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Benoît Graffin
Benoît Graffin (born 14 August 1966) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 1998 he won a development grant for '' Café de la plage'' in the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival. Filmography As a writer: *'' The Trouble With You'' (2018) *'' Open at Night'' (2016) *''The African Doctor'' (2016) *'' Encore heureux'' (2016) Also director *''De vrais mensonges ''De vrais mensonges'' is a 2010 French comedy-romance film starring Audrey Tautou and directed by Pierre Salvadori. The screenplay was written by Salvadori and Benoît Graffin. It was distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles ...'' (2010) *'' La fille de Monaco'' (2008) *'' Priceless'' (2006) *'' Les ambitieux'' (2006) *'' Après vous...'' (2003) *'' Café de la plage'' (2001) Also director *'' Le New Yorker'' (1998) Also director References External links * French film directors 1966 births Living people French screenwriters {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café De La Plage
''Café de la plage'' is a 2001 French film written and directed by Benoît Graffin. The film stars Jacques Nolot Jacques Nolot (; born 31 August 1943) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Life and career Jacques Nolot was born on 31 August 1943, Marciac, Gers, a small village in Southwest France. A fragile child, Nolot was doted upon by his ..., Ouassini Embarek, Leïla Belarbi, Delia Amrani, Meryem Serbah, Mohamed El Hasnaoui, Abdelaziz Semlali, Hind Ramdi. External links * 2001 films French comedy-drama films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open At Night
''Open at Night'' (original title: ''Ouvert la nuit'') is a 2016 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Édouard Baer and starring Baer, Sabrina Ouazani and Audrey Tautou. It was released on 11 January 2017. Cast * Édouard Baer as Luigi * Sabrina Ouazani as Faeza * Audrey Tautou as Nawel * Christophe Meynet as Chris * Jean-Michel Lahmi as Théo * Grégory Gadebois as Marcel * Patrick Boshart as Monsieur Pat * Marie-Ange Casta as Clara * Alka Balbir as Karine * Lionel Abelanski as Lolo * Atmen Kélif as Kamel * Christine Murillo as Madame Pelissier * Michel Galabru as himself * Yoshi Oida as Atsuhiko Dazai * Michel Fau Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. Personal life At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe and ... as Bar manager * Guilaine Londez as The guardian References External links * 2016 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The African Doctor
''The African Doctor'' (original title: ''Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont'') is a 2016 French comedy-drama film based on the life of Seyolo Zantoko, the father of the musician Kamini (musician), Kamini. It was co-written by Kamini and directed by Julien Rambaldi. It stars Marc Zinga and Aïssa Maïga. Plot In 1975, Seyolo Zantoko graduates from medical school in Lille; he was the only African man in his class and circle of friends. He turns down a job in Zaire as the personal physician of President Joseph-Desiré Mobutu, as he wants to avoid the corruption associated with his country. Instead, he is hired by the mayor of Marly-Gomont, a small village in northern France. He calls his family and informs them that he got a job in France; in their excitement, his wife Anne and their two children, Sivi and Kamini, assume that they will move to Paris. They are soon disappointed to learn that they are living in a rural village. Seyolo's decision to live in France is primarily motivated by pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encore Heureux
''Encore heureux'' is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Benoît Graffin. Cast * Sandrine Kiberlain as Marie Ogiel * Édouard Baer as Sam Ogiel * Benjamin Biolay as Antoine * Carla Besnaïnou as Alexia Ogiel * Mathieu Torloting as Clément Ogiel * Guilaine Londez as Madame Martin * Bulle Ogier Bulle Ogier (born Marie-France Thielland; 9 August 1939) is a French actress and screenwriter. She adopted the professional surname Ogier, which was her mother's maiden name. Her first appearance on screen was in ''Voilà l'Ordre'', a short film ... as Louise * Anna Gaylor as Madeleine * Florence Viala as Cathy * Hindiya Elkassmi as Chloé References External links * 2015 films 2015 drama films 2010s French-language films French drama films Films directed by Benoît Graffin EuropaCorp films 2010s French films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Vrais Mensonges
''De vrais mensonges'' is a 2010 French comedy-romance film starring Audrey Tautou and directed by Pierre Salvadori. The screenplay was written by Salvadori and Benoît Graffin. It was distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles ''Beautiful Lies'' and ''Full Treatment''. Plot Émilie ( Audrey Tautou), co-owner of a hair salon, receives an anonymous love letter from her worker Jean (Sami Bouajila) who, unknown to Émilie, is highly educated but took up the handy-man job in the salon after a depression. Émilie doesn't fall for the love letter but passes it on to her mother Maddy (Nathalie Baye) who is depressed since the breakup of her marriage. Maddy falls for the love letter and is in high spirits again. Jean's high education as a translator in several Asian and European languages is uncovered in a verbal fight in Chinese with two women. Émilie is now fearing criticism from Jean as her education is no match to his. In the meanwhile Maddy is losing her high spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priceless (2006 Film)
''Priceless'' (french: Hors de prix) is a 2006 French comedy film directed by Pierre Salvadori, and starring Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. According to the director, the film is inspired by the 1961 Blake Edwards film '' Breakfast at Tiffany's''. Plot Jean (Gad Elmaleh) is a waiter/barman at a luxury hotel. Irène ( Audrey Tautou), is a gold digger who convinces wealthy men to fund her lavish lifestyle in exchange for companionship and sex. When Irène's elderly lover gets drunk and falls asleep on her birthday, she goes to the hotel bar, where she assumes the barman is absent and Jean is a millionaire guest. Rather than correcting her, he makes her several impressive cocktails and they then retire, tipsy, to the hotel's Imperial suite where they spend the night together. In the morning, Jean awakens to find Irène has gone. A year later, Irène returns to the hotel with Jacques, who asks her to marry him. Irène is surprised to see Jean, and he manages to conceal his occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Après Vous
''After You...'' (french: Après vous) is a 2003 French film directed by Pierre Salvadori and stars Daniel Auteuil, José Garcia, and Sandrine Kiberlain. The film won an Etoile d'Or in the Best Actor category for Auteuil and also a nomination for a César Award for Best Actor. Plot Antoine (Daniel Auteuil), a head waiter, takes a shortcut through a park one night and spots a young man named Louis attempting to kill himself. He saves him but that henceforth the suicidal man clings to him and asks more and more of him. Cast * Daniel Auteuil as Antoine Letoux * José Garcia as Louis *Sandrine Kiberlain as Blanche Grimaldi; Louis's ex-girlfriend *Marilyne Canto as Christine; Antoine's girlfriend * Michèle Moretti as Martine *Garance Clavel as Karine *Fabio Zenoni as André *Jocelyne Desverchère as Sandrine the florist * Didier Menin as the man at the Thai restaurant *Jean-Claude Lecas as the cook*Blandine Pélissier as the nurse * Jean-Charles Dumay as Serge the restaurateur * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
