Boarding Gate 2007  R, 106 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas, Kim Gordon
Former lovers Sandra (Asia Argento) and Miles (Michael Madsen) reunite in Paris where her current lover Lester (Carl Ng) has promised Sandra that after she murders Niles he will get her to Hong Kong where she can assume a new name and invest in a nightclub. And, of course, double crosses prevail throughout, and sleazy consequences ensue.
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I Can't Sleep 1994  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Claire Denis
Cast: Yekaterina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont, Laurent Grevill, Alex Descas, Irina Grjebina, Ira Mandella-Paul, Tolsty, Line Renaud, Beatrice Dalle, Sophie Simon
A serial "Granny Killer" is terrorizing Paris while Lithuanian actress Daiga (Yekaterina Golubeva) is staying at a hotel where she meets gay, cross-dressing, African immigrant Camille (Richard Courcet) and his musician brother Theo (Alex Descas). One of these three just happens to have a connection to the "Granny Killer." Can you guess which one?
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Irma Vep 1996  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alex Descas, Dominique Faysse, Arsinee Khanjian, Bernard Nissile, Olivier Torres, Bulle Ogier, Lou Castel
A former New-Wave director Rene Vidal (Jean-Pierre Leaud) has seen better times, and now he wants to remake the French film "Les Vampire." Actress Maggie Cheung (played by herself) has been signed to star in the film; however, there is much chaos on the set (all but the director are against his choice of Cheung as star). When both director and star are replaced, they set out for revenge.
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Late August, Early September 1999 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Francois Cluzet, Jeanne Balibar, Alex Descas, Arsinee Khanjian, Mia Hansen-Love, Nathalie Richard
Growing into maturity is the theme of this film about several friends making decisions about their future professional and personal lives. Decisions do not always come easily, and the longer the friends back away from commitment, the higher their discomfort level rises.
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The Limits of Control 2009  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Isaach De Bankole, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Paz de la Huerta, Gael Garcia Bernal, Youki Kudoh, Alex Descas, Hiam Abbass, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Oscar Jaenada, Luis Tosar, Maria Isasi, Hector Colome, Norma Yessenia Paladines
A well-dressed, mysterious man (Isaach De Bankole) with a criminal past travels through Spain. He carries a briefcase and receives cryptic messages from contacts who he meets as he walks through cities and fields across the country to complete his mission of killing an American businessman (Bill Murray).
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Lumumba 2000 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Raoul Peck
Cast: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Theophile Sowie, Maka Kotto, Dieudonne Kabongo, Pascal Nzonzi, Andre Debaar, Cheik Doukoure, Oumar Diop Makena, Mariam Kaba
This moving biography of the independent Congo leader Patrice Lumumba (Eriq Ebouaney) follows his rise from mail clerk to Prime Minister, culminating in his assassination by a coalition of the CIA, Belgian authorities, and local leaders.
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L'Intrus 2004 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Intruder
Director: Claire Denis
Cast: Michel Subor, Gregoire Colin, Yekaterina Golubeva, Bambou, Florence Loiret, Lolita Chammah, Alex Descas, Kim Dong-ho, Chang Se-tak, Park Hong-suk, Beatrice Dalle
Director Claire Denis' impressionist offering follows white-haired loner Louis Trebor (Michel Subor) who is estranged from his son, Sidney's (Gregoire Colin) family and lives in a cabin near the Swiss/French border. In need of a heart transplant, Louis undergoes a black market surgery and then heads to Tahiti in quest of another son who he abandoned years before. As in many impressionist films, the meaning of the story may rest with the individual viewer.
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Trouble Every Day 2001  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Claire Denis
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Beatrice Dalle, Alex Descas, Florence Loiret, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Raphael Neal, Jose Garcia, Helene Lapiower, Marilu Marini
An American doctor, Shane Brown (Vincent Gallo), and his bride, June (Tricia Vessey) are honeymooning in Paris when June learns that Shane refuses to consummate their marriage. It seems he has this fear that if he has sex with June he will devour her in an act of cannibalism. Seeking help, Shane tracks down a colleague, Dr. Leo Semineau (Alex Descas). But, it turns out that Leo's wife, Core (Beatrice Dalle), shares Shane's affliction and must be locked up in her own home to prevent her doing harm to unsuspecting souls. Could Shane and Core both be victims of Leo's experiments with the human libido?
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| 1. Boarding Gate (2007)
2. I Can't Sleep (1994)
3. Irma Vep (1996)
4. Late August, Early September (1999)
5. The Limits of Control (2009)
6. Lumumba (2000)
7. L'Intrus (2004)
aka: The Intruder
8. Nenette and Boni (1996)
9. Trouble Every Day (2001)
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