
Acting
Christophe Malavoy
Born 1952-03-21 · Reutlingen, Germany
Acting credits
6.8Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine.
The Stranger
2025
6.2In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Madame Bovary
1991
6.8Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
Monte Carlo
2011
6.4A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Delicacy
2011
5.2Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...
The Cry of the Owl
1987
7.0On May 2, 1945, Soviets take control over the Fuhrerbunker. On May 5th, they find bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun buried in the garden near the bunker. Investigation of Hitler's death was kept secret until now.
Le Mystère de la mort d'Hitler
2018
6.0A young, loving couple and their two children travel around the French countryside with an old-fashioned carousel in tow, setting it up in small towns and fairgrounds to earn a living. They are happy, supportive, and free-spirited, yet as time goes by, life on the road becomes more difficult -- it can be boring, and the family is sometimes eyed with distrust by the more conservative provincials and by the police. As the family begins to feel the effects of these aloof attitudes, their solidity is invaded by cracks and chinks until they are well on their way to losing their once-happy union. At that point, one of the children has a bad accident, causing the family members intense anxiety, and as a result, the perspective on their differences starts to change.
Family Rock
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mission sacrée
2011
5.6A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.
Ludwig II
2012
5.4A former singer, who was drafted and fought in the Algeria war, is demobilized and wants to make a come back, which is not easy when you've been gone for twenty-seven months; meanwhile, his kid brother falls in love with his music teacher and is involved in very bad things .Arrested, he is released thanks to the teacher's evidence who provides him with an alibi before leaving him for good.
Souvenirs souvenirs
1984
5.4Two boys in their early teens in a strictly-run pre-WWII Catholic School form a firm friendship which is troubled by an abbot who is obsessed with the younger of the students.
The Fire That Burns
1997
NRThe dream of Charles Dombais, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Tragically, his wife dies shortly after giving birth to their son.
Dombey and Son
2007
4.0Italian-French costume dramedy that takes place in France in the end of 18th Century during the French Revolution. It is "The Marriage of Figaro" meets "The Dangerous Liaisons" and it tells the story of two women, Mathilde Seurat, the actress and Julie Renard, the aristocratic wife and a mother (Delphine Forest plays both) with the same face who came from the different parts of society and at one point exchanged their identities and their lives. The movie also features Giancarlo Giannini and great Vittorio Gassman.
The Amusements of Private Life
1990
6.4A French diplomat is surveilled by a secret service to find a weakness for political control, his private life becoming 'File No. 51'.
Dossier 51
1978
6.4A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.
La Balance
1982
4.6At Christmas time, 19-year-old Simon returns home to visit his dysfunctional family with Louise, a fearless girl he met during his train ride. While Simon struggles to cope with the growing distance between him and his parents, he starts to examine his feelings when Louise develop a liaison of her own with his childhood friend Mathieu.
The Last Day
2004
6.0A wealthy wife's affair with her daughter's guitar tutor is threatened when the tutor is attacked and rescued by a hired killer, leading him to suspect their secret is out.
Death in a French Garden
1985
9.0A father returns home after leaving his little girl alone.
Je taim
1998
9.5Evocation of the life of Jesus Christ.
Jésus
1999
NRStage actress turned film actress and director, Nicole Garcia has worked with the greatest French directors. Mysterious, singular, elegant, she has become a major figure in French cinema, but in her forties, she wanted to tell her own stories. She took a big risk when she was being offered fewer roles as an actress and became a film director.
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
7.0Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, directors, producers and technicians at work, from Hawaii to Paris and from New York to Lisbon.
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
NRA young Swedish freelance investigative journalist dies under mysterious circumstances in South Africa, and his mother sets off in a relentless pursuit of the truth behind his death.
Kennedy's Brain
2010
5.1Abandoned by his wife, Bernard struggles to overcome his grief and settles in a residence for singles. Employed by "SOS Doctors", he provides night guards to occupy his insomnia. That's how he is brought one night to help a neighbor, Nadine Foulon, victim of discomfort in the elevator. It turns out that Nadine is also going through a difficult time, since her companion, Terry, a singer-guitarist, has left her. A professional photographer, she can not forget it and has since oscillated between depression and bulimia. Gathered by their pains of heart, these two beings will, with the wire of the confidences, become more intimate ...
Singles
1982
6.1During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.
A Captain's Honor
1982
Behind the camera
5.4Two boys in their early teens in a strictly-run pre-WWII Catholic School form a firm friendship which is troubled by an abbot who is obsessed with the younger of the students.
The Fire That Burns
1997
6.0In 1942, the southern part of France is not yet occupied by the Nazis, but administrated by the collaborating French government in Vichy. A Parisian Jewish family flees to this "Free Zone" in Charente, where an old farmer gives them shelter. But when the Germans invade the Free Zone, their lives are at stake again.
Zone libre
2007
10.0During WW-I Odette gets to know that her husband André has fallen. Her littler son never saw him. He tries to recapitulate his last hours.
Ceux qui aiment ne meurent jamais
2004
10.0During WW-I Odette gets to know that her husband André has fallen. Her littler son never saw him. He tries to recapitulate his last hours.
Ceux qui aiment ne meurent jamais
2004