Making Plans for Lena

5.6

2009

1h 45m

ComedyDrama

Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family has decided, by any means necessary, to make her happy.

Key Crew

Director

Christophe Honoré

Producers

Pascal Caucheteux

Writers

Geneviève Brisac

Christophe Honoré

Cinematography

Laurent Brunet

Music

Alex Beaupain

Cast (20)

Chiara Mastroianni

Léna

Marina Foïs

Frédérique

Similar Movies

Why She Cries

2015

Two sisters are trying to repair their relationship while one keeps a dark secret from the other. After crossing paths w...

0.0

Los días en verano son más largos

2010

A married couple who are in an argument will discover that only silence will keep them together.

0.0

Zaza

1938

A seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat.

4.8

The Man I Love

1997

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin....

6.5

Middle of Nowhere

2008

The film follows Grace, a young woman whose irresponsible mother blows her college fund on her younger sister's beauty p...

5.8

The Mad Women's Ball

2021

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on...

7.1

La Traversée de Paris

1956

Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.

7.3

No image

The Seagull

1996

After agonizing for weeks, Valéria finally comes to terms with being in love with another woman and confesses her love f...

5.5

Pardon Mon Affaire

1976

On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his...

7.0

The Bourne Identity

2002

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to...

7.5

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgra...

7.4

Madame Bovary

1991

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary...

6.3

Zazie dans le Métro

1960

A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.

6.6

Time to Leave

2005

Romain, 31, a fashion photographer with terminal cancer, elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather t...

6.5

The Fire Within

1963

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not feel he can leave the detox...

7.6

Monsieur Batignole

2002

In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartm...

7.0

Irma la Douce

1963

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego wh...

7.4

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lackin...

6.9

Punch-Drunk Love

2002

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scam...

7.1

The Green Room

1978

A WWI veteran decides to build a memorial to all of the people who have mattered to him but are now dead.

6.6

Norwegian Wood

2010

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfrien...

6.4

The Triplets of Belleville

2003

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Bell...

7.4

Love Songs

2007

Ismael and Julie, in the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome wi...

7.0

Divorce French Style

2016

Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the app...

6.1

The Beautiful Person

2008

In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives...

6.5

Faust

2011

A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargain...

6.6

Hotel America

1981

Helene, a pill-addicted anesthesiologist, is mourning the death of her boyfriend when, through a car accident she causes...

6.2

One Summer

2006

A hired labourer, Joseph, works on a farm inhabited by Monique, a war widow, and Jeanne, her captivating daughter who lo...

5.6

Arthur Christmas

2011

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be pas...

6.8

Joker

2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City whil...

8.1

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship w...

8.0

Arrival

2016

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whet...

7.6

Baby Driver

2017

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to...

7.4

Blade Runner 2049

2017

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that...

7.6

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the...

6.8

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover...

7.1

The Night House

2021

Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she beg...

6.6

Frozen

2013

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dan...

7.2

Poor Things

2023

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across th...

7.7

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpecte...

8.4

Making Plans for Lena

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (20)

Similar Movies

Why She Cries

Los días en verano son más largos

Zaza

The Man I Love

Middle of Nowhere

The Mad Women's Ball

La Traversée de Paris

The Seagull

Pardon Mon Affaire

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Ultimatum

Madame Bovary

Zazie dans le Métro

Time to Leave

The Fire Within

Monsieur Batignole

Irma la Douce

I Hired a Contract Killer

Punch-Drunk Love

The Green Room

You Might Also Like

Norwegian Wood

The Triplets of Belleville

Love Songs

Divorce French Style

The Beautiful Person

Faust

Hotel America

One Summer

Arthur Christmas

Joker

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Arrival

Baby Driver

Blade Runner 2049

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Night House

Frozen

Poor Things

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Making Plans for Lena

Key Crew

Director

Producers

Writers

Cinematography

Music

Cast (20)

Similar Movies

Why She Cries

Los días en verano son más largos

Zaza

The Man I Love

Middle of Nowhere

The Mad Women's Ball

La Traversée de Paris

The Seagull

Pardon Mon Affaire

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Ultimatum

Madame Bovary

Zazie dans le Métro

Time to Leave

The Fire Within

Monsieur Batignole

Irma la Douce

I Hired a Contract Killer

Punch-Drunk Love

The Green Room

You Might Also Like