Pascal Laugier

Directing

Pascal Laugier

Born 1971-10-16 · France

Pascal Laugier is a former assistant to director Christophe Gans, having directed the "making-of" documentary about Gans' 2001 film, Brotherhood of the Wolf (Laugier also starred in the film). He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films Saint Ange, Martyrs, and The Tall Man. Laugier has been associated with the New French Extremity movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pascal Laugier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Brotherhood of the Wolf poster
6.7

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001

J'étais... poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

J'étais...

2004

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema poster
NR

After researching the Flemish horror cinema in "Forgotten Scares", director Steve De Roover - with the help of co-director Jérôme Vandewattyne (Spit'N'Split) - digs deeper in the follow-up documentary "Surrealistic Nightmares" and shows the beginning of Walloon horror cinema in the '20s (!) and how the genre evolved during the following years. Through unique experiences from the original cast and crew, horror experts and various genre journalists, a broad and in-depth picture is painted about the one-of-a-kind horror legacy from the French side of Belgium, without forgetting the difficult cinema landscape of this small country with two very different languages. "Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema" is illustrated by exclusive behind the scene footage, famous film scenes and loads of original promotional artwork.

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

2025

The Ghost Image - On the set of Ghostland poster
7.5

During the fall of 2016 in Winnipeg, Canada, Pascal Laugier, accompanied by his troupe of actors, set to work on the production of his fourth feature film. Get up close and personal with those involved as they share their doubts, their joys, and their desires. Experience the arduous filming of Incident in a Ghostland alongside those who brought it to life.

The Ghost Image - On the set of Ghostland

2018

Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre poster
7.0

Testimonials from various film professionals about Lucio Fulci.

Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre

2004

Beyond Blood poster
NR

High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.

Beyond Blood

2019

Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône poster
8.0

An exclusive documentary on a leading artist in the French music scene: Mylène Farmer. From her first album, "Cendres de Lune," to "Interstellaires," which went straight to number one, the singer has become the symbol of an entire generation. This documentary traces the 30-year career of this artist, who cultivates mystery around her life, through archives and previously unseen testimonials from those close to her. Absent from the media scene but very close to her audience, we will attempt to understand how the myth surrounding this atypical artist was built.

Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône

2015

French Meat poster
5.3

Documentary on the rise of New French Extremism.

French Meat

2010

Martyrs: Organic Chronicles poster
6.2

This is a very long and incredibly informative featurette that goes deep behind the scenes of Pascal Laugier's film. The French director explains how key scenes from the film were shot, what type of obstacles the tech team had to deal with. Furthermore, there is an abundance of raw footage that shows the two actors in action.

Martyrs: Organic Chronicles

2009

Behind the camera

Martyrs poster
7.3

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Martyrs

2008

Martyrs poster
7.3

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Martyrs

2008

Ghostland poster
7.4

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

Ghostland

2018

Ghostland poster
7.4

A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

Ghostland

2018

The Tall Man poster
6.0

When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

The Tall Man

2012

The Tall Man poster
6.0

When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

The Tall Man

2012

House of Voices poster
5.7

In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. Anna, who is secretly pregnant, meets the last orphan, Judith, left behind because of her mental problems, and they become closer when Anna find that Judith also hear voices and footsteps of children.

House of Voices

2004

House of Voices poster
5.7

In 1958, in the French Alp, the young servant Anna Jurin arrives in Saint Ange Orphanage to work with Helena while the orphans moved to new families. Anna, who is secretly pregnant, meets the last orphan, Judith, left behind because of her mental problems, and they become closer when Anna find that Judith also hear voices and footsteps of children.

House of Voices

2004

No artwork available
NR

In 1943, a group of refugees fleeing Vichy France attempt a desperate crossing of the Channel, only to wind up stranded on a supposedly deserted island. The island turns out to be home to an undying supernatural evil. The curse of undeath takes each of the fugitives, one by one, until only one is left alive and still human. She must now adapt to surviving at the margins of the strange, violent and perverse community formed by her former friends.

Nocturnal