4 Movies Starring Leèla Bekhti

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Cast:

Writer:

Tristan Carnè (original idea)

Emmanuel Benbihy (concept)

Emmanuel Benbihy (transitions)

Bruno Podalydès (segment)

Paul Mayeda Berges (segment)

Gurinder Chadha (segment)

Gus Van Sant (segment)

Joel Coen (segment)

Ethan Coen (segment)

Walter Salles (segment)

Daniela Thomas (segment)

Christopher Doyle (segment)

Rain Li (in collaboration with)

Gabrielle Keng (in collaboration with)

Isabel Coixet (segment)

Nobuhiro Suwa (segment)

Sylvain Chomet (segment)

Alfonso Cuarèn (segment)

Olivier Assayas (segment)

Oliver Schmitz (segment)

Richard LaGravenese (segment)

Vincenzo Natali (segment)

Wes Craven (segment)

Tom Tykwer (segment)

Gena Rowlands (segment)

Alexander Payne (segment)

Nadine Eèd (segment)

Frèdèric Auburtin (transitions)

Fullplot:

Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all.

Tout ce qui brille

Tout ce qui brille

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-03-24

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1302 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Hervè Mimran

Gèraldine Nakache

Fullplot:

Who has never been ashamed of Mom's new hairdo, Dad's bad jokes, that velvet couch in the living room, a childhood friend who obviously doesn't get it? Lila and Ely live just the other side of the bridge from Paris. Like sisters, they share dreams of a new life. Through lies big and small, they attempt to pass seamlessly into a world of luxury that is not their own...

The Source

The Source

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-02

Languages:

Arabic

Countries:

Belgium, Italy, France

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2679 Reviews)

Director:

Radu Mihaileanu

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Radu Mihaileanu (scenario)

Alain-Michel Blanc (scenario)

Catherine Ramberg (collaboration)

Radu Mihaileanu (adaptation)

Fullplot:

In a remote and primitive patriarchal village between the North of Africa and the Middle East, the land has dried and the women traditionally bring water from a distant fountain to their houses while the idle husbands drink tea in the bar. The educated Leèla, who is the wife of the local teacher Sami, begins a sex strike movement among the women, supported by the elder Vieux Fusil (meaning old flintlock), to force the men to bring water to the village. They must face the strong reaction of the brutal men.

A Better Life

A Better Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-01-04

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1179 Reviews)

Director:

Cèdric Kahn

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Catherine Paillè (scenario)

Cèdric Kahn (scenario)

Fullplot:

Yann (Guillaume Canet) and Nadia (Leèla Bekhti) fall in love. Nadia has acquired a crumbling building in a Paris suburb and the couple decide to renovate it to launch a restaurant. But things turn upside down, high financing costs make things difficult, and Nadia, has to accept a temporary work opportunity in Montreal to pitch in with extra money. She has to leave her son Slimane (Slimane Khettabi) to Yann. Things get even worse when Nadia disappears without a trace.[1] Yann has to sell the building at a low price, not enough to pay all his debts, and has to move with Slimane from his nearby caravan to an unattractive room, which he rents from the buyer. He robs the man and travels with Slimane to Canada. He finds Nadia, she is in custody. He comes to the prison but at first she refuses to accept the visit. The next day she allows him to visit her but to Slimane's regret she refuses to see him, out of shame. She is there for drug possession, but she is innocent. The next time she allows Yann to visit her with Slimane.

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