Oliver Hussenot Movies
Pourvu qu'On Ait l'Ivresse
1974
The overheated romanticism of genteel upper-class Frenchmen in the 19th century was at least as lush as that of the British in the same era. This film, based on the novel by...
Un Nuage Entre les Dents
1974
Paris was never so grim as in this French satire. Malisard and Prevot (Philippe Noiret and Pierre Richard) are a journalistic team. Their job is to ride around in a city...
Le Sourire Vertical
1973
A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress....
Pas folle la guêpe
1972
The wealthy old lady (Françoise Rosay) in this French comic crime caper is largely unaware of the machinations of her servants and relatives to arrange to be the beneficiaries...
Un Meurtre Est un Meurtre
1972
In this French suspense drama, Paul (Jean-Claude Brialy) is a decent man in an ugly situation. His wife (Stephane Audran), who was crippled in their second year of marriage,...
L'Escardon Volapuk
1971
This somewhat talky French-language film concerns a goofy bunch of military types and involves them in encounters with a variety of late '60s radicals who spout off a bit. It is...
A Flea in Her Ear
1968
Taken from the 1907 comedy play by Georges Feydeau, A Flea In Her Ear is a comedic sex romp about a wife suspicious of her husband's activities away from home. Gabrielle...
Le Dimanche De La Vie
1967
Julia Danielle Darrieux is a woman who marries a younger man in this pre-World War II drama. The newlyweds settle down and run a store inherited by the bride. With storm clouds...
Le Chien Fou
1966
The friend of a diamond thief kills the man who refuses to call for medical help after a shootout in this low-budget crime drama, the first directed by Eddy Matalon. ~ Dan...
Le Coup de Grace
1965
Bruno (Michele Piccolo) returns for some strange reason to the small French town where he was an informant to the Nazis in this plodding drama. Sophie (Emmanuelle Riva) is a...
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
1965
In this western, Wyatt Earp helps a young woman thwart the evil plans of a greedy mine owner. To do so, Earp masquerades as a drifter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
La Vendetta
1962
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Cresus
1960
This is a routine comedy by novice director and novelist Jean Giono about Jules (Fernandel) a wily French peasant who dallies with a local widow and enjoys spats with his...
Une Gueule Comme La Mienne
1960
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Les Scelerats
1959
Meant to be a psychological study of a dysfunctional couple and an equally unbalanced maid, this slow-paced, murky melodrama stars Michele Morgan and Robert Hossein (the...
The Roots of Heaven
1958
Romain Gary's best-selling novel The Roots of Heaven was adapted to film in Cinemascope and DeLuxe Color by producer Darryl F. Zanuck. Though billed third, Trevor...
Maigret Tend un Piege
1958
The French-made Inspector Maigret offers one of the best-ever Maigrets in the form of veteran tough guy Jean Gabin, who played the character three times throughout the...
Les Amants De Demain
1958
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La Meilleure Part
1956
Gerard Philipe stars in the lavishly appointed adventure film Le Meilleure Part. Philipe is cast as a dedicated constructive engineer, presently working on a huge dam...
Je Suis un Sentimental
1955
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