Élie Chouraqui

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Élie Chouraqui

Born July 3, 1950 · Paris, France (age 76)

Élie Chouraqui (born 3 July 1950) is a French film director and scriptwriter. His 1996 film Les menteurs was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He made several films with Anouk Aimée. In his younger days he was a volleyball enthusiast and was captain of the French Volleyball team at the European and World championships winning 112 caps. He commentated on volleyball from Fre…

Known For

Man on FireMan on Fire · 1987
Man on Fire
5.71987
MovieDramaThriller
Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake Como.
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.
Harrison's FlowersHarrison's Flowers · 2000
Harrison's Flowers
6.52000
MovieDramaRomance
1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.
Les Héros du Louvre
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Les Héros du Louvre · 2026
Les Héros du Louvre
2026
MovieDramaHistory
The SlapThe Slap · 1974
The Slap
6.61974
MovieDramaComedy
A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.
Money Money MoneyMoney Money Money · 1972
Money Money Money
6.71972
MovieAdventureComedy
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
Happy New YearHappy New Year · 1973
Happy New Year
7.31973
MovieComedyCrime
Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.
O JerusalemO Jerusalem · 2006
O Jerusalem
6.12006
MovieDramaHistory
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.

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The LiarsThe Liars · 1996
The Liars
5.21996
MovieRomanceDrama
Zac is a well-respected French filmmaker who creates a major uproar when for no apparent reason he suddenly vanishes from his posh Parisian apartment leaving behind his lover Helene, a popular star. Marcus, his producer searches for eight months before locating Zac who has since become a homeless street bum in an expensive neighborhood. Marcus sends Zac to a posh hotel. He then sends Daisy, an ambitious secretary and aspiring screenwriter to learn what happened to the great director. It takes a lot of mutual verbal sparring and false turns (which are presented as creatively filmed vignettes that are done using a variety of techniques) from Zac before he finally tells her the truth. The two then decide to turn the story into a film. As they write, Daisy and Zac slowly fall in love. At the same time, Marcus has his hands full trying to avoid some tough Russian Mafiosos who want the money they invested back.

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