List of the best Jean Becker movies: One Deadly Summer(1983), Backfire(1964), Welcome Aboard(2012), My Afternoons with Margueritte(2010), Conversations With My Gardener(2007) ... ...
Drama
France
1983
133 Minutes
Director
Isabelle Adjani Alain Souchon Suzanne Flon François Cluzet Manuel Gelin Jenny Cleve Michel Galabru Maria Machado
young woman mother mechanic aunt deaf person rapist dark disturbing suspenseful melodramatic france small town garage family home rape investigation deception unusual romance family honor small-town life
Oozing sensuality, a young woman arrives in a small town and gets married to the local mechanic. Was it love at first sight? What links her enigmatic presence to the family's piano? Is it curiosity or is it something far more sinister?
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
France|Italy|Spain|West Germany
1964
97 Minutes
Director
Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean Seberg Jean-Pierre Marielle Gert Froebe Enrico Maria Salerno Renate Ewert
thief smuggler young woman thrill seeker lover mysterious woman frenetic thrilling cheeky lighthearted barcelona, spain beirut bremen, germany athens, greece naples, italy mediterranean sea smuggling unusual friendship road trip diamonds
A greedy gold smuggler hires a handsome hero to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout in this thrilling adventure.
Drama
2012
92 Minutes
Director
Patrick Chesnais Miou-Miou Jacques Weber Xavier Gallais Raphaëline Goupilleau Didier Benureau Jeanne Lambert
Taillandier abruptly stops painting in his 60s and goes wandering; when he meets a young woman, they live as a father and daughter and find new meaning in their lives.
Drama
2010
82 Minutes
Director
Gérard Depardieu Gisèle Casadesus Maurane Patrick Bouchitey Jean-François Stévenin François-Xavier Demaison Claire Maurier Sophie Guillemin
bookworm illiterate girlfriend writer teacher friend winsome heartwarming hilarious playful france park village pub odd couple unconventional friendship literacy death small-town life old age
A barely literate laborer (Gérard Depardieu) undergoes a personal transformation through his friendship with an old woman (Gisèle Casadesus) who introduces him to the world of books.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Director
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships