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Jacques Bonnaffé has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Lars and the Real Girl
2007
Comedy · Drama

Catch and Release
2006
Comedy · Drama

Georgia Rule
2007
Drama · Comedy

In the Land of Women
2007
Romance · Comedy

Latter Days
2004
Drama · Comedy

Caramel
2007
Drama · Comedy

Griffin & Phoenix
2006
Comedy · Drama

Mozart and the Whale
2005
Drama · Comedy

A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate.
Dir. Emmanuel Courcol · With Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco

Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.
Dir. Denis Dercourt · With Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory

After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...
Dir. Dominik Moll · With Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, André Dussollier
Aging beautician Angèle, already wounded by a long-ago romance, gets awkwardly dumped at a train station. Witnessing how she turns around a humiliating situation, younger sculptor Antoine becomes so smitten that he breaks up with his fiancée and sets out to win Angèle's heart. Meanwhile, Angèle attempts to quash the budding romance of her young co-worker, Marie, and a much older widowed client, despite their obvious rapport.
Dir. Tonie Marshall · With Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Audrey Tautou
A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard · With Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel