Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

April 29, 1930 · 96 years old

Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to Breton parents. Jean Rochefort was not born in Dinan, but his parents were liv…

Known For

33 titles
1
Mr. Bean's Holiday

Mr. Bean's Holiday

2007 · 1h 30m · Movie

Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. Along the way, he discovers the wonders of France, bicycling, and true love.

6.4
2
Tell No One

Tell No One

2006 · 2h 11m · Movie

An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letti...

7.5
3
April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World

2015 · 1h 45m · Movie

It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

7.3
4
The Closet

The Closet

2001 · 1h 24m · Movie

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

7.0
5
Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia

Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia

2012 · 1h 50m · Movie

Asterix and Obelix travel to Britain to help Anticlimax, Asterix's Breton cousin, defeat Julius Caesar and the invading Romans.

5.3
6
The Phantom of Liberty

The Phantom of Liberty

1974 · 1h 44m · Movie

A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.

7.8
7
Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

2002 · 1h 29m · Movie

Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.

7.3
8
The Hairdresser's Husband

The Hairdresser's Husband

1990 · 1h 22m · Movie

Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fant...

7.1
9
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1972 · 1h 30m · Movie

A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

7.2
10
Ridicule

Ridicule

1996 · 1h 42m · Movie

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

7.3
11
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

2014 · 1h 34m · Movie

A 19th-century drama about a man whose heart was replaced with a clock when he was born. The situation dictates that he should avoid feeling strong emotions -- love, most of all -- but he just can't keep his feelings under wraps.

6.9
12
Man on the Train

Man on the Train

2002 · 1h 30m · Movie

A man steps off a train into a French village awaiting the day when he will rob the town bank. He meets a retired poetry teacher striking up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

7.1
13
My Mother's Castle

My Mother's Castle

1990 · 1h 38m · Movie

Every holiday Marcel and his family go to their cottage near Marseilles. During one of these holidays he meets Isabelle, a pretty but conceited girl... Adapted from the cult classic novel from Marcel Pagnol.

7.6
14
The Return of the Tall Blond Man

The Return of the Tall Blond Man

1974 · 1h 24m · Movie

With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in...

6.6
15
Angélique

Angélique

1964 · 1h 55m · Movie

In the first of the Angélique series, the beautiful feisty teenage heroine becomes entangled in a political assassination plot and is betrothed to a stranger who is twelve years her senior and a reputed sorcerer.

6.7
16
Cartouche

Cartouche

1962 · 1h 54m · Movie

The story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up among petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus.

6.5
17
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978 · 1h 52m · Movie

European chefs are being killed in the same ways that their special dishes are prepared. Pastry chef Natasha O'Brien is suspected, as is her ex-husband Robby Ross, a fast-food franchiser looking for chefs to endorse his omelet shops.

6.4
18
L'enfer

L'enfer

2005 · 1h 42m · Movie

Three sisters share a connection to a violent incident from their childhood reunite to for the chance to come to terms with their past.

6.8
19
Pardon Mon Affaire

Pardon Mon Affaire

1976 · 1h 45m · Movie

As loyal as a dove, a family man is about to tell his first lie to his wife when he falls for an enchanting woman in a billowy red dress. With a bit of help, he just might get what he wishes for; however, is love always a bed of r...

7.0
20
Up to His Ears

Up to His Ears

1965 · 1h 44m · Movie

The farcical adventures of an unhappy, sometimes suicidal, billionaire Arthur Lempereur in Hong Kong and the Himalayas.

6.2
21
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster

2008 · 1h 53m · Movie

Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

7.1
22
The Artist and the Model

The Artist and the Model

2012 · 1h 45m · Movie

In 1943, a sculptor is inspired by a young woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.

6.6
23
Angelique and the King

Angelique and the King

1966 · 1h 40m · Movie

In the third of the Angélique series, the heroine is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV, and later finds herself the subject of rumors.

6.6
24
Merveilleuse Angélique

Merveilleuse Angélique

1965 · 1h 45m · Movie

In the second of the Angélique series, the heroine joins a group of bandits, rescues her children, becomes a successful businesswoman, and once again becomes entangled in politics and matters of the heart.

6.6
25
Let Joy Reign Supreme

Let Joy Reign Supreme

1975 · 1h 59m · Movie

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities' depravity contribute to social oppression, and the uprisings flare up one after another.

7.0
26
Femmes Fatales

Femmes Fatales

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

Two men flee to the countryside to escape their sexual duties and settle for a quiet, rustic life.

6.4
27
Tandem

Tandem

1987 · 1h 26m · Movie

Michel Mortez is going to and fro France to compere a radio game he created 25 years ago. He is famous among the average Frenchmen. But he is also a poker. Rivetot, his assistant and technician, always goes with him. He is the onl...

7.0
28
Les grands ducs

Les grands ducs

1996 · 1h 25m · Movie

Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.

5.9
29
Le capitaine Fracasse

Le capitaine Fracasse

1961 · 1h 48m · Movie

The ruined Baron Philippe de Sigognac, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors. Attracted by Isabelle, and by the enthusiasm of his acting companions, he joins the troupe.

6.1
30
Le bal des casse-pieds

Le bal des casse-pieds

1992 · 1h 39m · Movie

Henri Sauveur, a veterinarian in his fifties, is harassed by his parents, friends and working relationships. He leaves with Louise in Normandy to live the perfect love. But again, the pitfalls seem to wait for him.

5.4
31
Salut l'artiste

Salut l'artiste

1973 · 1h 36m · Movie

Nicolas is an actor who only manages to get small roles in films, theatre and commericals. His domestic life does not fare much better as his mistress leaves him and he tries to return to his wife who is pregnant by another man.

6.2
32
Réveillon chez Bob

Réveillon chez Bob

1984 · 1h 23m · Movie

On New Year's Eve, among the tower blocks of a huge housing estate in Paris, strange people - each for a different reason - are looking for the home of a man called Bob.

4.9
33
The Bread Peddler

The Bread Peddler

1963 · 2h 2m · Movie

A young woman by the name of Jeanne Fortier finds herself the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice.

5.8