Gérard de Battista

Рождение : 1946-09-20, Paris, France

Фильмы

On the Margin: The Cursed Films of Jean-Denis Bonan
Himself
Documentary on director Jean-Denis Bonan
La Douce Empoisonneuse
Camera Operator
Cheba Louisa
Director of Photography
30-year-old Djemila, a single jurist, at last has her own apartment... a few steps away from her parents' place. A French woman of North African extraction, she does everything she can to hide her origins. Emma, her nutty and broke neighbor, struggles to raise her two children alone. Although these two women have nothing in common, a deep friendship forms between them because of their mutual love of music.
Тереза Д.
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Женщина пытается отравить своего здорового мужа, чтобы разорвать порочный круг. Он состоит в несчастливом браке и превращении домашнего быта в настоящую тюрьму. Однажды она приходит домой и просит мужа о разводе. Но тот отказывается удовлетвоить ее просьбу и обещает сделать ее жизнь более жалкой. Тереза вынуждена прибегнуть к крайним мерам, так как ее жизнь превратилась в ад…
See How They Dance
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A French video artist traverses Canada on a train that takes her from the east to the west through the snow. This journey leads her to encounter the last girlfriend of her ex-husband, an internationally respected showman who is now dead. Each of the two women will try to understand how the "man of their life" loved and lived with the other. See how they dance.
Changer la vie !
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A documentary drama retelling the shift of Mitterand's policy. In May 1981, F.Mitterrand is elected President of the Republic, after more than twenty years in the opposition. He wants to change the life; he believes in the supremacy of politics over economics. He wants it to be fast and executes his programme to realise the socialist transformation. Two years later, Pierre Mauroy and Jacques Delors introduce an unprecedented austerity plan and open the parenthesis of austerity... that would never be closed.
Le Troisième Jour
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Ashes and Blood
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Exiled from her country since her husband's murder ten years earlier, Judith lives in Marseille with her three children. After having refused to see her family for years, Judith, in spite of her fears and secrets, allows herself to be influenced by her children's wishes and accepts an invitation to their cousin's wedding. They set off to spend a summer in the old country, discovering their roots and their past. But Judith's return revives old hatreds between rival clans. The spiral of violence is inexorably set in motion, blood will tell...
Семейная тайна
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Замкнутый и мечтательный мальчик Франсуа в 50-х годах минувшего столетия придумывает себе брата - куда более дерзкого и смелого, чем он сам. Эта детская фантазия раздражает его отца еще больше, чем полное безразличие сына к столь популярному в то время спорту. Франсуа взрослеет в парижской квартире, и соседка Луиза, относящаяся к Франсуа, словно к сыну, в день его 15-летия открывает мальчику семейную тайну. Выросший Франсуа становится детским психоаналитиком, и через много лет вновь переживает прежнее откровение. Он вспоминает грустную историю своей семьи во времена фашистской оккупации.
Железнодорожный роман
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Полиция допрашивает писательницу Жюдит Ралитцер. Она подозревается в убийстве, но кто её жертва? Из тюрьмы сбегает серийный убийца по кличке Фокусник, названным так из-за привычки показывать фокусы своим жертвам. На заправке парикмахерша Югетт, только что поссорившаяся с другом, переживает разрыв. К ней подходит незнакомец, который не прочь завязать разговор. А вдруг это тот самый маньяк? Действие перепрыгивает во времени, герои оказываются связаны друг с другом, а зрителю предстоит поломать голову в попытках понять, кто же на самом деле Фокусник и в чём обвиняется знаменитая писательница.
Смелость любить
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Уличный артист Массимо встречает красивую и амбициозную Шаа. В совместных выступлениях они обретают любовь и признание, но Шаа бросает его, получив шанс для собственной однодневной карьеры. Но подлинный успех приходит к Массимо, однако у него так и не получается оправиться от утраты любимой. После долгих уговоров каждый из них соглашается на предложение о съемках фильма по событиям своих «звездных» жизненных перипетий, не подозревая, что им придется обнажить перед зрителями не только свою душу, но и израненное сердце.
Little Lili
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This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov's The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films. When the young and overly sensitive filmmaker Julien screens his new DV art-film starring his girlfriend Lili (Swimming Pool's Ludivine Sagnier) --a sexy young local girl--to his famous actress mother Mado, and her lover Brice, an accomplished film director, an unraveling of the delicate peace in their house begins. The graceful beauty Lili, who dreams of becoming a famous actress like Mado, is immediately fascinated by Brice, who gladly falls prey to her charms.
Fortune Tellers and Misfortune
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Chantel is happy: her son's away at school playing soccer, she and her husband get along, her neighbor Agnès is her best friend, and her job at a government office is easy. When her husband is laid off and she wonders for how long, her office pal Jackie recommends Alban, a psychic (and compulsive gambler), who promptly tells Chantel of a curse on her that will take three sessions (and 10,000 FF) to dispel. Through happenstance, she meets Alban's half-brother; thinking she is following the psychic predictions, she tries to start an affair with him. She also undergoes Alban's exorcism, and soon, terrible things indeed start to happen. Is there any way out of her misery?
Tontaine et tonton
Camera Department Manager
Two middle-aged friends meet a beautiful woman whom they set out to seduce. She invites them but only has eyes for one man: François Mitterrand.
Салон красоты 'Венера'
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Фильм о жизни трех парижанок, работающих в салоне красоты, специализирующемся на массаже и макияже. Каждый пришедший сюда знает, что здесь можно не только привести себя в порядок, но и при желании излить душу, а плюс ко всевозможным кремам и эликсирам получить еще и капельку надежды. Впрочем, надежда и любовь так необходимы и тем, кто здесь работает. Анжела — женщина «за сорок», она уже не верит в любовь, и у нее есть на то причины. Саманта моложе ее и все еще ждет своего «принца». А юная и наивная Мари встречает свою судьбу в лице мужчины, который намного старше ее…
La Femme du cosmonaute
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Anna and her husband Jean-Paul have to face a long and difficult separation since Jean-Paul is a spationaut. Thanks to a video device they can see each other and communicate... But definitely not for the best!
Level Five
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The French computer programmer Laura inherits the task of making a computer game of the Battle of Okinawa in Japan during World War 2. She searches the Internet for information on the battle, and interviews Japanese experts and witnesses. The extraordinary circumstances of the Battle of Okinawa lead Laura to reflect deeply on her own life and humanity in general, particularly the influence of history and memories.
Irren ist männlich
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Французский твист
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Лоран и Лоли счастливы в браке. Даже несмотря на то, что при каждом удобном случае Лоран старается изменить жене. Но в тот день, когда в их жизнь со скоростью торнадо ворвалась очаровательная лесбиянка Марижо, все изменилось. Марижо не только влюбляется в Лоли, но и влюбляет ее в себя. Лоран отчаянно пытается спасти свой брачный союз, и одно время Лоран и Марижо даже живут с Лоли по очереди. Но Марижо встречает старых подруг, и обиженная Лоли возвращается к мужу. По крайней мере, так ему кажется. На самом деле история только начинается…
Casque bleu
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Winegrower Patrick Ponsac comes close to ruining his marriage when he has an affair with another woman. By way of atonement, he takes his wife back to the Mediterranean island where, 13 years earlier, they spent their honeymoon. Not such a good move, as it turns out. The peacemaking holiday coincides with the outbreak of a bloody civil war. Having failed to leave the country, Patrick, his wife and their eccentric entourage are taken hostage by merciless guerrillas…
One, Two, Three, Freeze
Director of Photography
A provocative, seemingly absurd patchwork movie which sends a worthwhile message about hope against all odds, love, children and human understanding. Schoolgirl Victorine has an insane mother and an alcoholic father who can never find his way home in their maze of slum apartment blocks. Aggressive, sexually threatening boys of all ages are everywhere, and while the teacher eventually relents to a gang of adolescent rapists, Victorine gives herself to a rowdy gang of older layabouts, eventually winning the heart of burglar Paul.
In the Country of Juliets
Director of Photography
Three young female prisoners become friends while stranded in a provincial train station.
Замечательная эпоха
Director of Photography
Оказавшись безработным и потерявший жену, герой попадает в совершенно чуждый ему мир бомжей… «Бывает, когда в жизни у вас все получается. За три недели я потерял все: работу, машину, любимую девушку. К счастью, я встретил друзей, которые взяли у меня все остальное. Среди них был врач, его кабинет — это улица, там он и проводит свои операции. Сейчас я на тротуаре анализирую содержимое помойных ящиков. Самое ужасное, что этот врач мне сказал, что я не создан быть бедным…»
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
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Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.
Ennemis intimes
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Baudin (Michel Serrault) and Tayar (Wadeck Stanczak) become trapped in a movie theater while trying to fend off a gang of marauding juvenile thugs. The two agree to settle their personal differences in their fight over a pretty female in order to halt the violent siege.
Paradise Hotel
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A diverse group of guests gather in a small hotel in Paris to contemplate the state of their lives in this pretentious drama. Joseph Goldman (Fernando Rey) is a washed-up Hollywood actor making a living in the dinner-theater circuit. Accompanied by his wife Sarah (Carole Regnier), Goldman meets Frederique (Berangere Bonvoisin), who is hiding from her former lover. French financier Arthur (Fabrice Luchini) hopes to get into the film industry and bends the ear of a British director (Michael Medwin). The talkative film has little action, and none of the characters evoke much interest or resolve their dilemma.
Blanche and Marie
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A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husband Victor, who often goes out at night. Actually, Victor belongs to the Resistance. Soon, Blanche will be a resistant too. In the network, there is also Germinal, the hairdresser. His daughter Marie knows everything and asks to be part of it... Chronicle of the occupation and of the resistance through the eyes of the women.
Год 01
Director of Photography
Фильм повествует об утопической заброшенности, всеобщей радости рыночной экономики и высокой производительности. Население принимает ряд резолюций, начиная с «Мы все прекращаем» и второй «После полного простоя будет возрождена - неохотно - что услуги и продукты, включая их отсутствие, окажутся невыносимыми. Вероятно: вода для питья, электричество для чтения на ночь, TSF, чтобы сказать: «Это не конец света, это 01, а теперь страница Небесной Механики». Реализация этих резолюций - первый день новой эры, 01 год. является символом вызова 1970-х годов и охватывает такие разнообразные темы, как экология, отрицание авторитета, свободная любовь, совместная жизнь, отказ от частной собственности и труда.
Sex Is Beautiful
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Married with two kids, beautiful Claire has everything to be happy. But her husband, a businesman, is often absent. When her kids go on a ski holiday Claire finds herself alone. Distraught, she goes out one evening with her friend Gisèle and meets a fashion designer, named Michel. Spark fly and Claire winds up getting seduced by him. Fallen in the trap of adultery: will the young woman be able to accept all her lover's fantasies?
A Woman Kills
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Paris, in the 1960s. A series of crimes troubles the public tranquility. On March, 22, 1968, Hélène Picard, a prostitute sentenced to death two years before for several murders, is killed by executioner Louis Guilbeau. Immediately, the violent crimes, similar to Hélène’s ones, go on again. In parallel, Louis is having an affair with the police woman in charge of the investigation… What are the obscure relations hidden behind the executioner and the mysterious killer? Who is this dark man in reality?
October in Madrid
Editor
Initially a made-to-order documentary on Spain, the film becomes an open-ended work-in-the-making about the creative process. “Settling in the Spanish capital to make a documentary, Hanoun sketches out for us the different steps involved in making a film. The author turns his hesitations, his doubts and difficult working conditions into the constituents of his work”. (Raphaël Bassan)
The Far Country
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A couple is lost in a town where everyone speaks some strange language, and they can't find their way out.