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Jean-Pierre Sinapi

Born January 28, 1949 · Cahors, France (age 77)

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Life Kills MeLife Kills Me · 2002
Life Kills Me
★ 5.42002
MovieDrama
Paul is a smart, university educated Frenchman of North African ancestry. He's a smooth talker, but he can't seem to get a job worthy of his skills. He ends up living in a single room, struggling to get by while going on many fruitless job interviews, during which he tries to impress his potential employers by turning his pizza delivery job into a tall tale about revamping the whole pizza chain. But at some point, they always seem to "see through him." He retreats into the boxing ring. His secretly gay brother Daniel also has trouble finding his place in the world. He spends all his time bodybuilding and takes dangerous drugs to enhance his physique. He dreams of being the next Schwarzenegger, but is forced to settle for a demeaning job as a "star" in a Hamburg sex club. Based on Jack-Alain Léger's novel
Les beaux joursLes beaux jours · 2003
Les beaux jours
★ 4.42003
MovieDramaComedy
In 1936, French workers discover the happiness of paid vacations. Mado and her best friend Gaby decide to take advantage of it by going on vacation without their husbands. They meet new people. Gaby then sets her sights on a photographer.
Nationale 7Nationale 7 · 2000
Nationale 7
★ 5.82000
MovieComedyDrama
In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and suffering from myopathy, has an irascible, rebellious character. But not resist provocations candor and uprightness of Julie, a special educator rookie. He confesses he wants to make love to a woman before her degenerative disease definitely catch it. Then Julie goes after one of the prostitutes who work in caravans along the N7.
The ben barka affairThe ben barka affair · 2008
The ben barka affair
★ 1.02008
MovieHistory
Moroccan politician Mehdi Ben Barka arrives in Paris to prepare for the Tricontinental Conference where he is accosted by the police and taken into custody, never to be seen again.
Camping à la fermeCamping à la ferme · 2005
Camping à la ferme
★ 5.72005
MovieComedy
Six jeunes en difficulté de la banlieue parisienne débarquent au fin fond de la campagne française, escortés par leur éducateur. Ils doivent montrer leur bonne volonté en effectuant des travaux d'intérêts généraux décidés par la pétillante juge d'application des peines, qui veut ainsi leur donner une dernière chance. Entre le portable vissé à l'oreille de l'un, le pit-bull de l'autre ou encore les prières musulmanes du troisième, ces adolescents vont bouleverser la vie paisible du petit village.
The Madonna and the DragonThe Madonna and the Dragon · 1990
The Madonna and the Dragon
★ 6.71990
MovieDramaAction
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
Vive la bombe!Vive la bombe! · 2007
Vive la bombe!
★ 2.32007
MovieHistoryTV Movie
April 30, 1962. The Algerian War has been over for two months, but Charles de Gaulle negotiated with the FLN during the Évian Accords to continue nuclear testing in the Sahara Desert. Under the eyes of officials gathered in an observation post located 5 km from the blast site, the Taourirt fissures, releasing a radioactive cloud: this will be known as the Béryl accident.
L'Enfant des loups, VandaL'Enfant des loups, Vanda · 1991
L'Enfant des loups, Vanda
★ 9.01991
MovieHistoryAdventure

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Life Kills MeLife Kills Me · 2002
Life Kills Me
★ 5.42002
MovieDrama
Paul is a smart, university educated Frenchman of North African ancestry. He's a smooth talker, but he can't seem to get a job worthy of his skills. He ends up living in a single room, struggling to get by while going on many fruitless job interviews, during which he tries to impress his potential employers by turning his pizza delivery job into a tall tale about revamping the whole pizza chain. But at some point, they always seem to "see through him." He retreats into the boxing ring. His secretly gay brother Daniel also has trouble finding his place in the world. He spends all his time bodybuilding and takes dangerous drugs to enhance his physique. He dreams of being the next Schwarzenegger, but is forced to settle for a demeaning job as a "star" in a Hamburg sex club. Based on Jack-Alain Léger's novel

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