Jean-Michel Folon
The Festival Puccini mounted this July 2007 production of Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème, starring Norma Fantini as Mimì, Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi as Musetta, and Massimiliano Pisapia as Rodolfo. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Festival Puccini, under the leadership of conductor Stewart Robinson and chorus master Francesca Tosi, provide musical accompaniment. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Norma Fantini
- 1981
Claire (Marlene Jobert), a bilingual UNESCO interpreter meets Simon (Jean-Michele Folon), an oceanographer at an international conference she is assigned to work (UNESCO's international headquarters are in Paris). The two are drawn to each other, and romance blossoms. Just as they begin to establish a stable relationship, she discovers that she has breast cancer, and after a few trips to the doctor, she finds out that she needs a mastectomy. Unable to face her new boyfriend with the truth, she breaks off their relationship. As one might expect, no oceanographer worth his salt is going to leave his true love for just any shallow reason. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marlène Jobert, Jean-Michel Folon, (more)
- 1976
Patrick Dewaere plays Andre, a hot-tempered young man who whiles away his spare time by fantasizing about the action films of Douglas Fairbanks. For years, a relative of his has promised him a job. For years, he has waited for the job, but to no avail. Finally too frustrated to stand it any more, Andre beats up the relative's boss. Then his girlfriend (Miou-Miou), tired of his tantrums, refuses to see him any more. This prompts even more extreme behavior on his part, though he harms no one but himself this time. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere, (more)
- 1976
Leopold (Jean-Michel Folon) is a thoughtful cipher, an investment broker who is so opposed to war that he transfers his entire personal portfolio into chocolates, reasoning that this is a product that can never be turned to war-like use. His preoccupation with inner concerns begins to separate him from those around him, but his need for his wife's company helps him to realize that he must be more attentive to his world. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Michel Folon, Francine Racette, (more)
- 1975
Sometimes the story that a journalist is assigned lands him with a boring tale. That's what Francois (Jean-Michel Folon) believes when he is given the job of writing about a "worker"'s life. When he meets the man, he discovers that the man's wife has just left him and moved back to her mother's. The newsman and a friend of his take the poor man out on the town to comfort him. The reporter also interviews the woman who is making the worker's life difficult and even finds a way to fix things up between the couple. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rufus, Jean-Michel Folon, (more)
