Jean-François Balmer

Born: 1946-04-18


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It's Not Me

as (archive footage)
Released: 2024-06-12

This free-form film is a self-portrait, which revisits more than 40 years of the author’s...

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In the House

as Le proviseur
Released: 2012-09-26

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature...

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Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

as Bertrand Faussier
Released: 2001-04-03

A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre...

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The french revolution: Years of rage

as Louis XVI
Released: 1989-05-10

Second part of the revolutionary historical drama, which takes up the events that occurred from...

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Waiting for Anya

as Narrator
Released: 2020-02-07

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps...

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Lucky Luke

as Le gouverneur
Released: 2009-10-21

Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.

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Madame Bovary

as Charles Bovary
Released: 1991-04-03

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce...

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Love at the Top

as Vischenko
Released: 1974-03-13

A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand....

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The Night Caller

as Julien Dallas, l'étudiant
Released: 1975-04-09

A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about...

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Swann in Love

as Dr. Cottard
Released: 1984-02-23

In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of...

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Diên Biên Phu

as AFP Employee
Released: 1992-03-04

Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ,...

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Tokyo!

as Maître Voland (segment "Merde")
Released: 2008-08-16

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller,...

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The Swindle

as Monsieur K
Released: 1997-10-15

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a...

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Cosmos

as Leon
Released: 2015-12-03

Two young men seek the solitude of the country; their peace is disturbed when a set of random...

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Strange Affair

as Paul Belais
Released: 1981-12-23

A young Parisian advertising executive becomes so captivated by the unsettling charm of his...

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Time Regained

as Uncle Adolphe
Released: 1999-05-19

In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is...

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Cop or Hood

as L'inspecteur Georges Massard
Released: 1979-03-28

When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division...

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Ladies' Choice

as François-Albert
Released: 1982-09-28

As a result of an automobile accident, a sophisticated TV producer meets her car mechanic/blue...

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The African

as Paul Planchet
Released: 1983-10-22

Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies...

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My New Partner III

as Albert
Released: 2003-12-10

It's been ten years since the paths of René and François parted ways. From the glorious era...

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The Sewers of Paradise

as 68
Released: 1979-03-14

In July of 1976, the Societé Générale of France was robbed of well over $10 million dollars by a...

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Comedy of Power

as Boldi
Released: 2006-02-16

Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of...

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Wild Animals

as Jeff Garcia
Released: 1984-04-18

Berg and Bela are married stunt drivers, but one night Bela dies in an accident. Jaded and...

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The Castaways of Turtle Island

as Big Boss
Released: 1976-10-06

Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his...

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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

as Sartine
Released: 1996-03-20

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright,...

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The Blood of Others

as Arnaud
Released: 1984-08-25

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working...

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Dieumerci !

as Monsieur Ventura
Released: 2016-03-09

A 44 year old guy gets out of jail and wants to become an actor.

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Golden Eighties

as M. Jean
Released: 1986-06-25

Three young women at a hair salon all like the son of the clothing store proprietors across the...

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The Adolescent

as André, le menuisier
Released: 1979-01-24

In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a...

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Nothing to Report

as Raymond Dax
Released: 1973-08-15

In 1956, the professional army of France lacks the manpower to keep the peace in Algeria, the...

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The french revolution: Years of hope

as Louis XVI
Released: 1989-05-10

First part that includes the beginnings of the French Revolution. The film begins by recounting...

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La Menace

as l'inspecteur Waldeck
Released: 1977-09-28

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years....

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Dead Europe

as Gerry
Released: 2012-12-12

In Greece to scatter his father's ashes, Isaac hears of a curse that hangs over the head of his...

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Charming Fellow

as Hector
Released: 2001-01-24

Octave and his friends, Achille and Hector, wander around at night in the grocery stores, the...

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L'Amour ou presque

as Albert
Released: 1985-11-20

Without warning, Mélie disembarks on the cargo ship where her father has the sailor's blues. He...

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The Mouth Agape

as (uncredited)
Released: 1974-05-08

Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her...

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These Kids Are Grown-Ups

as Monestier
Released: 1979-03-14

When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot...

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The King's Daughters

as Racine
Released: 2000-05-17

Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy,...

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La Dilettante

as Le président du tribunal
Released: 1999-07-07

Pierrette is a woman who describes herself as having "opted for the temporary on a permanent...

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La vérité est un vilain défaut

as Bruckmann
Released: 1997-03-03

The trials and tribulations of a good guy who feels obliged to confess the truth to his wife or...

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Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire

as Marc
Released: 1988-09-08

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The Worst Man in London

as Comte Henri de Pourtalès
Released: 2024-02-08

In the Victorian era of the late 19th century, Charles Augustus Howell moves through London’s...

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Juliette dans son bain

as Amato
Released: 2022-05-14

Ronny Kandiotis, a billionaire and art lover, is the guest of a major museum, on the occasion of...

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Mumu

as Monsieur le curé
Released: 2010-03-24

The story a rescue, the rescue of a bad brat's life in the post-WWII period. In 1947, Roger...

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A Winter in Paris

as Gaspacho
Released: 2006-03-01

After being released from prison, a burglar is convinced by a former accomplice to participate...

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Pierre et Jean

as Henri Rolland
Released: 2004-03-22

In the 1930s, on the eve of the Popular Front, Pierre and Jean harmoniously combine their...

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That Day

as Treffle
Released: 2003-06-04

A father is scheming to have his slightly mental daughter from an earlier marriage killed by...

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Polar

as Eugène Tarpon
Released: 1984-03-21

This film noir tends to stay within very conventional plot lines, as the narration by the main...

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Murder on Omaha Beach

as Jacques Marechal
Released: 2018-10-20

Captain Eloïse Gentil, of Caen police, hasn't been on speaking terms with her father Robert, an...

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La Joie de vivre

as M. Chanteau
Released: 2011-10-05

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Urgence

as Paul Murneau
Released: 1985-01-30

When a neo-Nazi group of terrorists is set to blow a pop concert off the face of the earth...

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Lucifer et moi

as Lucifer
Released: 2009-02-04

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Snow

as Second inspector
Released: 1981-05-20

Anita is a barmaid at the center of a community of street preachers, prostitutes, dealers and...

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Le Transfuge

as Captain Pierre Clément
Released: 1985-11-13

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Sam's Enough

as Albert
Released: 1992-04-01

After trying a job as a stripper in a Barcelona carnival, Eva (Aure Attika) is ready for...

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Last Image

as Miller
Released: 1986-06-02

Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed...

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East Wind

as Père Siegler
Released: 1993-01-20

The true story of General Smyslovsky and the anti-Communist 1st Russian National Army receiving...

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Little Marcel

as Pottier
Released: 1976-04-06

A homeless young man, living in his delivery truck, is simultaneously adopted by a pranksome...

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My Chinese Sister

as Paul Bricou
Released: 1994-11-09

In 1977, one year after Mao died, a French man ( played by Alain Bashung) comes back to China to...

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Lou Didn't Say No

as (voice)
Released: 1994-12-21

Moments and aspects of the life of a contemporary married couple undergoing a metamorphosis.

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L'Infiltré

as Le directeur de la DST
Released: 2011-06-21

A notorious French ex-felon becomes an informant and infiltrates a Mexican drug cartel.

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Mise au vert

as Léon
Released: 2023-09-20

To strengthen family ties, to free his teenagers from their digital addiction, to reconnect with...

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Une page d'amour

as L'abbé Jouve
Released: 1980-10-18

In Passy, ​​Paris, 1895. The young widow Hélène calls the doctor Henri Deberle during the night,...

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Mountain Pass

as uncredited
Released: 1978-11-08

Serge (Stevenin) is a dweller in the French provinces who happens upon Georges (Jacques...

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La Lumière des étoiles mortes

as Pierre
Released: 1994-01-12

June 1940. The Wechrmacht appropriates the houses in which are living Pierre, his wife...

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The Sacha Guitry Affair

as Sacha Guitry
Released: 2007-07-24

On the morning of 23 August 1944 Sacha Guitry was arrested at his Paris appartment, as the...

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An Unlikely Adventurer

as Reynaud
Released: 1997-09-13

Carole is ready to do anything to save the Guyanese forest and the Wayanas Indians from the...

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La Vallée delle ombre

as Don Rinaldo
Released: 2009-08-12

Matteo, a boy from the city, goes to visit his grandfather in a secluded mountain village, where...

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T'aime

as Paul Gontier
Released: 2000-04-26

Zef, twenty years old, is a simple-minded man who can only say one word: "love you". Always...

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Mort d'un président

as Georges Pompidou
Released: 2011-04-12

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En attendant Godot

as Estragon
Released: 1989-06-03

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Sidecar

as Jean Denamur, le censeur
Released: 1997-02-19

The gloomy life of a high school censor is turned upside down the day he meets an old classmate.

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Totally Nuts

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-28

Diane, a young woman in search of a child, is looking for money to go to the sperm bank. She...

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Spender : The French Collection

as Inspector Calliere
Released: 1993-12-29

Spender Christmas Special: Spender is sent to France to escort Tommy Thornton who has been...

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Celles qui aimaient Richard Wagner

as Richard Wagner
Released: 2011-11-09

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Crystal Book

as John Billeter, aka JB
Released: 1994-11-11

This European thriller, set in Sri Lanka, attempts to expound upon the philosophical...

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Le Chandelier

as Clavaroche
Released: 1977-12-17

Jacqueline is married to Maître André, but is in love with her lover Clavaroche, a fiery officer...

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Vivement dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-20

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Capitaine Marleau

as Jean Garcin
First aired: 2015-09-15

Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes...

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Spender

as Inspector Calliere
First aired: 1991-01-08

Jimmy Nail plays tough cop Spender, forced to return to his native Newcastle after a failed...

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The King’s Favorite

as Mathieu Ory
First aired: 2022-11-07

It follows Diane de Poitiers, an emeritus huntress whose unalterable beauty fuels rumors and...

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Boulevard du Palais

as commandant Philippe Rovère
First aired: 1999-02-26

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Cellule de crise

as Adi Lipp
First aired: 2020-12-03

Newly elected president of one of the largest humanitarian organisations in the world, Suzanne...

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Beauregard

as Pierre Hautefort
First aired: 2010-01-16

The life of a small group of teenagers in a small 1961 French boarding school. In French Savoie,...

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L'Or du diable

as L'abbé Bérenger Saunière, curé de Rennes-le-Château
First aired: 1989-02-03

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Les Poneys sauvages

as Barry Roots
First aired: 1983-01-03

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