Artemisia 1997  R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Agnes Merlet
Cast: Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti, Emmanuelle Devos, Frederic Pierrot, Jacques Nolot, Dominique Reymond, Maurice Garrel, Brigitte Catillon
Artemisia Gentileschi (Valentina Cervi) (1593-1652) was the daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi (Michel Serrault), and she became a Baroque artist in her own right. This biography deals with Artemisia's early years as an apprentice and the rape trial that resulted from her affair with her teacher, Angostino Tassi (Miki Manojlovic).
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Deadly Circuit 1983  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand, Stephane Audran, Macha Meril, Genevieve Page, Sami Frey, Dominique Frot, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Isabelle Ho, Francois Bernheim
Private detective Beauvoir, The "Eye," (Michel Serrault) is on the trail of a seductress (Isabelle Adjani), a serial killer leaving victims in her wake as she travels through Europe.
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Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez Vos Mouchoirs) 1978 R, 109 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Bertrand Blier
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Carole Laure, Riton Liebman, Michel Serrault, Eleonore Hirt, Jean Rougerie, Sylvie Joly, Liliane Rovere, Michel Beaune
In this Best Foreign Film Academy Award winner, Raoul (Gerard Depardieu) tries to relieve his wife's (Carole Laure) listlessness by finding a new sexual partner for her. Although his choice of lovers fails, she finds sexual arousal through a 13-year-old boy.
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The Girl from Paris 2001 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: One Swallow Brought Spring
Director: Christian Carion
Cast: Michel Serrault, Mathilde Seigner, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Frederic Pierrot, Marc Berman, Francoise Bette, Christophe Rossignon, Roland Chalosse, Achiles Francisco Varas Dell'Aquila, Henri Pasquale
A young Parisian, Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner), has bought a goat farm in the French Alps. But, the previous owner, Adrien (Michel Serrault), has a stipulation: Adrien will remain in the farmhouse for 18 months after the sale to provide guidance for running the farm. In the duration, Sandrine and Adrien learn to accept and even like each other.
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La Cage Aux Folles 1978  R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta, Luisa Maneri, Venantino Venantini, Carlo Reali, Guido Cermiglia, Angelo Pellegrino
A gay couple Renato Baldi and Albin Mougeotte (Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault) pretend to be married heterosexuals for the pending marriage of Renato's son Laurent (Remi Laurent). In addition to two sequels, the story was made into a Broadway musical.
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La Cage Aux Folles 3 1985  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Georges Lautner
Cast: Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Ugo Tognazzi, Stephane Audran, Benny Luke, Antonella Interlenghi, Saverio Vallone, Gianluca Favilla, Umberto Raho, Roberto Posse, Flora Carabella, Pier Francesco Aiello
This film is proof that when the first sequel is (usually) not as good as the original, the third entry has little chance of being a hit. The plot continues the saga of drag queen Alben (Michel Serrault) who discovers an inheritance is his–only if he marries and fathers a son.
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La Cage Aux Folles II 1980 R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Paola Borboni, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru, Benny Luke, Stephane Audran, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Glauco Onorato, Roberto Bisacco, Gianrico Tondinelli, Giorgio Cerioni
This sequel just does not match up to the original movie, but it is still a pretty good comedy in which a homosexual couple, Albin Mougeotte and Renato Baldi (Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi) unwittingly becomes embroiled in espionage after obtaining stolen microfilm..
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Le Papillon 2002 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Butterfly
Director: Philippe Muyl
Cast: Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu, Francoise Michaud, Pierre Poirot, Helene Hily, Jacques Bouanich, Catherine Cyler, Jerry Lucas, Dominique Marcas, Idwig Stephane, Philippe Le Dem
Eight-year-old Elsa (Claire Bouanich), whose mother (Nade Dieu) spends little time with her, has adopted elderly entomologist Julien (Michel Serrault) as her father figure. When Julian sets out on a trip in search of a rare butterfly, Elsa stows away in his car. Reluctantly, Julian allows Elsa to join him, and the two bond–unaware that the police think Elsa is kidnapped.
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Love on a Pillow 1962 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Warrior's Rest
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, James Robertson Justice, Macha Meril, Yves Barsacq, Jean-Marc Bory, Jacqueline Porel, Christian Melson, Michel Serrault, Robert Dalban
A young woman, Genevieve (Brigitte Bardot), while in a small town to receive an inheritance, saves alcoholic Renaud (Robert Hossein) from committing suicide. They start a relationship, and his abusive nature starts to show. Though Genevieve loves him, will that be enough in this dysfunctional affair?
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Mam'zelle Pigalle 1956  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonniere, Francoise Fabian, Mischa Auer, Raymond Bussieres, Madeleine Lambert, Bernard Lancret, Michel Serrault, Jacques Marin, Jean Poiret
A nightclub owner (Bernard Lancret) makes himself scarce when his nightclub is suspected of being home to a counterfeit ring. He asks his club singer, Jean (Jean Bretonniere), to watch after his daughter Brigitte (Brigitte Bardot) during his absence. Thus begins a series of escapades for the two as Brigitte and Jean get into one scrape after another.
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The Swindle 1997 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, Francois Cluzet, Jean-Francois Balmer, Jackie Berroyer, Jean Benguigui, Mony Dalmes, Thomas Chabrol, Greg Germain, Nathalie Kousnetzoff
In this, Claude Chabrol's 50th film, he shows his mastery of cinematic art. The story involves con artists Betty (Isabelle Huppert) and Victor (Michel Serrault)–one of whom MAY be preparing to out-con the con.
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| 1. Artemisia (1997)
2. The Associate (1979)
3. Deadly Circuit (1983)
4. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez Vos Mouchoirs) (1978)
5. The Girl from Paris (2001)
aka: One Swallow Brought Spring
6. King of Hearts (Le Roi de Coeur) (1966)
7. La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
8. La Cage Aux Folles 3 (1985)
9. La Cage Aux Folles II (1980)
10. Le Papillon (2002)
aka: The Butterfly
11. Les Diaboliques (1954)
aka: Diabolique
aka: The Fiends
aka: The Devils
12. Love on a Pillow (1962)
aka: Warrior's Rest
13. Mam'zelle Pigalle (1956)
aka: Naughty Girl
aka: That Naughty Girl
14. Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
15. The Swindle (1997)
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