Françoise Vatel

Filmes

Sound and Fury
Mother of Jean-Roger
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.
L'exercice du pouvoir
Mimi
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.
My Heart Is Red
La charcutière
A poll for an advertising agency during a working day resulting in a series of meetings with women and men from different social strata, each one of them with a different problem.
La lucarne magique
The Smugglers
Brigitte
Two young women leave claustrophobic city life behind and move to a small border town. There they meet a border guard, involved in smuggling to and from the country. Both women fall for him, resulting in jealousy.
Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday
Francine
A bitter-sweet story of a young sales assistant and a truck driver trapped between their dreams and the economic depression.
Brigitte and Brigitte
Brigitte
Episodes in the lives of two country girls at school in Paris and their opinions.
Secret File 1413
Caroline
A detective investigates a murder and gets caught up in spy shenanigans.
In the Mouth of the Wolf
Odette
Photographer Henri Barbier is lured by his old friend Barbara to fake the theft of her jewels. It turns out that he is suspected of murder and extortion, while Barbara and her lover are the culprits, which is eventually revealed.
Melancholia
The title sums up the mood of this elegant short film in which a woman recalls her life, locked up for 30 years in the courtyard of a building where a young man with whom she was hopelessly in love had lived. The tenants grow up, get married, die. A whole life passes.
Terres noires
Narrator (voice)
Pseudo-ethnological documents about two villages which, without roads and electricity, "stopped existing"
Les frangines
Nadine
The owner of a suburban boarding school is found murdered. The culprit will be unmasked thanks to the ingenuity and courage of the good Janine and a student, named Nadine.
An overcooked steak
Though a piece of meat figures in this film the real subject is, before you judge something not just a steak, think twice, as for instance the way two people in a situation present themselves to each other.
Night Dance Hall
Martine is a young woman plagued both by poverty and by uncaring, problem parents who in no way can provide the kind of nurturing that Martine needs during her adolescent years. As a result of her family situation, Martine runs away from home and gets involved with a group of teens and young adults from the wrong side of the moral tracks.
Os Primos
Martine
Charles é um jovem provinciano que veio a Paris para estudar direito. Ele compartilha o apartamento com seu primo Paul. Paul é um tipo de jovem decadente, um desiludido em busca de prazer, sempre indo junto com outros ociosos, enquanto Charles é um homem antiquado, ingênuo e honesto. Ele se apaixona por Florence, uma das conhecidas de Paul. Mas como Paul reagirá a essa tentativa de construir uma relação de amor de verdade? Um dos principais filmes da Nouvelle Vague. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos) 5 versões de duração: 112 min - França 103 min - Canadá 103 min - Espanha 107 min - Argentina 108 min - Berlim (Alemanha Ocidental)
Un jour comme les autres