List of the best Alex Descas movies: 35 Shots of Rum(2008), Lumumba(2000), La vie pure(2014), Harem Suare(1999), Trouble Every Day(2001), Raising Colors(2018), Maya(2018), Late August, Early September(1998), Rapt(2009), Nenette and Boni(1996), Bastards(2013), Boarding Gate(2007) ... ...
Drama
France|Germany
2008
100 Minutes
Alex Descas Mati Diop Nicole Dogue Grégoire Colin Jean-Christophe Folly Djédjé Apali Eriq Ebouaney Ingrid Caven Stéphane Pocrain Julieth Mars Toussaint Adèle Ado
father daughter widower neighbor train conductor emotional charming touching paris apartment train party bar wedding father/daughter relationship marriage isolation change death growing up
The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.
Drama
France|Belgium|Germany|Haiti
2000
115 Minutes
Eriq Ebouaney Alex Descas Theophile Sowie Maka Kotto Dieudonné Kabongo Pascal N'Zonzi
prime minister african director mailroom clerk salesman military officer inspiring fiery passionate sad congo house jungle city government building village colonialism african politics independence national pride
The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba.
Adventure, Drama, Biography
France|French Guiana|Brazil
2014
93 Minutes
Stany Coppet Alex Descas Daniel Duval Aurélien Recoing Stana Roumillac Elli Medeiros Barbara Cabrita Sébastien Lalanne
1949, a French explorer goes on a solitary expedition in the Amazon forest. He leaves behind him a diary that reflects the meaning of Pure Life and his encounters but leaves the mystery of his own disappearance unsolved.
Drama, Romance
Italy|France|Turkey
1999
110 Minutes
Nadir
Marie Gillain Alex Descas Lucía Bosé Valeria Golino Malick Bowens Christophe Aquillon Serra Yilmaz Haluk Bilginer
In Baghdad in the early 1900's, a young woman rises up through the ranks of power within the Ottoman Empire. She and a eunuch plan an elaborate scheme for the release of the female slaves.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France|Germany|Japan
2001
102 Minutes
Léo
Vincent Gallo Tricia Vessey Béatrice Dalle Alex Descas Florence Loiret-Caille Nicolas Duvauchelle José Garcia Helene Lapiower Marilú Marini Aurore Clément
Two American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.
Drama
2018
101 Minutes
Albertini
Diane Rouxel Lambert Wilson Corentin Fila Alex Descas Jonathan Couzinié Igor Kovalsky Hélène Fillières Josiane Balasko André Marcon Pauline Acquart
When Laure enrolls as a communications officer in the Naval Fusiliers, she must quickly adapt to and assimilate the rules that apply within the institution.
Drama
2018
107 Minutes
Suzan Anbeh Roman Kolinka Judith Chemla Alex Descas Aarshi Banerjee Anjali Khurana Pascal Hintablian Pathy Aiyar
A man working as a war reporter is taken hostage in Syria before heading to India after his captivity.
Drama
France
1998
111 Minutes
Jeremie
Mathieu Amalric Virginie Ledoyen François Cluzet Jeanne Balibar Alex Descas Mia Hansen-Løve Arsinée Khanjian Nathalie Richard
dying person friend girlfriend lover editor emotional sad touching sultry france paris hospital countryside city mortality love triangle dying young friendship sex writing
A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in ... See full summary »
Drama
2009
125 Minutes
Maître Walser
Yvan Attal Anne Consigny André Marcon Françoise Fabian Alex Descas Michel Voïta Gerard Meylan Christophe Kourotchkine Maxime Lefrancois
industrialist wife kidnapper mistress police officer executive tense thrilling paris apartment office hideout kidnapping ransom adultery business gambling schemes fall wretched excess
Drama
France
1996
103 Minutes
Le gynécologue, Gynecologist
Grégoire Colin Alice Houri Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Vincent Gallo Jacques Nolot Alex Descas Gerard Meylan Jamila Farah Sebastien Pons Mounir Aïssa Christophe Carmona
younger sister older brother love interest teen girl wife father calm sultry emotional household marseilles, france shop restaurant pizzeria running away pregnancy coming of age siblings unrequited love family ties
A brother and sister reunite after time apart. But the sister is pregnant, which could either bring the siblings together or tear them apart.
Drama
France|Germany
2013
100 Minutes
Dr. Béthanie
Vincent Lindon Chiara Mastroianni Julie Bataille Michel Subor Lola Créton Alex Descas Grégoire Colin Florence Loiret-Caille
Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy - though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Luxembourg|Hong Kong
2007
93 Minutes
Andrew
Asia Argento Michael Madsen Carl Ng Kelly Lin Joana Preiss Alex Descas Kim Gordon
A beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise that she has been sent to kill him at the behest of her boyfriend/crime partner, Lester. Controlling all this is Sue, Lester's wife.
Romance
France|Belgium
2017
95 Minutes
Marc
Juliette Binoche Xavier Beauvois Philippe Katerine Josiane Balasko Sandrine Dumas Nicolas Duvauchelle Alex Descas Laurent Grévill Bruno Podalydès Paul Blain Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
lover love interest frenchman frenchwoman mother divorcée artist lighthearted engaging playful paris france eiffel tower apartment love dating city life art sexual conquests heartbreak
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.
Romance
France|Portugal|Netherlands
1997
88 Minutes
Mambo
Élodie Bouchez Béatrice Dalle Roschdy Zem Richard Courcet Gerald Thomassin Luc Lavandier Alex Descas Julie Bataille Philippe Roux Emmanuel Salinger
A young woman visiting Paris, misses the last bus home, finds herself stranded on the outskirts of Paris. Entering a local club, she meets a troubled drug addict.
Drama
USA|Japan
2009
116 Minutes
Creole
Isaach De Bankolé Gael García Bernal Tilda Swinton John Hurt Bill Murray Hiam Abbass Paz de la Huerta Alex Descas Youki Kudoh Jean-François Stévenin Luis Tosar
loner assassin woman target man criminal suspenseful emotional airport madrid seville, spain desert compound café mission crime journey murder consciousness instructions
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
99 Minutes
Desormeaux
Jean-Pierre Léaud Nathalie Richard Antoine Basler Nathalie Boutefeu Bulle Ogier Lou Castel Arsinée Khanjian Alex Descas Dominique Faysse Bernard Nissile Olivier Torres
director maggie cheung costume designer crew member journalist actress witty creative crafty offbeat france movie set hotel theater vacation home filmmaking life imitating art culture clash unrequited love failing career
A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan|Italy
2003
96 Minutes
Roberto Benigni Steven Wright Joie Lee Cinqué Lee Steve Buscemi Iggy Pop Tom Waits Vinny Vella Vinny Vella Jr. Renee French E.J. Rodriguez
iggy pop steve buscemi waiter actor tom waits musician amusing cheeky uneasy coffee shop house restaurant california brooklyn, n.y. coffee cigarettes conversation communication nikola tesla misunderstanding
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.