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Michel Piccoli
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Filmography
Michel Piccoli - what members say
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Low Fidelity 18 August 2005
Michel Piccoli - filmography
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The Dust of Time
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bruno Ganz, Michel Piccoli
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
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Set in the former Soviet Union, "The Dust of Time" follows the lives of a small group of people over a 50 year period. Willem Dafoe plays A., a stressed-out Greek-American helmer who's behind on his shoot of a movie based on his mother's longtime love for two men.
 
48%
from 37 members
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Don't Touch the Axe
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Mathias Jung, Julie Judd, Jeanne Balibar
Director: Jacques Rivette
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Set during the Restoration, when society was dominated by hypocrisy, the importance of appearances and money, the film follows the ups and downs of a doomed love story, with a blend of passion and revenge between General Montriveau and the Duchesse de Langeais.
45%
from 566 members
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Gardens In Autumn
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Severin Blanchet, Otar Iosseliani, Denis Lambert
Director: Otar Iosseliani
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A French cabinet minister is forced to resign after a scandal and wide-spread protest ousts him from power. Returning to his apartment in the working class neighbourhood of his youth he soon finds refuge with old friends and that money doesn't necessarily equal happiness.
48%
from 326 members
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Rien Sur Robert
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Valentina Cervi
Director: Pascal Bonitzer
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Rien Sur Robert is a smart comedy about a man haunted by his experiences. Didier Temple is a journalist who writes an article about a Bosnian film he had never seen, calling it "pure fascist propaganda." But he slowly becomes convinced that he is being followed, and it isn't long before his ..read more »
53%
from 116 members
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Success Is the Best Revenge
(1984)
Starring: Michael York, Joanna Szczerbic, Michael Lyndon
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Certificate: 
Alex Rodak (Michael York) is a Polish director in exile in London with his family, which includes an older teenage son Adam (Michael Lyndon) who is struggling with an identity crisis, his wife (Joanna Szerzerbic), and another son. Rodak is in the throes of putting together a major show about Poland ..read more »
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Dangerous Moves
(1984)
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann
Director: Richard Dembo
Certificate: 
Two very different men compete in the World Chess Championship Games. One is a 52-year-old Soviet Jew and chess master for the past 12-years, and the other is a 35-year-old genius who defected to the West several years earlier.
40%
from 8 members
Currently unavailable
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Atlantic City
(1980)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid
Director: Louis Malle
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The legalization of gambling in Atlantic City brings about big changes in the life of an aging small time numbers runner when he becomes involved with big money and the mob. Academy Award Nominations: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Burt Lancaster, Best Actress--Susan Sarandon,..read more »
65%
from 629 members
Not available for rental
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That Obscure Object of Desire
(1977)
Starring: Carole Bouquet, Fernando Rey, Angela Molina
Director: Luis Bunuel
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Luis Buñuel's last film is as just audacious as any of his classics. Wealthy sadomasochist Fernando Rey falls hard for a young maid and she's only too happy to make him suffer. Buñuel's bizarre stroke is having Carole Bouquet and Ángela Molina alternate playing the maid!
71%
from 970 members
Not currently released
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Les Noces Rouges
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Stephane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude Pieplu
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Paul, the mayor of the town, is unaware that his wife and vice-mayor are having an affair. When the vice-mayor's wife suddenly dies in an apparent suicide, the people of the town are suspicious, and it is not long before Paul becomes aware of his wife's illict activities...
64%
from 317 members
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Themroc
(1973)
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Beatrice Romand, Marilu Tolo
Director: Claude Faraldo
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This extraordinary romp uses no language whatever, except gestures and grunts. When a salt crystal is dropped into a solution of water that contains all the salt it can handle, something extraordinary happens: the swift formation of large crystals of salt from the apparently clear water. When ..read more »
55%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Ten Days Wonder
(1971)
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Marlène Jobert
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Anthony Perkins, a young sculptor with a weird penchant for waking up in strange hotels with his memory wiped clean and bloodied hands, invites a former professor (Michel Piccoli) to the Gatsby-like provincial manor presided over by his powerful tycoon father (Orson Welles). Welcomed by Welles' ..read more »
61%
from 11 members
Currently unavailable
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Dillinger e morto
(1969)
Starring: Michel Piccoli, Anita Pallenberg, Gino Lavagetto
Director: Marco Ferreri
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Glauco, an industrial designer, returns home from work. His wife is in bed with a headache but has left him dinner, which has become cold. He is dissatisfied with the food and begins preparing himself a gourmet meal. While collecting ingredients he discovers an old revolver wrapped in a 1934 ..read more »
25%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Belle De Jour - Blu-ray
(1967)
Starring: Genevieve Page, Angela Molina, Catherine Deneuve
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
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An exquisite tale of self-discovery and tragic passion, Luis Bunuel's Golden Lion Award-winning drama chronicles a French housewife's awakening passions as she spends her days living out her fantasies in a brothel and her nights in the arms of her loving husband. Based on Joseph Kessel's 1928 novel,..read more »
64%
from 345 members
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Belle De Jour
(1967)
Starring: Angela Molina, Catherine Deneuve, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Bunuel
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Severine is married to a French doctor. She is unable to deal with his sexual advances so seeks work in a brothel. Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel.
67%
from 3,283 members
Not currently released
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Le Mepris
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship.
63%
from 2,084 members
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Le Mepris - Blu-ray
(1963)
Starring: Fritz Lang, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Certificate:
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Widely acknowledged as a classic, LE MEPRIS is the story of Paul, a writer, and Camille, a couple in a tempestuous marriage. When Paul accepts a job to review a big screen version of Homer's Odyssey, the arguments over how the script should turn out mirror the arguments in Paul's relationship.
66%
from 170 members
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The Leos Carax Collection
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche, Michel Piccoli
Director: Leos Carax
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Three modern classics from French filmmaker Leo Carax.Boy Meets Girl: Leos Carax's brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker (Denis Lavant), who has just been left by his lover and a suicidal young woman (Mireille Perrier), who is also reeling from a failed romance. ..read more »
52%
from 241 members
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Luis Bunuel collection
(8 discs)
Starring: Angela Molina, Franco Nero, Jean Sorel
Director: Luis Bunuel
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A box set of movies from the renowned director, Luis Bunuel.
Featuring:
1. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
2. The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie (1972)
3. The Diary of A Chambermaid (1964)
4. Phantom Of Liberty (1974)
5. Milky Way (1969)
6. Tristana (1970)
7. La Joven (La Jeune Fille) (B?)..read more »
68%
from 1,912 member
Not currently released
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Michel Piccoli facts
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...nt a very bad adaptation of the Odyssey indeed. Fritz Lang’s quiet comments and Michel Piccoli’s silent expression of amazement when he shows clips from it are a joy to treas...
