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Alain Corneau
Writer 1943 - 2010

Alain Corneau

Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France

Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand,... Read full bio →

Filmography

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15 titles
Crime d'amour

Crime d'amour

Alain Corneau 2010 1h 44m 6.7

In the sterile setting of a powerful multinational, two young women compete ... Isabelle is working under the orders of Christine, a woman of power she admires unreservedly.

Le deuxième souffle

Le deuxième souffle

Alain Corneau 2007 2h 35m 3.3

Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor...

Les mots bleus

Les mots bleus

Alain Corneau 2004 1h 54m

Clara is afraid of words. Her daughter, Anna, is afraid of others. Vincent is afraid to grow up. But he won't be afraid to love them.

Stupeur et tremblements

Stupeur et tremblements

Alain Corneau 2003 1h 47m 7.0

Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility.

Le prince du Pacifique

Le prince du Pacifique

Alain Corneau 2000 1h 30m

French war ship is arriving to Polynesian shore during at 1918 - and adventures begin...

Le cousin

Le cousin

Alain Corneau 1997 1h 52m 6.0

Nounours is the nickname of a "cousin" an informer with a special arrangement with the police: he gets 10% of the drugs seized thanks to his help. When his personal contact, inspector Maurin, commits suicide, inspector Gérard Delvaux takes over. Meanwhile, judge Lambert is uncovering the illegal practices of the policemen.

Le nouveau monde

Le nouveau monde

Alain Corneau 1995 1h 57m

A young boy who worships all things American comes of age in Orleans, where over 14,000 American GIs were stationed.

Tous les matins du monde

Tous les matins du monde

Alain Corneau 1991 1h 55m 8.0

Following the death of his wife, a renowned musician ostracises himself from the outer world and dedicates his life to music. However, his life changes when a young man approaches him to learn music.

Nocturne indien

Nocturne indien

Alain Corneau 1989 1h 50m

The enigmatic but vivid imagery of this loosely plotted film is based on a similarly evocative novel by the Italian author Antonio Tabucchi, Noturno Indiano. An old friend of the hero's has been living in Bombay with a prostitute.

Fort Saganne

Fort Saganne

Alain Corneau 1984 3h 8.0

In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.

Le choix des armes

Le choix des armes

Alain Corneau 1981 2h 15m 6.7

The powerful story of a reformed underworld kingpin whose stable lifestyle is turned upside-down when a desperate, escaped killer hides out at his rural estate.

Série noire

Série noire

Alain Corneau 1979 1h 51m 8.7

In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.

La menace

La menace

Alain Corneau 1977 1h 57m 7.0

Henri leaves Dominique for a younger woman, Julie. After a violent confrontation with Julie, Dominique commits suicide, but Inspector Waldeck concludes that Julie murdered her. When she is arrested, Henri has to decide whether to save her.

Police Python 357

Police Python 357

Alain Corneau 1976 2h 5m 7.5

Orléans. Meurtrier de sa maîtresse après qu'il a appris sa liaison avec l'inspecteur Ferrot, le commissaire Ganay confie l'enquête à ce dernier. Tous les indices se retournent bientôt contre l'inspecteur Ferrot.

France société anonyme

France société anonyme

Alain Corneau 1974 1h 38m

In the year 2222, a former drug dealer is kept in a state of hibernation. Reanimated, he tells his story. Leader in the narcotics market, his situation was prosperous until, during a political change, the government legalized its use.

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