The Under-Gifted

1980

French

6.5

teacher student relationship

versailles

Claude Zidi Director

Daniel Auteuil as Baptiste Lavalle, alias Bebel

Richard Bohringer as Le pion

Maria Pacôme as Lucie Jumaucourt

Mohamed Zinet as Mustapha, le terroriste à la couscoussière

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!

Titeuf, le film

2011

French

5.8

♡ 3

Zep Director

Michael Lonsdale as Le psy

Maria Pacôme as Mémé

Jean Rochefort as Pépé

Elias Zayek as Titeuf

Titeuf is a comic series created by Swiss draughtsman Zep (real name Philippe Chapuis) depicting the life of a young boy (the title's namesake Titeuf, "Tootuff" in the English translation) and his vision of the adult world & themes such as love, sex, seduction and mysteries about the girls. In this film, Titeuf (Donald Reignoux) is off on a new comedic adventure! Things get complicated when Nadia (Melanie Bernier) doesn’t invite Titeuf to her birthday party, which is surely the most horrible moment of his life. Before long, Titeuf’s whole life is turned upside down when his parents are nearly deported. Everything continues to spiral out of control even in the midst of Titeuf’s exhaustive attempts to make matters right.

The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez

1964

French

7.1

♡ 9

Jean Girault Director

Christian Marin as Maréchal des Logis Albert Merlot

Maria Pacôme as Mme Lareine Leroy

Geneviève Grad as Nicole Cruchot

France Rumilly as Soeur Clotilde

The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's trying to impress her rich friends by telling them her father was a millionaire and owned a yacht in the harbor.