Poupaud, Melvil

Overview

Works:	116 works in 222 publications in 9 languages and 3,111 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Other, Singer, Scenarist, Director, Film editor
Classifications:	pn1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1980 |

|2020

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Publications about Melvil Poupaud

Publications by Melvil Poupaud

Most widely held works by Melvil Poupaud

Un conte de noël ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2009 in French and held by 654 libraries worldwide
Junon is the matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together at Christmas when they learn she needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative. The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. Hopefully the Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, will finally bring peace to their family.

Broken English ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide
Nora Wilder is a thirty-something Manhattanite plugging away at her job, but her quest for love consistently results in falling flat on her face. After a series of disastrous first dates, she meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman with an unabashed passion for living. Inevitably, Nora discovers she must look inward before finding a new outlook on life and love.

The Lover ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 253 libraries worldwide
A poor French teenager embarks on a love affair with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French colonial Vietnam, defying the boundaries of age, race and class.

Le refuge Hideaway ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in French and held by 247 libraries worldwide
Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich, and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. After Louis' fatal overdose, Mousse soon learns she is pregnant. Feeling lost, Mousse escapes to a beautiful beach house far from Paris and is soon joined in her refuge by Louis' gay brother, Paul. The two strangers gradually develop an unusual and deeply moving relationship as Ozon continues his unique exploration of the nature of family and blood ties.

Time to leave ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in French and German and held by 187 libraries worldwide
A successful fashion photographer learns that he has a brain tumor that will soon kill him. Hiding his diagnosis, he alienates his family and his boyfriend. During a stay with his grandmother his vulnerability is met with a big heart and sound advice. A chance encounter with a roadside café waitress results in an unusual bargain that provides a happy, playful dimension to the proceedings.

L'heure zero Towards zero ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in French and held by 119 libraries worldwide
When Guillaume has the idea of inviting his ex-wife to the family reunion at the estate of his Aunt Camilla, his new wife Caroline becomes filled with rage. Guillaume hopes they will become friends but the two women hate each other. Things turn really ugly when Camilla is found dead in her bedroom, and only inspector Bataille can put together the pieces. As the inspector untangles her mysterious death, he also begins to unearth dark family secrets including a murderer in their midst.

Conte d'été A summer's tale ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in French and English and held by 113 libraries worldwide
Gaspard is a young man who claims nothing ever happens in life. While waiting in a seaside resort for Lena, the classmate with whom he believes he is in love, he meets and is attracted to Margot, then Solène. When Lena shows up, Gaspard finds himself confused and faced with a difficult choice.

Le temps retrouvé Time regained ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in French and held by 97 libraries worldwide
Set in 1922, this film opens with Marcel Proust on his deathbed, looking through old photos and remembering his past. His own experiences gradually give way to the characters in his novel.

The Lover ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide
A poor French teenager embarks on a love affair with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French colonial Vietnam, defying the boundaries of age, race and class.

A summer's tale ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 91 libraries worldwide
A graduate student takes a vacation and while waiting for his girlfriend, he becomes attracted to two other women. For the next three weeks, he must decide which woman he wants.

The broken ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and Multiple languages and held by 89 libraries worldwide
Gina is a successful radiologist who, on a busy street in London, believes she sees herself drive past in her own car. Stunned by this strange event, Gina follows the mystery woman up to her apartment. She stumbles onto a terrifying mystery that involves her family and closest friends, leaving her with no one to trust. Events go from strange to eerie when Gina's awareness slides from solid reality into a world that will haunt more than just her nightmares. Now, she must attempt to uncover the imposter and get her life back.

Trois vies et une seule mort ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1998 in French and held by 84 libraries worldwide
Banker/armsdealer Luc Allamand is in a surrealistic shell game during which the primary players remain a mystery to each other. Fitting together the pieces to this clever puzzle, Luc's tangled life takes us on a dynamic journey through the lives of his adversaries. A fairy tale mixes comedy and suspense in this fictional examination of man-kind's capacity to host a multitude of identities.

Généalogies d'un crime Genealogies of a crime ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in French and held by 81 libraries worldwide
Based on the case of Hermine van Hug, a 1920s psychoanalyst who believed that criminal tendencies are formed at age five and who labeled her nephew a murderer before he reached adolescence. The nephew proved her right by strangling her.

Le temps qui reste Time to leave ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in French and held by 74 libraries worldwide
"A handsome, successful fashion photographer learns that he has a malignant brain tumor. Hiding his diagnosis, he alienates his family and his young boyfriend, but during a short stay with his grandmother, his vulnerability is met with a big heart and sound advice. A chance encounter with a roadside cafe waitress results in an unusual bargain that provides a happy, playful dimension to the proceedings."--container.

Diary of a seducer ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in French and English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
A darkly comic tale about the lengths people are willing to go for love --including murder.

Conte d'été ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 21 libraries worldwide
A young man, Gaspard, who went to Dinard (a town by the sea in the Bretagne) because he hopes to meet the girl he thinks he is in love with - Lena. Shortly after his arrival he comes into contact with Margot who works as a servant at her aunt's creperie. He spends a long time with her, and discusses the way he feels about Lena but he hesitates to tell the truth about his relationship. The reason is that he isn't quite sure himself. Although he insists he loves Lena, doubts arise...

Broken English ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide
Nora is a cynical thirty-something Manhattanite who learns to look inward to save her relationship with the passionate, devil-may-care Frenchman Julien.

Black heaven ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in French and held by 17 libraries worldwide
Teen lovers Gaspard and Marion find the owner of a lost cell phone dead with a half-conscious girl named Audrey lying next to him. Audrey proceeds to lure Gaspard into Black Hole, a dangerously addictive online game, where a beautiful singer seduces her victims to commit suicide in real life.

Un conte de Noël by Arnaud Desplechin ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in French and held by 16 libraries worldwide
Réunion à Noël : Junon et Abel réunissent enfants et petits-enfants dans la maison familiale de Roubaix. Elisabeth, la soeur aînée, son frère Henri banni de la famille et sa nouvelle amie, Ivan le plus jeune avec épouse et enfants, Paul l'adolescent malade... Junon annonce sa leucémie, que seule une greffe de moelle peut guérir. La même maladie qui emporta autrefois l'un de ses petits garçons. L'heure est aux réglements de compte, aux apaisements, aux découvertes.

Conte d'été by Éric Rohmer ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in French and No Linguistic content and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Pour Gaspard, ces vacances d'été seront celles des jeux de l'amour et des hésitations sentimentales. Entre Léna, Margot et Solene, son coeur balance. A chacune, il a promis une superbe ballade en tête à tête. Amoureux indécis, Gaspard devra choisir.