List of the best Claude Sautet movies: The Things of Life(1970), Vincent, Francois, Paul... and the Others(1974), Un Mauvais Fils(1980), Nelly & Monsieur Arnold(1996), The Big Risk(1960), Une Histoire Simple(1978), Mado(1976) ... ...
Drama
Switzerland|France|Italy
1970
90 Minutes
Director
Michel Piccoli Romy Schneider Léa Massari Gérard Lartigau Jean Bouise Bobby Lapointe Herve Sand Jacques Richard
husband wife mistress son father brooding moving tender melodramatic france party estate hospital failing marriage love triangle infidelity jealousy family accident forbidden love
A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1974
112 Minutes
Director
Yves Montand Michel Piccoli Serge Reggiani Gérard Depardieu Stéphane Audran Marie Dubois Ludmila Mikaël Antonella Lualdi
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming ... See full summary »
Drama
France
1980
110 Minutes
Director
Patrick Dewaere Yves Robert Brigitte Fossey Jacques Dufilho Claire Maurier Andre Julien Sandra Montaigu Dominique Briand
ex-convict father girlfriend mistress friend disheartening powerful france construction site bookstore airport kitchen father/son relationship starting over drug addiction argument affair work love temptation
Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. His first stop is at his father's apartment.
Drama
France|Italy|Germany
1996
105 Minutes
Director
Emmanuelle Béart Michel Serrault Jean-Hugues Anglade Charles Berling Daniele Lebrun Michael Lonsdale Michel Albertini Michèle Laroque Claire Nadeau Francoise Brion Jean-Pierre Lorit
wealthy man publisher secretary husband wife middle-aged man emotional engaging apartment coffee shop france household paris office helping others love triangle marital problems financial troubles new job jealousy
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
110 Minutes
Director
Lino Ventura Jean-Paul Belmondo Marcel Dalio Sandra Milo Michel Ardan Simone France Michèle Méritz Stan Krol
The owner of a German traveling circus is power-mad and exploits everyone in his path, including his family.
Drama
1978
110 Minutes
Director
Romy Schneider Claude Brasseur Bruno Cremer Arlette Bonnard Francine Bergé Roger Pigaut Yves Knapp
designer abusive boyfriend ex-husband teen boy coworker friend passionate paris family home street restaurant office france abortion aging marriage friendship work-life balance family transformation
A divorcee examines the direction her life has taken since she elected to dump her lover and have an abortion.
Drama
1976
135 Minutes
Director
Michel Piccoli Ottavia Piccolo Jacques Dutronc Romy Schneider Charles Denner Julien Guiomar Michel Arnaud Bernard Fresson
businessperson prostitute rival partner bleak somber uneasy france financial crisis aging prostitution shady dealings fall discovery quest 1970s
A prostitute (Ottavia Piccolo) is the common denominator in a middle-aged businessman's (Michel Piccoli) land swindle.