12 Movies Starring Lèa Seydoux

The Beautiful Person

The Beautiful Person

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-06

Languages:

French, Italian, English, Russian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3990 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Christophe Honorè (scenario)

Gilles Taurand (scenario)

Madame de La Fayette (inspired by the book)

Fullplot:

Sixteen-year old Junie changes high school mid-year, following the death of her mother. She finds herself in the same class as her cousin Mathias, who introduces her to his friends. All the boys want to date Junie, and she chooses the quietest among them, Otto Cleves. But soon after, she encounters the great love of her life, Nemours, her Italian teacher. The passion that burns between them is, however, doomed. Junie refuses to give in to her feelings and persists in denying herself happiness, which in her eyes is merely illusory.

Lourdes

Lourdes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-02-17

Languages:

French

Countries:

Austria, France, Germany

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2372 Reviews)

Director:

Jessica Hausner

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.

Belle èpine

Belle èpine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-10

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

(525 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gaèlle Macè (scenarist)

Marcia Romano (collaborating writer)

Rebecca Zlotowski

Fullplot:

Two teenage girls bond over drugs, partying, and music after being arrested, trying to find themselves in a difficult world.

Farewell, My Queen

Farewell, My Queen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-21

Languages:

French, English, German, Italian

Countries:

France, Spain

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (5407 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Cast:

Writer:

Benoèt Jacquot (scenario)

Gilles Taurand (scenario)

Chantal Thomas (novel)

Fullplot:

In July 1789, the French Revolution is rumbling. Far from the turmoil, at the Chèteau de Versailles, King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and their courtiers keep on living their usual carefree lives. But when the news of the storming of the Bastille reaches them, panic sets in and most of the aristocrats and their servants desert the sinking ship, leaving the Royal Family practically alone. Which is not the case of Sidonie Laborde, the Queen's reader, a young woman, entirely devoted to her mistress; she will not give her up under any circumstances. What Sidonie does not know yet is that these are the last three days she will spend in the company of her beloved Queen...

Farewell, My Queen

Farewell, My Queen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-03-21

Languages:

French, English, German, Italian

Countries:

France, Spain

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (5429 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Cast:

Writer:

Benoèt Jacquot (scenario)

Gilles Taurand (scenario)

Chantal Thomas (novel)

Fullplot:

In July 1789, the French Revolution is rumbling. Far from the turmoil, at the Chèteau de Versailles, King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and their courtiers keep on living their usual carefree lives. But when the news of the storming of the Bastille reaches them, panic sets in and most of the aristocrats and their servants desert the sinking ship, leaving the Royal Family practically alone. Which is not the case of Sidonie Laborde, the Queen's reader, a young woman, entirely devoted to her mistress; she will not give her up under any circumstances. What Sidonie does not know yet is that these are the last three days she will spend in the company of her beloved Queen...

Sister

Sister

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-04-18

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (4240 Reviews)

Director:

Ursula Meier

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Antoine Jaccoud (scenario)

Ursula Meier (scenario)

Gilles Taurand (scenario)

Antoine Jaccoud (dialogue)

Fullplot:

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-10-09

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Belgium, Spain

Runtime:

179 min

Rated:

NC-17

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (75040 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Abdellatif Kechiche (scenario

adaptation and dialogue)

Ghalia Lacroix (scenario

adaptation and dialogue)

Julie Maroh (adapted from: the comic book "Le Bleu est une couleur chaude" by)

Fullplot:

Adèle is a high school student who is beginning to explore herself as a woman. She dates men but finds no satisfaction with them sexually, and is rejected by a female friend who she does desire. She dreams of something more. She meets Emma who is a free spirited girl whom Adèle's friends reject due to her sexuality, and by association most begin to reject Adèle. Her relationship with Emma grows into more than just friends as she is the only person with whom she can express herself openly. Together, Adèle and Emma explore social acceptance, sexuality, and the emotional spectrum of their maturing relationship.

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2016-01-20

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Germany

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (8887 Reviews)

Director:

Christophe Gans

Cast:

Writer:

Sandra Vo-Anh (scenario and dialogue)

Christophe Gans (scenario and dialogue)

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (book)

Fullplot:

An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.

Saint Laurent

Saint Laurent

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-24

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

150 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2189 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Bidegain (screenplay)

Bertrand Bonello (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-04-01

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (280 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Benoèt Jacquot (adaptation)

Octave Mirbeau (novel)

Hèlène Zimmer (adaptation)

Fullplot:

In the early 1900s, in the French provinces. Cèlestine a beautiful and libertarian young woman, who has been hired as a chambermaid by the Lanlaires, arrives from Paris at the train station. Joseph, her masters' gruff gardener takes her to the house where she is to work. She is "welcomed" by Mr. Lanlaire who immediately starts fondling her. She then meets Mrs. Lanlaire, a very unpleasant woman with a class superiority. All this bodes ill for the future...

Grand Central

Grand Central

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-28

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Austria

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1450 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Gaèlle Macè

Rebecca Zlotowski

Gaèlle Macè (original idea)

Ulysse Korolitski (collaboration)

Fullplot:

Gary, an unskilled young man, lands a job as a decontamination sub-contractor at a nuclear power plant in the lower valley of the Rhone. Inducted into the workforce by supervisor Gilles and veteran Toni, Gary discovers that radiation contamination is not just a risk factor but an everyday hazard. At the same time, he begins an illicit affair with Karole, the fiancèe of Toni.

The Lobster

The Lobster

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-10-16

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

Ireland, UK, Greece, France, Netherlands

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (685 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Yorgos Lanthimos

Efthymis Filippou

Fullplot:

A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.

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