6 Movies Starring Marianne Denicourt

La belle noiseuse

La belle noiseuse

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-09-04

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

238 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4374 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)

Christine Laurent (scenario)

Jacques Rivette (scenario)

Honorè de Balzac (inspired by novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu")

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)

Christine Laurent (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start working again on a painting called 'La Belle Noiseuse', which he gave up a long time ago. And he wants Marianne as a model. The ensuing creative process will change the characters' lives. It will become a struggle for truth and meaning, and the question about the limits of art will arise.

Up, Down, Fragile

Up, Down, Fragile

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-04-12

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Switzerland

Runtime:

169 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (379 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Rivette

Cast:

Writer:

Laurence Cète (scenario)

Marianne Denicourt (scenario)

Nathalie Richard (scenario)

Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)

Christine Laurent (scenario)

Jacques Rivette (scenario)

Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)

Christine Laurent (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The film follows the story of three girls in contemporary Paris. One searches for her lost mother since she knows she's adopted. The other has come out of a coma and needs to have a love relationship aside from his mysterious father. The third one is a crook who redeems herself through love. The action is commented by songs and dance routines.

My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument

My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-17

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

178 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (934 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers? Is he avoiding the despairing life his father can't escape from ?

The Lost Son

The Lost Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-21

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

France, UK, USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1231 Reviews)

Director:

Chris Menges

Cast:

Writer:

Eric Leclere

Margaret Leclere

Mark Mills

Fullplot:

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery. He guesses that the lost son is dead and shifts his focus to finding and breaking this lucrative business of child trafficking. He involves a reluctant Nathalie to hunt "the Austrian," the shadowy head of the business. Violence erupts quickly, and Xavier soon has little more to lose.

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.

Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor

Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-06-19

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1130 Reviews)

Director:

Thomas Lilti

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Pierre Chosson (scenario)

Baya Kasmi (scenario)

Julien Lilti (scenario)

Thomas Lilti (scenario)

Fullplot:

Benjamin is going to become a great doctor, he is sure of it. But his first experience as junior doctor in his father's service, the Professor Barois, does not turn out the way he hoped it would. Benjamin will be brutally confronted with his own limits, his fears, those of his patients, families, doctors and the staff.

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