French films of 2008
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A list of film
s produced in France
in 2008
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s produced in France
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in 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
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2008
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
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| Asterix at the Olympic Games Astérix at the Olympic Games (film) Asterix at the Olympic Games is a French film, adapted from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed essentially in Spain in the course of the year 2006. Its €78 million budget makes it one of the most expensive European movies ever... |
Frédéric Forestier Frédéric Forestier - Director :* 1993 : Paranoïa * 1997 : État d'urgence* 2002 : Le Boulet - More than 3 million ticket sales in France.* 2005 : Les Parrains - More than 600,000 ticket sales in France.... Thomas Langmann |
Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac Clovis Cornillac is a French theater, television and cinema actor.- Biography :Clovis Cornillac was born to actors Myriam Boyer and Roger Cornillac. He started studying theatre at the age of 14.... Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor... |
Comedy | |
| Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis is a 2008 French comedy film starring Kad Merad, Dany Boon and Zoé Félix.The film has broken nearly every box office record in France: it debuted as the top film with US$31.67 million at 793 sites. As of 28 February 2010, the film had been seen by 20.5 million people in... |
Dany Boon Dany Boon Dany Boon is a French comedian who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone.-Life and career:... |
Kad Merad Kad Merad Kad Merad, real name Kaddour Merad, is a French-Algerian actor who has acted both on stage and on screen.-As actor:* 2001: La Grande Vie ! - le motard* 2003: Bloody Christmas - l'homme... Dany Boon Dany Boon Dany Boon is a French comedian who has acted both on the stage and the screen. He takes his stage name from the television show Daniel Boone.-Life and career:... Zoé Félix Zoé Félix Zoé Félix is a French actress.-Acting career:She was discovered by an agent at the age of 17 in a bus. Two years after, she decided to contact the agent to find little acting jobs in order to pay her studies at the Beaux-Arts. She attended the Beaux-Arts for two years.-Movie:Finally she got the... |
Comedy | |
| Un conte de Noël A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale 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... |
Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin is a French film director.-Biography:Arnaud Desplechin is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department... |
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that... Jean-Paul Roussillon Jean-Paul Roussillon Jean-Paul Roussillon 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... Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric is a French actor and film director, perhaps best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in Bond film Quantum Of Solace and for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim... Anne Consigny Anne Consigny Anne Consigny is a French film actress who is active since 1981. She received a César Awards nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé... Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud Melvil Poupaud is a French actor.He was named after Herman Melville by his screenwriter mother. At the age of ten, he launched into acting with a role in La Ville des Pirates , directed by Raul Ruiz. At the age of 15, he was nominated for a César... Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos is a French actress. Devos was born to daughter of actress Marie Henriau in Paris. She appeared in 50 films between 1986 and 2009. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Sur mes lèvres, directed by Jacques Audiard... Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni is a French actress and singer.-Biography:Mastroianni was born in Paris, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. Her elder half-brother is Christian Vadim; her elder half-sister is Barbara Mastroianni.She had relationships with the actors Benicio... |
Comedy / Drama | |
| The First Day of the Rest of Your Life The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Le premier jour du reste de ta vie is a 2008 French film written and directed by Rémi Bezançon... |
Rémi Bezançon | Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor.He was born in Granville, Manche. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen before he tried to film in Paris.-Filmography:*Périgord Noir... Zabou Breitman Déborah François Déborah François Déborah François is a Belgian actress. She starred in the Palme d'Or winning film L'Enfant playing the lead role of Sonya... Marc-André Grondin Marc-André Grondin Marc-André Grondin is a Canadian actor, most noted for his performance as Zachary Beaulieu in Jean-Marc Vallée's film C.R.A.Z.Y. , for which he won a Jutra award.-Movie career:... |
Comedy | |
| Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge | Hou Hsiao Hsien | Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during... Simon Iteanu |
Drama | |
| Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'Ombre Les Femmes de l'ombre Female Agents is a French film about female resistance fighters in the Second World War... ) |
Jean-Paul Salomé Jean-Paul Salomé Jean-Paul Salomé is a French director.- Selected filmography :*1994 Les Braqueuses with Clémentine Célarié, Catherine Jacob and Annie Girardot... |
Sophie Marceau Julie Depardieu |
War film | About female resistance agents in WWII |
| I've Loved You So Long I've Loved You So Long I've Loved You So Long is a 2008 French-language 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.-Plot:... |
Philippe Claudel Philippe Claudel Philippe Claudel , 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.... |
Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin A. Scott Thomas, OBE is an English actress who has also acquired French nationality. She gained international recognition in the 1990s for her roles in Bitter Moon, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The English Patient.... |
Drama | |
| Martyrs Martyrs (film) Martyrs is a 2008 French-Canadian horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. It was first screened during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival at the Marché du Film. The film was released in France publicly on 3 September 2008. The U.S. rights for Martyrs were bought by The Weinstein Company, who... |
Pascal Laugier Pascal Laugier Pascal Laugier is a French screenwriter and film director.-Career:Laugier is a former assistant to director Christophe Gans, also having directed the making-of documentary about Gans's 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films Saint Ange and... |
Morjana Alaoui Morjana Alaoui Morjana Alaoui she is a Moroccan actress. She is famous for her roles in Marock & Martyrs. She emigrated to the United States. She is Layla Marrakchi's cousin.-External links:... Mylène Jampanoï Mylène Jampanoï -Biography:Mylène Jampanoï was born on 12 July 1980 in Aix-en-Provence, France. She has a Chinese father and French mother. She married Indian model and actor Milind Soman in Goa in 2006. They met during the shooting of their film Valley of Flowers. The two divorced in 2009... |
Horror | |
| The Class (Entre les murs Entre les murs The Class is a 2008 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. Its original French title is Entre les murs, which translates literally to "Between the walls". It is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau... ) |
Laurent Cantet Laurent Cantet Laurent Cantet is a French director, born on June 15, 1961 at Melle . His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux.On 25 May 2008, he received the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes 2008, for the movie Entre les murs.- As director :... |
François Bégaudeau François Bégaudeau -Life and career:He was born in Luçon, Vendée and was first a member of the 1990s punk rock group Zabriskie Point. After receiving his degree in Literature, he taught high school in Dreux and in an inner city middle school in Paris. He published his first novel, Jouer juste in 2003... |
Drama / Semi-Biographical | |
| La Belle Personne | Christophe Honoré Christophe Honoré Christophe Honoré is a French writer and film director born in Carhaix, Finistère in 1970.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 talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie... |
Louis Garrel Louis Garrel Louis Garrel is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci... Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet is a French actor.-Theatrical:Between 1998 and 2002, he was a member of the choir at the Opéra National de Paris.-Movie:... Léa Seydoux Léa Seydoux Léa Seydoux is a French actress and model. She is the granddaughter of Jérôme Seydoux, Chairman of Pathé, and grandniece of Nicolas Seydoux, Chairman and CEO of Gaumont.... |
Drama | |
| Le crime est notre affaire Le crime est notre affaire 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... |
Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas is a French screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:Director* La Dilettante * Mon petit doigt m'a dit... * L'heure zéro * Le crime est notre affaire -External links:... |
Catherine Frot Catherine Frot -Early life:The daughter of an engineer and a mathematics teacher, Frot demonstrated comic traits and expressions at an early age. At the age of fourteen, she enrolled in the Versailles conservatory while still in school... , André Dussollier André Dussollier André Dussollier is a French actor.-Filmography:* 1970 : Ils, directed by Jean-Daniel Simon* 1972 : Les Chemins de pierre, directed by Joseph Drimal... |
Comedy/Mystery | |
| Séraphine Séraphine (film) Séraphine is a 2008 French-Belgian film directed by Martin Provost and written by Marc Abdelnour and Provost. It stars Yolande Moreau as the French painter Séraphine Louis and Ulrich Tukur as Wilhelm Uhde. It won the 2009 César Award for Best Film.-Plot:... |
Martin Provost Martin Provost Martin Provost is a French film director, writer and actor. He wrote and directed such films as Séraphine and Le ventre de Juliette.-Filmography:Director:*Cocon *Tortilla y cinema *Le ventre de Juliette... |
Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau is a Belgian comedienne, actress and film director.-Biography:She has won two César Awards for Best Actress, in 2005 for When the Sea Rises and in 2009 for Séraphine.... Ulrich Tukur Ulrich Tukur Ulrich Tukur is a German actor and musician.-Biography:Tukur spent his youth near Hanover where he finished his final secondary-school examinations in 1977. He also achieved a high school degree in Boston during an exchange of students where he met his first wife, Amber Wood. With her, he had two... |
Drama | |
| Nos 18 ans Nos 18 ans Nos 18 ans is a French comedy teen film directed by Frédéric Berthe and released in 2008.It is a remake of the 2006 Italian film "Notte prima degli esami" written and directed by Fausto Brizzi.... |
Frédéric Berthe | Pierre Boulanger Pierre Boulanger Pierre Boulanger is a French actor. He is known for 2003's film Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, where he played a young Jewish boy, Moises "Momo" Schmidt. And also 2008's film Nos 18 ans where he played Richard. The young actor was then reported to be concentrating on his studies, thus... Michel Blanc Michel Blanc Michel Blanc is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs... |
Comedy | Remake of "Notte prima degli esami Notte prima degli esami Notte prima degli esami is a 2006 Italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the lives of two groups of Italian teenagers during the preparation of the esame di maturità... " (2006, Italy) |
External links
- French films of 2008 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- 2000s film at Filmsdefrance.com
- Films by year at Cinema-francais.fr