Jean-Louis Richard

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.

Lucas is a young scientist obsessed with the analysis of movement: that of the horses he studies in his laboratory, that of the clappers he practices as an amateur. His professional and sentimental life seems like a stalemate when his brother Luigi, a passionate horse breeder and little crook,who is accidentally killed by a stallion, Mister V. He knows that the animal is the subject of an insurance scam and must be shot against the will of his brother, who had seen in him a future champion. He then decides to take care of the farm and his sister-in-law, for whom he has always had an attraction. Tugged between his feelings, Luigi's memory and the pressures of the former crook partner, he will draw strength and power from the murderous stallion whose savagery fascinates him.

The story is inspired by the biblical myth of Lazarus. The main character is called Lazarus who was a follower of Jesus, brother of Martha and Mary who was resurrected by Jesus.

In the nineteenth century, Adolphe, a young man of twenty four carefree years, plans to obtain favors Ellenore, a beautiful woman of thirty years, much more vulnerable. This yields to his advances and he disclaims all. But already, Adolphe loves less. Yet the idea of ​​the pain is unbearable.

A bygone symbol of the luxury of yesteryear and a true institution in a provincial town, the "Grand Magasin" is living its last hours. Indeed, the management, which can no longer afford the establishment, is preparing to sell the store to a large distribution group. Agathe, a saleswoman in the men's department for more than 25 years, is shocked to discover that all the staff will be laid off. Feeling both betrayed and responsible for the future of the "Grand Magasin", she becomes a passionaria, leading her colleagues to revolt, a true leader. The operation finally seems to bear fruit when the sale is cancelled and a new director is appointed.

A chubby forty-ish florist is dumped for a gorgeous young woman. She decides to lose weight and to ruin her rival's life in order to win her handsome lover back.

A teacher uses new methods to captivate his audience. Some kids take it too far, some colleagues are worried traditional ways are going to be lost... but eventually, everything turns out OK.

After fifteen years of absence, a man returns to his family. Five-year-old Aurelie watches the stranger arrive and develops an immediate affinity with him. Her older sister, however, is very suspicious of the intruder and certain that misfortune will follow. The adults see nothing, but struggle with all their might when tragedy strikes. Naturally, the two girls bear the brunt of the impact. The film is an homage to the distant and primitive world of childhood, which shapes each of us.

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.

Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, along with the man's violent and abusive nature, force Dominique to reconcile the conflicts created by her passion. In this quest, Dominique is aided, and sometimes hindered, by friends, clients, and Quentin's former and current acquaintances.

French novelist Vincent Ravalec made his directorial debut with this French drama about small-time crook Gaston (Yvan Attal) who poses as a millionaire after he picks up hitchhiking 16-year-old Marie-Pierre (Virginie Lanoue). Actually living in a seedy apartment, Gaston deals in stolen goods, but he soon climbs to bigger heists, including car thefts. Concealing his illegal activities, Gaston operates his company, Extramill, out of upscale, posh offices, while he and Marie-Pierre move into a sedate upper-middle-class neighborhood. Life is sweet, but the onset of paranoia, kinky sex activities, and police probes eventually culminate in violence.

In the aristocratic society of the seventeenth century, the fate of Marianne child who survived the deadly attack on a convoy.

The end of an affair from the woman's point of view.

A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband...

Benoit has planned out his life. Unfortunately he has forgotten the military duty. After he is called to duty he tries everything to get around. He goes to a psychiatrist who gives him medicine against depression. As this doesn't work out he tries suicide. The story gets even worse as he is told by a military doctor that he is HIV positive. Benoit tumbles down into the drug scene. Then he goes to Italy and meets Claudia. Things seem to improve, but only for a short time...

1936. Rafael, son of a Spanish nobleman, leaves the French Catholic institution where he was resident, recalled in his country by his father. Senior officer in Franco's army, it is that his son is involved in the civil war that tore Spain. Before joining the front, Rafael is assigned to a unit whose main mission is to take care of prisoners and execute subversive elements. The garrison was commanded by Colonel Masagual, a friend's father Rafael. Very old regime , the colonel who lives openly with his homosexuality Casado, his aide, is an ambiguous character, melancholy and cynical lucidity.

Camille Prader, back from a physicians' meeting, is waiting for his suitcase on the Airport conveyor belt. Clémentine, his girlfriend of the day, has come to fetch him. With a radiant smile, she tells Fabrice that she left everything to live with him. When Camille picks a case he realizes ha has taken the wrong one. The label shows it belongs to a musician called Juliette Graveur. Hegrasps the occasion to run away from Clémentine by claiming Juliette is his mistress....

Camille Prader, back from a physicians' meeting, is waiting for his suitcase on the Airport conveyor belt. Clémentine, his girlfriend of the day, has come to fetch him. With a radiant smile, she tells Fabrice that she left everything to live with him. When Camille picks a case he realizes ha has taken the wrong one. The label shows it belongs to a musician called Juliette Graveur. Hegrasps the occasion to run away from Clémentine by claiming Juliette is his mistress....

An old farmhouse in southwestern France, not far from the Spanish border, serves as a refuge for Jewish refugees during World War Two.

Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.

Jeanne the Maid leaves her childhood home in Domremy after hearing what she is sure was the voice of God. She believes that she can help lead France to victory on the battlefield, and she persuades Charles, dauphin of France to allow her to guide his troops.

Joan has succeeded in lifting the siege on Orléans and Charles VII has been ordained King of France. However, she is injured in her failed attempt to take Paris, weakening her position at court. When she is finally captured and put on trial, she finds both her life and the sanctity of her body at stake.

A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of similarly lost people hiding out and living from hand-to-mouth, reliant on their ingenuity to survive.

After the disappearance at sea of a young fisherman, his childhood friend and his mother begin an ambiguous relationship.

A medical intern finds himself drawn into a world of international intrigue after discovering a shrunken human head in his luggage.

The story of a few couples who have arrived at a point of no return whose history will cross, mingle or fall apart.

The name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life, indoors and out. He was a painter during the final decades of the French monarchy. In this story, he and his brother Cyprien (Robin Renucci), who is an early pioneer in medical anatomy (he dissected corpses and made drawings of what he found in them), have fallen in love with the same woman, Marianne (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), a laundress. This attraction has not escaped the notice of Salmon d'Anglas (Sami Frey), a conniving nobleman, who has his heart set on getting revenge on Jean-Honore (Joachim de Almeida) for refusing his patronage and becoming the darling of the French court.

A French family is shown as they go through the daily routines of life. Arguing, feasting, crying, and yearning for love are just some of the human emotions encountered. The mood wavers between excessive noise to silence while those not participating in the conversations eavesdrop.

It was during one of his missions in Norway that Antoine learned of his wife's death. He leaves his experimental submarine and returns to Paris. Helene was found in the Seine and had taken barbiturates. Even though he had not been with Hélène for six years, he knew her well enough to believe that she was incapable of committing suicide. So who and why?

A man, Dr. Fez, is blackmailed into taking a fall for his boss. However, with a cruel invention that he created, Dr. Fez has plans of his own to seek revenge against his blackmailer.

Charles Saganne subiu na hierarquia do exército para se tornar um oficial. Em 1911, ele se tornou um tenente e, cansado da vida da guarnição, deixou a França para uma vida de aventura no Saara.

Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.

Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) é suspeito de matar o amante da esposa. Todas as pistas apontam para ele, principalmente quando sua esposa também é achada morta. Enquanto Vercel se esconde em seu escritório, sua secretária Barbara Becker (Fanny Ardant) investiga esses assassinatos suspeitos.

O conde Michel Forbek constrói um castelo onde deseja criar uma sociedade utópica. Anos depois, em uma conferência, encontros amorosos prevalecem sobre a educação, Nora Winkle faz previsões sobre a relação de sua amiga e um grupo de crianças cria uma história fantástica sobre os tempos medievais.

Quatro novas gendarmes jovens chegam à delegacia do Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) com o objetivo de aprender a profissão com os melhores.

Martin Terrier wants to quit his job as a hired hitman, but his organized crime employers are unwilling to see him turned out to pasture, Terrier knows too much, and he is still useful to the organization. He escapes to the countryside where he meets Claire, and the two soon fall in love. Back in Paris to confront his employers, Terrier learns that they've stolen all his money from the bank. They give him an ultimatum—do one last job for them and he gets his money and his freedom...

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.

Durante a ocupação de Paris pelas tropas alemãs, um grupo de atores tenta fazer uma peça de teatro. Ninguém suspeita que no porão do prédio está escondido o diretor do grupo, um homem de origem judaica.

After losing his job, an idealistic adman starts his own agency, putting himself in the crosshairs of his jaded ex-boss.

The wife of an extremely jealous merchant is held hostage by a bank robber.

Uma modelo, Emmanuelle (Sylvia Kristel), vai de Paris até Bangcoc, na Tailândia, para se encontrar com o marido, Jean (Daniel Sarky), que atua no corpo diplomático. Lá Emmanuelle tem aventuras amorosas com homens e mulheres do novo círculo de amizades, apesar de amar Jean. Ele também tem casos extraconjugais, no entanto ambos aceitam este comportamento, que Emmanuelle se recusa a rotular de traição, pois não há mentiras entre eles.

Um dos filmes que melhor representa as loucuras que se passam em um set de filmagem. Um ator que fica deprimido porque sua noiva sai com um dublê, uma atriz que se entregou às bebidas e não consegue lembrar de suas falas e muitas outras confusões, que o diretor deve fazer de tudo para contornar, até gravarem uma das cenas mais importantes do filme: a que o dia deve ser transformado em noite artificialmente.

Despite their social differences, poor David and the rich Olivier are the best friends. David took the young Eleanor in Olivier's Paris apartment. When Olivier meets her there, he takes her to the country, where the three build a boat on the meadow. Eleanore divided the friends.

Diane is married to an architect in this situation comedy. The two met in Czechoslovakia before marrying and moving to France. He becomes extremely jealous when he suspects her of having a lesbian affair with a ballet dancer. His incessant questions and insane jealousy make Diane resentful to the point she considers pushing him off a cliff.

Diane is married to an architect in this situation comedy. The two met in Czechoslovakia before marrying and moving to France. He becomes extremely jealous when he suspects her of having a lesbian affair with a ballet dancer. His incessant questions and insane jealousy make Diane resentful to the point she considers pushing him off a cliff.

Recuperando-se de uma tentativa de suicídio, um homem é selecionado para participar de uma experiência de viagem no tempo que só foi testada em camundongos. Uma avaria no experimento faz com que o homem passe a experimentar momentos de seu passado em uma ordem aleatória.

Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?

Em um Estado totalitário num futuro próximo, os “bombeiros” têm como função principal queimar todo e qualquer tipo de material impresso, principalmente livros, pois foi convencionado que literatura é propagadora da infelicidade. Um dos bombeiros começa a se qustionar sobre essa sua tarefa.

Pierre Lachenay, editor e palestrante conhecido e de meia idade, é casado com Franca, uma mulher desequilibrada e é pai de Sabine, uma garota de 10 anos. Ao viajar a Lisboa para uma palestra, Pierre Lachenay conhece e passa a noite com Nicole, uma aeromoça da Panair do Brasil. Ele quer vê-la mais e mais vezes, viajam para Reims juntos, e Pierre mantêm o caso escondido de sua família, principalmente para poupar sua filha da angústia de uma separação. Nicole está levando o caso muito levemente, mas Pierre, não percebendo os sentimentos e expectativas de Nicole, decide viver com ela. A separação do casal leva a um fim trágico. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos) 3 versões de duração: 113 min - Lançamento 119 min - Director's Cut França 110 min - Com Cortes Portugal

Pierre Lachenay, editor e palestrante conhecido e de meia idade, é casado com Franca, uma mulher desequilibrada e é pai de Sabine, uma garota de 10 anos. Ao viajar a Lisboa para uma palestra, Pierre Lachenay conhece e passa a noite com Nicole, uma aeromoça da Panair do Brasil. Ele quer vê-la mais e mais vezes, viajam para Reims juntos, e Pierre mantêm o caso escondido de sua família, principalmente para poupar sua filha da angústia de uma separação. Nicole está levando o caso muito levemente, mas Pierre, não percebendo os sentimentos e expectativas de Nicole, decide viver com ela. A separação do casal leva a um fim trágico. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos) 3 versões de duração: 113 min - Lançamento 119 min - Director's Cut França 110 min - Com Cortes Portugal

This French version of the notorious spy's life centers less on her romantic escapades, and more on those that reveal the person she actually was during WW I when her German superiors ordered her to seduce the French captain Trintignant so she can steal classified papers from him. Instead she falls in love with him, blows the cover, and ends up convicted of espionage and shot. (AllMovie)

This French version of the notorious spy's life centers less on her romantic escapades, and more on those that reveal the person she actually was during WW I when her German superiors ordered her to seduce the French captain Trintignant so she can steal classified papers from him. Instead she falls in love with him, blows the cover, and ends up convicted of espionage and shot. (AllMovie)

Baseado no romance de Henri-Pierre Roché, este clássico da Nouvelle Vague narra um triângulo amoroso animado entre dois amigos, um francês e um alemão, e uma mulher sedutora, objeto de sua mútua obsessão, durante 25 anos.

Eddie Constantine stars as a reporter mixed up in the spy world in this routine espionage actioner by first-time director Pierre Grasset. After taking some illicit photos for a new story he is working on, Eddie (Constantine) is coerced into doing a job for the French Secret Service. There is a mole in the French missile sites who is passing on classified information, and Eddie is enlisted as bait to draw the culprit -- or culprits -- out. Along the way, he finds himself running for his life, fighting, and romancing until the final denouement.

Após roubar um carro em Marselha, Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) ruma para Paris. No caminho mata um policial, que tentou prendê-lo por excesso de velocidade, e em Paris persuade a relutante Patricia Franchisi (Jean Seberg), uma estudante americana com quem se envolveu, para escondê-lo até receber o dinheiro que lhe devem. Michel promete a Patricia que irão juntos para a Itália. No entanto, o crime de Michel está nos jornais e agora não há opção. Ele fica escondido no apartamento de Patricia, onde conversam, namoram, ele fala sobre a morte e ela diz que quer ficar grávida dele. Ele perde a consciência da situação na qual se encontra e anda pela cidade cometendo pequenos delitos, mas quando é visto por um informante começa o final da sua trágica perseguição.