Jean-Pierre Malo Movies
- 2009
This gentle comedy-drama from France concerns a young woman struggling to accept her mother's new fiancé. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marc Lavoine, Barbara Schulz, (more)
- 1994
This "heist" film tells the story of a robbery in a stadium during the Le Mans 24 hour motorcycle race. Throughout the film are constant references to other movies in the genre. A policeman investigating the robbery is surprised to discover that the heist bears striking resemblance to the robbery depicted in Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film, The Killing. The robbery itself was perpetrated by Bernard, an ex-racer who dedicates the theft to a dead peer. He enlists the help of Thierry and several others to steal 6 million francs from the gate. He and his gang then hideout in the stadium until the race is over. Things are working against Bernard though. Two martial-arts experts try to cut in on the action. A gang member's girlfriend squeals to the cops, and an Arab assistant is killed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-François Stévenin, Jean-Pierre Malo, (more)
- 1994
A working mother deals with the people involved in her life in this French comedy. Anne is a TV series editor. She is mother to a teenage boy by her ex-husband Daniel, and to twin 8-year old daughters by a mysterious other man. The girls' father, Arthur an irresponsible musician, shows up suddenly and must face the wrath of Anne, especially since he insists on resuming the relationship. She is confused because she is already involved with Regis, a selfish and married man. She is also interested in Jacques who is almost divorced. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catherine Jacob, Etienne Chicot, (more)
- 1986
Commissioner Stan Jalard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) takes in his godson after the boy's father, who is also Stan's police partner, is murdered in this routine action thriller. Stan chases the heavy until he catches up with him. He levies his gun on the killer as he decides whether to shoot him or let him spend life in prison. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, (more)
- 1986
Based on a novel by Joan Aiken, this is a routine story of a psycho looking for revenge. "Cappy" Bronsky (Jean-Pierre Bisson) is a paraplegic because of an accident at a construction site that was partly due to the head architect, David Briand (Jean-Pierre Bacri). Many years after the accident, Bronsky shows up at Briand's residence with his family and his trailer looking for assistance. He and his wife insinuate themselves into the household without revealing their true identity. They start to work for Briand and his wife Elaine (Nicole Garcia) as a gardener and a babysitter with the sole objective of wreaking havoc on their lives and avenging Bronsky's disabilities. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicole Garcia, Dominique Lavanant, (more)
- 1985
In this so-so actioner, a cop possessing expert knowledge of computer software (a detail revealed late in the proceedings) also comes into possession of some incriminating tapes, putting him and an attractive woman on the hit list of a murderous band of thugs. It seems they could land some VIPs in prison or worse if the tapes are ever made public. The chases, confrontations, mayhem, and final computer coup are riddled with dialogue that is too tried and true to ring with any originality, though the final electronic "publication" of the damning evidence is great. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Berry, Carole Bouquet, (more)
- 1985
A disparate, small group of smugglers try to expand their income by carrying illegal cargo across the French-Swiss border in this routine tale of life on the shady side. Paul (Hugues Quester) works as a mechanic in his father's car repair shop, but he makes extra cash by smuggling goods and people across the border. He dreams of getting his pilot's license and going to Canada to work. Mali (Berry Berr) works in a factory and smuggles narcotics across the border for extra lucre. Finally, Jean (Jean-Philippe Ecoffey) works on his father's farm and is not at all interested in smuggling until he meets Mali. After he agrees to help Paul smuggle some gold into Switzerland, he has no idea that Paul realizes the police are hot on his trail. The results are disastrous. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hugues Quester, Myriam Mezieres, (more)
- 1981
Although there are women in the lives of the three main protagonists -- a middle-aged architect, his construction designer, and a journalist -- the women are not as crucial to the men's search for an identity as the title might suggest. When the three men run into a former professor of the architect and designer, they are inspired by his fanfare and expansive nature. Still in search of solutions to their particular problems, the men head out to visit the professor and get to the bottom of their own issues. Unfortunately, the professor turns out to be more "loco" than otherwise, and the three men watch their hopes burst like a popped balloon -- it seems like their ability to assess human character should now be added to their list of problem spots. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heinz Bennent, Pierre Clémenti, (more)
