Alain Tasma

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Alain Tasma

Born February 26, 1959 · Tunis, Tunisia (age 67)

Alain Tasma, born February 26, 1959 in Tunis, is a French film director and screenwriter. In 1981, he began his career as assistant director to François Truffaut on Truffaut's film 'The Woman Next Door', followed by Godard's 'Passion' in 1982 and Barbet Schroeder's 'Tricheurs' in 1984. Alain Tasma then began writing screenplays and directing. Since the late 1980s, he has directed films and series…

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L'héritièreL'héritière · 2014
L'héritière
5.72014
MovieDrama
Due to the accidental death of her husband during a hunting trip, Ana Keller inherits his arms factory. She finds herself overnight at the head of this company which was about to merge with that of a competitor, David Landri. These sudden changes disrupt Ana's daily life. Invested in her new function, she seeks to supervise everything, must continually prove herself and impose herself in a world of men. This keeps her away from her loved ones and especially from her children, Sacha, 16, and Chloé, 22. The latter turns her back on him when she will need her the most...
The Last MetroThe Last Metro · 1980
The Last Metro
7.21980
MovieDramaRomance
In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
Le ViolLe Viol · 2017
Le Viol
6.22017
MovieDramaTV Movie
21 August 1974. In Marseille, two Belgian tourists, Nicole and Malia, are savagely attacked and raped by three men. Their attackers claim that the women consented and are allowed to remain free. Though their friends and family advise them to forget the ordeal, Nicole and Malia instead decide to fight. Helped by their lawyer, Gisèle Halimi, they request that the attackers be judged at the assize court. On 8 May 1978, after a long battle, they finally obtain justice. A trial which made history as until then rape had been considered simply as a misdemeanor, whereas now it became a crime.
The Woman Next DoorThe Woman Next Door · 1981
The Woman Next Door
7.11981
MovieDramaRomance
Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.
Pékin CentralPékin Central · 1986
Pékin Central
3.31986
MovieComedy
The unique distinction of this standard comedy drama is that it is the first foreign, feature-length movie filmed in mainland China. Novice director Camille de Casabianca obtained permission from the authorities and set up her story around Valerie (Christine Citti), a woman who follows Yves (Yves Renier), the man she loves, to China. Yves is a journalist assigned to report on Western tourists behind the Bamboo Curtain, and it is an unintentionally comical group of tourists at that.
Godard's PassionGodard's Passion · 1982
Godard's Passion
5.61982
MovieDramaComedy
While shooting a film, the director becomes interested in the unfolding struggle of a young factory worker that has been laid off by a boss who did not like her union activities.
CheatersCheaters · 1984
Cheaters
5.01984
MovieDrama
Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome world of professional cheaters.
Opération TurquoiseOpération Turquoise · 2007
Opération Turquoise
7.02007
MovieWarDrama

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Dark Night, October 17, 1961Dark Night, October 17, 1961 · 2005
Dark Night, October 17, 1961
7.52005
MovieTV MovieDrama
Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.

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