Armand Psenny

Nascimento : 1929-04-18, Paris, France

Morte : 2007-07-12

Filmes

Diên Biên Phu
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Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.
A Vida e nada mais
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Em 1920, na França, Irene procura o marido, desaparecido durante a Guerra. Seus caminhos se cruzam com os do Comandante Dellaplane, chefe do Bureau de Soldados Desaparecidos. O encontro pode representar uma nova chance para ambos.
Por Volta da Meia-Noite
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Na Paris de 1959, um talentoso e veterano saxofonista deve se apresentar no Blue Note, ao lado de outros músicos americanos. Com problemas de alcoolismo, ele é amparado por um fã parisiense. Além de Dexter Gordon, o filme de Bertrand Tavernier contou com grandes jazzistas: Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock entre outros.
A Sunday in the Country
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In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.
A Lei de Quem Tem o Poder
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Um patético chefe de polícia, humilhado por todos ao seu redor, de repente quer um novo começo para sua vida - e recorre a meios drásticos para isto.
A Week's Vacation
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Laurence, a young schoolteacher from Lyon, takes a week's leave. During the break, she reflects on her career and her personal life.
A Morte ao Vivo
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Uma câmera é implantada no cérebro de Roddy. Em seguida ele é contratado por um produtor de televisão para filmar um documentário sobre Katherine sem que ela saiba. Ela é uma doente terminal. A filmagem será exibida no popular programa de TV, "Death Watch".
The Bit Between the Teeth
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Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....
Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé...
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Camadule is in charge of buying several barrels of the Beaujolais Nouveau. The Captain and Kamel will travel with him to get the divine beverage.
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
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Whilst King Gros Pif I amuses himself at debauched banquets, his musketeers pursue their tax-collecting duties with a malicious zeal. Goaded by the court jester (who is also the Queen’s lover), the ministers decide to put an end to this regime and have the King locked up. Hearing the news, the famous Chevalier Blanc comes to his rescue. Aided by the knight and his cousin Lucienne, the King flees to Flanders, where he devises a scheme to win him back the throne of France...
Spoiled Children
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Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.
The Question
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1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers.
The Judge and the Assassin
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France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
Que a Festa Comece
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França, 1719. O rei é Luís XV, bisneto e sucessor de Luís XIV. Sendo menor de idade, a regência é conduzida por seu tio-avô Philippe d'Orleans, o duque de Orleans, notório debochado, cercado por um bando de prostitutas e aproveitadores iludidos. Na Bretanha, o marquês de Pontcallec fomentou um complô para derrubar o duque em favor do rei Filipe V de Espanha, neto de Luís XIV e tio do jovem soberano. Ele espera restaurar sua independência para a Grã-Bretanha - libertando-a de seus deveres de vassalo para o poder parisiense - e para proclamar a república. O abade Dubois, complacente primeiro-ministro do regente e manipulador ambicioso, é responsável por acabar com a conspiração enquanto a usa para satisfazer suas próprias ambições. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
O Relojoeiro
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Michel é um relojoeiro no distrito de Saint-Paul, em Lyons. Vive pacatamente, apenas em companhia de seu filho quase adulto, Bernard. Um dia a polícia aparece afirmando que Bernard matou o proprietário de uma fábrica. A partie disso, Michel começa a descobrir o quão pouco conhece seu próprio filho.
Charlots Go to Spain
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Four friends from Paris are living misadventures of all sorts in Spain when their group of travelers is forced to split due to a travel scam.
Jo
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Selling author, Antoine Brisebard is a victim of a blackmailer, Jo, which threatens to jeopardize his reputation by revealing the past of his wife Sylvia. While the latter must pass the same night to take possession of the money required, Brisebard accidentally kills ...
Judge Roy Bean
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In a small western town the ineffable judge Roy Bean metes out justice in his own special way. A cargo of gold is ambushed by the outlaw Black Bird who fails in the attempt and then rides into town.
As Loucas Aventuras de um Gendarme em Fuga
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Depois de ser obrigado a se reformar, o Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) volta a usar o uniforme para ajudar um amigo que sofre de amnésia.
Objective: 500 Million
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Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS (Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian War. Marked by his past, he does not believe in the values of his country any more. At a loss to know what to do with his life, he agrees one day to take part in a heist set up by Pierre, a pilot, the very man who gave him away in Oran. The operation, in which Yo, a gorgeous woman, participates, consists in stealing a bag containing 55 million francs during a Paris-Bordeaux flight...
317ª Seção - Batalhão de Assalto
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No Vietnã, 1954, um pelotão francês isolado atrás de linhas inimigas tenta voltar. É conduzido pelo inexperiente e idealista Subtenente Torrens, e pelo ajudante Willsdorf, um veterano da Werhmacht na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Em 1954, durante a guerra na Indochina, a 317 Seção composto por Laosianos deve abandonar o pequeno posto de Luong Ba na fronteira do Laos e ir até Lao Tsai a 150 Km para o sul, através da floresta hostil e das forças de Viet Minh. O pelotão é controlado por quatro oficiais franceses e sargentos, incluindo o jovem tenente Torrens que é assistido por Adjutant Willsdorff, um veterano alemão da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante essa viajem, pontuada por emboscadas e morte, o respeito hierárquico que unia os dois homens se transforma em amizade. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
People in Luck
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A light French comedy of 5 segments.
Dark Journey
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In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his love for Angele, a local prostitute, as he finds out too late, and Madame Grosgeorge's love for him.
First Taste of Love
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Lucien, a modest engineering student, discovers that his steady girl friend Mireille is using him to cover up her dates with Mario, an older man. Lucien wanders about the streets of Paris and meets Joëlle, a sophisticated teenager who supports herself with a job in a sleazy nightclub. It is late when they meet, and Joëlle invites Lucien into the club and demonstrates her stripping act to her one-man audience. A feeling of rapport develops as they go from place to place seeking entertainment; in the morning the two discover they have fallen in love. Mireille learns of the romance and, on a bet, plots with Philippe and other friends to break up the affair. Neither Lucien nor Joëlle, however, succumbs to the propositions of Mireille and Philippe. Later at a nightclub, Mario gives the appearance of seducing Joëlle. Enraged, Lucien rushes at him and they fight. Lucien is reunited with Joëlle--he has learned of the complexities of love, and she has acquired from him a sense of stability.
Os Libertinos
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Two men spend a night in Paris trying to pick up women.