Pierre Jolivet

Pierre Jolivet

Nascimento : 1952-10-09, Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France

História

Pierre Jolivet (born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film Zim and Co. was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film The Night Watchman won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film in 2015. His brother is Marc Jolivet, the actor, script-writer, director, and humourist. They are the sons of Jacques Jolivet (author), and Arlette Thomas, the French voice of the cartoon characters Calimero and Titi (Tweety). Source: Article "Pierre Jolivet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Perfil

Pierre Jolivet

Filmes

Victor & Célia
Director
Querendo abrir seu próprio salão, o cabelereiro Victor decide chamar uma antiga colega de curso para se juntar ao projeto. A dupla logo cria um laço, enquanto tenta superar os percalços do novo desafio.
The Brigade
Writer
Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.
The Brigade
Director
Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.
The Night Watchmen
Writer
Times have changed a lot for Franck who is a night watchman. About a decade ago he was a specialized worker. Today he feels bored but would jump at any chance to prove his bravery and courage.
The Night Watchmen
Director
Times have changed a lot for Franck who is a night watchman. About a decade ago he was a specialized worker. Today he feels bored but would jump at any chance to prove his bravery and courage.
Armed Hands
Dialogue
Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.
Armed Hands
Scenario Writer
Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.
Armed Hands
Director
Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.
The Very Very Big Company
Director
Four friends - an oyster-farmer, an accountant's assistant, a restaurateur and a blue-collar worker - decide to take on a multi-national agro-chemical company with a turnover of EUR9bn and which has been polluting their region on a large scale. Having been awarded a paltry amount of compensation, they decide to seek true justice. They have however just 30 days to uncover vital new evidence.
Could This Be Love?
Screenplay
Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.
Could This Be Love?
Director
Lucas, a wealthy, 43 year-old divorced businessman, is irresistibly attracted to Elsa, a 38 year old renowned sculptor from whom he has commissioned a piece to decorate the reception at his office.
Zim and Co
Writer
Because of a motorcycle accident, a young man from the poor outskirts of Paris must find a steady job in order to avoid being sent to prison. He gets into more trouble trying to do that.
Zim and Co
Director
Because of a motorcycle accident, a young man from the poor outskirts of Paris must find a steady job in order to avoid being sent to prison. He gets into more trouble trying to do that.
Zim and Co
Le propriétaire maison luxueuse
Because of a motorcycle accident, a young man from the poor outskirts of Paris must find a steady job in order to avoid being sent to prison. He gets into more trouble trying to do that.
Only Girls
Writer
After a shoplifter finds herself unexpectedly released on parole, she pays a call on the judge at her flat. The judge, Carole Rewinsky, does not tell Tina that her elease was only a clerical error. The two find they share things in common other than the judicial system, like a mutual interest in shoes. Carole allows Tina to crash on her chesterfield... Carole spots a pimp trolling for young girls at a café. Carole failed to put him away the last time, but now, with Tina agreeing to be the bait, she has a chance for better luck... The two find they complement one another well, like champagne and cassis. Carole needs to go to Annecy to crack a crooked casino case. Annecy happens to be Tina's home town... Written by David Carless
Only Girls
Director
After a shoplifter finds herself unexpectedly released on parole, she pays a call on the judge at her flat. The judge, Carole Rewinsky, does not tell Tina that her elease was only a clerical error. The two find they share things in common other than the judicial system, like a mutual interest in shoes. Carole allows Tina to crash on her chesterfield... Carole spots a pimp trolling for young girls at a café. Carole failed to put him away the last time, but now, with Tina agreeing to be the bait, she has a chance for better luck... The two find they complement one another well, like champagne and cassis. Carole needs to go to Annecy to crack a crooked casino case. Annecy happens to be Tina's home town... Written by David Carless
The Warrior's Brother
Writer
13th century France. To live, to survive, requires weapons. Which do you choose? Weapons of war, which give the power to punish and kill? Or the sword of knowledge, which gives the power to read and heal? Two brothers, separated long ago, must do battle. Alongside, and coming between them, a woman... Thomas, the mercenary, his body marked by scars of varying degrees of valor, left the family farm many years ago. When he returns, his mother, the local healer, is dead. She passed on her skills to her younger son, Arnaud. But he has lost his memory after a beating from a gang of ruthless outlaws. And so, Arnaud's young and defiantly resourceful wife, Guillemette, must persuade Thomas to help her in the quest for lost knowledge.
The Warrior's Brother
Director
13th century France. To live, to survive, requires weapons. Which do you choose? Weapons of war, which give the power to punish and kill? Or the sword of knowledge, which gives the power to read and heal? Two brothers, separated long ago, must do battle. Alongside, and coming between them, a woman... Thomas, the mercenary, his body marked by scars of varying degrees of valor, left the family farm many years ago. When he returns, his mother, the local healer, is dead. She passed on her skills to her younger son, Arnaud. But he has lost his memory after a beating from a gang of ruthless outlaws. And so, Arnaud's young and defiantly resourceful wife, Guillemette, must persuade Thomas to help her in the quest for lost knowledge.
My Little Business
Screenplay
A wood worker is trying hard to make his company survive every day... But a fire in his workshop leaves him in a lot of trouble when he realizes his insurer was swindling him - he does not have any insurance... That's when a crazy idea grows in his mind - he will need all his friends and their different talents to make it work...
My Little Business
Director
A wood worker is trying hard to make his company survive every day... But a fire in his workshop leaves him in a lot of trouble when he realizes his insurer was swindling him - he does not have any insurance... That's when a crazy idea grows in his mind - he will need all his friends and their different talents to make it work...
In All Innocence
Director
High-profile lawyer Michel takes on the defence of a young and pretty small-time thief, Cécile, after the botched hold-up of a jewellery shop. As predicted by his elegant art-dealer and sculptress wife Viviane, Michel goes well beyond his brief, jeopardising his career and ruining his marriage of 18 years.
Pela Vida de um Amigo
Novel
Nas praias da Malásia durante o verão, três americanos - Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), Xerife (Vince Vaughn) e Tony (David Conrad) - desfrutam prazeres com mulheres, rum e maconha barata. Como o fim do verão, Tony e Xerife voltam para Nova York, mas Lewis decide ir para Bornéu para ajudar a salvar os orangotangos da extinção. Entretanto no mesmo dia Lewis é preso, pois Tony e Xerife deixaram com ele 140 gramas de haxixe e, segundo as leis locais, a partir de 100 gramas o portador é considerado traficante e a pena é a morte por enforcamento. Dois anos depois, em Nova York, Xerife dirige limusines de aluguel e Tony é um arquiteto que está noivo. É quando repentinamente surge Beth (Anne Heche), uma advogada que conversa com os dois e diz que há um acordo verbal que diz que se um deles voltar para cumprir a pena terá de ficar seis anos preso, se os dois voltarem três anos de prisão para cada um e se nenhum voltar Lewis será enforcado em oito dias.
Fred
Director
Fred (Vincent Lindon) is a former crane driver who was a victim of the closure of his factory. He takes care of the little boy of his girlfriend (Clotilde Courau), does the housework and sometimes goes to the job center but boredom is inescapable. One day, because he accepted to drive a truck for a friend to a warehouse, he's caught up in a vicious spiral that goes beyond him. It's all the more serious as shady men want to eliminate him an the police is on his back.
Trapped by a Dream
Director
Elle (Isabelle Gélinas) wants to make a film about African wildlife. Adrien (Eric Métayer) is obsessed with the idea of making love to Elle in a very peculiar and theatrical imaginary bedroom. Perhaps following a principle of sympathetic magic, he arranges for a crew of eccentric friends to help create the bedroom of his dreams. If one part of his dream comes true, perhaps the other one will.
Fortune Express
Screenplay
Following a climbing accident in the mountains, Pascal loses the use of his legs and is confined to a wheelchair. The film follows his gradual acceptance of this during his stay in a rehabilitation centre and, with the support of fellow residents, the return of his will to live.
Simple mortel
Director
A young man, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive strange radio messages in a language only he knows. The messages ask him for very bizarre missions. Eventually, he understands that he's just a pawn in an intergalactic game, and that the fate of Earth depends on him.
Força Maior
Writer
Philippe e Daniel vão de férias para o sudeste da Ásia, onde se encontram com Hans, um morador da região que atua como guia. Antes de partirem de volta para Paris, os dois dão a Hans de presente o haxixe nativo que sobrou. Um ano e meio depois, um advogado da Anistia Internacional aparece e informa que Hans foi preso por posse de drogas logo após a partida deles e agora foi condenado à morte. Philippe e Daniel têm a chance de ajudar Hans confessando suas ações às autoridades, compartilhando a culpa pelo crime e aceitando os termos da prisão. Pressão adicional é aplicada pela ex-namorada de Hans, com o argumento de que a vida em jogo é a vida de Hans. Phillipe e Daniel afirmam que suas vidas estão em jogo também.
Força Maior
Director
Philippe e Daniel vão de férias para o sudeste da Ásia, onde se encontram com Hans, um morador da região que atua como guia. Antes de partirem de volta para Paris, os dois dão a Hans de presente o haxixe nativo que sobrou. Um ano e meio depois, um advogado da Anistia Internacional aparece e informa que Hans foi preso por posse de drogas logo após a partida deles e agora foi condenado à morte. Philippe e Daniel têm a chance de ajudar Hans confessando suas ações às autoridades, compartilhando a culpa pelo crime e aceitando os termos da prisão. Pressão adicional é aplicada pela ex-namorada de Hans, com o argumento de que a vida em jogo é a vida de Hans. Phillipe e Daniel afirmam que suas vidas estão em jogo também.
Make It Mine
Writer
Loïc, a chestnut seller, has a mistress who wants a baby. Not daring to admit to her that he had the mumps late in life, he finds other excuses. Until the day he meets Claire, an old girlfriend, who has a little boy. Loïc finds the resemblance between the little boy and himself enormous and is convinced that he is his father...
Make It Mine
(uncredited)
Loïc, a chestnut seller, has a mistress who wants a baby. Not daring to admit to her that he had the mumps late in life, he finds other excuses. Until the day he meets Claire, an old girlfriend, who has a little boy. Loïc finds the resemblance between the little boy and himself enormous and is convinced that he is his father...
Make It Mine
Director
Loïc, a chestnut seller, has a mistress who wants a baby. Not daring to admit to her that he had the mumps late in life, he finds other excuses. Until the day he meets Claire, an old girlfriend, who has a little boy. Loïc finds the resemblance between the little boy and himself enormous and is convinced that he is his father...
Strictement personnel
Director
The crimes and tragedies that tear apart one family seem overblown in the telling, yet this psychological drama about the miseries of one French policeman is compelling throughout. Jean (Pierre Arditi) is a cop and also a failed novelist who was abandoned by his father, brother, and sister after his mother died. The trio move to Paris where they set up an art scam that nets them considerable cash -- something Jean begins to figure out when he joins them for a family reunion. Little by little, he learns that his father is an expert forger, his stepmother's art gallery seems to be involved in the scam, his brother is a derelict and into drugs, his stepmother is a hooker in addition to all of this, and his sister runs an exercise gym for keeping prostitutes in shape. Things get worse -- just when everything seems bad enough, the stepmother is murdered and it is up to Jean to find the killer.
Subway
Scenario Writer
Fred, um ladrão de cofres, se refugia no metrô de Paris depois de ser perseguido pelos capangas de um homem de negócios a quem acaba de roubar alguns documentos. Enquanto se esconde nas condutas do metrô, ele encontra uma sociedade subterrânea de personagens excêntricos e pequenos criminosos…
O Último Combate
Producer
No futuro pós-apocalíptico, restam poucos humanos que, como resultado de um trauma desconhecido, perderam o uso da fala. “O Homem” é um sobrevivente isolado que vagueia pelas ruas hostis de uma cidade devastada. Lá ele encontra “O Bruto”, um bandido violento determinado a destruí-lo.
O Último Combate
Writer
No futuro pós-apocalíptico, restam poucos humanos que, como resultado de um trauma desconhecido, perderam o uso da fala. “O Homem” é um sobrevivente isolado que vagueia pelas ruas hostis de uma cidade devastada. Lá ele encontra “O Bruto”, um bandido violento determinado a destruí-lo.
O Último Combate
The Man
No futuro pós-apocalíptico, restam poucos humanos que, como resultado de um trauma desconhecido, perderam o uso da fala. “O Homem” é um sobrevivente isolado que vagueia pelas ruas hostis de uma cidade devastada. Lá ele encontra “O Bruto”, um bandido violento determinado a destruí-lo.
L'Avant Dernier
A man wanders through a wrecked, dystopian city, finding violence everywhere he turns.
L'Avant Dernier
Writer
A man wanders through a wrecked, dystopian city, finding violence everywhere he turns.
Alors... Heureux ?
Screenplay
Alors... Heureux ?
Marc Ligot
Le Désert de Pigalle
Gégé
A young priest works as a barman in a Pigalle cafe in Paris. He tries to prevent the women there to prostitute themselves....
Algues vertes, l'histoire interdite
Director
Not less than 3 men and 40 animals were found dead on the Breton beaches. The identity of the killer is an open secret: green algae. Inès Léraud is still a young journalist when, driven by an ecological conscience, she decides to go to Brittany to investigate this phenomenon. Through her encounters with whistleblowers, scientists, farmers and politicians, she elucidates, not without difficulty, half a century of silence: samples that disappear in laboratories, bodies buried before being autopsied, influence games, pressure... Will the truth win?
Les Algues vertes
Screenplay
Les Algues vertes
Director