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Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

French actress
April 24, 1944 (80 years old)
Runtime: 95 min.

Nicholas on Holiday

V.O.: Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas
Fr. 2014. Comedy by Laurent Tirard with Mathéo Boisselier, Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad. While on vacation at the seaside, a kid convinced that his parents want to force him to marry a strange little girl does everything possible to make the project fail.
Runtime: 97 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2012. Comedy by Jérôme Enrico with Bernadette Lafont, Paco Boublard, Ismaël Dramé. To make ends meet and under the nose of her cop son-in-law, a widowed grandmother starts selling hashish in her underprivileged city.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 2011. Police comedy by Pascal Heylbroeck with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Édith Scob.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 2010. Police comedy by Claudio Tonetti with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Marie Béraud.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 2008. Comedy by Étienne Chatiliez with Valérie Lemercier, Anthony Kavanagh, Dominique Lavanant. A haughty, racist marketing director of a cosmetics company sees her life turned upside down when she is afflicted with a disease that turns her skin black.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 2008. Police comedy by Dominique Tabuteau with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 2007. Police comedy by René Manzor with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Guillaume Delorme. An ex-policewoman turned nun investigates the attempted murder of a sister who broke her vows to become a lawyer.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2006. Police comedy by Christian François with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2005. Police comedy by Williams Crepin with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Julien Cafaro. A former policewoman turned nun investigates the murder of a counterfeit sportswear salesman.
Fr. 2005. Police comedy by Alain Schwarzstein with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Julie de Bona. An ex-policewoman turned nun investigates the murder of the chef of a gourmet restaurant.
Fr. 2005. Comedy by Patrice Leconte with Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Marie-Anne Chazel. The catastrophic reunion of an old group of friends in a luxury hotel in Sardinia run by one of them.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 2004. Police comedy by Didier Grousset with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Édith Scob. An former policewoman turned nun learns that her calling card was discovered at the scene of the murder of a publisher whose body is nowhere to be found.
Fr. 2004. Police comedy by Olivier Barma with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Édith Scob. A former policewoman turned nun believes that a serial killer is responsible for the murders of two priests.
Runtime: 127 min.
Fr. 2003. Police comedy by Christian Faure with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Patrick Catalifo. A former policewoman turned nun investigates the murder of her niece's roommate.
Fr. 2003. Police comedy by Joyce Bunuel with Dominique Lavanant, Christine Murillo, Martin Lamotte. A former policewoman turned nun investigates the disappearance of a young mother whose violent partner was found dead.
Fr. 2003. Police comedy by Joyce Bunuel with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Marie Allan. A former policewoman turned nun comes to the rescue of her former husband accused of rape and murder.
Fr. 2002. Police comedy by Christian Faure with Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Édith Scob. In Paris, a policewoman-turned-nun takes an interest in her ex-husband's investigation into the murder of a former resident of his convent.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 2000. Dramatic comedy by Jean Becker with Jacques Villeret, Josiane Balasko, André Dussollier. In 1980, a farmer who wants to kill his hateful wife gets a brilliant lawyer to give him a recipe for the perfect crime.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Monster

V.O.: Il Mostro
It. 1994. Police comedy by Roberto Benigni with Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Michel Blanc.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1993. Dramatic comedy by Dominique Baron with Dominique Lavanant, Mélodie Gonthier, Pier Paolo Capponi. A girl travels to the Czech Republic to ask her uncle to help her find her mother.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1993. Drama by Aline Issermann with Sandrine Blancke, Alain Bashung, Mireille Perrier. The life of a family is turned upside down when the youngest daughter accuses her father of sexually abusing her.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1992. Mores comedy by Didier Van Cauwelaert with Michel Leeb, Christine Boisson, Dominique Lavanant. The tribulations of a news anchor whose wife is dating five equally unbearable friends.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Thierry Chabert with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. A Breton woman who loves detective work inherits a manor house that is said to be haunted.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Paul Vecchiali with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Louba Guertchikoff. A secretary in the Navy hears rumours that there is a submarine in the Seine.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Louba Guertchikoff. A woman from Brittany goes after a killer who murders redheaded women with a poisoned stylus.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Thierry Chabert with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. In order to extract information from a former double agent, a young spy must disguise herself as a Trappist monk.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. The inhabitants of a small town in Brittany are seized by a collective delirium after eating poisoned vegetables.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Paul Vecchiali with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. A Department of Defense employee works to uncover a spy operating from within the department.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1991. Police comedy by Thierry Chabert with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. A whimsical young woman protects an Indian prince who is being chased by a killer.
Fr. 1990. Police comedy by Sylvain Madigan with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Judith Henry. A Breton woman is involved in the revenge of a farmer against a young mechanic who is having an affair with his daughter.
Fr. 1990. Police comedy by Sylvain Madigan with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Benoît Régent. After having just broken off her engagement, a Breton woman becomes fascinated by the sudden arrival of a foreign couple.
Fr. 1990. Police comedy by Thierry Chabert with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman. A woman from Brittany suspects the deputy mayor of her village of murder.
Fr. 1990. Chronicle by Pascal Kané with Paul Schmidt, Dominique Lavanant, Laura Morante. During World War II, a nine-year-old boy, whose Jewish father lives in hiding, must go live with a bigoted distant cousin.
Fr. 1989. Police comedy by François Leterrier with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Fabienne Berthaud. A Breton woman investigates the murder of a young teacher who, shortly before his death, wanted to share disturbing revelations with her.
Runtime: 83 min.

Cross My Heart

V.O.: La Fracture du myocarde
Fr. 1989. Dramatic comedy by Jacques Fansten with Sylvain Copans, Nicolas Parodi, Cécilia Rouaud. A young boy requires the cooperation of his classmates to hide his mother's death from the authorities.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1989. Police comedy by François Leterrier with Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Jean-Claude Bolle Reddat. Back in her native village, a Breton woman investigates the suspicious death of an individual who claimed to have seen ghosts.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1988. Police comedy by François Leterrier with Dominique Lavanant, André Penvern, Roger Mirmont. A simple secretary at the Ministry of the Navy is entrusted with a top-secret mission that takes her to her native village in Brittany.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1987. Dramatic comedy by Claude Sautet with Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A young executive falls in love with the maid of a supermarket manager whose accounts he needs to check.
Runtime: 131 min.

Keep Your Right Up!

V.O.: Soigne ta droite
Fr. 1987. Comedy by Jean-Luc Godard with Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Villeret, Michel Galabru. The tribulations of a film writer struggling to deliver his latest work to a distributor.
Runtime: 81 min.
Fr. 1987. Crime drama by Jean-Pierre Mocky with Catherine Deneuve, Richard Bohringer, Tom Novembre. A middle-aged woman tries to solve the mystery surrounding an accident her nephew witnessed before he was murdered.
Runtime: 90 min.

I Hate Actors

V.O.: Je hais les acteurs
Fr. 1986. Police comedy by Gérard Krawczyk with Jean Poiret, Bernard Blier, Patrick Floersheim. In Hollywood in 1942, several murders occur during the shooting of a film.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Joint Brothers

V.O.: Les Frères Pétard
Fr. 1986. Comedy by Hervé Palud with Gérard Lanvin, Jacques Villeret, Josiane Balasko. Two friends try to sell marijuana in the margins of society in Paris that they stole from a trafficker.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1986. Comedy by Daniel Janneau with Francis Perrin, Christiane Jean, Julien Guiomar. A provincial electrician, who has come to Paris to become an actor, proves to be better at comedy than drama.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1986. Crime drama by Didier Grousset with Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru, Dominique Lavanant. A detective fights a maniac who developed a device that can remotely kill TV anchors who annoy him.
Runtime: 90 min.

Three Men and a Cradle

V.O.: 3 Hommes et un couffin
Fr. 1985. Mores comedy by Coline Serreau with Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier. Three hardened bachelors sharing a large apartment must become adoptive fathers of a baby dropped off on their doorstep.
Runtime: 106 min.
Fr. 1985. Mores drama by André Téchiné with Juliette Binoche, Lambert Wilson, Wadeck Stanczak. A young actress is loved by two men, one of whom has perverted tendencies.
Runtime: 83 min.
Fr. 1985. Satire by Philippe Galland with Anémone, Thierry Lhermitte, Jean-Claude Brialy. To the scandal of the court, a princess is seduced by a playboy on the day of the announcement of her marriage to a cousin.
Runtime: 93 min.
Fr. 1984. Comedy by Jean-Loup Hubert with Victor Lanoux, Josiane Balasko, Dominique Lavanant. An unemployed man sets out to find his unfaithful wife in Paris, bringing along his five children and an enamored housekeeper.
Runtime: 92 min.

Love Songs

V.O.: Paroles et musique
Fr. 1984. Dramatic comedy by Élie Chouraqui with Catherine Deneuve, Christophe Lambert, Richard Anconina. A neglected mother, director of an entertainment agency, becomes the mistress of a singer.
Runtime: 107 min.
Fr. 1984. Satire by Annick Lanoë with Marie-France Pisier, Clémentine Célarié, Dominique Lavanant. Dumped by her lover, a woman seeks comfort from her friends.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1983. Adventures by Jean-Claude Sussfeld with Claude Brasseur, Dominique Lavanant, Marius Weyers. Investigating a murder that she witnessed, a mystery writer travels to Africa where she meets a former secret agent who has turned to literature.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1983. Comedy by Jean-Marie Poiré with Christian Clavier, Martin Lamotte, Dominique Lavanant. In 1943, the members of a family of musicians become involved in the Resistance.
Runtime: 107 min.

Between Us

V.O.: Coup de foudre
Fr. 1983. Psychological drama by Diane Kurys with Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand. In 1952, two young women befriend each other and start to question their respective marriages.
Runtime: 110 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 84 min.
Runtime: 102 min.

The Horse of Pride

V.O.: Le Cheval d'orgueil
Runtime: 120 min.

The Umbrella Coup

V.O.: Le Coup du parapluie
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 110 min.
Runtime: 101 min.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 1978. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Lino Ventura, Claudine Auger, Nicole Garcia. A French person passing through Barcelona is drawn into a mysterious affair.
Runtime: 94 min.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1977. Comedy by Coluche, Marc Monnet with Coluche, Gérard Lanvin, Anémone. A king enters into a struggle against his entourage who want to get rid of him.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1977. Chronicle by Diane Kurys with Eléonore Klarwein, Odile Michel, Anouk Ferjac. The school year of two teenage sisters in the early 1960s.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1977. Mores comedy by Joël Séria with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Sophie Daumier, Dominique Lavanant. After leaving his wife for a butcher, a man has her kidnapped by a fellow soldier.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 1976. Satire by Roger Coggio with Roger Coggio, Élisabeth Huppert, Françoise Thuriès. In order to make the film of his dreams, a young director first agrees to shoot a pornographic film.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1976. Psychological drama by Joël Séria with Jeanne Goupil, André Dussollier, Bernard Fresson. A doll collector marries a naive teenage girl whom he treats like a living doll.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 1975. Mores comedy by Joël Séria with Jean-Pierre Marielle, Dolores McDonough, Bernard Fresson. A salesman leaves his wife to practice his talents as a painter and live the bohemian lifestyle.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1974. Music performance by Jacques Tati with Jacques Tati, Karl Kassmayer, Pia Colombo. On a circus ring, Jacques Tati presents various attractions and performs mime skits.
Runtime: 85 min.

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