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1) The Midwife
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Two of French cinema's biggest stars shine in this bittersweet drama about the unlikely friendship that develops between Claire (Catherine Frot), a hardworking midwife, and the lively mistress (Catherine Deneuve) of Claire's deceased father. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.
Series
Criterion collection volume 5
Publisher
Jenus films/Home Vision Cinema
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
Français
Description
The partially autobiographical story of a young boy who turns to crime when left to his own devices in an indifferent adult world.
Publisher
GKIDS Films
Language
English
Description
Featuring the voices of Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg and Oscar-nominee James Woods, "Mia and the Migoo" is a stunningly beautiful, hand-painted animated feature film. Pedro leaves his poor village and finds work drilling a tunnel through an area of exceptional natural beauty that is to become a luxurious hotel complex. But mysterious forces are working against the project. When a landslide blocks the entrance to the tunnel, Pedro is left trapped....
5) Bonobo
Publisher
Salaud Morisset
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.
7) Sacrilege
Publisher
Salaud Morisset
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
Saoud is the king of his neighborhood in Saint Etienne, France. A rumor comes up that he might have stolen money from the local mosque. Saoud faces a violent series of accusations which will lead to his fall and exile.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Jean-Luc Godard provides social commentary during a montage of digitally altered, color-saturated film clips. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*A dense visual and aural collage that I've seen twice and expect to see several times more.*" - Manohla Dargis, ***The New York Times***
10) My Best Part
Publisher
Altered Innocence
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
Nicolas Maury (CALL MY AGENT, KNIFE+HEART) stars in this Cannes Official Competition coming-of-age dramedy as Jérémie, a hypersensitive struggling actor with an uncontrollable green-eyed monster on his back. Grappling with personal loss, a love life in shambles, and a faltering career, Jérémie turns to his clear-headed mother for support (ten-time César Award nominee Nathalie Baye) in this auspicious, often touching, directorial debut.
Publisher
levelFILM
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A group of 40-something men, all on the verge of a mid-life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever all-male synchronized swimming team. Braving the skepticism and ridicule of those around them, the group set out an unlikely adventure. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Nominated for several **César Awards**, including Best Picture. *"Selling a tragic-to-triumphant story arc repurposed from any number of similar crowd-pleasers,...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Filmed in 1983, AZNAVOUR: BREAKING AMERICA documents French "pop deity" Charles Aznavour as he moves his family from France to Los Angeles, while also attempting to make his name known to the masses in America. Known as "France's Frank Sinatra", we hear Aznavour's distinguished tenor voice as we follow him to rehearsals, recording his songs in english, and performing on Broadway. Within this film Charles' passion for his songs and stage work is displayed....
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
In this Parisian bitter sweet romance from Cédric Klapisch, warehouse employee Rémy (François Civil) and research assistant Mélanie (Ana Girardot) have never met, but they live parallel lives: they reside in neighboring apartment buildings, ride the same subway route, and are troubled by bouts of insomnia and depression. Their days punctuated by unfulfilling jobs, they seek meaningful romantic and platonic connection. As they stumble through psychotherapy,...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Jeanne Moreau (Jules and Jim) and Gérard Philipe (La Ronde), is a provocative adaptation of the classic novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Updated to present-day France by director Roger Vadim (Barbarella), the film follows Valmont (Philipe) and Juliette (Moreau) as they manipulate each other into having extra-marital affairs. Juliette points Valmont towards the 16-year-old Cécile (Jeanne Valérie), since she...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her unconscious. He drives her to the nearest doctor, to discover that she's suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. Intoxicated by the woman's beauty, Jake claims to be her husband. He names her Kitty and takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate.
As Kitty struggles to come to grips with who she is, Jake
...16) Romance
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
From internationally acclaimed provocateur Catherine Breillat comes a tale of a beautiful woman, frustrated by a lack of intimacy in her relationship, who has several affairs in order to spark the interest of her lover, a self-absorbed male model.
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
Français
Description
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**, UNDER THE SUN OF SATAN tells the story of Donissan, a mediocre seminarist haunted by Evil and the failure of his divine mission. He mortifies his body and is unable to establish any rapport with his parishioners, until the day the abbot meets young Mouchette who has just committed a mortal sin. Based on Georges Bernanos's novel of the same name and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Gérard...
18) Rumba
Publisher
Mk2 Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
Teachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, there is a car accident and they see their lives turned up and down and up and down and up and down.
19) 35 Shots of Rum
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Deutsch
Description
From renowned director of *High Life*, Claire Denis' sublime 35 SHOTS OF RUM is the moving story of a father and daughter whose close-knit, tender relationship is disrupted by a handsome young suitor. Sumptuously filmed and featuring an evocative score by Tindersticks, 35 SHOTS OF RUM casts a unique spell. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
20) Going Away
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Baptiste is a loner. A gifted primary teacher living in the south of France, he knows how to bring their schoolwork alive for his pupils but never remains in the same job for more than a term. When he is left unwittingly in charge of his student Mathias by the child's negligent father, the boy takes Baptiste to his mother Sandra, a dazzling but fragile woman who works on the beach near Montpellier. An erratic parent who longs to make amends, she welcomes...
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