Jean-Pierre Darroussin Movies

Jeannette is a single mother living in a working-class community in Marseilles; she tries to support herself and her two kids on her salary as a...

A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or...

Juliette goes back in her hometown to spend some time with her family. She finds herself between a loving but moody father, a New Age mother, a...

By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days....

Police Inspector Staniland is investigating the death of a pianist. While conducting his investigation and looking through the victim's apartment, he...

An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective...

This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant...

"Fanny" is the second part of the "Marseille trilogy", made by Marcel Pagnol with the generic name of "Marius, Fanny and César". Fanny falls...

Business executive Odile seeks a new, larger apartment. Her younger sister Camille, having completed her doctoral thesis in history, is a Paris tour...

Directed by Rémi Waterhouse, Mille Millièmes is centered around an eccentric ensemble of apartment residents. Kindness is noticeably...

Maria, who's not as young as she used to be and who helps people older than her, is living from hand to mouth. She can't quite accept her precarious...

The life of four best friends in Paris: Antoine (a gym school teacher), Jeff (director of a monthly journal), Alex (Jeff's associate in the monthly...

François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge...

"Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius. Marius' biggest dream is to embark on...

A cross-country trip turns out to be a nightmare for a troubled couple.

A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker...