Étienne Chatiliez

Étienne Chatiliez (born 17 June 1952) is a French film director. He was born in Roubaix, France. After starting out directing many advertising clips, he is now a well-known director of feature-length films with some success. Source: Article "Étienne Chatiliez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Auntie Danielle (1990)

Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephew and his wife. Tsilla Chelton plays the title character, who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Eventually, she moves in with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Tsilla Chelton  •  Isabelle Nanty  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Éric Prat

Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephew and his wife. Tsilla Chelton plays the title character, who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Eventually, she moves in with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Tsilla Chelton  •  Isabelle Nanty  •  Catherine Jacob  •  Éric Prat

Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Benoît Magimel  •  Valérie Lalande  •  Catherine Hiegel  •  Daniel Gélin

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Benoît Magimel  •  Valérie Lalande  •  Catherine Hiegel  •  Daniel Gélin

Tanguy (2001)

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Éric Berger  •  Sabine Azéma  •  André Dussollier  •  Hélène Duc

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Éric Berger  •  Sabine Azéma  •  André Dussollier  •  Hélène Duc

Happiness Is in the Field (1995)

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Eddy Mitchell  •  Sabine Azéma  •  Carmen Maura

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Michel Serrault  •  Eddy Mitchell  •  Sabine Azéma  •  Carmen Maura

The King of Ads (1991)

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  David Lynch  •  Ridley Scott  •  Sergio Leone  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Federico Fellini  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Dick Lundy  •  Carlos Saura  •  Patrice Leconte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Franco Zeffirelli  •  Giuseppe Tornatore  •  Claude Chabrol  •  Dario Argento  •  Jean-Jacques Annaud  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Tony Scott  •  Michel Israël  •  Paul J. Smith  •  Étienne Chatiliez  •  Walter Lantz  •  Gérard Pirès  •  Bob Giraldi  •  Hugh Hudson  •  David Bailey  •  Joe Pytka  •  Maurizio Nichetti  •  Bruce Weber  •  Jean-Pierre Mocky  •  Just Jaeckin  •  Don Patterson  •  Jean-Baptiste Mondino  •  Helmut Newton  •  Jean-Paul Goude  •  Jean-Marie Boursicot  •  Alain Franchet  •  Robert Delpire  •  Ricardo Albiñana  •  Atsuta  •  Julian Cottrell  •  Eric De La Hosseray  •  Jaime De La Pena  •  Theo Delaney  •  Martin Lobo  •  Håkan Sjödin  •  Richard Slogett  •  J. Taylor
CAST:  Grace Jones  •  Vanessa Paradis  •  Emmanuelle Seigner

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese  •  David Lynch  •  Ridley Scott  •  Sergio Leone  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Federico Fellini  •  Jean-Luc Godard  •  Dick Lundy  •  Carlos Saura  •  Patrice Leconte  •  Gérard Jugnot  •  Franco Zeffirelli  •  Giuseppe Tornatore  •  Claude Chabrol  •  Dario Argento  •  Jean-Jacques Annaud  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Tony Scott  •  Michel Israël  •  Paul J. Smith  •  Étienne Chatiliez  •  Walter Lantz  •  Gérard Pirès  •  Bob Giraldi  •  Hugh Hudson  •  David Bailey  •  Joe Pytka  •  Maurizio Nichetti  •  Bruce Weber  •  Jean-Pierre Mocky  •  Just Jaeckin  •  Don Patterson  •  Jean-Baptiste Mondino  •  Helmut Newton  •  Jean-Paul Goude  •  Jean-Marie Boursicot  •  Alain Franchet  •  Robert Delpire  •  Ricardo Albiñana  •  Atsuta  •  Julian Cottrell  •  Eric De La Hosseray  •  Jaime De La Pena  •  Theo Delaney  •  Martin Lobo  •  Håkan Sjödin  •  Richard Slogett  •  J. Taylor
CAST:  Grace Jones  •  Vanessa Paradis  •  Emmanuelle Seigner

Doggy Bag (1999)

A young woman neglected by her mother, who prefers her dog, plunges into a totally crazy dream. She imagines herself getting rid of this unwanted dog in the company of her bizarre driver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederic Comtet
CAST:  Michèle Laroque  •  Didier Bourdon  •  Line Renaud  •  Étienne Chatiliez

A young woman neglected by her mother, who prefers her dog, plunges into a totally crazy dream. She imagines herself getting rid of this unwanted dog in the company of her bizarre driver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederic Comtet
CAST:  Michèle Laroque  •  Didier Bourdon  •  Line Renaud  •  Étienne Chatiliez

Agathe Cléry (2008)

Agathe Clery, a marketing manager for a cosmetics company, is snobbish, stubborn and racist. When she is diagnosed with Addison Syndrome, an disorder that darkens the pigmentation of one's skin, she suddenly finds herself resembling a black woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Valérie Lemercier  •  Anthony Kavanagh  •  Dominique Lavanant  •  Jacques Boudet

Agathe Clery, a marketing manager for a cosmetics company, is snobbish, stubborn and racist. When she is diagnosed with Addison Syndrome, an disorder that darkens the pigmentation of one's skin, she suddenly finds herself resembling a black woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Valérie Lemercier  •  Anthony Kavanagh  •  Dominique Lavanant  •  Jacques Boudet

Uncle Charles (2012)

Diagnosed with an incurable illness, Charles, a rugby tycoon who has made a fortune in New Zealand prints an ad in his hometown looking for his sister that he's not seen in fifty years. A notary clerk, believing that Charles has a terminal illness responds to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Eddy Mitchell  •  Valérie Bonneton  •  Alexandra Lamy  •  Arnaud Ducret

Diagnosed with an incurable illness, Charles, a rugby tycoon who has made a fortune in New Zealand prints an ad in his hometown looking for his sister that he's not seen in fifty years. A notary clerk, believing that Charles has a terminal illness responds to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  Eddy Mitchell  •  Valérie Bonneton  •  Alexandra Lamy  •  Arnaud Ducret

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

Tanguy, le retour (2019)

16 years later, Tanguy, now 44, returns to his parents' house with his daughter Zhu under his arm because Meï Lin left him. Disappointed to see their "little one" in this state, Paul and Edith do everything to give him a taste for life, without realizing that by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  André Dussollier  •  Sabine Azéma  •  Éric Berger  •  Emilie Yili Kang

16 years later, Tanguy, now 44, returns to his parents' house with his daughter Zhu under his arm because Meï Lin left him. Disappointed to see their "little one" in this state, Paul and Edith do everything to give him a taste for life, without realizing that by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Étienne Chatiliez
CAST:  André Dussollier  •  Sabine Azéma  •  Éric Berger  •  Emilie Yili Kang

The Night Wears Suspenders (1985)

Jézabel, a worldly young woman, takes hold of Ariel, a shy and inexperienced young man, and leads him by hook or by crook through the wild side of Paris nightlife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Virginie Thévenet
CAST:  Jézabel Carpi  •  Ariel Genet  •  Caroline Loeb  •  Éva Ionesco

Jézabel, a worldly young woman, takes hold of Ariel, a shy and inexperienced young man, and leads him by hook or by crook through the wild side of Paris nightlife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Virginie Thévenet
CAST:  Jézabel Carpi  •  Ariel Genet  •  Caroline Loeb  •  Éva Ionesco

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DIRECTION:  Bernard Faroux
CAST:  Eddy Mitchell  •  Olivia Ruiz  •  Alain Souchon  •  Laurent Gerra