He...
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Uncle Jean
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1988
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Basically an updated take on "Bringing Up Baby," this screwy French comedy centers on the travails of a paleontologist...
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Pierre Carriere
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1987
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Simon Blount (Bernard Giraudeau) is a weary cop who takes solace in the bottle after his wife leaves him for another man. His...
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Florimont
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1987
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Francois Marboni (Victor Lanoux) is a butcher who is being blackmailed for having an affair with the prostitute Rache...
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Inspector Marchandon
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1987
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1987
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Bruno Ketti
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1986
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This thriller concerns Freddy (Michel Boujenah), the unsophisticated manager of a porno theater who has fallen in love with...
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Cade
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1986
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Based on the prize-winning novel by Elvire Mural, the French Escalier C (Staircase C) stars Robin Renucci as a cynical,...
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1985
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Weak in script and plot, this comedy about the differences (or not) between royalty and the commoners that toil for a living...
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Le Roi
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1985
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Michel Piccoli plays Akiva Liebskind, a Russian chess genius in the Swiss-filmed Dangerous Moves. He is pitted against Soviet...
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1984
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French stage actor Louis Ducreux makes his film debut as a 76-year-old traditionalist painter, Monsieur Ladmiral, in this...
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Gonzague/Edouard
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1984
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In cold-blooded, vigilante style, a mother exacts revenge for the deaths of her daughter and her daughter's lover in this...
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1984
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Delphine Seyrig plays a middle-aged woman coping with an ungovernable present and holding out hopes of escaping to a more...
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1983
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When her teen-aged son (Stephane Bierry) runs away and the police are noncommittal, a woman (Anne Duperey) convinces two old...
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Paul
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1983
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A man is left grieving for his dead family after they were shot down in a train station, innocent bystanders to a robbery...
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Brousse
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1982
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In this French melodrama, the unexpected, untimely death of her husband leaves Jeanne (Annie Girardot) struggling to come to...
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Henri
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1981
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A hot topic might be overly simplified for some viewers in this first-time political drama by Stephane Kurc. Marc...
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Ferazzi
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1980
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Jacques (Jacques Villeret) is a soldier who is called away from his military leave in order to take part in a secret mission....
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Stevenin
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1979
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Martin (Jean Rochefort) is a coward who is swept up in the revolt by French students in May, 1968 in this Gallic comedy of...
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1979
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1978
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Like other young men in his soccer-obsessed town, a belligerent and rebellious factory worker Francois Perrin plays on a...
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Brochard
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1978
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Xavier Marechal (Alain Delon) is a businessman whose long-time business partner and friend is Philippe Dubaye (Maurice Ronet)...
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1977
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Spoiled Children (Des enfants gates) finds director Bertrand Tavernier tempering his New Wave impulses with an overwhelming...
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Pierre
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1977
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A threesome becomes a foursome in this sensitive drama. The tale begins with the relationship between a recently divorced man...
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Inspector
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1977
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Michel Piccoli plays Simon, a French businessman reluctantly venturing into middle age. As he deals with his own midlife...
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1976
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Alain Delon plays Mr. Klein, a French-Catholic art dealer during the Nazi occupation. Strapped for cash, Klein takes...
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1976
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A homeless young man, living in his delivery truck, is simultaneously adopted by a pranksome group of youngsters and made...
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1976
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In this French farce, a wealthy young boy decides to teach his father a lesson by buying a man and employing him as his...
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1976
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After a computer-tested set of features is found to be the face most likely to win the confidence of the French people,...
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Chief of Cabinet
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1976
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1975
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Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin star in this madcap slapstick comedy. The director of the bank he works at has induced Pierre...
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Inspector
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1975
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By day, Monsieur Balboss (Michel Galabru) is a respectable policeman. By night, he seeks solace with prostitutes. Neither...
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1975
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Adolescence and sexuality hits Daniel (Louis Julien) particularly hard, and the romantic hypocrisy of the adult world nearly...
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Father
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1975
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The desire that many people have to live life with another more glamorous identity is the focus of this French satire. The...
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Watchman
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1975
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In this film, a group of French kids face the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood as they struggle through...
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1974
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Also known as Nada, The Nada Gang is a lesser effort from director Claude Chabrol. A group of European terrorists calling...
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Goemond
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1974
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In this French tragicomedy, once Pierre sees Auriele, he cannot rest until he finds her. Pierre is just minding his own...
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Edmond
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1973
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1973
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