Didier Sandre

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The Woman of My Life (1986)

Simon, a famous violinist, sinks into alcoholism. He finds support from his lover, who is also the manager of the orchestra in which he plays. But is she really helping him or is she exploiting his dependence on her? A man who has been through the same experience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Régis Wargnier
CAST:  Christophe Malavoy  •  Jane Birkin  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Béatrice Agenin

Simon, a famous violinist, sinks into alcoholism. He finds support from his lover, who is also the manager of the orchestra in which he plays. But is she really helping him or is she exploiting his dependence on her? A man who has been through the same experience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Régis Wargnier
CAST:  Christophe Malavoy  •  Jane Birkin  •  Jean-Louis Trintignant  •  Béatrice Agenin

Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)

It’s summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them: a boy, Jumbo, aged 9; François and his sister Zaza. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pascale Ferran
CAST:  Didier Sandre  •  Charles Berling  •  Catherine Ferran  •  Alexandre Zloto

It’s summer, on the beach of this little town in Brittany, a man is building a sand castle. A few people watch him. We will be told the story of three of them: a boy, Jumbo, aged 9; François and his sister Zaza. All of them had to deal with the death of somebody ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pascale Ferran
CAST:  Didier Sandre  •  Charles Berling  •  Catherine Ferran  •  Alexandre Zloto

Under the Rainbow (2013)

Laura is still waiting for Prince Charming at the age of 24. So when Sandro appears at a party, exactly like her Prince would in her dreams, she thinks she's found the right one. But then again, when she meets Maxime, Laura starts to wonder if some Princes could be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnès Jaoui
CAST:  Agnès Jaoui  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Agathe Bonitzer  •  Arthur Dupont

Laura is still waiting for Prince Charming at the age of 24. So when Sandro appears at a party, exactly like her Prince would in her dreams, she thinks she's found the right one. But then again, when she meets Maxime, Laura starts to wonder if some Princes could be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnès Jaoui
CAST:  Agnès Jaoui  •  Jean-Pierre Bacri  •  Agathe Bonitzer  •  Arthur Dupont

One Night (2012)

In the harbor city of Le Havre, France, a woman is stabbed during the night, just below the windows of her neighborhood. Pierre (Yvan Attal) has witnessed the murder, and heard the wails of the women crying for help. So have the neighbors, certainly. But at the end ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Yvan Attal  •  Sophie Quinton  •  Nicole Garcia  •  François Feroleto

In the harbor city of Le Havre, France, a woman is stabbed during the night, just below the windows of her neighborhood. Pierre (Yvan Attal) has witnessed the murder, and heard the wails of the women crying for help. So have the neighbors, certainly. But at the end ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Yvan Attal  •  Sophie Quinton  •  Nicole Garcia  •  François Feroleto

Memory Lane (2010)

August in Paris' suburbs, seven friends are gathered to spend a week in the city where they grew up. The city is empty and the days pass by under a deep blue sky. Each of them has a reason to be there: some still live there, some come back to see their family, some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhaël Hers
CAST:  Thibault Vinçon  •  Dounia Sichov  •  Lolita Chammah  •  Stéphanie Daub-Laurent

August in Paris' suburbs, seven friends are gathered to spend a week in the city where they grew up. The city is empty and the days pass by under a deep blue sky. Each of them has a reason to be there: some still live there, some come back to see their family, some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhaël Hers
CAST:  Thibault Vinçon  •  Dounia Sichov  •  Lolita Chammah  •  Stéphanie Daub-Laurent

Origins of Life (2001)

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérald Calderon
CAST:  Didier Sandre

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more complex forms of life, OCEAN ORIGINS was originally filmed in the IMAX large format, which adds a crispness and clarity to the images. This documentary film seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérald Calderon
CAST:  Didier Sandre

An Autumn Tale (1998)

Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Rohmer
CAST:  Marie Rivière  •  Béatrice Romand  •  Alain Libolt  •  Didier Sandre

Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Éric Rohmer
CAST:  Marie Rivière  •  Béatrice Romand  •  Alain Libolt  •  Didier Sandre

Not My Type (2014)

Clement, a young philosophy teacher, is sent to Arras for a year. He meets Jennifer, a pretty hair stylist, and the two freely share their hearts and bodies as they try to overcome the cultural and social divide between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Loïc Corbery  •  Sandra Nkake  •  Anne Coesens  •  Martine Chevallier

Clement, a young philosophy teacher, is sent to Arras for a year. He meets Jennifer, a pretty hair stylist, and the two freely share their hearts and bodies as they try to overcome the cultural and social divide between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucas Belvaux
CAST:  Loïc Corbery  •  Sandra Nkake  •  Anne Coesens  •  Martine Chevallier

Hell Train (1985)

Hell Train is a French film based on a true story. One evening at a ball in a small town, a fight breaks out in an atmosphere tinged with racism. Three of the ringleaders end up at the police station. The next day, November 14, 1983, on the Bordeaux-Ventimiglia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Hanin
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Gérard Klein  •  Hammou Graïa  •  Christine Pascal

Hell Train is a French film based on a true story. One evening at a ball in a small town, a fight breaks out in an atmosphere tinged with racism. Three of the ringleaders end up at the police station. The next day, November 14, 1983, on the Bordeaux-Ventimiglia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Hanin
CAST:  Roger Hanin  •  Gérard Klein  •  Hammou Graïa  •  Christine Pascal

A.L.F. (2012)

What happened, that 24th of December? This is what officer Chartier wants to find out. To understand, he will have to go back 48 hours earlier to Franck's Christmas eve. Franck is an insignificant drama-teacher by day, but also belongs to a nameless and leaderless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Lescure
CAST:  Alexandre Laigner  •  Alice Pehlivanyan  •  Jean-Pierre Loustau  •  Stéphane Rouabah

What happened, that 24th of December? This is what officer Chartier wants to find out. To understand, he will have to go back 48 hours earlier to Franck's Christmas eve. Franck is an insignificant drama-teacher by day, but also belongs to a nameless and leaderless ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jérôme Lescure
CAST:  Alexandre Laigner  •  Alice Pehlivanyan  •  Jean-Pierre Loustau  •  Stéphane Rouabah

Photo (2012)

Her mother has just died. Her father is not what she had thought. Caught between an uncertain past, which she knows only through the photographs her mother has left behind, and the prospect of a marriage that she does not really want, Elisa sets out to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Simão Cayatte  •  Johan Leysen  •  Didier Sandre  •  Anabela Brígida

Her mother has just died. Her father is not what she had thought. Caught between an uncertain past, which she knows only through the photographs her mother has left behind, and the prospect of a marriage that she does not really want, Elisa sets out to discover the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Saboga
CAST:  Simão Cayatte  •  Johan Leysen  •  Didier Sandre  •  Anabela Brígida

Montparnasse (2009)

One night, three young women, the neon lights of the boulevards, empty streets, a mall, quiet gardens, the tower plaza, the esplanade of the station, a farewell coffee, a camera, a concert, a terrace, then the city waking up, Montparnasse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhaël Hers
CAST:  Adélaïde Leroux  •  Aurore Soudieux  •  Didier Sandre  •  Lolita Chammah

One night, three young women, the neon lights of the boulevards, empty streets, a mall, quiet gardens, the tower plaza, the esplanade of the station, a farewell coffee, a camera, a concert, a terrace, then the city waking up, Montparnasse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhaël Hers
CAST:  Adélaïde Leroux  •  Aurore Soudieux  •  Didier Sandre  •  Lolita Chammah

Saint-Germain ou La négociation (2003)

This is the TV adaptation of a novel by Francis Walder. The scene happens in 1570, during the religions wars between catholics and protestants in France. Both sides are decided for a truth, to enable peaceful negociations of a settlement, which will become the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Corbiau
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Marie-Christine Barrault  •  Rufus  •  Jean-Paul Farré

This is the TV adaptation of a novel by Francis Walder. The scene happens in 1570, during the religions wars between catholics and protestants in France. Both sides are decided for a truth, to enable peaceful negociations of a settlement, which will become the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Corbiau
CAST:  Jean Rochefort  •  Marie-Christine Barrault  •  Rufus  •  Jean-Paul Farré

The Legend of Princess Parva (2003)

The island of Kiam was once a paradise place with a kind Maharaja as a ruler. But one day the villainous Malaw killed the island’s ruler and deprived the Crown Prince Shiva of the throne. The insidious Malaw had the prince locked up in a dungeon in the palace’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Cubaud
CAST:  André Dussollier  •  Isabelle Carré  •  Ludivine Sagnier  •  Irène Jacob

The island of Kiam was once a paradise place with a kind Maharaja as a ruler. But one day the villainous Malaw killed the island’s ruler and deprived the Crown Prince Shiva of the throne. The insidious Malaw had the prince locked up in a dungeon in the palace’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Cubaud
CAST:  André Dussollier  •  Isabelle Carré  •  Ludivine Sagnier  •  Irène Jacob

Les années perdues (2015)

For Marie Launey, the nightmare begins when her mother is found, with a weapon in her hand, near her father's corpse. No doubt for the police: Alzheimer's, Catherine killed her husband Jean in a fit of jealousy. Marie is convinced of her innocence, but as her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Picard
CAST:  Sarah Adler  •  Julie-Anne Roth  •  Anne Alvaro  •  Didier Sandre

For Marie Launey, the nightmare begins when her mother is found, with a weapon in her hand, near her father's corpse. No doubt for the police: Alzheimer's, Catherine killed her husband Jean in a fit of jealousy. Marie is convinced of her innocence, but as her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Picard
CAST:  Sarah Adler  •  Julie-Anne Roth  •  Anne Alvaro  •  Didier Sandre

An Impossible Love (2018)

A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Virginie Efira  •  Niels Schneider  •  Jehnny Beth  •  Estelle Lescure

A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present day, which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Corsini
CAST:  Virginie Efira  •  Niels Schneider  •  Jehnny Beth  •  Estelle Lescure

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil's Island penal colony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Louis Garrel  •  Jean Dujardin  •  Emmanuelle Seigner  •  Grégory Gadebois

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil's Island penal colony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Polanski
CAST:  Louis Garrel  •  Jean Dujardin  •  Emmanuelle Seigner  •  Grégory Gadebois

Shadow Dance (1983)

The French intelligence agency plants Xavier, a former militant leftist, into a fascist organisation called Janus, against whom Xavier bears an old grudge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Goupil
CAST:  Tchéky Karyo  •  Franci Camus  •  Anne Alvaro  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont

The French intelligence agency plants Xavier, a former militant leftist, into a fascist organisation called Janus, against whom Xavier bears an old grudge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Romain Goupil
CAST:  Tchéky Karyo  •  Franci Camus  •  Anne Alvaro  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont

Turbulences (1992)

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CAST:  Marthe Keller  •  Clémentine Célarié  •  Carlo Brandt  •  Didier Sandre

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CAST:  Marthe Keller  •  Clémentine Célarié  •  Carlo Brandt  •  Didier Sandre

Boulevard des hirondelles (1993)

Inspired by a story, that of a woman who, in the 1940s, organized a commando operation on Boulevard des Hirondelles to get her lover out of prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josée Yanne
CAST:  Élisabeth Bourgine  •  Pierre-Loup Rajot  •  Christophe Bourseiller  •  Didier Sandre

Inspired by a story, that of a woman who, in the 1940s, organized a commando operation on Boulevard des Hirondelles to get her lover out of prison.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josée Yanne
CAST:  Élisabeth Bourgine  •  Pierre-Loup Rajot  •  Christophe Bourseiller  •  Didier Sandre
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