Bon Voyage 2003  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, Gregori Derangere, Peter Coyote, Jean-Marc Stehle, Aurore Clement, Xavier De Guillebon, Edith Scob, Michel Vuillermoz, Nicolas Pignon
As the Nazis approach Paris in 1940, an unlikely cast of characters joins forces in an effort to evade the invading forces.
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The Bridesmaid 2004  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Benoit Magimel, Laura Smet, Aurore Clement, Bernard Le Coq, Solene Bouton, Anna Mihalcea, Michel Duchaussoy, Suzanne Flon, Eric Seigne, Pierre-Francois Dumeniaud, Philippe Duclos, Thomas Chabrol, Isolde Barth
At his sister's wedding, Philippe (Benoit Magimel) meets and falls in love with a bridesmaid, Senta (Laura Smet). But, there is more to Senta than meets the eye as Philippe will soon discover.
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Happily Ever After 2004 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Yvan Attal
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Alain Chabat, Emmanuelle Seigner, Alain Cohen, Angie David, Anouk Aimee, Claude Berri, Aurore Clement, Kitu Gidwani, Keith Allen, Johnny Depp
Parisian 40-year-olds (Yvan Attal, Alain Chabat, and Alain Cohen) are unhappy in their current romances, and each searches in his own unique way for solutions in the war between the sexes.
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La Petite Jerusalem 2005 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Karin Albou
Cast: Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar, Michael Cohen, Aurore Clement, Francois Marthouret, Saida Bekkouche, Salah Teskouk
Eighteen-year-old philosophy student Laura (Fanny Valette) lives in her sister Mathilde's (Elsa Zylberstein) apartment with Mathilde's husband, Ariel (Bruno Todeschini), their four children, and her mother (Sonia Tahar). The home is located in the suburban Paris neighborhood known as "Little Jerusalem" because of its large Jewish population. But, Laura is not into her family's religious fervor, which has damaged Mathilde's marital relationship with Ariel, and she really is not into the dating scene–until she meets Djamel (Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre).
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Lacombe Lucien 1974 R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement, Holger Lowenadler, Therese Giehse, Stephane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco, Rene Bouloc, Pierre Decazes, Jean Rougerie, Jacques Rispal
Eighteen-year-old Lacombe Lucien (Pierre Blaise) wants to join the French Resistance in 1944 but is turned down on the basis of being too young. However, the German gestapo wants him, and he becomes part of the Occupation Forces. His problems begin when he meets and falls in love with France (Aurore Clement), a Jewish girl. Now he, France, and France's mother (Therese Giehse) are on the run from both Resistance agents as well as the Germans. Fine directing and musical score highlight this film that doesn't shed a favorable light on the French Resistance.
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Paris, Texas 1984  R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Bernhard Wicki, Tom Farrell, John Lurie, Sam Berry, Claresie Mobley, Viva, Justin Hogg, Jeni Vici
This excellent film tells the story of Travis Clay Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) who returns after four years to try to win back the love and respect of his son Hunter (Hunter Carson) he left behind. Accomplishing this, the two of them go in search of their missing wife and mother (Nastassja Kinski).
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Tomorrow We Move 2004  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Sylvie Testud, Aurore Clement, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Natacha Regnier, Lucas Belvaux, Dominique Reymond, Elsa Zylberstein, Gilles Privat, Georges Siatidis, Anne Coesens
Charlotte (Sylvie Testud) and her mother, Catherine (Aurore Clement), live amidst clutter in cramped quarters where Catherine teaches piano lessons. The decision is made to move, and realtor Popernick (Jean-Pierre Marielle) enters the picture–introducing Charlotte to prospective tenants, some of which become new friends.
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Travels with Anita 1979  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Lovers and Liars
Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Aurore Clement, Laura Betti, Andrea Ferreol, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Lorraine De Selle, Renzo Montagnani, Marne Maitland, Carlo Monni, Geoffrey Copleston
While vacationing in Rome, American actress Anita (Goldie Hawn) falls in love with a banker, Guido Massacesi (Giancarlo Giannini). Guido is on his way to Tuscany to visit his ailing father and invites Anita to join him. Unaware that Guido is married, Anita agrees to go off on the trip. Guido's father dies before Guido and Anita reach Tuscany, and during the funeral, family members gather to honor their deceased patriarch and end up in the midst of petty arguments.
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| 1. Bon Voyage (2003)
2. The Bridesmaid (2004)
3. Happily Ever After (2004)
4. La Petite Jerusalem (2005)
5. Lacombe Lucien (1974)
6. Paris, Texas (1984)
7. Tomorrow We Move (2004)
8. Travels with Anita (1979)
aka: Lovers and Liars
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