La Vie Promise 2002  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Ghost River
The Promised Life
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Maud Forget, Andre Marcon, Fabienne Babe, Elisabeth Commelin, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Diana Jones, Edith Lemerdy, Cylia Malki, Remy Roubakha, Janine Souchon
A hooker, Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert), and her estranged daughter, Laurence (Maud Forget), flee to the countryside after Laurence grabbed a kitchen knife and attacked Sylvia's pimp. Along the way they meet a car thief, Joshua (Pascal Greggory), who helps mother and daughter recognize their need for each other.
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The Page Turner 2006 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffe, Antoine Martynciow, Julie Richalet, Martine Cevallier, Andre Marcon, Ariele Butaux
While taking her conservatory entrance exam, aspiring pianist Melanie Prouvost is distracted when one of the judges, Ariane (Catherine Frot), signs an autograph for a fan. Melanie's loss of concentration results in her failing the test and ends her dream for a music career. Years later, Jean Fouchecourt (Pascal Greggory)–who is a senior partner in the law firm for which Melanie is a file clerk–hires Melanie to be his son's live-in nanny. Jean's wife turns out to be Ariane. But Ariane does not remember Melanie and even employs her as her page turner for the upcoming radio broadcast with her musical trio. Meanwhile, Ariane learns to rely on Melanie who, in turn, waits for the right moment to exploit the situation.
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Sentimental Destinies 2000  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Emmanuelle Beart, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Perrier, Dominique Reymond, Andre Marcon, Alexandra London, Julie Depardieu, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Valerie Bonneton
During the early decades of the 20th century, Limoges porcelain is faced with no family member able or willing to take over the business–until Jean Barnery (Charles Berling) and his second wife, Pauline (Emmanuelle Beart), step in hoping to find both personal and professional success.
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Voyage en Douce 1980 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Comedy
Director: Michel Deville
Cast: Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor, Jean Crubelier, Valerie Masterson, Cecile Le Bailly, Jacqueline Parent, Jacques Pieiller, Francoise Morhange, Frederic Andrei, Christophe Malavoy, Andre Marcon
Best friends Helene (Dominique Sanda) and Lucie (Geraldine Chaplin) travel by car from Paris into the French countryside and, through many long discussions, present different viewpoints concerning the subjects of their erotic and intellectual lives. The end result is that, by trip's end, each has a better understanding of the other's feelings about life.
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| 1. La Vie Promise (2002)
aka: Ghost River
aka: The Promised Life
2. The Page Turner (2006)
3. Sentimental Destinies (2000)
4. Voyage en Douce (1980)
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