Jean Rochefort
21 titles
Filmography
21 results

Man on the Train
(2002)A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.

The Hairdresser's Husband
(1990)Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy.

Florida
(2015)Now eighty years old, Claude Lherminier is as impressive as ever, but his bouts of forgetfulness and confusion are becoming increasingly frequent. He stubbornly refuses to admit that anything is wrong. Carole, his oldest daughter, fights a daily battle to ensure that he's not left on his own. Spontaneously, Claude decides to fly to Florida. What lies behind this sudden trip?

Drummer-Crab
(1977)A squadron commander suffering from an incurable illness searches for an old comrade from Southeast Asia. Directed by Oscar-winner Pierre Schoendoerffer and featureing some of the greatest maritime footage ever shot, Le Crabe-Tambour is a layered and powerful adventure exploring ideas of honor, duty, and colonialism and its aftermath.

The Artist and the Model
(2012)In a secluded French border town during the Nazi occupation of WWII, an ageing artist, Marc Cros (Jean Rochefort), is once again inspired to pick up his tools after his wife Lea (Claudia Cardinale) brings home a refugee on the run from Franco's Spain, the beautiful but naĂŻve Merce (Aida Folch).

Twice Upon a Time
(2006)Renowned director Louis and stage actor Alice have a high-profile romance in the 1970s, followed by a much-publicised break-up. Decades later, they meet again and rekindle their romance.

The Watchmaker of St. Paul
(1974)
Let Joy Reign Supreme
(1975)A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
(1966)Polly Maggoo is a model from Brooklyn who lives a glitzy and glamourous life in Paris, fashion capital of the world. Conquering catwalks and the front pages of fashion magazines, she is starred on an episode of a TV show called “Who are you?”, acting as a pseudo-portrait of a super model.

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
(2014)A 19th-century man, whose heart was replaced with a clock at birth, is warned to avoid strong emotions, but love seems determined to find him.

Lost in La Mancha
(2002)A newly re-mastered version of the acclaimed cult classic. Visionary director Terry Gilliam has a dream. He wants to film the story of Don Quixote by recasting it as a trippy, time-traveling, mistaken-identity adventure starring Johnny Depp. Follow Gilliam as he suffers one setback after another whilst trying to get his passion-project off the ground.

Up to His Ears
(1965)Turbulent, fast-paced comedy adventure (one of the best of its time) about unhappy billionaire Belmondo, whose suicide attempts keep failing. When he hires some killers to do him in, he falls in love with beautiful Andress and wants to reverse the deal. Belmondo is ideally suited to this role, exotic locations and lots of stunts make this a joy to watch.

Symphony for a Massacre
(1963)In this stylish heist noir from director Jacques Deray, master director of the French crime film, five men pool their money to go in on one huge narcotics deal.

J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
(2003)French biographical drama about the life and works of classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach, delving into his passionate devotion to music

The Phantom of Liberty
(1974)Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Buñuel’s surrealist gem THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY. Featuring an elegant soiree with guests seated at toilet bowls, poker-playing monks using religious medals as chips, and police officers looking for a missing girl who is right under their noses, this perverse, playfully absurd comedy of non sequiturs deftly compiles many of the themes that preoccupied Buñuel throughout his career—from the hypocrisy of conventional morality to the arbitrariness of social arrangements.

The Closet
(2001)
French Postcards
(1979)Humorous exploration of three American college students spending a year abroad in Paris.

Agathe Cléry
(2008)The ultimate nightmare for a racist? Becoming as black as the people she abhors. This is exactly what happens to Agathe Cléry: she’s struck down with a rare disorder of the adrenal cortex glands that cause the skin to darken inexorably. One morning Agathe wakes up to find herself pitch black… There’s no way out. Paradoxically, these cruel blows start to make Agathe more of a human being. When she’s taken on by a company that employs anyone who isn’t white, it becomes imperative that her true identity remains a secret. Especially since she’s fallen madly in love with her boss, Quentin. The girl is in a fine mess!

Tell No One
(2006)Based on American writer Harlan Coben's bestselling thriller. An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?

Mr. Bean's Holiday
(2007)The hapless Mr. Bean takes a vacation on the French Riviera, where he becomes ensnared in an accidental kidnapping and a case of mistaken identity.