Olivier Gourmet

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Olivier Gourmet - what members say

The Son review by from the north will rise again

restrained, thoughtful, fantastic film.. 21 April 2004
...with one fantastic performance from Olivier Gourmet. With handheld and thoughtfully choreographed cinematography that blatantly avoids the obvious shots you'd expect. Spare to... Read customer review

Home review by Jezzar from Newbury

Understated drama 24 February 2010
...it lacks the nervous abruptness that this often brings. Isabelle Huppert and Olivier Gourmet bring a relationship alive right at the beginning, and the unforced, natural pe... Read customer review

Home on DVD (2009)
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy, Olivier Gourmet
Director: Ursula Meier
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Life for a family in a rural town is is upended when a major highway is constructed nearby.

62% from 848 members

Go Fast on DVD (2008)
Starring: Roschdy Zem, Olivier Gourmet, Frederic Epaud
Director: Olivier Van Hoofstadt
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Recalling such prior efforts as Maurice Pialat's 1984 Police and Bob Swaim's 1982 La Balance, Gallic director Olivier van Hoofstadt's relentlessly tense and violent action thriller Go Fast plunges into the violent and dangerous world of French metropolitan police. Roschdy Zem stars as Marek, a cop ..read more »

67% from 794 members

Time of The Wolf on DVD (2003)
Starring: Jean-Claude Brialy, Beatrice Dalle, Patrice Chereau
Director: Michael Haneke
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Michael Haneke's TIME OF THE WOLF is an emotionally riveting film that takes place in post-apocalyptic rural France. Keeping the film at a constantly tense level even though the characters are for the most part calm and logical, Haneke has mastered the art of controlling his audience. Viewers will ..read more »

57% from 2,782 members

The Son on DVD (2002)
Starring: Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierr
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Olivier, a carpenter who teaches his craft to teenagers become obsessed with a new student, Francis. The reason for his obsession soon becomes apparent...

59% from 2,270 members

Laissez Passer on DVD (2001)
Starring: Charlotte Kady, Maria Pitarresi, Olivier Gourmet
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
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Bertrand Tavernier directs this epic film, set in 1942 Paris during the country's occupation by Germany. Based on a true story, the French film industry during that period is the focus of the film, told from the point of view of two characters: a writer and an assistant director. Both are men are ..read more »

58% from 683 members

Read My Lips on DVD (2001)
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet
Director: Jacques Audiard
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In its opening shot, READ MY LIPS shows Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) inserting her hearing aids and getting ready for work. But it's evident that her hearing problem does not hold her back as she throws herself into answering the constantly ringing phones at her job as an unappreciated secretary for an ..read more »

69% from 6,036 members

Rosetta on DVD (1999)
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yerneaux
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
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Young and impulsive Rosetta, lives with her alcoholic mother, and moved by despair she will do anything to maintain a job.

61% from 2,308 members

La Promesse on DVD (1996)
Starring: Jeremie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
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La Promesse is the story of fifteen year old Igor, who helps his small time crook father run a scam illegally employing immigrants on building sites. But when one of the workers is fatally injured, Igor promises to look after the man's wife and child - a promise that changes Igor's life forever...

63% from 1,377 member

Uneasy Riders - Nationale 7
Starring: Nadia Kaci, Olivier Gourmet, Lionel Abelanski
Director: Jean-Pierre Sinapi
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A home for the physically handicapped. And next to it, a highway. Rene is 50 and nearly finished. Bitter, aggressive, loathed by patients and carers alike. The victim of a terminal wasting disease. But his rage filled cynicism is no match for the simple compassion of his young nurse, Julie. Rene ..read more »

60% from 21 members
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Home - 3.0 stars
Go Fast - 3.5 stars
Time of The Wolf - 3.0 stars
The Son - 3.0 stars
Laissez Passer - 3.0 stars

Read My Lips - 3.5 stars
Go Fast - 3.5 stars
La Promesse - 3.0 stars
Home - 3.0 stars
Rosetta - 3.0 stars

Uneasy Riders - Nationale 7 - 3.0 stars
Time of The Wolf - 3.0 stars
Laissez Passer - 3.0 stars
The Son - 3.0 stars
Rosetta - 3.0 stars

Isabella Soupart - 3 times - show films
Morgan Marinne - 3 times - show films
Isabelle Huppert - 3 times - show films
Jean-Claude Brialy - 3 times - show films
Madeleine Budd - 2 times - show films

Jean-Pierre Dardenne - 5 times - show films
Luc Dardenne - 5 times - show films
Jean-Francois Richet - 2 times - show films
Ursula Meier - 2 times - show films
Olivier Van Hoofstadt - 2 times - show films