Philippe Harel Filmography

Occupation:: Actor, Director, Screenwriter

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Les Randonneurs A Saint-Tropez

Crew: Director

Actors: Philippe Harel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Karin Viard

4/9/08
Tristan

Crew: Director

Actors: Mathilde Seigner, Jean-Jacques Vanier, Jean-Louis Loca, Adina Cartianu, Daniel Cohen

2003
Bienvenue au gite

Actors: Marina Fois, Philippe Harel, Annie Gregorio, Julie Depardieu, Bulle Ogier

Synopsis: A thirtysomething Parisian couple finally follow their dream of owning a rural bed and breakfast, only to discover that dreams aren't all they're cracked up to be in Claude Duty's 2003 comedy Bienvenue a gite (Bed and Breakfast). Bertrand (Philippe Harel) and his girlfriend Caroline (Marina Fois) Read More

2003
Sexes Tres Opposes

Actors: Charlotte de Turckheim, Patrick Chesnais, Elisa Tovati, Antoine Dulery, Jean-Noel Broute

Synopsis: Lies, betrayal, lust, and ennui are just a few of the themes at work in this knowing and urbane dissection of modern love and relationships, which follows the romantic pursuits of four disparate couples. Gabrielle is a shy but attractive librarian who falls for Remy, a seductive rake. Vanessa is a Read More

2002
Le Velo De Ghislain Lambert

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Benoît Poelvoorde, Antoine de Caunes, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo

Synopsis: One man's slow climb up the ladder to modest success is thwarted at every rung in this lightly downbeat comedy-drama. Ghislain Lambert (Benoit Poelvoorde) is a amateur bicycle racer who lives on a small farm in Belgium with his brother, Claude (Jose Garcia), and a hired hand who cannot speak Read More

2001
Venus Beauty Institute

Actors: Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan, Jacques Bonnaffé, Mathilde Seigner

Synopsis: A visually stylish comedy with dramatic overtones from director Tonie Marshall, Vénus Beauté (Institut) looks at the lives of three women who work at a small but successful beauty salon. Angele Nathalie Baye is an attractive woman just edging into middle age who is looking for companionship Read More

10/27/00
Extension du domaine de la lutte

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Philippe Bianco, Philippe Harel, José Garcia, Catherine Mouchet

Synopsis: Philippe Harel both starred in and directed this existential tale of angst, sex, and mass consumption. The protagonist, known only as Our Hero, is a lonely computer programmer who earns enough money but has no friends and has not had sex in over two years. Depressed, he basks in his sullen Read More

1999
Journal Intime Des Affaires En Cours

Crew: Director

Synopsis: With an investigative approach not too far from Michael Moore (Roger and Me), filmmaker Philippe Harel and former journalist Denis Robert teamed on this French-Swiss documentary in an effort to uncover the complexities of financial manipulations that keep the wealthy in power. Archival footage is Read More

4/8/98
La Femme Défendue

Crew: Director

Actors: Philippe Harel, Isabelle Carré

Synopsis: Director and male lead Philippe Harel has successfully pulled off a risky technique in the way in which he filmed this love story between Muriel (Isabelle Carré), a twentysomething young woman, and a 39-year-old married man -- Harel focuses in great detail on the woman's face and gestures and Read More

9/24/97
Les Randonneurs

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Philippe Harel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Karin Viard, Géraldine Pailhas, Vincent Elbaz

Synopsis: A quartet of Parisians embark upon a guided hike in Corsica and end up working through the sometimes comical chaos of their individual lives while becoming lost and contending with such obstacles as bad weather and aching bodies. Both of the female hikers are seeking love, though one of them is Read More

3/12/97
Romaine

Actors: Agnès Obadia, Martine Delumeau, Gérald Laroche, Eva Ionesco, Laurence Côte, Luc Pages, Philippe Harel

1/15/97
Les Apprentis

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: François Cluzet, Guillaume Depardieu, Judith Henry, Claire Laroche

Synopsis: Two losers find an especially bad way to beat the high cost of living in this off-beat comedy from France. Antoine (Francois Cluzet) aspires to write plays, but in the meantime he scrapes together a living writing articles for a martial arts magazine and creating crossword puzzles; he spends his Read More

1995
Une Visite

Crew: Director

1995
L'Histoire du Garcon Qui Voulait Qu'on L'Embrasse

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Julien Collet, Helene Medigue, Marion Cotillard, Marie Pailhes

Synopsis: Using a minimalist setting, this slice-of-life film depicts the routine life of 20-year old Raoul. The unambitious fellow is supposed to be doing research for his thesis "The Color White in Painting." When not avoiding his work, Raoul can be found ogling women. Though he occasionally follows them Read More

1994
Cible émouvante

Actors: Jean Rochefort, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Patachou

Synopsis: Victor Meynard (Jean Rochefort) is an assassin for hire, and he's proud of it. It's part of his family's business. However, in this comedy, there are occasions when he simply cannot bring himself to pull the trigger and make a "hit." Instead, he adopts the boy (Guillaume Depardieu) who would have Read More

1993
Un Été Sans Histoires

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Dodine Herry, Philippe Harel, Brigitte Bemol, Mathieu Kassovitz

Synopsis: In this witty and fast-paced short comedy, Claudine is driving her rattletrap of a car and pulling a camping trailer behind it on the way to spending a summer vacation with her boyfriend. The other passenger in her car is Henri, a boy she has little time for. He is her boyfriend's younger brother Read More

1992