Michel Piccoli

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Holy Motors
7

Holy Motors

Jul. 02, 2012

Holy Motors

We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these ...
On War
6

On War

Oct. 01, 2008

On War

After a freak accident changes his perspective on life, a Parisian filmmaker meets a stranger who brings him to a commune that’s populated ...
Elsa the Rose
6.7

Elsa the Rose

Oct. 23, 1966

Elsa the Rose

Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.
The Dust of Time
6.5

The Dust of Time

Nov. 22, 2008

The Dust of Time

A, an American film director of Greek ancestry, is making a film that tells his story and the story of his parents. It is a tale that unfolds in ...
Raining Cats and Frogs
6.6

Raining Cats and Frogs

It’s a catastrophe! A flood has hit our planet and an unusual group of people are all that remains. Led by Ferdinand, a modern day Noah, ...
Passion in the Desert
6.3

Passion in the Desert

Aug. 31, 1997

Passion in the Desert

Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. Napoleon ...
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
6.7

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his ...
One Hundred and One Nights
6.5

One Hundred and One Nights

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about ...
The Black Angel
5.8

The Black Angel

Nov. 11, 1994

The Black Angel

Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, ...
The Supper
7.4

The Supper

Dec. 23, 1992

The Supper

France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the ...
Walking a Tightrope
7

Walking a Tightrope

Sep. 01, 1991

Walking a Tightrope

A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers ...
La Belle Noiseuse
7.5

La Belle Noiseuse

Sep. 04, 1991

La Belle Noiseuse

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas ...
Mauvais Sang
7.2

Mauvais Sang

Nov. 26, 1986

Mauvais Sang

Two aging crooks are given two weeks to repay a debt to a woman named The American. They recruit their recently deceased partner’s son to ...
Death in a French Garden
6.8

Death in a French Garden

A wealthy wife’s affair with her daughter’s guitar tutor is threatened when the tutor is attacked and rescued by a hired killer, ...
Success Is the Best Revenge
5.8

Success Is the Best Revenge

Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize ...
Going and Coming Back
6.3

Going and Coming Back

Mar. 27, 1985

Going and Coming Back

Salomé Lerner just finished writing an autobiography. She goes to a TV show called “Apostrophes”, hosted by French TV showman Bernard ...
A Room in Town
6.7

A Room in Town

Oct. 27, 1982

A Room in Town

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
5.5

Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!

The cynical boss of a big insurance agency invites his top-salary employees to spend a week-end in his country house. A modest clerical worker, ...
The Prize of Peril
6.8

The Prize of Peril

Jan. 25, 1983

The Prize of Peril

In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the death for cash prizes, and the contest is ...
The Eyes, the Mouth
6.2

The Eyes, the Mouth

Sep. 10, 1982

The Eyes, the Mouth

A rich Italian’s shocking suicide means different things to his twin brother, mother and pregnant lover.
Atlantic City
7.3

Atlantic City

Sep. 03, 1980

Atlantic City

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, ...
Fire’s Share
5.8

Fire’s Share

Jan. 04, 1978

Fire’s Share

Real estate developer Bob Hansen discovers that his wife Catherine is cheating on him with his partner. He reacts calmly and even encourages ...
Spoiled Children
6.4

Spoiled Children

Sep. 06, 1977

Spoiled Children

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the ...
The Last Woman
6.4

The Last Woman

Apr. 20, 1976

The Last Woman

Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left ...
Weak Spot
6.5

Weak Spot

Jan. 01, 1975

Weak Spot

Greece 1974 – during the brutal era of the military government, and innocent tourist manager (Ugo Tognazzi) is accused of being a member of ...
The Infernal Trio
6.2

The Infernal Trio

May. 22, 1974

The Infernal Trio

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as ...
The Phantom of Liberty
7.7

The Phantom of Liberty

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis ...
La Grande Bouffe
7.1

La Grande Bouffe

May. 16, 1973

La Grande Bouffe

Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.7

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted ...
Max and the Junkmen
7.3

Max and the Junkmen

Feb. 17, 1971

Max and the Junkmen

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
Topaz
6.2

Topaz

Dec. 17, 1969

Topaz

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, ...
Danger: Diabolik
6.5

Danger: Diabolik

Jan. 24, 1968

Danger: Diabolik

International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko ...
Dillinger Is Dead
6.9

Dillinger Is Dead

Jan. 24, 1969

Dillinger Is Dead

A man decides to cook for himself and finds a revolver (which may have belonged to John Dillinger) hidden in his kitchen.
The Young Girls of Rochefort
7.7

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a ...
Shock Troops
7

Shock Troops

Apr. 05, 1967

Shock Troops

A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who ...
Belle de Jour
7.6

Belle de Jour

May. 24, 1967

Belle de Jour

Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. ...
The Game Is Over
5.8

The Game Is Over

Jun. 22, 1966

The Game Is Over

Renee Saccard is a pampered, selfish young wife of a middle-aged Parisian businessman who falls in love with her stepson but is driven to the ...
The Creatures
6.4

The Creatures

Sep. 03, 1966

The Creatures

A writer decides to use the strange inhabitants of a small island as a basis for characters in his new book.
Masquerade
5.5

Masquerade

Apr. 13, 1965

Masquerade

The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
All About Loving
6.2

All About Loving

Dec. 28, 1964

All About Loving

Serge follows Hélène in the crowded streets of Paris and manages to seduce her. Werther takes Sophie to her dentist, Raoul, who tries to seduce ...
The Sleeping Car Murder
7.2

The Sleeping Car Murder

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found ...
Diary of a Chambermaid
7.4

Diary of a Chambermaid

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her ...
Contempt
7.4

Contempt

Oct. 29, 1963

Contempt

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to ...
Death in the Garden
6.7

Death in the Garden

Sep. 21, 1956

Death in the Garden

In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local government undertakes a violent crackdown.
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
6.5

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d’Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play ...
Nothing About Robert
6.3

Nothing About Robert

Feb. 24, 1999

Nothing About Robert

Didier never knew that a wrong film review of a film which he did not bother to watch would land him in numerous troubles.
Le bal des Casse-pieds
5.4

Le bal des Casse-pieds

A tolerant veterinarian turns the other cheek when annoyed but changes his nature when he falls in love.
Dangerous Moves
6.6

Dangerous Moves

Apr. 15, 1984

Dangerous Moves

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites – personal and political.
Themroc
6.9

Themroc

Feb. 22, 1973

Themroc

Themroc, a bachelor house painter living at home with his mother, leads a sad and colorless life. One day, after a run-in with his boss, he ...