Pierre Rissient

Tale of Cinema (2005)

In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture. Dongsoo, an unsuccessful filmmaker, spots a beautiful young woman, who happens to be the lead actress in the film he has just seen. Their stories will cross path ...

The Lady and the Duke (2001)

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determined to maintain her stiff upper lip and pampered life despite the upheaval, Grace continues her friendship with the Duke of Orléans while risking her life ...

Boesman and Lena (2000)

Intense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy. ...

Mehboob's anthology (1992)

A film about indian filmmaker Mehboob Khan by Pierre Rissient. ...

This Is My Country (1984)

A laborer gets money for his wife's pregnancy from his boss on the condition that he will not join the union. ...

Five and the Skin (1982)

Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past. ...

One Night Stand (1976)

An aimless American translator gets involved with a series of Hong Kong women. ...

La passe de trois (1961)

A short film directed by Pierre Rissient. ...

Les genoux d'Ariane (1961)

A short film directed by Pierre Rissient. ...

Breathless (1960)

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him. ...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and for ...

The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il. ...

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy. ...

Jean Seberg Forever (2014)

French documentary about the life of American actress and New Wave icon Jean Seberg. ...

Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007)

A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient. ...

F. (2007)

A profile of Toh Hai Leong, the director of the Singaporean mockumentary Zombie Dogs, and his battle with Type 2 diabetes. ...

On Abraham Polonsky (2005)

Interview of french producer Pierre Rissient about Abraham Polonsky ...

Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands (2004)

Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède (1993)

Claude Ventura's documentary Chambre 12, Hotel de Suede, was made for the French television channel Arte in 1993. Ventura checks into room twelve in the hotel's final week of operation: it is demolished the day after he checks out. Room twelve was one of t ...