Directing

Jean Léon

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Known For

The AdolescentThe Adolescent · 1979
The Adolescent
4.81979
MovieDrama
In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.
Last Year at MarienbadLast Year at Marienbad · 1961
Last Year at Marienbad
7.41961
MovieDramaRomance
At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter. The more he speaks about their activities the previous year however, the more compelling he becomes. The question remains however – did they meet previously or not?
Goodbye PrincessGoodbye Princess · 1992
Goodbye Princess
8.01992
MovieDramaMystery
Mitó lives in a small village and is the son of the local Comunist Party leader, she is 18 years-old and is about to graduate from the high-school she must attend at Beja - the nearest town. News that she killed her German boyfriend, at 4 a.m. on a desert road, do not excite much the editor of a Lisbon newspaper. He sends in a tyro reporter, Joaquim Peixoto, just in case. The young man, already considered hopless in his profession, will uncover more than a sex scandal to be used for political purposes. Written by Artemis-9
The War Is OverThe War Is Over · 1966
The War Is Over
6.51966
MovieDrama
On his way from Madrid to Paris, Diego, a chief of the Spanish Communist Party, is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to flee. When he arrives in Paris, he searches for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.
Stavisky...Stavisky... · 1974
Stavisky...
5.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Muriel, or the Time of ReturnMuriel, or the Time of Return · 1963
Muriel, or the Time of Return
6.91963
MovieDrama
In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.
A Taste for WomenA Taste for Women · 1964
A Taste for Women
4.11964
MovieComedyCrime
A writer discovers a link between a vegetarian restaurant and a series of mysterious deaths.
Sweet and SourSweet and Sour · 1963
Sweet and Sour
5.11963
MovieComedyMusic
Gerard, a young man from a "good family" dreams of becoming an actor. To do this, he follows everywhere his sister Frédérique who is infatuated with cinéma vérité.

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