Josiane Balasko

Mireille Molyneux, police inspector, tracks down pimps. With the complicity of Yasmina, a prostitute, she arrested Charlie, her pimp. To take revenge on Mireille, Jean-Pierre, another pimp, accuses him of corruption. It was then the subject of an investigation by two IGS inspectors: Blondel and Lacroix. Soon after, Charlie was released for lack of evidence. To keep Yasmina, he kidnaps his son and threatens to kill him.

A bunch of actors (mixed theater gangs from Le Café de la Gare and Le Splendid) are reunited in a movie theater to watch an anonymous porn flick. Their reactions to the images. All dialogs have been improvised.

Is there such a thing as strictly feminine cinema? Is it more difficult for a woman than for a man to direct a film? Is gender parity necessary in the industry? Actress and producer Julie GAYET and actor and director Mathieu BUSSON ask these questions to twenty French woman filmmakers, who face a camera together for the first time. After over an hour of lively, informal, spontaneous and funny interviews, it becomes obvious that these issues are still problematic and definitely worthy of a documentary. As Mia HANSEN-LØVE remarks, “In the eyes of the people, a woman’s film is always a woman’s film, while a man’s movie is simply… a movie”.

25-year-old Khalid Belkacem has failed at everything: college education, summer camp instructor's permit, driver's license, and even his BCG. He never expected to become the first "positive discrimination" member of the police force. But as his mother says: "That's France for you! A country where everyone has a chance."

Jacques Belin, presenter of a silly TV show, gets drunk after receiving an award and misses the train bringing his TV-soap-star fiancée. He meets up with Frède, just out of prison after a three year sentence and, in between numerous arguments and Jacques' break-up with his girlfriend, the two of them get drunker together, going across Paris in search of more alcohol and adventure.

While her apartment is being renovated, Jacqueline is thrilled to be forced into spending “a few days” with her eldest daughter Carole and her son-in-law, who are both in couples therapy. These “few days” turn into “a few months”. Jacqueline quickly feels at home. She prepares dinners, monopolizes the television, reorganizes the kitchen... She is here, and no one knows for how long!

Paris, 1894. Who is Fanni, who claims to be voluntarily locked up in a women-only mental institution? Searching for her mother among the multitude of so-called 'madwomen', Fanni discovers a community of modern heroines who defy her expectations, along with the unexpected friendship of fellow patients. The sumptuous and renowned 'Party of Fools' of the asylum is in preparation. Politicians, artists, and socialites will flock to it. It’s her last hope of escaping the closing trap.

The leader of a nudist colony enlists the help of left-wing militant when he mistakenly believes he should receive the Legion of Honor.

In Brussels, one discovers the bodies of young women buried behind the tombs of famous painters… In each of them, it lacks the right forearm. Yarn needles, Commissioner Leon, whose secret passion is knitting, unravels the intrigue of this dark history, with the heart of this case Mrs. Edward Island, transvestite housekeeper bistro "In Sudden Death," where one encounters a high wildlife colors.

The film tells the story of Michelle, who is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a charming Burgundy village near her longtime friend Marie-Claude. She eagerly anticipates her grandson Lucas spending the school vacation with her, but things don’t go as planned. Feeling lonely, Michelle loses her sense of purpose, until Marie-Claude’s son gets out of prison.

Il y a 55 ans, le 1er octobre 1968, le premier spot de publicité de marque débarquait sur le petit écran des Français. Durant trois décennies, des milliers de petits films créatifs vont séduire et construire la mémoire collective. Spots kitchs ou cultes, humour, slogans, musiques, stars, gimmicks, grand spectacle ou sex-appeal : durant son âge d'or, comment la pub s'y prenait-elle pour convaincre ? Près de 400 clips publicitaires, véritables madeleines à déguster, sont ici réunis, racontés par Thierry Ardisson, pour revivre cette époque de conquête des esprits et des portefeuilles.

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.

January 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovered the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power. A year earlier, Figon, tired of dubious deals and petty scams, is looking for a juicy blow. Close to the "middle" since his years in prison, he was given a large mission: to produce a documentary about decolonization, written by Marguerite Duras and directed by Georges Franju, with the help of the famous Moroccan opponent Mehdi Ben Barka, hired as a historical consultant. This film project is a trap ...

After the death of her little boy, Anita wants to take her own life.

An adolescent who fancies himself a sexy and conscientious young man abuses all his friends and family in a quest for his own independence.

Lydie, a physically unattractive young woman, is brutally dumped by her fiancé when she had just acquired the lease of an apartment to live with him.

Chantal et Christian vivent une retraite paisible en banlieue parisienne. Depuis que leurs enfants, Sandrine et Stéphane, ont quitté le nid, ceux-ci ne donnent plus beaucoup de nouvelles. Les occasions de se réunir en famille se font de plus en plus rares... Quand les rejetons annoncent qu’ils ne viendront pas fêter Noël, c'en est trop pour Chantal et Christian ! Ils décident alors de leur faire croire qu'ils ont gagné à la loterie et sont devenus multimillionnaires. Une tentative désespérée pour tenter de les faire revenir et un mensonge qui pourrait leur coûter cher…

Sylvie, Corinne et Sophie habitent toutes les trois, dans le même logement, à Paris. La premiere vend des vêtements sur les marches. La seconde travaille dans le restaurant d'une usine et la troisieme, est divorcée, a un enfant et fait des petits boulots...

Je vous présente la piece de theatre et non le film de "nuit d'ivresse" avec josiane balasko et michel blanc. Le pitch du film : "Jacques Belin, un célèbre présentateur de jeu télévisé, vient de recevoir un Dandy d'Or. Cette récompense vient couronner l'oeuvre de sa vie. Parti fêter ça, il rencontre Simone dans un bar, un de ces bistrots de gare ouverts toute la nuit. Il est seul, un peu saoul. Elle attend un train. Elle est assez vulgaire, alors que lui se croit chic. Tout juste sortie de prison, elle semble complètement paumée et ne reconnaît pas son compagnon de beuverie. Celui-ci y voit l'opportunité de trouver une oreille attentive, sincère et objective à ses bavardages. Ensemble, entre minuit et six heures du matin, ils vont vivre une folle nuit d'ivresse..."

February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.

Leah Lemonnier , 35 ans, mène une vie morne et déprimante, entre son travail de secrétaire d'un dentiste qui passe son temps à la houspiller, son analyste qui ne voit en elle qu'une source de revenus, son voisin obsédé sexuel et fêtard, et sa mère égoïste, avare, méprisante et narcissique. Mais un jour, elle invoque sans le vouloir un séduisant démon, Abargadon, qui lui propose un pacte : il se met à son service jusqu'à sa mort en échange de son âme... Léah signe le pacte, bientôt annulé par l'intervention de l'archange Gabriel, qui annonce à Abargadon qu'il s'est trompé de proie. La vie de Léah et de son compagnon va alors devenir un enfer.

Ce jour-là, Blanche enterre son mari, Camille, que tout le monde aimait bien dans le village de Savoie où elle tient un bistrot, "L'Étape", avec sa fille, la volubile Louise. Laquelle a fait mettre un téléphone portable dans le cercueil de son père pour que sa mère puisse... le joindre à tout moment. Parmi les habitués de "L'Étape", il y a La Puce, fils d'ivrogne et alcoolique lui-même, à qui les deux femmes reprochent de fréquenter aussi le bar concurrent de Louise Chevrier, "Le Virage", de l'autre côté de la route nationale. Habituée à recueillir des enfants brisés, Louise, qui croit au pouvoir des mots pour soigner les douleurs, a aussi un nouveau pensionnaire, Julien, réfugié dans son mutisme.

Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day, he discovered by chance that the priest who abused him to scouts always officiates with children. He then starts a fight, quickly joined by François and Emmanuel, also victims of the priest, to "release their word" on what they suffered.

A strange investigation doesn’t erase the regrets of a grieving woman cop. Every four years, the past catches up with her. Every four years this woman is very afraid. Her fear is such that she feels it could kill her because in her dreams reality begins.

An international intrigue with terrorists threatening to blow up the presidents of the most powerful countries.

Philippe is a well-known writer, whose life was going smoothly: a surgeon wife, a circle of high-ranking friends, a Parisian mansion... And above all, an imminent entry into the Académie Française. Except that Philippe suffers from terrible back pain that plagues his life. When he meets the incredible Martha, who picks him up after a car accident on the roads of Normandy, his vision of the world changes. With her gentle madness and her healing hands, this woman who seems so free is especially concerned with treating others, even if it means forgetting herself. Between these two characters that everything opposes, a surprising friendship is woven, with the opportunity for them to finally seize the best that life can offer them.

An elderly man's innocent friendship with an eight year old girl is tarnished by the assumptions of a community when the little girl goes missing.

Depuis septembre 2022, "Les Rencontres du Papotin" ont apporté une grande visibilité et un bel éclairage sur le travail que les journalistes atypiques mènent depuis plus de 30 ans au sein du journal "Le Papotin". Créé en 1990 par Driss El Kesri, éducateur à l'hôpital de jour d'Antony, ce journal est réalisé par une cinquantaine de journalistes porteurs de troubles du spectre autistique. Des conférences de rédaction aux coulisses des tournages, gros plan sur le quotidien de cette rédaction hors normes. Enrichi d'images d'archives inédites, ce documentaire retrace les premières rencontres entre les journalistes et de nombreuses personnalités, parmi lesquelles Jacques Chirac, Renaud ou encore Jean-Jacques Goldman et Barbara.

An actor owes big bucks to the Vegas mob. He's all set to pay them off; he's conned a rich widow into marrying him. But the mobsters blow his cover because they need him for a different scam. The lost heiress to a Vegas casino fortune has been found; she's a truckstop waitress in France. The mobsters' proposition: romance the broad, and get hitched. Or else. Then the crooks can bump her off and keep the casino for themselves...

Without fear and beyond reproach: the life of the brave knight de Bayard reviewed and corrected with humorous sauce.