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Filmography(23)

Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean

(2025)

Miss Violet

(2023)

Like a Son

(2023)

A Great Friend

(2022)

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Délicieux

(2020)

The Father Figure

(2019)

The Emperor of Paris

(2017)

Inside the Cell

(2014)

A Sense of Wonder

(2014)

Entre amis

(2014)

My Heroes

(2011)

Blind Man

(2011)

In Gold We Trust

(2009)

The Italian

(2009)

Babylon A.D.

(2008)

Ca$h

(2007)

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The Protocol

(2007)

Works

(2005)

The Antidote

(2004)

Cash Truck

(2003)

The Clown's smile

(1999)

Tic tac

(1997)

A Beautiful Soul

(1994)

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News & awards

News (15)

The 29th Tour de Cine Francés, the world's largest French film festival, gets underway

The 29th Tour de Cine Francés, the world's largest French film festival, gets underway

03 SEPTEMBER 2025

Festivals & events

International press roundup: February 2024

International press roundup: February 2024

06 MARCH 2024

Delegations (2)

Richmond French Film Festival
United States, 2016
Director : A Sense of Wonder
Richmond French Film Festival
United States, 2013
Director : My Heroes

People listed in the same film credits or the same companies

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin - © Ampas

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac - © Marie Rouge/Unifrance

François Berléand

François Berléand

Éric Altmayer

Éric Altmayer

Kad Merad

Kad Merad - © Philippe Quaisse / UniFrance

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila - © François Berthier

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin - © Sophie Robichon

Albert Dupontel

Albert Dupontel - © Matias Indjic / UniFrance

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil - © Marcel Hartmann

Vincent Elbaz

Vincent Elbaz - © Julien Lienard pour Getty/Contour

Josiane Balasko

Josiane Balasko - © Philippe Quaisse / UniFrance

Christian Clavier

Christian Clavier

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira - © Thomas Brunot / Unifrance

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