François Clavier

Enigma (1982)

Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Brigitte Fossey  •  Sam Neill  •  Derek Jacobi

Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Brigitte Fossey  •  Sam Neill  •  Derek Jacobi

Elisa (1995)

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Becker
CAST:  Vanessa Paradis  •  Clotilde Courau  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Sekkou Sall

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Becker
CAST:  Vanessa Paradis  •  Clotilde Courau  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Sekkou Sall

When I Was 5, I Killed Myself (1994)

This film is about Gils, a young boy (about ten) in a juvenile mental hospital in 1950's France. Flashbacks recount his conflicts with authority and his strong relationship with Jessica, a similarly rebellious schoolmate. Simultaneously, a compassionate doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Sussfeld
CAST:  Dimitri Rougeul  •  Blanche Ravalec  •  Patrick Bouchitey  •  Salomé Lelouch

This film is about Gils, a young boy (about ten) in a juvenile mental hospital in 1950's France. Flashbacks recount his conflicts with authority and his strong relationship with Jessica, a similarly rebellious schoolmate. Simultaneously, a compassionate doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Sussfeld
CAST:  Dimitri Rougeul  •  Blanche Ravalec  •  Patrick Bouchitey  •  Salomé Lelouch

The King of Escape (2009)

43-year-old Armand Lacourtade, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is getting sick of his homosexual life. When he encounters a young girl called Curly, he changes sides. Chased by her parents and the police, they brave all dangers to live this forbidden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Guiraudie
CAST:  Hafsia Herzi  •  Ludovic Berthillot  •  Luc Palun  •  Pascal Aubert

43-year-old Armand Lacourtade, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is getting sick of his homosexual life. When he encounters a young girl called Curly, he changes sides. Chased by her parents and the police, they brave all dangers to live this forbidden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Guiraudie
CAST:  Hafsia Herzi  •  Ludovic Berthillot  •  Luc Palun  •  Pascal Aubert

A Ticket to Space (2006)

Face à l'incompréhension de la population française quant au montant des crédits alloués à la recherche spatiale, le gouvernement lance une vaste opération de communication. En partenariat avec le Centre spatial français, un grand jeu est organisé. "Le ticket pour ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Lartigau
CAST:  Kad Merad  •  Olivier Baroux  •  Marina Foïs  •  Guillaume Canet

Face à l'incompréhension de la population française quant au montant des crédits alloués à la recherche spatiale, le gouvernement lance une vaste opération de communication. En partenariat avec le Centre spatial français, un grand jeu est organisé. "Le ticket pour ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Lartigau
CAST:  Kad Merad  •  Olivier Baroux  •  Marina Foïs  •  Guillaume Canet

Mado, poste restante (1990)

In this gentle comedy, Mado (Marianne Groves) is the letter-carrier for her small town, and she is constantly on the lookout for a good Catholic man who shares her enthusiasm for sunrises. She even puts up posters on trees and walls advertising her interest. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Adabashyan
CAST:  Marianne Groves  •  Oleg Yankovskiy  •  Isabelle Gélinas  •  Jean-Pierre Darroussin

In this gentle comedy, Mado (Marianne Groves) is the letter-carrier for her small town, and she is constantly on the lookout for a good Catholic man who shares her enthusiasm for sunrises. She even puts up posters on trees and walls advertising her interest. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Adabashyan
CAST:  Marianne Groves  •  Oleg Yankovskiy  •  Isabelle Gélinas  •  Jean-Pierre Darroussin

The Big Brother (1982)

The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Girod
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Souad Amidou  •  Hakim Ghanem  •  Jean Rochefort

The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Girod
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Souad Amidou  •  Hakim Ghanem  •  Jean Rochefort

Almost Peaceful (2002)

Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety called it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Simon Abkarian  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Vincent Elbaz  •  Lubna Azabal

Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety called it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Simon Abkarian  •  Zabou Breitman  •  Vincent Elbaz  •  Lubna Azabal

Sachs' Disease (1999)

Dr. Bruno Sachs, the only medical practitioner in a small French town, seems on the surface to be compassionate and dedicated. However, in private he is not happy in his work and does not like most of his patients. Here he meets Pauline Kasser, a young woman, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Albert Dupontel  •  Valérie Dréville  •  Dominique Reymond  •  Cécile Arnaud

Dr. Bruno Sachs, the only medical practitioner in a small French town, seems on the surface to be compassionate and dedicated. However, in private he is not happy in his work and does not like most of his patients. Here he meets Pauline Kasser, a young woman, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Deville
CAST:  Albert Dupontel  •  Valérie Dréville  •  Dominique Reymond  •  Cécile Arnaud

Bis (2015)

Éric and Patrice have been friends since high school. Over the years, they have both taken very different paths: Éric has become a hedonist, has a string of girlfriends and is always on the look out for a new one; Patrice has become a monogamous father with a very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Farrugia
CAST:  Franck Dubosc  •  Kad Merad  •  Alexandra Lamy  •  Gérard Darmon

Éric and Patrice have been friends since high school. Over the years, they have both taken very different paths: Éric has become a hedonist, has a string of girlfriends and is always on the look out for a new one; Patrice has become a monogamous father with a very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dominique Farrugia
CAST:  Franck Dubosc  •  Kad Merad  •  Alexandra Lamy  •  Gérard Darmon

Confidence Reigns (2004)

Christel and Christoph have no education, no morals - they are working as servants in wealthy homes in order to clean out their hosts. Having decided to combine their talents and efforts, they are starting to work in the the house of Therions - wealthy bourgeoisie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Cécile de France  •  Pierre Vernier  •  Anne Brochet

Christel and Christoph have no education, no morals - they are working as servants in wealthy homes in order to clean out their hosts. Having decided to combine their talents and efforts, they are starting to work in the the house of Therions - wealthy bourgeoisie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Cécile de France  •  Pierre Vernier  •  Anne Brochet

The Plagiarist (2018)

Ideas improve. With the help of the meaning of words. Plagiarism is essential. Progress implies it. It embraces a writer's sentence, uses his expressions, erases a false idea, replaces it with the right one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léo Richard
CAST:  Luc Chessel  •  Noémie Rosset  •  François Clavier  •  Léo Richard

Ideas improve. With the help of the meaning of words. Plagiarism is essential. Progress implies it. It embraces a writer's sentence, uses his expressions, erases a false idea, replaces it with the right one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léo Richard
CAST:  Luc Chessel  •  Noémie Rosset  •  François Clavier  •  Léo Richard

Elle voit des nains partout ! (1982)

La reine de France meurt en couche. Elle met au monde un petite fille prénommée Blanche-neige. Le roi deçu de n'avoir pas un fils est résolu à faire disparaître sa progéniture mais c'est sans compter sur la protection de nombreux personnages de la littérature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Sussfeld
CAST:  Zabou Breitman  •  Martin Lamotte  •  Christian Clavier  •  Philippe Bruneau

La reine de France meurt en couche. Elle met au monde un petite fille prénommée Blanche-neige. Le roi deçu de n'avoir pas un fils est résolu à faire disparaître sa progéniture mais c'est sans compter sur la protection de nombreux personnages de la littérature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Sussfeld
CAST:  Zabou Breitman  •  Martin Lamotte  •  Christian Clavier  •  Philippe Bruneau

La femme à abattre (1993)

A policeman discovers during a case that he is investigating himself. His wife has witnessed a terrorist attack committed by her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Pinon
CAST:  Aurélien Recoing  •  Marie Bunel  •  Patrick Lizana  •  Valérie Vogt

A policeman discovers during a case that he is investigating himself. His wife has witnessed a terrorist attack committed by her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Pinon
CAST:  Aurélien Recoing  •  Marie Bunel  •  Patrick Lizana  •  Valérie Vogt