Most Popular Joël Lavau Trailers
Total trailers found: 48
La Lectrice Trailer (1988)
17 August 1988
A young woman passionate about reading immerses herself in the adventures of a fictional character who makes reading her profession.
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy Trailer (1998)
22 April 1998
Jeanne, a receptionist at a travel agency, is looking for the love of her life. She thinks she has finally found it with Olivier.
The Little Mermaid Trailer (1980)
20 August 1980
A 40-year-old mechanic whistles at a passing teenager; she stops and upbraids him. In embarrassment, he claims he was whistling at her companion, her 14-year-old cousin, Isabelle.
Fanny Trailer (2013)
10 July 2013
"Fanny" is the second part of the "Marseille trilogy", made by Marcel Pagnol with the generic name of "Marius, Fanny and César".
One Can Say It Without Getting Angry Trailer (1978)
11 January 1978
Pauline intends to end her days and meticulously prepares her suicide, but she meets Peppo, an Italian immigrant, who will change her mind.
The Probability Factor Trailer (1976)
07 April 1976
Fred works for an insurance company as a computer engineer. He is bored with enduring the trials of his shrewish wife, so, after using actuarial tables to calculate the most common means of death, he cleverly prepares the family bathroom and brings about her demise.
All About Love Trailer (2001)
11 April 2001
Maria is a bright and attractive but not especially responsible young woman who is used to having things go her way in life.
Caché Trailer (2005)
05 October 2005
George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret.
May Fools Trailer (1990)
24 January 1990
During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.
Marius Trailer (2013)
09 July 2013
"Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius.
L'Œil au beur(re) noir Trailer (1987)
04 November 1987
Denis and Rachid, a black and an Algerian, are looking for an apartment in Paris. Both meet Virginie, whocould rent them the vacant apartment of her stepfather, but she'd rather rent to some low-lifes than to a black or an Algerian.
Bye Bye Blondie Trailer (2012)
12 March 2012
A love story of two women who meet up in their late forties and attempt to retrieve the romance they had in their youth.
36th Precinct Trailer (2004)
24 November 2004
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves.
Memoirs of a French Whore Trailer (1979)
17 October 1979
Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard.
My Best Friend Trailer (2006)
06 December 2006
Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction.
The Escort Trailer (1999)
17 November 1999
Fleeing from his wife in France to London, 45-year-old Pierre is barely able to support himself. He meets friendly Tom, who offers to help him make ends meet by working as a male escort.
Thank You, Life Trailer (1991)
13 March 1991
Camille, a naïve schoolgirl, meets an intriguing influence in Joelle, a slightly older and much more experienced spirit.
Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's Trailer (1981)
25 January 1981
Guy is fired from is job, and asks to stay with his friend and his girlfriend in their apartment. The longer he stays, the more disaster he creates.
My Other Husband Trailer (1983)
21 September 1983
A woman leaves her husband and marries another man without divorcing the first.
The Valet Trailer (2006)
29 March 2006
Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie.
Conversations with My Gardener Trailer (2007)
06 June 2007
A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house.
Germinal Trailer (1993)
29 September 1993
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner.
The Plague Trailer (1992)
26 August 1992
In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick.
An Impudent Girl Trailer (1985)
11 December 1985
Charlotte Castang is a working-class 13-year-old girl, who lives in a drab, run-down neighbourhood, and is ready to become an adult.
The Crisis Trailer (1992)
02 December 1992
Victor is a legal advisor who finds himself abandoned by his wife and fired the same day. He tries to seek comfort from different friends and family members, but everyone he meets is concerned with their own problems.
Under a False Name Trailer (2004)
10 November 2004
A mysterious writer is involved in a love affair with his stepson's wife, leading to a web of intrigue and desire.
A Man in Love Trailer (1987)
07 May 1987
An American film-star and an unknown British actress meet on set in Rome. She is angry when he refuses to speak to her journalist father, but later they have a passionate relationship.
The Horseman on the Roof Trailer (1995)
20 September 1995
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
Dog Day Trailer (1984)
10 January 1984
A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession.
Dry Cleaning Trailer (1997)
24 September 1997
A bored couple takes in a young man who turns their lives inside out.
Entre Nous Trailer (1983)
06 April 1983
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him.
Tresor Trailer (2009)
11 November 2009
Nathalie and Jean-Pierre have been together for five years, to celebrate their anniversary, Jean-Pierre prepare a surprise present for his girlfriend: a cute four month english bullgod.
The Three Brothers Trailer (1995)
13 December 1995
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all.
The Girl on the Bridge Trailer (1999)
31 March 1999
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows.
Too Beautiful for You Trailer (1989)
21 October 1989
A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary.
La femme d'un seul homme Trailer (1998)
02 May 1998
When she discovers that her husband is cheating on her, Sabine decides to develop a strategy to save her relationship.
And Now My Love Trailer (1974)
15 May 1974
The movie follows the lives of a woman and a man starting from several generations earlier. The story spans a whole century and several continents.
Ménage Trailer (1986)
23 April 1986
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband.
The Widow of Saint-Pierre Trailer (2000)
19 April 2000
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested.
Small Cuts Trailer (2003)
12 February 2003
Bruno, a communist newspaper journalist, is suffering a mid-life crisis. Torn between his wife Gaëlle and his young girlfriend Nathalie, his political beliefs battered by the wind of history, Bruno seems to have lost his bearings.
La Femme flic Trailer (1980)
08 January 1980
Young police inspector Corinne Levasseur interrogated a dealer without the judge's consent. Following an indiscretion of her lover, the substitute Berthot, Corinne is transferred to a small town in the North who lives under the thumb of a rich industrialist and his family.
Douce France Trailer (1986)
19 March 1986
In this village, French are much more victims of their fellow countrymen than they are of the occupying forces.
Spoiled Children Trailer (1977)
07 September 1977
Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film.
The Dogs Trailer (1979)
07 March 1979
After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to put a stop to the climb of violence.
Paradise for All Trailer (1982)
25 August 1982
Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux.
Like a Pot of Strawberries Trailer (1974)
11 September 1974
Amandine is twenty years old, the most beautiful buttocks in Paris, and unfortunately a very ugly nose, which forces her in her profession of model, to pose only from behind.
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents Trailer (1993)
01 December 1993
This bright domestic drama captures a moment in time when, for a large number of idealistic and grateful French men and women, the promise of Russian communism was bright, and everything Russian was a source of joy and amazement.
Roads to the South Trailer (1978)
28 April 1978
France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his love for his country, under the boot of General Franco, whose death he and his comrades have waited for years, and his complicated relationship with his son.
