Denis Podalydès
Date of birth: 1963-04-22
Place of birth: Versailles, Yvelines, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Denis Podalydes
Biography
Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denis Podalydès, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Caché
2005-10-05
George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that featu
Ces murs qui nous font signe
2021-09-19
This short film presents graphic designer Philippe Apeloig's installation: "Ces murs qui nous font s
It's Easier for a Camel...
2003-04-16
As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon
King Lear
2023-02-09
King Lear, as he ages, decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters Goneril, Regan and
Quiet Chaos
2008-02-08
Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two
Lolita : méprise sur un fantasme
2021-09-29
A fresh new look at Lolita, the famous and controversial novel published in 1955 by Russian writer V
Summer Things
2002-03-04
Two couple of friends, one very rich, the other almost homeless, decide to go on Holiday. Julie, a s
The World of Yesterday
2022-03-30
A moral tale and a political thriller: a few days before the term of her mandate, the President must
La Belle Verte
1996-09-18
As part of an intergalactic coalition, a well-meaning space alien volunteers to bring a message of s
Royal Palace
2005-11-23
Eugenia is the queen of an imaginary European country. When her husband dies, quite unexpectedly, th
The Asembly Line
2023-04-05
A few months after May '68, Robert, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a far-left activi
Julia(s)
2022-12-21
Paris 2052. Julia, 80 years old, had a fulfilled life. On her birthday, she reflects on the decision
The Ordinary People
2009-09-16
The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we
The Gods Must Be Daring
1997-04-30
A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes a
State Affairs
2009-11-25
A plane explodes above the Gulf of Guinea. An escort girl is murdered in a Parisian park. Thousands
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021-11-19
The crazy rise and fall of Jacques Tati, comedy genius, actor, director and athlete of laughter. Or
I Am Your Punishment
1996-10-10
An avid moviegoer sees several films depicting grisly murderers and decides to commit a crime himsel
Only God Sees Me
1998-06-03
Albert, a sound engineer who is chronically hesitant successively meets three charming young women w
Coupable
2008-02-27
When the dead body of Mr Kaplan is found, a kitchen knife in the back, all eyes turn to the maid. Wh
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
2003-06-11
Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathild
Almost Peaceful
2002-12-18
Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a grou
8 Times Up
2010-04-14
Elsa makes a living from little jobs, struggling to gain custody of his son. Mathieu, who lives next
Intrusions
2008-09-03
Pauline, une riche héritière, a été mariée contre son gré par son père à un de ses employés, Françoi
Inner City
1995-06-14
Pierre, a young man in his thirties, grew up with his two brothers in a city in the suburbs of Paris
Grey Souls
2005-09-28
In 1917, the old rivalry between a prosecutor and a judge resurfaces during a police investigation i
Park Benches
2009-07-08
As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while
Skirt Day
2008-11-09
A teacher, driven to exasperation from insults and insubordination, takes her class hostage.
The Officers' Ward
2001-09-26
The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. H
George et Fanchette
2010-05-01
Writer George Sand (played by Ariane Ascaride) takes a young peasant girl under her wing.
The Children of the Century
1999-09-12
True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novel
The Conquest
2011-05-18
A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.
Max & Co
2007-09-08
15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared sh
Omar Killed Me
2011-06-21
In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her ho
Safe Conduct
2002-01-09
During the Nazi occupation of France as two filmmakers attempt to navigate their careers without com
Freedom-Oleron
2001-06-20
39 years old Jacques Monot is tired from the same vacation he and his family have every year so he d
A Night in Versailles
1992-06-17
A young man in Versailles invites a Parisian girl to his place for dinner. The evening is thrown int
An Ordinary Execution
2010-02-03
During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society o
Comedy of Innocence
2000-09-10
Today, Camille turns nine. He had sworn that on his 9th birthday he would show his parents the video
Sagan
2008-06-11
France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the
Nothing About Robert
1999-02-24
Didier never knew that a wrong film review of a film which he did not bother to watch would land him
Business is Booming
2002-07-03
Tired of being bossed around, Jean-Jacques, a talented cook quits his job to start up his own restau
In All Innocence
1998-11-25
High-profile lawyer Michel takes on the defence of a young and pretty small-time thief, Cécile, afte
Xenia
1989-10-01
A young French actor, Matthieu comes to Greece. He meets a pregnant Greek woman, Xenia, who leaves f
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
1996-05-01
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete hi
A Year in My Life
2006-03-08
In 1950s France, a young boy is taken in by a couple after spending a few months in the care of soci
Welcome to Switzerland
2004-06-30
Thierry, an ethnologist specializing in the Sami people, travels to his native Switzerland with his
The First Man
2011-09-09
Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he trave
La Vie d'artiste
2007-09-05
A novelist, an actress, and a struggling young singer all attempt to make their mark in modern day P
Le Pendu
2007-09-13
A small-town detective unravels a web of secrets after a mysterious hanging jolts the community. As
The Bridge of Arts
2004-11-10
The film is a love story which tells the impossible tale of two youths who have never before met. Th
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
2012-09-01
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who h
Granny's Funeral
2012-06-19
A provincial chemist in the throes of a mid-life crisis must choose between burying his dearly depar
The Dandelions
2012-08-22
A young girl is frustrated by her over-protective mom. At school, she meets another fearless little
The President's Wife
2023-10-04
When she arrived at the Elysée Palace, Bernadette Chirac expected to finally get the place she deser
Camille Rewinds
2012-09-12
Camille was only sixteen and still in high school when she fell in love with Eric, another student.
Classico
2022-10-28
Sami works in a children's home which is set to be closed. The young man is an enthusiastic stadium
Making Of
2024-01-10
Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting
Céline : les derniers secrets
2021-11-19
Guess Who's Calling!
2025-06-04
Baptiste, a talented imitator, is unable to make a living from his art. One day, he is approached by
Love Is the Perfect Crime
2013-09-27
Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and
The Big Bad Wolf
2013-06-27
Once upon a time in 2012, three brothers lived happily. One day their mom fell into a coma. So Henri
Le 4ème Morceau de la femme coupée en 3
2006-01-01
For a Woman
2013-07-03
After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph casts doubt on her
120 ans d'inventions au cinéma
2016-11-04
One hundred and twenty years of film history in a warehouse in Paris. In the reserves of the French
Ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!
2013-01-22
With the President of the Republic very ill, an advisor offers an unusual suggestion: hire a double
The Conquerors
2013-09-25
Half-brothers Galaad and Noé first meet at their father's funeral. They have little in common, apart
Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite
2022-02-06
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Molière’s birth on 15 January 2022, Ivo van Hove reunite
All Your Faces
2023-03-29
Since 2014, France's restorative justice programmes have offered a safe space for supervised dialogu
Nice and Easy
2014-05-07
Sebastian has one ambition in life: to do nothing. His horizon is his couch. His life he does not wa
The Rembrandt Syndrome
2025-09-24
Claire and Yves, trained as physicists, have worked in the nuclear industry their entire lives. Duri
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
2018-11-24
Chronicle of the last months of Marie-Antoinette.Accused of having conspired against the new republi
La Mort du Chinois
1998-06-24
Michel, a children's book author, has always been successful in life until the day his wife leaves h
The Forest
2014-07-10
The Forest is both a vibrantly spontaneous and brutally funny family drama, and a glorious tribute t
Green Paradise
2004-02-25
Lucas, a young sociologist, finds in his home village two friends, Isabelle and Simon. Discovering t
Love Boat
2024-06-05
To overcome their financial problems, Justine, her husband and their whole group of friends organize
An Officer and a Spy
2019-09-30
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life impr
Eleanor's Secret
2009-12-16
Natanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his p
The Great Magic
2023-02-08
The 20s. In a seaside resort where everybody is bored, Albert Marvuglia, a slightly shabby conjurer,
The Most Precious of Cargoes
2024-11-20
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and
Homecoming
2023-07-12
Kheìdidja, in her forties, works for a wealthy Parisian family who offers her the opportunity to tak
Électre / Oreste
2019-05-23
Neuilly Yo Mama!
2009-08-12
Samy moves from the underdeveloped crime-ridden French suburb to the riches of Neuilly.
La Nuit des Rois ou Tout Ce Que Vous Voulez
Survivor of a shipwreck, Viola arrives in Illyria and disguises herself as a man to protect herself.
A Village Almost Perfect!
2014-11-15
"Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its
Les Fourberies de Scapin
1998-06-07
Theater play "Les fourberies de Scapin" played by the "Comédie française" in 1998.
Sartre, Years of Passion
2006-12-11
Biographical film about French writer Jean-Paul Sartre, concentrating on his passionate affairs with
Mother
1991-11-27
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey
Diary of a Seducer
1996-02-28
Student Claire lives with her mother, Anne, and Sebastien — a young man Claire brought home out of p
The Sweet Escape
2015-06-10
Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an a
Something Fishy
1994-04-06
A private eye finds that her professional and personal lives are beginning to intertwine in this Fre
Wow!
2023-06-07
Catherine and Oracio are real estate advisors, and are visiting two properties in quick succession:
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance
2001-03-22
Haunted by the mysterious death of her son, found drowned, Anna returns to the town where he lived.
Before What Comes After
2025-02-01
In a kind of philosophical dialogue, Doctor Augustin Masset and renowned writer Fabrice Toussaint di
Grand amour
2020-07-04
In collaboration with AIDES, an association fighting against HIV, this feature film brings together
Marie Curie, une femme sur le front
2014-02-03
A chronicle of Nobel Prize winning physicist Marie Curie's little known yet invaluable contribution
The Jews
2016-06-01
Four separate stories deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on politics,
Voilà
1994-10-05
Charge!
2000-04-12
Two scriptwriter friends with opposing personalities fuss and fight as they cobble together a script
Meurtre en trois actes
2013-06-29
With the ghost of Delphine, a sociétaire who committed suicide several months earlier, still hanging
Hécube, pas Hécube
2024-07-05
La voleuse de Saint-Lubin
2001-11-09
Françoise Barnier, the film's heroine, is a mother. One day, she stole something. She was in dire st
Le passe-muraille
2016-12-14
Emile Dutilleul, 47 years old, lives a quiet and withdrawn life in Montmartre and works as an employ
The Field of Enchantment
2011-12-19
A man remembers holidays at his uncle in a little village in the French countryside when he was some
Marie-Francine
2017-05-31
A woman at the age of 50 moves back in with her parents after her husband leave her for a younger wo
Mr & Mme Adelman
2017-03-08
How did Sarah and Victor get along for more than 45 years? Who was this enigmatic woman living in th
La Tragédie du roi Richard II
2015-01-01
A French adaptation of William Shakespeare's play "Richard II", staged by Jean-Baptiste Sastre.
L'Avare
2009-12-26
A staging of Molière's play "The Miser" by Catherine Hiegel.
The Screen Illusion
2010-12-10
In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the en
The Soeur Brothers
2000-07-05
The Soeur brothers would like to work in the film making business. They wrote a complex story that d
Candidature
2001-10-31
Jean, a young Parisian philosopher, travels to Angoulême to take part in a recruitment competition f
The Teacher
2017-09-13
Teacher in the most prestigious highschool in the country, François enjoys the life he’s always know
The Unloved
1995-01-14
An idle teenager with a bad attitude kidnaps a neighbor's baby.
Coluche
2008-10-15
French comedian Michel Colucci, better known as Coluche, announces - for laughs - his candidacy for
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
2018-08-08
In 2008, Sami Benboudaoud discovered the hell of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Ten years later, now that everyt
Scribe
2016-10-19
Two years after a burn-out, Duval is still unemployed. Contacted by an enigmatic businessman, he is
Sorry Angel
2018-05-09
At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France fo
Mortal Transfer
2001-01-10
Michel, a psycho-analyst, falls asleep while listening to his patient Olga, a kleptomaniac and a sex
Bécassine !
2018-06-20
Born to a poor farming family in Brittany, Bécassine finds work as a nanny with the Marquise de Gran
To Each His Own Cinema
2007-10-31
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brou
Disclaimer
2019-11-27
Since his sensational arrival at the head of the 20 Hours, Cédric Saint Guérande, known as "CSG" is
Conversation with Romy Schneider
2018-09-16
During a night in Cologne in 1976, Romy Schneider opens up like she’d never done before. An intimate
The Da Vinci Code
2006-05-17
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painti
La Belle Époque
2019-11-06
Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his
Apollo 11 : Retour vers la lune
2019-07-22
Delete History
2020-08-26
In a provincial suburb, three neighbours come to terms with the consequences of the new world of soc
C'est pas grave d'aimer le football !
2020-01-19
French Tech
2021-01-14
Down-on-his-luck, unemployed Alexandre has two months to prove to his wife he can take care of his t
Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français
2013-03-19
See You Up There
2017-10-25
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attac
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
2022-05-05
An account of the life and work of the influential Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939),
Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
2018-01-24
The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman (1905-64) and his novel Life and
The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America
2019-10-02
In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at lo
Rise
2022-03-30
Elise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer
Fantasies
2021-08-18
Faced with their fantasies, six couples try to explore the hidden sides of their intimate life. Six
Deception
2021-07-17
An American writer living in exile in London, Philip listens to women. His English mistress, who vis
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy
1998-04-22
Jeanne, a receptionist at a travel agency, is looking for the love of her life. She thinks she has f
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
2020-11-10
50 years after the death of General De Gaulle, this film retraces his life, from his birth in 1890 t
Anaïs in Love
2021-09-15
A young woman struggling to stay on top of everything in her life meets a married publisher and begi
Chocolat
2016-02-03
Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after for
Un an
2006-06-28
Victoire wakes up one morning to find the body of her partner, Felix, lying on the floor of her bedr
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
2015-01-01
The Black Book
2020-12-13
The Black Book, drafted during World War II, gathers numerous unique historical testimonies, in an e
Les Damnés de la Commune
2021-03-16
Exclusively created with period engravings, this animated feature explores the Franco-Prussian War o
Napoleon: Destiny and Death
2021-04-24
May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to tak
Presidents
2021-06-30
A former french President, Nicolas, decides to persuade another one, François, to campaign together
Bloody Oranges
2021-11-17
Simultaneously, a retired couple overwhelmed by debt tries to win a dance contest, as the minister o
Le misanthrope
2000-06-07
Theater play "Le misanthrope" played by the "Comédie française" in 2000.
L'Échappée belle
1996-03-27
An aviation magnate takes desperate measures to regain custody of his kids after he is granted minim
Hitler's Games, Berlin 1936
2016-08-23
Summer 1936 - The Berlin Olympics, organized by the Nazi regime on the eve of World War II, acted as
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
2005-09-14
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Art
Les Damnés
2016-07-06
Architecture
2019-07-04
A staging of Pascal Rambert's play "Architecture" by himself.
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002-05-20
Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same
PSG : Ce club qui a failli ne pas exister !
2017-10-25
Figaro
2008-02-07
Seville, 1766. Count Almaviva falls in love with a young woman called Rosina, who lives under the tu
Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026-02-18
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoisel
Même quand nous dormons
2017-01-01
A cat with velvet paws is full of love for his elderly mistress, who loves him right back.
Tout va super
2026-05-27
Sarah Bernhardt, With Heart and Soul
2023-10-05
Television documentary about the life and importance of actress Sarah Bernhardt.
Jealous White Men
A wild, tragicomic adventure that satirizes history through dueling narratives by Jules Verne and hi
La comédie française - Le Malade Imaginaire
2020-11-05
Filmed 5 and 6 November 2020. Argan, suffering from hypochondria, decides to marry his daughter to
De la comédie française
2026-07-22
Malraux, the Daring Dreamer
2001-11-21
Feature film about the life of André Malraux. While still a teenager, Malraux embarks on an initiato