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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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La valle delle ombre (2009)
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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 Dans la maison (2012), Madame Bovary (1991) and La menace (1977). 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 total

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    Known for

    Fabrice Luchini in Dans la maison (2012)
    Dans la maison
    7.3
    • Le proviseur du lycée Gustave Flaubert
    • 2012
    Isabelle Huppert in Madame Bovary (1991)
    Madame Bovary
    6.6
    • Dr Charles Bovary
    • 1991
    Carole Laure and Yves Montand in La menace (1977)
    La menace
    6.6
    • Inspector Waldeck
    • 1977
    Jeremy Irons, Alain Delon, and Ornella Muti in Un amour de Swann (1984)
    Un amour de Swann
    6.5
    • Dr. Cottard
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Le Pire Homme de Londres (2024)
      Le Pire Homme de Londres
      5.7
      • Comte Henri de Pourtalès
      • 2024
    • Corinne Masiero in Capitaine Marleau (2014)
      Capitaine Marleau
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Jean Garcin
      • 2022
    • Diane de Poitiers (2022)
      Diane de Poitiers
      4.5
      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
      5.1
      • Léon
      • 2022
    • Oeil oignon (2021)
      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 Anya (2020)
      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 Le Mort de la plage (2018)
      Le Mort de la plage
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Jacques Maréchal
      • 2018
    • Dieumerci! (2016)
      Dieumerci!
      5.8
      • Ventura
      • 2016
    • Boulevard du Palais (1999)
      Boulevard du Palais
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Gabriel Rovère
      • 1999–2015
    • Cosmos (2015)
      Cosmos
      5.7
      • Léon
      • 2015
    • Les assoiffés (2014)
      Les assoiffés
      Short
      • M. Duplessy
      • 2014

    Director

    • Le héron
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1995
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Madame Bovary (1991)
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    Madame Bovary (1991)
    La Valle delle Ombre
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    La Valle delle Ombre

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • 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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