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Football legend, popular icon, and now movie star - Eric Cantona has it all. Since retiring from the beautiful game in '97, Cantona has received great acclaim for his work in front of the lens.

As the Nike advert has it - 1966 was a great year for British football... it was the year Cantona was born, 24th May to be exact.

Parisian born Eric concentrated on his football career, gracing some of France's best clubs including Marsielle, before transferring to Leeds in the early nineties. His career with the team was short lived, before he found his natural home at Manchester United in '92 thanks to the efforts of Sir Alex Ferguson.

He enjoyed a tempestuous but hugely successful career in Britain, ranging from Premier League highlights to drop-kick low moments. Notably he won four premier league titles in five years with the club and is often regarded as having played a major role in the revival of Manchester United gaining his status as an iconic hero for English football.

At the turn of the Millennium Cantona decided to turn his hand to his other creative side - acting. And in 1992 he made his debut in Apporte-moi ton amour - that's a French film in case you didn't get it!

He has since appeared in Elizabeth alongside Cate Blanche and lesser known production - Jack Says. Most recently however, Eric has had made somewhat of a renaissance return with his self entitled film 'Looking For Eric'. It shares dark moments with humour, fused with the occasional look back to the glorious years he reigned in Manchester, ohh ahh Cantona indeed.

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Eric Cantona - what members say

Elizabeth review by from Kent

First-Class Performances 22 November 2005
...astly Kathy Burke delivers Queen Mary Tudor in her usual gritty style. Also… Eric Cantona????? He does well for a footballer but does stick out like a sore thumb. Ove... Read customer review

Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre review by A customer from Bournemouth

a must seen! 6 May 2004
...itty and good humoured and is delivered by an impressive set of comedians (see Eric Cantona in a minor role!) Funny, Le Bonheur est dans le pre is definitely one of th... Read customer review

Manchester United - Cantona review by A customer from Manchester,UK

MAGICAL 8 March 2006
...rs. The two complemented each other and became greater because of each other. Eric Cantona was the conductor of the orchestra that became probably Manchester United's gre... Read customer review

Eric Cantona - filmography

Switch (2011)
Starring: Aurelien Recoing, Karina Testa, Eric Cantona
Director: Frederic Schoendoerffer
Certificate:
Sophie Malaterre, a 25-year old fashion illustrator wants to spend some time alone and decides to partake in a SWITCH through a website she has heard of, switch.com, an apartment swapping site. Soon she finds herself in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower and an apparently idyllic place to live. ..read more »

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Due for release on 2nd April 2012

Switch - Blu-ray (2011)
Starring: Aurelien Recoing, Karina Testa, Eric Cantona
Director: Frederic Schoendoerffer
Certificate:
Sophie Malaterre, a 25-year old fashion illustrator wants to spend some time alone and decides to partake in a SWITCH through a website she has heard of, switch.com, an apartment swapping site. Soon she finds herself in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower and an apparently idyllic place to live. ..read more »

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Due for release on 2nd April 2012

Looking For Eric on DVD (2009)
Starring: Stephanie Bishop, Eric Cantona, Stefan Gumbs
Director: Ken Loach
Certificate:
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor in this comedy-drama from acclaimed British director Ken Loach. Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is a postman living in Manchester whose life has been slowly going off the rails ever since his wife Lily (Stephanie ..read more »

72% from 9,456 members

Looking For Eric - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Stephanie Bishop, Eric Cantona, Stefan Gumbs
Director: Ken Loach
Certificate:
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor in this comedy-drama from acclaimed British director Ken Loach. Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is a postman living in Manchester whose life has been slowly going off the rails ever since his wife Lily (Stephanie ..read more »

71% from 3,040 members

French Film - A Frenchman's Guide to Love on DVD (2009)
Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Douglas Henshall
Director: Jackie Oudney
Certificate:
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Hugh Bonnneville (Downton Abbey, Notting Hill), Eric Cantona (Looking for Eric, Elizabeth), Douglas Henshall (Primeval) and Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy) star in the hilarious British romantic-comedy from the writer of The Catherine Tate Show, about true love, and how to find it. Jed (Bonneville) ..read more »

55% from 728 members

The Second Wind on DVD (2007)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci, Michel Blanc
Director: Alain Corneau
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
1958. Gu, a famous and dangerous gangster who has received a life sentence, escapes from prison. On the run, he decides to flee the country to settle abroad with Manouche, the woman he loves. Gu decides to pull off one last heist but the police’s scheming makes him appear as a traitor to his own ..read more »

58% from 357 members

Enfants du Marais, Les (1999)
Starring: Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, Andre Dussollier
Director: Jean Becker
Certificate:
Set in the 1920s, in France, the story traces the lives of a group of friends through several seasons tracing their relationships

76% from 43 members
Currently unavailable

Elizabeth - Blu-ray (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Certificate:
Shekhar Kapur's visually stunning film tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett), from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation, up to the formation of her reputation as England's stern Virgin Queen. A lush portrait of history, full of pomp, intrigue, and romance and ..read more »

74% from 129 members
Not available for rental

Elizabeth (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Certificate:
London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »

73% from 18,707 members
Not currently released

Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre (1995)
Starring: Michel Serrault, Carmen Maura, Eddy Mitchell
Director: Etienne Chatiliez
Certificate:
A man whose responsibilities have become too much, escapes into the arms of another family in the form of their 'missing' father. French dialogue with subtitles.

69% from 1,055 member
Not currently released

Decade Of Legends on DVD
Starring: Ryan Giggs, Alan Shearer, David Beckham
Certificate:
The stars who have entertained and thrilled football enthusiasts, divided into 4 sections - defenders; midfielders; the premier league's scorers; and goalkeepers. Watch their performances, hear from the some of the managers, look at the emerging footballers, and more.

40% from 7 members

Manchester United - Cantona (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Eric Cantona
Certificate:
Three features. 'Cantona Speaks', 'Eric The King' and 'Au Revoir Cantona'.

60% from 873 members

50 Great Premiership Goals - Vol. 1 on DVD
Starring: Alan Shearer, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs
Certificate:
Features fifty of the best goals ever to be seen in the premiership. Includes such goalscorers as Alan Shearer, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, Les Ferdinand and more.

28% from 5 members

Eric Cantona facts

5 most recent films

Switch - 3 stars
Switch - Blu-ray - 3 stars
Looking For Eric - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
French Film - A Frenchman's Guide to Love - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Elizabeth - 3.5 stars
Elizabeth - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Switch - 3 stars
Switch - Blu-ray - 3 stars
50 Great Premiership Goals - Vol. 1 - 1.5 stars
Decade Of Legends - 2.0 stars
Enfants du Marais, Les - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Matthew McNulty - 4 times - show films
Mick Ferry - 4 times - show films
John Henshaw - 4 times - show films
Greg Cook - 4 times - show films
Des Sharples - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ken Loach - 4 times - show films
Jackie Oudney - 2 times - show films
Alain Corneau - 2 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
Frederic Schoendoerffer - 2 times - show films

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