Denis Ménochet — Actor (19)
The Emperor of Paris (2018) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
L'Empereur de Paris
director: Jean-François Richet actor: Vincent Cassel / Patrick Chesnais
other title: Vidocq - Herrscher der Unterwelt / L'Empereur de Paris
Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.
The French Dispatch (2021) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
The French Dispatch
7.4 (11 ratings) director: Wes Anderson actor: Benicio del Toro / Adrien Brody
other title: Crónicas de França do Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun / La crónica francesa
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Only the Animals (2019) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Seules les Bêtes
director: Dominik Moll actor: Denis Ménochet / Laure Calamy
other title: Only the Animals - Storie di spiriti amanti / Die Verschwundene
Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought together to devastating effect as the local police investigate the case.
Beau Is Afraid (2023) [Movie] Douban Douban IMDb Douban NeoDB TMDB
Beau Is Afraid
7.8 (10 ratings) director: Ari Aster actor: Joaquin Phoenix / Patti LuPone
other title: Beau ha paura / Beau Tem Medo
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
In the House (2012) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Dans la maison
8.5 (6 ratings) director: François Ozon actor: Fabrice Luchini / Kristin Scott Thomas
other title: Nella casa / Selv i de bedste hjem
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.
Hannibal Rising (2007) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData NeoDB
Hannibal Rising
6.0 (5 ratings) director: Peter Webber actor: Gaspard Ulliel / Aaran Thomas
other title: Hannibal Lecter - Le origini del male / Hannibal - A Origem do Mal
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
La Vie en Rose (2007) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
La Môme
director: Olivier Dahan actor: Marion Cotillard / Sylvie Testud
other title: Spurven - La Vie En Rose / La Môme
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
Mary Magdalene (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Mary Magdalene
director: Garth Davis actor: Rooney Mara / Joaquin Phoenix
other title: Maria Maddalena / Maria Madalena
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.
Custody (2018) [Movie] TMDB
Jusqu'à la garde
director: Xavier Legrand actor: Léa Drucker / Denis Ménochet
other title: L'affido - Una storia di violenza / Custódia Partilhada
In the midst of a divorce, Miriam Besson decides to ask for exclusive custody of her son, in order to protect him from a father that she is accusing of violence. The judge-in-charge of the file grants a shared custody to the father whom it considers abused. Taken as a hostage between his parents, Julien Besson will do everything to prevent the worst from happening.
Foon (2005) [Movie] TMDB
Foon
director: Déborah Saïag / Isabelle Vitari actor: Alexandre Brik / Cécile Cassel
A quasi-musical-comedy which descends into horror, set in the early sixties in a college on the outskirts of West Philadelphia. For 15 years, the graduation ball has been the preserve of the Foons - those teenagers who are immersed in weird notions of fun and who describe themselves as "cool". As they prepare for the graduation ball, it is decided to open up invitations to the nerd underdogs. The eternal rivalry between the cool kids and the nerds is played out with colourful costumes and kooky hairdos.
The Mauritanian (2021) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB WikiData Douban
The Mauritanian
director: Kevin Macdonald actor: Tahar Rahim / Jodie Foster
other title: O Mauritano / Der Mauretanier
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.
By the Grace of God (2019) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Grâce à Dieu
other title: Grazie a Dio / Gud være lovet
Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring justice and “lift the burden of silence” about what they endured.
By the Grace of God (2019) [Movie]
Grâce à Dieu
other title: Grazie a Dio / Gud være lovet
Alexandre, a man in his 40s living in Lyon with his wife and children, discovers that the priest who abused him decades ago continues to work with children. He joins forces with others victims of the priest, to bring justice and “lift the burden of silence” about what they endured.
The Adopted (2011) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Les adoptés
other title: Les adoptés / Les Adoptés
Lisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted into the equation is Lisa’s young son, Leo. However, their simple existence is thrown into disarray when Marie meets and falls in love with Alex, a customer at her bookshop. Lisa is left feeling excluded, and tension develop. But soon an unexpected accident forces all of those involved to reassess the situation and adopt a different position in each other’s lives.
The Moustache (2005) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
La Moustache
director: Emmanuel Carrère actor: Vincent Lindon / Emmanuelle Devos
other title: L'amore sospetto / Amor Suspeito
One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the moustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice. Stranger still, when he finally tells them, they all insist he never had a moustache. Is Marc going mad? Is he the victim of some elaborate conspiracy? Or has something in the world's order gone terribly awry?
The Dancer (2016) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
La Danseuse
director: Stéphanie Di Giusto actor: Soko / Gaspard Ulliel
other title: Io danzerò / Danserinden
A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle Epoque. Inventor of the breathtaking Serpentine Dance, she was a pioneer of modern dance and lighting techniques. It was her complicated relationship to her protégé - Isadora Duncan – that precipitated the downfall of this early 20th century icon.