List of the best Patrice Leconte movies: The Grand Dukes(1996), Monsieur Hire(1989), Ridicule(1996), The Hairdresser's Husband(1990), A Promise(2013), Voir la mer(2011), My Best Friend(2006), The Man on the Train(2002), The Widow of Saint-Pierre(2000), Tango(1993) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1996
87 Minutes
Director
Jean-Pierre Marielle Philippe Noiret Jean Rochefort Catherine Jacob Michel Blanc Clotilde Courau Pierre-Arnaud Juin Jacques Mathou Jean-Marie Galey Marie Pillet Jacques Nolot
The biggest fork in the road of reality as college graduates face a crossroads of youth and adulthood.
Drama
France
1989
81 Minutes
Director
Michel Blanc Sandrine Bonnaire Luc Thuillier André Wilms Eric Bérenger Marielle Berthon Philippe Dormoy Marie Gaydu
A recluse is accused of murdering a young woman simply because his neighbors think he is strange.
Drama
France
1996
102 Minutes
Director
Charles Berling Jean Rochefort Fanny Ardant Judith Godrèche Bernard Giraudeau Bernard Dhéran Carlo Brandt Jacques Mathou Urbain Cancelier Albert Delpy Bruno Zanardi
engineer louis xvi lady marquis courtier witty intricate countryside royal court versailles, france palace intrigue ambition social standing quest transformation 18th century
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Romance
France
1990
83 Minutes
Director
Jean Rochefort Anna Galiena Henry Hocking Maurice Chevit Roland Bertin Philippe Clévenot Ticky Holgado Michèle Laroque
husband wife hairdresser young boy suicidal person offbeat sultry playful amusing france village hair salon sexual obsession marriage memory suicide self-destruction relationships love temptation
Antoine has always been fascinated with a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the figure of a woman with an opulent bosom, moreover, he knew that he would marry one, fulfilling his dream of a perfect and idealised love.
Romance, Drama
France|Belgium
2013
95 Minutes
Director
Rebecca Hall Alan Rickman Richard Madden Maggie Steed Jean-Louis Sbille Shannon Tarbet Toby Murray Jonathan Sawdon
secretary tycoon wife touching tense profound passionate moving heartwarming germany mexico dramatization romance world war i love love forbidden love fall rivalry transformation
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
Drama, Romance
France
2011
91 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Giraud Clément Sibony Pauline Lefèvre Gilles Cohen Jacques Mathou Isabelle Petit-Jacques Urbain Cancelier Clémence Thioly
Two brothers go on a summer vacation to visit their mother in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The plan was to go alone on a brothers' road trip across France, but a charming young woman crosses their path.
Comedy
2006
95 Minutes
Director
Daniel Auteuil Dany Boon Julie Gayet Julie Durand Jacques Mathou Marie Pillet
antique dealer friend girlfriend taxi driver amusing emotional charming paris restaurant apartment friendship deception party loneliness loyalty transformation discovery growing up 2000s
To win a wager, a friendless antique dealer (Daniel Auteuil) hires a cab driver (Dany Boon) to help him find a real buddy.
Comedy, Drama
2002
90 Minutes
Director
Jean Rochefort Johnny Hallyday Jean-François Stévenin Charlie Nelson Pascal Parmentier Isabelle Petit-Jacques Édith Scob Maurice Chevit
thief friend professor banker retiree witty winsome thrilling engaging bank france small town mansion train chance meeting heist odd couple new job retirement poetry
A prospective bank robber (Johnny Hallyday) and a retired teacher (Jean Rochefort) secretly dream about having each other's lives.
Romance
2000
112 Minutes
Director
Juliette Binoche Daniel Auteuil Emir Kusturica Michel Duchaussoy Philippe Magnan Christian Charmetant Philippe du Janerand Catherine Lascault Marc Béland Ghyslain Tremblay Reynald Bouchard
prisoner femme fatale fisherman military officer dark emotional island france prison courtroom village murder love confinement alcoholism execution trial forbidden love transformation 1850s
A soldier's (Daniel Auteuil) wife (Juliette Binoche) takes in a man (Emir Kusturica) found guilty of murder and turns him into a respected citizen, while awaiting the arrival of a guillotine.
Comedy
1993
90 Minutes
Director
Philippe Noiret Richard Bohringer Thierry Lhermitte Carole Bouquet Jean Rochefort Miou-Miou Judith Godrèche Michèle Laroque
stunt pilot judge nephew wife murderer amusing dark cheeky offbeat france road paris café house car murder marriage journey unlikely allies male bonding
A promiscuous Frenchman and two accomplices set out to murder the wife who cheated on and then left him.