12 Movies Starring Patrick Bauchau

The Collector

The Collector

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-03-02

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (3253 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Cast:

Writer:

Patrick Bauchau (dialogue)

Haydèe Politoff (dialogue)

Daniel Pommereulle (dialogue)

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Adrien travels to a villa on the Riviera. He is on vacation and plans to relax. He shares the villa with a friend, Daniel, and a female stranger, Haydèe. Haydèe has many lovers, and both Adrien and Daniel despise her at first, but Adrien soon becomes more and more intrigued and infatuated.

Choose Me

Choose Me

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-08-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2031 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Fullplot:

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talkback radio relationships counseller, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

La femme publique

La femme publique

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-05-16

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (732 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Dominique Garnier (novel)

Dominique Garnier (scenario)

Andrzej Zulawski (scenario)

Fullplot:

An unexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into commiting a political assasination.

The Rapture

The Rapture

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-10-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (3992 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Tolkin

Genres:

DramaMystery

Fullplot:

This is the story of a young woman (who lives in Los Angeles) with a very boring job. At night however, she and a male partner cruise the bars as swingers. After a time, she begins to believe that a conspiracy exists and decides that she must become a born-again Christian. The movie presents an interesting view of how even the most unlikely person might become born-again.

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-09-11

Languages:

English, French, Danish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (7473 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Randy Shilts (book)

Arnold Schulman (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This is the story of the first years of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and focuses on three key elements. Dr. Don Francis, an immunologist with experience in eradicating smallpox and containing the Ebola virus, joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to try and understand just what this disease is. They also have deal with bureaucracy and a government that doesn't seem to care. The gay community in San Francisco is divided on the nature of the disease but also what should be done about it. Finally, the film deals with the rivalry between Dr. Robert Gallo, the American virologist who previously discovered the first retrovirus and his French counterpart at the Pasteur Institute, Dr. Luc Montagnier, that led to disputed claims about who was first to identify the AIDS virus.

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-12

Languages:

English, Portuguese, German

Countries:

Germany, Portugal

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3154 Reviews)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks later, Monroe is disappeared but has left the unfinished film. Winter decides to stay, because he is fascinated of the city and the Portuguese singer Teresa, and he starts to record the sound of the film. At the same time Monroe cruises through the city with a camcorder and tries to catch unseen pictures. Later they meet and Winter convinces Monroe of finishing the film.

The New Age

The New Age

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-09-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (815 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Tolkin

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have make some hard decisions.

Jackpot

Jackpot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (487 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Polish

Genres:

DramaComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Mark Polish

Michael Polish

Fullplot:

Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country loving audience.

Boy Culture

Boy Culture

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-01-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(4252 Reviews)

Director:

Q. Allan Brocka

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Matthew Rettenmund (based on the novel by)

Philip Pierce (written for the screen by)

Q. Allan Brocka (written for the screen by)

Fullplot:

A successful male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.

The Gray Man

The Gray Man

Basic Info:

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1139 Reviews)

Director:

Scott L. Flynn

Cast:

Writer:

Lee Fontanella (screenplay)

Colleen Cochran (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Obsessive manhunt to identify and capture a despicable serial killer.

Thieves

Thieves

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-22

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (604 Reviews)

Director:

Jaime Marques

Cast:

Writer:

Juan Ibèèez

Enrique Lèpez Lavigne (story)

Jaime Marques (story)

Jaime Marques

Fullplot:

The main character is a nameless boy (Juan Jose Ballesta) who was taught to steal wallets by his absent mother. He is able to do the trick effortlessly, using his "earnings" to survive while he looks for his mom. As he runs into an antique store owner, he might have found a trace that will lead to her. First, however, he will have to pull off a few "jobs" for the store owner, and he can't do it alone: enter a nameless girl (Maria Valverde) who gets to learn all the secret techniques the young boy has been using all his life.

Possibility of an Island

Possibility of an Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-10

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

3.6 (231 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Michel Houellebecq (scenario and dialogue)

Michel Houellebecq (novel)

Gavin Bowd (additional dialogue: English)

Fernando Arrabal (additional dialogue: Spanish)

Fullplot:

A futuristic story about a man and his clone.

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