Denis Podalydès
19 titles
Filmography
19 results

Eleanor's Secret
(2009)The sumptuously animated story of a little boy and his magic library, where all the characters from the greatest classic children's books come alive.

Deception
(2021)Philip is a famous American writer living in exile in London. His mistress comes regularly to see him in his office, a refuge for the two lovers. They make love, argue, reconcile, and talk for hours—about the women who mark out his life, sex, antisemitism, literature, and remaining true to oneself.

Hitler's Games, Berlin 1936
(2016)Summer 1936 - The Berlin Olympics, organized by the Nazi regime on the eve of World War II, acted as a grand showcase for a Germany that was athletic, peaceful and rejuvenated. The violence and hate that until then had reigned in the streets of Berlin suddenly vanished. Adolf Hitler became the triumphant host of European countries he would soon try to invade or face in a deadly global conflict.

Safe Conduct
(2002)In occupied France, wartime is a battle for survival for two filmmakers that are trying to solve collaborationism in their own way.

The Dandelions
(2012)Rachel cannot wait to get away from her parents until she meets Valerie.

Scribe
(2016)The unemployed Duval is contacted by a mysterious organization to transcribe intercepted calls. He accepts the job with no suspicions, since it restores stability to his life, but it will soon result in political shenanigans of all kinds.

Marie-Francine
(2017)After being unceremoniously dumped by her husband and downsized out of her job, a 50-year-old woman is forced to move back in with her parents.

Napoleon: Destiny and Death
(2021)In this fascinating animated biopic, delve into the extraordinary life of Napoleon Bonaparte and his mission to defy death.

Mr & Mme Adelman
(2017)Love and ambition, treason, and secrets blend together as we follow the odyssey of this extraordinary couple Sarah and Victor, within the greater story of the past century.

Sorry Angel
(2018)Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and much-younger university student are brought together by chance. The two men find themselves navigating a casual fling that gradually deepens into a tender, transformative bond.

Rise
(2022)Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her with her stage backup.

Anaïs in Love
(2021)Struggling with her thesis, rent, and relationship, a lost 30-something has an affair with a publisher, then falls for his beautiful novelist partner.

The Screen Illusion
(2010)Between life and death, what is real, and what's an illsuion? In this futuristic drama, a man's search for his long-lost son leads him on a surreal odyssey. Directed by famed actor Mathieu Amalric, "The Screen Illusion" chronicles a father whose child mysteriously disappeared 10 years ago. Drawn into a strange luxury hotel, the man finds himself face to face with the life of his son.

Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
(2018)On the night of August 2, 1793, Marie Antoinette was imprisoned as France demanded her head. They judged her as a queen, her death made her immortal.

Nice and Easy
(2014)Sébastien has only one ambition in life: doing nothing. His world is his couch. He would rather contemplate life than live it. But in today's world, he who does nothing, is nothing. So he has to do a little, something.

Royal Palace
(2005)An ordinary speech therapist who is married to the King's younger son reluctantly becomes Queen upon the monarch's death. Life isn't a laugh every day for these crowned heads. But it can be...

The Sweet Escape
(2015)A graphic designer in the throes of a midlife crisis grows weary of his urban life and finds green pastures and blue water in a kayak adventure.

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.

Bloody Oranges
(2021)A seemingly benign look into the daily lives of five people in modern-day France goes haywire in this shocking black comedy with horrific results.