Jean-François Balmer
Encyclopedia
Jean-François Balmer is a Swiss
actor
. He has worked extensively in French
cinema
, television
and stage productions since the early 1970s.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He has worked extensively in French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and stage productions since the early 1970s.
Selected filmography
- Little MarcelLittle MarcelLittle Marcel is a 1976 French drama film directed by Jacques Fansten.-Cast:* Jacques Spiesser - Marcel* Isabelle Huppert - Yvette* Yves Robert - Le commissaire Mancini* Michel Aumont - Taron* Pierre-Olivier Scotto - Bernard...
(1976) - La MenaceLa MenaceLa Menace is a 1977 French-Canadian film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Yves Montand, Carole Laure and Marie Dubois.- Plot :Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has...
(1977) - The Adolescent (1979)
- Les Égouts du paradisLes Égouts du paradisLes Égouts du paradis is a 1979 French film directed by José Giovanni, based on a 1976 heist by Albert Spaggiari.-Cast and roles:* Francis Huster - Albert Spaggiari* Jean-François Balmer - 68* Lila Kedrova - Charlotte...
(1979) - The Blood of OthersThe Blood of Others (film)The Blood of Others is a 1984 film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1945 novel The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir. The film was originally made as a three hour television mini-series and then recut down 40 minutes for a theatrical release-Plot:In Nazi occupied France, Jean...
(1984) - La dernière imageLa dernière imageLa dernière image is a 1986 Algerian drama film directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Véronique Jannot - Claire Boyer* Merwan Lakhdar-Hamina - Mouloud* Michel Boujenah - Simon Attal...
(1986) - La Révolution françaiseLa Révolution française (film)La Révolution française is a two-part film, co-produced by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada. The first part, titled La Révolution française : les Années lumière was directed by Robert Enrico. The second part, La Révolution française : les Années terribles, was directed by...
(1989) - Madame BovaryMadame Bovary (1991 film)Madame Bovary is a 1991 French film directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the eponymous novel by 19th-century French author Gustave Flaubert...
(1991) - Dien Bien PhuDien Bien Phu (film)Diên Biên Phu is a 1992 film written and directed by French veteran Pierre Schoendoerffer. With its huge budget, all-star cast, and realistic war scenes produced with the cooperation of the French and Vietnamese armies, Dîen Bîen Phu is regarded by many as one of the more important war movies...
(1992) - BeaumarchaisBeaumarchais (film)Beaumarchais is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain...
(1996) - The SwindleThe Swindle (1997 film)The Swindle is a 1997 French crime-comedy film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Elizabeth / Betty* Michel Serrault - Victor* François Cluzet - Maurice Biagini* Jean-François Balmer - Monsieur K...
(1997) - The King's DaughtersThe King's DaughtersThe King's Daughters is a 2000 French period drama film directed by Patricia Mazuy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival...
(2000) - That DayThat Day (film)That Day is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Bernard Giraudeau - Pointpoirot* Elsa Zylberstein - Livia* Jean-Luc Bideau - Raufer* Jean-François Balmer - Treffle...
(2003) - Comedy of PowerComedy of PowerComedy of Power is a 2006 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Jeanne Charmant-Killman* François Berléand - Michel Humeau* Patrick Bruel - Jacques Sibaud* Marilyne Canto - Erika...
(2006) - Tokyo! (2008)
- MumuMumu (film)Mumu is a French film directed by fr:Joël Séria, released in 2010. The screenplay, of a largely autobiographical nature, was written by the director from 1993 - a long planned project for Séria who had not directed a full-length film since 1987.-Plot:...
(2010)