7 Movies Starring Frèdèric Pierrot

April Captains

April Captains

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-21

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Portugal, Spain, Italy, France

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2160 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

The Girl from Paris

The Girl from Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-05

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1679 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Sandrine, a woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave her work in computers and become a farmer. She takes the required practice for two years, and after that she buys an isolated farm from Adrien, an old farmer who decides it's time to retire. However, Adrien wants to stay a few more months before moving away from the farm, and the rough winter finds them together...

They Came Back

They Came Back

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-27

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2213 Reviews)

Director:

Robin Campillo

Genres:

DramaFantasy

Fullplot:

The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.

Red Ants

Red Ants

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-11-14

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (74 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

French world war II woman's soldier unit that took on the Germans in France to help win the war.

Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-22

Languages:

French, English, Italian, German, Yiddish

Countries:

France

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (11700 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Tatiana De Rosnay (novel)

Serge Joncour (screenplay)

Gilles Paquet-Brenner (screenplay)

Fullplot:

One of the darkest moments in French history occurred in 1942 Paris when French officials rounded up over 10,000 Jews and placed them in local camps. Eventually over 8,000 were sent off to German concentration camps. As 10-year old Sarah and her family are being arrested, she hides her younger brother in a closet. After realizing she will not be allowed to go home, Sarah does whatever she can to get back to her brother. In 2009, a journalist named Julia is on assignment to write a story on the deported Jews in 1942. When she moves into her father-in-law's childhood apartment, she realizes it once belonged to the Strazynski family, and their daughter Sarah.

Young & Beautiful

Young & Beautiful

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-25

Languages:

French, German

Countries:

France

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (18271 Reviews)

Director:

Franèois Ozon

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Isabelle is on summer holidays with her family in the in the south of France. She decides to lose her virginity to a German boy called Felix, but the experience leaves her cold. By autumn she is exploring her sexuality further by working as a prostitute under the name Lea and meeting an older man called George, and various other clients. During one encounter with George he dies from a heart attack, Isabelle leaves the scene, and quits prostitution. The police eventually track her down and reveal her secret life to her mother.

Marguerite & Julien

Marguerite & Julien

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-12-02

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (74 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Valèrie Donzelli

Jèrèmie Elkaèm

Jean Gruault (novel)

Fullplot:

Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion. Scandalized by their affair, society hounds them until, unable to resist their feelings, they flee. A contemporary fairytale about desire, passion, hope, love and death.

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