Pascal Thomas
Pascal THOMAS (1945, France) is a French filmmaker, screenwriter and film critic. His works are marked by a naturalist style and lyrical stories, which has made many consider him the next Jean Renoir. Before becoming a filmmaker, he was a well-known film critic, contributing to many of France’s best known and most popular publications.
Filmography
Le poème de l’élève Mikovsky (1971, short), Les zozos (1973), Pleure pas la bouche pleine!/Don’t Cry with Your Mouth Full (1973), Le chaud lapin/The Hot Rabbit (1974), La surprise du chef (1976), Nono Nénesse (1976, short), Un oursin dans la poche/A Sea Urchin in the Pocket (1977), Un coup de rasoir (1977, TV), Confidences pour confidences/Heart to Heart (1979), La fabrique, un conte de Noël (1979, TV), Celles qu’on n’a pas eues… (1981), Les maris, les femmes, les amants (1989), La pagaille (1991), La dilettante (1999), Mercredi, folle journée!/Day Off (2001), Mon petit doigt m’a dit…/By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Le grand appartement (2006), L’heure zéro/Towards Zero (2007), Le crime est notre affaire/Crime Is Our Business (2008), Ensemble, nous allons vivre une très, très grande histoire d’amour… (2010), Associés contre le crime: L’oeuf d’Ambroise/Partners in Crime (2012), Valentin Valentin (2014), À cause des filles..?/Because of Girls (2019).
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Pascal Thomas at IFFR
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À cause des filles..?
A wrecked wedding party makes the guests remember past follies of desire and love. They don’t make cultivated comedies like this anymore.