8 Movies Starring Jacques Dutronc

L'important c'est d'aimer

L'important c'est d'aimer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-04-01

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy, West Germany

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1971 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Frank (novel)

Christopher Frank (adaptation)

Andrzej Zulawski (adaptation)

Christopher Frank (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from the loan sharks to finance the theatrical production of 'Richard III' and gives Nadine a part. Nadine is torn apart between Servais, for whom she is falling in love, and her husband Jacques, to whom she has moral obligations.

Every Man for Himself

Every Man for Himself

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-10-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Austria, West Germany, Switzerland

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1896 Reviews)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Anne-Marie Mièville (scenario)

Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario)

Fullplot:

An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.

Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-30

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

158 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1709 Reviews)

Director:

Maurice Pialat

Fullplot:

In late spring, 1890, Vincent moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, under the care of Dr. Gachet, living in a humble inn. Fewer than 70 days later, Vincent dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. We see Vincent at work, painting landscapes and portraits. His brother Theo, wife Johanna, and their baby visit Auvers. Vincent is playful and charming, engaging the attentions of Gachet's daughter Marguerite (who's half Vincent's age), a young maid at the inn, Cathy a Parisian prostitute, and Johanna. Shortly before his death, Vincent visits Paris, quarrels with Theo, disparages his own art and accomplishments, dances at a brothel, and is warm then cold toward Marguerite.

Place Vendème

Place Vendème

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-07

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1745 Reviews)

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

Realising a dishonest deal has been found out a diamond merchant commits suicide, leaving the gems in question for his wife. Knowing the business from the time before drink largely took over her life, she decides to sober up and sell them herself. Though they attract much interest, no-one legitimate will touch them. As she tries to get her present life straight the lure of the stones means she may have to confront the past as well.

Merci pour le Chocolat

Merci pour le Chocolat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-25

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

99 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (3696 Reviews)

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Cast:

Writer:

Charlotte Armstrong (novel)

Claude Chabrol

Caroline Eliacheff

Fullplot:

In Lausanne, the aspirant pianist Jeanne Pollet has lunch with her mother Louise Pollet, her boyfriend Axel and his mother. Lenna leans that when she was born, a nurse had mistakenly told to the prominent pianist Andrè Polonski that she would be his daughter. Andrè has just remarried his first wife, the heiress of a Swiss chocolate factory Marie-Claire "Mika" Muller and they live in Lausanne with Andrè's son Guillaume Polonski. Out of the blue, Jeanne visits Andrè and he offers to give piano classes to help her in her examination. Jeanne becomes closer to Andrè and sooner she discovers that Mika might be drugging her stepson with Rohypnol. Further, she might have killed his second wife Lisbeth.

C'est la vie

C'est la vie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-11-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (378 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Pierre Amèris

Caroline Bottaro (book)

Marie Hennezel (novel)

Fullplot:

C'est la vie

C'est la vie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-11-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (378 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Pierre Amèris

Caroline Bottaro (book)

Marie Hennezel (novel)

Fullplot:

Summer Things

Summer Things

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-10-09

Languages:

French, English, German, Italian

Countries:

France, UK, Italy

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2053 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Blanc

Cast:

Writer:

Michel Blanc

Joseph Connolly (book)

Fullplot:

Two couple of friends, one very rich the other almost homeless, decides to go on Holiday. Julie, a single mother, joins them too. Once at seaside, it starts a complicate love cross among them that will involve also a transsexual, a jealous brother,a Latin Lover and another nervous stressed couple. Not to mention about the daughter of one of them that is secretly in Chicago with one of his father's employee... More, at the end of the summer all of them will join the same party...

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