Movie List for "book by"

This is a coming of age drama adapted from the 1952 Yves Gibeau novel of the same title. A young anti-militarist is forcibly sent to military school by his father. He’s a bookish pacifist who endures being bullied by his superiors… Year 1981.

Antoine is an accountant, uptight and withdrawn, married to Edith, who picks out his clothes and shoes. He’s assigned to a fitness gymnasium for a month to straighten out their books. The owner, M. Roland, encourages Antoine to us… Year 1986.

Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can’t say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching bag. Soon after, he’s smitten by Agnes, … Year 1978.

A petty car thief and his garage-owner partner get in the bad books of a ruthless gangster. Year 2009.

The funny adventures of a Czechoslovakian writer, Tuma, who, in the company of an attractive guide, Irena, collects materials for a book. The common and romantic wanderings of Tuma and Irena around Poland cause a lot of misunderst… Year 1958.

Perera, a public prosecutor, sends Prabhakara Menon’s son Vinu to the gallows for murdering Alex. Actually it was Perera’s son who killed Alex. Menon enrolls as a lawyer to bring Perera to book. Year 1991.

N/A Year 1972.

The story revolves around Narmada, who joins a new college, where she comes across paintings and books written by Surendran. Fascinated by him, she is unable to find him in college. Narmada then discovers that Surendran committed … Year 1988.

A young bank officer ogles the girls in his office and goes home to his prim wife. After reading a book of erotic poems by Guillaume Appollinaire of the World War I era, he finds himself inside the adventures of the book, which ar… Year 1975.

N/A Year 1952.

In winter in Berlin in the 1980s, a man goes West to possess a mysterious black book containing information about a Soviet agent infiltrated Western intelligence services. Year 1983.

Louise, literary advisor to the Cercle Editions, receives a large manuscript from the United States. Upset by the reading of this book, she begins an epistolary relationship with Paul, the author. Year 1988.

Camille, a mercurial César-winning actress, has seen better times. Estranged from her husband, she’s with her children only every other weekend. It’s her weekend, but her agent has booked her to MC a Rotary club dinner in Vichy. S… Year 1990.

While France is on strike, Jean, a Parisian bookseller, opens his shop. A former trade unionist, he has in fact decided not to take part in the movement. However, a phone call from his friend René awakens his enthusiasm. Year 1998.

Abel Vichac, a renowned University professor, meets a student in a bar. She claims that her name is Aurore, and that she sent him a paper on his latest book. A few days later, Vichac, who has found Aurore’s paper (and her address)… Year 1996.

Francis is a comic book artist by day and a taxi driver at night. His comics are usually about the exploits of his nighttime job but when he is hit by a lack of inspiration, he decides to change it up and focus on his family. What… Year 1991.