Laurent Tirard

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Laurent Tirard

Born February 18, 1967 · Roubaix, France

Died September 5, 2024 · aged 57

Laurent Tirard was a French film director and screenwriter. He passed away in Paris on 5 September 2024, at the age of 57, after a long battle with cancer.

Known For

Asterix & Obelix: God Save BritanniaAsterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia · 2012
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
★ 5.12012
MovieFamilyAdventure
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
Little NicholasLittle Nicholas · 2009
Little Nicholas
★ 6.12009
MovieComedyFamily
Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change forever, his mother is pregnant! He panics and envisions the worst.
MoliereMoliere · 2007
Moliere
★ 6.42007
MovieRomanceDrama
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.
Up for LoveUp for Love · 2016
Up for Love
★ 6.02016
MovieComedyRomance
Diane is a well-known lawyer, divorced for three years. She loses her mobile telephone and receives a call from the person who finds it. That person is Alexandre, a charming man and the perfect gentleman. They make a connection over the phone and agree to meet up the following day. But when Alexandre arrives, there's a surprise in store when Diane discovers he is only 4' 6" tall. From that moment on, Diane tries to overcome the prejudices of society and her own fears to experience the best time of her life...
TracelessTraceless · 2010
Traceless
★ 6.32010
MovieCrime
Étienne Meunier (Benoît Magimel) is a young executive who has everything going for him. His career is skyrocketing and he is about to become #1 at work, he is married to a picture-perfect wife, has a dream home and money. To top it off, he's charming, healthy and everyone likes him and seems to consider him "a great guy". But beneath the surface, not everything is perfect. Meunier feels some pressure at work, knowing others eye his future position and he and his wife have been unable to have children so far. One day, Meunier bumps into a childhood friend, Patrick Chambon (François-Xavier Demaison) and the two resume their friendship, despite Chambon having struggled as a petty criminal.
Wanted SantaWanted Santa · 2025
Wanted Santa
★ 4.92025
MovieComedyFamily
Zoé, an 8-year-old girl, wants to get a BB gun from Santa Claus to get revenge on Timothée, a classmate who annoys her by playing with his Lego robot. Her mother, Nadia, works for Timothée's parents, which complicates her quest for revenge. When she discovers that her Christmas wish hasn't been granted, Zoé is determined to find Santa and force him to grant her wish. And her luck changes when she hears an advertisement revealing that Santa Claus, in person, is on parade every day at Parc Enchanté, the famous amusement park...
Return of the HeroReturn of the Hero · 2018
Return of the Hero
★ 6.32018
MovieHistoryComedy
France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.
The SpeechThe Speech · 2020
The Speech
★ 6.32020
MovieComedy
Meet Adrien! He's 35. He's stuck in a mid-life crisis. He's neurotic and hypochondriac. Tonight he's stuck in an endless family dinner and his girlfriend is not answering his texts. On top of that, his dumb brother-in-law asks him to prepare a speech for his wedding. Could it get even worse?

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MikeMike · 2011
Mike
★ 5.32011
MovieComedyDrama
Kembs. 4284 inhabitants. Mike, Fred and J-C, twenty years old, have grown up this Alsace village at the borders of Germany and Switzerland. There's not a lot to do here. The trio charges, head down, smiling admist general indifference. They keep themselves entertained with football matches, half-baked schemes cooked up in the back of the garage, and motorbike rides. But Mike has something a bit extra : for years now, he's nursed a genuine passion for cars and has the unfortunate habit of stealing them before innocently putting the back where he found them. It's his own very personal means of locomotion. More than anything else, he loves driving them and its behind the wheel of a Porsche that he seduces Sandy. He begins a genuine love affair with her. She seems like his best chance, the most luminous one. But Mike is at that uncertain age when choices and new rules impose themselves. Will he know to accept them ?

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