Joël Santoni

Joël Santoni (5 November 1943 – 18 April 2018) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1976 film Scrambled Eggs, which starred Jean Carmet and Anna Karina. Source: Article "Joël Santoni" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Scrambled Eggs (1976)

Brumaire, the director of public relations at the Élysée, is trying to boost the rating of his government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean Carmet  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Anna Karina  •  Michael Lonsdale

Brumaire, the director of public relations at the Élysée, is trying to boost the rating of his government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean Carmet  •  Jean-Claude Brialy  •  Anna Karina  •  Michael Lonsdale

Death on a Rainy Sunday (1986)

Thriller about a psycho looking for revenge. Bronsky is a paraplegic because of an accident at a construction site that was partly due to the head architect, David Briand. Many years after the accident, Bronsky shows up at Briand's residence with his family and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Nicole Garcia  •  Dominique Lavanant  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Jean-Pierre Bisson

Thriller about a psycho looking for revenge. Bronsky is a paraplegic because of an accident at a construction site that was partly due to the head architect, David Briand. Many years after the accident, Bronsky shows up at Briand's residence with his family and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Nicole Garcia  •  Dominique Lavanant  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Jean-Pierre Bisson

The Eyes Closed (1974)

Protagonist is the young actor Yvan. During a tour, he witnesses the inexplicable suicide of one of his fellow actors. Back in Paris he tells Xénie, the ex-lover of the dead actor. Xénie is in love with Yvan, but the latter sinks deeper and deeper into a personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Gérard Desarthe  •  Lorraine Rainer  •  Marcel Dalio  •  Jean Carmet

Protagonist is the young actor Yvan. During a tour, he witnesses the inexplicable suicide of one of his fellow actors. Back in Paris he tells Xénie, the ex-lover of the dead actor. Xénie is in love with Yvan, but the latter sinks deeper and deeper into a personal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Gérard Desarthe  •  Lorraine Rainer  •  Marcel Dalio  •  Jean Carmet

Marge d'erreur (2014)

Rebecca (Anny Duperey), a lawyer, realizes that the young man (Julien Crampon) whom she has exonerated after a brilliant defense could in fact be the culprit of the murder he is accused of, and that he may be planning another crime. Rebecca's personal inquiry leads ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Anny Duperey  •  Emilie de Preissac  •  Jean-Paul Bordes  •  Thomas Coumans

Rebecca (Anny Duperey), a lawyer, realizes that the young man (Julien Crampon) whom she has exonerated after a brilliant defense could in fact be the culprit of the murder he is accused of, and that he may be planning another crime. Rebecca's personal inquiry leads ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Anny Duperey  •  Emilie de Preissac  •  Jean-Paul Bordes  •  Thomas Coumans

Ces fromages qu'on assassine (2007)

In the wake of "Mondovino", this film offers new research on the world of cheese, through a work of investigation and discovery in various parts of France, but also Italy and the United States. It highlights two clashing worlds: on one side the taste of defenders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni  •  Jean-Charles Deniau
CAST:  Périco Légasse  •  Eric Svensson

In the wake of "Mondovino", this film offers new research on the world of cheese, through a work of investigation and discovery in various parts of France, but also Italy and the United States. It highlights two clashing worlds: on one side the taste of defenders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni  •  Jean-Charles Deniau
CAST:  Périco Légasse  •  Eric Svensson

Les héroïques (1981)

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DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean-Louis Airola  •  Alain Barbier  •  Betty Berr  •  Caroline Cellier

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DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean-Louis Airola  •  Alain Barbier  •  Betty Berr  •  Caroline Cellier

Follow My Gaze (1986)

A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in this comedy anthology by Jean Curtelin. Among the sketches performed is one with Jean Carmet playing a man from the sticks woefully burdened with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Curtelin
CAST:  Darry Cowl  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Stéphane Audran

A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in this comedy anthology by Jean Curtelin. Among the sketches performed is one with Jean Carmet playing a man from the sticks woefully burdened with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Curtelin
CAST:  Darry Cowl  •  Pierre Arditi  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Stéphane Audran

The Costly Truth (2001)

Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Anny Duperey  •  Pierre Mondy  •  François Marthouret  •  Laurent Malet

Investigating judge at the 3rd Criminal Chamber of Marseille, Françoise Larchey is the wife of Jean-Pierre Larchey, a famous architect of the Coast. The couple has a son, Valentin, seventeen years old... The death of Edith Mesniel, a local political figure, puts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Anny Duperey  •  Pierre Mondy  •  François Marthouret  •  Laurent Malet

Leading The Race (1974)

A documentary film that looks at the racing and private life of professional road and track bicycle racer Eddy Merckx and which is one of the pillars of films about cycling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
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A documentary film that looks at the racing and private life of professional road and track bicycle racer Eddy Merckx and which is one of the pillars of films about cycling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
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Thomas (1975)

These Kids Are Grown-Ups (1979)

When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot them out, they contrive ingenious ways to inconvenience and harass him. By pooling their knowledge, they are able to pull off a crucial robbery using a very special box ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Claude Piéplu  •  Éva Darlan

When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot them out, they contrive ingenious ways to inconvenience and harass him. By pooling their knowledge, they are able to pull off a crucial robbery using a very special box ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Catherine Deneuve  •  Claude Brasseur  •  Claude Piéplu  •  Éva Darlan

Clara et son juge (1997)

Judge Larcher, who has lost his wife and child, leads a quiet and secluded life in retirement; until the day his path crosses that of Clara, a troubled teenager; it doesn't take long for the perceptive Larcher to detect a dark story of incest between the young girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Élodie Navarre  •  Catherine Rich  •  Serge Avédikian

Judge Larcher, who has lost his wife and child, leads a quiet and secluded life in retirement; until the day his path crosses that of Clara, a troubled teenager; it doesn't take long for the perceptive Larcher to detect a dark story of incest between the young girl ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joël Santoni
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Élodie Navarre  •  Catherine Rich  •  Serge Avédikian