Movies: Jean-François Stévenin

Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the Island they live will trouble his existence and tip him into an universe of adventures....

A Swiss policeman infiltrates an international money laundering ring. Based on a true story....

After reading a postcard that her mother let go in the wind, a woman learns that she has a twin....

Anita is a barmaid at the center of a community of street preachers, prostitutes, dealers and users. When a beloved friend (and young drug dealer) is caught by narcotics agents, Anita takes it upon herself to score for his struggling clients....

Three sons are sent on a journey to trace their father's checkered past....

Mona is the girlfriend of Pierre, who is a member of a rather pathetic rock band in France. Their hero is the singer "Johnny Valentine " who, seeing that Mona is being neglected, decides to make her his own....

A woman falls in love with the man who killed her former boyfriend....

A Private detective is hired to trace a woman who ran away and disappeared on her wedding day. The movie follows him and recounts the story of her life through her eyes and the eyes of those interviewed by the detective....

Believing she comes from a wealthy family, thugs kidnap a young woman hired as an au pair in Paris....

...

In 1430, Joan of Arc, the prisoner of a powerful lord of the north of France is sold to the English. As a captive awaiting her death, she is approached by different men for whom she is believed to be the embodiment of the infinite....

Zico has a thirst for elsewhere. He embarks on a cargo shop in Le Havre. Soon, tensions with the rest of the crew and repeated damages undermine his dreams of adventures....

The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa, advances across the continent. As a result of the difficulties the team encou...

An anthology movie comprising four weird stories. Like the Twilight Zone movie but strictly played for laughs. There’s a bit of everything, car explosions, french debauchery, serial-killers, crazy broads, silly humor and naughty language…...

How do you grow up into a well-functioning adult, when you are uprooted time and time again? It's a bitter dilemma that 12-year-old Achille knows all too well. After ten happy years, the young boy is torn from his foster family and sent to live with ...

Raymond and Robert Bidochon lead a dismal life in a suburban HLM. The change, so hoped for by Raymonde, could come from a reality show, Grand Bonheur, in which they participate....

Dance drama playing on a dairy farm, starring two 19-year-old friends Syl and Frenzy who live for breakdancing. The friendship comes under pressure during a dance audition in Paris, where one clearly is superior to the other. A unique film with the p...

In a routine look at what it means to finally leave adolescence behind — even in one’s mature years — this series of mood swings and sequences focuses on two grown men. Francois (Jean Francois Stevenin, the director) and Leo (Yves Alonso) are old fri...

A patient observation on the adventures of three young girls spending their three-week summer vacation at a small village, a quotidian that includes cooking, excursions, playing cards, and going out with guys, enjoying life's simple pleasures....

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality. Featuring interviews with close collaborators, friends and family, this definitive documentary tells h...