The films of
Daniel Auteuil
L'Agression (1975)
Gérard Pirès 		  À nous deux (1979)
Claude Lelouch 		  La Banquière (1980)
Francis Girod 		 
     
Jean-Louis Trintignant gives one his most intense performances in this carefully constructed psychological thriller. In one of his better films, Gérard Pirès (director of the 1990s hit Taxi) manages to convey...  [More...]   An amusing variation on the Bonnie and Clyde story, À nous deux is fairly representative of director Claude Lelouch’s films from the 1970s...  [More...]   Romy Schneider delivers one of her most memorable performances in this lavish period production from director Francis Girod. The Austrian-born actress who became a star of French cinema in the 1960s was at her peak when...  [More...]  
Les Sous-doués (1980)
Claude Zidi 		  Les Sous-doués en vacances (1982)
Claude Zidi 		  Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien... (1982)
Edouard Molinaro 		 
     
What it lacks in artistic merit and originality, Les Sous-doués just about makes up for in visual jokes and comic momentum. Like many of Claude Zidi’s films...  [More...]   After the success of Les Sous-doués , the film which established Daniel Auteuil as a popular comic actor in France, a sequel was more than justified and...  [More...]   Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Jugnot make a terrific comic double act in this inspired thriller parody from director Edouard Molinaro. Whilst the film takes a while to get into its stride...  [More...]  
Jean de Florette (1986)
Claude Berri 		  Le Paltoquet (1986)
Michel Deville 		  Manon des sources (1986)
Claude Berri 		 
     
This film, and its sequel, Manon des sources, have received an unprecedented degree of attention and acclaim, and is probably the most well known French film made in the last 30 years...  [More...]   With tongue firmly in cheek and an evident gush of creative flair, Michel Deville happily deconstructs the comedy thriller in this visually striking minimalist film...  [More...]   Manon des sources is the sequel to Jean de Florette, taking off where that film finished. This film shares the high production values of the earlier film...  [More...]  
Quelques jours avec moi (1988)
Claude Sautet 		  Romuald et Juliette (1989)
Coline Serreau 		  Lacenaire (1990)
Francis Girod 		 
     
Quelques jours avec moi is another engaging romantic drama from director Claude Sautet, this time featuring the dream pairing of Daniel Auteuil with Sandrine Bonnaire...  [More...]   Coline Serreau followed her box office hit Trois homes et un couffin (1985) with this charming romantic comedy which features an improbable romance against a backdrop of boardroom intrigue...  [More...]   Daniel Auteuil is on fine form in this slick period drama which paints an accurate and uncompromising portrait of one of France’s most famous criminals...  [More...]  
Ma vie est un enfer (1991)
Josiane Balasko 		  Un coeur en hiver (1992)
Claude Sautet 		  Ma saison préférée (1993)
André Téchiné 		 
     
Josiane Balasko’s third film as a director is this energetic off-the-wall black comedy which is clearly inspired by the Faust legend, and borrows some ideas from films such as Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful...  [More...]   This is the kind of gentle romantic drama in which director Claude Sautet in particular, and French cinema in general, excels. Through some brilliant acting performances (notably from Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Béart)...  [More...]   This is an impressive film which succeeds admirably in exploring a complex brother-sister relationship in middle-age. During his career as a film director...  [More...]  

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