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Marie-Anne Chazel has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by French Fried Vacation 2.
Nuit d'ivresse
1986
Comedy
In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.
Dir. Patrice Leconte · With Thierry Lhermitte, Michel Blanc, Christian Clavier
as Josette dite « Zézette », compagne de Félix · Writer
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a cross-dresser visit their office.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone
After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valérie Lemercier
as Josette aka 'Zézette'
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.
Dir. Philippe Galland · With Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone, Gérard Jugnot
It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, Jacques, the son of Mazel, owner of the shop where her father buy his material. He's handsome and teasing. Her father's friend, Felipe, would love to marry her, and he invites her to an aviation show. She accepts his invitation only because she knows Jacques is a pilot and will be there. Soon, she'll carry his child, and he'll be gone, and the family will have to deal with this out-of-wedlock pregnancy...
Dir. Daniel Auteuil · With Daniel Auteuil, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Kad Merad
Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.
Dir. Patrice Leconte · With Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot
They are the best friends of the world. Five friends who shared everything: may 68, hippies years, the rock and their love for Bernadette. This Bernadette has left them to become a rock-star, and is back 15 years later for a weekend. Jean-Marie Poire describes with this movie the portrait of a generation with lots of humor served by excelent actors.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Gérard Lanvin, Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri
as Catherine, la fille du 13°
Guy is fired from is job, and asks to stay with his friend and his girlfriend in their apartment. The longer he stays, the more disaster he creates.
Dir. Patrice Leconte · With Michel Blanc, Bernard Giraudeau, Thérèse Liotard
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.
Dir. Michel Blanc · With Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret
Due to an unfortunate accident involving Obelix throwing a menhir, Getafix the druid not only loses his memory, but goes completely mad. Now deprived of the wisdom of their beloved druid and the protection provided by his magic potion, the Armorican village falls prey to a proclaimed soothsayer who comes with ominous predictions and overweening ambitions. It's up to Asterix to keep his villager friends within reason and hopefully get Getafix to remember the magic potion's recipe before the impending Roman attack.
Dir. Philippe Grimond · With Roger Carel, Pierre Tornade, Julien Guiomar
"Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius. Marius' biggest dream is to embark on one of the boats passing by his dad's bar and to set off to a faraway land. Fanny, a young and pretty seafood peddler, has secretly been in love with Marius since her childhood; Marius, never admitting it, has always loved Fanny. One day, a sailor drops by La Marine and offers him a job on an exploratory ship. Trying to hold him off and to make him jealous, Fanny confesses his love to him and provokes a fight between Marius and one of César's old friends, Panisse, a boat merchant, who despite his old age, has been courting Fanny for a while. Torn between the call of the sea and his love for her, Marius abandons his dream to be with Fanny who gives herself to him. As César and Honorine, Fanny's mother, are getting ready for the wedding, Marius changes his mind, drawn back to the call of the sea.
Dir. Daniel Auteuil · With Daniel Auteuil, Raphaël Personnaz, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing family jewels and a sacred relic, guarantor of his wife-to-be's fertility. The confrontation between Godefroy's repellent servant Jack the Crack and his descendent, the effete Jacquart, present-day owner of the chateau, further complicates the matter.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin
Rayane is a scared and clumsy young cop who is constantly mocked by other cops. The day his doctor wrongly tells him that he has only thirty days to live, he understands that this is his last chance to become a hero within his police station and impress his colleague Stéphanie. The eternal fearful man then turns into a real hothead who will take all the risks to catch a big drug lord...
Dir. Tarek Boudali · With Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti
Clumsy policeman Rayane has three days to rescue his kidnapped grandmother from a Mexican cartel.
Dir. Tarek Boudali · With Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti
A young man meets his soon-to-be in-laws but discovers behind their proud and wealthy appearances some deep issues and lies.
Dir. Jérôme Commandeur, Alan Corno · With Arthur Dupont, Déborah François, Thierry Lhermitte
as Gisèle "Gigi" André · Writer
After the Club Med and skiing, what happened to the Bronzés 27 years later? Early response: the same, and worse.
Dir. Patrice Leconte · With Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel
Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are projected to a time of profound political and social upheavals: the French Revolution... specifically, The Terror, time of great dangers, during which the descendants of Godefroy and Jacquouille had their castle and all their property confiscated by arrogant aristocrats, fleeing and lifes hanging by a thread.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Franck Dubosc
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