Released Date:
1996-10-23
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
110 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
6.5 (379 Reviews)
Director:
Catherine BreillatAnatomy of a murder. Christophe has murdered Frèdèrique, his lover. He's in his 20s, an entrepreneur who likes to pick up chicks with his misogynist friend Philippe; she's in her 30s, a doctor twice divorced with two children. After a police reenactment of the crime and an interview with her teen daughter, we go back to the start of their affair and follow it to its conclusion. Frèdèrique is attracted to Christophe's sweet side; she's emotional about her past and ambivalent about her sexuality. His sexuality later becomes an issue, as does his relationship with Philippe. Are the lovers drowning each other in attraction, expectation, and revulsion? Why does Christophe kill?
Released Date:
1999-05-28
Languages:
Greek, English, Italian
Countries:
Greece, France, Germany, Italy
Runtime:
137 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (5863 Reviews)
Director:
Theodoros AngelopoulosGenres:
DramaTheodoros Angelopoulos (idea and scenario)
Tonino Guerra
Petros Markaris
Alexander, an old writer, is ill and prepared to die. He says his goodbyes and recalls his life with his wife long ago. While driving his car he saves a street kid, an illegal immigrant from Albania, from being arrested. Later in the day, by chance, he sees the same boy being abducted, and follows in his car. Although he is preoccupied with his own regrets, he puts death on hold to find a way to help the boy.
Released Date:
2000-11-22
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
94 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (1025 Reviews)
Director:
Jean-Pierre DenisJean-Pierre Denis
Paulette Houdyer (novel)
Michèle Pètin
On February 2nd 1933, in the town of Le Mans, in the West of France, two sisters, Christine Papin, 27, and her younger sister Lèa Papin, 21, brutally killed their employer Mrs. Ancelin and her daughter Geneviève. Why did they commit this horrifying murder? As a result of an unhappy childhood? Because they could no longer stand being commanded and exploited by arrogant bourgeois employers? Because their incestuous relationship had been exposed? The film tries to answer these questions and make us understand why and how the two sisters turned from meek sheep to bloody monsters.
Released Date:
2004-04-09
Languages:
French, Turkish
Countries:
France
Runtime:
95 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (8996 Reviews)
Director:
Franèois DupeyronFranèois Dupeyron
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (novel)
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (screenplay)
In a street called Blue in a very poor neighborhood in Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim is an old Muslim Turkish owner of a small market. He becomes friend of the teenager Jewish Moises, tenderly nicknamed Momo, who lives with his father in a small apartment on the other side of the street. Monsieur Ibrahim gives paternal love and teaches the knowledge of the Qur'an to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.
Released Date:
2006-09-06
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
92 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (7359 Reviews)
Director:
Philippe LioretGenres:
DramaPhilippe Lioret
Olivier Adam
Back from a holiday in Spain, Lili, 19, finds that Loèc, her twin brother, has left the house following a row with their father. She disapproves of her parents' apparently light attitude and is particularly shocked by her father's reluctance to even talk about the event. Lili desperately waits for a phone call from Loèc but her brother shows no sign of life. It is not long before Lili falls into depression and her condition quickly deteriorates. She won't eat anymore and is about to die when, at long last, a postcard written and sent by Loèc brings her back to life...
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