Cache 2005  R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Hidden
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Benichou, Annie Girardot, Bernard Le Coq, Lester Makedonsky, Walid Afkir, Daniel Duval, Nathalie Richard, Denis Podalydes, Caroline Baehr, Christian Benedetti
Georges Laurent (Daniel Auteuil) hosts a literary review roundtable and lives a comfortable life in his book-filled townhouse with wife Anne (Juliette Binoche) and 12-year-old son Pierrot (Lester Makedonsky). One day, they receive a two-hour video tape of their home. More video tapes appear, often with childish drawings, giving the family a sense of danger hanging over them as it is apparent someone is monitoring their house. Tensions mount as Georges (and viewers as well) tries to solve the mystery.
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Famous Love Affairs 1961  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Dux, Suzanne Flon
Four different stories based loosely on fact are told–from Brigitte Bardot's story that is set in the Middle Ages to a mistress of Louis XIV that is sought by a dashing soldier.
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La Pianiste 2001 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Piano Teacher
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoit Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel, Anna Sigalevitch, Cornelia Kondgen, Thomas Weinhappel, Georg Friedrich, Philipp Heiss
Based on Elfriede Jelinek's novel, the story revolves around a middle-aged piano teacher (Isabelle Huppert) who is dominated by her mother (Annie Girardot), has a masochistic sexual relationship with one student (Benoit Magimel), and seems determined her students do not surpass her musical expertise.
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 Les Miserables 1995  R, 174 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Annie Girardot, Clementine Celarie, Philippe Leotard, Jean Marais, Micheline Presle, Philippe Khorsand, Salome Lelouch
This is an extravagant, heart-felt rendition of Victor Hugo's epic novel about Valjean's (Jean-Paul Belmondo) attempts to lead a new life after being imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Although he spends the rest of his life performing noble acts of sacrifice for his fellow outcasts, his every move is closely watched by detective Javert (Philippe Khorsand).
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Les Novices 1970  R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Guy Casaril
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn, Jacques Jouanneau, Noel Roquevert, Dominique Zardi, Angelo Bardi, Lucien Barjon
Sister Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) takes off to check out life on the "outside," participating in several adventures, including prostitution. Eventually she returns to her former life as a nun.
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Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce 1985 TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mussolini and I
Director: Alberto Negrin
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, Annie Girardot, Barbara DeRossi, Fabio Testi, Kurt Raab, Kietlinde Turban, Hans-Dieter Asner, Marne Maitland
This made-for-TV film features Anthony Hopkins as Count Celeazzo Ciano–the primary player in this film. He is the crafty son-in-law of Il Duce, and the story unfolds through the perspective of Mussolini's daughter, Edda (Susan Sarandon).
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Rocco and His Brothers 1960 N/R, 175 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Roger Hanin, Paolo Stoppa, Suzy Delair, Claudia Cardinale, Spiros Focas, Max Cartier, Alessandra Panaro, Corrado Pani, Claudia Mori, Adriana Asti
Hoping for a better life, widow Rosaria (Katina Paxinou) moves with her son Rocco (Alain Delon ) and his three brothers to Milano where the family joins a fifth son, Vincenzo (Spiros Focas). When a feud erupts between two of the brothers, each meets a tragic end.
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| 1. Cache (2005)
aka: Hidden
2. The Dirty Game (1965)
3. Famous Love Affairs (1961)
4. La Pianiste (2001)
aka: The Piano Teacher
5. La Vie Continue (1982)
6. Les Miserables (1995)
7. Les Novices (1970)
8. Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce (1985)
aka: Mussolini and I
9. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
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