Jean-Claude Brisseau

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Jean-Claude Brisseau

Born July 17, 1944 · Paris, France

Died May 11, 2019 · aged 74

Jean-Claude Brisseau (17 July 1944 – 11 May 2019) was a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs"). His film Céline was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. At the Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the France Culture Award in 2003 for Secr…

Known For

Four Adventures of Reinette and MirabelleFour Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle · 1987
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
★ 7.41987
MovieComedyDrama
Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University. Four successive stories about their daily lives illustrate the very different views, characters and relation to the world of these two friends.
The Exterminating AngelsThe Exterminating Angels · 2006
The Exterminating Angels
★ 5.32006
MovieDramaFantasy
A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.
White WeddingWhite Wedding · 1989
White Wedding
★ 6.61989
MovieDramaRomance
A philosophy professor has an illicit affair with one of his students, a bright yet troubled girl who lives alone.
Secret ThingsSecret Things · 2002
Secret Things
★ 5.82002
MovieDrama
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.
Sound and FurySound and Fury · 1988
Sound and Fury
★ 6.61988
MovieDrama
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who's from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he's doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno's interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.
The Black AngelThe Black Angel · 1994
The Black Angel
★ 5.41994
MovieDramaThriller
Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, her lawyer becomes hopelessly enmeshed in a web of lies and subterfuges concerning her past.
À l'aventureÀ l'aventure · 2009
À l'aventure
★ 4.92009
MovieDrama
Fed up with her present lifestyle, and more particularly sexually unsatisfied by her boyfriend Fred, Sandrine decides to find a new way in life. Intrigued by her friend Sophie, who tells her about her sexual experimentations, she will find, through various encounters, new pleasures and new experiences, whether physical or spiritual.
Tempting DevilsTempting Devils · 2018
Tempting Devils
★ 4.72018
MovieDrama
A woman discovers curious erotic messages on a lost cell phone in the train. When she meets the owner of the phone, a liberated young woman, the two of them embark on an erotic journey.

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