Acting
Dominique Besnehard
Born February 5, 1954 · Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France (age 72)
Dominique Besnehard (born 5 February 1954) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1975. He starred in the 1983 film À nos amours, which was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival Description above from the Wikipedia article Dominique Besnehard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Betty Blue · 1986Betty Blue
★ 7.21986
MovieDramaRomance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Ménage · 1986Ménage
★ 6.61986
MovieComedyCrime
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra · 2002Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
★ 7.42002
MovieFamilyFantasy
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
The Name of the Rose · 1986The Name of the Rose
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaThriller
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
The Prodigal Daughter · 1981The Prodigal Daughter
★ 7.01981
MovieDrama
A young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.
Cyrano, My Love · 2018Cyrano, My Love
★ 7.52018
MovieComedyHistory
Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant Coquelin to perform the main role in his new play. But there is a problem: Coquelin wants to premiere it at Christmas and Edmond has not written a single word.
La Pirate · 1984La Pirate
★ 4.81984
MovieDrama
Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife…
Marche à l'ombre · 1984Marche à l'ombre
★ 6.41984
MovieComedy
Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till they get to Paris without a penny to their name. Here they spend nights in the underground, and squat in houses with the African immigrants. One day they both fall in love with Mathilde a blond dancer and follow her to New York.
Movies
Betty Blue · 1986Betty Blue
★ 7.21986
MovieDramaRomance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Ménage · 1986Ménage
★ 6.61986
MovieComedyCrime
A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra · 2002Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
★ 7.42002
MovieFamilyFantasy
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
The Name of the Rose · 1986The Name of the Rose
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaThriller
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
The Prodigal Daughter · 1981The Prodigal Daughter
★ 7.01981
MovieDrama
A young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.
Cyrano, My Love · 2018Cyrano, My Love
★ 7.52018
MovieComedyHistory
Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration has abandoned him. Married and father of two children, desperate and penniless, he persuades the great actor Constant Coquelin to perform the main role in his new play. But there is a problem: Coquelin wants to premiere it at Christmas and Edmond has not written a single word.
La Pirate · 1984La Pirate
★ 4.81984
MovieDrama
Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife…
Marche à l'ombre · 1984Marche à l'ombre
★ 6.41984
MovieComedy
Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till they get to Paris without a penny to their name. Here they spend nights in the underground, and squat in houses with the African immigrants. One day they both fall in love with Mathilde a blond dancer and follow her to New York.
Diva · 1981Diva
★ 6.71981
MovieActionDrama
Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...
RRRrrrr!!! · 2004RRRrrrr!!!
★ 6.32004
MovieComedy
In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is at war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight hundred years, trying to get their shampoo. The chief of the Dirty Hairs sends his daughter Guy disguised to the enemy tribe to get some shampoo for his tribe. When the healer of the Clean Hairs tribe surprisingly kills two cavemen of his tribe, their imbecile chief assigns Pierre with curled hair and Pierre blonde to investigate the murder and find the criminal.
Detective · 1985Detective
★ 5.31985
MovieComedyCrime
Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.
L'entourloupe · 1980L'entourloupe
★ 5.11980
MovieComedy
Two little criminals without major, dream of adventure and easy life. They agree to go to work in the Poitou as representatives of musical encyclopedias luxury. But their friend Valerie arrive from Paris and just changes their life.
Foreign Body · 2016Foreign Body
★ 5.32016
MovieDrama
In the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to France, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. With no friends, no family, and — most crucially — no immigration papers, Samia has to figure out how to make a life and a living in a foreign land. She meets a young man, Imed, and soon finds work in the employ of the elegant Leila. But her presence in Leila's middle-class household triggers a shift in its dynamics, and soon Samia is enmeshed in a web of sexual tension.
Dead Tired · 1994Dead Tired
★ 6.01994
MovieComedy
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.
Chinese Puzzle · 2013Chinese Puzzle
★ 6.62013
MovieComedyDrama
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
All Fired Up · 1982All Fired Up
★ 5.91982
MovieComedyDrama
Victor Valance, an absent father and gambler, works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he plans to take advantage that Pauline, his eldest daughter now fully responsible for the whole family, has begun to work for the Ministry of Finance. Pauline thwarts his new projects but when she realizes gangsters are looking for Victor she will put her life at risk to help him and save their family.
Didier · 1997Didier
★ 6.11997
MovieComedy
Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, Annabelle, dumps a pet Labrador named Didier on him whilst she goes off to make a report in Los Angeles. Next, one of his star players is injured, leaving him one player short for a crucial match. As if things could not get any worse, Costa wakes up one morning to find that that Didier has been transformed into a man...
Big is Beautiful · 2012Big is Beautiful
★ 5.72012
MovieComedy
A resort for individuals who want to lose weight is helps several women discover friendships, acceptance with body image and hard truths.
Paparazzi · 1998Paparazzi
★ 5.01998
MovieComedy
Franck shows up in a gossip magazine photo behind a brawling TV star at a football match.
Florent Pagny : un homme libre · 2023Florent Pagny : un homme libre
★ 8.02023
MovieDocumentary
This exceptional documentary, rich in anecdotes and revelations thanks to the rare testimonies of his family (his wife, his sister...) and his closest friends (such as Patrick Bruel, Kad Mérad or Pascal Obispo), you will discover all the secrets of the man behind this extraordinary artist. With a career spanning 35 years, over 15 million albums sold and hits that have become cult favorites, Florent Pagny, the emblematic coach of the show The Voice, is in the pantheon of French song. However, you will discover that he almost lost everything several times... How did he get up each time to build this immense career? And above all, how did he overcome the ordeal of the announcement of his cancer?
Goodbye Vinyle · 2023Goodbye Vinyle
★ 5.62023
MovieTV MovieThriller
Late 1950s in France. One woman, two men. She, Ève Faugère, a glamorous diva at the peak of her career. The man, her husband, Maurice Faugère, an immense author who made her and propelled her for years to the firmament of the song. And finally the lover, Jean Leprat, her pianist who adores her and burns with passion for her. The atrocious poison of jealousy will consume them to the point of tragedy, the trap of a Machiavellian plot will take them all three. And she, the other one, the so pretty Florence, so fresh. This ambitious young singer, ready to do anything to overthrow the one she admires, is she not also caught in the trap of a diabolical game that is beyond her? Where does the danger come from? Who is orchestrating this fatal merry-go-round engraved in the vinyl of the brand new singles that brings its poisonous message every day? Who will die? Who will survive?
The Passerby · 1982The Passerby
★ 6.21982
MovieDrama
Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...
Podium · 2004Podium
★ 5.92004
MovieComedyMusic
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him happy: the applause.
Le Prof · 2000Le Prof
★ 4.82000
MovieComedy
A teacher uses new methods to captivate his audience. Some kids take it too far, some colleagues are worried traditional ways are going to be lost... but eventually, everything turns out OK.
TV Shows
Vivement dimanche · 1998Vivement dimanche
★ 3.61998
Series
Tout le monde en parle · 2004Tout le monde en parle
★ 4.72004
Series
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Murders in... · 2013Murders in...
★ 7.32013
SeriesMysteryDrama
Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.
Burger Quiz · 2001Burger Quiz
★ 7.42001
SeriesComedyFamily
A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.
Scènes de ménages · 2009Scènes de ménages
★ 5.92009
SeriesComedyFamily
Scènes de ménages depicts the daily lives of several couples from different generations, illustrating with humor their arguments, tender moments and little idiosyncrasies. Each episode is made up of short sketches, in which the characters exchange scathing retorts and funny situations.
Empreintes · 2007Empreintes
2007
Series
Empreintes is a French television program, broadcast on France 5 from 2007 to 2012, presented by Annick Cojean, consisting of a timeless library of 120 portraits of personalities from the world of music, literature, politics or sport, who have marked the era.
Salut les Terriens ! · 2006Salut les Terriens !
★ 3.72006
Series
Salut les Terriens! is a French talk show hosted by Thierry Ardisson, launched on Canal+ on November 4, 2006, and then moved to C8 on September 10, 2016. The show subsequently changed its name and format in 2018 to become Les Terriens du Samedi! (The Earthlings of Saturday!). Initially conceived as a humorous take on current events with several guests and various games and segments, it later evolved into a more structured format with panel discussions and regular segments. In 2018, Thierry Ardisson sought to revamp the concept, believing the previous version had run its course, hence the transition to Les Terriens du samedi! with a new set and new segments, and a 360-degree turn in the ideology of the guests.
Les Misérables · 2000Les Misérables
★ 6.92000
SeriesDrama
Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession.
The Agency · 2020The Agency
★ 6.62020
SeriesDramaComedy
Dicle finds herself in an agency when she comes to Istanbul dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. There’s only place for stars, ego wars, greed, fame, money, hope and disappointment here. As Dicle struggles to exist in this glamorous world without losing her way... Her broken family ties start to bleed again. Her father who abandoned them before she was born is now one of the sharks of the industry and they are working in the same agency. And the magical lights of cinema start to shed light on Dicle’s first love.
Call My Agent! · 2015Call My Agent!
2015
SeriesComedyDrama
At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat—after an unexpected crisis.
Escort Boys · 2023Escort Boys
★ 6.52023
SeriesDramaComedy
In Camargue, four guys in dire straits turn to escorting to save their childhood beekeeping estate. Coached by the group's little sister who manages this unique 'business' in the region, they will have to service women and, through their desires... learn to be men of today.
Nulle part ailleurs · 1987Nulle part ailleurs
★ 6.11987
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo · 1998The Count of Monte Cristo
★ 7.31998
SeriesDrama
A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.
Joséphine, Guardian Angel · 1997Joséphine, Guardian Angel
★ 6.01997
SeriesComedyFamily
Josephine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, ability of persuasion and magical powers, she manages to help people who have problems. She appears at the beginning of each mission; when the mission is completed, she disappears with a click of her fingers.
Télématin · 1985Télématin
★ 5.81985
Series
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long.
Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV.
In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
Behind Every Star · 2022Behind Every Star
★ 7.32022
SeriesDramaComedy
Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine.
Un monde, un regard · 2021Un monde, un regard
2021
SeriesDocumentary
Mystery in Paris · 2011Mystery in Paris
★ 8.02011
SeriesCrime
Follows a series of ghastly murders that occur in the most iconic places in the City of Light, centering around the women of the Belle Époque.
Folie passagère · 2015Folie passagère
★ 6.02015
Series
La revue de presse · 2007La revue de presse
★ 7.02007
SeriesComedy
La Revue de presse (formerly La Revue de presse des Deux Ânes) is a French humorous television talk show, broadcast since October 17, 2007 on Paris Première. It is hosted by Jérôme de Verdière, and involves several columnists and impersonators.
The Unexpected Getaway · 2012The Unexpected Getaway
★ 8.52012
Series
In each episode, 3 celebrities who have never met go on a 24-hour break in the countryside. A moment out of time to meet and talk about love, friendship, life with its obstacles and surprises.
Ça, c'est Paris ! · 2024Ça, c'est Paris !
★ 8.02024
SeriesDrama
François, owner of Tout-Paris cabaret, struggles to decide between selling his historic venue or keeping the legacy. Amid personal stories of dancers Justine, Teresa, and Coralie, the cabaret troupe rallies to recapture its former glory.
La agencia · 2025La agencia
★ 8.32025
SeriesComedy
The King’s Favorite · 2022The King’s Favorite
★ 5.22022
SeriesDrama
It follows Diane de Poitiers, an emeritus huntress whose unalterable beauty fuels rumors and legends during her lifetime - and even in her death.