French films of 2009
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A list of film
s produced in France
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Film
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s produced in France
France
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in 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
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| 2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
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| 13ème Mois | Lewis-Martin Soucy | Jean-Pierre Martins Jean-Pierre Martins Jean-Pierre Martins is a French actor and musician.-Biography:In 2009 played the lead role in Gregoire Sivan monster movie King Crab Attack! and in the both thriller films The Beast and La horde... , Maria Flor Maria Flor Maria Flor Leite Calaça, usually known as Maria Flor is a Brazilian actress... , Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet is a French actor, film director and writer.-Filmography as actor:*1977 : La Machine directed by Paul Vecchiali*1977 : Le théâtre des matières directed by Jean-Claude Biette... , Khalid Maadour |
Comedy | May 25 |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a traveling theater troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations... |
Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys... |
Heath Ledger Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career... , Jude Law Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law , known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director.He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989... |
Fantasy | |
| Looking for Eric Looking for Eric Looking for Eric is a 2009 French/Belgium/British film about the escape from the trials of modern life that football and its heroes can bring for its fans. It was written by screen writer Paul Laverty and directed by English director Ken Loach... |
Ken Loach Ken Loach Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the... |
Eric Cantona Eric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in... |
Drama/Comedy/Biographical | June |
| Mr. Nobody Mr. Nobody (film) Mr. Nobody is a 2009 Belgian science fiction drama film directed by Jaco Van Dormael, starring Jared Leto, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham, Sarah Polley, Natasha Little, Rhys Ifans and Daniel Mays. This movie tells the life story of Nemo Nobody, the last mortal on Earth. Nemo is 118 years old and lives... |
Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His complex and critically acclaimed films are especially noted for their respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities.- Biography :In the 1980s, he became interested in filmmaking and... |
Sarah Polley Sarah Polley Sarah Polley is a Canadian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series, Road to Avonlea... , Jared Leto Jared Leto Jared Joseph Leto is an American actor, director, producer, occasional model and musician. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life... , Diane Kruger Diane Kruger Diane Kruger is a German actress and former fashion model. She is known for roles such as Helen in Troy, Dr. Abigail Chase in National Treasure and its sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Inglourious Basterds, Anna in Mr... , Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill and Jed Parry in Enduring Love and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans also appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly... |
Science fiction film Science fiction film Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic... |
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| A Town Called Panic A Town Called Panic (film) A Town Called Panic is a 2009 stop-motion animated film, co-produced by Belgium, Luxembourg and France. It was directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar and is based on the TV series of the same name... |
Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier | Animation-Comedy | October 28 | |
| Triage Triage (film) Triage is a 2009 drama film starring Colin Farrell, Paz Vega and Christopher Lee. The film’s plot is described as a dark tale of a photojournalist who comes home after a dangerous assignment in Kurdistan during the Anfal Genocide against the Kurdish people. The film focuses on the psychological... |
Danis Tanovic Danis Tanovic Danis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter.Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won an Academy Award. He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Biography:Danis Tanović was born in the... |
Colin Ferrell Colin Ferrell Colin Ferrell is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008... , Paz Vega Paz Vega Paz Campos Trigo , better known as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress.- Early life :Vega was born in Seville, Andalusia, Spain to a homemaker mother and a retired bullfighter father. Vega's younger sister has performed as a flamenco dancer. Vega has described her family as "traditional" and Catholic.... , Christopher Lee Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films... |
Drama-War | June 16 |
| 36 vues du Pic Saint-Loup 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup is a 2009 French-language drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was screened in the main competition at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jane Birkin as Kate* Sergio Castellitto as Vittorio... |
Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1.... |
Julie-Marie Parmentier Julie-Marie Parmentier Julie-Marie Parmentier is a French actress.-Selected filmography:* Murderous Maids * Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers * 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup... , Jacques Bonnaffe, André Marcon André Marcon André Marcon is a French actor. In 1980 he starred in Le Voyage en douce under director Michel Deville.-References:... |
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| Adieu Gary Cooper Adieu Gary Adieu Gary is a French film directed by Nassim Amaouche in 2008. This is the first feature-film director who was brought over to the International Week of criticism at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix.- Synopsis :... |
Nassim Amaouche | Bernard Blancan Bernard Blancan Bernard Blancan is a French actor. He has appeared in over 85 films and television shows since 1989. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:... , Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed |
Drama | July 22 |
| The Good Heart The Good Heart The Good Heart is a Icelandic independent film written and directed by Dagur Kári, starring Brian Cox and Paul Dano. It debuted at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Dagur Kári Dagur Kári Dagur Kári is an Icelandic film director.He was born in Paris, France to Icelandic parents and returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. Dagur graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1999, with art house short movie Lost Weekend... |
Brian Cox, Paul Dano Paul Dano Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as L.I.E. , The Girl Next Door , Little Miss Sunshine , There Will Be Blood , and Where the Wild Things Are .-Early life:Dano was born in New York City, the son of Gladys and Paul Dano... |
Drama-Comedy | March 17 |
| Ah! La libido | Michèle Rosier Michèle Rosier Michèle Rosier is a French fashion journalist and designer who founded the V de V sportswear label. In addition to this, she has worked as a film director and screenwriter since 1973.... |
Audrey Dana Audrey Dana Audrey Dana is a French actress. She studied drama in Orléans and Paris. After two years in New York, she came back to France where she acted in various plays, especially in Nos amis, les humains by Bernard Werber. She was also cast in the movie adaptation Nos amis les Terriens, and Roman de Gare... , Sarah Grappin Sarah Grappin Sarah Grappin is a French actress.- Selected filmography :- External links :... , Anna Mihalcea, Claude Degliame |
Comedy, Romance | February |
| L' Amour mon amour | Elie Chouraqui Élie Chouraqui Élie Chouraqui is a French film director and scriptwriter of Jewish origin.-Filmography:*1978: Mon premier amour*1980: Une page d'amour*1982: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?*1985: Paroles et musique... |
Marc Lavoine Marc Lavoine Marc Lucien Lavoine is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" allowed him to reach the top of the French chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career.... , Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon is a French movie actor and singer.Second husband to Mathilda May.He has three children: Virginie and the last two by Mathilda May, daughter Sarah and son Jules... , Barbara Schulz Barbara Schulz Barbara Schulz is a French actress who won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for the 1999 film La Dilettante.... |
Comedy | April 22 |
| L' Armée du crime | Robert Guèdiguian Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.... |
Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Fernandez , known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen, is a French actress.-Life and career:She was born in Aubervilliers, Paris, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernandez, a merchant who sold cleaning products. Her paternal grandfather was Spanish... , Simon Abkarian Simon Abkarian Simon Abkarian is a French-Armenian actor.Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris... , Robinson Stévenin Robinson Stévenin -Selected filmography:-Awards:In 2002 he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for the film Bad Genres.- External links :... , Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin is a French film actor. He was born in Courbevoie, France on December 4, 1953. His films include the 2004 thriller Red Lights.-Filmography as actor:* 1979 : Coup de tête, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud... , Lola Naymark, Ariane Ascaride Ariane Ascaride Ariane Ascaride is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in such films as Marius et Jeannette , Ma vraie vie à Rouen and À la place du coeur... , Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet is a French actor.-Theatrical:Between 1998 and 2002, he was a member of the choir at the Opéra National de Paris.-Movie:... , Yann Trégouët, Ivan Franek Ivan Franek Ivan Franek , sometimes credited as Ivan Franeck, is a Czech film and television actor; he is also a cinematographer.-Early life and education:He was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia.... , Olga Legrand, |
Drama, History, War | September 23 |
| Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Luc Besson Luc Besson Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:... |
Freddie Highmore Freddie Highmore Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Finding Neverland, Five Children and It, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur and the Invisibles, August Rush, The Golden Compass, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Toast.-Early life:Highmore was... , Mia Farrow Mia Farrow Mia Farrow is an American actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model.Farrow first gained wide acclaim for her role as Allison Mackenzie in the soap opera Peyton Place, and for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinatra... , Robert Stanton Robert Stanton (actor) Robert Lloyd Stanton is an American film, television and stage actor, director and playwright. He has appeared in many films, including A League of Their Own and Confessions of a Shopaholic... , Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... , Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... , Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC... , Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire... , Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973... , Erik Per Sullivan Erik Per Sullivan Erik Per Sullivan is an American actor best known for his role as Dewey, the younger brother to middle child Malcolm, on the FOX series, Malcolm in the Middle which was on air for 6 years.-Personal life:... , Chazz Palminteri Chazz Palminteri Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.... , Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The... , Jason Bateman Jason Bateman Jason Kent Bateman is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, for which he won a TV Land, a Golden... , Penny Balfour Penny Balfour -Selected filmography:* Flawless , as Cristal* Sidewalks of New York , as Young Hooker* Drop Back Ten , as Amanda Bennett* Ash Wednesday , as Callie* Arthur and the Minimoys , Arthur's Mother... , David Bowie David Bowie David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s... |
Adventure, Family, Fantasy | December 9 |
| Bellamy Bellamy (film) Bellamy is a French murder mystery film released in 2009. It is the last film directed by Claude Chabrol.-Plot:Paul Bellamy is an obese and lecherous detective on vacation with his wife when he stumbles upon the case of a man who faked his own death, while at the same time dealing with his down... |
Claude Chabrol Claude Chabrol Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s... |
Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor... , Vahina Giocante Vahina Giocante -Movie roles:As Marie in Marie Baie des Anges , she is among a group of young wanderers who become enmeshed in love, hate, and violence on the French Riviera.... , Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac is a French theater, television and cinema actor.- Biography :Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14.... , Marie Bunel, Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor.He was born in Granville, Manche. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen before he tried to film in Paris.-Filmography:*Périgord Noir... , Marie Matherson, Adrienne Pauly Adrienne Pauly Adrienne Pauly is a French actress and pop-rock singer, born in Clamart, France.She joined the Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique in 1996, where she studied drama, and acted in films until 2002, when she discovered the piano through Camille Bazbaz... |
Crime | February 25 |
| Bluebeard Bluebeard (2009 film) Bluebeard is a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Breillat.-Plot:In the 1950s, Catherine toys with her older sister, Marie-Anne by reading her the story of Bluebeard which scares her. As Catherine rereads the story, the film moves to 1697, where two sisters, Marie-Catherine and Anne have... |
Catherine Breillat Catherine Breillat Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker, novelist and Professor of Auteur Cinema at the European Graduate School.-Life and career:Breillat was born in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, but grew up in Niort... |
Dominique Thomas, Lola Créton, Daphné Baiwir | Crime | |
| Le Bonheur de Pierre | Robert Ménard Robert Ménard Robert Ménard is one of the founders and the former secretary-general of the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Sans Frontières.... |
Pierre Richard Pierre Richard Pierre Richard is a popular French actor best known for the roles of a clumsy daydreamer in comedy films... , Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud is a French actress, writer and director. Her film career began in 1991. She was later highly acclaimed, and has twice won César Awards.-Biography:... , Rémy Girard Rémy Girard Rémy Girard is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.-Acting career:He played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film Les Invasions barbares by director Denys Arcand. This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best... , Louise Portal Louise Portal Louise Portal is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol.Her other film roles have included Séraphin: un homme et son... , Patrick Drolet, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Luc Proulx, Gaston Lepage, André Lacoste, Vincent Bilodeau Vincent Bilodeau Vincent Bilodeau is a French Canadian actor and comedian from Quebec.He appeared in A Sunday in Kigali in 2006.He is the brother of Yvon Bilodeau and uncle of Guillaume Bilodeau.-Filmography:... , Sylvie Lemay, Philippe Agède |
Comedy | March 6 |
| Cendres et sang | Fanny Ardant Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.-Early life:... |
Zoltan Butuc | May | |
| Cineman | Yann Moix | Franck Dubosc, Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet is a French actor, film director and writer.-Filmography as actor:*1977 : La Machine directed by Paul Vecchiali*1977 : Le théâtre des matières directed by Jean-Claude Biette... |
Comedy | April 29 |
| Le Code a changé | Danièle Thompson Danièle Thompson Danièle Thompson is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury and actress Jacqueline Roma.... |
Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner is a French actress, former fashion model, and singer, best known as the wife of Academy Award winning director Roman Polanski, and for her roles in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , and Frantic... , Dany Boon Dany Boon Dany Boon is a French comedian who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone.-Life and career:... , Karin Viard Karin Viard Karin Viard is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in Tatie Danielle in 1990.Since then she has appeared in such films as Delicatessen, L'Emploi du temps , Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée.She was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival... , Marina Hands Marina Hands - Biography :Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of painter Pierre Dmitrienko. She studied acting at the Cours Florent and the CNSAD in France, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England... , Patrick Bruel Patrick Bruel Patrick Bruel is a French singer, actor, and professional poker player of Algerian Jewish descent.-Biography:... |
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| À l'origine In the Beginning (2009 film) In the Beginning is a 2009 French drama film directed by Xavier Giannoli. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.- Cast :* François Cluzet* Gérard Depardieu* Emmanuelle Devos* Brice Fournier - Louis* Roch Leibovici... |
Xavier Giannoli Xavier Giannoli Xavier Giannoli is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1993.-Filmography:* Le condamné * Terre sainte * J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites... |
20 May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| Les Herbes folles | Alain Resnais Alain Resnais Alain Resnais is a French film director whose career has extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included Nuit et Brouillard , an influential documentary about the Nazi concentration camps.He began... |
13 May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| A Prophet A Prophet A Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a... |
Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard is a French film director, the son of Michel Audiard, also a notable screenwriter and film director.He won twice both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet... |
May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| Enter the Void Enter the Void Enter the Void is a French film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, starring Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, and Cyril Roy. Set in the neon-lit nightclub environments of Tokyo, the story follows Oscar, a young American drug dealer who gets shot by the police, but continues to watch succeeding... |
Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé is an Argentine filmmaker and the son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. He graduated from Louis Lumière College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland... |
13 May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| Tomorrow at Dawn Tomorrow at Dawn Tomorrow at Dawn is a 2009 French drama film directed by Denis Dercourt. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gérald Laroche as Major Rogart* Françoise Lebrun as Claire Guibert* Anne Marivin as Jeanne... |
Denis Dercourt Denis Dercourt Denis Dercourt is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 1997. His film La Tourneuse de pages was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival... |
May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| Irene Irene (2009 film) Irene is a 2009 French drama film directed by Alain Cavalier. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.... |
Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier is a French film director. He was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987... |
May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| The Father of My Children The Father of My Children The Father of My Children is a 2009 French drama film directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. It won the Jury Special Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michaël Abiteboul* Chiara Caselli* Alice de Lencquesaing... |
Mia Hansen-Løve Mia Hansen-Løve Mia Hansen-Løve is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed three films since 2004. Her film The Father of My Children, won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.... |
May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| Don't Look Back Don't Look Back (2009 film) Don't Look Back is a 2009 French thriller film directed by Marina de Van, and starring Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci.- Plot :Jeanne, a married woman with two young children, starts to notice small changes taking place in the arrangement of objects in her family's home—furniture, pictures,... |
Marina de Van Marina de Van Marina de Van is a French film director, screenwriter and actress. Her film, Don't Look Back, was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* See the Sea... |
May at Cannes 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival... |
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| 1943 Le temps d’un répit (A pause during the Holocaust) | André Waksman | Robert Paxton Robert Paxton Robert O. Paxton is an American political scientist and historian specializing in Vichy France, fascism and Europe during the World War II era... , Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci, Davide Rodogno |
Drama | in Paris on 4 December |
| Welcome Welcome (2009 film) Welcome is a 2009 French film directed by Philippe Lioret. It stars Vincent Lindon and features Firat Ayverdi and Derya Ayverdi in their inaugural roles. The film was released on 11 March 2009 in France... |
Philippe Lioret Philippe Lioret Philippe Lioret is a French film director.- Filmography :*1993: Tombés du ciel*1997: Tenue correcte exigée*2001: Mademoiselle*2004: L'Équipier*2006: Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas*2009: Welcome... |
Drama | March 11 | |
| Micmacs | Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet -Life and career:Jean-Pierre Jeunet was born in Roanne, Loire, France. He bought his first camera at the age of 17 and made short films while studying animation at Cinémation Studios. He befriended Marc Caro, a designer and comic book artist who became his longtime collaborator and... |
Dany Boon Dany Boon Dany Boon is a French comedian who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone.-Life and career:... , Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon is a French actor whose most famous roles have been in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jean-Jacques Beineix. In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli and Valère Novarina... , André Dussollier André Dussollier André Dussollier is a French actor.-Filmography:* 1970 : Ils, directed by Jean-Daniel Simon* 1972 : Les Chemins de pierre, directed by Joseph Drimal... , Jean-Pierre Marielle Jean-Pierre Marielle Jean-Pierre Marielle is a French actor. He has played in more than a hundred movies in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles, from the banal citizen , to the serial killer , to the World War II hero , to the compromised spy , to the has-been actor Jean-Pierre Marielle (born... , Julie Ferrier Julie Ferrier -Early life:Julie is in the eighth generation of actresses on the maternal side of her family. She was raised in a difficult housing project in the Seine-Saint-Denis town of Noisy Le Grand. In 1988 she entered the Conservatoire Municipal de Paris, then attended the École du cirque Fratellini... , Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau is a Belgian comedienne, actress and film director.-Biography:She has won two César Awards for Best Actress, in 2005 for When the Sea Rises and in 2009 for Séraphine.... |
15 September 2009 |
External links
- French films of 2009 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...