Eric Métayer

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Out of the Blue (2007)

Marion, a 50 year old woman, suddenly ups and leaves the man with whom she has been living for the past 20 years; she has found herself, midlife, in love with her friend Claude, another woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Tasma
CAST:  Mireille Perrier  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Robin Renucci  •  Chloé Coulloud

Marion, a 50 year old woman, suddenly ups and leaves the man with whom she has been living for the past 20 years; she has found herself, midlife, in love with her friend Claude, another woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Tasma
CAST:  Mireille Perrier  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Robin Renucci  •  Chloé Coulloud

1001 Nights (1990)

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe de Broca
CAST:  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Stéphane Freiss

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe de Broca
CAST:  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Stéphane Freiss

The Suicide Shop (2012)

In a cold French city where suicide is a common urge, there is a colorful shop, managed for many years by the Tuvache family, where it is very easy to obtain the necessary tools to satisfy the sinister desires of so many depressed citizens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Leconte
CAST:  Bernard Alane  •  Isabella Spade  •  Kacey Mottet Klein  •  Isabelle Giami

In a cold French city where suicide is a common urge, there is a colorful shop, managed for many years by the Tuvache family, where it is very easy to obtain the necessary tools to satisfy the sinister desires of so many depressed citizens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrice Leconte
CAST:  Bernard Alane  •  Isabella Spade  •  Kacey Mottet Klein  •  Isabelle Giami

The Wackos (2002)

When his credit card has just been swallowed by distributor Bruno Lussac, State Inspector Débé crosses the limits of home ethics when he learns that he has just been banned from banking. Disguised as a Southerner for a costume party where he was supposed to arrest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Cuq
CAST:  Christophe Laubion  •  Ingrid Chauvin  •  Eric Métayer  •  Bernard Farcy

When his credit card has just been swallowed by distributor Bruno Lussac, State Inspector Débé crosses the limits of home ethics when he learns that he has just been banned from banking. Disguised as a Southerner for a costume party where he was supposed to arrest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Cuq
CAST:  Christophe Laubion  •  Ingrid Chauvin  •  Eric Métayer  •  Bernard Farcy

Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)

Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Haïm
CAST:  Eric Judor  •  Ramzy Bedia  •  Saïd Serrari  •  Til Schweiger

Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Haïm
CAST:  Eric Judor  •  Ramzy Bedia  •  Saïd Serrari  •  Til Schweiger

The Beautiful Story (1992)

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Gérard Lanvin  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Vincent Lindon  •  Marie-Sophie L.

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Gérard Lanvin  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Vincent Lindon  •  Marie-Sophie L.

Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007)

The Daltons have escaped to New York, where their accumulated loot is hidden in the carts of Monsieur Pierre's group of honest, naive European immigrants, who naively bought land in California from Crook, who inserted a clause they must claim it within 80 days. Joe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Jean-Marie
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  François Morel  •  Bernard Alane

The Daltons have escaped to New York, where their accumulated loot is hidden in the carts of Monsieur Pierre's group of honest, naive European immigrants, who naively bought land in California from Crook, who inserted a clause they must claim it within 80 days. Joe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Jean-Marie
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  François Morel  •  Bernard Alane

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CAST:  Alban Ivanov  •  Shirley Souagnon  •  Eric Métayer  •  Éric Antoine

The Storytelling Show (2010)

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DIRECTION:  Jean-Christophe Roger
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Élie Semoun  •  Fred Testot  •  Omar Sy

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DIRECTION:  Jean-Christophe Roger
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Élie Semoun  •  Fred Testot  •  Omar Sy

Trapped by a Dream (1993)

Elle (Isabelle Gélinas) wants to make a film about African wildlife. Adrien (Eric Métayer) is obsessed with the idea of making love to Elle in a very peculiar and theatrical imaginary bedroom. Perhaps following a principle of sympathetic magic, he arranges for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Jolivet
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Marc Jolivet  •  Isabelle Gélinas  •  Arlette Thomas

Elle (Isabelle Gélinas) wants to make a film about African wildlife. Adrien (Eric Métayer) is obsessed with the idea of making love to Elle in a very peculiar and theatrical imaginary bedroom. Perhaps following a principle of sympathetic magic, he arranges for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Jolivet
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Marc Jolivet  •  Isabelle Gélinas  •  Arlette Thomas

Little Tickles (2018)

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Andréa Bescond  •  Karin Viard  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Pierre Deladonchamps

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Andréa Bescond  •  Karin Viard  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Pierre Deladonchamps

Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne? (1983)

Six young people decide to create their own television channel to compete with the official channels where they were not admitted. Canal soleil is the name of the pirate station and a real success. But when the pirate channel launches a parking meter snatching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Roy
CAST:  Paul Préboist  •  Eric Métayer  •  Roger Carel  •  Guy Grosso

Six young people decide to create their own television channel to compete with the official channels where they were not admitted. Canal soleil is the name of the pirate station and a real success. But when the pirate channel launches a parking meter snatching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Roy
CAST:  Paul Préboist  •  Eric Métayer  •  Roger Carel  •  Guy Grosso

Après après-demain (1990)

In this romantic comedy, Paul, a good-looking gym teacher, falls hopelessly in love with Isabelle a very busy, professional fashion designer whose response to him runs both hot and cold, driving him to distraction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Frot-Coutaz
CAST:  Anémone  •  Simon de La Brosse  •  Agnès Soral  •  Claude Piéplu

In this romantic comedy, Paul, a good-looking gym teacher, falls hopelessly in love with Isabelle a very busy, professional fashion designer whose response to him runs both hot and cold, driving him to distraction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Frot-Coutaz
CAST:  Anémone  •  Simon de La Brosse  •  Agnès Soral  •  Claude Piéplu

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DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer
CAST:  Andréa Bescond

Petite menteuse (1998)

Take a handsome, friendly 40-year-old family man looking for a job. Put him in a room with a young executive woman, who's single, resolute and yearning for motherhood. Add a delightful little pony-tailed siren named Laura. Sprinkle with smiles and tuck into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry Chabert
CAST:  Virginie Lemoine  •  Bernard Yerlès  •  Sybile Caro  •  Eric Métayer

Take a handsome, friendly 40-year-old family man looking for a job. Put him in a room with a young executive woman, who's single, resolute and yearning for motherhood. Add a delightful little pony-tailed siren named Laura. Sprinkle with smiles and tuck into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry Chabert
CAST:  Virginie Lemoine  •  Bernard Yerlès  •  Sybile Caro  •  Eric Métayer

La folle évasion (2016)

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DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer
CAST:  Eric Laugérias  •  Armelle  •  Vincent Varinier  •  Angélique Thomas

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DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer
CAST:  Eric Laugérias  •  Armelle  •  Vincent Varinier  •  Angélique Thomas

Big Kids (2023)

Yannick is a caregiver in a retirement home. Between permanent pressure and budget restrictions, he faces the lack of means with a contagious good mood. But when he is forced to share the dining room with a class of children, the situation becomes complicated. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Vincent Macaigne  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Marie Gillain  •  Carole Franck

Yannick is a caregiver in a retirement home. Between permanent pressure and budget restrictions, he faces the lack of means with a contagious good mood. But when he is forced to share the dining room with a class of children, the situation becomes complicated. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Vincent Macaigne  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Marie Gillain  •  Carole Franck

La course de l'escargot (1998)

He, a young and resourceful city dweller, inherits a snail farm in the country. She, a university student in zoology, is passionate about a very rare species of these gastropod mollusks and returns to the country. At first sight, they already recognize each other. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Boivin
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Isabelle Pasco  •  Didier Bénureau  •  Thierry Hancisse

He, a young and resourceful city dweller, inherits a snail farm in the country. She, a university student in zoology, is passionate about a very rare species of these gastropod mollusks and returns to the country. At first sight, they already recognize each other. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Boivin
CAST:  Eric Métayer  •  Isabelle Pasco  •  Didier Bénureau  •  Thierry Hancisse

A la folie (2022)

Anna stabs her companion Damien. She is charged with attempted murder and does not deny the facts, but the case remains incomprehensible: Anna has no history of violence and gives no explanation for her actions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Marie Gillain  •  Alexis Michalik  •  Ahmed Sylla  •  Nicole Ferroni

Anna stabs her companion Damien. She is charged with attempted murder and does not deny the facts, but the case remains incomprehensible: Anna has no history of violence and gives no explanation for her actions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Métayer  •  Andréa Bescond
CAST:  Marie Gillain  •  Alexis Michalik  •  Ahmed Sylla  •  Nicole Ferroni
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