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Simon Abkarian - what members say

Yes review by SamFromMaidenhead from Maidenhead

Yes please 19 May 2006
... modern day love story and brought out some fine performances by Joan Allen and Simon Abkarian. At time it does border on the pretentious but the film is short and almost mus... Read customer review

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed review by IanStewart from Melton Mowbray, England

Complex thriller 16 September 2007
...roughout the film. Ben Barka himself is well played by a remarkable look-alike, Simon Abkarian. (There is newsreel footage early in the film, where we see the real ben Barka)... Read customer review

The Army of Crime review by from North Cornelly, South Wales

Affiche Rouge - but who remembers the Armenians? 12 November 2010
...ography and cinematography and excellent central performances most notably from Simon Abkarian who carries the film as Missak Manouchian and Virginie Ledoyen as his wife Méli... Read customer review

Simon Abkarian - filmography

The Army of Crime on DVD (2009)
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Simon Abkarian, Robinson Stévenin
Director: Robert Guédiguian, Robert Guediguian
Certificate:
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Retraces the epic story of the Parisian Resistance fighters of the FTP-MOI (Francs-tireurs and Partisans - Immigrant Workers). Led by Missak Manouchian, a worker and poet of Armenian origin, the group carried out around 30 operations against the Nazis between August and November 1943. Handed over ..read more »

67% from 2,363 members

Rage on DVD (2009)
Starring: Jude Law, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard
Director: Sally Potter
Certificate:
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Expose of the inner lives of a group of people who work at a New York fashion house. Shot as though from a cellphone camera, events begin to unfold over a seven day period that turn what appeared to be a runway accident into a potential murder.

41% from 711 members

The Army of Crime - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Simon Abkarian, Robinson Stévenin
Director: Robert Guédiguian, Robert Guediguian
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Retraces the epic story of the Parisian Resistance fighters of the FTP-MOI (Francs-tireurs and Partisans - Immigrant Workers). Led by Missak Manouchian, a worker and poet of Armenian origin, the group carried out around 30 operations against the Nazis between August and November 1943. Handed over ..read more »

63% from 612 members

The Wedding Song on DVD (2009)
Starring: Lizzie Brocheré, Olympe Borval, Najib Oudghiri
Director: Karin Albou
Certificate:
During the Third Reich's occupation of Tunis in 1942, two teens, Jewish Myriam and Muslim Nour, find that they desire each other's life. Although far more interested in love than war, the girls find historical circumstances affecting each of their wedding plans. The occupying Nazis demand ..read more »

59% from 146 members

Persepolis - Blu-ray (2007)
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Certificate:
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PERSEPOLIS presents a deeply personal coming-of-age tale about finding one's place in the world. Based on her bestselling graphic novel, Marjane Satrapi teamed up with underground comic book artist Vincent Paronnaud to co-direct this animated big screen adaptation. The result is an electrifying, ..read more »

72% from 1,727 member

Persepolis on DVD (2007)
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Certificate:
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Poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of the precocious and outspoken nine year old, Marjane, that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power - forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she ..read more »

74% from 19,041 members

Casino Royale on DVD (2006)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien ..read more »

76% from 112,424 members

The Serpent on DVD (2006)
Starring: Yvan Attal, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Richard
Director: Eric Barbier
Certificate:
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From the writer of 'Get Carter', comes the terrifically gripping new thriller 'The Serpent'. Vincent Mandel is a photographer caught up in an ugly divorce and fighting for custody of his children. His already troubled existence is blown apart by the appearance of a ghost from his past: Joseph ..read more »

61% from 2,691 members

Casino Royale - Blu-ray (2006)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien ..read more »

80% from 8,521 members

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed on DVD (2005)
Starring: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Charles Berling, jean-Pierre Leaud
Director: Serge Le Peron
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The kidnapping and assassination of Moroccan political activist Mehdi Ben Barka, fictionalized in Yves Boisset's L'Attentat in 1972, gets a more historically accurate treatment in Serge Le Péron's noirish docudrama, the tabloid-headline-titled I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed. The film is narrated by ..read more »

58% from 497 members

Yes on DVD (2004)
Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill
Director: Sally Potter
Certificate:
YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and ..read more »

49% from 2,247 members

Almost Peaceful (2002)
Starring: Simon Abkarian, Zabou, Vincent Elbaz
Director: Michel Deville
Certificate:
Jewish tailor Albert (Abkarian) and his wife Lea (Breitman) are reestablishing their business in 1946 Paris. Albert hires six people, more than he needs to meet current slow season demand, and all but Jacqueline (Lubna Azabal) are Jews who somehow survived the occupation. Slowly, tentatively they ..read more »

30% from 9 members
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Simon Abkarian facts

5 most recent films

The Army of Crime - 3.5 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars
The Army of Crime - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Wedding Song - 3.0 stars
Persepolis - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Casino Royale - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Casino Royale - 4.0 stars
Persepolis - 3.5 stars
Persepolis - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Army of Crime - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Almost Peaceful - 1.5 stars
Rage - 2.0 stars
Yes - 2.5 stars
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed - 3.0 stars
The Wedding Song - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Judi Dench - 5 times - show films
Catherine Deneuve - 3 times - show films
Patrick J. Adams - 3 times - show films
Ariane Ascaride - 3 times - show films
Dianne Wiest - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sally Potter - 4 times - show films
Robert Guédiguian - 3 times - show films
Robert Guediguian - 3 times - show films
Marjane Satrapi - 3 times - show films
Vincent Paronnaud - 3 times - show films