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Teddy Lussi-Modeste

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Teddy Lussi-Modeste

Born March 25, 1978 · La Tronche, Isère, France (age 48)

Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 25 March 1978) is a French Romani film director, screenwriter and literature teacher. He wrote and directed the films Jimmy Rivière (2011), The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024). Lussi-Modeste grew up in La Tronche, Grenoble, in a Sinti, Manush Romani community in France. Lussi-Modeste studied cinema at the film school La Fémis in Paris. He later beca…

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Jimmy RivièreJimmy Rivière · 2011
Jimmy Rivière
★ 4.02011
MovieDrama
Jimmy Rivière is a young Gypsy, has a sunny but nervous disposition. Sometimes too nervous. Under pressure from his community, he converts to Pentacostalism and renounces his two passions: Thai boxing and Sonia. But how can he refuse the new fight that his trainer proposes? And how can he resist the powerful desire that draws him to Sonia?
Jeanne du BarryJeanne du Barry · 2023
Jeanne du Barry
★ 6.92023
MovieDramaHistory
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
An Easy GirlAn Easy Girl · 2019
An Easy Girl
★ 5.52019
MovieComedyDrama
Naïma has just turned 16. This summer, she will have to decide what she wants from life if she doesn’t want to miss out. Then her cousin Sofia arrives, with an amazing body and a dangerously seductive lifestyle. Naïma desires only to follow her own path, so long as it leads upwards… Despite the warnings of her best friend Dodo, she and Sofia will live through unforgettable encounters during a long summer that will mark them forever.
The Good TeacherThe Good Teacher · 2024
The Good Teacher
★ 6.42024
MovieDramaThriller
Julien, a young teacher, is wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct by a teenage girl from his class. As he faces mounting pressures from the girl’s older brother and her classmates, the situation spirals out of control. Allegations spread, the entire school is thrown into turmoil, and the teacher has to fight to clear his name.
PilouPilou · 2004
Pilou
★ 8.02004
Movie
Léo, a mute boy, behaves increasingly strangely after his father runs over his dog.
I'm ComingI'm Coming · 2009
I'm Coming
★ 1.72009
MovieDrama
Driss, a 19-year-old black man, acts in a porn film for the first time. Encouraged by the film director, Driss rapes Joana, his partner in the film. After the shoot, he decides to follow the young woman through the streets of Paris.
The Price of SuccessThe Price of Success · 2017
The Price of Success
★ 5.52017
MovieDramaComedy
A comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.
Courts mais Gay : Tome 10Courts mais Gay : Tome 10 · 2005
Courts mais Gay : Tome 10
★ 6.02005
MovieDrama
A collection of gay short films. The 10 short films are: Bikini (2004); Uproar [Vacarme] (2005); A Hard Blow [Le bon coup] (2005); The Homolulu Show (2004); Kissing Tigers [Embrasser les tigres] (2004); A Wonderful Day (2004); Boomerang [Comme un boomerang] (2005); Little Weakness [Petite faiblesse] (2005); Love and Deaf (2004); Fast Forward (2004).

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