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Foundation date 1 january 1986
Bac Films Distribution est une société de distribution cinématographique française basée à Paris, créé par Jean Labadie, Éric Heumann et Stéphane Sorlat en 1986.
Dès 1988, Vivendi entre dans le capital de la société à hauteur de 10 %, puis 20 %, et permet à la société de procéder à d'ambitieuses acquisitions. La success story débute en 1990 avec Sailor et Lula, Palme d'or au Festival de Cannes. Les sorties de Barton Fink et Tous les matins du monde en 1991, Indochine et Le Zèbre en 1992, La Leçon de piano en 1993 permettront de placer rapidement BAC Films au sommet de la distribution indépendante.
Bac Films entreprend en 1994 une diversification dans l'exploitation cinématographique avec la création de la société Les Écrans de Paris, en association avec Simon Simsi. En 1997, le pôle exploitation de salles est créé sous le nom Majestic, et le groupe se réorganise autour de la holding Alicar : Bac Films (distribution), Majestic (exploitation) et Séance Privée (événementiel). Premier distributeur en 1998, BAC Films créé Mars Films, qui lui permet alors d'assurer la diffusion de ses nombreuses acquisitions.
Le groupe est introduit en bourse en 2000 et prend le nom de Bac Majestic. Il connaît deux ans plus tard une grave crise financière, qui l'oblige à se séparer de sa branche exploitation. En 2003, la société Millimages devient actionnaire majoritaire de BAC Films. Jean Labadie, fondateur du groupe, en sera évincé en 2007. Roch Lener prend alors la direction de la société.
En octobre 2013, la société est à nouveau cédée, David Grumbach en est le nouveau Président.
Le catalogue est constitué aussi bien de titres étrangers que français. BAC films a distribué plus de 420 films depuis sa création, dont 9 ont obtenu la Palme d'or au Festival de Cannes. Le dernier en date est The Square, Palme d'or en 2017.
BAC Films fait partie du syndicat DIRE, qui regroupe plusieurs distributeurs indépendants tels que Diaphana, Pyramide Distribution, Memento Films ou Rezo Films.
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(2002)Filmography of BAC Films (108 films)
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Jackie Brown (1997)
, 2h34Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is a flight attendant for a small Mexican airline, the latest step down for her career, since she used to work for larger airlines. To make ends meet, she smuggles money from Mexico into the United States for Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), a black-market gun runner living in the Los Angeles area under the ATF's close watch, forcing him to use couriers.
Scream 2 (1997)
, 2hDirected by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Sarah Michelle Prinze, Elise Neal
While attending a preview of the film Stab, a film within a film based on the Woodsboro murders depicted in Scream, two Ohio Windsor College seniors, Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens are murdered by Ghostface. Phil is stabbed through the ear in a bathroom stall while trying to eavesdrop on strange whimpering noises. The killer, wearing a Ghostface costume, then returns to the screening and sits beside Maureen, before mortally stabbing her. At first the audience believe she is part of the raucuous acting out by audience members, until she falls dead in front of the cinema screen.
The Cousin (1997)
, 1h52Directed by Alain Corneau, Vincent Trintignant
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, La corruption policière, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Patrick Timsit, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Samuel Le Bihan, Marie Trintignant, Caroline Proust
The film deals with the relationship of the police and an informant in the drug scene.
Fred (1997)
, 1h24Directed by Pierre Jolivet
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Trucker films
Actors Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Courau, François Berléand, Stéphane Jobert, Albert Dray, Roschdy Zem
Fred, la trentaine, grutier qualifié, est au chômage. Sa compagne Lisa travaille dans un laboratoire d'analyses médicales. Elle soutient son homme, inactif malgré lui, de son amour, même si l'ambiance est de plus en plus pesante. Une nuit d'insomnie Fred entend un camion s'arrêter devant la maison de son ami Michel, chauffeur routier. Le lendemain, Michel lui propose de lui rendre service contre une mince rétribution. Il accepte de convoyer ce fameux camion dans un entrepôt. Sans le savoir, il vient de mettre le pied dans un engrenage.
When the Cat's Away (1996)
, 1h31Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Simon Abkarian, Olivier Py, Antoine Chappey
The story is about a young woman living in Paris, in the Bastille neighborhood, who has lost her cat. Through the pursuit of the cat, the film lets the spectator discover the contrasts of the district, which is evolving from a typical Parisian district to a modern and young district and the contrast between its inhabitants, among them a nice simpleton and the old women who are bored. In fact it is the story of a village in a large city, Klapisch shows once again the behaviour of an individual inside a group, as he did in Le péril jeune or Riens du tout. This time he has succeeded in joining together actors, theatre actors and residents of the district, creating a credible atmosphere that is probably the reason for the success of this film outside France.
Family Resemblances (1996)
, 1h50Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films, Films about families, L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Vladimir Yordanoff, Catherine Frot, Claire Maurier, Agnès Jaoui
An average French family ostensibly celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce. Indeed, poking each other's sore spots turns out to be the main order of business. Henri (Bacri) runs a saloon that he inherited from his father called "The Sleepy Dad," and in the near-empty bar, he plays host to several members of the family as they mark the 35th birthday of his sister-in-law, Yolande (Frot). Henri's sister, Betty (Jaoui), is 30, single, and not very happy about it; his brother (and Yolande's husband), Philippe (Yordanoff), is an executive in a growing software company; Mother (Maurier) is the siblings' strong-willed matriarch; and Henri's paralyzed dog is on hand, whom someone describes as "like a rug, but alive." It's not been a good day for most of them: Philippe is anxious that his boss might not have liked the tie he wore on television; Betty is depressed about the sad state of her current relationship; Henri has just learned that his wife is leaving him; and Mother is tossing caustic barbs at everyone left and right. Henri's bartender Denis (Darroussin) is the one neutral party on hand, and he provides the voice of reason in the midst of the bickering.
Thieves (1996)
, 1h57Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve, Laurence Côte, Benoît Magimel, Didier Bezace, Fabienne Babe
Justin, a ten-year-old boy living in a small town in the Rhône-Alpes region, is awaken in the middle of the night. His mother, Mireille is crying and his widower grandfather, Victor, tells the boy that his father, Ivan, is dead. The next day, Alex, Justin’s uncle and Ivan’s younger brother, arrives for the funeral accompanied by a young woman, Juliette. Justin notice the tension between the adults. He takes his father's gun and hides it. The story flashes backward and forward to explain what led up to Ivan’s death.
Dead Man (1995)
, 2h1Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Western
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen, Crispin Glover, Iggy Pop, Michael Wincott
William Blake, an accountant from Cleveland, Ohio, rides by train to the frontier company town of Machine to assume a promised job as an accountant in the town's metal works. During the trip, a Fireman warns Blake against the enterprise while passengers shoot buffalo from the train windows. Arriving in town, Blake discovers that his position has already been filled, and he is driven from the workplace at gunpoint by John Dickinson, the ferocious owner of the company. Jobless and without money or prospects, Blake meets Thel Russell, a former prostitute who sells paper flowers. He lets her take him home. Thel's ex-boyfriend Charlie surprises them in bed and shoots at Blake, accidentally killing Thel when she tries to shield Blake with her body. A wounded Blake shoots and kills Charlie with Thel's gun before climbing dazedly out the window and fleeing Machine on a stolen horse. Company-owner Dickinson just happens to be Charlie's father, and he hires three legendary frontier killers, Cole Wilson, Conway Twill, and Johnny "The Kid" Pickett to bring Blake back 'dead or alive'.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
, 2h34Directed by Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Films about psychiatry, Gangster films
Actors John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer
"Pumpkin" (Tim Roth) and "Honey Bunny" (Amanda Plummer) are having breakfast in a diner, and discussing their life as robbers. They decide to rob the restaurant after realizing they could make money off the customers as well as the business, as they did during their previous heist. Moments after they initiate the hold-up, the scene breaks off and the title credits roll.
The Troubles We've Seen (1994)
Directed by Marcel Ophuls
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Actors Marcel Ophuls, Philippe Noiret, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Le réalisateur et son équipe partent à Sarajevo, en plein siège de la ville. Au travers d'images d'archives et d'entretiens avec des personnalités de l'époque, le film s'interroge sur les rapports entre le journalisme et la guerre.
The Eye of Vichy (1993)
, 1h50Directed by Claude Chabrol
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Documentary films about World War II, Documentary films about films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Michel Bouquet, Brian Cox
Le film propose une sélection des actualités du régime de Vichy (d'août 1940 à août 1944) montée de manière chronologique. Aucun commentaire ne les accompagne. Le film « n'en a pas besoin », comme l'a expliqué Chabrol lors de la présentation de son travail.
The Best Intentions (1992)
, 5h33Directed by Bille August
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow, Gustaf Hammarsten, Lennart Hjulström, Ghita Nørby
Henrik Bergman is a student of theology who comes from a poor family. On the other hand, the family of his best friend Ernst Åkerblom is wealthy. Although Henrik is in a relationship with Frida, a waitress, he falls in love with Ernst's sister Anna Åkerblom. Anna's family doesn't consider him fit to join the family, so he stays with Frida. Some years later, Anna's father is deceased, Anna suffers from tuberculosis and Henrik has finished his studies. Now the wedding can take place. Anna follows her husband to a small village in the north of Sweden. Their different characters and his low income cause constant tensions between them. When he turns down a job offer for a prestigious position in Uppsala, the situation exacerbates.
Barton Fink (1991)
, 1h56Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Children's films
Actors John Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis, John Mahoney
In 1941, Barton Fink's first Broadway play, Bare Ruined Choirs, has achieved critical and popular success. His agent informs him that Capitol Pictures in Hollywood has offered him a thousand dollars per week to write film scripts. Barton hesitates, worried that moving to California would separate him from "the common man", his focus as a writer. He accepts the offer, however, and checks into the Hotel Earle, a large and unusually deserted building. His room is sparse and draped in subdued colors; its only decoration is a small painting of a woman on the beach, arm raised to block the sun.
, 1h55Directed by Alain Corneau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Guillaume Depardieu, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Ageing court composer Marin Marais recalls his former master and un-equalled viol player, the jansenist Monsieur de Sainte Colombe. Sainte Colombe buried himself in his music after the death of his wife bringing up his two daughters on his own, and teaching them to be musicians, and playing in a consort with them for local noble audiences. His reputation reaching the court of Louis XIV, the king sent an envoy, Caignet, to request him to play at court. But Sainte Colombe sent the envoy away as well as the abbé Mathieu, and shut himself away in a cabin in his garden in order to perfect the art of viol playing.
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
, 1h42Directed by Allan Moyle
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Politique, Radio, Political films
Actors Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Andy Romano, Juliet Landau, Lala Sloatman, Annie Ross
Mark Hunter (Slater), a high school student in a sleepy suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, starts an FM pirate radio station that broadcasts from the basement of his parents' house. Mark is a loner, an outsider, whose only outlet for his teenage angst and aggression is his unauthorized radio station. His pirate station's theme song is "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen and there are glimpses of cassettes by such alternative musicians as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Camper Van Beethoven, Primal Scream, Soundgarden, Ice-T, Bad Brains, Concrete Blonde, Henry Rollins, and The Pixies. By day, Mark is seen as a loner, hardly talking to anyone around him; by night, he expresses his outsider views about what is wrong with American society. When he speaks his mind about what is going on at his school and in the community, more and more of his fellow students tune in to hear his show.