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Michel Hazanavicius has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by La Classe américaine.
All You Need is Crime
2019
Comedy
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette · With Christine Delaroche, Évelyne Grandjean, Marc Cassot
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois
Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Aure Atika
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès
In 1967, OSS 117 is sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Alex Lutz
In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo
In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.
Dir. Riad Sattouf · With Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon
Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordinary stories come to life somewhere in an imaginary world inhabited by knights, pirates and other dragons. In this world that belongs only to them, Sofia is always the princess to save, and the brave Prince is none other than Djibi himself. But 3 years later, the entry of Sofia to the college will mark the end of her childhood. To the despair of her father, she no longer needs her stories at night. On the one hand, Djibi will have to accept that his daughter will grow up and move away from him. On the other hand, in the World of Stories, the Prince will have to face the most epic of all his adventures. Find your destiny in a world where it no longer has a place.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Omar Sy, Bérénice Bejo, François Damiens
Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a night on the town doing what they do best, and with absolutely no regrets. The duo play various characters in assorted extracurricular situations, ranging from sexist to the darker sides of carnal desires.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius, Emmanuelle Bercot, Gilles Lellouche, Alexandre Courtes, Éric Lartigau, Jean Dujardin, Fred Cavayé · With Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Géraldine Nakache
Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history...
Dir. Philippe Haïm · With Éric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Saïd Serrari
