Christmas Tale 2008  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni, Francoise Bertin, Laurent Capelluto, Emmanuelle Devos, Emile Berling, David Frenkel, Hippolyte Girardot, Samir Guesmi, Thomas Obled, Clement Obled
Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) "entertain" their grown children Elizabeth (Ann Consigny), Ivan (Melvil Poupaud), and black sheep of the family Henri (Matthieu Amalric) over the Christmas holiday. Junon has been diagnosed with leukemia, and it is hoped that one of her children will prove to be an acceptable match for a bone marrow transplant for Junon that will extend her life. As the family gathers together, old wounds are reopened. Elizabeth, for unknown reasons, is especially hostile to Henri who had been banished from the family years ago. Will the results of their lab tests bring the family together, or will more chaos ensue?
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Esther Kahn 2000 N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Frances Barber, Ian Bartholomew, Emmanuelle Devos, Akbar Kurtha, Anton Lesser, Kika Markham, Paul Regan, Laszlo Szabo
This is an interesting portrait of a late 19th-century actress, Esther Kahn (Summer Phoenix), who was born into a large Jewish immigrant family and raised on the streets of London. Her one interest was the theater, where she could escape life's realities. A good depiction of the acting profession.
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Kings and Queen 2004 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Catherine Deneuve, Maurice Garrel, Nathalie Boutefeu, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Valentin Lelong, Magalie Woch, Hippolyte Girardot, Noemie Lvovsky, Geoffrey Carey, Thierry Bosc
Parisian art gallery owner Nora (Emmanuelle Devos) visits her 10-year-old son, Elias (Valentin Lelong), who is living with her father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), in Grenoble. Although engaged to be married, when she finds out that Louis is dying, Nora decides to ask ex-husband Ismael (Matthieu Amalric) to adopt Elias–whose own father died before he was born–so that Elias will not be alone if she dies. But Ismael is holed up in a mental hospital. The story cuts between Nora and Ismael and their past and present dilemmas as they try to put together a plan for the future.
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La Sentinelle 1992  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Sentinal
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valerie Dreville, Marianne Denicourt, Jean-Luc Boutte, Bruno Todeschini, Emmanuelle Devos, Philippe Laudenbach, Laszlo Szabo
A young doctor, Mathias Barillet (Emmanuel Salinger), is confronted by a strange man during his train ride from Germany to Paris. Later, he discovers a shrunken human head in his luggage. The head develops into an obsession for Mathias, and he is determined to discover its identity.
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My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument 1996 N/R, 178 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt, Chiara Mastroianni, Thibault de Montalembert, Denis Podalydes, Fabrice Desplechin, Helene Lapiower
Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) is a 29-year-old assistant professor facing a moment of crisis involving his personal and professional life.
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| 1. Christmas Tale (2008)
2. Esther Kahn (2000)
3. Kings and Queen (2004)
4. La Sentinelle (1992)
aka: The Sentinal
5. My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
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