11 Movies Starring Grègoire Colin

Before the Rain

Before the Rain

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-02-24

Languages:

Macedonian, English, Albanian, French

Countries:

Republic of Macedonia, France, UK

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (10587 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Fullplot:

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of Macedonia, during war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant. She wants permanence with her lover, a prize-winning Macedonian photographer just back from Bosnia, changed by the violence. He leaves abruptly for his village; he's not visited it in 16 years. There he tries to ignore bitter divisions between his Orthodox brethren and local Albanians, then tries to transcend them.

Nenette and Boni

Nenette and Boni

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-19

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

(867 Reviews)

Director:

Claire Denis

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Teenage siblings Nenette and Boni were raised apart as a result of their parents' divorce. Their mother, who doted on her son Boni, has died. He works for an interesting couple as a pizza baker, and is surprised and enraged when his younger sister, having run away from boarding school, suddenly turns up. There's a problem that they must confront.

The Dreamlife of Angels

The Dreamlife of Angels

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-09-16

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (6500 Reviews)

Director:

Erick Zonca

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Erick Zonca

Roger Bohbot

Virginie Wagon (artistic collaboration)

Pierre Chosson

Fullplot:

In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to warmer climes. Marie usually is either angry or detached. Then, while Isa begins to visit the child in whose flat they live, going to hospital to read to her, Marie slowly falls for a rich youth. At first Marie keeps him at bay, then she not only pursues him, she begins to dream he is her life's love. When Isa tries to warn Marie, their friendship flounders. How will Marie handle the inevitable? And once they lose the flat, where will they go?

Secret Defense

Secret Defense

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-18

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

170 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (598 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)

Emmanuelle Cuau (scenario)

Jacques Rivette (scenario)

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)

Emmanuelle Cuau (dialogue)

Fullplot:

A young biologist (Sylvie) is thrown into confusion when her brother (Paul) tries to persuade her that their father, who fell off a train five years ago, was actually killed by his right hand man (Walser). Walser now runs their father's company. Sylvie is not convinced, but Paul has decided to have his revenge.

Secret Defense

Secret Defense

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-18

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

170 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (599 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)

Emmanuelle Cuau (scenario)

Jacques Rivette (scenario)

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)

Emmanuelle Cuau (dialogue)

Fullplot:

A young biologist (Sylvie) is thrown into confusion when her brother (Paul) tries to persuade her that their father, who fell off a train five years ago, was actually killed by his right hand man (Walser). Walser now runs their father's company. Sylvie is not convinced, but Paul has decided to have his revenge.

Beau Travail

Beau Travail

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-05-03

Languages:

French, Italian, Russian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4758 Reviews)

Director:

Claire Denis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Claire Denis

Jean-Pol Fargeau

Herman Melville (story)

Fullplot:

This film focuses on ex-Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind. He feels compelled to stop him from coming to the attention of the commandant who he admires, but who ignores him. Ultimately, his jealousy leads to the destruction of both Sentain and himself.

Sade

Sade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-08-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1457 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Cast:

Writer:

Serge Bramly (novel)

Jacques Fieschi

Bernard Minoret

Fullplot:

Many noble families are locked in a chateau due to the French Revolution. The infamous Marquis de Sade is there and is generally shunned by the others. A teen-aged girl befriends him behind her parents back and learns about him and life in general. He initiates her into sexual exploration and leads her to become an independent, sexually-liberated woman.

The Intruder

The Intruder

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-05-04

Languages:

French, English, Korean, Russian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

130 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1235 Reviews)

Director:

Claire Denis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Claire Denis

Jean-Pol Fargeau

Jean-Luc Nancy (novel)

Fullplot:

Louis Trebor, a man nearing 70, lives alone with dogs in the forest near the French-Swiss border. He has heart problems, seeks a transplant, and then goes in search of a son sired years before in Tahiti. Told elliptically, with few words, we see Louis as possibly heartless, ignoring a son who lives nearby who is himself an attentive father to two young children, one named for Louis. He leaves his bed one night - and his lover - to kill an intruder; he dreams, usually of violence. Will his body accept his heart? Will his son accept his offer?

Prey

Prey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-13

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (712 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Antoine Blossier (scenario)

Erich Vogel (scenario)

Fullplot:

PREY tells the story of Nathan (BEAU TRAVAIL'S Gregoire Colin) who is at a countryside retreat for a Fall family reunion that he expects to be particularly stormy. Claire, his wife, has to announce her pregnancy and there are tough decisions that need to be made to prevent the family's pesticides business from closing down. But on the first night that the family gathers, a terrorized deer mysteriously attacks Claire's father. The men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reasons for the animal's odd behavior. Carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the men in the family, Nathan soon discovers that hunting season is not over yet. Now they've become the prey. Marking the debut film for Antoine Blossier, PREY brings together a special effects team from some of Hollywood's best films.

35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-02-18

Languages:

French, German

Countries:

France, Germany

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2919 Reviews)

Director:

Claire Denis

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Claire Denis (scenario)

Jean-Pol Fargeau (scenario)

Fullplot:

The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.

Prey

Prey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-13

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (710 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Antoine Blossier (scenario)

Erich Vogel (scenario)

Fullplot:

PREY tells the story of Nathan (BEAU TRAVAIL'S Gregoire Colin) who is at a countryside retreat for a Fall family reunion that he expects to be particularly stormy. Claire, his wife, has to announce her pregnancy and there are tough decisions that need to be made to prevent the family's pesticides business from closing down. But on the first night that the family gathers, a terrorized deer mysteriously attacks Claire's father. The men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reasons for the animal's odd behavior. Carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the men in the family, Nathan soon discovers that hunting season is not over yet. Now they've become the prey. Marking the debut film for Antoine Blossier, PREY brings together a special effects team from some of Hollywood's best films.

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