Jean-François Balmer Movies

Madame Bovary

67/100

In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire (Emma Rouault) marries a dull country doctor (Charles Bovary). To escape boredom, she throws herself into love ... See full summary »

The Swindle

66/100

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and ... See full summary »

Der Windhund

67/100

Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.

Cosmos

60/100

Witold just failed his law-school examinations and Fuchs has just quit his job at a Parisian fashion company. Arriving for a few days away at a so-called family guest-house, they are ... See full summary »

Die französische Revolution

77/100

When Louis XVI summoned the Etats-Generaux he unleashes a revolution that would change his country and cost his life. This is the story of one of the crucial points in the history of France, and Europe, divided into two parts.

That Day

68/100

A father (Michel Piccoli) is scheming to have his slightly mental daughter from an earlier marriage (Elsa Zylberstein) killed by allowing a murderous psychopath (Bernard Giraudeau) to be ... See full summary »

Der Buschpilot

63/100

A travel agent travels to Africa intending to start a resort hotel only to encounter her crusty ex-husband and ivory smugglers.

Die Bedrohung

67/100

The main character is unhappily married and has an affair. When his wife finds out, she lures his girlfriend to a cliff and throws herself of it, making the girlfriend look as her killer. ... See full summary »

Die Schule der verlorenen Mädchen

61/100

Madame de Maintenon rises from humble beginnings to become a courtesan to the royal court and eventually marries King Louis XIV. With the king's indulgence, Maintenon opens a special school for girls.

Die Schlacht von Dien Bien Phu

62/100

An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and ... See full summary »

T'aime

17/100

Der Coup von Nizza

62/100

Albert Spaggiari (Francis Huster) plays Spaggiari, who organises a group of gangsters to break into the vault of the Societé Générale Bank in Nice by tunnelling up through the sewers below.... See full summary »

Vent d'est

71/100

The true story of General Smyslovsky and the anti-Communist 1st Russian National Army receiving shelter in Liechtenstein in 1945 and successfully resisting Soviet pressure to be returned for execution in the USSR.

Polar - Ein Detektiv sieht schwarz

62/100

A private detective ponders another profession until a mysterious woman hires him to solve her roommate's murder.

L'infiltré

68/100

Early 1980, French secret services recruit a young Palestinian militant to infiltrate an actif Palestinian organization.

Sam suffit

65/100

Eva, a young stripper, attempts to create a more "normal" life for herself.

Charming Fellow

59/100

Das Licht der erloschenen Sterne

65/100

June 1940. The Wechrmacht appropriates the houses in which are living Pierre, his wife Magdeleine, their son Charles, their two servants Louise and Lea, and Mademoiselle, the beautiful ... See full summary »

The Valley

56/100

Matteo, a boy from the city, goes to visit his grandfather in a secluded mountain village, where preparations...

Celles qui aimaient Richard Wagner

62/100

Mumu

63/100

The story a rescue, the rescue of a bad brat's life in the post-WWII period. In 1947, Roger reaches 11 years old...

Urgence

51/100

A reporter discovers a neo-fascist conspiracy.

L'affaire Sacha Guitry

74/100

Le transfuge

61/100

Pierre et Jean

76/100