Dominique Laffin Movies
French actress Dominique Laffin appeared in a few films during the '70s and '80s. She earned the most acclaim for her role in La Femme Qui Pleure in 1978. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi- 1985
In a somewhat deflated story of robbery and deception set against the rooftops and byways of Paris, a group of enterprising petty thieves take advantage of the dog days of August to burglarize vacated apartments. At this time of year, all Parisiens are on vacation elsewhere, and the city is invaded by tourists on vacation from their own cities. In this mass rearrangement of the European population, the thieves get away with their looting until they run into an architect who catches them in the act. But his morals are nothing to brag about, as he gets more involved in what they are doing and wants some of their take. He is also smitten with one of the down-and-out women the thieves have been supporting (Dominque Laffin). As in so many French dramas, these conflicting relationships are doomed to be resolved only by tragedy. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dominique Laffin, France Camus, (more)
- 1983
Beginning with a light-hearted title that puns Francis Ford Coppola's famous Apocalypse Now, this humorous tale is a tongue-in-cheek look at life as it happens to two mid-30s buddies when they take off on one adventure only to end up in another. Flo (Wolfram Berger) and Walti (Max Rudlinger) have conceived the idea of driving two American cars from their home base in Zurich through Italy and Greece and eventually to Cairo, where they will sell the cars for a tidy profit. Along the way to their dreams of monetary greatness, they pick up Camille (Dominique Laffin) a French woman with unknown designs of her own. This intriguing female connives to commandeer one of the cars, and like a carrot held in front of a balking donkey, she gets the two friends in the remaining car to follow her to Athens. As the kilometers and these events go by, the buddies are changed in ways they could not have predicted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wolfram Berger, Dominique Laffin, (more)
- 1983
Julien (Jerome Zucca) is a left-leaning student whose politics and love interest end up clashing as the young man makes a long, epic journey through his years at a private school in Paris when Algeria is fighting France for its independence, up to his time spent as a courier for Algeria's National Liberation Front (known by their French acronym, the FLN). While at school, Julien already had a conflict with his good friend Gilles (Philippe Caroit) and the right-wing politics that Gilles embraces. This relationship will come to have a crucial bearing on the future, as Julien continues on his path. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jerome Zucca, Dominique Laffin, (more)
- 1983
In a complex plot that loses punch through weak dialogue, a computer hack, his love interest, and a friend plan a bank heist involving the transfer of funds from a Berlin bank to a bank in Zurich "over the wires." They have everything worked out when they realize that they will have to join forces with some gangsters in order to physically reach the bank's computer -- and in that process, a guard is killed. Somehow, things still work out and the trio is off to Zurich to pick up their millions -- though no one can guarantee that absolutely nothing will go wrong from this point onward. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruno Ganz, Dominique Laffin, (more)
- 1983
Yves Montand stars in this French seriocomedy as a middle-aged waiter. He has long harbored dreams of becoming a singer, and is also anxious to prove he's as virile as he was when he started pushing plates. Montand gets a chance to rev up his sexual energy and his musical skills when an old flame (Nicole Garcia) reenters his life after 17 years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, (more)
- 1980
A hot topic might be overly simplified for some viewers in this first-time political drama by Stephane Kurc. Marc (Patrick Chesnais) is a leftist and leans more towards militancy than compromise in his work at a Paris television station. Unlike Marc, his friend Françoise (Olivier Granier) is ambitious and has an obliging personality that nets him the shared directorship of a weekly current events show. Ready to help Marc out if he can, Françoise gives him an assignment to report on an Algerian immigrant camp. The results are as freewheeling as Marc's opinions, and a small tempest in a teapot threatens to shape up into a more serious storm. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Patrick Chesnais, Olivier Granier, (more)
- 1979
Roberto Benigni and Dominique Laffin co-star in this symbolic social drama about a well-meaning teacher and his young pre-school class. Although his unconventional techniques enthrall his young students, his methods stir controversy among the more traditionally minded parents and school administrators. A trip to a nearby factory enlightens the kids but draws criticism from the parent's of the children who work there. The concerned teacher is questioned by police when he helps a young five-year-old fiddle player who runs away from home. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, (more)
- 1979
A completely routine drama involving sexual situations and rough characters, this story directed and written by Catherine Breillat looks at the liaison between Solange (Dominique Laffin) and Bruno (Bertrand Bonvoisin). Solange is the female version of a womanizing film director who is confident about her conquests and her ability to figure out men. Along comes Bruno, and Solange's faith in her knowledge of men is put to a test and found wanting. In spite of her better judgment, she is undeniably attracted to Bruno though the man is going to be trouble in a big way. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dominique Laffin, Marie-Helene Breillat, (more)
- 1979
Director Robert Enrico has attempted to adapt a novel, by Hortense Dufour, of larger-than-life figures to a larger-than-life screen. The drama in the novel has not translated well. It is a rather routine story of men at a highway construction site in 1965 who guide huge machinery around by day and in the end, have difficulties with their nomadic lifestyle. The work and its conditions are demanding, yet the men and their families do not extend beyond a set series of stereotypes that would be familiar territory to most audiences. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zoe Chauveau, Mario Adorf, (more)
- 1978
A torrent of dreams and memories are set off in the mind of Felicite (Christine Pascal) by a powerful flare-up of jealousy. She is at the movie theater with her current boyfriend when he sees and greets an old friend. When he invites the girl to join them for drinks afterwards, Felcite runs back to her home, where she has an evening of heavy drinking, memories, erotic fantasies and nightmares. Many sexual situations, as well as traumatic events from her past, arise in her mind and are acted out on the screen. Eventually, her boyfriend returns to their home and she grills him for details of his lovemaking that night. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christine Pascal, Monique Chaumette, (more)
- 1978
Though he has been having affairs for years, one day when Jacques comes home from being with his mistress, his wife Dominique greets him with tears and demands for affection. After having accepted the situation for so long, it is puzzling to him that she has suddenly grown so demanding. He is not about to leave either woman. Dominique attempts to cope when he brings his mistress home with him, but her inner state is one of increasing hysteria, and tragedy is never very far away. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dominique Laffin, Haydee Politoff, (more)
- 1977
French filmmaker Claude Miller's This Sweet Sickness is based on a suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith, of Strangers on a Train fame. In the original, the murder-protagonist was a psychotic, pure and simple (if such words are appropriate here!) In Miller's version, the "hero," David, is a pathetic creature, motivated by humiliation and sexual inadequacy; thus the emphasis is not on his heinous crimes but on his warped personality. The director's noirish decision to stage much of the action in the dark, or the rain, or both, is a function of David's deep depression. As in his other films, Miller uses water as an omen of evil; you've seldom seen a more foreboding swimming pool than the one in This Sweet Sickness. The film was originally released as Dites-lui que je l'aime. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, (more)
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