Clotilde Hesme
10 titles
Filmography
10 results

Three Worlds
(2012)The tale of a hit and run accident that results in the death of an illegal foreigner. The three men responsible decide to keep silent but encounter problems when a witness takes action. Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival

The Grocer's Son
(2007)Winner - Berlin Int'l FF. When his father falls ill, hot-blooded Antoine begrudgingly returns to the countryside to drive the family grocery truck.

Chicken for Linda!
(2023)Wracked with guilt after unjustly punishing her daughter Linda, widowed mother Paulette resolves to do anything to make it up to her. What does the girl want? A meal of chicken with peppers, which reminds her of the dish her father used to make. But with a general strike closing stores all across town and pushing people into the streets, this innocent request quickly leads to an outrageous series of events that spirals out of control, as Paulette does everything she can to keep her promise and find a chicken for Linda. Directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach unleash a unique visual marvel of hand-painted animation with bright, color-blocked characters, and a story that blends slapstick comedy, musical, and family drama, as Paulette and Linda ultimately confront the grief of an unspoken tragedy through the meal that could finally bring them closer together.

The Lost Patient
(2022)After waking up from a coma with no memory of the night when his entire family was murdered, a young man and his psychiatrist try to untangle the truth.

Chocolat
(2016)From circus to theatre, from anonymity to fame, Chocolat is the incredible true story of how Rafael Padilla Chocolat (Omar Sy), escaped slavery to become the first black stage performer in France. Performing a lead role in a circus pantomime act in Paris, Chocolat shot to stardom with his partner, Charles Footit (James Thiérrée), as the pair's unprecedented double act sent shock waves through conservative Parisian society. However, as their fame grew so did the gambling and discrimination, taking a toll on the duo's friendship and their lives.
Nona and Her Daughters
With three loving adult daughters, 70-year-old Nona lives life to the full - until she discovers she is pregnant again!

Mysteries of Lisbon
A whirlwind of adventure, revelations, violent passion, and love affairs, wrapped in a rhapsodic voyage from Europe to Brazil, forge an orphan’s fate

Love Songs
(2007)In spite of emotive bursts into song, this throwback to the 1960s musical is a personal, deeply felt film for its director. An intriguing, bold work at the same time self-conscious and sincere—with an ensemble cast that includes Honoré’s regular collaborators Louis Garrel and Chiara Mastroianni.

A Woman's Life
(2016)A Woman's Life is a tale of tormented love embedded in the restrictive social and moral codes of marriage and family in 19th century Normandy. Upon finishing her schooling in a convent, young aristocrat Jeanne marries local Viscount Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful husband. As she navigates his chronic infidelity, pressure from her family and community, and the alternating joys and burdens of motherhood, Jeanne's rosy illusions about her privileged world are slowly stripped away.

For a Woman
(2013)In her mid-thirties, Anne still knows practically nothing of her family's past. After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at her parents' life after the concentration camps of World War II. Her research reveals the existence of a mysterious uncle everyone seems intent on forgetting entirely. As she closes in on a discovery she didn't expect, her father grows ever more ill, and may take the family secret to his grave. In a journey that stretches from post-war France and to the 1980s, Anne's destiny intertwines with her father's past until they form a single, unforgettable story.