Coralie Seyrig Movies
- 1991
To a non-French speaker, the word La Pagaille looks charming, elegant, even tidy. However, it means "a mess," and a mess is just what the happily divorced Martin gets into when he and his ex-wife Brigitte, the mother of his children, rekindle their long-dormant relationship and announce that they intend to move back in together. Not only do the children find this whole thing confusing, but the husband's and the wife's lovers are equally befuddled. Add to that the need for Martin to meet Brigitte's lover and vice-versa, and you have the beginnings of a mess. When it begins to seem to Brigitte's former lover that he has offended the Muslims with a book he translated and he is slated for death, the whole thing grows yet more complicated. In this comedy, this list only scratches the surface of the messes these people must confront. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rémy Girard, Coralie Seyrig, (more)
- 1991
In this somewhat unusual romance, the two lovers go to bed with one another first (almost before the films opening credits are done) and then spend the rest of the film getting to know one another, while they carry on with their passionate affair. Malo is married to a very pleasant man, an antique dealer who has provided her with an exquisitely appointed, if unusual, home in the form of a houseboat on the river Seine. They also have a teen-aged son. Yves, the other lover, is also married. While Malo isn't prepared to leave her husband, whom she still loves, she is certainly having a lot of fun with this new man in her life, and they have sex with the frequency and urgency of teenagers. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dominique Faysse, Thierry Fortineau, (more)
- 1990
Set in French colonial Algeria, this is the story of three beautiful sisters over an 18-year period (1946-1964). Beginning in luxury, this movie tells the story of the social changes around them that bring about a loss of innocence for them. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicole Garcia, Marianne Basler, (more)
- 1988
Hubert (Daniel Colas) is an anthropologist who is shipwrecked with his friend on a remote island in this black cannibal comedy. His friend ends up on the menu of three beautiful female cannibals, but they keep Hubert around as a boytoy. A mid-movie flashback explains how the trio of femmes became flesh eaters. They soon tire of live man meat when they feel the pangs of hunger once again. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catriona MacColl, Roberta Weiss, (more)
- 1986
Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Ania Francos, this tragi-comedy follows the diagnosis and internment of lawyer Lola Friedlander (Carole Laure) in the cancer ward of a large clinic. There Lola encounters Marie-Aude (Jeanne Moreau) and Cathy (Dominique Labourier), two very different patients from opposite walks of life who each contribute to Lola's adjustment. Given that the doctor at this clinic is a media-star, there is a certain aura of unreality to the story that also permeates some of the episodes involving subsidiary characters like Lola's boyfriend or her archetypal Jewish family. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carole Laure, Sami Frey, (more)
- 1983
Delphine Seyrig plays a middle-aged woman coping with an ungovernable present and holding out hopes of escaping to a more pleasant past. She leaves her current residence to retreat to her provincial French hometown. Here she dreams of locating and rekindling an old love. Seyrig is less inscrutable here than in her debut feature-film appearance Last Year in Marienbad (61), though the character is just as complex and difficult to please. Grain of Sand was released in France in 1983 as Le Grain de Sable. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Delphine Seyrig, Geneviève Fontanel, (more)
- 1978
During a summer vacation spent together, tensions in a large family surface. Joel, one of the family members, has Down's syndrome and has a happy and winning disposition. Unfortunately, his great-grandmother and grandmother and grandfather are cold to the boy. They feel that his presence in their midst shames them. This attitude infuriates the boy's parents and leads to recriminations and a split in the family. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lucienne Hamon, Jean Bouise, (more)
- 1976
The hectic life which Clare (Francoise Lebrun) lives during two special days is the focus of this comedy. While doing market research, quizzing women at various locations about their makeup needs and wishes, she sees a young man have a motorcycle accident, and takes him to the hospital. The man, however, is actually a girl. Later, when a racist shop-owner insults a foreign customer in her presence, she has a flamboyant fit of indignation. Similarly dramatic brief encounters, including one romantic assignation, punctuate Clare's life during the two days. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Francoise Lebrun, Ghedalia Tazartes, (more)
