Denis Ménochet — Actor (21)
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The Dancer (2016)
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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.
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The Moustache (2005)
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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?
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The Adopted (2011)
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Mélanie Laurent actor: Mélanie Laurent / Denis Ménochet …
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.
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By the Grace of God (2019)
Grâce à Dieu
François Ozon actor: Melvil Poupaud / Melvil Poupaud …
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.
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By the Grace of God (2019)
Grâce à Dieu
François Ozon actor: Melvil Poupaud / Melvil Poupaud …
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.
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The Mauritanian (2021)
The Mauritanian
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.
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Foon (2005)
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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.
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Custody (2018)
Jusqu'à la garde
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.
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Mary Magdalene (2018)
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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.
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La Vie en Rose (2007)
La Môme
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.
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Hannibal Rising (2007)
Hannibal Rising
★ 6.1 7 ratings
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.
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In the House (2012)
Dans la maison
★ 8.8 8 ratings
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.
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Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Beau Is Afraid
★ 7.4 21 ratings
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.
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Only the Animals (2019)
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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.
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The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch
★ 7.3 18 ratings
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.