Direction: Francis Girod
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Francis Girod. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Lumière and Company
1995 · Documentary · 88 min. · France
Direction Abbas Kiarostami · Hugh Hudson · David Lynch · John Boorman
Cast Romane Bohringer · Pascal Duquenne · Bruno Ganz · Neil Jordan
Plot In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lumière brothers' first films, filmmakers Sarah Moon and Philippe Poulet challenged 39 renowned international directors to each complete a 52-second film using...
6.2
813 votes
6.2
813 votes
The Lady Banker
1980 · Movie · 131 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Romy Schneider · Marie-France Pisier · Claude Brasseur · Jean-Claude Brialy
Plot Towards the end of the 1920s, Emma Eckhert has become one of the most talked about women in France. Not only is she stunningly beautiful and a staunch supporter of...
5.8
50 votes
5.8
50 votes
The Infernal Trio
1974 · Movie · 107 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Michel Piccoli · Romy Schneider · Mascha Gonska · Philippe Brizard
Plot It depicted the crimes of a Lawyer, his lover,and the lover's young sister. Most horrible scene: to get rid of one of their victims' dead body, they dissolve it in...
5.6
112 votes
5.6
112 votes
Le bon plaisir
1984 · Movie · 102 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Catherine Deneuve · Michel Serrault · Jean-Louis Trintignant · Michel Auclair
Plot Relates the story of a French president who has an illegitimate child whose existence becomes a state secret.
5.4
42 votes
5.4
42 votes
Bad Genres
2001 · Movie · 105 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Richard Bohringer · Robinson Stévenin · Stéphane Metzger · William Nadylam
Plot Bo is a transexual prostitute in Brussels who left home after being abused by her father. She's now in an abusive relationship with a neighbor and suspected by the police...
5.1
35 votes
5.1
35 votes
Délit mineur
1994 · Movie · 108 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Caroline Cellier · Claude Brasseur · Niels Arestrup · Christopher Thompson
Plot A teenager named Guillaume admits to being guilty of his father's murder in order to protect his dear mother.
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Descent Into Hell
1986 · Movie · 88 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Claude Brasseur · Sophie Marceau · Betsy Blair · Hippolyte Girardot
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L'enfance de l'art
1988 · Movie · 107 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Clotilde de Bayser · Michel Bompoil · Anne-Marie Philipe · Yves Lambrecht
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Death in Therapy
1996 · Movie · 105 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Daniel Auteuil · Patrick Timsit · Anne Parillaud · Michèle Laroque
Plot The story of a Parisian psychiatrist (Auteuil) who is treating a patient who confesses to having killed his wife. At first the psychiatrist lends little credence to his unusual client...
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Un ami parfait
2006 · Movie · 106 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Antoine de Caunes · Jean-Pierre Lorit · Carole Bouquet · Martina Gedeck
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The Elegant Criminal
1990 · Movie · 125 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Daniel Auteuil · Jean Poiret · Jacques Weber · François Périer
Plot On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also...
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Terminale
1998 · Movie · min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Bruno Wolkowitch · Jean-Michel Dupuis · Adrienne Pauly · Eléonore Bernheim
Plot Just before taking an irrevocable and tragic step, Caroline talks to Claire, her lycée friend. Later, Claire gathers five other school friends, and tells them Caroline's secret. The six agree...
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The Savage State
1978 · Movie · 115 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Michel Piccoli · Marie-Christine Barrault · Claude Brasseur · Jacques Dutronc
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The Big Brother
1982 · Movie · 115 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Gérard Depardieu · Souad Amidou · Hakim Ghanem · Jean Rochefort
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Rene the Cane
1977 · Movie · 96 min. · France
Direction Francis Girod
Cast Gérard Depardieu · Sylvia Kristel · Michel Piccoli · Stefano Patrizi
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Against Oblivion
1991 · Movie · 110 min. · France
Direction Patrice Chéreau · Philippe Muyl · Chantal Akerman · René Allio
Cast Paul Amar · Robert Badinter · Guy Bedos · Jane Birkin
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