Michel Such
Biography: Michel Such, born in 1944 in Algiers, is a French actor, screenwriter and director. Michel Such entered the film industry somewhat by chance. "I was working in a bistro, the Santa Cruz, on rue Saint-André-des-Arts in Paris, near a film school. I met people behind the bar who allowed me to get a foot in the door in the profession," he explains. Michel Such went on stage and made his mark there. One day while he was working on a medium-length film by director Luc Béraud, the latter's assistant fell ill. "I gave him a helping hand and he never left me. He was the one who introduced me to Claude Miller, Patrice Leconte and the others." Claude and Annie Miller were particularly important to him. "They followed me and helped me when I moved on to directing. » Michel Such, becomes one of the essential supporting actors of French cinema, with very popular films like The Best Way to Walk, Les Bronzés or even Come to My Place, I Live with a Copine. Subscribed to supporting roles, silhouettes and appearances, everyone has already seen him at least once. He is the one who takes the scrabble on the face in "Les Bronzés font du ski", the one who goes underwater on water skis in "Les Bronzés", the killer in "Garde à vue", a policeman in "Mes meilleurs copains", a patient in "Chouchou" with Gad Elmaleh, the man with the briefcase in "Mortal hike" or the shoe salesman in "Police Python 357" by Alain Corneau... Michel who was assistant director to Luc Béraud, Claude Miller, Patrice Leconte, Gérard Vergez, Jean-Marie Poiré, Jean-Louis Leconte, James Cellan Jones etc, will direct three short films: Elli Fat Mat (1990), Vagues À L'Âme (1992) and Vingt-Trois Rue Des Francs Bourgeois (1995), and a feature, Oranges Amères, released in theaters in 1997. The story of Angèle, a pied-noir, who falls in love with Saïd, an Algerian, after the Second World War. The film received the SACD Beaumarchais Prize for the screenplay (1996), as well as the Audience Award at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival in 1996. Michel Such has been directing the amateur theatre troupe Saujon Comédia, in Saujon in Charente-Maritime, since the end of the 1990s.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 15, 1944
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
The Inquisitor
1981-09-23
The Inquisitor
Overview: Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-09-23
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Mon fils d'ailleurs
2004-11-17
Mon fils d'ailleurs
Overview: A schoolteacher takes in a 16-year-old immigrant boy who has found himself without a foster family.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-11-17
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Deadly Circuit
1983-03-09
Deadly Circuit
Overview: A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-03-09
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The Thirst for Gold
1993-08-31
The Thirst for Gold
Overview: Urbain Donnadieu's first love is money. It's also his second, third and fourth love. The only reason he married - a tax inspector named Fleurette - was to avoid a fine for tax evasion. For several years, he has been stealing money from his construction company and buying gold bars with his ill-gotten gains. His plan is to deposit all this wealth in a Swiss Bank, where neither his wife - whom he is about to divorce - nor the French State can get at it. Accompanied by his money-grabbing Granny Zézette, Urbain heads off for Switzerland, with his gold concealed in the walls of a model house on the back of a trailer. Unfortunately, his scheme is threatened by his wife and his embittered ex-chauffeur, who are determined to get his money at any cost...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-08-31
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The Best Way to Walk
1976-03-03
The Best Way to Walk
Overview: In 1960, Marc and Philippe are counselors at a summer camp in the French countryside. One night, Marc finds Philippe dressed and made up as a woman, and from now on, he will keep on humiliating Philippe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1976-03-03
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Felix and Lola
2001-03-07
Felix and Lola
Overview: Félix, operator of dodgem cars in a fairground, becomes obsessed by one of his customers, a mysterious young woman named Lola. Félix soon discovers that Lola is running away from her former boyfriend, a singer who continues to taunt her. Lola asks Félix to prove his love for her by murdering a man he does not know...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-03-07
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The Inheritor
1973-03-22
The Inheritor
Overview: After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his father built. But when a prostitute tries to set him up for a drug smuggling charge, he is forced to accept that his father may have been assassinated and that the killers are out to get him as well...
Genres: Thriller Drama Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1973-03-22
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Ménage
1986-04-23
Ménage
Overview: Bickering couple Monique and Antoine are interrupted by bisexual burglar Bob while fighting in a bar. With husband and wife in need of cash, Bob teaches them the most efficient house burglary methods. Monique is attracted to the charismatic thief, but Bob is more interested in Antoine, who eventually succumbs to his attentions. As the trio continues living together, Monique grows unhappy about being ignored by both men.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1986-04-23
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Dog's Dialogue
1979-05-17
Dog's Dialogue
Overview: A charming tale of murder, perversity and narrative echoes told through shots of barking dogs and a La jetée-like series of stills.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-05-17
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Stress
1984-09-19
Stress
Overview: A whimsically paced crime drama that takes you on a journey through deceit and intrigue.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-09-19
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These Kids Are Grown-Ups
1979-03-14
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
Overview: When a real-estate promoter attempts to take over the homes of two electronics whizzes and boot them out, they contrive ingenious ways to inconvenience and harass him. By pooling their knowledge, they are able to pull off a crucial robbery using a very special box of chocolates.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-03-14
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L'Objectif
1986-05-14
L'Objectif
Overview: A man armed with a sniper rifle searches for his target. The focus moves back and forth between an electoral meeting and a room where a couple of undoubtedly adulterous lovers are frolicking. So what is the “purpose” of the man behind the “lens”? And who is he: a licensed killer or a jealous husband? Suspense...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1986-05-14
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L'été en pente douce
1987-04-29
L'été en pente douce
Overview: When he inherits the family house and property after his mother's death, aspiring novelist Fane returns home with his bimbo girlfriend Lilas. He must care for his idiot brother Mo and contend with a greedy garage owner who covets Fane's property to expand his business. When efforts to buy the property are fruitless, the mechanic incites the townsfolk against the strange trio.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-04-29
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Heat of Desire
1981-04-29
Heat of Desire
Overview: In France in the near future, revolt and chaos erupt. A right-wing politician, Philippe Muphand, is set to take control when his lady friend Caroline walks out, announcing she will take up with the first fool she sees. The fool is Serge Laine, a professor and author of the prize-winning "Le voyage qui ne finit pas," headed to the train station for tickets to Barcelona where he and his wife will enjoy a second honeymoon and he will lecture at the university. Caroline seduces Serge, and he soon abandons wife, family, job, and honesty to embrace Caroline, the romanticism of Jack London, and murder.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-04-29
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Elli Fat Mat
1989-11-15
Elli Fat Mat
Overview: 27 years after 1962, Antoine returns to Algiers...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-11-15
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Levy & Goliath
1987-01-27
Levy & Goliath
Overview: A very faithful Jewish man works making diamond dust in his family's workshop, to sell to industries. One day he goes on businnes trip. In the same train goes a very sexy girl, with some heroin bags (you guess it) very similar to the diamond bags. The police begins to chase the girl, and she hides the drug into the Levy's bag. The girl calls his boss ('Goliath') the situation and he and his band begins to hound Levy, who, by this time, selled the bags to a factory, not knowing the content. He has to get out of the problem with the help of his brother and his God.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1987-01-27
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Manipulations
1984-10-03
Manipulations
Overview: Julien, an honest policeman, is asked to infiltrate a terrorist organization. He soon meets the charming Brigitte. But soon, manipulated by his superior, Julien finds himself involved in a dangerous affair: a gigantic campaign of intoxication.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie Thriller Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-10-03
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New Year's Eve At Bob's
1984-12-12
New Year's Eve At Bob's
Overview: On New Year's Eve, among the tower blocks of a huge housing estate in Paris, strange people - each for a different reason - are looking for the home of a man called Bob.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1984-12-12
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Thomas
1975-03-05
Thomas
Overview: In Troyes, Thomas, the son of a bourgeois family, is in the final stages of his adolescence. He's almost an adult when he discovers that his mother has a lover. At the same time, he realizes that his father is turning a blind eye, and that the estranged couple are only together for show. Thomas rebels, but has to hide his dismay and satisfy his great need for tenderness at the same time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-03-05
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Triple sec
1986-01-01
Triple sec
Overview: A César award nominated short comedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Lucie sur Seine
1982-06-30
Lucie sur Seine
Overview: Louis is a delivery boy, his wife Chantal is a supermarket salesgirl. Louis is bored, and decides to buy a truck and go to the Lebanon, but he has no money. He tries to rob the supermarket where Chantal works, but it goes wrong and he kills the cashier and watchman...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-06-30
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The Laboratory of Fear
1971-01-01
The Laboratory of Fear
Overview: All the researchers of the IMPS laboratory are males - with one exception : Mademoiselle Clara, Antoine, the cleaner, desperately yearns for. Night after night, when Clara is alone, going on with her experiments, the young man awkwardly manoeuvres with a view to declaring his flame. But the cold scientist remains unconcerned. In his trouble, Antoine regularly drops and breaks phials and other test tubes full of dangerous chemical products. He doesn't care when his skin gets into contact with acid. His heart burns too much for him to be able to feel the burning of his skin. And if he can't GIVE his hand to Clara will he really mind to... LOSE it ?
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Pourquoi pas nous ?
1981-06-14
Pourquoi pas nous ?
Overview: A wrestler and a bookseller disgraced by life fall in love with each other.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-06-14
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French Fried Vacation
1978-11-11
French Fried Vacation
Overview: Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-11-11
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French Fried Vacation 2
1979-11-22
French Fried Vacation 2
Overview: In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-11-22
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Trop tard Balthazar
1986-07-24
Trop tard Balthazar
Overview: Pivoine, a 13-year-old girl, tired of her parents' arguments, reluctantly goes on vacation with them. She takes advantage of an accident on the highway to run away from them and take her legs. She meets a young legionnaire, Rouquin, also on the run. Together and in complicity, they will flee, trying to escape the highway police, and will love each other without saying it...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-24
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That Most Important Thing: Love
1975-02-12
That Most Important Thing: Love
Overview: Servais Mont, a freelance photographer who works taking compromising photos, gets fascinated by Nadine Chevalier, a tormented low-budget movie actress married to an eccentric film photo collector.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1975-02-12
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Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
2001-02-10
Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
Overview: When their behavior and brushes with the law drive their mother to abandon them, Jonathan and Vivi hire a private detective to find her.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-02-10
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Spoiled Children
1977-09-06
Spoiled Children
Overview: Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1977-09-06
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