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Lionel Abelanski

Date of birth: 1964-10-22

Place of birth: Paris, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Lionel Abelansky

Lionel Abelanski

Biography

Lionel Abelanski (born 22 October 1964) is a French actor. Abelanski was born in Paris, France. He has appeared in television and film roles since 1989. In 1999 he was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actor for the film Train of Life (1998). Source: Article "Lionel Abelanski" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Not Here to Be Loved
3.4

Not Here to Be Loved

2005-10-12

Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long tim

Daddy Cool
2.4

Daddy Cool

2008-04-30

The story about the age gap between a scientist father, Philipe Le Tallec, and his newly discovered

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
3

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?

2003-06-04

FBI Agents Bullit and Riper investigate the murder of a young dancer called Pamela Rose, found dead

Narco
2.9

Narco

2004-12-01

Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Liv

Train of Life
3.7

Train of Life

1998-09-16

In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation tra

The Concert
3.6

The Concert

2009-11-04

A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had

Poltergay
2.6

Poltergay

2006-10-25

Marc and Emma move into a new house but have no idea that their basement was a gay nightclub. To mak

Abattée
3

Abattée

2023-02-28

Cassandre, a young winemaker, is surprised by a hailstorm, resulting in the loss of her crop.

Let's Be Friends
2.7

Let's Be Friends

2005-02-23

The two friends Claude and Serge are fundamentally different in their temperament. Similarities aris

An Innocent Little Game
2.9

An Innocent Little Game

2004-12-15

Claire et Bruno forment depuis douze ans un couple établi, une "institution". Au cours d'une journée

Les Parasites
3.1

Les Parasites

1999-01-20

Oulage has it all planned: New Year's eve, at the stroke of midnight, he'll finally kiss Brigitte, t

Sagan
3.1

Sagan

2008-06-11

France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the

My Wife Is an Actress
3

My Wife Is an Actress

2001-11-14

A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. Th

Blindfold
2.6

Blindfold

2008-01-09

Didier
3

Didier

1997-01-29

Jean-Pierre Costa is a football manager upon whom fate appears not to be smiling. First, a friend, A

Safari
2.3

Safari

2009-04-01

Richard Dacier owns a tour agency specialized on organizing safaris for European tourists eager to c

A Distant Neighborhood
3.5

A Distant Neighborhood

2010-05-20

Thomas, a father in his fifties, returns by chance to the town where he grew up. He collapses and wa

Bed and Breakfast
3

Bed and Breakfast

2003-09-03

Tired of their stressful parisian lifestyle, Caroline and Bertrand decide to start a new life, runni

Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
2.8

Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0

1996-06-19

C'est une histoire d'amour banale présentée comme un match de foot ordinaire. Ce sont donc Thierry R

I Hate My Best Friends' Kids
2.5

I Hate My Best Friends' Kids

2007-07-04

A month of vacation with friends: difficult to bear the kids of his friends, especially when the met

Cardio
0

Cardio

2021-11-29

Disguised for the purposes of a film, an actor is murdered by a psychopathic jogger who mistook him

The Pleasure Is All Mine
2.4

The Pleasure Is All Mine

2004-08-18

A beautiful, self-centered young woman's life turns upside down when she suddenly "loses her clitori

La mangeuse d’hommes
0

La mangeuse d’hommes

2018-01-01

Jeanne, an incorruptible and ambitious gendarme, finds herself embroiled in a dark web of intrigue b

Imogène McCarthery
2.7

Imogène McCarthery

2010-05-05

Elle est rousse. Elle est écossaise. Elle aime le rugby et la cornemuse. Elle vit à Londres, mais se

Influence Peddling
2.1

Influence Peddling

1999-03-31

Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine At

Happy 50
2.7

Happy 50

2022-10-26

To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Gre

The Dope
2.3

The Dope

2003-02-05

Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best fri

Sitcom, A Movie
2.1

Sitcom, A Movie

1999-06-02

In the morning, two friends, a producer and an actor, discover the corpse of a young woman who accom

The Art of Seduction
2.4

The Art of Seduction

2011-07-27

Jean-François is a psychoanalyst in love with one of his patients. When she decides to stop therapy,

So Happy Together
3.3

So Happy Together

2009-06-17

Famille : Groupe de personnes réunies par des liens de parenté et un fort sentiment de solidarité mo

14 Days to Feel Better
2.7

14 Days to Feel Better

2024-03-06

Maxime, an ambitious and Cartesian executive, thinks only of his career and his future marriage to N

The Great Role
2.6

The Great Role

2004-10-13

When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version

The Players
2.4

The Players

2012-02-29

Eight short films explore the subject of male infidelity. Serial cheaters, Fred and Greg, spend a ni

Double zéro
2.4

Double zéro

2004-06-16

Ben and Bill are the two worst, completely useless agents - real losers. But who else would you send

Le syndrome de Jerusalem
0

Le syndrome de Jerusalem

2008-11-27

Israeli pothead brave young (Liron Levo) in love with a Russian prostitute (Lucy Dovinz'ik), and dec

Guardians of the Formula
3.5

Guardians of the Formula

2024-06-05

In 1958, during the Cold War, two scientists, two worlds, and two ideologies faced a race for surviv

La banda Picasso
2.3

La banda Picasso

2013-01-25

Paris, 1911. When Da Vinci's painting “La Gioconda” is stolen from the Louvre museum, it is suspecte

Je t'aime, filme-moi !
0

Je t'aime, filme-moi !

2022-06-15

This film is a tribute to love, a tribute to cinema. Our two main characters take us with them into

On the Other Side of the Tracks
2.8

On the Other Side of the Tracks

2012-12-15

Two mismatched cops team up to investigate the murder of a business mogul's wife.

Ten Minutes from Naturists
2.3

Ten Minutes from Naturists

2012-03-04

A family of Brussels concierges, whose employers have left for the summer, decide to swap their home

Mademoiselle Drot
3.1

Mademoiselle Drot

2010-09-26

In 1938 a young woman French woman, Benedicte Drot, is having a child and is not married. The child

Alive
2.8

Alive

2004-10-18

To regain the one he loves and his children, Alex Meyer, composer and director of musicals, hard hit

Rue Mandar
2.6

Rue Mandar

2013-01-22

When their beloved Polish immigrant mother passes away, the sisters Emma (Kiberlain) and Rosemonde (

Zone libre
2.5

Zone libre

2007-01-16

In 1942, the southern part of France is not yet occupied by the Nazis, but administrated by the coll

Billy and Buddy
2.3

Billy and Buddy

2013-02-27

Buddy is an abandoned young cocker spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to a

Scotch
0

Scotch

2003-02-01

Two friends who are almost forty, confront the difficulties of loving, in their own way.

Douce France
2.4

Douce France

1995-11-22

In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the proje

The President's Wife
3.2

The President's Wife

2023-10-04

When she arrived at the Elysée Palace, Bernadette Chirac expected to finally get the place she deser

Barbecue
2.9

Barbecue

2014-04-30

On his 50th birthday, a man who's been watching his weight, health and temper all his life suffers a

Au bas de l'échelle
3

Au bas de l'échelle

2010-11-08

Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
2.8

Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï

2022-02-23

Imagine a world where the worst behaviour you could ever have is to forget your store's loyalty card

Protect and Serve
2.3

Protect and Serve

2010-01-03

A pair of bumbling French cops team up to take on the underworld.

The Small Victories
3.4

The Small Victories

2023-03-01

Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full.

Zapping Family
3.3

Zapping Family

2005-12-23

A French family comments on what's on TV tonight.

My Motherland
3

My Motherland

2023-12-20

France has been living alone in her apartment since the death of her husband. When she hears on the

Kidon
2.5

Kidon

2013-08-24

"Kidon" begins in the morning of the 18th of February 2010 in Tel-Aviv when the whole world wakes up

Nicholas on Holiday
2.7

Nicholas on Holiday

2014-07-09

It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited moment of the holidays is arrive. The little Nicol

Magic in the Moonlight
3.2

Magic in the Moonlight

2014-07-25

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a

Bullit & Riper
0

Bullit & Riper

2020-12-26

Au nom des fils
3.5

Au nom des fils

2014-09-13

Two mothers each try to come to terms with the pain of losing a child after four young scouts and a

The Law
3.2

The Law

2014-11-26

Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three d

Un petit jeu sans conséquence
3

Un petit jeu sans conséquence

2015-04-27

Claire and Bruno have been an established couple, an "institution" for twelve years. During a day in

Thank You for Calling
2.8

Thank You for Calling

2015-12-30

Biography based on the life of conman Gilbert Chikli who invented the "CEO scam" and was able to per

Itinéraires
2.5

Itinéraires

2005-08-25

It is the end of the judicial control of Thierry Chartier, 18 years old. He was a virgin in Heuzecou

A Saturday on Earth
2.9

A Saturday on Earth

1996-08-28

A series of seemingly unconnected events and 50 important speaking parts make this film a jigsaw puz

The First, the Last
3.2

The First, the Last

2016-01-27

Apocalyptic neo-western about two gangsters, a town full of crazy people and Jesus...

Atonement
3.8

Atonement

2007-02-27

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lov

Ces jours heureux
3.3

Ces jours heureux

2002-06-01

Nationale 7
2.9

Nationale 7

2000-12-06

In a nursing home for disabled near Toulon, René is unanimously hated by all. With fifty years and s

At the End of the Day
3

At the End of the Day

2024-09-19

In an increasingly crazy world, Lino, who has decided to leave everything behind, will come to reali

Pearlies
2

Pearlies

2016-02-25

Pearlies is a story about a little mouse, but not just any mouse. It is THE little mouse, or tooth f

Casablanca Driver
2.9

Casablanca Driver

2004-06-30

This mockumentary follows the world's worst boxer and the events that led to his meteoric rise in th

Blockbuster
2.8

Blockbuster

2017-05-17

Dumped over a video he made to amuse his ailing dad, a heartsick Jérémy hatches an elaborate scheme

Ticket Gagnant
2

Ticket Gagnant

2009-10-30

The life of a man who discovers he has won the lottery, but faces numerous challenges in trying to c

Du vent dans les branches de sassafras
3

Du vent dans les branches de sassafras

2016-06-28

John Rockefeller is completely overwhelmed by events: he must simultaneously face the perpetual atta

Room(h)ates
2.7

Room(h)ates

2017-04-19

Delphine and Yvan divorce. While his financial situation does not allow him to find a home, Yvan rem

Pleins feux
0

Pleins feux

2017-02-07

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Catherine Moreau is determined to take the

Les Municipaux, ces héros
2.5

Les Municipaux, ces héros

2018-04-25

Open at Night
3

Open at Night

2017-01-11

One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective a

Cyrano, My Love
3.7

Cyrano, My Love

2018-11-10

Paris, France, December 1897. The young playwright Edmond Rostand feels like a failure. Inspiration

Just a Gigolo
2.6

Just a Gigolo

2019-04-17

How to live happy and rich without working? To be Gigolo. But after 25 years of living with Denise,

Roxane
3

Roxane

2019-06-12

What does Cyrano de Bergerac do at a chicken farmer? This is the problem of Raymond, who has always

Tu es si jolie ce soir
0

Tu es si jolie ce soir

2015-06-17

Prosecutor Vadim, who has an uneasy relationship with his glamorous wife Chanéac, vanishes at the ti

The Name of the Son
2.8

The Name of the Son

2018-11-20

Tina and Fred, a couple in their fifties, are desperate in their search for a boy's name. But for wh

Encore un instant
3

Encore un instant

2019-05-05

In love, there are miracles that cannot be explained. Even after thirty years of marriage, Suzanne a

La Classe américaine
3.8

La Classe américaine

1993-12-31

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an

The Lost Prince
2.8

The Lost Prince

2020-02-12

Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
2.3

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

2001-04-03

A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum

La plus belle fille du monde
0

La plus belle fille du monde

2007-10-06

A woman decides to seduce a man reading in a park. However, it may not go as she intended.

On refait les grands duos d'humour
0

On refait les grands duos d'humour

2018-05-29

Those Happy Days
3.7

Those Happy Days

2006-06-28

Set in 1992, a manager Vincent has to run a children's holiday camp for three weeks and to face the

Tout se mérite
3.3

Tout se mérite

2020-01-15

Amis
3.9

Amis

2021-05-02

A comedy about friendship that has many surprises in store for us! How can we find the perfect frien

La Femme du cosmonaute
1.7

La Femme du cosmonaute

1997-12-17

Anna and her husband Jean-Paul have to face a long and difficult separation since Jean-Paul is a spa

... à la française !
3

... à la française !

2013-01-19

I Got a Woman
0

I Got a Woman

1997-01-01

Yvan Attal's first short film.

Cavalcade
2.4

Cavalcade

2005-05-25

Leo, an accomplished playboy, neglects his girlfriend and enjoys parties. His girlfriend parts from

Badh
2.5

Badh

2025-08-06

When police officer Ilias is shot and left in a coma, Alma must reconnect with her former identity a

Michel
0

Michel

2014-10-20

Mais y va où le monde ?
0

Mais y va où le monde ?

2011-02-16

The Maudru family, small mountain farmers in Dauphiné whose farm is doomed to disappear, are fightin

600 Grams
0

600 Grams

2023-03-16

Eve has grown accustomed to living with an "ample bosom," but she has reached her limit. Contemplati

100 Million!
2.1

100 Million!

2025-03-26

A printing house worker and union leader inherits EUR100m, but the windfall costs him his job and pu

La méthode
0

La méthode

1998-06-01

Simone Veil - Les combats d'une effrontée
0

Simone Veil - Les combats d'une effrontée

2023-10-27

Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?
2.8

Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose ?

2012-12-05

French filmmaker Eric Lartigau directs the anarchic buddy comedy Bullit and Riper, originally releas

Vive la bombe!
0.5

Vive la bombe!

2007-03-17

April 30, 1962. The Algerian War has been over for two months, but Charles de Gaulle negotiated with