Gerard Depardieu
Director, Actor
- Oh, Woe is Me (Helas Pour Moi) (1993)
- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Gerard Depardieu
- Gerard Depardieu is the most accessible thing on offer in Godard's latest enigma, a film that's controlling idea is perhaps 'the desire of a God to…
- Machine, La (1994)
- Dir. Francois Dupeyron
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye
- Gerard Depardieu goes into mad–doctor mode for this high–tech mind–transplant thriller, as a shrink/inventor whose fleeting…
- Colonel Chabert, Le (1995)
- Dir. Yves Angelo
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Fabrice Luchini…
- After being presumed dead in Napoleonic battle, Gerard Depardieu returns to his home town to find his wife, his money and his honour being betrayed…
- Pure Formality, A (Una pura formalità) (1996)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Roman Polanski
- A chilling interrogation of an elusive murder suspect transpires under weather most foul. Roman Polanski and Gerard Depardieu face–off…
- Secret Agent, The (1996)
- Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu, Patricia Arquette…
- Faithful period adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel concerning political intrigues in Edwardian London. Russian spy Bob Hoskins is ordered out…
- Unhook the Stars (1996)
- Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gerard Depardieu
- Ageing widow Gena Rowlands forms an unlikely bond with a seven–year old neighbour and his abrasive mother in this absorbing drama, directed…
- Hamlet (1997)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Jack Lemmon…
- A flash and vigorous reading of Shakespeare's tragedy of the melancholy Dane, hatched by Kenneth Branagh and a bevy of incongruous thesps.
An…
- Man in the Iron Mask, The (1998)
- Dir. Randall Wallace
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu
- Modern swashbuckler conducts the sequel to THE THREE MUSKETEERS (also from Alexander Dumas) in measured tones that defeat one's expectations.…
- Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar (1999)
- Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Roberto Benigni
- An ambitious, 'live–action' adaptation of Goscinny and Uderzo's classic Roman Age comicbook.
Visually lavish, this was a box–office…
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Dir. Kevin Lima
Feat. Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu
- 'Rehabilitated' dalmation–hater Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close) isn't long out of the clink before she's back to her old ways in this worthy…
- Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2000)
- Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich…
- Well mounted and faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's tale of persecution and revenge set in early 19th century France, with Gerard Depardieu playing…
- Count of Monte Cristo, The (2001)
- Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort
- The classic tale of injustice and revenge (by Alexander Dumas), gets respectful treatment in this French TV mini–series starring Gerard…
- Closet, The (Le Placard) (2001)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte…
- More comic gold from the king of French farce, Francis Veber, who understands the value of a good premise, great actors, and simple, unpretentious…
- Dark Portals - Vidocq (2001)
- Dir. Pitof
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Andre Dussollier…
- Before the diabolical CATWOMAN, French visual effects maestro Pitof directed this wildly eccentric 19th century mythology, pitting the historical…
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (2002)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver
- Ridley Scott's solid historical epic telling the fictionalized story of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and…
- Vatel (2002)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth…
- Talent–studded drama set in the cuisine–conscious French nobility of Louis XIV’s reign, where master chef Gerard Depardieu must prepare…
- Between Strangers (2002)
- Dir. Edoardo Ponti
Feat. Sophia Loren, Pete Postlethwaite, Mira Sorvino…
- The lives of three quite different women move into thematic proximity in this lightweight, but worthy drama.
As played by Loren, Sorvino and…
- Pact of Silence, The (Le Pacte du Silence) (2002)
- Dir. Graham Guit
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Elodie Bouchez
- Glossy Euro–thriller in which a priest of doubtful faith (Depardieu) investigates twin sisters – one in prison, the other in a convent…
- City of Ghosts (2002)
- Dir. Matt Dillon
Feat. Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone…
- A moody debut for dir. Dillon, unfolding a familiar thriller of dueling lowlifes in the exotic–chaotic scenery of presentday…
- Asterix and Obelix - Mission Cleopatra (2002)
- Dir. Alain Chabat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Alain Chabat, Monica Bellucci…
- The core cast of 1999's disastrous ASTERIX AND OBELIX TAKE ON CAESAR return for a far more successful adaptation of one of those classic…
- A Loving Father (Aime ton père) (2002)
- Dir. Jacob Berger
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Sylvie Testud
- Gerard Depardieu and real–life offspring Guillaume star as estranged father and son in this MISERY–inspired scenario of gaping family…
- Nathalie... (2003)
- Dir. Anne Fontaine
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Fanny Ardant, Gerard Depardieu
- Steamy French confection involves frustrated wife Ardant in hiring prostitute Beart to seduce her philandering husband (Depardieu), and bring her…
- Bon Voyage (2003)
- Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen…
- A plushly–mounted, grander–than–life romantic farce from director of "Cyrano De Bergerac".
It's June 1940, when a group of…
- Tais Toi! (Ruby and Quentin) (2003)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Andre Dussollier…
- Another reliable entertainment from the writer–director of THE CLOSET and THE DINNER GAME, this screwball crime comedy boasts a central comic…
- Napoleon (TV Mini-series) (2003)
- Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich…
- A handsomely staged French (though English language) production of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Clavier) from his youthful antics, military…
- Crime Spree (2003)
- Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday…
- Slick comedy crime caper focused on a group of French thieves on a heist in Chicago where they mistakenly rob the head honcho of the Mafia and end up…
- 36 Quai Des Orfevres (2004)
- Dir. Olivier Marchal
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
- Gerard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil partner again for this straight–faced policier as two veteran cops who compete for the top job while trying…
- How Much Do You Love Me? (Combien tu m'aimes?) (2005)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Monica Bellucci, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…
- Akin to THE VALET’s improbable live–in relationship, but offering entirely different results, this peculiar comedy–romance stars Monica…
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton…
- An infectiously optimistic Queen Latifah here plays a retail clerk diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, who decides to reprioritise her life and…
- Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006)
- Dir. Xavier Giannoli
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Cecile De France, Mathieu Amalric
- Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…