Catherine Frot

Marguerite

Admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.

Haute Cuisine

Admin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.

Crime Is Our Business

Admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Page Turner

Admin — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher’s daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury’s offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.

After Life

Admin — Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000

The final installment in director Lucas Belvaux’s trilogy follows Pascal, a cop who sees a return to credibility in the capture of escaped convict Bruno–who in turn is harbored by Pascal’s morphine-addicted wife Agnes. Pascal’s already precarious ties to Agnes are strained further when he meets and falls for her fellow schoolteacher friend Cecile. With Pascal focused on Bruno and Cecile, Agnes is forced to find a fix on her own.

An Amazing Couple

Admin — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000

A woman, concerned by her husband’s eccentric behavior, hires a detective to follow his every move — which yields unexpected results.

The Dinner Game

Admin — Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots’ Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes…