Paulette Frantz
Nacimiento : 1929-09-05, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Madame Mannarino
A wannabe actor must chose between his passion and his father, a crook.
La mère de Rose
In a village by the Meuse river, located near the French-Belgian border, a factory storekeeper named Basile Matrin leads a dreary life with his wife, Rose. The young Maryse Duval, who had just come back from Paris, has abandoned her dreams of becoming an actress. She will unwittingly turn their life upside down. Basile's great friend and neighbour, who is a reporter for a local newspaper called " Le Quotidien de la Meuse", witnesses the comical drama that is unfolding on the street outside his house, and will unwillingly be drawn into this "Dramedy".
Vieille dame interviewée
En las sesiones con su terapeuta, Yvan comparte historias sobre antisemitismo y cómo es la vida de un judío en la Francia actual.
Mr. Beranger works at Paradesign, a furniture department store where the employees live day and night in the decorations. Himself lives in a show cottage in pasteboard and excels in the promotion of his dachshund footrest. His life seems settled well, until the day when he is promoted to the mysterious thirteenth floor of the store.
Supermarket Customer
Basada en la novela "Badfellas" de Tonino Benacquista, se adentra en la vida de la peculiar familia de los Manzoni, unos mafiosos italianos que, amparados por un programa de protección de testigos del FBI, se trasladan a Normandía, Francia. Allí tratan de comenzar una vida sosegada y apacible dejando atrás la violencia y las amenazas propias del pasado. Pero a pesar de poner todos sus esfuerzos en adaptarse al nuevo hogar, antes de lo esperado, se ven forzados a emplear sus antiguos métodos para solucionar un imprevisto, recuperando así sus viejos hábitos.
Madame Moustier
Violette Leduc hija bastarda de un noble, conoce a Simone de Beauvoir tras la posguerra en Saint Germain des Prés, comenzando así una relación intensa entre estas dos mujeres que va a durar toda su vida, relación basada en la búsqueda de libertad de Violette y la convicción de Simone de tener entre manos el destino de una escritora fuera de lo común.
Richard's mother
Tras ser sorprendido por un "paparazzo" en compañía de Elena, una famosa top model que es su amante, el multimillonario Pierre Levasseur para evitar un complejo divorcio inventa una mentira inverosímil. Aprovecha la presencia en la foto de un transeúnte, François Pignon, para asegurarle a su mujer que Elena no estaba con él, sino con Pignon. Para demostrar que lo que dice es verdad manda a la bellísima Elena a vivir con Pignon, que no es más que un humilde aparcacoches. En casa de Pignon, Elena es como un ave del paraíso en una vivienda de protección oficial.
Concierge
Un hombre amnésico es rescatado por la tripulación de un barco pesquero italiano cuando flota a la deriva en el mar. Carece de identidad y de pasado, pero posee unas serie de talentos extraordinarios en artes lingüísticas, marciales y de autodefensa que sugieren una profesión de riesgo. Confuso y desorientado, emprende una frenética búsqueda para descubrir quién es y por qué su vida ha tomado un giro tan peligroso.
Georgette, l'épouse d'Alexandre
Yvette, la dame-pipi de la gare de l'Est
Yves regresa a París después de haber pasado 4 años en Brasil. Sólo lleva como equipaje una guitarra, y su deseo más intenso es encontrar cuanto antes alojamiento. Conocerá a Isabel y Babette, dos encantadoras jóvenes que comparten buhardilla en Montmartre, y el encuentro será caótico.
La mère de Gilles
La patronne du bistro
Un motorista empapado por la lluvia, se detiene en un pequeño café de un pueblo remoto. Una adivina le lee el futuro con las cartas y le predice una muerte violenta.
Madame President
At the turn of the century, an unusual woman refuses to become an object to be desired or played with. Instead she wants to succeed on the stage of politics in the Third Republic.
Anne
Goumic, an industrialist and his wife Anne lose their big house when their town's mayor coerces them to sell it for a low price.
Adèle
Cigalon, a restaurant owner in a small village in Provence, refuses to serve customers... And suddenly Mrs. Toffi, his former laundress, opens a restaurant with her nephew Virgil... Annoyed, Cigalon counter-attacks and goes back to cooking.
Mrs. Vaussart
In her suburban house, Madame Vaussart brings together a group of solitaries every Wednesday. Everyone tries to forget their problems, their complexes, their sadness. Between Mr. Michel, very shy, Mrs. Lebris, a former actress, a former colonial soldier and a few others, a project was soon born. They arm themselves and organize a manhunt from which, voluntarily, no one will come out alive.
Une servante
The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, inspired by a story from the Italian Middle Ages.
Addy
la propriétaire de la loterie
Tulipe es un anciano jubilado que vive solo en un antiguo vagón, y que tiene como afición cultivar tranquilamente su jardín y la pintura al óleo, pero también tiene una fuente secreta de ingresos. Su ahijado, Noel, descubre que Tulipe es en realidad un maestro falsificador, que produce copias perfectas de billetes de 10 francos. La novia de Noel ve en esto esto una oportunidad de volverse ricos, pero deben convencer a Tulipe de falsificar billetes de 500 francos.
Mme Maille
Mme Chardon, la campeuse
In this French murder mystery, a young journalist goes from a bad situation to much worse. He has been having problems in his relationship with his girlfriend, and one evening he goes out on a bender. Too drunk to remember how he got that way, he goes home to sleep it off. When he wakes up in the morning, he discovers that his hangover is the least of his problems -- he is now a suspect in a murder investigation. After getting back together with his girlfriend, he decides to hide out with a friend of his and let the heat cool down -- a big mistake, as he soon finds out.
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En Viena, en la primavera de 1900, el soldado Franz conoce a Leocadia, una prostituta, pero acaba liándose con una criada, que pronto pasa a manos del señorito Alfred, el cual mantiene también un affaire con Emma, una mujer casada, cuyo millonario marido se entretiene con una modista que está enamorada del poeta Robert, amante de una gran actriz encaprichada con un joven teniente de dragones.
Germaine
A soccer enthusiast like his father, Martin Lambert is the (gifted) goalkeeper of the local team. He falls in love with Jeanette and soon marries her. Alongside a happy marital life, Martin becomes a successful professional. Which proves a mixed blessing since fame makes him vain and haughty and his marriage gets seriously affected. But the Second World War breaks out and Martin is drafted. Taken prisoner a few months later, he is sent to a camp. When he is released, he tries resume his career but his wounds hurt too much and he has to give in. But not soccer: he will now proudly train young shoots.