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Tag Archives: Michel Piccoli
Rene the Cane (1977) Francis Girod
Rene and Marchand are best friends. What makes their friendship special is that Rene 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 »
Fire’s Share / La part du feu (1978) Etienne Périer, Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin
Real estate developer Bob Hansen discovers that his wife Catherine is cheating on him with his partner. Read More »
Danger: Diabolik (1968) Mario Bava, John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli
In psychedelic swinging 60s style, the dreaded thief (and killer) Diabolik wreaks havoc Read More »
Little Girl in Blue Velvet / La petite fille en velours bleu (1978) Alan Bridges, Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Lara Wendel
France, 1940s. The French Riviera has not yet fallen into the hands Read More »
Lifesize / Grandeur nature (1974) Luis García Berlanga, Michel Piccoli, Valentine Tessier, Rada Rassimov
Michel is a middle aged man with a troubled marriage. He feels lonely, has been unfaithful to his wife Read More »
Themroc (1973) Claude Faraldo, Michel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Marilù Tolo
This extraordinary romp uses no language whatever, except gestures and grunts. Read More »
Neapolitan Mystery (1979) Giallo napoletano
A mandolin professor, reduced to playing the itinerant player Read More »
The Big Feast / La Grande Bouffe (1973) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi
Four successful middle-aged men Marcello, a pilot; Michel, a television executive Read More »
The Woman in Blue / La femme en bleu (1973) Michel Deville, Michel Piccoli, Lea Massari, Michel Aumont
Pierre, musician, lives in Paris. He is happy and has everything to be: an apartment, a nice job Read More »
The Beautiful Troublemaker / La Belle Noiseuse (1991) Jacques Rivette, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside Read More »
The Diary of an Innocent Boy / Benjamin ou Les mémoires d’un puceau (1968) Michel Deville, Michèle Morgan, Michel Piccoli, Pierre Clémenti
France, 1750s; Benjamin has spent his entire childhood and early adolescence in the sole company of his tutor Camille. Read More »
Weak Spot AKA La faille (1975) Peter Fleischmann, Michel Piccoli, Ugo Tognazzi, Mario Adorf
Based on a novel by Antonis Samarakis, Peter Fleischmann’s La faille also known as Weak Spot stars Ugo Tognazzi as Georgis Read More »
Malady of Love AKA Maladie d’amour (1987) Jacques Deray, Nastassja Kinski, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michel Piccoli
Mad love. Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. Read More »