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Les Films Christian Fechner (FCH) est la société de production créée par Christian Fechner en 1992.
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(1983)
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(1980)Filmography of Les Films Christian Fechner (23 films)
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, 1h30Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Frédéric Diefenthal, Titoff, Zoé Félix, Agnès Soral, Zinedine Soualem, Féodor Atkine
Paul vit d'expédients. Il s'incruste chez Alexandre, un musicien, et l'entraîne dans ses combines.
, 1h32Directed by Charles Nemes
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Éric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Marina Foïs, Serge Riaboukine, Louis-Marie Gaultier de Kermoal, Pierre Semmler
Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.
A Crime in Paradise (2001)
, 1h29Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy thriller
Actors Jacques Villeret, Daniel Prévost, Josiane Balasko, André Dussollier, Suzanne Flon, Gérard Hernandez
1980, in a rural village in the Lyon region, Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost Joseph Poacher says "Jojo" and his wife Lucienne called "Lulu", nagging shrew and inveterate alcoholic, lead a married life for the less confrontational, in their farm located in a place called "Paradise". One day, Jojo watches on TV a story about a brilliant lawyer who is in his twenty-fifth acquittal. Very impressed, Jojo will find it. He tells her he killed his wife while he has not yet done so, by a set of very clever questions, is explaining how he would have had to make to be pretty sure to get the extenuating circumstances. Jojo in then returns to "Paradise" and begins to organize, as directed by the lawyer, the staging of the "perfect crime".
, 1h55Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier, Michel Serrault, Isabelle Carré, Eric Cantona
The film is set in a marsh, along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
Witch Way Love (1997)
, 1h42Directed by René Manzor
Origin France
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Gil Bellows, Vanessa Paradis, Jeanne Moreau, Jean Reno, Dabney Coleman, Katrine Boorman
Morgane descends from a long line of witches. Her son Arthur has an innate gift for witchcraft. Yet Morgane wants him to become a normal human being without supernatural powers. There is only one way to achieve that. She needs to carry out an ancient ritual which requires the presence of a person who was born under a very specific constellation. The US-American inventor Michael meets all requirements. Morgane takes him to her family's castle in France. Meanwhile the evil sorcerer Molok has a different plan . He kidnaps Arthur and tries to make him his successor.
Élisa (1995)
, 1h55Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Florence Thomassin, Michel Bouquet, José Garcia
Marie is a teenage girl living a semi-criminal life on the streets of Paris with her friends. Her mother, Élisa, suffering from a deep depression, tried to kill little Marie when she was very young and subsequently committed suicide, while her father has never been part of her life. One day she decides to take revenge on her father for not helping her when she lost her mother. But when she finds him she realises that she cannot kill her own father, at least not before he has had the chance to explain.
Camille Claudel (1988)
, 2h55Directed by Bruno Nuytten
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Sculpture
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Cuny, Laurent Grévill, Madeleine Robinson, Maxime Leroux
The film recounts the troubled life of French sculptor Camille Claudel and her long relationship with legendary sculptor Auguste Rodin. Beginning in the 1880s with a young Claudel's first meeting with Rodin, the film traces the development of their intense romantic bond. The growth of this relationship coincides with the rise of Claudel's career, helping her overcome prejudices against female artists. However, their romance soon sours, due to the increasing pressures of Rodin's fame and his love for another woman. These difficulties combine with her increasing doubts about the value of her work drive Claudel into an emotional tumult that threatens to become insanity.
Marriage of the Century (1985)
, 1h44Directed by Stéphane Clavier, Philippe Galland
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about marriage
Actors Anémone, Thierry Lhermitte, Martin Lamotte, Michel Aumont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Dominique Lavanant
La princesse Charlotte, héritière d'un petit royaume d'opérette, est de passage à Paris avec son royal père et toute la suite de ce dernier. Dans la capitale, ils donnent un dîner prestigieux, à la veille du mariage de Charlotte et du grand-duc Guillaume de Spartz-Hohenburg. Lors de cette soirée, Charlotte est remarquée par Paul, un play-boy noceur. À la suite d'un pari avec sa bande de copains, il use de son charme et attire la princesse jusque dans son lit. Alors que cela ne devait être qu'une passade, Paul tombe amoureux de la princesse, et dévoile malgré lui les photos du scandale dans la presse afin de régler une importante dette de jeu…
The Specialists (1985)
, 1h35Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes La provence, Buddy films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Bernard Giraudeau, Gérard Lanvin, Christiane Jean, Maurice Barrier, Salvatore Ingoglia, Jacques Nolot
Alors qu'il lui reste un an de détention à tirer, Stéphane Carella, casseur notoire, doit être transféré dans une autre prison dans un fourgon de gendarmerie dont le trajet passe dans les gorges du Verdon. Mais les gendarmes viennent en aide à des collègues, dont le véhicule vient d'avoir un léger accident, les obligeant à menotter Carella avec un certain Paul Brandon, individu apparemment violent et dangereux. C'est alors que Brandon neutralise un gendarme et s'évade en compagnie de Carella, avec lequel il est toujours menotté. Après avoir escaladé des falaises et plongé dans un torrent pour échapper à leurs poursuivants, les deux hommes réussissent à échapper aux policiers et trouvent refuge dans une maison isolée où vit Laura. La jeune femme, employée dans un parc d'attractions, les aide volontiers, car son mari a été tué un an auparavant par les forces de l'ordre. Cette dernière tombe sous le charme des deux hommes.
Marche a L'ombre (1984)
, 1h25Directed by Michel Blanc
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, La provence, La précarité, Buddy films
Actors Michel Blanc, Gérard Lanvin, Sophie Duez, Mimi Félixine, Katrine Boorman, Béatrice Camurat Jaud
Deux « sans domicile fixe », François (Gérard Lanvin), baroudeur costaud mais sensible, et Denis (Michel Blanc), éternel râleur et hypocondriaque, sont de retour en France afin de se relancer dans la musique avec l'aide d'un vague ami résidant près de Paris.
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
, 1h42Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Origin France
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Political films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Christian Clavier, Michel Galabru, Roland Giraud, Gérard Jugnot, Martin Lamotte, Dominique Lavanant
Héléna Bourdelle, called "The Bourdelle," is a great singer and wife of maestro André Bourdelle. Joining the Resistance, he is killed by the accidental explosion of a grenade. Following the defeat, the family's mansion is taken over by German forces, leaving the family occupying a few back rooms, complaining to the Kommandantur about his excesses and those of his men. Bourdelle, her daughters and their tenant help by chance an English soldier to escape and are then forced to hide him. The family, whose former caretaker Ramirez has become a Gestapo agent, is favoured by the General Spontz who has a soft spot for Bernadette Bourdelle. He is willing to ignore the fact that Guy-Hubert, son of the family, a seemingly cowardly and effeminate hairdresser, is actually the elusive vigilante known as "Super-Resistant".
Singles (1982)
, 1h25Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Michel Blanc, Xavier Saint-Macary, Anémone, Christophe Malavoy, Pascale Rocard, Patrick Bruel
Bernard est brutalement quitté par sa femme, sans même une déclaration de divorce et tente de la rattraper coûte que coûte, sur le départ imminent de son avion en partance pour Lausanne... mais en vain. Ayant commis moult infractions dans sa course folle, il se fait interpeller par les forces de l'ordre qui le relâchent finalement quelques heures plus tard.
The Cabbage Soup (1981)
, 1h38Directed by Jean Girault, Michel Leroy
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films, Vieillesse, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Claude Gensac, Christine Dejoux, Henri Génès
Claude Ratinier (Louis de Funès), known as Le Glaude, is an old man who lives on a small farm across the road from his long-time friend Francis Chérasse (Jean Carmet), known as Le Bombé. The two are described as the last surviving members of their breed, still living in a rural fashion while the rest of the world has modernized. They spend their days getting drunk and eating cabbage soup, while they spend their nights getting drunk and farting.
The Miser (1980)
, 2hDirected by Louis de Funès, Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Molière au cinéma
Actors Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Hervé Bellon, Franck Cabot-David, Georges Audoubert
Le riche et avare Harpagon n'aime que son argent. Il voit des voleurs partout et soupçonne tout le monde de vouloir lui voler son argent.
The Discord (1978)
, 1h37Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch, Julien Guiomar, Geneviève Fontanel, Jean-Jacques Moreau
Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze, maire libéral-conservateur d'une ville de province, est un industriel au bord de la faillite quand son usine, spécialisée dans la lutte anti-pollution, obtient d'un groupe japonais une commande énorme qui peut sauver son entreprise : 3 000 appareils de dépollution de l'air, les CX‑22, à livrer sous 90 jours. Mais il manque d'espace pour produire et stocker ces appareils car l'usine est sous-dimensionnée.