5 Movies Starring Jacques Spiesser

Black and White in Color

Black and White in Color

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-05-08

Languages:

French

Countries:

Cète d'Ivoire, France, West Germany, Switzerland

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(1006 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Georges Conchon

Fullplot:

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

Baxter

Baxter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-01-18

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(1396 Reviews)

Director:

Jèrème Boivin

Cast:

Writer:

Jacques Audiard

Jèrème Boivin

Ken Greenhall (novel)

Fullplot:

Her daughter Florence gives Mrs. Deville bull-terrier Baxter as a surprise present. Although she's afraid of him, she doesn't want to give him away because she feels lonely. But Baxter has his own ideas - he longs to be dominated, to be challenged - and so he isn't content with his boring life with the old lady. To get rid of her, he causes an accident. It works, and he's given to the neighbors, a young couple. He's happy... for a while. When they get a baby, he again takes action.

The Man Who Sleeps

The Man Who Sleeps

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-04-24

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Tunisia

Runtime:

77 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (1053 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Georges Perec (novel)

Georges Perec (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness.

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:

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