Nicole Colchat

Violette (2013)

Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Provost
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Frans Boyer

Born out of wedlock early in the last century, Violette Leduc meets Simone de Beauvoir in postwar Saint-Germain-des-Près. An intense lifelong relationship develops between the two women authors, based on Violette's quest for freedom through writing and on Simone's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Provost
CAST:  Emmanuelle Devos  •  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Frans Boyer

Blind Spot (2012)

Police officer Tom Faber was found shot to death in his car behind the stadium. Inspector Hastert (André Jung) from the criminal police leads the investigation and searches for the murderer together with Olivier (Jules Werner), the brother of the murdered man, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christophe Wagner
CAST:  André Jung  •  Jules Werner  •  Brigitte Urhausen  •  Mickey Hardt

Police officer Tom Faber was found shot to death in his car behind the stadium. Inspector Hastert (André Jung) from the criminal police leads the investigation and searches for the murderer together with Olivier (Jules Werner), the brother of the murdered man, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christophe Wagner
CAST:  André Jung  •  Jules Werner  •  Brigitte Urhausen  •  Mickey Hardt

Falsch (1987)

In an apparently empty airport, a Jewish family has gathered to greet one of its members who has come there to be with them. However, the airport is actually the ante-room of Death, and the family member is a recently deceased American survivor of the Holocaust. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Dardenne  •  Luc Dardenne
CAST:  Bruno Cremer  •  Jacqueline Bollen  •  Christian Crahay  •  Nicole Colchat

In an apparently empty airport, a Jewish family has gathered to greet one of its members who has come there to be with them. However, the airport is actually the ante-room of Death, and the family member is a recently deceased American survivor of the Holocaust. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Pierre Dardenne  •  Luc Dardenne
CAST:  Bruno Cremer  •  Jacqueline Bollen  •  Christian Crahay  •  Nicole Colchat

Toute une nuit (1982)

Following over two dozen different people in the almost wordless atmosphere of a dark night in a Brussels town, Akerman examines acceptance and rejection in the realm of romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chantal Akerman
CAST:  Aurore Clément  •  Natalia Akerman  •  Paul Allio  •  Angelo Abazoglou

Following over two dozen different people in the almost wordless atmosphere of a dark night in a Brussels town, Akerman examines acceptance and rejection in the realm of romance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chantal Akerman
CAST:  Aurore Clément  •  Natalia Akerman  •  Paul Allio  •  Angelo Abazoglou

Night and Day (1991)

Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with Joseph and her days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chantal Akerman
CAST:  Guilaine Londez  •  Thomas Langmann  •  François Négret  •  Nicole Colchat

Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with Joseph and her days ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chantal Akerman
CAST:  Guilaine Londez  •  Thomas Langmann  •  François Négret  •  Nicole Colchat

Jacques a vu (2015)

In their momentum for a neo-rural life in the Belgian Ardennes countryside, Brice and Lara soon have to face the imminent construction of a holiday resort nearby. A true race against time then starts for the young couple and revolves around Brice's quirky cousin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Diskeuve
CAST:  Nicolas Buysse  •  François Maniquet  •  Christelle Cornil  •  Alain Azarkadon

In their momentum for a neo-rural life in the Belgian Ardennes countryside, Brice and Lara soon have to face the imminent construction of a holiday resort nearby. A true race against time then starts for the young couple and revolves around Brice's quirky cousin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xavier Diskeuve
CAST:  Nicolas Buysse  •  François Maniquet  •  Christelle Cornil  •  Alain Azarkadon

Pour le meilleur (2013)

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DIRECTION:  Marie Vernalde
CAST:  Nicole Colchat  •  Patrick Descamps  •  Claire Dumas  •  Johnny Rasse

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DIRECTION:  Marie Vernalde
CAST:  Nicole Colchat  •  Patrick Descamps  •  Claire Dumas  •  Johnny Rasse

Three Days and a Life (2019)

Christmas 1999, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes. The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog, the vanishing of a child, and a big ravaging storm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Boukhrief
CAST:  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Charles Berling  •  Pablo Pauly  •  Margot Bancilhon

Christmas 1999, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes. The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog, the vanishing of a child, and a big ravaging storm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Boukhrief
CAST:  Sandrine Bonnaire  •  Charles Berling  •  Pablo Pauly  •  Margot Bancilhon

A Truck Under Repair (2006)

Twenty-year-old Eugène is somewhat aimless and has not been doing well in university. He is staying in a small village for the summer. He awkwardly seduces Pierre, a slightly older man who is working for Mathilde as caretaker for the season. Pierre is initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Simon
CAST:  Pierre Moure  •  Antoine Régent  •  Édith Scob  •  Aline Le Berre

Twenty-year-old Eugène is somewhat aimless and has not been doing well in university. He is staying in a small village for the summer. He awkwardly seduces Pierre, a slightly older man who is working for Mathilde as caretaker for the season. Pierre is initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Simon
CAST:  Pierre Moure  •  Antoine Régent  •  Édith Scob  •  Aline Le Berre

Na de liefde (1983)

The antiques shop Gerard owns should help him to get rid of his financial problems. He dreams of writing the most important Dutch novel ever. Unfortunately he spends money like water. As a result he is constantly broke. His sister Ingrid is married to Pierre. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Boon
CAST:  Raymond van het Groenewoud  •  Frank Aendenboom  •  Trix Bellens  •  Warre Borgmans

The antiques shop Gerard owns should help him to get rid of his financial problems. He dreams of writing the most important Dutch novel ever. Unfortunately he spends money like water. As a result he is constantly broke. His sister Ingrid is married to Pierre. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Boon
CAST:  Raymond van het Groenewoud  •  Frank Aendenboom  •  Trix Bellens  •  Warre Borgmans

Life For Real (2023)

Tridan Lagache has spent his whole life at Club Med, changing friends every 8 days. At 50, he resigns from the vacation spot where he was born, determined to track down his great mini-club childhood love, Violette. He shows up in Paris, naïve and lost but glad to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Dany Boon  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Kad Merad  •  Caroline Anglade

Tridan Lagache has spent his whole life at Club Med, changing friends every 8 days. At 50, he resigns from the vacation spot where he was born, determined to track down his great mini-club childhood love, Violette. He shows up in Paris, naïve and lost but glad to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Dany Boon  •  Charlotte Gainsbourg  •  Kad Merad  •  Caroline Anglade