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    Yvonne's Perfume 1994 POSTER

    Yvonne's Perfume

    1994

    French

    6.3

    1

    68%

    68%

    Drama

    gay theme

    Romance

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Marie Cosnay Marie Cosnay as Avenir Barmaid Louis-Marie Audubert Louis-Marie Audubert as Singer Corinne Marchand Corinne Marchand as Tilleuls Patron Richard Bohringer Richard Bohringer as Yvonne's Uncle
    It is the summer of 1958 in wealthy Lake Geneva, where an enigmatic young Frenchman begins an affair with a beautiful starlet under the watchful eye of her flamboyant elderly mentor. But in a season full of secrets, is truth the most elusive passion of all?
    Tandem 1987 POSTER

    Tandem

    1987

    French

    7.0

    3

    67%

    67%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Marie Pillet Marie Pillet as La patronne Hôtel du Commerce Henry Moati Henry Moati as Le candidat rêve Albert Delpy Albert Delpy as Le conducteur chien rouge Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Michel Marteau dit Michel Mortez
    Michel Mortez travels around France hosting a radio game show he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. Rivetot, his assistant and technician, always goes with him. He is the only one who knows what really lies under Mortez's appearance of a playful don Juan. When the program is canceled, Rivetot delays telling Mortez as long as possible... Both malicious and tender, this bitter comedy also shows nostalgia.
    The Suicide Shop 2012 POSTER

    The Suicide Shop

    2012

    French

    6.2

    20

    71%

    49%

    Action

    adult animation

    Animation

    black humor

    Comedy

    depression

    family business

    france

    Musical

    suicide attempt

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Pierre-François Martin-Laval Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Le joli garçon Eric Métayer Eric Métayer as Le SDF Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Monsieur Calmel / Monsieur Dead for Two Jules Poisson Jules Poisson as Un copain d'Alan
    In a cold French city where suicide is a common urge, there is a colorful shop, managed for many years by the Tuvache family, where it is very easy to obtain the necessary tools to satisfy the sinister desires of so many depressed citizens.
    Half a Chance 1998 POSTER

    Half a Chance

    1998

    French

    5.8

    5

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Paradis as Alice Tomaso Philippe Magnan Philippe Magnan as Juge prison Alain Delon Alain Delon as Julien Vignal Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Belmondo as Léo Brassac
    Alice Tomaso gets out of jail, and goes looking for Léo and Julien, one of whom, it appears, is her father. On the way, she steals the wrong car - one belonging to the Russian mafia, and arrives at her destination with a gang of thugs out looking for her and the car.
    Love Street 2002 POSTER

    Love Street

    2002

    French

    5.3

    7

    96%

    Action

    brothel

    Drama

    luxury brothel

    missing lover

    prostitute

    Romance

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Christian Mazucchini Christian Mazucchini as Joueur Pocker Patrick Floersheim Patrick Floersheim as Le Roumain Laetitia Casta Laetitia Casta as Marion Catherine Sola Catherine Sola as Radio
    A handyman in a 1940s Paris brothel tries to help the prostitute he loves with her singing career and romantic life.
    Intimate Strangers 2004 POSTER

    Intimate Strangers

    2004

    French

    6.9

    9

    85%

    69%

    Action

    Drama

    marriage problems

    mistaken identity

    psychiatric ward

    Romance

    Thriller

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Anna Hélène Surgère Hélène Surgère as Mrs. Mulon Claude Derepp Claude Derepp as The Customs Client Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini as William
    Because she picked the wrong door, Anna ends up confessing her marriage problems to a financial adviser named William Faber. Touched by her distress, somewhat excited as well, Faber does not have the courage to tell her that he is not a psychiatrist. From appointment to appointment, a strange ritual is created between them. William is moved and fascinated to hear the secrets no man ever heard.
    Man on the Train 2002 POSTER

    Man on the Train

    2002

    French

    7.1

    7

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    poet

    Thriller

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Elsa Duclot Elsa Duclot as La serveuse Edith Scob Edith Scob as La soeur de Manesquier Hélène Chambon Hélène Chambon as L'infirmière radio Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier
    A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.
    Move Along, There is Nothing to See 1983 POSTER

    Move Along, There is Nothing to See

    1983

    French

    5.2

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Jane Birkin Jane Birkin as Hélène Duvernet Eric Prat Eric Prat as Le client du self-service Ticky Holgado Ticky Holgado as Le planton N°1 Michel Blanc Michel Blanc as Leroux
    Inspector Leroux is investigating the owner of a contemporary art gallery Helen Duvernet who is suspected of being involved in trafficking of stolen paintings. He is both intrigued and attracted by the young woman, follows her everywhere and finally falls in love...
    Ma femme s'appelle reviens 1982 POSTER

    Ma femme s'appelle reviens

    1982

    French

    5.6

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Michel Blanc Michel Blanc as Bernard Fizet Laura Gómez Laura Gómez as Caroline Jacques Pibarot Jacques Pibarot as Le barman Jean-Michel Ribes Jean-Michel Ribes as Le commissaire
    Abandoned by his wife, Bernard struggles to overcome his grief and settles in a residence for singles. Employed by "SOS Doctors", he provides night guards to occupy his insomnia. That's how he is brought one night to help a neighbor, Nadine Foulon, victim of discomfort in the elevator. It turns out that Nadine is also going through a difficult time, since her companion, Terry, a singer-guitarist, has left her. A professional photographer, she can not forget it and has since oscillated between depression and bulimia. Gathered by their pains of heart, these two beings will, with the wire of the confidences, become more intimate ...
    Voir la mer 2011 POSTER

    Voir la mer

    2011

    French

    5.6

    2

    37%

    37%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Clément Sibony Clément Sibony as Clément Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Jacky Novion, le cascadeur Jean-Claude Aubrun Jean-Claude Aubrun as Le patron du garage Pauline Lefèvre Pauline Lefèvre as Prudence
    Two brothers live in Montbard, Burgundy. For their summer vacation, they decide to visit their mother in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, because it’s been a long time, because it would make her happy… There’s no shortage of reasons. They buy a second-hand motor home and plan to stay open to whatever the road brings them, embarking on a brothers’ journey across France. Just the two of them. But then an endearing young woman crosses their path...
    Ridicule 1996 POSTER

    Ridicule

    1996

    French

    13

    80%

    83%

    bedroom

    Comedy

    court

    Drama

    duel

    epidemic

    History

    painter

    Romance

    versailles

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Abbé de l'Epée Albert Delpy Albert Delpy as Baron de Guéret Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Bellegarde Judith Godrèche Judith Godrèche as Mathilde
    To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
    Mon meilleur ami 2006 POSTER

    Mon meilleur ami

    2006

    French

    6.6

    7

    75%

    69%

    Action

    auction

    bet

    Comedy

    friendship

    risk

    taxi driver

    vase

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Anne Le Ny Anne Le Ny as Femme casting Réponse à tout Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil as François Elizabeth Bourgine Elizabeth Bourgine as Julia Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Père Bruno
    Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
    A Promise 2013 POSTER

    A Promise

    2013

    English

    26

    13%

    24%

    Action

    ambition

    Drama

    dying man

    germany

    love letter

    Music

    Romance

    wartime

    world war i

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Richard Madden Richard Madden as Friedrich Zeitz Matt Ward Matt Ward as Hotel Guest With EyeGlasses Alan Rickman Alan Rickman as Karl Hoffmeister Rebecca Hall Rebecca Hall as Lotte Hoffmeister
    A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
    Maigret 2022 POSTER

    Maigret

    2022

    French

    5

    91%

    47%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Elizabeth Bourgine Elizabeth Bourgine as Irène, la modiste Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu as Jules Maigret André Wilms André Wilms as Kaplan Édith Le Merdy Édith Le Merdy as Serveuse bistrot
    In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress. Commissioner Maigret will try to identify her and then understand what happened to the victim.
    Les grands ducs 1996 POSTER

    Les grands ducs

    1996

    French

    5.9

    1

    Action

    Comedy

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Eddie Carpentier Albert Delpy Albert Delpy as Harry Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Janvier Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret as Victor Vialat
    Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
    Girl on the Bridge 1999 POSTER

    Girl on the Bridge

    1999

    French

    7.4

    6

    bridge

    circus

    Comedy

    Drama

    france

    gambling

    paris, france

    Romance

    suicide

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Paradis as Adèle Pierre-François Martin-Laval Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Fireman #1 Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil as Gabor Luc Palun Luc Palun as Stage Manager
    It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
    The Hairdresser's Husband 1990 POSTER

    The Hairdresser's Husband

    1990

    French

    7.1

    11

    92%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    falling in love

    hairdresser

    little boy

    man woman relationship

    Romance

    suicide

    told in flashback

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort as Antoine Albert Delpy Albert Delpy as Donecker Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Julien Gora Anna Galiena Anna Galiena as Mathilde
    Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.
    French Fried Vacation 2 1979 POSTER

    French Fried Vacation 2

    1979

    French

    7.4

    6

    83%

    83%

    Action

    alps mountains

    Comedy

    french alps

    sequel

    skiing

    ski resort

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant as Christiane Michel Blanc Michel Blanc as Jean-Claude Dus Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Jerome Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte as Popeye
    In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.
    Monsieur Hire 1989 POSTER

    Monsieur Hire

    1989

    French

    7.5

    5

    100%

    86%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    murder suspect

    Romance

    Thriller

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire as Alice Nora Noël Nora Noël as La gardienne André Wilms André Wilms as L'inspecteur de police Michel Blanc Michel Blanc as Monsieur Hire
    A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a local murder, the man's simple life becomes more complicated.
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