Cécile De France
Hereafter
(2010)
Peter Morgan
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations.
A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile De France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (identical twins Frankie McLaren and George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might-or must-exist in the hereafter.
High Tension
(2003)
Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
6 wins & 6 nominations.
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. They arrive late and they are welcomed by Alexia's father. Late in the night, a sadistic and sick killer breaks into the farmhouse, slaughters Alexia's family--including their dog--and kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help the hysterical and frightened Alexia, chase the maniac, and disclose his identity in the end.
Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct
(2008)
Jacques Mesrine (book), Abdel Raouf Dafri (scenario), Abdel Raouf Dafri (adaptation), Jean-François Richet (adaptation)
8 wins & 12 nominations.
The story of french gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he was called Public Enemy N°1.