Michèle Moretti

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

French adaptations of the stories by Agatha Christie.

HIP - High Intellectual Potential

Morgane is 38-years old, has three children, two exes and an IQ of 160; her destiny as a cleaner is turned upside-down when her extraordinary abilities are spotted by the police who offer her a job as a consultant.

Maigret

The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.

Out 1

Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus while two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash.

After You

Antoine works in a bar in Paris. One evening on his way home from work, he intervenes when a man tries to commit suicide. He feels strangely guilty about having saved the man's life and constantly tries to help him, make things better. No matter what Antoine does, he can't get Louis's mind off Blanche, the woman of his dreams, his sole obsession, the reason why he wanted to die... Antoine decides to look for her, but doesn't let Louis know.

The Idols

This satire concerns three French singing idols and their attempt to stay in the public eye. A press conference, backstage hedonism, psychedelia, manipulative managers and disc jockeys are portrayed as the pop culture is thoroughly and effectively lampooned in this independent feature.

Brillantissime

After getting dumped on Christmas Eve, Angela must rebuild her life surrounded by her rebellious teenager, her tyrannical mother, her hysterical best friend, and a weird psychologist.

Petits Meurtres en famille

In 1939, on the eve of the declaration of war, Simon Le Tescou gathered his family together for his 70th birthday. But that same evening, he was brutally murdered in his bedroom. Inspector Larosière, assisted by Emile Lampion, his loyal deputy, quickly discovered that this family's closets were full of skeletons...

Le Parfum du bonheur

Pauline, 38, refuses to give up on her relationship and move on from her ten-year marriage to Ben. Convinced that he is the love of her life, Pauline will do everything in her power to win him back, from wild and absurd attempts to touching reminiscences of their past. Unmoved by the concerns of her family and friends, she sets the end of summer as her deadline to succeed. What happened between their funny and poetic first meeting and the seemingly inexplicable end of their marriage? As she revisits the defining moments of her relationship with Ben, Pauline is led to question her own history and unearth family secrets left unsaid.

Lebowitz vs Lebowitz

Paule is a brilliant 50-year-old lawyer who has dedicated her life to the firm she created with her ex-husband, Simon Lebowitz. Her life changes the day she discovers that Simon has secretly remarried with Irene, a partner of 20 years younger than she had recruited herself. And when Simon died suddenly of a heart attack, Paule and Irene found themselves inevitably bound to lead the Lebowitz cabinet. Two big rivals. A proper chignon crepe to get their share of Simon's legacy.

L'Espagnol

A survivor of the Spanish Civil War who had been in French internment camps takes refuge with a family of winegrowers in the Jura. He becomes attached to this land that is not his own.

Seven Years of Marriage

After seven years of marriage, a couple of professional workers (he, a doctor and she, a banker) try to refresh their sex life.

Merci, les enfants vont bien !

Wild Reeds

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

The Year of Certificate

This certificate was formerly obtained by pupils at the end of primary school. The teacher of a small village has a dream: he wants his son to get his certificate and to be the best in the district ("Canton"). His younger son is less gifted: he is ashamed of him and treats him like a dunce. His obsession is so strong his marriage (his wife is a schoolteacher too) is soon on the rocks.