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Eric Cantona

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...

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...

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...

Eric Cantona - filmography

- our price: £12.93
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 »

Rate this: 71% from 182 members

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Looking For Eric - BLU-RAY Version (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 »

Rate this: 72% from 368 members

French Film (2009)
Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Douglas Henshall
Director: Jackie Oudney
Certificate:
A comedy about how French and English cultures differ in their attitudes on relationships.

Rate this: 55% from 11 members

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Second Wind on DVD (2007)
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci, Michel Blanc
Director: Alain Corneau
Certificate:
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 ..read more »

Rate this: 56% from 78 members

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

Rate this: 78% from 37 members

Elizabeth on DVD (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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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 »

Rate this: 73% from 15,599 members

Elizabeth - BLU-RAY Version (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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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 »

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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.

Rate this: 68% from 977 members
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.

Rate this: 36% from 3 members

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

Rate this: 60% from 821 members

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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.

Rate this: 40% from 2 members

Eric Cantona facts

5 most recent films

Looking For Eric - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
French Film - 3.0 stars
Second Wind - 3.0 stars
Enfants du Marais, Les - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Elizabeth - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Looking For Eric - 3.5 stars
Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre - 3.5 stars
Manchester United - Cantona - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Elizabeth - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
Decade Of Legends - 1.5 stars
50 Great Premiership Goals - Vol. 1 - 2.0 stars
French Film - 3.0 stars
Enfants du Marais, Les - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Steve Evets - 3 times - show films
Gerard Kearns - 3 times - show films
Mick Ferry - 3 times - show films
Matthew McNulty - 3 times - show films
Greg Cook - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ken Loach - 3 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
Shekhar Kapur - 2 times - show films
Etienne Chatiliez - 1 times - show films
Jackie Oudney - 1 times - show films