"Actor: Jean Rochefort"

• The Closet | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A film about society's attitude to sexuality, with a lighthearted dig at political correctness gone mad, The Closet is French farce in the tradition of Moliere: a man pretends to be something he's not, people begin treating him differently, his lie escalates out of all proportion, and comedy ensues. Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil) is a dull, divorced accountant in a French rubber-processing factory whose primary product is condoms. The morning of the company photograph he overhears he is going to be fired. After half-heartedly trying to kill himself, he meets his new next-door neighbour who suggests a plot that will keep him from losing his job: he should pretend he's gay, and the neighbour will doctor the photographs and send them to his boss to prove it. The comedy springs from people's reactions to Pignon's alleged homosexuality. The managing director puts him on a Gay Pride parade float with a condom on his head, his estranged son suddenly thinks he's cool, his female boss catches on to the scam and begins to think that Pignon is not as banal as she first thought, and the homophobic, macho personnel director--a great performance from Gerard Depardieu--discovers his sensitive side. It's well directed by Francis Veber (writer of the original Three Fugitives), who moves the gentle action along masterfully, providing some laugh-out-loud moments and getting some great performances from his ensemble cast. Overall, it's an uplifting comedy about prejudice and how a Mr Nobody becomes a somebody. --Kristen Bowditch

• The Artist And The Model | DVD | (25/11/2013) from £8.85   |  Saving you £7.14 (80.68%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 1943 an old sculptor and his wife live in a small town on the border between occupied France and Franco's Spain. 80 year-old Marc Cros has not sculpted for years; disillusioned by two world wars, the artist has lost all faith in art, life and humanity. But when his wife Lea finds a Spanish woman, Merce, on the run from Franco's army and offers her the chance to live in the artist's studio, Marc inadvertently finds himself with an attractive young model for what will be his last sculpture. ...

• Hell | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £7.09   |  Saving you £12.90 (181.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Three sisters, estranged after a shared childhood trauma, are gradually reunited by a young stranger with a surprising revelation.

• Le Chateau De Ma Mere | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Devastated at having to leave the wondrous hills of Provence where his family had spent the summer Marcel is elated when they return for Christmas and then Easter. Before long they are heading for their rural retreat every weekend and the long journey there soon brings its own adventure... As Marcel's affectionate reminiscences draw to a close we are left with a wonderfully poignant conclusion to these classics of modern French cinema.

• L'Homme Du Train | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £7.79   |  Saving you £12.20 (156.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  You wouldn't think that a movie, which mostly consists of two old guys talking could be a thriller, but that's exactly what L'Homme du Train is. French singer Johnny Hallyday plays a professional criminal who comes to a small town to take part in a robbery. By chance, he meets talkative Jean Rochefort, who invites the laconic Hallyday to stay at his house because the hotel is closed. The two form an unlikely friendship, each curious about (and envious of) the other's life. But all the while plans for the robbery continue, while Rochefort is preparing for a dangerous event of his own. The pitch-perfect performances make L'Homme du Train completely involving. Rochefort and Hallyday play off of each other beautifully; it's impossible to put your finger on what makes these subtle, supple scenes so magnetic. The whole is directed with spare authority by Patrice Leconte (La Veuve de Saint-Pierre). --Bret Fetzer

• Tell No-One | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £5.44   |  Saving you £14.55 (267.46%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After his critically-acclaimed directorial debut, "Mon Idole", French actor Guillaume Canet now brings us "Tell No One", based on American writer Harlan Coben's bestselling thriller.

• Essential Tavernier Boxset | Blu Ray | (18/04/2022) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bertrand Tavernier was one of the most outstanding French film makers of his time. Born in Lyon in 1941, he began his career with a short-lived stint as an assistant to Jean-Pierre Melville an experience and environment that affected him so deeply that he took up first film journalism then worked as a highly influential press agent for ten years before returning to filmmaking. A diverse filmmaker whose works covered a spectacular range of genres, settings and time periods, Tavernier imbued his films with intelligence and grace, but they were also often a commentary on political and social injustice and the strength of the human spirit. This essential collection includes 8 of his films, a tribute and testimony to the spectacular work of the legendary filmmaker. Product Features QUE LA FÊTE COMMENCE (1975) Analysis of the film with Guillemette Odicino Interview with Bertrand Tavernier et Philippe Noiret Interview with Jean Rochefort UNE SEMAINE DE VACANCES (1980) Analysis of the film with Guillemette Odicino Filming the movie COUP DE TORCHON (1981) Analysis of the film with Guillemette Odicino US Trailer Trailer Alternative Ending Interview with Bertrand Tavernier and Philippe Noiret Interview with Eddy Mitchell L.627 (1992) Making of Deleted Scenes LA GUERRE SANS NOM (1992) Introduction with Bertrand Tavernier and Patrick Rotman Analysis of the film with Vincent Martigny ÇA COMMENCE AUJOURD'HUI (1999) Interview with Bertrand Tavernier Making of Deleted Scenes LAISSEZ-PASSER (2002) Making of Deleted Scenes LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER (2010) Interview with D. Le Fur Making of Presentation with L. Laurent Weil, M. Thierry and R. Personnaz

• The Count Of Monte Cristo | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Alexandre Dumas' celebrated book 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' follows the adventures of Edmond Dants (Gerard Depardieu) a 19th-century French version of James Bond a rich ruthless and suave purveyor of homemade justice. This French production is extravagant having the destinction of being the first filmed version of the newly restored unabridged version of Dumas' classic which runs about 800 pages. The movie was filmed all over Europe and doesn't leave out any detail from the ce

• Wild Target | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Into the life of Victor a middle-aged professional killer comes Antoine a young messenger who inadvertently becomes involved in a hit. Victor has no son of his own to pass the family business onto and so takes the naive youngester under his wing as his apprentice. The next assignnment is the glamourous Renee an art forger who has conned a gangster but Victor has softened and can't go through with it. The unlikely trio team up and await the inevitable showdown with an unhappy client. Pierre Salvadori's wickedly funny crime caper features superb central performances with the deadpan Jean Rochefort in one of hsi greatest roles. One of the standout French comedies of the Nineties and now the subject of a British remake.

• Gerard Depardieu | DVD | (31/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Features four films starring the inimitable Gerard Depardieu: The Count Of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas' celebrated book 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' follows the adventures of Edmond Dants (Gerard Depardieu) a 19th-century French version of James Bond a rich ruthless and suave purveyor of homemade justice. This French production is extravagant having the distinction of being the first filmed version of the newly restored unabridged version of Dumas' classic which runs

• The Count of Monte Cristo | DVD | (22/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Alexandre Dumas' celebrated book 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' follows the adventures of Edmond Dants (Gerard Depardieu) a 19th-century French version of James Bond a rich ruthless and suave purveyor of homemade justice. This French production is extravagant having the destinction of being the first filmed version of the newly restored unabridged version of Dumas' classic which runs about 800 pages. The movie was filmed all over Europe and doesn't leave out any detail from the celebrated novel.

• The Hairdresser's Husband | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At the age of 12 Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous middle-aged local hairdresser who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex. Antoine reaches middle age with his passion undiminished: upon meeting shy hairdresser Mathilde he is so taken by her that he proposes marriage. She accepts and he moves into her salon where they pursue their romance with an intensity that blind

• The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe Collection | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A secret agent who's anxious about his job sends his assistant on a non-existent investigation.

• Horloger De Saint-Paul | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £10.35   |  Saving you £7.64 (73.82%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Horloger De Daint-Paul stars Philippe Noiret as Michel Descombes a watchmaker in the district of Saint-Paul Lyons. He lives quietly alone with his almost son Bernard. One day the police come and say Bernard murdered a factory owner. Superintendent Guiboud asks Michel for help. But Michel realizes how little he knows about his son.

• The Hairdresser's Husband | DVD | (25/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At the age of 12 Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous middle-aged local hairdresser who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex. Antoine reaches middle age with his passion undiminished: upon meeting shy hairdresser Mathilde he is so taken by her that he proposes marriage. She accepts and he moves into her salon where they pursue their romance with an intensity that blinds them to the mundane realities of the outside world.

• Tango | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-5.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Available for the first time on DVD!!! Vincent a stunt pilot is acquitted of murdering his wife and her lover. However a few years later the judge in the case comes to blackmail him. The judge's nephew is having trouble with his wife and they demand that Vincent kill her. The judge a confirmed bachelor takes Paul and Vincent on the road to search for Paul's wife Marie... Patrice Leconte's outrageously fun black comedy is available for the first time on DVD!

• La Ceremonie | DVD | (17/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Claude Chabrol's La Ceremonie the wealthy Lelievre family live in a grand estate in the calm isolation of the French countryside. All that lacks in their lustrous lifestyle is the perfect maid who they believe to have found in the shy and recalcitrant Sophie (Sandrine Bonnaire). The match seems to be perfect and Sophie proves to be ""a bit bizarre but a real pearl"" according to Madame Lelievre (Jacqueline Bisset). Sophie remains distanced from the family and only comes out