
Directing
Jean-Henri Meunier
Born — Died
1949-11-02 — 2024-09-11
Place of birth
Oullins, Rhône, France
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
Jean-Henri Meunier was a self-taught photographer who directed his first film, L'Adieu Nu, in 1975. Over the course of his career, he directed award-winning films and documentaries about a range of subjects including music, village life and left-wing politics.
Known for
6.0A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
10.0Revolution isn't a piece of cake, not even for Noël, the anarcho-burlesque agitator and imperial troublemaker of the international pastry world. And since the road from the great night to the radiant dawn is long, you might as well do it in a Cadillac. Provided, of course, you can find one, because Cadillacs are like the Indignados: the more you talk about them, the fewer you find. But when it comes to getting behind bars, it's still classier than a cell in La Santé prison. Jean-Marc wouldn't disagree. A persevering man, Jean-Marc, not the type to give up. With him, you have to be content with a lot. Long drawn to direct action, he discovers with Noël the charms of a guerrilla revolution. And together they lead us down the back roads, beyond the barriers, guided by the Muses and by chance encounters, irresistibly drawn in by the quest for a better world.
Faut Savoir se Contenter de Beaucoup
2015
7.0A surreal stationmaster, a poet of mechanics, a laid-back retiree, a cheerful centenarian, a traveling farmer, a gyrocopter hovering in midair, a rooster ending up in the pot... Life as it is takes things as they come and people as they are. Far from the cynicism of the city, the film reveals the quirky reality of a small village in the Aveyron countryside: a rural bouquet of humanity whose heroes are connected by the same desire, that of living in Najac, close to nature, and living well there, free.
As Life Goes By
2003
NRIn a small village in the Corbieres, a grandfather tells his grandson five tales from his repertoire. The first one follows three young people who went to Paris to learn French. "Le Maire de Quillan" tells how a pig became mayor of the village. "Le Moine change en ane" is a story with four characters where the monk and the donkey become one. "The Donkey who drank the moon" is a facetious story that embroiders on misunderstandings. The last one is a tale in formation.
The Donkey Who Drank the Moon
1988
10.0What do Patricia, Badou, François, Dingo and P'tit Jeannot have in common? They live in the Paris suburbs, they are young, they are on the verge of breaking away from school, from the working world or from the Army. Their meeting place is "La Javanaise", a bar held by no-nonsense Janine and her lighter husband Lucien. There they mix with their idol, Daniel, also known as Frankie Mégalo, a film projectionist and a rocker without a band. Most of the efforts of these born idlers will consist in finding a band and a venue for Frankie to perform and in laying hands on cash by means fair or foul to go to the Southern sun.
La bande du Rex
1980
7.2Four weary heroes, Bilan, Le Doc, Bijou and Rosine, wander the streets of Paris, each lost in their own solitude or dreaming of setting off for Zanzibar.
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
1977
Film credits
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Behind the camera
10.0Revolution isn't a piece of cake, not even for Noël, the anarcho-burlesque agitator and imperial troublemaker of the international pastry world. And since the road from the great night to the radiant dawn is long, you might as well do it in a Cadillac. Provided, of course, you can find one, because Cadillacs are like the Indignados: the more you talk about them, the fewer you find. But when it comes to getting behind bars, it's still classier than a cell in La Santé prison. Jean-Marc wouldn't disagree. A persevering man, Jean-Marc, not the type to give up. With him, you have to be content with a lot. Long drawn to direct action, he discovers with Noël the charms of a guerrilla revolution. And together they lead us down the back roads, beyond the barriers, guided by the Muses and by chance encounters, irresistibly drawn in by the quest for a better world.
Faut Savoir se Contenter de Beaucoup
2015
10.0Revolution isn't a piece of cake, not even for Noël, the anarcho-burlesque agitator and imperial troublemaker of the international pastry world. And since the road from the great night to the radiant dawn is long, you might as well do it in a Cadillac. Provided, of course, you can find one, because Cadillacs are like the Indignados: the more you talk about them, the fewer you find. But when it comes to getting behind bars, it's still classier than a cell in La Santé prison. Jean-Marc wouldn't disagree. A persevering man, Jean-Marc, not the type to give up. With him, you have to be content with a lot. Long drawn to direct action, he discovers with Noël the charms of a guerrilla revolution. And together they lead us down the back roads, beyond the barriers, guided by the Muses and by chance encounters, irresistibly drawn in by the quest for a better world.
Faut Savoir se Contenter de Beaucoup
2015
7.0A surreal stationmaster, a poet of mechanics, a laid-back retiree, a cheerful centenarian, a traveling farmer, a gyrocopter hovering in midair, a rooster ending up in the pot... Life as it is takes things as they come and people as they are. Far from the cynicism of the city, the film reveals the quirky reality of a small village in the Aveyron countryside: a rural bouquet of humanity whose heroes are connected by the same desire, that of living in Najac, close to nature, and living well there, free.
As Life Goes By
2003
10.0What do Patricia, Badou, François, Dingo and P'tit Jeannot have in common? They live in the Paris suburbs, they are young, they are on the verge of breaking away from school, from the working world or from the Army. Their meeting place is "La Javanaise", a bar held by no-nonsense Janine and her lighter husband Lucien. There they mix with their idol, Daniel, also known as Frankie Mégalo, a film projectionist and a rocker without a band. Most of the efforts of these born idlers will consist in finding a band and a venue for Frankie to perform and in laying hands on cash by means fair or foul to go to the Southern sun.
La bande du Rex
1980
10.0What do Patricia, Badou, François, Dingo and P'tit Jeannot have in common? They live in the Paris suburbs, they are young, they are on the verge of breaking away from school, from the working world or from the Army. Their meeting place is "La Javanaise", a bar held by no-nonsense Janine and her lighter husband Lucien. There they mix with their idol, Daniel, also known as Frankie Mégalo, a film projectionist and a rocker without a band. Most of the efforts of these born idlers will consist in finding a band and a venue for Frankie to perform and in laying hands on cash by means fair or foul to go to the Southern sun.
La bande du Rex
1980
7.2Four weary heroes, Bilan, Le Doc, Bijou and Rosine, wander the streets of Paris, each lost in their own solitude or dreaming of setting off for Zanzibar.
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
1977
7.2Four weary heroes, Bilan, Le Doc, Bijou and Rosine, wander the streets of Paris, each lost in their own solitude or dreaming of setting off for Zanzibar.
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
1977
7.2Four weary heroes, Bilan, Le Doc, Bijou and Rosine, wander the streets of Paris, each lost in their own solitude or dreaming of setting off for Zanzibar.
Aurais dû faire gaffe... le choc est terrible
1977
6.1A few inhabitants from a village in Aveyron stand against globalisation in civic-minded ways, together with a great sense of humor and some poetry.
Ici Najac, à vous la Terre
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Et voilà le travail
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7.0No synopsis available yet.
Y'a pire ailleurs
2012
NRNo synopsis available yet.
La Guerre des Poils
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
Rien à perdre
2010
