Denis Lavant Movies

Holy Motors

71/100

From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the shadowy life of a mystic man named Monsieur Oscar.

The Lovers on the Bridge

76/100

Alex, who's homeless and addicted to alcohol, and Michèle, who's losing her sight, form a relationship while sleeping rough on Paris's Pont-Neuf bridge.

Mister Lonely

64/100

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

Beau travail

74/100

This film focuses on an ex-Foreign Legion officer as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in Africa.

Mauvais Sang

73/100

Marc (Michel Piccoli) recruits Alex (Denis Lavant), son of his former, now dead colleague. Alex is a card shark with a big dream to go out to the world and leave his own mark. His ... See full summary »

The Night Eats the World

60/100

The morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.

Boy Meets Girl

70/100

Paris by night. Alex, 22, wants to become a filmmaker. He is fascinated by first times and his girlfriend, Florence, has just left him for his best friend, Thomas. First break-up, first ... See full summary »

Tuvalu

75/100

In a desolate and colorless landscape stands a dilapidated bathhouse run by a puffed-up blind man, his long-suffering wife, and their son Anton, who does all the work. He's lonely and ... See full summary »

I'm Not a F**king Princess

64/100

When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.

Ein Mönch in Marseille

68/100

Tsai Ming-liang returns with this latest entry in his Walker series, in which his monk acquires an unexpected acolyte in the form of Denis Lavant as he makes his way through the streets of a sun-dappled Marseille.

Eva Doesn't Sleep

56/100

The embalmed corpse of Eva Peron is taken to various cities throughout Europe before returning to her home in Argentina, where it is ultimately abducted.

Camping sauvage

54/100

Camille, 17, is caravan camping with her family at a lake in Gironde, where she's bored, pouty, and...

Kapitän Ahab

62/100

Boris Without Béatrice

61/100

A man begins having an extramarital affair to deal with his emotional and companionship needs while caring for his terminally ill wife.

The Mountain

55/100

The story of a young man who, after losing his mother, goes to work with a doctor specializing in lobotomies and therapies.

Luminal

52/100

Set in 2010, Luminal is the story of a friendship between two teenagers, on an urban backdrop of excesses.

History's Future

65/100

Part fiction, part documentary, part essay on the contemporary world, HISTORY'S FUTURE is one man's odyssey through a Europe in turmoil - and through his own mind.

Bury our Dogs

83/100

Girls with Balls

54/100

All girls volley ball team The Falcons end up stranded in the middle of nowhere after their mini-van breaks down. Little do they know they landed in degenerate hunters' territory and the ... See full summary »

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

65/100

From the First World War to the 1970s, a look back on the life of Marcel Dassault, a French aeronautical genius, but also a press magnate, an arms dealer and a politician, to name but a few... See full summary »

Visiblement je vous aime

61/100

Denis has committed yet another crime. But instead of sending him to prison, the judge offers him an alternative : to work in a home for young psychotics. Denis accepts. At first, he feels ... See full summary »

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

62/100

1948 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline in Denmark, in exile, accused of collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation of the France. He is accompanied by Lucette, his wife and his cat Bebert.

Vom Lokführer, der die Liebe suchte...

80/100

La partie d'échecs

66/100

In 19th century, a disillusioned priest helps a young boy drifter who's a chess wunderkind to move on up in life and social structures using his talent. Years later, he's a success, but game of life and love has higher stakes than chess.

Obsessions

61/100