Capitaine Conan 1996  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq, Catherine Rich, Francois Berleand, Claude Rich, Laurent Schilling, Jean-Yves Roan
Based on Roger Veral's 1939 novel, this excellent film poses the question: "What do trained warriors do when the fighting ends?" Conan (Philippe Torreton) led a band of ruthless French warriors during World War I and now, in peacetime, he tries to protect them from themselves.
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It All Starts Today 1999  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci, Veronique Ataly, Nathalie Becue, Emmanuelle Bercot, Francoise Bette, Christine Citti, Christina Crevillen, Sylviane Goudal, Didier Bezace, Betty Teboulle, Gerard Giroudon
When the coal mines close in a small French town, the local economy plunges. Kindergarten teacher Daniel Lefebvre (Philippe Torreton) finds he must deal with a myriad of problems–physical as well as psychological–brought on by unemployment. A well-produced, thought-provoking film.
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Monsieur N. 2003  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Richard E. Grant, Jay Rodan, Elsa Zylberstein, Roschdy Zem, Bruno Putzulu, Stephane Freiss, Frederic Pierrot, Siobhan Hewlett, Peter Sullivan, Igor Skreblin, Bernard Bloch
This story begins with the exhumation of a body and then continues, through flashbacks, to 1815 when Napoleon Bonaparte (Philippe Torreton) was in exile on Elba. The story then explores age-old questions surrounding the mystery of how Napoleon died.
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| 1. Capitaine Conan (1996)
2. It All Starts Today (1999)
3. Monsieur N. (2003)
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