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Johan Leysen

Johan Leysen

Belgian actor
February 19, 1950 (74 years old)
Bel. 2023. Thriller by Steffen Geypens with Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen. After moving into his childhood home, a man investigates an accident in which his father was involved and discovers heavy family secrets.
Runtime: 89 min.

Above the Law

V.O.: Tueurs
Bel. 2017. Thriller by François Troukens, Jean-François Hensgens with Olivier Gourmet, Lubna Azabal, Bouli Lanners. After pulling off a daring heist, a gangster's operation is sabotaged by the surprise arrival of killers who needlessly execute witnesses.
Runtime: 83 min.
Bel. 2016. Drama by Nathalie Teirlinck with Evelyne Brochu, Zuri François, Eriq Ebouaney. A high-class escort must juggle the demands of her wealthy clients, the needs of her six-year-old son, and the difficulties of living with a father with Alzheimer
Runtime: 111 min.
Fr. 2015. Thriller by Christophe Ali, Nicolas Bonilauri with Nathalie Baye, Malik Zidi, Johan Leysen. A temp secretary interferes in the life of her new boss, whom she blames for the death of her son nine years earlier.
Fr. 2015. Sentimental drama by Philippe Grandrieux with Kristian Marr, Ariane Labed, Roxane Mesquida. While searching in Paris for the escort he is in love with, an English musician meets a tormented nurse and a singer struggling with a powerful and overprotective father.
Runtime: 150 min.

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

V.O.: Céline - Deux clowns pour une catastrophe
Fr. 2015. Drama by Emmanuel Bourdieu with Philip Desmeules, Denis Lavant, Géraldine Pailhas. In 1948, a Jewish American writer visits his idol, novelist Louis-Ferdinand C
Runtime: 97 min.

Jeune & jolie

V.O.: Jeune et jolie
Fr. 2013. Mores drama by François Ozon with Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Johan Leysen. At seventeen, a girl from a middle-class family secretly sells escort services on the Internet, while continuing her studies in high school.
Runtime: 93 min.

The Verdict

V.O.: Het Vonnis
Bel. 2013. Court drama by Jan Verheyen with Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen, Veerle Baetens. His wife
Runtime: 112 min.

Obsessive Rhythms

V.O.: Cadences obstinées
Fr. 2013. Melodrama by Fanny Ardant with Asia Argento, Nuno Lopes, Franco Nero. A talented musician, who once gave up her career for the love of an architect, feels neglected by the latter, who is absorbed in the renovation of a luxury hotel.
Runtime: 101 min.

Photo

V.O.: Foto
Fr. 2012. Drama by Carlos Saboga with Anna Mouglalis, Simao Cayatte, Johan Leysen. A young woman goes to Lisbon in search of her biological father, whom she hopes to find among her late mother's former friends, all of whom are extreme left-wing militants.

Requiem for a Killer

V.O.: Requiem pour une tueuse
Fr. 2011. Crime drama by Jérôme Le Gris with Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tcheky Karyo. A professional killer, a soprano by trade, is hired to execute an opera singer for a concert in which her future victim is to participate.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 2010. Thriller by Anton Corbijn with George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten. An American hitman is holed up in a village in Abruzzi where he awaits a new assignment.
Runtime: 105 min.
Bel. 2008. Mores drama by Joachim Lafosse with Jonas Bloquet, Jonathan Zaccaï, Claire Bodson. A teenager is taken in by three of his mother's friends who, while helping him obtain his high school diploma, interfere in his private life.
Runtime: 108 min.

Sister Smile

V.O.: Soeur Sourire
Fr. 2008. Biography by Stijn Coninx with Cécile de France, Sandrine Blancke, Chris Lomme. The tumultuous life of the nun Jeanine Deckers, who had a short-lived fame in the 1960s thanks to her song "Dominique."
Runtime: 125 min.
Fr. 2003. Chronicle by Jacques Otmezguine with Chloé Lambert, Bruno Todeschini, Dani Levy. During the German Occupation, a young girl from a good family who has made a marriage of convenience joins the Resistance.
Runtime: 180 min.
Fr. 2002. Mores drama by Williams Crepin with Laetitia Lacroix, Raoul Billerey, Johan Leysen. After ten years away, a former sailing champion returns to her native village in Brittany where the locals aren
Fr. 2000. Psychological drama by Olivier Jahan with Jérémie Renier, Aurore Clément, Johan Leysen. A withdrawn teenager who has never accepted his father's death takes an interest in a couple of bisexual neighbours.
Fr. 2000. Thriller by Aruna Villiers with Olivia Bonamy, Johan Leysen, Bruno Todeschini. An employee of a major pharmaceutical company finds herself caught up in a murderous plot.
Fr. 2000. Melodrama by Pierre Grimblat with Benoît Magimel, Marion Cotillard, Jeanne Moreau. A filmmaker collects the testimony of an old woman who had a great love affair with a film actor in the 1930s.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 1999. Dramatic comedy by Didier Martiny with Philippe Noiret, Carole Bouquet, Niels Arestrup. During a picnic in the mountains, a famous musician risks causing drama by trying to win back a colleague who is accompanied by her husband.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1998. Crime drama by Valeria Sarmiento with Ornella Muti, Charles Berling, Johan Leysen. Suspected of murder and then presumed dead after an accident that left him with amnesia, a man is mistaken for a missing wealthy heir.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1996. Science-fiction by Enki Bilal with Julie Delpy, Johan Leysen, Michel Piccoli.
Runtime: 102 min.
G.-B. 1996. Sports drama by Ferdinand Fairfax with Johan Leysen, Dominic West, Dylan Baker.
Runtime: 118 min.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1993. Social drama by Radu Mihaileanu with Johan Leysen, Mireille Perrier, Alexandru Repan. A Romanian poet released from prison on the condition that he becomes an informant has difficulty tolerating his collaboration with the authorities.
Runtime: 103 min.
Runtime: 131 min.

Roméo

V.O.: Romeo
P.-B. 1990. Psychological drama by Rita Horst with Monique Van de Ven, Johan Leysen, Ottolien Boeschoten. A couple is torn apart when their first child dies at birth.
Runtime: 91 min.
Bel. 1988. History by André Delvaux with Gian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Mathieu Carrière. In the sixteenth century, a doctor wanted by the Inquisition returns to his hometown of Bruges under an assumed name.
Runtime: 110 min.

Oeuf

V.O.: Ei
Runtime: 58 min.
Fr. 1987. Musical drama by Claude D'Anna with Leo Nucci, Shirley Verrett, Johan Leysen.
Runtime: 135 min.

The Music Teacher

V.O.: Le Maître de musique
Bel. 1985. Musical drama by Gérard Corbiau with Jose Van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter. A famous singer submits his protege to a classical singing contest where the winner will be decided by a musical duel.
Runtime: 101 min.

Hail Mary

V.O.: Je vous salue, Marie
Fr. 1984. Poetic drama by Jean-Luc Godard with Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste. The transposition of the story of Mary and Joseph into a modern context.
Runtime: 79 min.
Fr. 1982. Crime drama by Louis Grospierre with Jean Richard, Johan Leysen, André Penvern. A police commissioner investigates a murder attempt against a beggar along the banks of the Seine in Paris.

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