Denis Podalydès Movies
The Conquest
2011
Writer/director Xavier Durringer teams up with co-screenwriter Patrick Rotman to chart French President Nicolas Sarkozy's (Denis Podalydes) rise to power, and the...
Bancs Publics
2009
Directed by Bruno Podalydès (who helmed the "Montmartre" segment of the omnibus Paris, I Love You), Bancs Publics chronicles three intersecting stories in the city of...
Neuilly Sa Mère!
2009
The title represents an in-joke, and a word of explanation may help: early 21st century French president Nicolas Sarkozy originally hailed from the Parisian suburb of...
Max & Co.
2008
Filmmakers Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume team to direct this charming tale of a 15-year-old who sets out to find his long-lost father and instead stumbles into the adventure...
La journée de la jupe
2008
A troubled and emotionally fragile woman finds herself at the center of a firestorm, in this gut-wrenching psychological drama from France. Screen veteran Isabelle Adjani...
Quiet Chaos
NR 2008
With Quiet Chaos (Caos Calmo), acclaimed Italian helmer Nanni Moretti steps away from his standard directorial role to essay the lead and co-author the script in a gentle...
Coluche, l'Histoire d'un Mec
2008
To the French, Michel "Coluche" Colucci (1944-86) was not merely a household name but a veritable institution. A stocky, goofy comic who often turned up in big screen farces...
Guilty
2007
A newly married attorney accepts the murder case that could establish him as a top defense lawyer, only to find himself hopelessly intertwined with a prime suspect after meeting...
The Fourth Piece of the Woman Sliced in Three
2007
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La Vie d'Artiste
2007
A novelist, an actress, and a struggling young singer all attempt to make their mark in modern day Paris in director Marc Fitoussi's cynical entertainment industry satire....
A Year In My Life
2006
The gently evocative, nostalgia-seeped autobiographical drama A Year In My Life cinematizes writer-director Daniel Duval's recollections of his youth in 1950s France. As a...
The Da Vinci Code
PG13 2006
Dan Brown's controversial best-selling novel about a powerful secret that's been kept under wraps for thousands of years comes to the screen in this suspense thriller...
Palais Royal!
2005
Valerie Lemercier's royal comedy Palais Royal! stars Valerie Lemercier as a commoner who is married to a prince (Lambert Wilson). When the king dies, the queen...
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005
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Grey Souls
2005
A series of tragedies befalls a small French town near the front during World War I in Yves Angelo's Grey Souls. As the film opens, the body of a young girl, {%Morning...
Le Pont des Arts
2004
The lives of two troubled souls unexpectedly intersect in this ambitious drama from French auteur Eugène Green. Sarah (Natacha Régnier) is a gifted operatic vocalist...
Le Mystere de la Chambre Jaune
2003
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It's Easier for a Camel...
2003
A wealthy but dysfunctional family teeters on the brink of collapse in this emotional drama leavened with a strong dose of dark comedy. Federica (Valeria...
Une Affaire Qui Roule
2003
Eric Veniard's quirky comedy A Great Little Business is the story of a chef, Jean-Jacques (Clovis Cornillac), who dreams of running his own eatery. He takes a business...
Almost Peaceful
2002
A group of Jewish Holocaust survivors attempt to restart their lives after Europe's liberation from Nazi occupation in director Michel Deville's 2002 ensemble drama Almost...