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, 2h5
Directed by Alain ResnaisOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Philosophie,
PsychologieActors Gérard Depardieu,
Roger Pierre,
Nicole Garcia,
Pierre Arditi,
Nelly Borgeaud,
Danielle DarrieuxRating75%




The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film. It uses the stories of three people to illustrate Laborit's theories on evolutionary psychology regarding the relationship of self and society.
, 1h47
Directed by Pascal ThomasOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
CrimeThemes AssassinatActors Danielle Darrieux,
François Morel,
Melvil Poupaud,
Laura Smet,
Chiara Mastroianni,
Alessandra MartinesRating58%




La richissime Camilla Tressilian a l'idée saugrenue de réunir chez elle Guillaume Neuville, son neveu, Aude Neuville, ex-femme de Guillaume, et Caroline Neuville, épouse actuelle de Guillaume ; sont également présents Marie-Adeline, la secrétaire de Camilla, Fred Latimer, un ami de Caroline, Thomas Rondeau, un ami de longue date. Tous sont réunis au manoir de la Pointe aux Mouettes, la somptueuse demeure de Camilla. Mais l'ambiance devient nettement plus glaciale quand, au petit matin, la servante découvre avec horreur que Camilla Tressilian a été sauvagement assassinée dans son lit, le crâne défoncé. Héritage ? Crime passionnel ? Haine ? Préméditation ? Coup de tête ? Tout est possible. Pourtant, le commissaire Martin Bataille doit faire vite, car l'heure zéro approche.
, 1h30
Directed by Anne FontaineOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes VieillesseActors Danielle Darrieux,
Arielle Dombasle,
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc,
Andy Gillet,
Nabil Massad,
Adrien de VanRating56%




Augustin, clown lunaire, occupe, comme emploi alimentaire, une place de garçon de piscine au Ritz. Mais sa vraie vocation est d'interpréter des spectacles inspirés du théâtre nô japonais qu'il présente dans des comités d'entreprises ou des maisons de retraite. À l'occasion d'une de ses représentations il fait la connaissance d'Odette Saint-Gilles, venue le féliciter. Cette ancienne chanteuse d'opérette, totalement oubliée, s'ennuie terriblement. De ce moment, Augustin se met en tête de monter une pièce inspirée de la correspondance de Madame du Deffand et Julie de Lespinasse. Odette, amusée, accepte. Il ne reste plus qu'à trouver sa partenaire. Ce sera Bettina Fleisher, héroïne d'un feuilleton télévisé.
, 1h51
Directed by François OzonOrigin FranceGenres Thriller,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Musical theatre,
Comedy thriller,
Musical,
CrimeThemes Films about families,
L'action se déroule en une journée,
Feminist films,
Films about music and musicians,
Christmas films,
Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
LGBT-related films,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Danielle Darrieux,
Isabelle Huppert,
Catherine Deneuve,
Emmanuelle Béart,
Fanny Ardant,
Virginie LedoyenRating69%




The film is set in the 1950s in a large country residence as a family and its servants are preparing for Christmas. When the master of the house is discovered dead in his bed with a dagger in his back, it is presumed that the murderer must be one of the eight women in the house. Over the course of the investigation, each woman has a tale to tell and secrets to hide.
, 1h33
Directed by Marie-Claude TreilhouOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Danielle Darrieux,
Micheline Presle,
Paulette Dubost,
Robert Lamoureux,
Michel Galabru,
Jean RoquelRating61%




Trois sœurs se réunissent tous les dimanches. Suzanne, l'aînée, supporte difficilement son mari Georges. Germaine, célibataire, habite dans une maison de retraite. Armande mène une vie tranquille avec son époux Albert. Le dimanche de l'Épiphanie, le programme est chargé : passer au cimetière, déjeuner au restaurant chinois, manger la galette et tirer les rois, et aller voir une troupe comique du troisième âge dans laquelle joue la quatrième sœur marginale, Marie-Louise.
, 1h30
Directed by André TéchinéOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeActors Catherine Deneuve,
Danielle Darrieux,
Victor Lanoux,
Wadeck Stanczak,
Claire Nebout,
Jean-Claude AdelinRating63%




Thomas, a troubled thirteen-year-old boy, picking flowers in a cemetery, is surprised by Martin, an escaped convict who demands that the boy bring him some money for train fare later that day. The boy does not know where to get money; the criminal tells him to ask his parents. "My parents are dead," the boy says. In fact, his parents, Maurice and Lili, are alive. They are separated but they both live near the boy's grandparents' house. Thomas, disaffected by his parents divorce, goes to a boarding catholic school but is spending the weekend with his family and is going to have first communion. His grandmother is arranging to celebrate that special day and hopes her daughter and son in law would reconcile.
Directed by Marianne LamourGenres Drama,
ComedyActors Marie Bunel,
Patrick Catalifo,
Tsilla Chelton,
Francine Bergé,
Stéphane De Groodt,
Delphine BibetRating35%




Créatrice d'une entreprise d'accessoires de mode, Macha, 37 ans, file le parfait amour avec Eduardo, un universitaire brésilien. Si elle se plaît à parrainer des orphelins d'Afrique, cette jolie femme indépendante ne désire pas d'enfant. Son époux Pierre, blessé par son refus catégorique de maternité, l'a d'ailleurs quittée deux ans plus tôt. Depuis, elle collectionne les aventures et prend la poudre d'escampette sitôt que son soupirant manifeste le désir d'une existence stable. Si Hortense, sa grand-mère âgée de 82 ans, soutient sans réserve Macha dans ses choix, Anne-Marie, sa mère, condamne avec virulence un mode de vie qu'elle se refuse à comprendre. Aussi Macha a-t-elle caché aux siens, à l'exception de sa mamie, sa liaison avec Eduardo. Mais, un beau matin, Hortense gaffe : elle révèle l'existence du beau Sud-Américain. Anne-Marie invite, illico presto, les tourtereaux à déjeuner et assaille sa fille Macha de questions aussi indiscrètes que cruelles.
, 1h35
Directed by Marjane Satrapi,
Vincent ParonnaudOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
AnimationThemes Films about children,
Films about religion,
Political films,
Children's filmsActors Chiara Mastroianni,
Catherine Deneuve,
Danielle Darrieux,
Simon Abkarian,
François Jérosme,
Gena RowlandsRating79%




At the airport Marjane Satrapi (Chiara Mastroianni) is unable to board a plane to Iran. She then takes a seat and smokes. She looks back at her childhood. She remembers the good and bad times with her family, especially all the political issues going on. As a young girl, Marji lived in Tehran and wanted to be a prophet and a disciple of Bruce Lee. Her childhood ambition is the general uprising against the Shah of Iran. Her middle-class family participates in all the rallies and protests. Marji wants to have pride in her future. Marji and a group of friends attempt to attack a young boy whose father, a member of SAVAK, killed Communists for no particular reason. One day, Marji's Uncle Anoush arrives to have dinner with the family after recently being released from his nine-year sentence in prison. Uncle Anoush inspires Marji with his stories of his life on the run from the government, a result of rebelling.
, 1h48
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz,
Gerd OswaldOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
SpyThemes Spy films,
Political films,
Children's filmsActors James Mason,
Danielle Darrieux,
Michael Rennie,
Walter Hampden,
Oskar Karlweis,
Herbert BerghofRating75%




In neutral Turkey in 1944, German ambassador Franz von Papen (John Wengraf) and his British counterpart Sir Frederic Taylor (Walter Hampden) attend a reception and encounter Countess Anna Staviska (Danielle Darrieux), who is a Frenchwoman and the widow of a Polish count. Now destitute, the countess volunteers to become a spy for a fee, but she is turned down.
, 1h50
Directed by Roger VadimOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
Films about prostitution,
Films based on playsActors Jane Fonda,
Anna Karina,
Jean-Claude Brialy,
Jean Sorel,
Maurice Ronet,
Francine BergéRating55%




In 1913, a sentimental Parisian prostitute offers herself freely to a handsome soldier because he resembles her true love.