The best Cécile Bois’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Cécile Bois’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Cécile Bois.
Germinal
7.1/10
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them
The King Is Dancing
6.9/10
Louis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer
Becoming Colette
5.5/10
Erotic French author Colette during her formative years in Paris at the turn of the century, married to a hedonistic bounder who publishes her writings under his name until she leaves him to embark on her own career.
La Grande vie !
5.1/10
Richelieu, la pourpre et le sang
6.4/10
Destiny
6.3/10
Though gay-themed stories about "coming out" and accepting one's sexuality are not uncommon in Western countries, such tales are still rare in many conservative African nations. Considered a ground-breaking film in its native Guinea, and filmed amidst a storm of controversy, Mohamed Camara's Dakan is the first of its nations films to directly address issues surrounding homosexuality. The story centers on the romance between two 20-year-old men, Manga and Sory who are first seen making out in a car. The trouble begins when Manga tells his widowed mother about his love for Sory, who is busy contending with his outraged father. The parents insist that the two never see each other again. Manga's mother then uses witchcraft to cleanse her son and change him into a heterosexual. Time passes and eventually Manga begins to date a girl. But it soon becomes apparent that try as he might, Manga's heart belongs to Sory.
Aveugle mais pas trop
6.4/10
Agathe contre Agathe
5.6/10
Agathe is turning 30 and has finished her thesis on secret societies in France. A young woman is found dead in the Seine, murdered for a specific ritual. She is an image of Agathe, has the same first name and is similarly dressed. The traces lead to one of the secret societies this included in Agathe's study.
Me Against The World
6.7/10
Audrey is an unemployed single mother who lives with her 16-year-old son, Enzo. All is going well for Enzo, a bright kid who loves sports, until he takes a medical drug and is suddenly faced with a critical illness. Even though Audrey has never been a fighter, she discovers a new strength and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about what happened with the help of pro-bono lawyer Master Tcheuffa.
Examen de conscience
6.1/10
Tu vivras ma fille
6.3/10
When Nathalie learns that her 3-month-old daughter has a fatal orphan disease, she decides to do everything to save her. Is there no treatment? When she find it, nobody wants to finance it? She will move heaven and earth to find the funds and the authorizations. Bianca must be operated before her 6 year, after it will be too late. Based on the true story of Karen Aiach, although character names were changed for the film. For example aside from Karen being changed to Nathalie, her daughter Ornella became Bianca here. This everyday heroine, a simple mother, accomplished in 5 years what science takes 20 years to do.
A Place Among the Living
7.1/10
A mediocre pulp novelist is approached by a stranger claiming to be a serial killer with a proposition to chronicle his crimes.
Merci patron
6.4/10
Le Roman de Lulu
4.9/10
Roman has two problems: First problem: he is twice the age of Lulu. Second problem: it is not at all a problem for Lulu.
La vie à une
6.4/10
When she asks for a divorce, Elisa knows she's losing everything that made her daily life during ten years of marriage. The worst is that she may lose her children, claimed by her husband. She had only few months to rebuild. Find a job. Prove to the judge she can hold her family... A rebuilding that leads her to push her own limits, to put herself in danger, to learn how to trust people again and to discover a new herself... and, eventually, to fall in love again.
The Place of Another
6.2/10
Thomas is an up-and-coming actor. His proud and loving father is watching him in a Shakespeare performance. Not long afterwards, his father dies, Thomas accidentally kills a bicyclist with his car, his girlfriend leaves him, and he develops a disorder of the inner ear. As a consequence of these and other misfortunes, he becomes depressed, attempts suicide, and has a psychotic break which lands him in a mental hospital.
Ça n'empêche pas les sentiments
A former schoolteacher turned film distributor, Jean-Pierre Jackson made his directorial debut with this French comedy about two losers. When alimony payments catch up with Felix (Philippe Chevaillier), his furniture is seized. After a decade-long marriage, Raoul (Regis Laspales) leaves his wife. The two team for a job with Le Gai Vendangeur (The Jolly Vintner) as sales reps, but they score zero while tooling around Brittany in a silly station wagon decorated with an immense wine bottle atop the vehicle's roof. However, when they're joined by friendly, sexy Eliane (Cecile Bois), sales surge. The wine pours, and so does the money. Life is sweet, but it all turns sour when an affair begins between Felix and Eliane, much to Raoul's regret.
