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Maurice Bénichou
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Maurice Bénichou

January 23, 1943 (June 14, 2019)

De douces paroles

V.O.: Hamilim Hatovot
Isr. 2015. Dramatic comedy by Shemi Zarhin with Rotem Zismann-Cohen, Assaf Ben-Shimon, Roy Assaf. After the death of their mother, a thirty-year-old woman from Jerusalem and her two brothers go to France in search of their biological father.
Runtime: 118 min.

Omar Killed Me

V.O.: Omar m'a tuer
Fr. 2011. Social drama by Roschdy Zem with Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou. Convinced of the innocence of an illiterate Moroccan gardener sentenced to eighteen years in prison for the murder of a rich French woman, a writer opens his own investigation.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 2011. Dramatic comedy by Gérard Vergez with Andy Gillet, Gregory Fitoussi, Maurice Bénichou.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2010. Dramatic comedy by Hiner Saleem with Jonathan Zaccaï, Golshifteh Farahani, Billey Demirtas. When his Kurdish friend dies, a Parisian ex-convict finds himself at the centre of a conflict between the father and the fianc
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 2009. Thriller by Rodolphe Tissot with Adrienne Pauly, Guillaume Denaiffe, Maurice Bénichou. An unemployed nurse discovers a passion for poker, which turns her life upside down.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 2009. Comedy by Emmanuel Salinger with Laurent Capelluto, Michel Boujenah, Maurice Bénichou. After meeting a celebrity host, a philosophy professor finds himself thrust into the small world of television.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 2008. Police comedy by Pascal Bonitzer with Miou-Miou, Maurice Bénichou, Lambert Wilson. The investigation of a psychiatrist’s murder that occurred during a weekend at the country estate of a senator.
Runtime: 93 min.

Hidden

V.O.: Caché
Fr. 2005. Psychological drama by Michael Haneke with Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Lester Makedonsky. A TV host receives mysterious videotapes that lead him to unearth a painful memory from his past.
Runtime: 118 min.
Fr. 2004. Comedy by Laurent Bénégui with Thierry Lhermitte, Elsa Zylberstein, Maurice Bénichou. An ex-casino gambler tries to crack the secret of a mathematician who claims to have found the formula for guessing the winning lottery numbers.

Time of the Wolf

V.O.: Le Temps du loup
Fr. 2003. Drama by Michael Haneke with Isabelle Huppert, Maurice Bénichou, Lucas Biscombe. A woman who was chased out of her country house by intruders who killed her husband escapes into the night with her two children.
Runtime: 108 min.
Fr. 2002. Chronicle by Hervé Baslé with Jean Yanne, Yolande Moreau, Maurice Bénichou. A French farmer recalls the milestones in his life, from the interwar period to the year 2000.
Fr. 2002. Mores comedy by Jeanne Labrune with Sandrine Kiberlain, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Dominique Blanc. A phone call from an old acquaintance causes a series of misunderstandings in the life of a wealthy young woman and her husband.
Runtime: 99 min.
Fr. 2000. Dramatic comedy by Renaud Cohen with Mathieu Demy, Amira Casar, Maurice Bénichou. The existential questionings of a thirty-year-old journalist who navigates with difficulty between his parents, his girlfriend, his work and his friends.

Amelie

V.O.: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
Fr. 2000. Fantasy comedy by Jean-Pierre Jeunet with Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Serge Merlin. A young waitress in Montmartre who works to spread happiness around her is reluctant to commit to a romantic relationship.
Runtime: 120 min.
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Code Unknown

V.O.: Code inconnu
Fr. 2000. Mores drama by Michael Haneke with Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Alexandre Hamidi. In Paris, the connected destinies of seven people of different nationalities and financial statuses.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1999. Drama by Lou Jeunet with Laurence Côte, Maurice Bénichou, Geneviève Mnich. A young woman, who was raped by her father when she was a child, decides to speak out after having kept this wound a secret for a long time.
Fr. 1998. Crime drama by Merzak Allouache with Juanjo Puigcorbé, Valeria Marini, Jean Benguigui. From Barcelona to Paris, a Catalan private detective leads an investigation to discover who killed the head of a Spanish subsidiary of a powerful French organization.
Runtime: 96 min.

Man Is a Woman

V.O.: L'Homme est une femme comme les autres
Runtime: 96 min.

The Patriots

V.O.: Les Patriotes
Fr. 1994. Spy drama by Éric Rochant with Yvan Attal, Yossi Banai, Sandrine Kiberlain. A young Jewish man of French origin carries out espionage missions in Paris and Washington for the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
Runtime: 142 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1993. Dramatic comedy by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann with Josiane Balasko, Maurice Bénichou, Catherine Hiegel. In 1958, a mother devotes herself to the cause of the Communist Party despite her husband's objections.
Runtime: 88 min.
G.-B. 1989. Epic by Peter Brook with Robert Langdon Lloyd, Antonin Stahly, Bruce Myers. Five brothers and their one hundred cousins wage a merciless war against each other to rule the world.
Runtime: 171 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.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 1982. Dramatic comedy by Élie Chouraqui with Francis Huster, Nicole Garcia, Charles Aznavour. A young filmmaker is inspired by his family background and his romantic experiences to write a screenplay.
Runtime: 97 min.
Fr. 1981. Dramatic comedy by Jean-Pierre Sentier with Maurice Bénichou, Michelle Marquais, Jean Bolo.
Runtime: 96 min.
Fr. 1978. Psychological drama by Joseph Losey with Yves Montand, Miou-Miou, Laurent Malet. A Spanish-born screenwriter ponders his life after his wife's death during a clandestine mission.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1978. Dramatic comedy by Jean-Marie Périer with Jacques Dutronc, Lea Massari, Maurice Bénichou. An unemployed man living on a vacant lot dreams up a romance with a young woman he watches from afar.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1976. Social drama by Jacques Fansten with Jacques Spiesser, Isabelle Huppert, Yves Robert. A police officer gains the trust of a young man and leads him to become an informer.
Runtime: 105 min.
Fr. 1971. History by René Allio with Jacques Debary, Rufus, Gérard Desarthe. In the seventeenth century, small groups of Huguenot rebels fight against the king's army.
Runtime: 110 min.

Paris Does Not Exist

V.O.: Paris n'existe pas
Fr. 1969. Psychological drama by Robert Benayoun with Richard Leduc, Danièle Gaubert, Serge Gainsbourg. A painter has experiences where he witnesses past or future moments in time.
Runtime: 98 min.

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