Humbert Balsan

Humbert Balsan

August 21, 1954 · 71 years old

Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 August 1954 – 10 February 2005) was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was known for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films. In February 2005, Balsan was found dead in the offices of his production c…

Known For

11 titles
1
The Man from London

The Man from London

2008 · 2h 19m · Movie

After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case.

7.0
2
Lancelot of the Lake

Lancelot of the Lake

1974 · 1h 25m · Movie

King Arthur learns that his wife, Queen Guinevere, has been having an affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.

6.9
3
Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention

2002 · 1h 32m · Movie

Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.

6.6
4
Loulou

Loulou

1980 · 1h 41m · Movie

A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.

6.6
5
The Great Journey

The Great Journey

2004 · 1h 48m · Movie

Reda, a young French-Moroccan guy and his old father drive from the south of France to Mecca in order for the father to do his pilgrimage. At first distant, they gradually learn to know each other.

7.2
6
Grande école

Grande école

2004 · 1h 50m · Movie

Racial and sexual divides collide on a French campus, sparking controversies and forcing confrontations.

5.7
7
Alexandria: Again and Forever

Alexandria: Again and Forever

1989 · 1h 40m · Movie

During a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Yehia, a famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies, and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with.

6.5
8
The Kite

The Kite

2004 · 1h 20m · Movie

A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border. As Lamia crosses the barbed wire she also passes from childho...

6.4
9
Noroît

Noroît

1976 · 2h 25m · Movie

On an island beach a woman vows to avenge her brother's death at the hands of a pirate leader. With help, the woman spies on the pirates and then gets a job as bodyguard to the pirate leader.

6.7
10
I Married a Shadow

I Married a Shadow

1983 · 1h 50m · Movie

After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident.

6.4
11
Adieu Bonaparte

Adieu Bonaparte

1985 · 1h 55m · Movie

A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradition and modernization in the context of fighting the French invaders.

6.3
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