Marguerite's Theorem (
2023) | IMDb:
7
The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, Marguerite is finishing a thesis she has to present to an audience of researchers. On the big day, a mistake shakes all her certainties and all her foundations collapse.
Starring:
Ella Rumpf
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Clotilde Courau
,
Julien Frison
,
Sonia Bonny
,
Édouard Sulpice
Gloria Mundi (
2019) | IMDb:
6.4
Daniel leaves prison. He returns to Marseilles where Mathilda, his daughter, has just given birth. Nicolas, her spouse, a self-employed driver, is exhausted while Mathilda is a sales assistant on a trial basis. But, one night, Nicolas is assaulted by taxi drivers determined to reduce unfair competition.
Starring:
Ariane Ascaride
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Gérard Meylan
,
Anaïs Demoustier
,
Robinson Stévenin
,
Lola Naymark
Le Havre (
2011) | IMDb:
7.2
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
Starring:
André Wilms
,
Kati Outinen
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Blondin Miguel
,
Elina Salo
,
Evelyne Didi
22 Bullets (
2010) | IMDb:
6.6
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Army of Crime (
2009) | IMDb:
6.7
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded the group an Army of Crime, an anti-immigrant propaganda stunt that backfired as the team's members became martyrs for the Resistance.
Starring:
Simon Abkarian
,
Virginie Ledoyen
,
Robinson Stévenin
,
Lola Naymark
,
Adrien Jolivet
,
Pierre Niney
Armenia (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
This is a story about returning to ones ancestral homeland. Anna is a cardiologist who discovers her father has fled to his native Armenia after being diagnosed with a heart problem. Despite their contentious relationship, she sets out to bring her father back for this operation. Anna is a tough-minded, headstrong woman with little feeling for her fathers homeland or patience with its politics and socially intrusive culture, yet she finds this journey not only a reunion of sorts, but one of reconciliation as well.
Starring:
Ariane Ascaride
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Simon Abkarian
,
Serge Avédikian
,
Gérard Meylan
,
Chorik Grigorian
Directed by:
Robert Guédiguian
Produced by:
Saint-Jacques… La Mecque (
2005) | IMDb:
6.4
Three siblings who detest each other and hiking must complete together a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in order to be eligible to inherit their mother's wealth.
Starring:
Muriel Robin
,
Artus de Penguern
,
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
,
Pascal Légitimus
,
Marie Bunel
,
Marie Kremer
Directed by:
Coline Serreau
A Very Long Engagement (
2004) | IMDb:
7.6
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
Starring:
Audrey Tautou
,
Gaspard Ulliel
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Chantal Neuwirth
,
André Dussollier
,
Ticky Holgado
Directed by:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Car Keys (
2003) | IMDb:
5.3
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...
Starring:
Daniel Russo
,
Pascal Sellem
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Guillaume Canet
,
Karine Lyachenko
,
Pierre Cuer
Directed by:
Laurent Baffie
Produced by:
Laurent Baffie