In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Germans while doing both of their jobs. Read More »
Tag Archives: Jean Poiret
Thank Heaven for Small Favors / Un drôle de paroissien (1963) Jean-Pierre Mocky, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret
Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family named Lachesnaye to do strange work. Read More »
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! / Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! (1982) Denys Granier-Deferre, Jean Poiret, Michel Piccoli, Daniel Auteuil
The cynical boss of a big insurance agency invites his top-salary employees Read More »
The Elegant Criminal / Lacenaire (1990) Francis Girod, Daniel Auteuil, Jean Poiret, Jacques Weber
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. Read More »
Qu’est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles? (1971) Jacques Poitrenaud, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret
Poulet au vinaigre / Chicken with Vinegar (1985) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
When a small town begins losing its citizenry in a series of grisly murders, out-of-town police inspector Jean Lavardin (Jean Poiret) is sent to investigate. Read More »
Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province’s notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. Read More »