Released Date:
1991-09-04
Languages:
French, English
Countries:
France, Switzerland
Runtime:
238 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.8 (4374 Reviews)
Director:
Jacques RivetteGenres:
DramaPascal Bonitzer (scenario)
Christine Laurent (scenario)
Jacques Rivette (scenario)
Honorè de Balzac (inspired by novella "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu")
Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)
Christine Laurent (dialogue)
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start working again on a painting called 'La Belle Noiseuse', which he gave up a long time ago. And he wants Marianne as a model. The ensuing creative process will change the characters' lives. It will become a struggle for truth and meaning, and the question about the limits of art will arise.
Released Date:
1995-04-12
Languages:
French
Countries:
France, Switzerland
Runtime:
169 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (379 Reviews)
Director:
Jacques RivetteLaurence Cète (scenario)
Marianne Denicourt (scenario)
Nathalie Richard (scenario)
Pascal Bonitzer (scenario)
Christine Laurent (scenario)
Jacques Rivette (scenario)
Pascal Bonitzer (dialogue)
Christine Laurent (dialogue)
The film follows the story of three girls in contemporary Paris. One searches for her lost mother since she knows she's adopted. The other has come out of a coma and needs to have a love relationship aside from his mysterious father. The third one is a crook who redeems herself through love. The action is commented by songs and dance routines.
Released Date:
1997-09-17
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
178 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (934 Reviews)
Director:
Arnaud DesplechinEmmanuel Bourdieu
Arnaud Desplechin
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers? Is he avoiding the despairing life his father can't escape from ?
Released Date:
1999-04-21
Languages:
English, French
Countries:
France, UK, USA
Runtime:
102 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (1231 Reviews)
Director:
Chris MengesEric Leclere
Margaret Leclere
Mark Mills
Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery. He guesses that the lost son is dead and shifts his focus to finding and breaking this lucrative business of child trafficking. He involves a reluctant Nathalie to hunt "the Austrian," the shadowy head of the business. Violence erupts quickly, and Xavier soon has little more to lose.
Released Date:
2000-08-23
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
100 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.2 (1457 Reviews)
Director:
Benoèt JacquotSerge Bramly (novel)
Jacques Fieschi
Bernard Minoret
Many noble families are locked in a chateau due to the French Revolution. The infamous Marquis de Sade is there and is generally shunned by the others. A teen-aged girl befriends him behind her parents back and learns about him and life in general. He initiates her into sexual exploration and leads her to become an independent, sexually-liberated woman.
Released Date:
2015-06-19
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
102 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (1130 Reviews)
Director:
Thomas LiltiGenres:
DramaPierre Chosson (scenario)
Baya Kasmi (scenario)
Julien Lilti (scenario)
Thomas Lilti (scenario)
Benjamin is going to become a great doctor, he is sure of it. But his first experience as junior doctor in his father's service, the Professor Barois, does not turn out the way he hoped it would. Benjamin will be brutally confronted with his own limits, his fears, those of his patients, families, doctors and the staff.
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