Jean-François Balmer Movie Trailers
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The Adolescent Trailer (1979)
24 January 1979
In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon.
Elephant Tales Trailer (2006)
24 October 2006
A tale of two elephant brothers, Tutu and Zef, in search of their mother, and the menagerie of wild creatures they encounter along the way.
Dead Europe Trailer (2012)
12 December 2012
In Greece to scatter his father's ashes, Isaac hears of a curse that hangs over the head of his family.
La vérité est un vilain défaut Trailer (1997)
03 March 1997
The trials and tribulations of a good guy who feels obliged to confess the truth to his wife or his boss every time he makes a mistake.
Wild Animals Trailer (1984)
18 April 1984
Berg and Bela are married stunt drivers, but one night Bela dies in an accident. Jaded and reclusive, Berg becomes a nighttime security guard where he befriends a young woman, Mimi, who works nights too.
Le Transfuge Trailer (1985)
13 November 1985
A French industrialist, Bernard Corain, who frequently travels on business to the German Democratic Republic, is contacted by the SDECE to establish a "relationship" with a high-ranking East German official who wishes to leave his country clandestinely.
La Menace Trailer (1977)
28 September 1977
Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and Dominique is hysterical.
Mumu Trailer (2010)
24 March 2010
The story a rescue, the rescue of a bad brat's life in the post-WWII period. In 1947, Roger reaches 11 years old.
Colère Trailer (2010)
16 July 2010
The town of Carzac Shakespeare suffered a violent attack that caused a fire in the local factory. Many dead and wounded.
L'Infiltré Trailer (2011)
21 June 2011
A notorious French ex-felon becomes an informant and infiltrates a Mexican drug cartel.
In the House Trailer (2012)
26 September 2012
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher.
Time Regained Trailer (1999)
19 May 1999
In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life.
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross Trailer (2007)
03 February 2007
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them.
Polar Trailer (1984)
21 March 1984
This film noir tends to stay within very conventional plot lines, as the narration by the main protagonist, private detective Eugene Tarpon Jean-François Balmer, recites a dreary litany of how he wanted to chuck his profession until an attractive woman shows up asking him to investigate the murder of her roommate, a porno star.
Spender : The French Collection Trailer (1993)
29 December 1993
Spender Christmas Special: Spender is sent to France to escort Tommy Thornton who has been extradited to the UK.
Madame Bovary Trailer (1991)
03 March 1991
In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.
Swann in Love Trailer (1984)
23 February 1984
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
These Kids Are Grown-Ups Trailer (1979)
14 March 1979
When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot them out, they contrive ingenious ways to inconvenience and harass him.
Rocking Poponguine Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
A tale of growing up in 1960s Senegal. Bacc narrates his early years of living in Popenguine, a town divided by culture and musical tastes.
Charming Fellow Trailer (2001)
24 January 2001
Octave and his friends, Achille and Hector, wander around at night in the grocery stores, the regulars' restaurants and the creepy bars.
La Vallée delle ombre Trailer (2009)
12 August 2009
Matteo, a boy from the city, goes to visit his grandfather in a secluded mountain village, where preparations for a local ancient festival are under way.
Une page d'amour Trailer (1980)
18 October 1980
In Passy, Paris, 1895. The young widow Hélène calls the doctor Henri Deberle during the night, when her daughter Jeanne suddenly gets breathless.
Waiting for Anya Trailer (2020)
07 February 2020
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
Love at the Top Trailer (1974)
13 March 1974
A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.
Tokyo! Trailer (2008)
16 August 2008
Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians.
La Dilettante Trailer (1999)
07 July 1999
Pierrette is a woman who describes herself as having "opted for the temporary on a permanent basis." After 15 years of living the good life in Switzerland, Pierrette one day packs her bags full of fashionable outfits and returns to her native Paris with no idea of what she'll do.
Le Chandelier Trailer (1977)
17 December 1977
Jacqueline is married to Maître André, but is in love with her lover Clavaroche, a fiery officer stationed in the city.
Lucky Luke Trailer (2009)
21 October 2009
Fearless gunslinger, Lucky Luke, is ordered by the President to bring peace to Daisy Town.
Dien Bien Phu Trailer (1992)
04 March 1992
Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.
Golden Eighties Trailer (1986)
25 June 1986
In a lively shopping center, proprietors and customers are bustling, including three women vying for a man's heart with song and dance.
Murder on Omaha Beach Trailer (2018)
20 October 2018
Captain Eloïse Gentil, of Caen police, hasn't been on speaking terms with her father Robert, an expert on WWII, for twenty years.
Cop or Hood Trailer (1979)
28 March 1979
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz is sent to investigate the situation.
Juliette dans son bain Trailer (2022)
14 May 2022
Ronny Kandiotis, a billionaire and art lover, is the guest of a major museum, on the occasion of a donation to France of two paintings, one by Gauguin and the other by Munch.
The Blood of Others Trailer (1984)
25 August 1984
In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.
The Sacha Guitry Affair Trailer (2007)
24 July 2007
On the morning of 23 August 1944 Sacha Guitry was arrested at his Paris appartment, as the French capital was being liberated.
The French Revolution Trailer (1989)
10 May 1989
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem.
My Chinese Sister Trailer (1994)
09 November 1994
In 1977, one year after Mao died, a French man ( played by Alain Bashung) comes back to China to work as a school teacher with his daughter.
Last Image Trailer (1986)
02 June 1986
Seen through the filtered lens of boyhood memories, award-winning director Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamina crafted this half-fictional, half-autobiographical account of a brief period in the history of an Algerian village.
Strange Affair Trailer (1981)
23 December 1981
A young Parisian advertising executive becomes so captivated by the unsettling charm of his mysterious new employer that he eventually abandons his family and friends, viewing it a privilege to let the ubiquitous employer take over his home, his life, his desire.
T'aime Trailer (2000)
26 April 2000
Zef, twenty years old, is a simple-minded man who can only say one word: "love you". Always happy, loving everyone, he lives with his sister Sophie on a farm in the Lot.
The Night Caller Trailer (1975)
09 April 1975
A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives.
Comedy of Power Trailer (2006)
22 February 2006
Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of participating in massive corporate malfeasance.
Mountain Pass Trailer (1978)
08 November 1978
Serge (Stevenin) is a dweller in the French provinces who happens upon Georges (Jacques Villeret), a Parisian motorist in distress.
That Day Trailer (2003)
04 June 2003
A father is scheming to have his slightly mental daughter from an earlier marriage killed by allowing a murderous psychopath to be released from the asylum and led to his house.
Dieumerci ! Trailer (2016)
09 March 2016
A 44 year old guy gets out of jail and wants to become an actor.
An Unlikely Adventurer Trailer (1997)
13 September 1997
Carole is ready to do anything to save the Guyanese forest and the Wayanas Indians from the pollution of the Gerson laboratories! Fearless and determined, our adventuress will face the unscrupulous men sent by the laboratories to make her give in.
The King's Daughters Trailer (2000)
17 May 2000
Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women.
The African Trailer (1983)
22 October 1983
Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live. Here she meets her husband Victor, a devoted conservationist who left her three years ago to live in the jungle.
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre Trailer (2001)
03 April 2001
A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system.
Crystal Book Trailer (1994)
11 November 1994
This European thriller, set in Sri Lanka, attempts to expound upon the philosophical implications of life, death, and memory.
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Trailer (1996)
20 March 1996
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
It's Not Me Trailer (2024)
12 June 2024
This free-form film is a self-portrait, which revisits more than 40 years of the author’s filmography and questions the major stations of his life, while capturing the political tremors of the time.
The Castaways of Turtle Island Trailer (1976)
06 October 1976
Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his colleague comes to a brilliant idea: what if I offer tourists real extreme recreation? So the group of tourists land on a deserted island with no food, no shelter, nothing.
Snow Trailer (1981)
20 May 1981
Anita is a barmaid at the center of a community of street preachers, prostitutes, dealers and users. When a beloved friend (and young drug dealer) is caught by narcotics agents, Anita takes it upon herself to score for his struggling clients.
The Swindle Trailer (1997)
15 October 1997
Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home, earning their living as petty con artists, until one day they find themselves involved in an international money scam which takes them on a globe-trotting adventure.
The Mouth Agape Trailer (1974)
08 May 1974
Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son remains aloof, and her daughter-in-law wonders if she is witnessing her own decline.