Paulette Frantz
Nascimento : 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
Yvan sente-se perseguido por um crescente antissemitismo, e ele costumava ouvir que ele exagera, que ele é paranoico. Durante as sessões com o seu terapeuta, Yvan, então, fala sobre o que o preocupa: a sua identidade, sobre ser francês e judeu hoje. Mas esses encontros são também, e sobretudo, uma espécie de fio vermelho que liga uma série de histórias curtas que tentam desconstruir, de modo tragicômico, os maiores clichês antissemitas que perduram na sociedade.
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
Após entrar para o programa de proteção à testemunha, uma família ligada à máfia é transferida para a França. De início, eles se adaptam à nova vida, mas aos poucos eles passam a resolver os problemas que surgem a seu modo. Ao mesmo tempo, líderes da máfia nos Estados Unidos procuram o grupo em busca de vingança. O agente do FBI Stansfield fará de tudo para protegê-los, mas nem sempre contará com a ajuda do pai da família, Fred Blake, nem dos outros membros.
Madame Moustier
No início dos anos XX, a escritora Violette Leduc (Emmanuelle Devos) encontra a filósofa Simone de Beauvoir (Sandrine Kiberlain). Nasce entre as duas uma intensa amizade que dura toda a vida, ao mesmo tempo que Simone encoraja Violette a escrever mais, expondo as suas dúvidas e medos, abordando todos os detalhes da intimidade feminina.
Richard's mother
O milionário Pierre Lavasseur vê o seu reinado ameaçado quando um paparazzo tira uma fotografia comprometedora sua e de sua amante. Agora, o ricaço deve evitar o divórcio a qualquer custo, já que a atual esposa é a acionista majoritária de sua empresa. Seguindo o conselho de seu advogado, Pierre contrata um manobrista para se fazer passar de namorado da amante, na tentativa de esconder o seu caso amoroso.
Concierge
Um homem é salvo no mar pela tripulação de um barco de pesca italiano. Meio morto e completamente amnésico, não tem qualquer lembrança do passado ou documento de identidade. No entanto, fala várias línguas e possui uma série de conhecimentos de luta e autodefesa que deixam adivinhar um passado perigoso. O homem lança-se então numa busca pela sua verdadeira identidade, ajudado inicialmente pela rebelde Marie - para descobrir quem é realmente e porque motivo tantas pessoas desejam vê-lo morto...
Georgette, l'épouse d'Alexandre
Yvette, la dame-pipi de la gare de l'Est
A homeless street musician meets an attractive woman by chance and keeps following her until he persuades her to let him stay in her place.
La mère de Gilles
La patronne du bistro
Klaus Kinski plays the role of a drifter on a motorcycle who happens to be passing through town immediately after a young school girl has been run over and killed by an unknown person on a motorcycle. The parents of the girl conspire to get rid of Kinski with the help of some of the locals including the town bully who recently had a run-in with Kinski in a pub over a woman. Kinski's only ally is the woman whose honor he tried to defend. Trapped in the town due to sabotage on his bike and a number of other incidents, Kinski soon realizes he is in real trouble.
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
Sete personagens jantam juntos toda semana para compartilhar sua solidão. Algo parecido com uma festa está sendo preparado...
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, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of Paris. His main passions are gardening and oil painting, but he also has a secret source of income. His godson discovers that Tulipe is actually a master forger, producing perfect copies of 10 franc notes. His godson’s girlfriend sees this as an opportunity to get very rich – but she must persuade Tulipe to forge 500 franc notes. Assuming Tulipe’s agreement, his godson and his girlfriend buy an expensive new car and luxury villa in provincial France – but there is a cruel turn of fate in store for them when Tulipe strikes up a friendship with a millionaire playboy.
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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Em Paris, durante o verão de 1914, uma sucessão de ligações amorosas começam e terminam com um soldado, Georges. Um círculo de encontros entre uma prostituta, a doce Rose e a casada Sophie, através de um fascinante panorama da sociedade e as atitudes de amor.
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.