Danièle Thompson

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Danièle Thompson

Born January 3, 1942 · Monaco, Monaco (age 84)

Danièle Thompson (born 3 January 1942 in Monaco) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury and actress Jacqueline Roma. She has written the screenplay for a number of highly successful films including Cousin, cousine, La Boum, Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre, La Reine Margot and Jet Lag which she also directed. She was nominated for the 1976 Acad…

Known For

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! · 1966
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.91966
MovieComedyWar
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
Belmondo, itinéraire...Belmondo, itinéraire... · 2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...
7.72011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the career of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
The PartyThe Party · 1980
The Party
6.61980
MovieDramaRomance
A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
Jet LagJet Lag · 2002
Jet Lag
5.52002
MovieComedyDrama
At Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, a beautician on her way to a new job in Mexico accidentally meets a cook who is on his way back from America. Labor strikes, bad weather, and pure luck cause the two of them to share a room overnight at the airport Hilton hotel. Will their initial mutual indifference and downright hostility turn into a one night stand or perhaps something more?
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · 1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
7.41973
MovieComedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Queen MargotQueen Margot · 1994
Queen Margot
7.21994
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
Sur la route de la grande vadrouilleSur la route de la grande vadrouille · 2016
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
7.02016
MovieDocumentary
The Party 2The Party 2 · 1982
The Party 2
6.41982
MovieComedyRomance
A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.

Movies

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! · 1966
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.91966
MovieComedyWar
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
Belmondo, itinéraire...Belmondo, itinéraire... · 2011
Belmondo, itinéraire...
7.72011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the career of Jean-Paul Belmondo.
The PartyThe Party · 1980
The Party
6.61980
MovieDramaRomance
A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
Jet LagJet Lag · 2002
Jet Lag
5.52002
MovieComedyDrama
At Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, a beautician on her way to a new job in Mexico accidentally meets a cook who is on his way back from America. Labor strikes, bad weather, and pure luck cause the two of them to share a room overnight at the airport Hilton hotel. Will their initial mutual indifference and downright hostility turn into a one night stand or perhaps something more?
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob · 1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
7.41973
MovieComedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Queen MargotQueen Margot · 1994
Queen Margot
7.21994
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
Sur la route de la grande vadrouilleSur la route de la grande vadrouille · 2016
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
7.02016
MovieDocumentary
The Party 2The Party 2 · 1982
The Party 2
6.41982
MovieComedyRomance
A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.
Avenue MontaigneAvenue Montaigne · 2006
Avenue Montaigne
6.12006
MovieComedyDrama
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
Delusions of GrandeurDelusions of Grandeur · 1971
Delusions of Grandeur
7.41971
MovieComedyHistory
Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
Those Who Love Me Can Take the TrainThose Who Love Me Can Take the Train · 1998
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
6.11998
MovieRomanceDrama
A group of mourners travels by train to bury a recently deceased artist in Limoges. As they journey, secrets and desires unfold, with relationships shifting, past loves resurfacing, and personal connections revealed. At the funeral and afterward, tensions rise among the group, leading to further emotional complexities at the artist’s family home.
Belle MamanBelle Maman · 1999
Belle Maman
5.11999
MovieComedyRomance
At the altar where he is marrying Séverine, the groom, Antoine, gets his first glimpse of her mother, Léa, and suffers what the French call a coup de foudre which we know as love at first sight.
The Red and the BlackThe Red and the Black · 1997
The Red and the Black
5.71997
MovieDramaTV Movie
In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.
Belmondo by BelmondoBelmondo by Belmondo · 2016
Belmondo by Belmondo
7.82016
MovieDocumentary
Jean-Paul Belmondo returns to the settings of a fantastic career, accompanied by his son Paul. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jean-Paul Belmondo’s movies drew over 130 million people into cinemas. This logbook takes us back to sets and countries, from where we can revisit the films in reference and find out about his fruitful collaborations with various directors. Paul Belmondo will lead the investigation, meeting the stars and his father’s friends (eye-witnesses all) and questioning his father about his journey, sharing it with us so we can discover the man and his story like never before.
The BrainThe Brain · 1969
The Brain
7.31969
MovieCrimeComedy
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
The StudentThe Student · 1988
The Student
5.91988
MovieRomanceComedy
An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.
Ace of AcesAce of Aces · 1982
Ace of Aces
7.11982
MovieAdventureComedy
In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon Rosenblum who asks his autograph; when it turns out his adorable young fan is a Jewish orphan in danger of persecution, he risks his one shot at Olympic glory to save Simon and his family, helped only by a German officer-gentleman who became his friend in World War I, by an adventurous escape to Switzerland, Nazi troops on their heals and braving impossible odds in roller coaster-style.
Malady of LoveMalady of Love · 1987
Malady of Love
5.11987
MovieDramaRomance
Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. First, she is with Raoul, the older one; then passion for Clément, the younger doctor, takes over. Raoul fights back, playing on Clément's guilt and Juliette's lack of self-assurance; then, Clément makes his case to Juliette, abandons his fiancée, and takes her to the provinces where he sets up practice and asks her to have a baby. She panics and abruptly leaves Clément, taking up with Raoul again. When she contracts Hodgkin's disease and the treatment does no good, Raoul believes she has the malady of love. Is there a cure?
Your Turn, My TurnYour Turn, My Turn · 1978
Your Turn, My Turn
4.51978
MovieRomanceComedy
Family mother and model wife, Agnes hits a vehicle while driving in Paris. She immediately falls in love with the driver of the damaged car.
Cousin, CousineCousin, Cousine · 1975
Cousin, Cousine
6.11975
MovieComedyRomance
Two distant cousins meet at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Over time, a close friendship develops between them, but their spouses begin to think that they are more than just friends.
Umbrella CoupUmbrella Coup · 1980
Umbrella Coup
6.91980
MovieComedyCrime
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.
Des gens si bien élevésDes gens si bien élevés · 1997
Des gens si bien élevés
9.01997
MovieDramaTV Movie
A teenage girl's running away from home causes a lot of soul-searching in a family dominated by an authoritarian grandmother.
Change of PlansChange of Plans · 2009
Change of Plans
5.42009
MovieComedyRomance
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
Vanille fraiseVanille fraise · 1989
Vanille fraise
5.21989
MovieComedyRomance
Husband finds out that his wife is a secret agent and that she has a handsome partner.

TV Shows

Vivement dimancheVivement dimanche · 1998
Vivement dimanche
3.61998
Series
Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
Series
Spécial cin�émaSpécial cinéma · 1974
Spécial cinéma
9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Beau gesteBeau geste · 2023
Beau geste
1.02023
Series
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
8.01972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Cérémonie des CésarCérémonie des César · 1976
Cérémonie des César
4.61976
Series
The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art in various categories to recognize the best French productions. They are often cited as the French equivalent of the Oscars in the United States.
Un monde, un regardUn monde, un regard · 2021
Un monde, un regard
2021
SeriesDocumentary
Une famille formidableUne famille formidable · 1992
Une famille formidable
6.41992
SeriesComedy
Une famille formidable is a French romantic comedy television series broadcast since September 17, 1992. It details the goings on of a family, and follows them as they grow up. As of 2008, the cast is the same as the 1992 cast, an unusual feat for a program with a run of this length. In 2012, during the broadcast of the season 9 is celebrated twenty years of the series.
BardotBardot · 2023
Bardot
6.72023
SeriesDrama
The life of the French actor Brigitte Bardot and model from 1949, when she first appeared on the cover of a magazine, to the birth of her son in 1960.
ClaudineClaudine · 1978
Claudine
4.91978
SeriesDrama
A coming-of-age miniseries based on the well-known "Claudine" stories by the French bisexual actor and author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.
Petit déjeuner comprisPetit déjeuner compris · 1980
Petit déjeuner compris
7.31980
SeriesComedy
A couple who live in the French provinces are surprised to inherit a hotel in Paris. These new owners are determined to sell it, but that's without the charms, vagaries, and clientele of this typical inn implanted in a nice neighborhood.
The Blue BicycleThe Blue Bicycle · 2000
The Blue Bicycle
6.22000
SeriesDrama
Léa, the daughter of a wealthy Bordeaux family, is spending happy days at the Montillac family estate at the end of the 1930s. Radiant with youth, she charms all the men who meet her on the blue bicycle offered to her by her father. She is in deep love with Laurent, when she tells him, he lets her down. He is in love with Camille, Lea's best friend. The war sounds the death knell of her carelessness. She takes refuge in Paris. There, she finds Laurent, his secret love, who has just married Camille. During a party given him, she meets mysterious François -a friend of Laurent who works for the government. He goes right on and starts to win Lea's heart, but she is not interested. Laurent has to go to the front-line. He asks Lea to stay with Camille in Paris, to look after her and the unborn baby. But the German troops are progressing, and Léa and Camille are forced to leave the capital.
The Red and the BlackThe Red and the Black · 1997
The Red and the Black
1997
SeriesDrama
Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life-by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that will bring about his downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui.
Le Tiroir secretLe Tiroir secret · 1986
Le Tiroir secret
4.31986
SeriesDrama
Le Tiroir secret is a 1986 French family drama TV mini-series directed by Michel Boisrond, Edouard Molinaro, Nadine Trintignant and Roger Gillioz. The screenplay was written by Danièle Thompson, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Patrick Besson and Roger Grenier. The music score is by Vladimir Cosma. It was released on DVD in France on 18 October 2006. It tells the story of a woman who suspects that her husband had in fact led a double life.