Grosse Fatigue 1994  R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Dead Tired
Director: Michel Blanc
Cast: Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret, Josiane Balasko, Roman Polanski, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Jean-Francois Perrier, Jean-Louis Richard, Francois Morel
Written by, directed by, and starring Michel Blanc, this movie satirizes the French film industry as Blanc suffers from the actions of an impersonator who is ruining the actor's reputation.
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Le Locataire 1976  R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Tenant
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Shelley Winters, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc
Trelkovsky (Roman Polanski) is a mild-mannered young Pole who rents an apartment in Paris and begins to suffer delusions of being persecuted by the other tenants. Not for all tastes.
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Monsieur Hire 1989  PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Patrice Leconte
Cast: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, Andre Wilms, Eric Berenger, Marielle Berthon, Philippe Dormoy, Marie Gaydu, Michel Morano, Nora Noel, Cristiana Reali, Bernard Soufflet
When a young girl is murdered in his Paris suburb, middle-aged Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc) becomes a murder suspect simply because his neighbors are suspicious of his introverted behavior. The police inspector (Andre Wilms) harasses Hire who is now making plans to move away with his neighbor Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire). But, things are not always what they seem to be, and big problems lie ahead for this ill-fated couple.
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 The Monster 1994  R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Jean-Claude Brialy, Massimo Girotti, Dominique Lavanant, Laurent Spielvogel, Ivano Marescotti, Franco Mescolini, Luciana Pieri Palombi, Vittorio Amandola, Gennaro Morrone, Rita Di Lernia, Vincenzo Vitagliano, Guilio Turli
Loris (Roberto Benigni) is a quiet man, mistaken as a serial murderer/rapist because he has been caught in compromising situations. Undercover agent Jessica (Nicoletta Braschi) is assigned to trip him up and provide evidence against him, BUT plans go awry.
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Strike It Rich 1990  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Loser Takes All
Director: James Scott
Cast: Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald, John Gielgud, Max Wall, Simon de La Brosse, Margi Clarke, Vladek Sheybal, Michel Blanc, Frances de La Tour, Gerard Dimiglio, Marius Goring
Bertram (Robert Lindsay), a math wizard and accountant at a large London firm, meets and falls in love with American Cary (Molly Ringwald). It isn't long before they make wedding plans, and his boss (John Gielgud), impressed with Bertram's skills, offers to pay for a honeymoon in Monte Carlo. Unfortunately, the boss is absent minded and forgets about the couple. Before long they are in need of money, and Bertram uses his skills to come up with a mathematical scheme to win at roulette. Soon they are VERY rich, turning Bertram into a power-hungry man, and predictable events follow.
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| 1. Grosse Fatigue (1994)
aka: Dead Tired
2. Le Locataire (1976)
aka: The Tenant
3. Monsieur Hire (1989)
4. The Monster (1994)
5. Strike It Rich (1990)
aka: Loser Takes All
6. Uranus (1991)
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