Marie-Hélène Breillat

A Real Young Girl (1976)

Bored and restless, Alice spends much of her time lusting after Jim, a local sawmill worker. When not lusting after him, Alice fills the hours with such pursuits as writing her name on a mirror with vaginal secretions and wandering the fields with her underwear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Breillat
CAST:  Charlotte Alexandra  •  Hiram Keller  •  Rita Maiden  •  Bruno Balp

Bored and restless, Alice spends much of her time lusting after Jim, a local sawmill worker. When not lusting after him, Alice fills the hours with such pursuits as writing her name on a mirror with vaginal secretions and wandering the fields with her underwear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Breillat
CAST:  Charlotte Alexandra  •  Hiram Keller  •  Rita Maiden  •  Bruno Balp

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernardo Bertolucci
CAST:  Marlon Brando  •  Maria Schneider  •  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Catherine Breillat

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernardo Bertolucci
CAST:  Marlon Brando  •  Maria Schneider  •  Jean-Pierre Léaud  •  Catherine Breillat

Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971)

Experiencing something of a mid-life crisis after his beloved son marries and moves out, a factory worker makes some drastic changes in his life, moves in with the boy and his wife, and sets them all on the path to a communal lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Faraldo
CAST:  Marie Dubois  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Paul Crauchet  •  Julian Negulesco

Experiencing something of a mid-life crisis after his beloved son marries and moves out, a factory worker makes some drastic changes in his life, moves in with the boy and his wife, and sets them all on the path to a communal lifestyle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Faraldo
CAST:  Marie Dubois  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Paul Crauchet  •  Julian Negulesco

Night After Night (1979)

A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her rules, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Breillat
CAST:  Dominique Laffin  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Bertrand Bonvoisin  •  Joe Dallesandro

A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her rules, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Breillat
CAST:  Dominique Laffin  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Bertrand Bonvoisin  •  Joe Dallesandro

To Die of Love (1971)

A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Bruno Pradal  •  François Simon  •  Claude Cerval

A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Bruno Pradal  •  François Simon  •  Claude Cerval

Doctor Faustus (1982)

A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franz Seitz Junior
CAST:  Jon Finch  •  André Heller  •  Hanns Zischler  •  Margot Hielscher

A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franz Seitz Junior
CAST:  Jon Finch  •  André Heller  •  Hanns Zischler  •  Margot Hielscher

Dracula and Son (1976)

With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Dracula and his son Ferdinand head abroad. Dracula ends up in London, England where he becomes a horror movie star exploiting his vampire status. His son, meanwhile, is ashamed of his roots ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  Bernard Ménez  •  Catherine Breillat  •  Bernard Alane

With angry villagers driving them away from their castle in Transylvania, Dracula and his son Ferdinand head abroad. Dracula ends up in London, England where he becomes a horror movie star exploiting his vampire status. His son, meanwhile, is ashamed of his roots ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  Bernard Ménez  •  Catherine Breillat  •  Bernard Alane

La mandarine (1972)

Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Madeleine Renaud  •  Murray Head

Paris, seventies. In a hotel in the glittering Rue de Rivoli an English boy falls in love with the two young grandchildren of the owner. Based on the novel "La Mandarine" by Christine de Rivoyre.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Philippe Noiret  •  Madeleine Renaud  •  Murray Head

Le dialogue dans le marécage (1973)

The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, inspired by a story from the Italian Middle Ages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Hermant
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Gérard Berner  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Françoise Bertin

The Sienese Pia Tolomei is imprisoned in a castle by a jealous husband. Based on the novel by Marguerite Yourcenar, inspired by a story from the Italian Middle Ages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Hermant
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Gérard Berner  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Françoise Bertin

Les Suspects (1974)

When an American tourist is murdered in the south of France, the police must investigate. In this movie, the police inspector re-creates the girl's journeys through France until the murder is solved. Suspicions are narrowed down to four possible perpetrators early ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Wyn
CAST:  Mimsy Farmer  •  Paul Meurisse  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Bruno Cremer

When an American tourist is murdered in the south of France, the police must investigate. In this movie, the police inspector re-creates the girl's journeys through France until the murder is solved. Suspicions are narrowed down to four possible perpetrators early ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Wyn
CAST:  Mimsy Farmer  •  Paul Meurisse  •  Michel Bouquet  •  Bruno Cremer

Antigone (1974)

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DIRECTION:  Stellio Lorenzi
CAST:  Jean Topart  •  Alain Cuny  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Robert Darmel

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DIRECTION:  Stellio Lorenzi
CAST:  Jean Topart  •  Alain Cuny  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Robert Darmel

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)

The love story like no other of an aristocrat with the daughter of the bellboy at Chez Maxim's restaurant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Vital
CAST:  Michel Galabru  •  Jean Lefebvre  •  Daniel Ceccaldi  •  Francis Perrin

The love story like no other of an aristocrat with the daughter of the bellboy at Chez Maxim's restaurant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Vital
CAST:  Michel Galabru  •  Jean Lefebvre  •  Daniel Ceccaldi  •  Francis Perrin

Le Portrait de Dorian Gray (1977)

Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and nothing more. But one day Basil meets Dorian Gray, symbol of youth and a certain beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Boutron
CAST:  Raymond Gérôme  •  Patrice Alexsandre  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Denis Manuel

Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and nothing more. But one day Basil meets Dorian Gray, symbol of youth and a certain beauty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Boutron
CAST:  Raymond Gérôme  •  Patrice Alexsandre  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Denis Manuel

La pitié dangereuse (1979)

Set in a garrison town in Austria before 1914, is the story of the unfortunate love between simple lieutenant Anton Hofmiller and Edith, the paralyzed daughter of the count, who is the richest man in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Mathieu Carrière  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Jean Desailly  •  Silvia Reize

Set in a garrison town in Austria before 1914, is the story of the unfortunate love between simple lieutenant Anton Hofmiller and Edith, the paralyzed daughter of the count, who is the richest man in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Édouard Molinaro
CAST:  Mathieu Carrière  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Jean Desailly  •  Silvia Reize

L'affaire Lourdes (1967)

In Lourdes, in the 1860s, the young Bernadette disturbs despite herself the peaceful life of the small town. She is the only one to see the apparition of The Lady, every day. The villagers take sides, the notables try to stifle the affair. But crowds come from all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Jacques Debary  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Jacques Alric

In Lourdes, in the 1860s, the young Bernadette disturbs despite herself the peaceful life of the small town. She is the only one to see the apparition of The Lady, every day. The villagers take sides, the notables try to stifle the affair. But crowds come from all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Bluwal
CAST:  Alain Mottet  •  Jacques Debary  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat  •  Jacques Alric

La Forêt noire (1968)

Inspired by the life of 19th century composer Robert Schumann, this fiction tells the decline of Hans Richter, a great German musician. Then dying, he feels his reason leaving him, while his wife gets closer to his disciple, Friedrich Turner, who has endless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Cravenne
CAST:  Emmanuelle Riva  •  Alain Cuny  •  Jean-Claude Drouot  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat

Inspired by the life of 19th century composer Robert Schumann, this fiction tells the decline of Hans Richter, a great German musician. Then dying, he feels his reason leaving him, while his wife gets closer to his disciple, Friedrich Turner, who has endless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Cravenne
CAST:  Emmanuelle Riva  •  Alain Cuny  •  Jean-Claude Drouot  •  Marie-Hélène Breillat