Liza Braconnier Movies
- 1983
- NR
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Hanging by a thin thread of a story line, Joy is a softcore, erotic narrative of a woman (Claudia Udy) by the same name who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters. The acting is minimal, along with the plot and clothing. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Claudia Udy, Agnes Torrent, (more)
- 1982
- R
Dirty Dishes is a Bunuel study in alienation, but look again: that's Joyce Bunuel, not Luis, so Dirty Dishes is more user-friendly. French housewife Carol Laure isn't satisfied with her lot, but what else is there? One day the monotony is too much; she snaps, and goes on a one-woman rebellion against the world. At first it's a hilarious orgy of self-discovery--and then Laure goes off the deep end. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carole Laure, Pierre Santini, (more)
- 1975
This pornographic feature is framed by a story involving a woman who is a hard-nosed private eye. Her job is to find out who is blackmailing a woman candidate for an important government post. Drawing on influences as diverse as the Algerian war, French political corruption movies and American detective movies such as The Big Sleep and Chinatown, this is an extraordinarily "regular" movie, considering its hardcore footage. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Myriam Mezieres, Nanette Corey, (more)
The second of director Bernard Tavernier's first three critically acclaimed films, this historical costume drama was the winner of four Cesars. Philippe Noiret stars as Philippe d'Orleans, regent to nine-year-old King Louis XV in 1719, four years after the death of the regent's grandfather, Louis XIV. A hedonist and free thinker who is somewhat limited by his love of sexual excess, his noble stature, and his complete lack of empathy for those on the lower social strata, Philippe serves during a time of rebellious talk and famine, swimming against the tide of social upheaval to maintain the status quo by allying himself with the Abbé Dubois, a foreign minister (the son of a peasant), who claws his way to the post of archbishop because its God-given power and authority isn't contingent on men. Meanwhile, the Marquis de Pontcallec (Jean Pierre Marielle) begins to set forth plans to secede from France and incorporate the Republic of Brittany. The musical score of Que la Fete Commence. . . was composed by the real-life Philippe d'Orleans.
~ Karl Williams, Rovi
~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Starring:
- Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, (more)
- 1975
Le Juge et L'Assassin probes a curious relationship between condemner and condemnee. Philippe Noiret plays Rousseau, a French judge who holds the fate of convicted child killer Bouvier (Michel Galabru) in his hands. Should Rousseau decide that Bouvier is insane, the killer will not go prison. As they come to know each other better, both are given the rare opportunity of exploring the vagaries of the human mind. The previously unbendable judge alters several long-held opinions concerning criminals, while Bouvier is for the first time in his life able to articulate the thought processes which motivate his actions. It is clear at times that much of the dialogue in Judge and the Assassin stems from Bertrand Tavernier's own lifelong feelings of loneliness and isolation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, (more)
- 1966
A mild-mannered family man is tried for war crimes 20 years after the end of World War II. The obvious questions are raised about his moral responsibilities versus obeying military orders. He seems to be a happily married man who loves his family and appreciates music and the finer classics. The film takes on a documentary style as the man's present life and his supposedly violent past collide and cause uncertainty for his future. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maurice Poullenot, Liza Braconnier, (more)
