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Pierre Jolivet
Director 73 years old

Pierre Jolivet

Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France

Pierre Jolivet (born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film Zim and Co. was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film The Night Watchman won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
Les hommes du feu

Les hommes du feu

Pierre Jolivet 2017 1h 30m

Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action.

Mains armées

Mains armées

Pierre Jolivet 2012 1h 45m 6.0

Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, a young narc officer.

La très très grande entreprise

La très très grande entreprise

Pierre Jolivet 2008 1h 42m

Four friends decide to confront a multinational agrochemical company that is polluting their region. They have 30 days to gather evidence.

Le frère du guerrier

Le frère du guerrier

Pierre Jolivet 2002 1h 55m 8.0

Au XIIIème siècle, dans les Cévennes, Arnaud perd sa mère qui lui a transmis la science des plantes médicinales. Mais roué de coups par des brigands, il devient amnésique.

Ma petite entreprise

Ma petite entreprise

Pierre Jolivet 1999 1h 36m 8.0

A wood worker is trying hard to make his company survive every day... But a fire in his workshop leaves him in a lot of trouble when he realizes his insurer was swindling him - he does not have any insurance... That's when a crazy idea grows in his mind - he will need all his friends and their different talents to make it work...

Fred

Fred

Pierre Jolivet 1997

Fred (Vincent Lindon) is a former crane driver who was a victim of the closure of his factory. He takes care of the little boy of his girlfriend (Clotilde Courau), does the housework and sometimes goes to the job center but boredom is inescapable.

Simple mortel

Simple mortel

Pierre Jolivet 1990 1h 25m 8.0

A young man, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive strange radio messages in a language only he knows. The messages ask him for very bizarre missions. Eventually, he understands that he's just a pawn in an intergalactic game, and that the fate of Earth depends on him.

Force majeure

Force majeure

Pierre Jolivet 1989 1h 26m

Philippe (Patrick Bruel) and Daniel (François Cluzet) go on vacation to southeast Asia, where they meet Hans (Thom Hoffman), a resident of the area who acts as their patron and guide. Before they leave to return to Paris, the two present Hans with a gift of their leftover native hashish.

Le complexe du kangourou

Le complexe du kangourou

Pierre Jolivet 1986 1h 26m

Loïc, a chestnut seller, has a mistress who wants a baby. Not daring to admit to her that he had the mumps late in life, he finds other excuses. Until the day he meets Claire, an old girlfriend, who has a little boy. Loïc finds the resemblance between the little boy and himself enormous and is convinced that he is his father...

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