Marie Payen Movies
- 2000
A 30-year-old man finds the trials and responsibilities of adulthood are finally starting to catch up with him in this comedy-drama from France. Simon (Mathieu Demy) does not have an especially strong relationship with his father (Maurice Benichou), a psychoanalyst, his friends are going through a variety of crises, and his girlfriend is no longer happy with their relationship. But after the death of Simon's grandmother (Louise Benazeraf) and the breakup of his father's marriage, Simon and his dad find themselves communicating again. Simon also finds himself befriending a neighbor (Amira Casar), who is both pregnant and down in the dumps. Quand On Sera Grand was the first feature film from writer/director Renaud Cohen, who previously distinguished himself in short films. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mathieu Demy, Amira Casar, (more)
- 1999
- NR
The loosely interrelated romantic difficulties of six people living in Paris provide the framework for the drama Nos Vies Heureuses/Our Happy Lives. Cecile (Cecile Richard) is an impulsive bohemian who documents the lives of her friends with her camera. One of her closest friends is Emilie (Camille Japy), who is trying to work her way through a dying relationship with her boyfriend Antoine (Alain Beigel), even though he still seems to have feelings for her. Julie (Marie Payen) is on the rebound from a busted romance and falls for Ali (Sami Bouajila), a Moroccan who washes dishes in a restaurant and is having trouble staying in France. Ali's boss, a chef named Lucas (Jean-Michel Portal), has just watched his marriage crash and burn and is starting to ask himself serious questions about his sexual identity. The first feature after a series of highly praised short films from director Jacques Maillot (and quite a feature at 147 minutes), Nos Vies Heureuses/Our Happy Lives was shown in competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marie Payen, Cécile Richard, (more)
- 1996
In this French language film, which harkens back to detective films of the '50s, senior acting students from the National Theater of Strasbourg (France) play at being hardened has-beens. There is some novelty in a film in which all the actors are in their early 20s. The story concerns the efforts of a young man to unravel the story behind the suicide of his brother. As he proceeds with his investigations, he runs across a revolutionary underground organization and a host of shady and untrustworthy characters. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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