Benjamin Lavernhe

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Going Away (2013)

Two unlikely friends — a supply teacher and a lonely young boy suspended between two estranged parents — embark on a weekend motorcycle voyage full of surprises and unforeseen consequences in this surprisingly tough, unsentimental drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Garcia
CAST:  Louise Bourgoin  •  Pierre Rochefort  •  Dominique Sanda  •  Déborah François

Two unlikely friends — a supply teacher and a lonely young boy suspended between two estranged parents — embark on a weekend motorcycle voyage full of surprises and unforeseen consequences in this surprisingly tough, unsentimental drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Garcia
CAST:  Louise Bourgoin  •  Pierre Rochefort  •  Dominique Sanda  •  Déborah François

The Marchers (2013)

In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nabil Ben Yadir
CAST:  Olivier Gourmet  •  Jamel Debbouze  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Hafsia Herzi

In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nabil Ben Yadir
CAST:  Olivier Gourmet  •  Jamel Debbouze  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Hafsia Herzi

The Odyssey (2016)

The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Salle
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Pierre Niney  •  Audrey Tautou  •  Laurent Lucas

The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Salle
CAST:  Lambert Wilson  •  Pierre Niney  •  Audrey Tautou  •  Laurent Lucas

The Sense of Wonder (2015)

Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Besnard
CAST:  Virginie Efira  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Lucie Fagedet  •  Léo Lorléac'h

Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Besnard
CAST:  Virginie Efira  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Lucie Fagedet  •  Léo Lorléac'h

The Sweet Escape (2015)

Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Podalydès
CAST:  Bruno Podalydès  •  Agnès Jaoui  •  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Vimala Pons

Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Podalydès
CAST:  Bruno Podalydès  •  Agnès Jaoui  •  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Vimala Pons

SK1 (2015)

The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Tellier
CAST:  Raphaël Personnaz  •  Nathalie Baye  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Michel Vuillermoz

The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frédéric Tellier
CAST:  Raphaël Personnaz  •  Nathalie Baye  •  Olivier Gourmet  •  Michel Vuillermoz

Number One Fan (2014)

Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeanne Herry
CAST:  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Laurent Lafitte  •  Pascal Demolon  •  Olivia Côte

Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeanne Herry
CAST:  Sandrine Kiberlain  •  Laurent Lafitte  •  Pascal Demolon  •  Olivia Côte

Nice and Easy (2014)

Sebastian has one ambition in life: to do nothing. His horizon is his couch. His life he does not want to live but contemplate. But today, if you do nothing - You are nothing. So driven by his two roommates, that chain internships and odd jobs, decided to Anna and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Guedj
CAST:  Baptiste Lecaplain  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Félix Moati  •  Denis Podalydès

Sebastian has one ambition in life: to do nothing. His horizon is his couch. His life he does not want to live but contemplate. But today, if you do nothing - You are nothing. So driven by his two roommates, that chain internships and odd jobs, decided to Anna and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benjamin Guedj
CAST:  Baptiste Lecaplain  •  Charlotte Le Bon  •  Félix Moati  •  Denis Podalydès

Radiostars (2012)

Ben, who dreamed of himself as a comic in New York, is back in Paris, his professional and emotional life in complete disarray. He encounters Alex, the star host of the Breakfast Club, a popular morning radio show. With Cyril, a forty-something who'd prefer not to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Lévy
CAST:  Manu Payet  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Douglas Attal  •  Pascal Demolon

Ben, who dreamed of himself as a comic in New York, is back in Paris, his professional and emotional life in complete disarray. He encounters Alex, the star host of the Breakfast Club, a popular morning radio show. With Cyril, a forty-something who'd prefer not to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Lévy
CAST:  Manu Payet  •  Clovis Cornillac  •  Douglas Attal  •  Pascal Demolon

C'est la vie! (2017)

Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Toledano  •  Olivier Nakache
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Gilles Lellouche  •  Jean-Paul Rouve  •  Vincent Macaigne

Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Toledano  •  Olivier Nakache
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Gilles Lellouche  •  Jean-Paul Rouve  •  Vincent Macaigne

Love Is Dead (2016)

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DIRECTION:  Éric Capitaine
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Elisa Ruschke  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Fernand Dubois

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DIRECTION:  Éric Capitaine
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Elisa Ruschke  •  Aïssa Maïga  •  Fernand Dubois

Curiosa (2019)

A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Jeunet
CAST:  Niels Schneider  •  Noémie Merlant  •  Camélia Jordana  •  Amira Casar

A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Jeunet
CAST:  Niels Schneider  •  Noémie Merlant  •  Camélia Jordana  •  Amira Casar

Love at Second Sight (2019)

A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Gélin
CAST:  François Civil  •  Joséphine Japy  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Édith Scob

A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugo Gélin
CAST:  François Civil  •  Joséphine Japy  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Édith Scob

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere (2020)

In the beautiful family home, at the end of the summer, Monique celebrates her 70th birthday, surrounded by her 4 children, all of whom have come for the occasion. There is Jean-Pierre, the elder, who took on the role of head of the family after the death of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Viard
CAST:  Jean-Paul Rouve  •  Alice Taglioni  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Camille Rowe

In the beautiful family home, at the end of the summer, Monique celebrates her 70th birthday, surrounded by her 4 children, all of whom have come for the occasion. There is Jean-Pierre, the elder, who took on the role of head of the family after the death of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaud Viard
CAST:  Jean-Paul Rouve  •  Alice Taglioni  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Camille Rowe

Un entretien (2016)

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DIRECTION:  Julien Patry
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Delphine Théodore  •  Marie Hennerez  •  Éric Boucher

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DIRECTION:  Julien Patry
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Delphine Théodore  •  Marie Hennerez  •  Éric Boucher

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DIRECTION:  Denis Podalydès
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe

The French Dispatch (2021)

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Tilda Swinton  •  Timothée Chalamet  •  Frances McDormand  •  Bill Murray

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Tilda Swinton  •  Timothée Chalamet  •  Frances McDormand  •  Bill Murray

My Donkey, My Lover & I (2020)

Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Vignal
CAST:  Laure Calamy  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Olivia Côte  •  Denis Mpunga

Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Vignal
CAST:  Laure Calamy  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Olivia Côte  •  Denis Mpunga

The Speech (2020)

Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb brother-in-law asks him to prepare a speech for his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurent Tirard
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Kyan Khojandi  •  Julia Piaton

Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb brother-in-law asks him to prepare a speech for his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurent Tirard
CAST:  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Sara Giraudeau  •  Kyan Khojandi  •  Julia Piaton

Delicious (2021)

France, 1789 - just before the Revolution. When talented chef Manceron is dismissed from his prestigious position by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. But when he meets the mysterious Louise, together they decide to create the very first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Besnard
CAST:  Isabelle Carré  •  Grégory Gadebois  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Guillaume de Tonquédec

France, 1789 - just before the Revolution. When talented chef Manceron is dismissed from his prestigious position by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. But when he meets the mysterious Louise, together they decide to create the very first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Besnard
CAST:  Isabelle Carré  •  Grégory Gadebois  •  Benjamin Lavernhe  •  Guillaume de Tonquédec
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