Denis Lavant — Actor (54)
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The Inquisition (2026) TMDB
Inquisitions
director: Stan Neumann actor: Denis Lavant
other title: Die Inquisition / Inquisitions
With six centuries of history behind it, the Inquisition stands out as the most formidable system of repression in European history. Documentary-maker Stan Neumann tells the story of the origins and evolution of this ‘police of souls’ – at once secret and spectacular – whose influence is still felt in today’s world.
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The Chess Game (1994) WikiData IMDb TMDB
La Partie d'échecs
director: Yves Hanchar actor: Pierre Richard / Catherine Deneuve …
other title: La Partie d'échecs / La partie d'échecs …
In 19th century, a disillusioned priest helps a young boy drifter who's a chess wunderkind to move on up in life and social structures using his talent. Years later, he's a success, but game of life and love has higher stakes than chess.
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Wild Camp (2005) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Camping Sauvage
director: Christophe Ali / Nicolas Bonilauri actor: Denis Lavant / Isild Le Besco …
other title: Camping Sauvage / 野营 …
A tranquil campground in rural France is the backdrop for this erotic sizzler between beautiful teenager Camille and down on his luck ex con, Blaise. Fresh out of prison, Blaise accepts a job as sailing instructor at the camp. Haunted by violent nightmares and reminded daily of his estranged wife and children, Blaise tries mightily to resist Camille’s charms. But the girl’s spontaneity and nubile sexuality awaken Blaise’s own repressed capacity for life.
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The Lonely (2009) IMDb TMDB
The Lonely
director: Brent Stewart actor: 沃纳·赫尔佐格 / Avi Korine …
A documentary portrait of the filmmaker Harmony Korine during the production of his third feature film, Mister Lonely (2007). Shot on location in Scotland, Paris, and Panama, each chapter presents the production process and the causal, day-to-day absurdities of the actor/impersonators featured in Mister Lonely. Throughout the process, as Harmony reveals his thoughts on the film he also reveals a part of himself.
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In the Name of Blood (2024) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Brûle le sang
director: 阿卡基·波普哈泽 actor: 尼古拉斯·迪沃谢勒 / Florent Hill …
other title: Brûle le sang / Blood Burn …
In the working-class neighborhoods of Nice, a pillar of the local Georgian community is murdered. His son Tristan, who aspires to become an orthodox priest, finds himself finds himself alone with his grieving mother. Gabriel, his older brother with a troubled past, reappears from a long exile to make amends by redeeming his family honor.
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Body of Crime (2023) Douban
Le corps du délit
director: Leolo Victor-Pujebet actor: 贝特朗·波尼洛 / 马修·加里瑞 …
other title: 犯罪的尸体 / Le corps du délit
让，一个年轻的影像创作者，在好友因警方盘查丧生后，从拍摄转向了拿起武器。他在等待审判期间被关押，与此同时，一些灵魂开始造访他……
这部纪录片与虚构结合的影片，首先为因警察暴力而受害的女性发声，随后又以虚构方式讲述了一位因爱情与信仰而奋起的年轻同性恋活动家的故事。莱奥洛在片中多次致敬新浪潮，并借鉴了让·热内、梅因霍夫和福柯等人的激进且深邃的文字，最终完成了一封献给演员兼伴侣马修·莫雷尔的动人情书。影片充满了诗意般的摄影美感与细腻的反思，宛如一颗闪耀的政治瑰宝。
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A Very Long Engagement (2004) Min reol
Un long dimanche de fiançailles
director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet actor: Audrey Tautou / Gaspard Ulliel …
other title: Un long dimanche de fiançailles / Mathilde - Eine große Liebe …
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
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Captain Ahab (2007) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Capitaine Achab
director: Philippe Ramos actor: Denis Lavant / Virgil Leclaire …
other title: 亚哈船长 / Capitaine Achab …
When Ahab's mother dies in childbirth, the infant's gruff father places his son in the care of his pious aunt. It is Rose who sparks the imagination of the young boy by teaching him to read the Bible, though when Ahab is reclaimed by his father a decade later the growing boy strives to become a hunter like his old man. Later, after Ahab warms to his father's lover Louise, the old man dies and the boy is sent back to his God-fearing aunt. Rejecting Rose and her abusive husband Henry's unforginv brand of discipline and infuriated that his aunt confiscated the locket given to him by Louise, young Ahab boldly stages his own kidnapping as an ingenious escape plan.
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Tralala (2021) Douban
Tralala
director: 阿尔诺·拉里厄 / 让-玛丽·拉里厄 actor: 马修·阿马立克 / 若西安·巴拉斯科 …
other title: 沙拉拉
影片讲述沙拉拉是一位48岁的歌手兼作曲家，他在巴黎无家可归。一天晚上，他相信他遇到了圣母玛利亚，圣母玛利亚在消失之前和他说，“首先，不要做自己。”