Jean-Claude Brisson Movies

  • 1998
    Central Station

    Central Station

    Central Station

    8.1171998HD

    An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they...

    Central Station
  • 2002
    Philanthropy

    Philanthropy

    Philanthropy

    7.62002HD

    In 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening on the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an...

    Philanthropy
  • 1966
    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    71966HD

    Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor,...

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
  • 1991
    Three Crowns of the Sailor

    Three Crowns of the Sailor

    Three Crowns of the Sailor

    7.21991HD

    Shortly after murdering his professor, a young man encounters a sailor who offers him a position on his ship in exchange for 3 Danish crowns and his...

    Three Crowns of the Sailor
  • 1983
    The Man with the Suitcase

    The Man with the Suitcase

    The Man with the Suitcase

    6.1431983HD

    A sensitivity to sounds coming from the activities of an unwelcome guest in the close quarters of an apartment is only one important component in...

    The Man with the Suitcase
  • 1985
    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

    71985HD

    Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • 1990
    Pour un oui ou pour un non

    Pour un oui ou pour un non

    Pour un oui ou pour un non

    8.21990HD

    Two childhood friends who have not seen each other for a long time decide to meet again. They talk and look for what could have caused their...

    Pour un oui ou pour un non
  • 1986
    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham

    01986HD

    In Jean Rouch's cinematic reinterpretation of Julius-Amédée Laou's theatrical work, a freshly appointed nurse steps into the chaotic...

    The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
  • 1994
    Rice People

    Rice People

    Rice People

    6.21994HD

    A poor, rural Cambodian family slowly disintegrates during the cycle of a single rice crop.

    Rice People
  • 2000
    Comedy of Innocence

    Comedy of Innocence

    Comedy of Innocence

    6.12000HD

    Today, Camille turns nine. He had sworn that on his 9th birthday he would show his parents the videos he was shooting on the side - the tail of a cat...

    Comedy of Innocence
  • 1984
    Manoel’s Destinies

    Manoel’s Destinies

    Manoel’s Destinies

    6.91984HD

    When the child Manuel wanders into a garden that is off-limits to him, he meets an unidentified fisherman, and another boy -- the boy is actually...

    Manoel’s Destinies
  • 1984
    Voyage of a Hand

    Voyage of a Hand

    Voyage of a Hand

    61984HD

    In Voyage of a Hand, Ruiz constructs another of his concentric labyrinths that hits us right in the multifaceted center of our confusion. We might...

    Voyage of a Hand
  • 1978
    The Suspended Vocation

    The Suspended Vocation

    The Suspended Vocation

    61978HD

    The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his...

    The Suspended Vocation
  • 1994
    My Chinese Sister

    My Chinese Sister

    My Chinese Sister

    91994HD

    In 1977, one year after Mao died, a French man ( played by Alain Bashung) comes back to China to work as a school teacher with his daughter. He...

    My Chinese Sister
  • 2004
    Pinochet and His Three Generals

    Pinochet and His Three Generals

    Pinochet and His Three Generals

    7.52004HD

    In 1976-77, José Ma Berzosa contacted General Pinochet during a trip to Chilean Antarctica. On his return to Santiago, Pinochet agreed to be...

    Pinochet and His Three Generals
  • 1991
    La Fable des continents

    La Fable des continents

    La Fable des continents

    01991HD

    La Fable des continents
  • 1977
    Aimé Césaire at the End of Daybreak

    Aimé Césaire at the End of Daybreak

    Aimé Césaire at the End of Daybreak

    01977HD

    Documentary on the négritude movement through one of its founders, Aimé Césaire.

    Aimé Césaire at the End of Daybreak
  • 1986
    Richard III

    Richard III

    Richard III

    01986HD

    Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.

    Richard III
  • 1976
    Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre

    Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre

    Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre

    101976HD

    Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play La Tragédie du roi Christophe...

    Aimé Césaire, Un homme une terre
  • 1992
    La vie de Galilée

    La vie de Galilée

    La vie de Galilée

    01992HD

    Mise-en-scène, at the Comédie-Française, of La Vie de Galilée by Bertolt Brecht. This is the last staging by Antoine...

    La vie de Galilée