Christian de Chalonge

Directing

Christian de Chalonge

Born

1937-01-21 (89)

Place of birth

Douai, Nord, France

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Christian de Chalonge (January 21, 1937 - December 6, 2025) is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1971 film The Wedding Ring, which starred Anna Karina. Source: Article "Christian de Chalonge" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster
6.0

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Ciné regards poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ciné regards

1978

The Children Thief poster
4.4

Although he was once a colonel in Argentina, the principal character in this film is now a wealthy exile living in Paris with his beloved wife, who has been unable to bear children. To fill this void in their lives, he feeds and clothes abandoned children, raising them in his mansion as if they were his own. As would never be the case in real life today, in this fantasized story set in 1925, no one objects to this behavior, and they live pleasantly and enjoyably together. Things grow considerably more animated when a stage magician places his very attractive daughter in the colonel's household, which stirs a lively romantic interest from his boys and from the great man himself.

The Children Thief

1991

1914 the Glorious Summer poster
4.8

An old aristocrat, short of money, who does not accept the new world ruled by the bourgeois class ,epitomized by the industrialist and by the doctor who finally grabs the the aristocrat's castle which soon will be turned into a hospital.

1914 the Glorious Summer

1996

The Wedding Ring poster
6.1

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

The Wedding Ring

1971

Other People's Money poster
5.8

Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank. Then, one day, his entire world collapses. In the wake of a high-profile financial scandal, he is summoned into his director's office and accused of negligence. Rainier has no choice but to resign, but he soon realises that he has been made a scapegoat. He begins his own investigation in an attempt to clear his name and discover who is responsible for the enormous hole in the bank's finances. It soon becomes apparent that he is up against a very powerful and dangerous opponent.

Other People's Money

1978

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Children Thief poster
4.4

Although he was once a colonel in Argentina, the principal character in this film is now a wealthy exile living in Paris with his beloved wife, who has been unable to bear children. To fill this void in their lives, he feeds and clothes abandoned children, raising them in his mansion as if they were his own. As would never be the case in real life today, in this fantasized story set in 1925, no one objects to this behavior, and they live pleasantly and enjoyably together. Things grow considerably more animated when a stage magician places his very attractive daughter in the colonel's household, which stirs a lively romantic interest from his boys and from the great man himself.

The Children Thief

1991

1914 the Glorious Summer poster
4.8

An old aristocrat, short of money, who does not accept the new world ruled by the bourgeois class ,epitomized by the industrialist and by the doctor who finally grabs the the aristocrat's castle which soon will be turned into a hospital.

1914 the Glorious Summer

1996

1914 the Glorious Summer poster
4.8

An old aristocrat, short of money, who does not accept the new world ruled by the bourgeois class ,epitomized by the industrialist and by the doctor who finally grabs the the aristocrat's castle which soon will be turned into a hospital.

1914 the Glorious Summer

1996

The Wedding Ring poster
6.1

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

The Wedding Ring

1971

The Wedding Ring poster
6.1

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

The Wedding Ring

1971

Other People's Money poster
5.8

Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank. Then, one day, his entire world collapses. In the wake of a high-profile financial scandal, he is summoned into his director's office and accused of negligence. Rainier has no choice but to resign, but he soon realises that he has been made a scapegoat. He begins his own investigation in an attempt to clear his name and discover who is responsible for the enormous hole in the bank's finances. It soon becomes apparent that he is up against a very powerful and dangerous opponent.

Other People's Money

1978

The Imaginary Invalid poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

The Imaginary Invalid

2008

No artwork available
10.0

Behind the scenes of the theater, while the last performance has just ended, the comedian returns to his box.

The Comedian

1997

Malevil poster
6.6

In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

Malevil

1981

Malevil poster
6.6

In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

Malevil

1981

Dr. Petiot poster
6.5

A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.

Dr. Petiot

1990

Dr. Petiot poster
6.5

A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.

Dr. Petiot

1990

L'Avare poster
7.0

A beautiful translation of Molière's works.

L'Avare

2007

Spaniards in Paris poster
6.0

Four Spanish women of very different origins and motivations work in Paris as handmaids.

Spaniards in Paris

1971

The Roaring Forties poster
6.6

Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an international sailboat race. He is led astray from his original good intentions by a low-life press agent who convinces him it would be well worth his while to win the race by illegal maneuvering. As he sets off, flashbacks tell how he came to be on the sailboat; later he has long monologues -- several of them, and in-between he occasionally battles to stay afloat on an uncooperative sea.

The Roaring Forties

1982

No artwork available
7.3

Director Christian De Chalonge uses a docudrama-styled approach to tell the lonely story of Portugese workers in France. In hopes of avoiding the Army, a boy leaves Portugal bound for Paris to find a job. He meets other Portugese upon his arrival but spends most of his time wandering the streets of Paris when his friend cannot be found. The tedium of the feature overshadows the good intent to bring attention to the plight of immigrant workers struggling to survive in a new country.

Voyage of Silence

1967

Tom and Lola poster
5.8

Born with their immune systems damaged, Tom and Lola are doomed to live their lives in isolation, sealed in separate plastic bubbles. However, neither cold urethane nor chillier hospital technicians can keep down the beguiling spirit of these indomitable siblings.

Tom and Lola

1990

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

2009