Samuel Labarthe

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Le Divorce (2003)

While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Naomi Watts  •  Melvil Poupaud  •  Catherine Samie

While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Kate Hudson  •  Naomi Watts  •  Melvil Poupaud  •  Catherine Samie

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)

A jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Jeremy Irons  •  Arthur St. Claire  •  Patricia Kaas  •  Alessandra Martines

A jazz singer and a British jewel thief are brought together by their mutual desire to forget the past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Jeremy Irons  •  Arthur St. Claire  •  Patricia Kaas  •  Alessandra Martines

Le zèbre (1992)

Hippolyte, the titular oddball, is a far from typical country lawyer. He has been happily married to the woman of his dreams for 15 years, but has an incurable penchant for practical (or rather impractical) jokes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Poiret
CAST:  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Caroline Cellier  •  Christian Pereira  •  Annie Grégorio

Hippolyte, the titular oddball, is a far from typical country lawyer. He has been happily married to the woman of his dreams for 15 years, but has an incurable penchant for practical (or rather impractical) jokes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Poiret
CAST:  Thierry Lhermitte  •  Caroline Cellier  •  Christian Pereira  •  Annie Grégorio

J'ai faim !!! (2001)

A chubby forty-ish florist is dumped for a gorgeous young woman. She decides to lose weight and to ruin her rival's life in order to win her handsome lover back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florence Quentin
CAST:  Catherine Jacob  •  Michèle Laroque  •  Garance Clavel  •  Isabelle Candelier

A chubby forty-ish florist is dumped for a gorgeous young woman. She decides to lose weight and to ruin her rival's life in order to win her handsome lover back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florence Quentin
CAST:  Catherine Jacob  •  Michèle Laroque  •  Garance Clavel  •  Isabelle Candelier

Charming Fellow (2001)

Octave and his friends, Achille and Hector, wander around at night in the grocery stores, the regulars' restaurants and the creepy bars. Octave meets Esther by chance. These two people have diametrically opposed characters. She is beautiful, cultured, free, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Chesnais
CAST:  Patrick Chesnais  •  Alexandra Vandernoot  •  Jean-François Balmer  •  Bernard Crombey

Octave and his friends, Achille and Hector, wander around at night in the grocery stores, the regulars' restaurants and the creepy bars. Octave meets Esther by chance. These two people have diametrically opposed characters. She is beautiful, cultured, free, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Chesnais
CAST:  Patrick Chesnais  •  Alexandra Vandernoot  •  Jean-François Balmer  •  Bernard Crombey

The Conquest (2011)

A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Durringer
CAST:  Denis Podalydès  •  Florence Pernel  •  Bernard Le Coq  •  Samuel Labarthe

A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Durringer
CAST:  Denis Podalydès  •  Florence Pernel  •  Bernard Le Coq  •  Samuel Labarthe

Same Sex Parents (2001)

A jealous classmate exposes the fact that Olympe has 2 gay parents. Feeling ostracized and humiliated, Olympe lashes out at her closeted mother. Life unravels so that the truth can set them free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Katrian
CAST:  Louise Monot  •  Élisabeth Bourgine  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Lucas Bonnifait

A jealous classmate exposes the fact that Olympe has 2 gay parents. Feeling ostracized and humiliated, Olympe lashes out at her closeted mother. Life unravels so that the truth can set them free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Katrian
CAST:  Louise Monot  •  Élisabeth Bourgine  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Lucas Bonnifait

The Elegant Criminal (1990)

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Girod
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Jean Poiret  •  Jacques Weber  •  François Périer

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Girod
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Jean Poiret  •  Jacques Weber  •  François Périer

Love Me No More (2008)

Antoine Méliot is around 40 years old and has everything he needs to be happy: a beautiful wife, two adorable children, friends he can count on, a pretty house in the Yvelines and money. But one day he decides to ruin everything in one weekend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Becker
CAST:  Albert Dupontel  •  Marie-Josée Croze  •  Pierre Vaneck  •  Alessandra Martines

Antoine Méliot is around 40 years old and has everything he needs to be happy: a beautiful wife, two adorable children, friends he can count on, a pretty house in the Yvelines and money. But one day he decides to ruin everything in one weekend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Becker
CAST:  Albert Dupontel  •  Marie-Josée Croze  •  Pierre Vaneck  •  Alessandra Martines

Strayed (2003)

Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that the family quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Téchiné
CAST:  Emmanuelle Béart  •  Gaspard Ulliel  •  Clémence Meyer  •  Samuel Labarthe

Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that the family quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Téchiné
CAST:  Emmanuelle Béart  •  Gaspard Ulliel  •  Clémence Meyer  •  Samuel Labarthe

What War May Bring (2010)

A theater projectionist's daughter is involved in the Resistance in WWII, but she doesn’t share his political involvement & only believes in passion. She follows the men she loves unconditionally, suffering betrayal and hardship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Audrey Dana  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Laurent Couson  •  Dominique Pinon

A theater projectionist's daughter is involved in the Resistance in WWII, but she doesn’t share his political involvement & only believes in passion. She follows the men she loves unconditionally, suffering betrayal and hardship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Lelouch
CAST:  Audrey Dana  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Laurent Couson  •  Dominique Pinon

Season's Beatings (1999)

Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danièle Thompson
CAST:  Sabine Azéma  •  Emmanuelle Béart  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Claude Rich

Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas, singing at a Russian restaurant, penniless, the mistress for the past 12 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danièle Thompson
CAST:  Sabine Azéma  •  Emmanuelle Béart  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Claude Rich

Sagan (2008)

A biopic of famous French writer Françoise Sagan, best known for her groundbreaking first book, Bonjour Tristesse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diane Kurys
CAST:  Sylvie Testud  •  Pierre Palmade  •  Arielle Dombasle  •  Jeanne Balibar

A biopic of famous French writer Françoise Sagan, best known for her groundbreaking first book, Bonjour Tristesse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diane Kurys
CAST:  Sylvie Testud  •  Pierre Palmade  •  Arielle Dombasle  •  Jeanne Balibar

The Accompanist (1992)

In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young accompanist named Sophie Vasseur gets a job with famed singer Irene Brice. As Irene's husband Charles, a businessman collaborating with the Nazis, wrestles with his conscience, Sophie becomes obsessed with Irene, taking on the role ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Miller
CAST:  Romane Bohringer  •  Richard Bohringer  •  Elena Safonova  •  Samuel Labarthe

In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young accompanist named Sophie Vasseur gets a job with famed singer Irene Brice. As Irene's husband Charles, a businessman collaborating with the Nazis, wrestles with his conscience, Sophie becomes obsessed with Irene, taking on the role ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Miller
CAST:  Romane Bohringer  •  Richard Bohringer  •  Elena Safonova  •  Samuel Labarthe

Moka (2016)

Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. With a few belongings, some money and a gun, she goes to Evian, where she's learned the driver lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Mermoud
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Nathalie Baye  •  Diane Rouxel  •  Olivier Chantreau

Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. With a few belongings, some money and a gun, she goes to Evian, where she's learned the driver lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Mermoud
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Nathalie Baye  •  Diane Rouxel  •  Olivier Chantreau

Being George Clooney (2016)

A documentary that delves into the creative, often humorous world of audio dubbing a Hollywood motion picture for the international market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mariano
CAST:  Christian Brückner  •  Francesco Pannofino  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Martin Umbach

A documentary that delves into the creative, often humorous world of audio dubbing a Hollywood motion picture for the international market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mariano
CAST:  Christian Brückner  •  Francesco Pannofino  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Martin Umbach

Murder In Aigues-Mortes (2015)

A young lawyer's murder rocks Aigues-Mortes and triggers the re-opening of a cold case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude-Michel Rome
CAST:  Florence Pernel  •  Vincent Winterhalter  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Jicey Carina

A young lawyer's murder rocks Aigues-Mortes and triggers the re-opening of a cold case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude-Michel Rome
CAST:  Florence Pernel  •  Vincent Winterhalter  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Jicey Carina

Another World (2011)

1915. Louis, aged 17, arrives on Reunion Island to find his father, Count Kerdiguen. He has built himself a new family with Salima, his native partner, and their daughter Sita. Between the white and native communities, tensions are increasingly mounting...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Aghion
CAST:  Dominique Blanc  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Mati Diop  •  Nicolas Givran

1915. Louis, aged 17, arrives on Reunion Island to find his father, Count Kerdiguen. He has built himself a new family with Salima, his native partner, and their daughter Sita. Between the white and native communities, tensions are increasingly mounting...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Aghion
CAST:  Dominique Blanc  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Mati Diop  •  Nicolas Givran

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DIRECTION:  Yves Rénier
CAST:  Mathilde Seigner  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Youssef Hajdi  •  Jérôme Robart

Les belles-sœurs (2011)

Nicole invites her husband's two brothers and their wives for their housewarming party. Except that she also asked the assistant of one of them, the mysterious Talia, to come. This does not seem to please the other guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Aghion
CAST:  Didier Flamand  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Véronique Boulanger  •  Sabine Haudepin

Nicole invites her husband's two brothers and their wives for their housewarming party. Except that she also asked the assistant of one of them, the mysterious Talia, to come. This does not seem to please the other guests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriel Aghion
CAST:  Didier Flamand  •  Samuel Labarthe  •  Véronique Boulanger  •  Sabine Haudepin
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