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Jean-Louis Richard
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Jean-Louis Richard

French actor and director (1927-2012)
May 17, 1927 (June 3, 2012)
Fr. 1997. History by Claude Berri with Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Roger Milo. During the Second World War in Lyon, the wife of a resistance fighter held by the Nazis devises a daring plan to free him.
Runtime: 115 min.

After Sex

V.O.: Post coïtum animal triste
Fr. 1997. Psychological drama by Brigitte Roüan with Brigitte Roüan, Patrick Chesnais, Boris Terral.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1997. Mores drama by Alain Maline with Line Renaud, Anthony Delon, Philippe Clay. In Martinique, a septuagenarian French woman bequeaths her estate to an illegitimate grandson, drawing the ire of her two sons-in-law.
Runtime: 199 min.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 1993. History by Jacques Rivette with Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard. In 1428, thanks to certain divine revelations, a young country girl took command of an army to deliver Orleans from the hands of the English.
Runtime: 160 min.
Fr. 1993. History by Jacques Rivette with Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard. Joan of Arc goes to fight the English enemy in Normandy where she was arrested and imprisoned, only to be abandoned by her king and excommunicated by the Church.
Runtime: 176 min.
Fr. 1991. Mores comedy by Jean Chapot with Michel Galabru, Grace de Capitani, Roger Carel. In 1928, the mayor of a Proven
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1991. Drama by Arnaud Desplechin with Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard. A medical student is thrust into an espionage case after finding a mummified head in his luggage.
Runtime: 144 min.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1989. Mores drama by Philippe Le Guay with Joaquim de Almeida, Robin Renucci, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. In the eighteenth century, a beautiful washerwoman employed as a model by a famous painter becomes a high society star overnight.
Runtime: 112 min.
Runtime: 98 min.
Fr. 1987. Adventures by François Leterrier with Bruno Cremer, Serge Dupire, Martin Lamotte. In 1787, the mutinous crew of an English sailing ship settles on an island in the company of unpleasant natives.
Runtime: 97 min.
Runtime: 80 min.
Fr. 1984. Police comedy by Nicolas Gessner with Guy Marchand, Michel Creton, Edwige Feuillère. A car thief agrees to participate in a major heist in Nice.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1984. Crime drama by Jacques Rouffio with Eddie Constantine, Mylène Demongeot, Paul Blain. A former art thief now lives quietly in New York City, but he goes back to his old ways when a friend calls him to come to Paris to take part in a heist.
Runtime: 90 min.

Confidentially Yours

V.O.: Vivement dimanche
Fr. 1983. Police comedy by François Truffaut with Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Laudenbach. A sassy secretary embarks on an investigation to save her boss who is accused of a double murder.
Runtime: 111 min.
Fr. 1983. Crime drama by Jacques Deray with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Tcheky Karyo. A commissioner with unorthodox methods is sent to Marseilles to fight against drug trafficking.
Runtime: 101 min.
Fr. 1983. Adventures by Alain Corneau with Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Sophie Marceau. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the heroic and romantic adventures of a lieutenant assigned to the Sahara to train a battalion of spahis.
Runtime: 185 min.

The Troops & Troop-ettes

V.O.: Le Gendarme et les gendarmettes
Fr. 1982. Comedy by Jean Girault, Tony Aboyantz with Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac. A tactical police officer faces the problems created by the presence of female trainees in his brigade.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1982. Crime drama by Robin Davis with Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, François Perrot. A retired hired killer is hunted down by the organization that employed him.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Professional

V.O.: Le Professionnel
Runtime: 109 min.

Male of the Century

V.O.: Le Mâle du siècle
Fr. 1975. Mores comedy by Claude Berri with Claude Berri, Juliet Berto, Hubert Deschamps. A husband suffering from jealousy sees his wife taken hostage by gangsters.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1974. Erotic drama by Just Jaeckin with Sylvia Kristel, Daniel Barky, Alain Cuny. In Bangkok, the young wife of a French diplomat seeks personal fulfillment in eroticism.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1974. Satire by Christian Gion with Francis Perrin, Bernard Blier, Claude Piéplu. A young advertising executive who has lost his job manages to start his own agency, but his ex-boss decides to eliminate this tough competitor.
Runtime: 88 min.

Day for Night

V.O.: La Nuit américaine
Fr. 1973. Dramatic comedy by François Truffaut with François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jacqueline Bisset. Unexpected incidents pose a variety of problems for a director in the middle of a shoot.
Runtime: 115 min.
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Jean-Louis Richard with Charles Denner, Jeanne Moreau, Joëlle Latour.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Bride Whore Black

V.O.: La Mariée était en noir
Fr. 1967. Thriller by François Truffaut with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner. A young woman sets out to kill, one by one, those responsible for her husband's death.
Runtime: 107 min.
G.-B. 1966. Science-fiction by François Truffaut with Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack. In a futuristic civilization, where books are systematically burned, a firefighter revolts after being introduced to the pleasure of reading by a neighbor.
Runtime: 112 min.

Mata Hari

V.O.: Mata Hari, agent H21
Fr. 1964. Spy drama by Jean-Louis Richard with Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Rich. In 1917, Mata Hari, a spy in the service of the Kaiser, falls in love with the French officer from whom she stole documents.
Runtime: 93 min.

The Soft Skin

V.O.: La Peau douce
Fr. 1964. Psychological drama by François Truffaut with Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti. A married man's affair with a stewardess has tragic consequences.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 1962. Crime drama by Jean-Louis Richard with Eddie Constantine, Carla Marlier, Claude Vernier. An American helps a friend find a Nazi war criminal.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1961. Crime drama by Pierre Grimblat with Eddie Constantine, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Louis Richard. A journalist accepts a dangerous spy mission.
Runtime: 85 min.

Breathless

V.O.: À bout de souffle
Fr. 1960. Mores drama by Jean-Luc Godard with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Van Doude. A deserter wanted by the police is denounced by his mistress.
Runtime: 90 min.

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