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Jean-François Balmer

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Jean-François Balmer in Cosmos (2015)
Matteo, a city boy, visits his grandfather who lives in a secluded village undergoing preparations for a local, ancient pagan festival. He meets with his cousin Lidia and some local kids, with whom he begins a dangerous game that brings up obscure myster
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Jean-François Balmer was born on 18 April 1946 in Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He is an actor and director, known for In the House (2012), Madame Bovary (1991) and Swann in Love (1984). He has been married to Françoise Petit since 12 June 1987.
BornApril 18, 1946
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BornApril 18, 1946
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      • 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Fabrice Luchini and Ernst Umhauer in In the House (2012)
    In the House
    7.3
    • Le proviseur du lycée Gustave Flaubert
    • 2012
    Isabelle Huppert in Madame Bovary (1991)
    Madame Bovary
    6.6
    • Dr Charles Bovary
    • 1991
    Jeremy Irons, Alain Delon, and Ornella Muti in Swann in Love (1984)
    Swann in Love
    6.5
    • Dr. Cottard
    • 1984
    Carole Laure and Yves Montand in La Menace (1977)
    La Menace
    6.6
    • Inspector Waldeck
    • 1977

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    Actor

    • The Worst Man in London (2024)
      The Worst Man in London
      6.3
      • Comte Henri de Pourtalès
      • 2024
    • Corinne Masiero in Capitain Marleau (2014)
      Capitain Marleau
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Jean Garcin
      • 2022
    • Isabelle Adjani and Hugo Becker in The King's Favorite (2022)
      The King's Favorite
      4.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Inquisiteur Mathieu Ory
      • 2022
    • Juliette dans son bain (2022)
      Juliette dans son bain
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Amato
      • 2022
    • Mise au vert (2022)
      Mise au vert
      8.4
      • Léon
      • 2022
    • Oeil oignon
      • 2021
    • André Dussollier, Karim Saleh, Isabelle Caillat, and Luc Schiltz in Cellule de crise (2020)
      Cellule de crise
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Adi Lipp
      • 2020
    • Florie Auclerc and Matthieu Moerlen in Closing Night (2020)
      Closing Night
      Short
      • Le Directeur
      • 2020
    • Jean Reno, Sadie Frost, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Kretschmann, Urs Rechn, Nicholas Rowe, Elsa Zylberstein, William Abadie, Tómas Lemarquis, Gilles Marini, Joséphine de La Baume, Phin Glynn, Frederick Schmidt, Raj Awasti, Noah Schnapp, and Lukas Sauer in Waiting for Anya (2020)
      Waiting for Anya
      6.0
      • Old Jo Lalande (voice, as Jean Francois Balmer)
      • 2020
    • Carte de visite (2019)
      Carte de visite
      • 2019
    • Claire Borotra and Claire Chazal in Murder on Omaha Beach (2018)
      Murder on Omaha Beach
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Jacques Maréchal
      • 2018
    • Dieumerci! (2016)
      Dieumerci!
      5.7
      • Ventura
      • 2016
    • Boulevard du Palais (1999)
      Boulevard du Palais
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Gabriel Rovère
      • 1999–2015
    • Cosmos (2015)
      Cosmos
      5.7
      • Léon
      • 2015
    • Les assoiffés
      Short
      • M. Duplessy
      • 2014

    Director

    • Le héron
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1995
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    Madame Bovary (1991)
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    Madame Bovary (1991)
    La Valle delle Ombre
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    • Alternative name
      • Jean Francois Balmer
    • Born
      • April 18, 1946
      • Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    • Spouse
      • Françoise PetitJune 12, 1987 - present
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      Studied at Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Paris (1970-1973).
    • Trademarks
        Profound psychological study of each character.

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