List of French films of 2008
Table:
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes

8th Wonderland
Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach
Matthew Géczy, Alain Azerot, Eloïssa Florez
Science fiction

À l'aventure
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Carole Brana, Jocelyn Quivrin
Drama

Asterix at the Olympic Games
Frédéric Forestier
Thomas Langmann
Clovis Cornillac
Gérard Depardieu
Comedy

La Belle Personne
Christophe Honoré
Louis Garrel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Léa Seydoux
Drama

Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
Dany Boon
Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix
Comedy
Box office record in France

Black
Pierre Laffargue
MC Jean Gab’1
Blaxploitation

Un conte de Noël
Arnaud Desplechin
Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon
Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni
Comedy / Drama
César Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jean-Paul Roussillon

The Class (Entre les murs)
Laurent Cantet
François Bégaudeau
Drama / Semi-Biographical

Le crime est notre affaire
Pascal Thomas
Catherine Frot, André Dussollier
Comedy/Mystery

Dragon Hunters
Arthur Qwak
Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit and Marie Drion
Animated fantasy

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Rémi Bezançon
Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman
Déborah François, Marc-André Grondin
Comedy
Best Editing (Sophie Reine), Most Promising Actor (Marc-André Grondin) and Most Promising Actress (Déborah François) at the César Awards

Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu
Drama
FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Valladolid International Film Festival

Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'Ombre)
Jean-Paul Salomé
Sophie Marceau
Julie Depardieu
War film
About female resistance agents in WWII

Le Grand alibi
Pascal Bonitzer
Caterina Murino, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Lambert Wilson, Miou-Miou, Nicole Garcia
Crime film

Les liens du sang
Jacques Maillot
Marie Denarnaud, Helene Foubert
Crime, Action
Set in 1979 [1]

I've Loved You So Long
Philippe Claudel
Kristin Scott Thomas
Drama
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Johnny Mad Dog
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Based on a novel by Emmanuel Dongala about child soldiers

Julia
Erick Zonca
Tilda Swinton
Crime drama film

Kabuli Kid
Barmak Akram
Haji Gul Aser, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn

Drama
With Afghanistan. Screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Lisa Azuelos
Sophie Marceau, Christa Theret, Jérémy Kapone
Comedy

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8th Wonderland is a 2008 French drama film directed by Nicolas Alberny [ fr ] and Jean Mach [ fr ] .
À L'Aventure is a 2008 French film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau .
Jean-Claude Brisseau ( French : [ bʁiso ] ; 17 July 1944 - 11 May 2019 ) was a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ( Choses Secrètes ) and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ( Les Anges exterminateurs ) . His film Céline was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival . At the Cannes Film Festival , he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secret Things ; in 1988 he was awarded the Special Award for the Youth . In 2002 , Brisseau was arrested on charges of sexual harassment after three women came forward accusing him of cajoling them into performing sexual acts on camera by promising them a film role . He was eventually found guilty , fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence . Brisseau made a semi-autobiographical film in 2006 about this incident , Les Anges Exterminateurs . He was formerly a professor at La Fémis in Paris . Brisseau died in Paris on 11 May 2019 at the age of 74 .
Jocelyn Quivrin ( 14 February 1979 - 15 November 2009 ) was a French actor . He had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film Syriana .
Asterix at the Olympic Games ( French : Astérix aux Jeux olympiques ) is a 2008 French fantasy comedy film directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann , and written by Langmann , Alexandre Charlot , and Frank Magnier , based on characters from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo 's Astérix comic series . It was filmed primarily in Spain over the course of the year 2006 . At the time of its release , it was the most expensive French and non English-speaking film of all time . The film has been poorly received by critics , but performed well at several European box offices , topping charts in Poland , Spain , and France . In May 2008 , it received the Gérard du cinéma ( French equivalent of the Razzie Awards ) for Worst French film made in 2007 .
Frédéric Forestier ( born 1969 ) is a French director .
Thomas Langmann ( born 24 May 1971 ) is a French film producer and actor , known for producing The Artist ( 2011 ) , for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer in 2012 .
Clovis Cornillac ( born 16 August 1968 ) is a French actor , film director and screenwriter .
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu ( UK : /ˈdɛpɑːrdjɜː , ˌdɛpɑːrˈdjɜː/ , US : /-ˈdjʌ , ˌdeɪpɑːrˈdjuː/ , French : [ ʒeʁaʁ ɡzavje maʁsɛl dəpaʁdjø ] ( listen ) ; born 27 December 1948 ) is a French actor . He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history , having completed more than 170 films since 1967 . [ citation needed ] He has received acclaim for his performances in The Last Metro ( 1980 ) , for which he won the César Award for Best Actor , in Police ( 1985 ) , for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor , Jean de Florette ( 1986 ) , and Cyrano de Bergerac ( 1990 ) , winning the Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor , his second César Award for Best Actor , and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor . He co-starred in Peter Weir 's comedy Green Card ( 1990 ) , winning a Golden Globe Award and later acted in many big budget Hollywood movies including Ridley Scott 's 1492 : Conquest of Paradise ( 1992 ) , Kenneth Branagh 's Hamlet ( 1996 ) , Randall Wallace 's The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) , and Ang Lee 's Life of Pi ( 2012 ) . He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite . He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 ( officially adopted name in Russian : Жерар Депардьё , romanized : Zherar Depardyo ) , and became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro during the same month .
The Beautiful Person ( French : La Belle Personne ) is a 2008 French film directed by Christophe Honoré . It is a modernized adaptation of the seventeenth-century French novel La Princesse de Clèves . Honoré was inspired to make the film after then French president Nicolas Sarkozy repeatedly criticized the book as irrelevant in regard to modern life .
Christophe Honoré ( born 10 April 1970 ) is a French writer and film director . Honoré was born in Carhaix , Finistère . After moving to Paris in 1995 , he wrote articles in Les Cahiers du Cinéma . He started writing soon after . His 1996 book Tout contre Léo ( Close to Leo ) talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults ; he made it into a film in 2002 . He wrote other books for young adults throughout the late 1990s . His first play , Les Débutantes , was performed at Avignon 's Off Festival in 1998 . In 2005 , he returned to Avignon to present Dionysos impuissant in the In Festival , with Joana Preiss and Louis Garrel playing the leads . A well-known director , he is considered an auteur in French cinema . His 2006 film Dans Paris has led him to be considered by French critics as the heir to the Nouvelle Vague cinema . In 2007 , Les Chansons d'amour was one of the films selected to be in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival . Honoré is openly gay , and some of his movies or screenplays ( among them Les Filles ne savent pas nager , Dix-sept fois Cécile Cassard and Les Chansons d'amour ) deal with gay or lesbian relations .
Louis Garrel ( born 14 June 1983 ) is a French actor and filmmaker . He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers , directed by Bernardo Bertolucci . He regularly appears in films by French director Christophe Honoré , including Ma mère , Dans Paris , Les Chansons d'amour , La Belle Personne and Non ma fille , tu n'iras pas danser .
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet ( born 4 December 1987 ) is a French actor , film director and screenwriter .
Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne , known professionally as Léa Seydoux ( French : [ le.a sɛ.du ] ( listen ) ; born 1 July 1985 ) , is a French actress . She began her acting career in French cinema , appearing in films such as The Last Mistress ( 2007 ) and On War ( 2008 ) . She first came to attention after she received her first César Award nomination , for her performance in The Beautiful Person ( 2008 ) , and won the Trophée Chopard , an award given to promising actors at the Cannes Film Festival . Since then , she has appeared in major Hollywood films including Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) , Robin Hood ( 2010 ) , Midnight in Paris ( 2011 ) and Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol ( 2011 ) . In French cinema , she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for a second time for her role in Belle Épine ( 2010 ) and was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for her role as a lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette in the film Farewell , My Queen ( 2012 ) . In 2013 , Seydoux came to widespread attention when she was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as a lesbian art student in the critically acclaimed film Blue Is the Warmest Colour . That same year , she also received the Lumières Award for Best Actress for the film Grand Central and , in 2014 , she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and starred in the films Beauty and the Beast , The Grand Budapest Hotel and Saint Laurent . She gained international attention for her appearance as Bond girl Madeleine Swann in Spectre ( 2015 ) , and will reprise the role in No Time to Die ( 2020 ) . She also provides the voice and likeness of the character Fragile in the video game Death Stranding ( 2019 ) .
Welcome to the Sticks ( French : Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis [ a ] French pronunciation : ​ [ bjɛ̃vny ʃe le ʃti ] ) is a 2008 French comedy film directed and co-written by Dany Boon and starring Kad Merad and Boon himself . The film is the highest-grossing film of all time at the box office in France .
Dany Boon ( /ˈdæni/ ; born Daniel Faid Hamidou ; 26 June 1966 in Armentières ) is a French comedian and filmmaker who has acted both on the stage and the screen . He takes his stage name from the American television show Daniel Boone .
Kad Merad ( born Kaddour Merad ; 27 March 1964 ) is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen .
Zoé Félix ( born 7 May 1976 ) is a French actress .
Black is a 2008 French blaxploitation film directed by Pierre Laffargue .
A Christmas Tale ( French : Un conte de Noël ) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin , starring Catherine Deneuve , Jean-Paul Roussillon , Mathieu Amalric , Anne Consigny , Melvil Poupaud , Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni . It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents ' home for Christmas , only to learn that their mother has leukemia . It was in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival .
Arnaud Desplechin ( French : [ aʁno depleʃɛ̃ ] ; born 31 October 1960 ) is a French film director and screenwriter .
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac ( born 22 October 1943 ) , known professionally as Catherine Deneuve ( /dəˈnɜːv/ ; French : [ katʁin dənœv ] ( listen ) ) , is a French actress as well as an occasional singer , model and producer . She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy , aloof and mysterious beauties for various directors , including Luis Buñuel , François Truffaut and Roman Polanski . In 1985 , she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne , France 's national symbol of liberty . A 14-time César Award nominee , she won for her performances in Truffaut 's The Last Metro ( 1980 ) , for which she also won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress , and Régis Wargnier 's Indochine ( 1992 ) . Deneuve made her film debut in 1957 and first came to prominence in Jacques Demy 's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg , before going on to star for Polanski in Repulsion ( 1965 ) , for Demy again in The Young Girls of Rochefort ( 1967 ) and Donkey Skin ( 1970 ) , and for Buñuel in Belle de Jour ( 1967 ) and Tristana ( 1970 ) . She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for Belle de Jour , and the Academy Award for Best Actress for Indochine . She also won the 1998 Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Place Vendôme . Other notable English-language films include The April Fools ( 1969 ) , Hustle ( 1975 ) , The Hunger ( 1983 ) and Dancer in the Dark ( 2000 ) .
Jean-Paul Roussillon ( 5 March 1931 - 31 July 2009 ) was a French actor . He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1954 and 2008 . He starred in the film Playing 'In the Company of Men ' , which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival . He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Christmas Tale . For years Roussillon had been battling lung cancer and died on 31 July 2009 in Auxerre , France .
Mathieu Amalric ( French pronunciation : [ ma.tjø a.mal.ʁik ] ( listen ) ; born 25 October 1965 ) is a French actor and filmmaker . He is best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace , his performance in Steven Spielberg 's Munich , and for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , for which he drew critical acclaim . He has also won several César Awards and the Lumières Award .
Anne Consigny ( born 25 May 1963 ) is a French actress who has been active since 1981 . She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film Not Here to Be Loved ( 2005 ) . She is also known for her role as Claude in the 2007 drama The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and as Elizabeth in the 2008 film A Christmas Tale , for which she was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .
Melvil Poupaud ( born 26 January 1973 ) is a French actor , author and filmmaker .
Emmanuelle Devos ( born 10 May 1964 ) is a French actress . She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau . She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Sur mes lèvres , directed by Jacques Audiard . She has also been nominated further three times for the award . She was a member of the Jury for the Main Competition section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival .
Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni ( born 28 May 1972 ) is a French actress and singer . She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve .
The Class ( French : Entre les murs , lit . 'Between the walls ' ) is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet , based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau . The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau 's experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in the 20th arrondissement of Paris , particularly illuminating his struggles with problem children : Esmerelda ( Esmeralda Ouertani ) , Khoumba ( Rachel Regulier ) , and Souleymane ( Franck Keïta ) . The film stars Bégaudeau himself in the role of the teacher . The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival , making it the first French film to do so since 1987 , when Maurice Pialat won the award for Under the Sun of Satan . The Class was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but lost to Departures .
Laurent Cantet ( [ lɔʁɑ̃ kɑ̃tɛ ] ; born 15 June 1961 ) is a French director , cinematographer and screenwriter . His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux . His 2001 film L'Emploi du temps was placed at 99 on Slant Magazine 's best films of the 2000s , number 9 of The Guardian 's Best Films of the Noughties , and number 11 at The A.V . Club 's top 50 films of the 2000s ( decade ) . On 25 May 2008 , he received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival , for the film Entre les murs .
François Bégaudeau ( French pronunciation : ​ [ fʁɑ̃swa beɡodo ] ; born 27 April 1971 ) is a French writer , journalist , and actor . He is best known for co-writing and starring in Entre les murs ( 2008 ) , a film based on his 2006 novel of the same name . The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009 .
Crime Is Our Business ( French : Le Crime est notre affaire ) is a 2008 French comedy mystery film directed by Pascal Thomas and starring Catherine Frot , André Dussollier and Claude Rich . It is based on the Agatha Christie novel 4.50 from Paddington ( but with a change of detectives from Miss Marple to Tommy and Tuppence ) .
Pascal Thomas ( born 2 April 1945 ) is a French screenwriter and film director . His 1999 film The Dilettante was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival .
Catherine Frot ( [ kaˈtʁin_ˈfʁo ] ; born 1 May 1956 ) is a French actress . A ten-time César Award nominee , she won the awards for Best Actress for Marguerite ( 2015 ) and Best Supporting Actress for Family Resemblances ( 1996 ) . Her other films include Le Dîner de Cons ( 1998 ) , La Dilettante ( 1999 ) and Haute Cuisine ( 2012 ) .
André Dussollier ( born 17 February 1946 ) is a French actor .
Dragon Hunters ( French : Chasseurs de dragons ) is a 2008 French-German-Luxembourgish 3D computer-animated adventure action fantasy comedy-drama family film and fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters , written by Frédéric Engel-Lenoir , directed by creator Arthur Qwak and Guillaume Ivernel with music by Klaus Badelt and produced by Philippe Delarue and Tilo Seiffert . It features the voices of Vincent Lindon , Patrick Timsit , Marie Drion in the French version and Forest Whitaker , Rob Paulsen and Mary Mouser in the English version . The film was produced by Futurikon , and co-produced by LuxAnimation , Mac Guff Ligne and Trixter . It shares the same creative universe as the Dragon Hunters TV series . It was released on March 26 , 2008 in France and on March 20 , 2008 in Russia and New Zealand . It was also distributed by Icon Productions and Bac Films . The film received a Cristal Award nomination for Best Feature and it earned $ 12,235,843 on a €12,000,000 budget . Dragon Hunters was released on DVD on April 5 , 2008 in the United States by Bridge Arch Entertainment , and on November 5 , 2008 in France by Warner Home Video .
Arthur Qwak ( born as François Hemen , December 25 , 1961 ) is a French animator and comic-book writer .
Vincent Lindon ( born 15 July 1959 ) is a French actor and filmmaker who has been active for more than 30 years . At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Measure of a Man . He won the IFFI Best Actor Award ( Male ) at the 46th International Film Festival of India .
Patrick Timsit ( French pronunciation : ​ [ patʁik timˈsit ] ) is a French comedian , writer and film director . He has been nominated for 4 César Awards , three times as an actor and once as a writer . He is best known for the French comedy Un indien dans la ville . In 2006 , he participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue . He is of Algerian Jewish ancestry .
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life ( French : Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie ) is a 2008 French film written and directed by Rémi Bezançon . The film received 9 César Award nominations , winning three ( Best Editing , Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress ) .
Remi Bezançon ( born 25 March 1971 ) is a French director and screenwriter .
Jacques Gamblin ( born 16 November 1957 ) is a French actor .
Zabou Breitman ( born Isabelle Breitman ; 30 October 1959 ) , or simply Zabou , is a French actress and director . She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger . At the age of four , she appeared in her first movie . Since 1981 , Zabou has acted in dozens of roles in films , TV movies , and theaters . She made her directoral debut in 2001 with Se souvenir des belles choses , for which she won a César Award for Best Debut . In 2012 , she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue .
Déborah François ( French pronunciation : ​ [ debɔʁa fʁɑ̃swa ] ; born 24 May 1987 ) is a Belgian actress . She is best known for her starring role in the Palme d'Or-winning film , The Child ( 2005 ) , directed by the Dardenne brothers . In 2009 , she won a César Award for Most Promising Actress for The First Day of the Rest of Your Life .
Marc-André Grondin ( born March 11 , 1984 ) is a Canadian actor , best known to date as Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée 's film C.R.A.Z.Y . ( 2005 ) , for which he won a Jutra award for best actor . He was born in Montreal , Quebec .
Flight of the Red Balloon ( French : Le voyage du ballon rouge ) is a 2007 French-Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien . It is the first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay , and tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student . The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris . This is Hou Hsiao-hsien 's first non-Asian film . It references the classic 1956 French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse . The film opened the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2007 .
Hou Hsiao-hsien ( Chinese : 侯孝賢 ; born 8 April 1947 ) is a Taiwanese film director , screenwriter , producer and actor . He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan 's New Wave cinema movement . He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1989 for his film A City of Sadness ( 1989 ) , and the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 for The Assassin ( 2015 ) . Other highly regarded works of his include The Puppetmaster ( 1993 ) and Flowers of Shanghai ( 1998 ) . Hou was voted Director of the Decade for the 1990s in a poll of American and international critics by The Village Voice and Film Comment . In a 1998 New York Film Festival worldwide critics ' poll , Hou was named one of the three directors most crucial to the future of cinema . A City of Sadness ranked 117th in the British Film Institute 's 2012 Sight & Sound critics ' poll of the greatest films ever made .
Juliette Binoche ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ʒyljɛt binɔʃ ] ; born 9 March 1964 ) is a French actress , artist , and dancer . She has appeared in more than 60 feature films , been the recipient of numerous international awards , and performed frequently on stage - both as an actress and dancer - internationally . She began taking acting lessons during adolescence and , after performing in several stage productions , was cast in the films of such notable auteur directors as Jean-Luc Godard ( Hail Mary , 1985 ) , Jacques Doillon ( Family Life , 1985 ) , and André Téchiné ; the latter would make her a star in France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendez-vous . Her sensual performance in her English-language debut The Unbearable Lightness of Being ( 1988 ) , directed by Philip Kaufman , launched her international career . She sparked the interest of Steven Spielberg , who offered her several parts , including a role in Jurassic Park which she declined , choosing instead to join Krzysztof Kieślowski in Three Colors : Blue ( 1993 ) , a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a César . Three years later , Binoche gained further acclaim in Anthony Minghella 's The English Patient ( 1996 ) , for which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress , in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival . For her performance in Lasse Hallström 's romantic comedy Chocolat ( 2000 ) , Binoche was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 . During the 2000s she maintained a successful career , alternating between French and English language roles in both mainstream and art-house productions . In 2010 , she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Abbas Kiarostami 's Certified Copy making her the first actress to win the European Best Actress Triple Crown ( for winning best actress awards at the Berlin , Cannes and Venice film festivals ) . Throughout her career Binoche has intermittently appeared on stage , most notably in a 1998 London production of Luigi Pirandello 's Naked and in a 2000 production of Harold Pinter 's Betrayal on Broadway for which she was nominated for a Tony Award . In 2008 she began a world tour with a modern dance production in-i devised in collaboration with Akram Khan . Often referred to as La Binoche by the press , her other notable performances include : Mauvais Sang ( 1986 ) , Les Amants du Pont-Neuf ( 1991 ) , Damage ( 1992 ) , The Horseman on the Roof ( 1995 ) , Code Unknown ( 2000 ) , Caché ( 2005 ) , Breaking and Entering ( 2006 ) , Flight of the Red Balloon ( 2007 ) , Camille Claudel 1915 ( 2013 ) , and Clouds of Sils Maria ( 2014 ) .
Female Agents ( French : Les Femmes de l'ombre ) is a 2008 French historical drama film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and starring Sophie Marceau , Julie Depardieu , Marie Gillain , Déborah François , and Moritz Bleibtreu . Written by Salomé and Laurent Vachaud , the film is about female resistance fighters in the Second World War . Jean-Paul Salomé , the director , drew inspiration from an obituary in The Times newspaper of Lise de Baissac ( Lise Villameur ) , from Mauritius ( then a British colony ) , one of the heroines of the SOE , named Louise Desfontaines in the film and played by Sophie Marceau . The film was partly funded by BBC Films .
Jean-Paul Salomé ( born 14 September 1960 ) is a French director and screenwriter .
The Great Alibi ( French : Le Grand Alibi ) is a 2008 French mystery film directed by Pascal Bonitzer . The screenplay is based on the Hercule Poirot crime novel The Hollow , written by Agatha Christie , although Poirot does n't appear in this film version .
Pascal Bonitzer ( French : [ bɔnitsɛʁ ] ; born 1 February 1946 ) is a French screenwriter , film director , actor , and former film critic for Cahiers du cinéma . He has written for 48 films and has appeared in 30 films since 1967 . He starred in Raúl Ruiz 's 1978 film The Suspended Vocation . He has a daughter , actress Agathe Bonitzer , with filmmaker Sophie Fillières .
Caterina Murino ( born 15 September 1977 ) is an Italian actress . She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play Richard III and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film The Corsican File . She went on to appear in the 2006 film Casino Royale and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards .
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi , also spelled Bruni-Tedeschi ( Italian pronunciation : [ vaˈlɛːrja ˈbruːni teˈdeski ] ; born 16 November 1964 ) , is an Italian-French actress , screenwriter and film director . Her 2013 film , A Castle in Italy , was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival .
Lambert Wilson ( born 3 August 1958 ) is a French actor , singer and activist internationally best known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions .
Miou-Miou ( French : [ mjumju ] ; born Sylvette Herry on 22 February 1950 ) is a French actress . In her career she has worked with a number of international directors , including Michel Gondry , Bertrand Blier , Claude Berri , Jacques Deray , Patrice Leconte , Joseph Losey and Louis Malle . A 10-time César Award nominee , she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film Memoirs of a French Whore . Her other films include This Sweet Sickness ( 1977 ) , Entre Nous ( 1983 ) , May Fools ( 1990 ) , Germinal ( 1993 ) , Dry Cleaning ( 1997 ) and Arrêtez-moi ( 2013 ) .
Nicole Garcia ( born 22 April 1946 ) is a French actress , film director and screenwriter . Her film Charlie Says was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . Her film Going Away was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . She was the President of the Jury for the Caméra d'Or section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . Her eldest son , Frédéric Bélier-Garcia , is a theatre director and writer . From her relationship with Jean Rochefort , she has a second son , the actor Pierre Rochefort .
Jacques Maillot ( born 12 April 1962 ) is a French film director and screenwriter . He has directed nine films since 1993 . His film Nos vies heureuses was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival .
Marie Denarnaud ( born 1978 ) is a French actress . She has appeared in numerous films including Chaos ( 2001 ) , Eager Bodies ( 2003 ) , The Adopted ( 2011 ) and Une histoire banale ( 2014 ) . She has also participated in the made-for-television film Nuit noire , 17 octobre 1961 ( 2005 ) which chronicled the events of the Paris massacre of 1961 .
I 've Loved You So Long ( French : Il y a longtemps que je t'aime ) is a 2008 French-Canadian drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel . It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison .
Philippe Claudel ( born 2 February 1962 ) is a French writer and film director . Claudel was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe , Meurthe-et-Moselle . In addition to his writing , Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy . He directed the 2008 film I 've Loved You So Long ( Il y a longtemps que je t'aime ) . Much admired , it won the 2009 BAFTA for the best film not in English .
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas DBE ( born 24 May 1960 ) is an English-French actress . Five times a BAFTA Award nominee and five-times Olivier Award nominee , she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) and the Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2008 for the Royal Court revival of The Seagull . She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The English Patient ( 1996 ) . Scott Thomas made her film debut in the Prince-directed Under the Cherry Moon ( 1986 ) , and won the Evening Standard Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer for A Handful of Dust ( 1988 ) . Her work includes Bitter Moon ( 1992 ) , Mission : Impossible ( 1996 ) , The Horse Whisperer ( 1998 ) , Gosford Park ( 2001 ) , The Valet ( 2006 ) , and Tell No One ( 2007 ) . She won the European Film Award for Best Actress for Philippe Claudel 's I 've Loved You So Long ( 2008 ) . Her other films include , Leaving ( 2009 ) , Love Crime ( 2010 ) , Sarah 's Key ( 2010 ) Nowhere Boy ( 2010 ) , Only God Forgives ( 2013 ) , Darkest Hour ( 2017 ) , and Tomb Raider ( 2018 ) .
Johnny Mad Dog is a 2008 French/Liberian war film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and based on the novel Johnny Chien Méchant ( 2002 ) by the Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala . It tells the story of a group of child soldiers fighting for the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy ( LURD ) rebels in 2003 , during the latter part of the Second Liberian Civil War .
Julia is a 2008 French crime drama film , directed by Erick Zonca , starring Tilda Swinton . It was shot in California and Mexico . The film was inspired by the John Cassavetes film Gloria .
Érick Zonca is a French film director and screenwriter . His first films were shorts Rives ( 1992 ) , Eternelles ( 1995 ) , and Seule ( 1997 ) . Zonca is best known for his critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 feature film debut The Dreamlife of Angels . The film won the Best Actress award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival . Zonca 's second feature was Le Petit Voleur ( The Little Thief ) ( 1999 ) . His film Julia ( 2008 ) is based on John Cassavetes ' 1980 film Gloria . It stars Tilda Swinton and was shot in California and Mexico . Other films include White Soldier , a TV movie , was released in 2014 . Zonca also made a French road safety PSA dramatic short film in 2015 . In 2018 , he directed Black Tide starring Vincent Cassel .
Katherine Matilda Swinton ( born 5 November 1960 ) is a British actress , known for her roles in both independent arthouse films and blockbusters . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2007 film Michael Clayton . She also won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actress for the 2003 film Young Adam , and has received three Golden Globe Award nominations . Swinton began her career in experimental films , directed by Derek Jarman , starting with Caravaggio ( 1986 ) , followed by The Last of England ( 1988 ) , War Requiem ( 1989 ) , and The Garden ( 1990 ) . Swinton won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Isabella of France in Edward II ( 1991 ) . She next starred in Sally Potter 's Orlando ( 1992 ) , and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress . Swinton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in The Deep End ( 2001 ) . She followed this with appearances in Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) , Adaptation ( 2002 ) , Constantine ( 2005 ) , Julia ( 2008 ) , and I Am Love ( 2009 ) . She won the European Film Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin ( 2011 ) . She is also known for her performance as the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia series ( 2005-2010 ) and the Ancient One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise . Swinton was given the Richard Harris Award by the British Independent Film Awards in recognition of her contributions to the British film industry . In 2013 , she was given a special tribute by the Museum of Modern Art .
Kabuli Kid is a 2008 French-Afghan drama film directed by Barmak Akram . It stars Haji Gul Aser , Leena Alam , Valéry Schatz and Amélie Glenn . The film , about a Kabul-based taxi driver who finds an infant left in his back seat , was screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival . It was produced by Fidélité Films , 4 à 4 Productions , and Les Auteurs Associés .
Barmak Akram , ( Persian : برمک اکرم ) ( born in 1966 in Kabul ) , is an Afghani filmmaker . Akram lives in Paris , where he studied fine arts . His first feature film , Kabuli Kid ( 2008 ) , won several awards and has been shown at the Venice Film Festival . In 2013 , he received the Best Screenplay award at the Sundance Film Festival for the film Wajma ( An Afghan Love Story ) . He has also made experimental and documentary films , including Toutes Les Teles Du Monde ( 2009 ) .
LOL ( Laughing Out Loud ) is a 2008 French comedy film directed by Lisa Azuelos and starring Sophie Marceau , Christa Theret , and Alexandre Astier . Written by Azuelos and Delgado Nans , the film is about a teenage girl whose life is split between her studies in a Parisian high school , her secret diary , her parents , her friends , and her boyfriends . Christa Theret received a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress in 2010 . These movie is a remake of La Boum , in which Sophie Marceau played a teenager .
Lisa Azuelos ( born 6 November 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a French director , writer , and producer . She is the daughter of singer Marie Laforêt and her father is of Sephardic descent .
Sophie Marceau ( French : [ sɔfi maʁso ] ; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu , 17 November 1966 ) is a French actress , director , screenwriter , and author . As a teenager , Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La Boum ( 1980 ) and La Boum 2 ( 1982 ) , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress . She became a film star in Europe with a string of successful films , including L'Étudiante ( 1988 ) , Pacific Palisades ( 1990 ) , Fanfan ( 1993 ) , and Revenge of the Musketeers ( 1994 ) . Marceau became an international film star with her performances in Braveheart ( 1995 ) , Firelight ( 1997 ) , and the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough ( 1999 ) .
Christa Théret ( born 25 June 1991 ) is a French actress , best known for her role of Andrée Heuschling in Renoir .
Jérémy Kapone ( born 12 April 1990 ) is a French actor , singer and songwriter , best known for his role in the French film LOL ( Laughing Out Loud ) as Maël . He was a member of the band Kaponz & Spinoza and also wrote a song ( Exil ) for the movie LOL ( Laughing Out Loud ) . He pursues a solo career with an EP , Aquarium , which was released on May 2016 .