Sylvain Jacques

Something in the Air (2012)

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Clément Métayer  •  Lola Créton  •  Felix Armand  •  Carole Combes

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Assayas
CAST:  Clément Métayer  •  Lola Créton  •  Felix Armand  •  Carole Combes

His Brother (2003)

Thomas has been estranged from his brother Luc for several years, due in part to his difficulties in dealing with Luc's homosexuality. But when Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which is difficult to treat and impossible to cure, he decides he wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Chéreau
CAST:  Bruno Todeschini  •  Nathalie Boutefeu  •  Maurice Garrel  •  Catherine Ferran

Thomas has been estranged from his brother Luc for several years, due in part to his difficulties in dealing with Luc's homosexuality. But when Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which is difficult to treat and impossible to cure, he decides he wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Chéreau
CAST:  Bruno Todeschini  •  Nathalie Boutefeu  •  Maurice Garrel  •  Catherine Ferran

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)

Friends of a recently painter Jean-Baptiste Emmerich gather at a Paris railroad station for a four-hour journey to Limoges, where Emmerich wanted to be buried. The dozen travelers include art historian François and his lover Louis, who develops an interest in Bruno ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Chéreau
CAST:  Pascal Greggory  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Charles Berling  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant

Friends of a recently painter Jean-Baptiste Emmerich gather at a Paris railroad station for a four-hour journey to Limoges, where Emmerich wanted to be buried. The dozen travelers include art historian François and his lover Louis, who develops an interest in Bruno ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Chéreau
CAST:  Pascal Greggory  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Charles Berling  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant

Mamirolle (2000)

Delphine meets Manuel. Fragile and elusive, the young man escapes him. Manuel leaves the city to flee his illness, a cancer. Delphine goes in pursuit and plunges into a world of dark encounters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Coscas
CAST:  Lou Doillon  •  Sylvain Jacques  •  Elisabeth Kaza  •  Jean-Roger Milo

Delphine meets Manuel. Fragile and elusive, the young man escapes him. Manuel leaves the city to flee his illness, a cancer. Delphine goes in pursuit and plunges into a world of dark encounters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brigitte Coscas
CAST:  Lou Doillon  •  Sylvain Jacques  •  Elisabeth Kaza  •  Jean-Roger Milo

The Night Doctor (2021)

Mikael is doctor on night call. It’s a vocation. Between two patient-visits in slum areas, he cares for those whom no one else wants to see: the drug addicts, the homeless… He rubs shoulders with destitution. His life is in shambles. Especially when it comes to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elie Wajeman
CAST:  Vincent Macaigne  •  Pio Marmaï  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Sarah Le Picard

Mikael is doctor on night call. It’s a vocation. Between two patient-visits in slum areas, he cares for those whom no one else wants to see: the drug addicts, the homeless… He rubs shoulders with destitution. His life is in shambles. Especially when it comes to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elie Wajeman
CAST:  Vincent Macaigne  •  Pio Marmaï  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Sarah Le Picard

Undercover (2022)

October 2015. French customs seize seven tonnes of cannabis in the heart of the capital. The same day, Hubert Antoine, a former mole with a shady past, contacts Stéphane Vilner, a journalist at Libération. He claims to be able to demonstrate the existence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry de Peretti
CAST:  Pio Marmaï  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Alexis Manenti  •  Vincent Lindon

October 2015. French customs seize seven tonnes of cannabis in the heart of the capital. The same day, Hubert Antoine, a former mole with a shady past, contacts Stéphane Vilner, a journalist at Libération. He claims to be able to demonstrate the existence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry de Peretti
CAST:  Pio Marmaï  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Alexis Manenti  •  Vincent Lindon