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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie / Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972)
Comedy
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
Starring: Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Stéphane Audran
Director: Luis Buñuel
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Tags: Bulle Ogier, Delphine Seyrig, Fernando Rey, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Luis Buñuel, Paul Frankeur, Stéphane Audran
Posted on July 28, 2019 |
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Betty (1992)
Drama
A drunken self-destructive woman called Betty wanders through bars and meets a man that drives her to a restaurant outside Paris called Le Trou (The Hole). She meets the middle-aged alcoholic Laure from Lyon, who is the lover of the Le Trou's owner Mario. Laure decides to take care of Betty and brings her to the room next-door in her hotel. Along the days, Betty tells the story of her bourgeois life and her unhappy marriage to Laure and also recalls moments of her promiscuous life.
Starring: Marie Trintignant, Stéphane Audran, Jean-François Garreaud, Christiane Minazzoli, Yves Lambrecht, Pierre Vernier, Pierre Vernier
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Tags: Christiane Minazzoli, Claude Chabrol, Jean-François Garreaud, Marie Trintignant, Pierre Vernier, Stéphane Audran, Yves Lambrecht
Posted on December 12, 2016 |
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Mortelle randonnée / Deadly Circuit (1983)
Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Beauvoir, lonely, aging private detective, is put on the bloody track of beautiful Catherine Leiris who kills and robs her rich husband(s) on their wedding night. Although he never approaches her directly, he follows her and increasingly feels to be telepathically connected to her, because she reminds him of his daughter he never met. After he led a blind artist, Catherine's truly beloved spouse, into a bus accident, she makes a living by bank robbery with young Betty till Betty gets shot. Alone again, Catherine leads a sad, uneventful life as a waitress, when she meets her follower.
Starring: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand, Stéphane Audran, Macha Méril, Geneviève Page
Director: Claude Miller
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Tags: Claude Miller, Geneviève Page, Guy Marchand, Isabelle Adjani, Macha Méril, Michel Serrault, Stéphane Audran
Posted on November 14, 2013 |
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Babette's Feast / Babettes gæstebud (1987)
Drama | Music | Romance
In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor of a small Protestant church that is almost a sect unto itself. Although they each are presented with a real opportunity to leave the village, the sisters choose to stay with their father, to serve to him and their church. After some years, a French woman refugee, Babette, arrives at their door, begs them to take her in, and commits herself to work for them as maid/housekeeper/cook. Sometime after their father dies, the sisters decide to hold a dinner to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Babette experiences unexpected good fortune and implores the sisters to allow her to take charge of the preparation of the meal.
Starring: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson
Director: Gabriel Axel
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Tags: Bibi Andersson, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer, Gabriel Axel, Jarl Kulle, Stéphane Audran
Posted on October 6, 2012 |
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Mort d'un pourri / Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody — influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police — wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means…
Starring: Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran
Director: Georges Lautner
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Tags: Alain Delon, Georges Lautner, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran
Posted on August 8, 2011 |
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Maximum Risk (1996)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Alain Moreau (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a French soldier, never knew he had a brother, much less a twin, until he found him lying dead on the streets of his European home town. To find out who his brother was, Alain must step into his shoes. he must become Mikhail, and follow his footsteps back to New York's tough Little Odessa and into the same shadowy underworld that swallowed his brother. There's only one problem: all traces of Mikhail's life are rapidly disappearing, and the one person who knew Mikhail best may not be telling all she knows…
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Zach Grenier, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Stéphane Audran
Director: Ringo Lam
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Tags: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Natasha Henstridge, Ringo Lam, Stéphane Audran, Zach Grenier
